C26

Bei Chen Han hugged Su Nuo, "Alright, I'm not afraid of Xiao'er. I've spent seven years training Xiao'er, if Xiao'er were to disappear, where would I go find someone that suits my wishes?"

Su Nuo did not say anything, but buried her face in Beichen's embrace. Su Nuo breathed lightly, absorbing the scent of Beichen's body.

Unfortunately, she fell in love with her master so much later on. Only now did she understand that if she had a choice, she would rather hate her master. She would not care about the affairs of the world, and would only complain about the pure pain and be filled with hatred.

Instead of love, he buried his entire being and heart in these prosperous and fallen years.

However, in the end, he still fell in love like this. He only had love left.

Su Nuo's heart was filled with emotions. She wanted to reach out and hug Bei Chen Han, but after thinking for a while, she decided not to.

Bei Chen Han patted Su Nuo's head, "Xiao'er, why do I feel like you went back to your childhood?" There was a trace of gentleness in her eyes as she said, "Alright, I'll put some good medicine on Nona first." Then, she removed the gauze.

The cut was not serious, and to Su Nuo, it was not worth mentioning. As a result, when Bei Chen Han applied the medicine on her, her expression did not change, and she only waited like a child.

Bei Chenhan rebandaged the wound, "Xiao'er, if you encounter something like this again next time, remember, you can't pick it up again. Just tell Little Qian and it'll be fine."

Su Nuo replied meekly.

Bei Chen Han put her back in bed, "Xiao'er, sleep a little longer. We'll have our meal when I come back."

Su Nuo replied meekly.

The door closed and Beichen left. Su Nuo leaned on the bed and opened her eyes lifelessly. Even though her eyes could no longer see anything except the endless darkness, sadness still permeated her eyes.

He heaved a long sigh. In the end, he had fallen in love.

At that time, in the Su residence, their small wooden house had no windows. Her mother sat at the door and told her over and over again not to fall in love with someone she shouldn't have.

At that time, she didn't understand anything at a young age, but now she understood everything. At that time, mother loved her father deeply, which was why she sat at the door and waited foolishly every day without any complaints or regrets.

As for her, she was even worse than her mother!

There was no way to be cute. Su Nuo smiled. She was willing to endure such hardships just so that she could stay by her master's side.

Enough, enough.

Su Nuo closed her eyes as if she was in deep sleep.

In the main hall, Bei Chenghan sat at the seat of honor. His face was as cold as ice, and even his eyes were filled with a layer of frost.

Little Qian knelt on the ground, not even daring to make a sound. He was so scared that he was trembling.

Bei Chenhan looked at Little Qian who was on the ground and said, "Little Qian, I wanted you to take care of Nona, but you injured her. Tell me, what's the use of me wanting you?"

Little Qian was stunned. She thought that she had done something wrong that caused the prince to be so angry. But if it was about Fu Jin, she really didn't take good care of him. Xiao Qian lowered his head and said, "It is Xiao Qian's fault that I injured Fu Jin. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Bei Chenhan narrowed his eyes slightly. "You are quite considerate towards Xiao'er. For Xiao'er's sake, you shall be caned eighty times, but — if there is a next time." Beichen laughed coldly, "It's not that simple."

Little Qian kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Highness."

In the darkness of the night, the moon was already hanging in the sky.

Inside the room, Duke Bei Chen was lying on the bed, seemingly in a deep sleep. Suddenly, the door was pushed open and Yan Qingcheng walked in. Her beautiful face was adorned with exquisite makeup, but it was still hard to conceal the tiredness in her eyes.

The Duke of Beichen opened his eyes to reveal a clear and bright appearance, without the slightest trace of wanderlust, "Cheng'er, have you investigated thoroughly?"

"Everything has been investigated thoroughly, but …" Yan Qingcheng had a very awkward expression on her face.

The corners of the Duke's lips still held a smile, but the smile was barely discernible, "If you have something to say, just say it, Cheng."

Yan Qingcheng's beautiful eyebrows furrowed together. "My prince, it's extremely difficult to obtain Jade Bead." The Duke of Chu placed the Jade Bead on the tallest tower in the Royal Palace. Not only are there heavy guards outside the tower, as long as the guards outside are alarmed, the imperial guards would rush over to support them. Even if we don't alert the imperial guards to kill them, there are still 81 traps inside the tower — "Yan Qingcheng could not finish her sentence.

The Duke of Beichen laughed without a care, "Why didn't Cheng say anything?"

Yan Qingcheng looked at Lord Beichen, "Your Highness, the Jade Bead is not a simple medicine."

Hearing this, the Duke of Beichen finally got up from the bed, "Cheng'er, what do you mean by this?"

"The Jade Bead is a Gu, inside it is a hibernating Gu. Only by luring the Gu out of it can the outer layer of shell be used as medicine. Otherwise, the person who eats it will only — die."

Lord Beichen said, "What kind of parasite should we use?"

"Human blood, then the Gu will follow the blood and enter the body of the person." Yan Qingcheng replied, as if she was thinking of that scene. Her beautiful face had a hint of discomfort on it.

Lord Beichen stood up, "Prepare your horses, ten shadows. I want to leave tonight."

Yan Qingcheng did not expect Lord Beichen to say this at all. "My prince, it's impossible for you to escape unscathed with the ten shadows. It's very possible …"

The Duke of Beichen seemed to have no idea how brutal the massacre was. He only said, "If there are too many people, it will easily arouse suspicion. I will not allow even the slightest mistake in my plans for Little Nuo." He then turned to Yan Qingcheng and said, "Alright, Cheng, go prepare a man to draw in the Gu and then prepare to aid me at the border." After she finished speaking, she pushed open the door and walked out without waiting for Yan Qingcheng to speak.

The wind outside the door blew up Beichen's long hair and causing his robes to flutter. Yan Qingcheng stood on the spot and asked softly, "My prince, is it really worth it for her sake?"

The Duke of Beichen did not turn around. His voice was somewhat sad, but it was filled with warmth. "Cheng'er, like I said, for the sake of Little Nuo, even if it is to overturn the world … it is worth it."

Yan Qingcheng bit down on her lips in a similar manner. In the end, she didn't say a single word. Under the night sky, her face was pale.

Su Nuo woke up early, but when she touched her side, she found that it was already a little cold. The master had already gone to court. Su Nuo could not help but feel a little disappointed. She sighed and was about to get up.

When Little Qian heard that there was movement inside, he hurriedly came in and went to Su Nuo's side. "Fu Jin, are you going to get up?"

Su Nuo couldn't help but be frightened by Little Qian's sensitivity. Her movements were so light that even Little Qian could hear her. She nodded. "I don't want to keep sleeping." In fact, she didn't want to stay quiet all the time. She wanted to learn to do something, at least to be able to take care of herself.

Xiao Qian helped Su Nuo off the bed and, as he touched her wounds from yesterday, he could not help but take in a deep breath.

"Little Qian, what happened to you?" he asked when he heard the voice.

The Prince had said that she was going to serve Fu Jin today. In fact, even if the Prince didn't say so, she would still come. Now that Fu Jin couldn't see her at all, she was even more worried. Little Qian quickly said, "I'm fine, Fu Jin, be careful on the ground."

Su Nuo was a little skeptical. She shouldn't have heard wrongly just now as she heard Little Qian's painful groan. It was a sound she was very familiar with.

Little Qian made Su Nuo stand on the spot, "Fu Jin, wait a moment, I will help Fu Jin put on his clothes."

Su Nuo nodded hesitantly.

Little Qian pulled on Su Nuo's clothes and began buttoning her shirt. When she was done, Little Qian squatted down and fell to the ground in pain.

"Little Qian, what's wrong with you?" This time, Su Nuo heard everything clearly. She was completely sure that there was something wrong with Little Qian, so she hurriedly went to find him. However, as soon as Su Nuo took a step, she tripped and fell to the ground.

Little Qian didn't care that he was in so much pain that tears were about to fall. He hurriedly went up to support Su Nuo: "Fu Jin, do you have any place that feels pain from falling down?"

Su Nuo grasped Little Qian's hand back with a worried look on her face. "Little Qian, tell me, is something wrong with you burying me? What happened to you just now?"

Little Qian gritted his teeth and endured the pain as he helped Su Nuo up onto a chair. "Fu Jin, I'm fine. I'm really fine."

Su Nuo's face fell. "Impossible."

In her entire life, Su Nuo had never been embarrassed, and she had never been so sure that she would deny anything. However, she was truly worried. Little Qian was actually a little unclear to her, but she was certain that she cared about Little Qian, just like she was sure that Little Qian cared about her too.

At this moment, the door was pushed open and Xue Rou walked in. "Big sister, what are you doing?"

Su Nuo seemed to have found her lifeline as she quickly said, "Xue Rou, quickly help me take a look and see what happened to Little Qian."

Little Qian panicked and looked towards Xue Rou as he shook his head. Xue Rou looked at Little Qian and understood what was going on. She looked at Little Qian and said, "Little Qian, what are you doing? Big Sister is concerned about your injuries. Why are you hiding it?"

When Su Nuo heard about the injuries, she was stunned and her face turned even darker. "What exactly happened?"

Little Qian lowered his head and did not say a word. Xue Rou took a step forward, her face filled with surprise. "Sister, don't you know, that because of Little Qian's inconsiderate care of sister, the Prince was beaten to a pulp of himself, and now the news has spread throughout the entire Duke's Mansion. Sister, the Prince has really taken care of this sister of his." As he smiled, he looked at Su Nuo's expression.

The blood color on Su Nuo's face faded. Little Qian completely forgot about his identity at this moment as he glared fiercely at Xue Rou. When Xue Rou saw this, she did not have any expression on her face. However, the moment she turned her head away, her beautiful eyes flashed sinisterly.

Seeing that Su Nuo didn't react after a long time, Little Qian walked up worriedly. "Fu, Fu Jin."

In that instant, tears flowed from Su Nuo's eyes. Xiao Qian panicked and quickly went forward to hold Su Nuo's hands, "Fu Jin, don't cry. Xiao Qian is fine. Xiao Qian is really fine."

Her tears suddenly became more wanton. She tightly held onto Little Qian's hand and repeatedly said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It was all my fault. It was all my fault."

Little Qian shook his head vigorously and said, "It's Little Qian's fault. It has nothing to do with Fujin. It really has nothing to do with Fujin."

Xue Rou stood at the side and coldly snorted without leaving a trace. Then, she turned around with a face full of smiles again, and walked in front of Su Nuo: "Big sister, Little Qian is just a servant, it is only right for him to be punished by the Prince if he doesn't take good care of big sister — —" She had just placed a hand on Su Nuo's shoulder when Su Nuo brushed her off. The expression on Xue Rou's face completely froze at this moment.