UCTOOT CH118

Shi Shu’s hand stroked Xie Wuchi’s neck, feeling the raised veins.

Outside the curtain, the sound of urging the horse was ceaseless. Shi Shu was held by Xie Wuchi, devoured in a deep kiss, wet heat turning over and over.

The sound of kissing was sexy. Shi Shu panted quietly, letting Xie Wuchi kiss to his heart’s content before letting go. Curved his lips and smiled: “Xie Wuchi, is kissing this fun? Hard to understand.”

Xie Wuchi: “Maybe just coming out of danger stimulated the nerves. My emotions are very sensitive now.”

“…”

Shi Shu: “Sensitive means you can do it in front of others?”

There seemed to be a dark light in Xie Wuchi’s pupils as he smiled: “For someone like me who has been restrained for too long, breaking ethical boundaries and indulging is very interesting.”

“…………”

“Don’t care. I swore this morning not to talk to you for ten days. Now it ends here.”

Shi Shu turned lazily, seeing the undulating mountains outside the carriage where lights floated. Everything was receding. The dark night gave a sense of tranquility. Having stayed in the Min area for half a month, next, they were about to leave this territory.

In his mind, Min people’s curved blades, bards, mountains, and grasslands were all receding… Shi Shu suddenly thought: “Lord of the world—does dividing the Min tribe count as merit points?!”

Calling out the system, sure enough, beside Xie Wuchi’s glittering “Most Valuable Transmigrator” title, merit points were slowly increasing again! Shi Shu looked at the merit points above his own head; they also increased, but his driving ability as a diplomatic player was far less influential than Xie Wuchi as a commander.

Shi Shu raised an eyebrow. Not bad, quite rewarding.

A fresh breeze blew his forehead hair. Memories surfaced: in the small cottage at the foot of the mountain, Shi Shu and Xie Wuchi became lovers with mutual understanding, deciding never to betray again, to live together in this world as companions.

Never betray.

Shi Shu thought: “Don’t need to live for going home anymore. What to do next?”

To this day, Shi Shu didn’t have much favor for the ancient world. Surrounded by dangers, a little inattention would lead to death here without a whole corpse. Full of bloody slaughter and intrigue.

Outside the curtain, with the chanting from the God’s Birthday Temple, a sense of treacherous mythology. Xie Wuchi held his hand.

Fingers interlaced tightly.

“Then, treat this world as a brave person’s adventure.”

The carriage bumped all the way, wandering.

Rushing back into Yanzhou city, Shi Shu heard more and more Jing people’s speech. Cooking smoke curled up, people coming and going. Amidst laughter and cursing, it felt like a lifetime ago. Nerves tense for a long time relaxed.

At this moment, at the Yanzhou city gate, cavalry were dense, dark like black clouds, an atmosphere of solemn gravity. Staff officers and generals from the main camp led troops to receive them. Shi Shu had only stayed in the Yanzhou main camp. Getting off the carriage, his legs went weak from stage fright.

Desolate autumn wind rose. Hundreds of cavalry dismounted and knelt, iron armor making brushing clanking sounds: “Welcome Commander!” “Welcome My Lord back to camp!” “Greetings to My Lord!”

Voices like great bells, momentum scorching. Those kneeling included not only assistant generals and staff officers of iron and blood but also civil officials diligent in their posts, faces solemn. Civil and military officials in fine clothes stood on both sides.

“My Lord is back. Dusty from the journey. Quickly receive My Lord for a good rest!”

“My Lord, the journey was hard. This subordinate is late to receive!”

“My Lord, here are several urgent documents waiting for your handling.”

Xie Wuchi was used to scenes of everyone waiting. Nodded slightly in greeting, then without looking, walked toward the central army tent. Clothes blown by the autumn wind, a minor official holding his hat and clothes trotted to catch up behind.

“…”

Shi Shu only watched this scene and nodded: Xie Wuchi is definitely from a powerful noble family in modern times!

If not accustomed to being surrounded like the moon by stars, accepting the protection of the power center, when surrounded by capable young talents of all ages, one would definitely feel stage fright and inadequacy. Only those born used to it could be so at ease.

In contrast, others could tell at a glance—Shi Shu was Commander Xie’s younger brother from a wild mountain temple who hadn’t seen the world.

Xie Wuchi, you made me lose to other younger brothers again.

Shi Shu quietly got off the carriage and left with another group to wait for him in the tent.

Shi Shu had a stress reaction to high-pressure solemn environments, especially the smell of bloody dangerous power. Once integrated into this track, one must execute its rules. Executing rules of power easily leads to being strangled by this vortex.

Shi Shu entered the tent behind the screen of autumn wind and cassia branches to rest for a moment. Xie Wuchi sat down expressionlessly surrounded by officials, immediately handling the military emergencies accumulated over half a month.

“Are the troops from Yunzhou all withdrawn and settled?”

“Replying to My Lord, all settled properly. Resting after rewarding the troops.” Lin Yan finished, adding, “The supervising official is in the government office in Yanzhou city. My Lord has merit in aiding Yunzhou to defeat the enemy. Good news has spread to the Eastern Capital. About to reward My Lord according to merit.”

Xie Wuchi slowly closed his eyes, then opened them: “Fortunately didn’t take Feng Chongshan’s life. Otherwise, discussion in the court would boil over, probably saying the Crane Control Army dominates the border alone, suspected of eyeing the Eastern Capital.”

Lin Yan was about to speak, softly said: “My Lord, the court already has such discussion.”

Shi Shu stuffed a grape into his mouth, having to nod.

This is the court.

Xie Wuchi’s plot to aid Yunzhou and destroy the Min army’s bloodbath of the Central Plains saved the suffering common people. However, the emperor, checks and balances, power tactics. Although superficially praising him, giving some titles to comfort the people’s hearts, in reality, would suspect him of swallowing Feng Chongshan’s military district, having wolfish ambition and secret plots for the throne.

Since ancient times, weakening military governors, fearing they become too powerful and cause disasters like the An Lushan Rebellion, has always been an emperor’s lifelong subject.

First check and balance the ministers in the court, hold power tight. Only spare effort is for the common people of the world.

Xie Wuchi indeed had ambition. Others might not think he was disloyal, but he was too sharp. The emperor would be blinded by the light reflected from the blade tip. Therefore, high probability, Xie Wuchi’s official career would have more constraints next.

Shi Shu sat in the carriage for a day and a night, tired and aching all over, yawning. This was the central army tent for discussion, placed with a small couch for rest. Shi Shu lay on the bed to nap for a while.

Separated by a screen, Xie Wuchi as the Northern Army Commander was handling major military affairs and documents accumulated for half a month. From time to time, officials for army management, civil administration, and military farming water conservancy came to see him, reporting work or asking for military funds, tongues wagging, a scene of busyness.

Sure enough, as soon as Xie Wuchi returned to the station, he quickly integrated into official life, working to death. Could only meet him at night.

Shi Shu smelled the soothing scent on the couch, falling asleep in this noise. At dusk, the screen was gently knocked.

The lamp was lit. Shi Shu sat up: “Done busy?”

“Stop here for today. Send you back to Yanzhou city. The main camp is inconvenient after all. You go live in the city.”

Shi Shu: “Xie Wuchi, I go to the city, you stay in the main camp?”

Xie Wuchi: “I’m busy running between both ends recently. Coming to see you every night.”

Every night?

Meaning, come to sleep with him at night, leave at dawn?

Shi Shu: “Fine. Three months, is Song Sinan’s ban over? Time to recall him and Zihan from Baijia Village, and Laifu.”

Shi Shu remembered again: “Also my seeds, have to find a place to plant them.”

In the carriage, talking about these things, Shi Shu was held in his arms and kissed. Shi Shu found the ten-day ban was completely treated like a fart. Pointed at him: “Xie Wuchi, I warn you don’t piss me off ow—”

Before finishing speaking, the person kissed him. Xie Wuchi was very addicted to kissing him, holding his face for deep kisses, a bit morbid, panting while kissing, throat making some hoarse low sounds.

In this life, Shi Shu was most annoyed by people who kept kissing as soon as they started dating, causing great disturbance to ordinary people’s viewing.

But dating a guy turned out to be this kind of person.

Shi Shu dodged backward, handsome fair face signaling: “Brother, stop for a sec.”

“Chu…” Xie Wuchi leaned down.

“Stop—”

Shi Shu had his ear and neck held by a large hand, rubbing over skin, wetly licking and kissing lips and tongue, gently sucking and licking, kissing the mouth until soft and wet, holding his face to kiss.

“…………”

Shi Shu looked up, seeing the rise and fall of veins on Xie Wuchi’s neck, the shadow at the nose bridge, and a trace of magnetic comfortable low sound.

“…”

Shi Shu: “Okay, okay okay okay.”

Shi Shu also kissed him: “Chat about this issue when we get back.”

Good thing only kissing. Shi Shu let Xie Wuchi be satisfied. A deep kiss misty with desire.

Thought they would go directly to the official residence. Didn’t expect outside the city gate, lights were bright. Countless people lit lamps and set up banquets along the way, illuminating the night as bright as day. Officials and commoners were all waiting under the sheds.

Shi Shu made a sound: “Why still things to do?”

Heard a voice: “Yanzhou Pacification Commissioner Chen Zhixing and city officials, welcome Commander Xie’s meritorious expedition to Yunzhou, triumphant return!”

“…” Not over yet.

Shi Shu looked out. This is the rule of officialdom, welcome coming and send going. Xie Wuchi returning to Yanzhou, still the number one military commander of these two prefectures. Local officials would definitely set up wine banquets outside the post station to wash away the dust for his victorious return from Yunzhou.

“Waiting for My Lord’s return!”

“Welcome My Lord—”

Xie Wuchi got off the carriage. People knelt in unison on the ground.

Shi Shu waited for him to be welcomed under the shed to drink, standing aside himself. Heard other attendants discussing proudly: “Commander just established the merit of defeating the enemy in Yunzhou. Right now he is the hottest new noble general of the Great Jing court. How dare these officials not go out of the city to welcome and express loyalty?”

“Following my Lord has promotion, has money.”

“Hottest, looking at it burns the eyes ah! These people who don’t get up early without profit, can they not hurry to curry favor with My Lord?”

“Yunzhou battle, with my Lord’s martial merit, in the future being titled Military Commissioner, titled Marquis is not out of the question—”

“…”

Shi Shu raised an eyebrow, squatting by the roadside, waiting for Xie Wuchi to finish the banquet.

A moment later, Xie Wuchi only drank a few cups, dressed in correct and noble official robes, walking out of the night: “Matter finished, can return to the residence.”

Shi Shu finally relaxed: “Tired of waiting for your officialdom’s red tape. Finally can go back.”

The carriage drove into Yanzhou city in the night.

High gates and noble families, vermilion doors and embroidered households, eaves flying up, complex carved purple doors.

Shi Shu jumped off the carriage, looking at this door.

Went as Second Young Master, returned as Madam Xie.

This carriage endured the whole way; returning to bed must have some explanation. Sure enough, as soon as entering the door, Shi Shu was led to the hot spring pool.

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