ABBLEIP Chapter92

Suddenly, everyone on the second floor focused their attention on the window.

 

Shen Qingzhuo’s heartbeat quickened, his fingertips gently rubbed the edge of the teacup, and he lowered his voice and replied, “I’m sorry.”

 

Fortunately, when Xiang Chen disguised him, he also taught him how to change his voice and pretend to be another person.

 

However, Xiao Shen did not leave but just stood in front of him motionlessly.

 

That gaze that was hard to ignore fell on his head. As time passed, Shen Qingzhuo began to examine himself. Was there something wrong?

 

But even he himself couldn’t recognize himself in the mirror, so how did his little disciple recognize his true appearance at a glance?

 

It must be just a coincidence.

 

Thinking of this, Shen Qingzhuo moved to the other side of the bench and raised his eyes calmly, “If you don’t mind, please sit down.”

 

Xiao Dezi on the opposite side had his pupils trembling and tried his best to express “no, no” with his eyes, but he still couldn’t stop the emperor from sitting down.

 

The bench dragged on the ground with a “swish” sound. After Xiao Shen sat down, the four guards with swords dispersed spontaneously, forming a semi-encircled protection formation.

 

The guests who were watching the excitement returned to normal, but the noisy voices subsided a little.

 

Xiao Shen picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine. “Where is this Young Master from?”

 

“We are locals.” Shen Qingzhuo unconsciously moved a little to the side.

 

“Your accent doesn’t sound like that.” Xiao Shen tilted his head back and drank a glass of wine in one gulp. “It sounds like the accent of Jingdu.”

 

“Cough, cough, cough…” Xiao Dezi was choked by his own saliva and quickly took a sip of water from the teacup to cover it up.

 

Xiang Chen still had a straight face, but his muscles were as tight as a fully drawn bow.

 

“Maybe this place is close to Jingdu, and the accent is somewhat similar.” Shen Qingzhuo lied with his eyes open and changed the subject, “Are you passing by here?”

 

Xiao Shen poured another glass of wine and replied coldly, “I’m here to look for someone.”

 

“I see.” Shen Qingzhuo responded and did not ask any more questions.

 

Xiao Shen raised his head and drank the wine, then continued, “A person who promised not to leave me secretly ran away when I wasn’t paying attention.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo: “……”

 

How could it be secretly? He clearly left a letter.

 

Young Master Shen tried to persuade him, “Maybe he just wants to go out and relax. When he wants to go back, he will go back.”

 

“Relax?” Xiao Shen sneered, his deep voice hiding some unspeakable pain, “If he wants to relax, I will accompany him to the ends of the earth, but he doesn’t want it. I dug out my heart and gave it to him, but he doesn’t even want it.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo was silent for a moment, then replied in a gentle voice, “Maybe he just wants to be alone. Whether it’s family or… lovers, they all need some space to be alone.”

 

The fingers holding the wine glass suddenly exerted force, and the protruding joints turned white. Xiao Shen took a deep breath with restraint and reached out to pour the wine again.

 

“Don’t drink anymore, it’s harmful.” Shen Qingzhuo subconsciously raised his hand and pressed the wine bottle.

 

The slender, jade-like hand was exposed to Xiao Shen’s sight, especially the unique pink crescent mark at the base of the palm, which stung his eyes.

 

Shen Qingzhuo also realized that his flaws had been exposed, and he quickly withdrew his hand and stood up, “I remembered that something happened at home, so I’ll leave now.”

 

Having said that, he turned around and was about to leave the table.

 

The guards with swords surrounding him immediately drew out their swords from their waists and blocked his way.

 

At the same time, the sharp sword was unsheathed, and a cold murderous aura appeared in Xiang Chen’s indifferent eyes.

 

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

 

The guests on the second floor were frightened and scattered. They stopped eating and drinking and ran downstairs in panic.

 

Shen Qingzhuo narrowed his eyes slightly. “What does Your Excellency mean?”

 

“It’s been a month already.” Xiao Shen drank the last glass of wine, stood up, and walked towards the elegant figure engraved in his heart, “Master, it’s time to go home.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo stood still, his tone calm: “Your Excellency has mistaken.”

 

Xiao Shen pulled the man into his arms from behind, his hot breath brushing against his ears, “My Master, how could I have mistaken you?”

 

Even if he forgets himself one day, he can still recognize his master from the mortal world.

 

The familiar heat flows from the ear to the spine. Shen Qingzhuo’s waist softens, and he denies in vain, “I am not… ah!”

 

His little disciple actually grabbed him by the waist and lifted him up in front of everyone, frightening him so much that he cried out in his clear and pleasant natural voice.

 

Xiang Chen turned the direction of the sword in his hand. “Master!”

 

“Xiang Chen, put away your sword.” Shen Qingzhuo immediately stopped him and whispered, “Alright, I admit it, you put Master down first.”

 

However, Xiao Shen ignored him and walked downstairs with him in his arms.

 

Shen Qingzhuo had to raise his hands to hold onto his little disciple’s shoulders and console himself in a self-destructive way, thinking that at least the face he was using was not his own.

 

However, when they reached the busy streets, he was still too embarrassed and buried his face in his little disciple’s chest, and his voice came out muffled, “Where are you taking Master?”

 

Xiao Shen pursed his thin lips tightly and continued to walk forward unmoved.

 

Xiang Chen and Xiao Dezi followed closely behind the two people, feeling anxious but not daring to step forward to stop them.

 

“Wait!” Shen Qingzhuo suddenly remembered the two foreigners and raised his face while grabbing the front of his brocade robe. “We followed two suspicious people here, and we can’t just follow them and leave them behind.”

 

Xiao Shen stopped, lowered his eyes, and finally spoke: “Who is it?”

 

“From the way they dressed, they looked like an ordinary citizen, but their accent is strange, they have martial arts skills, and they look very exotic.” Shen Qingzhuo replied seriously, “It’s possible that they are spies from a foreign race.”

 

After a while, Xiao Shen signaled to the sword-carrying guards behind him, “You two follow the spies and take them back to Beizhen Fushi if necessary.”

 

Now, Young Master Shen had no other excuses and could be carried forward obediently by his little disciple.

 

***

 

Soon, they arrived at the ferry and boarded a pleasure boat. The pillars of this painted boat were carved with dragons and phoenixes, and the top was decorated with gold bricks, which was exquisite and gorgeous.

 

Xiao Shen carried the person all the way into the rear cabin and leaned over to put his master on the soft couch.

 

“Where did you get the painted boat?” Shen Qingzhuo looked at the rosewood and red sandalwood in the boat curiously. “Did you come here by boat?”

 

“I came here on horseback.” Xiao Shen knelt on one knee in front of him. “Master is too delicate to stand the bumps.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo then turned around and looked at the handsome three-dimensional face in front of him with some guilt.

 

It has been nearly a month since they last met, and he has to admit that he actually misses his little disciple a little. But the current situation is not in his plan.

 

Xiao Shen’s eyes were gloomy, and he said in a deep voice, “Master, you deceived me.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo immediately retorted, “I left a letter.”

 

“Master, you lied to me.” Xiao Shen stared at him without blinking, not missing any of his expressions. “If I hadn’t come here today, when would Master planned to go back?”

 

“I…” Shen Qingzhuo was really stumped by the question and looked away slightly. “How did you recognize Master?”

 

Xiao Shen’s hand on his side gradually tightened.

 

When he learned that his master had left the capital, his first reaction was anger. He immediately sent out the most elite Jinyiwei to search for his master’s whereabouts along the way.

 

However, as the days passed, there was still no news. Endless fear and panic surged in his heart. What if his master left and never wanted him again? How would he live?

 

Or maybe his master met with an accident outside—

 

He didn’t dare to think about it anymore and could only send out more Jinyiwei to weave a huge net to search.

 

Until a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his confused mind—the Jinyiwei couldn’t find his master, it must be because his master was disguised by the secret guard.

 

The Jinyiwei’s search location quickly expanded to a group of three young people. God helps those who work hard, he finally got the news.

 

“Of course I recognized Master.” Xiao Shen’s voice became hoarse. “I recognized Master the first time I saw Master by the window.”

 

As he approached step by step and smelled the rich plum fragrance that penetrated into his bones, his almost stagnant heart finally started beating again.

 

He slowly raised his hand and rubbed his fingertips against his master’s cheek, trying to wipe off this strange face.

 

“You need to use a special potion to wipe it.” Shen Qingzhuo grabbed his fingers and took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket. “Do you have water?”

 

Soon, someone brought in a basin of warm water.

 

Shen Qingzhuo dropped the medicine into a wet towel, rubbed it, and slowly wiped his face, removing the materials used to change his facial features and the rouge and powder.

 

A beautiful face, like a lotus emerging from clear water, gradually emerged.

 

Xiao Shen carefully traced the picturesque eyebrows and eyes with his eyes, suddenly stood up, and rushed over, pressing his master down on the couch. “Master said that you wanted to relax. Have you figured out anything?”

 

Shen Qingzhuo pursed his lips and asked softly, “Master hasn’t relaxed yet, can you give me a few more days?”

 

“I don’t understand…” Moisture welled up in his dark pupils, and his eye sockets quickly turned red. “Master is blaming me… Blaming me for not caring about your health…”

 

“What? What are you thinking?” Shen Qingzhuo couldn’t help laughing, “Alright, you did go too far that night, but it’s not like Master didn’t enjoy it either…”

 

He bit his tongue and stopped the second half of the sentence in time: “Master just wants to sort out my heart.”

 

“I said I can wait, wait for Master to love me.” Xiao Shen tried his best to suppress the roaring beast in his chest, but his tone became more and more out of control. “My bottom line is just that Master doesn’t leave me, is it that difficult? Ah?”

 

The slender wrist was tightly grasped by the palm, and Shen Qingzhuo couldn’t help but recall the torture scene in his previous life.

 

He was a little nervous. “Calm down, Xiao Qi.”

 

The veins on his temples throbbed, and Xiao Shen loosened his hand before losing his mind. He strode towards the cabin wall and punched it hard.

 

Shen Qingzhuo raised his upper body and stared at him blankly.

 

Xiao Shen faced the cabin wall, like a caged beast, and uttered a low voice from his throat, “I know I am mean, selfish, and greedy, but I…”

 

Shen Qingzhuo walked behind him and covered his hard fist with his soft palm. “It’s not like that, Xiao Qi.”

 

His Xiao Qi was brave and strong and would never regret love even if it meant death. It was he who was timid and retreated.

 

“It’s my fault, Xiao Qi, don’t be sad.” He rested his forehead on the increasingly broad back and promised softly, “Master will go back with you, Master won’t run away anymore.”

 

He had never planned to leave completely. Now he was like a kite tied with a string. No matter how far he went, Xiao Qi would just pull the string, and he would fly back.

 

Unconsciously, his roots have been deeply rooted in Xiao Qi.

 

The scarlet color in the young man’s eyes, who has his back to him, quickly faded, replaced by a strange smile on his lips.

 

“Really?” Xiao Shen confirmed with a choked voice, “Master will really… never leave me again?”

 

Shen Qingzhuo replied almost with a sigh, “Good Xiao Qi, has Master ever broken his promise to you?”

 

Xiao Shen turned around slowly, his expression still as frightened as a bird shot from a bow, “I’m so scared, Master.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo simply didn’t know how to coax him, “Then you say it, what does Master need to do to make you believe?”

 

“Unless…” His adam apple moved, and Xiao Shen’s eyes fell on the open red lips, “Unless, Master is willing to kiss me first.”

 

Shen Qingzhuo raised his eyebrows in confusion: “What?”

 

“Master has never kissed me.” Although he is a tall and long-legged man, but he looks very natural when he acts aggrieved and coquettish.

 

After a while, Shen Qingzhuo hooked his fingers in agreement.

 

Xiao Shen immediately bent over and leaned forward, and then a warm and gentle kiss fell on his cheek.

 

“It’s done, right?” As soon as they touched each other, Shen Qingzhuo was about to withdraw, but his slender waist was grabbed by a big hand, and he was thrown into his chest without warning.

 

The next moment, the pointed lower jaw was lifted up, and the sharp teeth easily bit the lower lip.

 

“That’s not kiss Master.” Xiao Shen bit the plump and soft lips, his voice vague and sticky, “Let me teach Master what a real kiss is…”

 

Everything he has was learned from his master. Now that he has grown up, he should give something back to his him…

 

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The Wolf Cub: If the problem can be solved by acting cute, then there’s no need to use the small dark room for the time being…

The Master: Am I being tricked again?