CH 101

Chapter 101: Justifications For Stripping A Person Naked In Broad Daylight.

The Secret Servant Residence was strictly guarded, and because State Master Li was worried that something would happen to Bian Zhonghua since he was unable to use his Mana, he repeatedly advised Bian Zhonghua not to leave the Residence. Therefore, Bian Zhonghua seldom came into contact with things outside the Secret Servant Residence, and when the rumors reached his ears, Qi Ci had already become the laughing stock of the whole Capital.

One day, when Qi Ci came to visit Bian Zhonghua at the Secret Servant Residence, Bian Zhonghua asked him if he knew about it.

Qi Ci replied lightly: “I know.”

Bian Zhonghua was so angry he even laughed: “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Qi Ci: “Hm? Why? It’s not a big deal. If they want to talk, let them talk. A few words won’t hurt me.”

Bian Zhonghua refused. After all, he couldn’t let Qi Ci be wronged.

Qi Ci pleaded weakly: “Actually, I don’t feel wronged….”

Bian Zhonghua, however, was stubborn: “That’s out of the question.”

‘No, no, no. I don’t accept it.’

‘But, how can I stop so many people from gossiping?’

As Bian Zhonghua thought about it, one person came to mind.

…

State Master Li was reading some ancient books in the Jingshu Pavilion that day. He had been trying to find any reason why Bian Zhonghua had lost his Mana, but to no avail; he couldn’t find anything of use.

Today, since Bian Zhonghua went to look for him, State Master Li thought of discussing said matter with him.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Bian Zhonghua said was: “State Master, I remember that you can transmit sound across the air.”

“Hmm? What’s wrong?” State Master Li wondered.

Instead of replying, Bian Zhonghua asked again: “Can you help me send a message to the whole Capital?”

Seeing Bian Zhonghua’s serious expression, State Master Li thought that something bad must have happened, so he anxiously asked: “Everyone? What message?”

Bian Zhonghua replied solemnly: “Please say…. I am the Prince’s male pet….”

State Master Li: “…..”

‘Why don’t you just stab this old man to death???!’

After asking the reason behind it, State Master Li collapsed. As he held his forehead, he said: “It’s better for you to take the Prince to visit the market. If everyone sees that you’re with the Prince by choice, the gossip will naturally die on its own. It’s my fault, you shouldn’t have been trapped in the Secret Servant Residence all day, every day.”

Bian Zhonghua showed ‘success!’ smile, clasped his fist, and said to State Master Li: “Thank you, State Master! I’ll go prepare my luggage to stay in the Prince’s Residence for a couple of days!”

State Master Li: “I meant that you can go in and out the Secret Servant Residence as you please. Not that you should move to the Prince’s Residence.”

Bian Zhonghua: “What? Move to the Prince’s Residence? Alright, I’ll move right away!”

State Master Li: “…..”

Bian Zhonghua laughed: “I’m joking, joking. State Master, don’t take it seriously.”

Even though he said this, Bian Zhonghua’s face showed regret.

State Master Li: “…..”

‘Since it’s just a joke, don’t make such a regretful expression!!!’

After having a casual conversation, the two talked about more serious matters.

State Master Li said: “The reason why your inner energy and your mind are so chaotic right now is because your soul isn’t complete. I think your Mana loss is due to this.”

“My soul isn’t complete….?” Bian Zhonghua frowned.

State Master Li nodded: “Logically, your third soul should have returned to your body because you have found the one you want.….”

“The one I want?” Bian Zhonghua repeated.

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‘The only person I want is Qi Ci.’

At this, Bian Zhonghua looked distracted. ‘I never expected that my past would be related to Qi Ci.’

When State Master Li saw that Bian Zhonghua was lost in thought, he vaguely said: “Actually, he‘s not a real Prince, but I will not say more on the subject. The important thing is that you will remember him sooner or later. Since your body and your third soul are separated, that means your third soul is trapped for some reason. I plan to open a portal through a formation to send you to the place where your soul is trapped, but it’s a very dangerous place. If my spell were to be interrupted, you would probably be stuck between the Yellow Springs and the Underworld, not knowing where to go, lost forever. Therefore, we must make sure nothing will go wrong.”

Even after saying goodbye to State Master Li, Bian Zhonghua was still overwhelmed with surprise.

‘Does my past really have something to do with Qi Ci?’

The strangest thing of all was that no matter what Bian Zhonghua asked him next, State Master Li refused to reveal a single word. He only said that Bian Zhonghua would be able to remember everything on his own.

‘However, Qi Ci is only 20 years old. Twenty years ago, I had just woken up from the chaos and came back to earth. How can my past be related to Qi Ci?’

At that instant, Bian Zhonghua recalled something strange that was related to Qi Ci.

‘Although he fell off the cliff like me, he wasn’t hurt at all. The strangest thing was that he inexplicably appeared a few days later….by the lake….’

‘Is Qi Ci not an ordinary person?’

After pondering for a long time, when Bian Zhonghua finally looked up, he found that he had unconsciously walked all the way to the Prince’s Residence.

Bian Zhonghua curled his lips and smiled playfully.

‘I may as well ask the little Prince himself what mysteries lie in his body.’

‘If Qi Ci can’t answer, then I’ll be more than justified to strip him naked and check his body myself.’

Thus, Bian Zhonghua walked into the Prince’s Residence, only to find that the Residence was quite deserted. Bian Zhonghua only saw a middle-aged servant, and another in his 80s, sweeping the floor with a nearly bald broom.

‘Just perfect. It would be hard to do things with too many people around.’

In a good mood, Bian Zhonghua walked towards the main door of Qi Ci’s wing room. Once there, Bian Zhonghua straightened his clothes, gently stretched out his hand, and knocked on the door.

Inside, Qi Ci was reading strange tales and weird stories.

The night the Crown Prince, now the Emperor, had an accident, something strange had happened when Qi Ci got up in the middle of the night to drink water. Although the cup fell to the ground, the water remained floating in the air. However, after that time, something like that never happened to Qi Ci again. Therefore, Qi Ci couldn’t help but suspect that it was all a hallucination caused by drowsiness.

So, Qi Ci wanted to know if there were any similar events recorded in some strange tales and weird stories.

Just as Qi Ci was very focused on reading the book with his head lowered, he heard a sudden knock on the door.

Since Qi Ci thought it was a servant, without raising his head, he said: “Come in.”

The door was opened and closed extremely gently, producing a faint creaking sound.

But then no other sound was heard.

Finding this odd, Qi Ci raised his head, only to find that no one was there.

Completely terrified, Qi Ci put the book aside and stood up. Then, he walked to the door with shaky steps, opened it, and looked around.

There was no one outside.

‘What’s going on? Did I hallucinate the sound of the door opening and closing just now?’

‘What’s going on with me lately?’

Qi Ci took two deep breaths, closed the door, pinched the space between his eyebrows, and walked back to the table.

At that moment, one arm stealthily wrapped around Qi Ci’s body from behind. While one hand covered Qi Ci’s eyes, the other hand reached down to his waist, pulling him towards the stranger’s body. When Qi Ci’s vision was hindered, Qi Ci froze and instinctively struggled.

Then, the man behind Qi Ci chuckled.

As soon as he heard that laugh, Qi Ci stopped struggling.

As Bian Zhonghua kept covering Qi Ci’s eyes, he chuckled and exhaled right next to his ear: “Little Gongzi, do you let in anyone who knocks on the door? What if that person had bad intentions?”

The hot air coming out of Bian Zhonghua’s mouth as he spoke softly collided with the sensitive skin of Qi Ci’s neck. Instinctively, Qi Ci shrank in order to avoid it, but Bian Zhonghua hugged him tighter.

Qi Ci asked: “Why are you here? Didn’t State Master Li forbid you to leave the Secret Servant Residence? Is your body alright?”

Bian Zhonghua pretended to have been wronged: “You asked so many questions, but none are about you missing me. You don’t think of me at all?”

Qi Ci pulled down Bian Zhonghua’s hand that was still covering his eyes, placed it on his lips, and kissed it gently. Then, Qi Ci turned his head to meet Bian Zhonghua’s eyes: “Didn’t we just meet this morning?”

“It’s been three hours!”

“Only three hours?!”

Lord Bian wasn’t happy, so he pressed Prince Qi onto the table and kissed him deeply.

Qi Ci was kissed until he was out of breath, and the intensity of the kiss wasn’t diminished for a long time. At one point, Qi Ci took advantage of a gap to beg for mercy: “I’ve missed you, I think of you all the time!”

However, Lord Bian felt that Prince Qi’s tone sounded somewhat superficial and he still needed to correct his attitude, so he continued to relentlessly kiss Qi Ci until his tongue went numb. In different ways, Bian Zhonghua made Qi Ci tell him how much he missed him, even making him list all the times he had thought of him until now. Only then did Bian Zhonghua mercifully release Qi Ci.