When Jiang Suizhou woke up that day, it was already past noon. The bright and beautiful sunlight shone through the window screens and curtains and gently shone on his bed.
He opened his eyes and frowned when the sunlight shone on him. He moved his body, and just as he was about to get up, he felt a sturdy arm tightly wrapped around his waist, locking him in place.
Immediately after, he heard Huo Wujiu's voice.
"You're awake?" There was a smile on his face as he spoke slowly, like a satisfied wolf crawling beside him.
Jiang Suizhou grunted in acknowledgment. Just as he was about to speak, he realized that his throat was terribly hoarse.
He raised his eyes and glanced coldly at Huo Wujiu.
When Huo Wujiu saw this, he laughed impudently. The joy in his laughter passed through his chest and into Jiang Suizhou's body.
… This bastard!
Last night, Huo Wujiu wouldn't listen no matter how much he asked him to stop. He was like a big wolf that had been hungry for a long time. He didn't know if it was because of Huo Yuyan's medicinal wine or if it was because Huo Wujiu had held back too much.
In any case, he really wanted to torment him to death.
When he heard Huo Wujiu laugh like this, Jiang Suizhou's ears couldn't help but burn. In addition, the firm and warm chest pressed against his side made him feel embarrassed and angry. He raised his hand and wanted to push Huo Wujiu away.
However, the moment he moved, it affected a certain part of his body that was already red and swollen. Even his aching meridians flared up at the same time. It hurt so much that he hissed and lost the strength in his hands.
Huo Wujiu laughed even more happily. He even leaned forward and wrapped Jiang Suizhou in his arms. Then, he lowered his head and kissed him like a dog gnawing on a bone.
This time, Jiang Suizhou couldn't care less about his hoarse voice.
"Stop fooling around, you're not allowed to fool around anymore!" He hurriedly said.
Huo Wujiu hugged him so tightly that there was nowhere for him to hide. He only heard Huo Wujiu grunt twice. Although he said, "Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss." Huo Wujiu hugged him tightly by the waist, kissed him all the way, and buried his head in the hollow of his neck.
For the first time, Jiang Suizhou clearly understood what it meant to be fish on the chopping block.
He could not push him away. Instead, he allowed Huo Wujiu to stoke his own anger. When one first tasted meat, it was naturally different from usual. This was human nature. If not for this, no one would forcefully stuff themselves to death after extreme hunger.
Huo Wujiu was young, strong, and had been on the battlefield for a long time. Naturally, he would not die from overeating. But the same could not be said for Jiang Suzhou.
"Huo Wujiu!" He had no choice but to raise his voice and speak in a low voice.
Huo Wujiu's movements paused.
The big dog that was playing around had always been arrogant because it was pampered. That was why it dared to be so impudent. But if its master really put on a straight face, the big dog would naturally not dare to act rashly. It would even wag its tail to show that it had no ill intentions.
Huo Wujiu paused, raised his head, and kissed Jiang Suizhou's wet lips.
"I'm just teasing you," he said. "I don't want to torture you anymore."
If he had not pressed Jiang Suizhou tightly under his body, perhaps his words would have been somewhat believable.
Jiang Suizhou quietly looked at him for a while. Then, he saw Huo Wujiu dejectedly roll off his body and pull him into his arms again.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore," Huo Wujiu admitted defeat.
Jiang Suizhou retracted his gaze and added in a low voice, "You're not allowed to drink at Huo Yuyan's place anymore."
When Huo Wujiu heard this, he thought to himself, Anyway, at this point, what's the difference between drinking and not drinking in the future?
But of course, he could not say this out loud.
He nodded obediently at Jiang Suizhou and said, "I definitely won't drink anymore. I didn't know about it yesterday. If I had known beforehand, I definitely wouldn't have drunk a single sip. "
Jiang Suizhou did not respond. He only raised his hand and pulled away the naughty hand that was rubbing his waist.
"Why didn't you go out?" He asked again.
Huo Wujiu thought to himself, Of course it's because I just want to be with you.
However, he could not bring himself to say such sour words out of his mouth. He straightened his expression and said concisely, "There wasn't much to do in the army. I went to the imperial study early in the morning to approve the documents and asked Lou Yue to send them out. Then, I came back."
Jiang Suizhou was stunned, "The documents were sent out?"
Huo Wujiu grunted, "Didn't you say yesterday that it was almost done? There were some loose ends, so I took your booklet and filled it all in. "
Jiang Suizhou was stunned. He raised his head and looked at Huo Wujiu.
He saw Huo Wujiu looking down at him. His lazy expression carried a hint of pride, as if he was waiting for him to praise him.
He was leaning against the wall. The sunlight that shone through the curtains shone warmly on his chest.
There were faint traces of old and new injuries on his sturdy chest. The clearest one was across his collarbone and all the way to his shoulder blade. This injury looked very old. Now, there were only traces of it being healed. But it looked very deep, as if it could cut through the bone.
He had seen this injury a long time ago, especially last night. The night light was dim. Huo Wujiu's body was covered in a thin layer of sweat. The sweat covered Huo Wujiu's body with a layer of water, making the scar on his collarbone particularly conspicuous.
Especially when the sweat dripped down, it looked like the tattoo of a vicious beast that had been branded onto Huo Wujiu's body.
Huo Wujiu didn't receive any praise for a long time. He lowered his head and saw Jiang Suizhou staring at his wound, lost in thought.
Huo Wujiu lowered his eyes to look at the wound and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Suizhou paused. He didn't say anything.
However, Huo Wujiu laughed, "Are you feeling sorry? It's nothing. Look, it's healed a long time ago. "
As he spoke, he grasped Jiang Suizhou's hand and pulled it to his collarbone. He brought him to feel the protruding scar.
"When did you get this?" Jiang Suizhou couldn't help but ask.
Huo Wujiu played it down. "During that battle in Xunyang. This saber strike was very fierce, but fortunately, I received it right when I was about to win. Otherwise, it would have been quite a hindrance. "
The protruding scar touched Jiang Suizhou's fingertips. At this moment, all that was left was the touch of warm, supple skin. Presumably, when this wound was inflicted, the blood that flowed out was enough to soak a person's clothes.
"You were about to win. How could you still be injured?" Jiang Suizhou asked in confusion.
Huo Wujiu paused. For a moment, he didn't say anything.
Jiang Suizhou raised his eyes to look at him. Huo Wujiu lowered his eyes and said indifferently, "It's nothing. At that time, I had just found Huo Yuyan. He was heavily injured and unconscious. An enemy soldier jumped up from the pile of corpses and attacked him. I didn't have time, so I blocked the attack for him. "
When Jiang Suizhou heard these words, he was momentarily stunned.
He looked at Huo Wujiu and saw him smile as if nothing had happened. "If I had known that this day would come, I wouldn't have blocked that attack. I wouldn't have caused so much trouble for myself."
His tone was casual, but Jiang Suizhou knew that he was hiding his emotions.
He couldn't say anything to comfort him. After a moment of silence, he gently stroked Huo Wujiu's scar a few times.
"It's nothing," Jiang Suizhou said warmly. "At that time, he was your closest relative. There was nothing wrong with you saving him. Besides … he was also quite good-looking."
Huo Wujiu's eyes darkened.
Jiang Suizhou naturally didn't know that the newly grown flesh on the scar was always more tender than the original flesh, so it was also much more sensitive.
In the next moment, Huo Wujiu grasped his hand.
"This time, you're the one who provoked me," Huo Wujiu lowered his head and said in a low voice.
Jiang Suizhou was stunned. "What?"
However, Huo Wujiu didn't answer him.
What answered him was the sudden dizziness of the world and the warmth of the body pressing down on him.
Jiang Suizhou could clearly feel a scorching, hard place that everyone understood but couldn't speak of pressing against him.
In the next moment, kisses fell from the sky and covered the earth.
But at this moment, someone bumped into the door and it suddenly opened.
The curtains on the bed were layered, so they couldn't see who was outside. However, Wei Kai's voice rang out with the sound of urgent footsteps.
"General, it's not good. Something big has happened!"
The kisses came to an abrupt end.
Jiang Suizhou felt Huo Wujiu stop. He didn't say anything, but he took a few deep breaths.
In the next moment, a slightly angry voice passed through the bed curtain and into Wei Kai's ears.
"What's wrong? Is someone dead?"
He gnashed his teeth, and his voice was heavy.
Wei Kai trembled all over, and his back stiffened.
His mind was blank, and there was only one thought left.
It's over.
— —
The sun was high in the sky, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles. It was a rare good weather in Lin 'an.
After noon, it was the hottest time of the day. The sound of cicadas was continuous, and even the cool shade under the trees seemed to be a little hot because of the noise of the cicadas.
In an alley of a residential house next to the West Market of Lin 'an, there was a faint sound of something falling.
The door of a simple and crude house in the alley was wide open, and the sound of something falling came from inside. After a while, someone wrapped some messy things in a shabby quilt and threw them on the dirt road outside the door.
Immediately, the quilt spread open, revealing some simple things inside. Among them, two old clay pots were immediately smashed to the ground, and the pieces scattered everywhere.
Then, two people were pushed out rudely.
The person in front was tall and straight, and he wore a coarse old cloth shirt. At first glance, it was the scholar who had his stall smashed in the West Market today, the one named Nie Cong.
He quickly steadied himself, and then he supported the old woman who almost fell to the ground behind him.
He turned around and saw the seven or eight ruffians who had smashed his house just now walking out with the leader.
"Officials, this lowly one doesn't know what crime he has committed. Please forgive this lowly one …"
The old woman's eyes were turbid, and her gaze was empty. She only cared about bowing in the direction of the sound.
The leader of the ruffians snorted.
"What officials? Old Madam, the pretty boy in your family has provoked more than just the officials. "
As he spoke, he walked forward and raised his hand to give Nie Cong a shove.
Nie Cong took a step back, and the blind old woman next to him groped her way forward to help him. At this moment, Nie Cong, who had been silent, finally spoke in a low voice, "I'm fine, grandmother."
The leader of the ruffians spoke again.
"Kid, remember. Don't think about going to that lousy stall in the West Market again. You're not allowed to live in this house anymore. The higher-ups have already said that if we see you in Lin 'an again, you and this old lady's lowly lives will be gone. "
The old woman was anxious when she heard this, and she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Official, this is the ancestral property of this lowly one, this …"
The ruffian ignored her and walked forward, sizing up Nie Cong with a sneer.
"Kid, you can't hook up with just any girl."
The man smiled strangely, raised his hand, and led the group of ruffians away in a grandiose manner.
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