UCTOOT CH119

Shi Shu was hungry and brought a fruit platter to the hot spring pool a bit later. Mist swirled, water colors abundant. Tree shadows reflected behind the screen. Xie Wuchi was shirtless, sitting in the hot spring along the stone wall, eyes closed.

Water ripples spread beside him. Shi Shu gently put down the fruit platter. Xie Wuchi propped his forehead with one hand. The hot spring water washed away the fatigue of the journey. He had held meetings continuously in the afternoon and was actually napping.

Shi Shu’s heart quieted down instantly: “Xie Wuchi must be very tired from this journey too? I could lie down for a nap in the afternoon, but he had to handle official duties accumulated over half a month as soon as he returned from the Min area, socialize with people, red tape, and then send me back to the city.”

“…Finally home. Resting is good.”

Shi Shu entered the water carefully, trying not to disturb him.

But Xie Wuchi still opened his eyes: “Sit over here.”

Shi Shu went to his side, seeing Xie Wuchi’s hair wet with water, a tired look under his eyes.

“Hard work for you, Teacher Xie. Not easy being busy every day!” Shi Shu smiled, gently brushing away the damp black hair by his ear.

Revealing the clear, cold lines of his ear and jaw. Xie Wuchi seemed to detect the pity in the action, lowering his eyes.

Xie Wuchi’s lips were born noble and indifferent. Shi Shu met his gaze. Water waves separated. When Xie Wuchi looked up again, he spread his legs. Under the rippling water were tattoos and other dark colors. He said: “Want to play with me?”

“……………………”

Blood rushed to Shi Shu’s forehead: “Xie Wuchi, you! …”

Zero frame startup, how to dodge?

Slut!

Can you not be so sudden.

Shi Shu’s one second of pity for him switched to complex emotions. Put his hand on it, holding it, water ripples swaying.

Pleasure in the depths of Xie Wuchi’s eyes, propping his chin: “Remember this hot spring pool?”

Shi Shu’s knees pressed against the stone wall, saying: “Of course I remember. Didn’t we just confirm our relationship in this hot spring pool? Said we’d be boyfriends back then. Strange, actually got together with you so hastily.”

Xie Wuchi: “At that time, saying fuck buddies was more appropriate. You liked my body but didn’t think you loved me.”

“…” Shi Shu, “This, before, at that time…”

“You had desire for me, but your heart was deadly hard.” Xie Wuchi said in a breathy voice, “Now, tasted my flavor, is fucking me cool?”

“……………………”

Started again.

Shi Shu reacted: “Xie Wuchi, you did it on purpose, right?” He increased the force in his hand, “You know… you know…”

Shi Shu’s face suddenly turned red. Xie Wuchi’s Adam’s apple rolled, a gasp spilling out, eyes looking at him: “Know what?”

“You did it on purpose. You know I like you like this…”

…

Shi Shu bit his lip tight, wanting to bare his teeth at him, proceeding as told. Xie Wuchi lowered his eyes, chest and abs with flowing water rising and falling: “Matter-of-factly speaking, the pleasure of fucking me is an honor for anyone.”

“…” Shi Shu, “Is there such narcissism? Crazy.”

Shi Shu looked down: “Hmph, I know, you did it on purpose, saying such things on purpose…”

Shi Shu’s mind was blurry, consciousness messy, guided to think down: “That night in the hot spring pool, how did you touch me? Just like that, I liked it very much.”

Shi Shu felt dizzy, repeating. Xie Wuchi’s dark brow tips were moist with water vapor, water droplets falling from his nose bridge, looking levelly at Shi Shu: “Still remember how ruthlessly you stabbed me once?”

Shi Shu bit his lip, spine bending down, falling into his arms. Xie Wuchi’s voice was hoarse, breath approaching: “So many times before, I wanted to be intimate with you, go further with you, but you kept rejecting me, humiliating my face, making me very unhappy. In Qian’an Prefecture, I wanted to make love with you to death, wanted you to touch me, caress my body, soothe my illness, but you left me without hesitation for three months to visit the critically ill Pei Wenqing.”

Shi Shu’s heart shrank small, unable to speak.

“…Separated for a year and a half then meeting again, I longed to protect and cherish you like a treasure. Yet you hated me so much, loathed me. While hating me, you touched my body unscrupulously unlike before, controlled my pleasure, mastered my joy, punished and humiliated me with sex.”

Shi Shu kissed his lips, speechless.

“You know, I can’t resist anything you impose on me, whether good or bad.”

Shi Shu just wanted to kiss him. Water flow fluctuated repeatedly.

…

Shi Shu trembled: “Baby.”

Black hair spread in the water, pushed by layers of water ripples. Shi Shu’s hand became more and more skilled, stroking Xie Wuchi’s tattoos and his soft spots. Xie Wuchi was so strong, powerful. Muscles of waist and abdomen rising and falling, like the waist ridge of a male merman. But at this moment, everything was under Shi Shu’s control.

Xie Wuchi panted, lifting his black hair in pleasure, revealing handsome brows and eyes distinct and black, covered with water vapor. The scars on his wrist bones from self-harm for Shi Shu hadn’t faded. He leaned against the stone wall, water ripples spreading layer by layer.

Shi Shu’s other hand stroked his jaw, then gently to his lips.

“Baby.” Shi Shu’s heart ached.

Xie Wuchi met his gaze. The hand touching him was held and rubbed lightly against his face, eye contact: “Love me?”

Shi Shu: “Love.”

“Tell me completely.”

“I love you.” Shi Shu said.

Xie Wuchi held Shi Shu’s fair hand, kissing lightly, breathing becoming more and more messy, hit by the emotion of this sentence, until in Shi Shu’s sight, abs rose and fell violently reaching the peak. Liquid spread in the water. Shi Shu held his face kissing him, affection dense, hand placed on that tattoo symbolizing darkness.

Lingeringly and gently, prolonging Xie Wuchi’s pleasure.

“At that time… your heart was very hard. I had many means, but was helpless in front of you, to the point of not even knowing how to speak. I had never lost a sense of worth so much, self-pitying, losing self-identity, thinking the unbreakable self was always in collapse.”

Xie Wuchi’s well-defined hand pressed Shi Shu’s slender fingers, gazing into his eyes, said, “…Don’t let go. I like you touching me here. When you touch me, I feel you love me.”

Shi Shu knew about Xie Wuchi’s sex addiction, abnormal fetish for intimacy, and open sexual concepts.

Shi Shu’s heart had been very messy, not knowing what to say. He listened to Xie Wuchi’s words, understanding his past pain.

Shi Shu didn’t let go, remembering meeting him for the first time: “At that time, first time I came to your headquarters to find you, passing through layers of reports to see you, strict hierarchy. You held high position and power, were also very cold to me.”

Xie Wuchi: “I also had times when I hated you.”

Shi Shu’s breathing quickened. Xie Wuchi changed the subject, said: “…I’m still very interested now. Play a bit harder again.”

Soft imperative.

Shi Shu gritted his teeth, increasing force in his hand. Xie Wuchi said: “Snowy night in Dasheng Prefecture, how much I hated you. If not saved by guards breaking in, wrist would have broken. At that time recklessly said I love you, but you trampled it underfoot, caring about nothing.”

…

Shi Shu: “How long did it take for you to heal?”

“Half a month. But the scar on the skin never faded. Seeing it, that night would reappear in my mind. Later the wound no longer hurt, but the feeling in my heart gradually became heavy. I couldn’t sleep all night, so could only divert the pain.”

Shi Shu unconsciously clenched his fingers.

Pleasure sudden. Xie Wuchi’s eyes lost focus for an instant, then regained focus, using his voice full of incitement and temptation: “Like seeing me like this? You can control me, with your hand. I’ll show you any side of me. Just need you to act.”

Shi Shu stroked his face: “Xie Wuchi.”

Couldn’t tell if it was heartache or what emotion.

Xie Wuchi had morbid parts, and because of morbidity, was hurt deeper by him, so he made Shi Shu’s heart ache.

Kissing together, breath entangled. Shi Shu sat on his lap, one arm hugging his shoulder blades exercised like a wolf’s back, the other hand soothing him up and down. He kissed Xie Wuchi. Xie Wuchi’s breath was a bit chaotic. Intimacy Shi Shu never thought of, and Eros, diffused in all the air.

Slowly.

“Ah…”

…

Xie Wuchi stroked his face, eyes that saw through everything meeting his: “Cool making love with me?”

Shi Shu: “Mm…”

Xie Wuchi smiled: “Every day and night in your future will be as cool as now.”

“…” Shi Shu’s handsome brows knitted, lying in his arms, jawline distinct: “Xie Wuchi…”

“Enjoy me.” Hoarse voice touching the eardrum.

…

…

Xie Wuchi… you, how can there be such a type in the world? How can there be such a cool person… Pure desire, almost the embodiment of desire.

Shi Shu’s face red through and sweat-wet: “You seem to have eight hundred ex-boyfriends… going to bed every day…”

Xie Wuchi: “I cherish everything about myself. Not wanting to engage in that kind of low-level disordered intercourse with just anyone I see.”

“Mm…” Shi Shu deep kissed him, licking lips and tongue.

Shi Shu felt like dreaming. Everything in the dream became reality. Bizarre and dreamy shadows reflected in the bottom of eyes. He never thought he would indulge in such strange lust with Xie Wuchi.

They were congenial, also grinding in this aspect, and becoming more and more compatible. Shi Shu thought about dating before, but it was pure love, walking, biking, traveling together, laughing loudly in the sun, watching scenery under streetlights. He never thought about this level of love.

…

Shi Shu couldn’t process this feeling. Flustered, helpless, needing Xie Wuchi to kiss him, coax him, comfort him, to adapt.

Passionate and intense union.

Smoke slanted and fog traversed, white steam blocking the beautiful scenery in the hot spring pool.

The mute slave serving outside heard the noise in the pool, habitually stepping forward to look, but after witnessing this scene, immediately retreated extremely sensibly.

The mute slave once served in the Eastern Capital palace, lived in eunuchs’ shacks, serving imperial concubines. Became mute then. After retiring from the palace was conscripted, naturally had seen everything, understood everything. Monthly salary extremely high, what’s not to be satisfied with.

Tree shadows blocked the moon, then light shone through, illuminating the room.

…

On the bed, mosquito net hung up with hooks. Xie Wuchi in snow-white clean inner clothes, damp black hair draped dry on shoulders, leaning against the bed rail reading a book. Shi Shu’s fair face leaned lazily in his arms.

Shi Shu was sleepy, asked: “Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

“Wait till you sleep. I have to write a letter about inciting King Zhouchi in the Min area this time, urgent secret report 800 li to His Majesty. Although the Northern Army has power, matters of going to war still need instructions.”

Shi Shu: “You still writing letters? How long to write? Not tired?”

“Maybe all night. This letter is urgent; military and national affairs shouldn’t be delayed.” Xie Wuchi lay on the bed, obviously to accompany him to sleep. “You said sleepy, sleep first.”

Shi Shu hugged him, very curious very curious: “Then you pull an all-nighter, rest tomorrow?”

“Go to the government office tomorrow morning, return to main camp to handle military affairs.”

Shi Shu: “Ah? Then what time will you be back tomorrow night.”

“Evening.”

“Remember to sleep whenever possible, don’t be too tired. I’ll find Lin Yan to watch you rest.” Shi Shu closed fair eyelids. “Evening? Then tomorrow I go to Baijia Village, pick up Zihan, Laifu, and Song Sinan back. Also have to send the seeds over.”

Shi Shu was in a very good mood now. Decided, to love this world well, love Xie Wuchi, love life.

Xie Wuchi closed the book. Maybe because of repeated professions of love by the pool, hostility towards Du Zihan temporarily disappeared. Sitting a moment longer, gently got up and went to the study.

Shi Shu noticed his departure beside him. Woke up once in the middle of the night, walked to the threshold. Deep night outside the window. Glazed bone lamp emitted faint light. Xie Wuchi was writing a letter with a thoughtful face, holding a brush, piles of books stacked aside, facing the moon by the window.

Shi Shu circled him twice, then returned to the bed. Staying beside him would only distract Xie Wuchi. Separated by a wall, let him focus on doing things.

Shi Shu slept, seemed to be near early morning, movement fell beside him again. Xie Wuchi rested, about two hours. Shi Shu woke up in a burst of strange feeling.

Xie Wuchi held him entering the place softened last night, did it once early in the morning, then got up to change clothes, put on vermilion official robes, and left surrounded by the crowd.

“…………”

Shi Shu simply admired. Got up slowly himself. Indeed some discomfort on the body, but going to Baijia Village was by carriage, could endure leaning on soft cushions.

Wind blew open hair along the way. Shi Shu was thinking about last night, words Xie Wuchi said, and him as a person.

“Can’t be bad to him anymore, must be better to him.”

Rocking all the way, saw Baijia Village. A village full of greenery, fortresses built high, crisscrossing paths. Shi Shu showed a bright smile before seeing anyone, quickening steps, shouting while walking: “Laifu! Laifu! Where’s my Laifu?”

“Woof woof woof!” A burst of cheerful dog barking.

“Laifu! Laifu! Laifu! Come quick come quick come quick!”

Laifu was across a paddy field, standing under a plum tree, tail wagging crazily, that propeller almost taking off. Simultaneously emitting incredibly delighted barking: “Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof!”

Little Book! Little Book! Little Book!

Where did you go these three months! Why only come to find me now?

Laifu leaped, jumping over the field ridge, sprinting into a golden flash, running wildly toward Shi Shu.

Shi Shu: “Holy crap, not good!”

Shi Shu hurriedly wanted to find a place to buffer, but felt it was too cruel to Laifu, so had to do a horse stance, stabilize lower body, took a deep breath.

“Bang!” The moment Laifu hit his arms, Shi Shu said “Holy crap”, whole arm went numb directly, rolled back one and a half turns, man and dog fell under the loofah vine.

Did I provoke you?

Shi Shu hugged Laifu hard amidst scattered pain: “Laifu! Good dog! Laifu!”

Pain pain pain pain pain pain!

Dead painful dead painful dead painful!

“Woof woof woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof woof woof!”

Little Book ah Little Book ah! Little Book Little Book Little Book!

Woof woof woof woof Little Book!

Shi Shu: “Laifu Laifu Laifu!”

Shi Shu hugged Laifu and got up with difficulty, seeing two pitch-black farmers approaching, asking: “Who is this?”

Du Zihan took off straw hat: “Shi Shu what’s with your eyes?”

Shi Shu: “Damn, it’s you Zihan. Changed too much didn’t recognize, sorry.”

Du Zihan: “You try harvesting corn in the field for two days?”

Shi Shu couldn’t help bursting into laughter. Du Zihan threw the straw hat, suddenly walked over to pull his clothes: “Where the hell did you die to? Three months, didn’t reply to a single letter I wrote. Finally sent back one with English, writing the story of you almost dying heroically. Let me see!”

“Oh right right right!” Shi Shu never took off clothes this fast even when going to bed with Xie Wuchi. “Quick look at my back, man’s symbol, scar.”

Took off a small half: “Hey, not right.”

Shi Shu pulled the clothes corner down, nonchalant: “Show you in a few days, not convenient recently.”

Du Zihan: “I already saw it.”

Shi Shu: “…………”

Shi Shu greeted Song Sinan aside. Du Zihan looked like he wanted to say something but stopped: “I say, young man be steadier.”

Shi Shu: “…”

Shi Shu: “Anyway, situation is as you see.”

Several people talked nonsense for a while. Shi Shu moved the seeds down, let them plant, stopped by to see the mother and daughter Shi Shu saved before.

The little girl hugged a melon from green leaves, didn’t know what it was, stuffed into Shi Shu’s arms. This family was very happy to see Shi Shu, filled a basket with many fruits, all carried back together on Shi Shu’s back that night.

Shi Shu took out new seeds: “Are you used to living here?”

That woman walked with a limp: “Used to it. Official Xie is good to the survivors who fled south.”

Good to them, so people think of returning, others will submit.

Shi Shu: “Good that you’re used to it. These seeds can be planted, maybe have new harvest.”

After greeting everyone, ate lunch, then set off back to Yanzhou. Song Sinan was extremely excited, galloping: “Finally can return to the Enemy Army. Farming here for three months, really birds don’t shit. I still prefer leading troops galloping on the battlefield.”

Shi Shu squatted on the carriage front board, a grass in the handsome face’s lips, only feeling in a good mood. Everything developing in a good direction. He urged the horse. Du Zihan bumped until gastric acid rose: “No, why such a rush?”

Shi Shu: “What do you say. Going back to eat with Xie Wuchi tonight. He’s busy recently, finish eating early rest early.”

Du Zihan: “…Three people’s world is so crowded. Tell me, how was the journey to Yunzhou?”

Those images flashed in Shi Shu’s mind. Hugging and kissing Xie Wuchi in the summer night, handling corpses in the medical shed outside the city tower, Jiawu silk and bamboo chaos, dancing girls flying flowers, and that night of narrow escape looking at the moon walking forward step by step, carried back by Xie Wuchi, coaxed to eat bite by bite, then meeting Little Tree, stepping on the road to deep mountains of Min area together…

Shi Shu’s brows and eyes handsome, smiling full of youthfulness: “Not bad.”

“…” Du Zihan looked at his smile, “Honeymoon period, right?”

Only now counts as honeymoon period.

Must not let Zihan know the details of dating Xie Wuchi. No one will understand this love-hate relationship!

Carriage finally entered Yanzhou city. City was on market day, people coming and going very lively.

Song Sinan returned to the Enemy Army camp. Shi Shu led Du Zihan and Laifu back to the residence. Du Zihan covered his stomach: “Ouch, stomach hurts thinking of meeting Brother Xie.”

“Don’t be afraid, Zihan. You are no worse than Xie Wuchi.”

Du Zihan: “……………………”

Not far outside the official residence was a tea stall. Two people sat chatting about these three months. Du Zihan dedicated to teaching that little girl math, but she just wouldn’t learn, loved farming, loved martial arts. Shi Shu also described the Min area things vividly to him. By 5 or 6 pm, several fine horses galloped from the exclusive wide road not far away, hoofbeats thundering. Sleeves swept by wind, someone immediately jumped off horse to hold the rein for the person in front.

Xie Wuchi threw the horse whip casually, figure tall and straight, dressed in military officer robes. Shi Shu said: “Why didn’t notice before, Xie Wuchi is so handsome?”

Du Zihan: “You didn’t notice before??? How many times have you said he is handsome?”

Shi Shu: “…”

Two people had a confusing dialogue. Shi Shu stepped forward to join him. Xie Wuchi’s gaze also landed on Shi Shu.

The moment seeing him, memories by the hot spring pool last night surfaced. Water droplets rolling on his wheat-colored shoulders and neck, full youthful skin texture, and the meat column rubbed by him, Xie Wuchi’s gaze meeting his in water mist, exhaled breath, all returned to mind.

Xie Wuchi approached, looking down at Shi Shu, said: “Back to residence.”

Shi Shu turned back: “Zihan, let’s go.”

What feeling is this exactly.

Seeing Xie Wuchi gives a slight tingling sensation like electric shock.

Shi Shu looked at him again. Xie Wuchi’s straight nose bridge was indifferent and cold. Turned face to look at him, almost in an instant, seemed to also think of memories from last night and this morning.

Shi Shu’s face flushed red instantly, grabbing hair.

Xie Wuchi lowered his eyes.

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