If Xu Ziyu knew what Dr. Liu had been thinking, he would
have definitely laughed himself to the sky*.
The Xu Ziyu of the past used to be timid and cowardly,
unknowingly wasting his good looks, but the new Xu Ziyu was someone who came
from the modern times, and he was a flamboyant and assertive person with plenty
of self-confidence. The huge contrast would naturally make people feel
surprised, after all, even his smile had been especially practiced for a long
time by now, in order to seduce his future lover... _(:з"∠)╴
As they were speaking, the cold-repelling soup was also done
cooking. Hearing that the medicinal soup had been prepared for General Qi,
Doctor Liu advised Xu Ziyu to bring it over quickly. He kept trying to persuade
him, "Don't look at the general's usual cold and serious look, he's not
actually a bad person."
Xu Ziyu smiled but didn't say anything. Of course, he knew
that General Qi was a good man, and even the kind that was cold on the outside
and hot on the inside. But it was enough if it was only him who knew about that
sceret. (You see, he had this bad habit of always wanting to hide good things
so that only he could see them.)
Carrying the cold-repelling soup, Xu Ziyu walked to the
entrance of the general's tent. Before stepping in, he came face to face with a
fair-skinned young man walking out of the tent.
Xu Ziyu calmly observed the baby-faced youth in front of
him. Judging from his thin body and delicate skin that seemed incompatible with
the environment of the military camp - of course, the most noticable thing
being his servant's attire - this was the male protagonist of the novel!
Okay, okay... After such a long time, he had already
forgotten that the cheap little shou had a name. After all, the impression he
had of this weak and brainless man was nothing more than of his extremely cheap
character...
Eh, speaking of the little bitch, what the hell was he
called, again?
After trying to remember for a while, Xu Ziyu finally
recalled that this little bastard seemed to be called Chen Yizhi... Tsk-tsk,
unfortunately his surname was not Zhu*, Xu Ziyu thought, full of malice.
However, his intelligence was probably more similar to that of a pig.
"Ah!" As soon as Chen Yizhi walked out of the
general's tent, he saw a handsome man holding a bowl of steaming soup and
looking at him with a subtle expression.
He blushed slightly, and avoided the other's gaze in
embarrassment, his heart pounding.
"Excuse me..." The handsome man said softly,
making Chen Yizhi raise his head.
"You're blocking my way." Xu Ziyu finished with a
blank expression, then pushed Chen Yizhi aside as if he was pushing away
something obtrusive, adjusted his expression, and walked into the general's
tent with a sweet smile on his face.
"Ey?" Chen Yizhi was stunned before recovering,
"Hey, you can't go in, I haven't announced you yet..."
See... This was one of the reasons why Xu Ziyu hated this
cheap shou; his intelligence was too low, and he was too much of an idiot.
He said that he was a scholar, and it was still alright to
join the army even if his body was weak and he couldn't even keep up with the
training. But then, even though the general generously offered him to take up
the responsibilities of his maidservant in order to not let him die in his
first battle, this little bitch still dared to spurn the general and look down
on him in his heart!
Please, he was nothing more than a useless scholar whith a
brain exhausted from all the studying; did he still expect the general to make
him a military instructor?
Wake up, child! If that was possible, Qi Yuxuan would not be
called the God of War!
And hey, such a waste of a man couldn't even handle the
responsiblities of a servant properly. If there was someone who really wanted
to cause trouble, what could he do, other than wag his chin?
Looking at it this way, the little bitch was pitiful enough
by himself, so how could such a mentally handicapped person still end up
married to the prince, after all... With such little intelligence, how could a
little idiot like him still survive in the backyard of the prince's mansion?
Well, all that didn't have anything to do with Xu Ziyu. As
the saying went, scumbags would always find each other. Just let the two fall
in love, so that they wouldn't come to harm his precious Xiao XuanXuan!
"General." As soon as Xu Ziyu stepped into the
general's tent, he stopped in his tracks to greet the person inside.
Qi Yuxuan was in the middle of a discussion with several of
his lieutenants, and there seemed to be a familiar, rough voice speaking.
"Who are you, and why did you come in without being
announced?" Qi Yuxuan put on a displeased expression, and his gaze towards
the servant chasing after the intruder seemed even more cold and intimidating.
This was the first time that Xu Ziyu had really seen Qi
Yuxuan's face. Just like it had been described in the book, Qi Yuxuan had a
though appearance with sword eyebrows and a cleanly shaved beard on his chin.
The whole person exuded a kind of alienation and detachment, but without a
trace of arrogance; it was clear that he was a man with a powerful momentum.
"He...him..." Chen Yizhi stammered and couldn't
explain clearly. Every time he saw the general looking at him, he felt
extremely nervous. Coupled with the various rumors he had heard about the
General of Pingxi shedding the blood of thousands without a wince, he was so
frightened that he almost suffocated.
Qi Yuxuan's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. This little servant
had been found by him two days before. Because his old maidservant's father had
fallen seriously ill, the man had been sent home by him, but he always found
that the new maid was more and more troublesome to keep.
Squinting slightly, Qi Yuxuan stared at Chen Yizhi,
"What about the people guarding the entrance?"
Chen Yizhi couldn't help shivering, and he was unable to say
anything. Even Xu Ziyu, who was standing next to him, felt somewhat concerned
for him.
Fortunately, there was someone who came to his rescue,
"Hey, aren't you the one who jumped into the river? General, it's the man
you rescued this morning." Said a tall and burly, bear-like creature...
Ah, no, it seemed to have been said by a man. But the man had a huge beard
almost drowning his face, and perhaps calling him a bear wasn't really wronging
him.
The corners of Xu Ziyu's eyes twitched, and he glanced at
the bear-like man without a trace. This guy, why did he specifically mention
his dark history, the one who had jumped into the river was that useless Xu
Ziyu from before, it had nothing to do with him!
"Someone!" Qi Yuxuan's expression remained
unchanged, turning a blind eye to Xu Ziyu.
"What is the general's order?" Two guards hurried
inside quickly, their appearance so out of the blue that even Xu Ziyu couldn't
help but feel surprised.
"How did someone enter my tent without being
announced?" Qi Yuxuan stared at the two guards with a bad expression,
waiting to hear their explanation.
The faces of the two guards turned pale, and one of them
said quickly, "General Qi, we were both feeling some unbearable abdominal
pain just now, so we had to leave to get something to relieve the pain... We
only left for a while, really!"
Qi Yuxuan was speechless, but he was not an unreasonable
person. The reincarnation of grains was naturally unavoidable*, so this could
only be treated as an accident.
Even so, the two men could not escape the punishment for
leaving without permission. Qi Yuxuan's face sank, "Five sticks for each.
Get it yourself!"
"Yes..." The two guards did not dare argue and
were about to leave to carry out the order.
"Wait a minute." Xu Ziyu stretched out a hand to
stop them. For a moment, all eyes inside the tent were focused on him.
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notes
* 仰天大笑 is from a poem, in this context
it means that someone is laughing so much that their smile resembles the
brightness of the sky. Or something like that.
* I have no idea what he means by that. My guess is that the
name is either similar to that of someone in a similar situation or maybe a
badly done play the word cinnabar. (This one is really far fetched but in
certain cultures red is often used as a symbol of eroticism, which could be
linked with all the cheating going on... Something like that, maybe.) With the
following sentence though, I'd still say that he's talking about a specific
person (and it's just me who's uninformed..).
* "五谷輪回這種事難以避免" means exactly what
you think it does.
thank you for the chapter!
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