Chapter 60 - Zhong Yansheng: Is he really just a little snack that anyone can lick?
We can't rely on Xiao Nong now.
There are still two or three days before the leader of Shuiyun Village returns. Before that, he must at least find out the situation nearby. In case something goes wrong, he can take Xiao Nong away in advance.
Xiao Nong is in this state and there is no telling when he will be able to recover.
But he certainly couldn't let anyone other than him, Zhan Rong and Lou Qingtang know about his condition, so even if he could escape Shuiyun Village safely, Zhong Yansheng didn't know where to go. He would inevitably run into other people if he went to the inn.
He lowered his head again and looked at Xiao Nong who was leaning into his arms as if he was walking on snow.
Zhong Yansheng didn't dare to think about how interesting his expression would be if Zhan Rong came to them with his men at this time and saw Xiao Nong pestering him to call him master.
Anyway, the situation will not be worse than it is now. Zhong Yansheng did not want to think about it for the time being. He was hungry, tired, and sick. He pushed Xiao Nong's head, which was buried in his chest, weakly and tried to stop him: "Don't call me master... Don't take off my clothes!"
Xiao Nong was clearly seriously injured and had been struggling for so long. Last night, he looked even paler and weaker than he was before. However, after just one night's rest, he recovered half of his strength at an astonishing speed.
Zhong Yansheng couldn't push him away no matter what he did. Instead, his collar was pushed open by him, revealing a piece of white and soft skin, with a little red tip faintly visible. Xiao Nong seemed very interested in that place, squinting his eyes and looking at it, eager to move: "It smells good."
Zhong Yansheng kept shrinking back as he stared at him: "Ah, ah?"
What smells good?
His Royal Highness Prince Ding raised his dark blue eyes and stared at Zhong Yansheng, like a sapphire on the handle of a knife under the dim light: "Drink."
Xiao Nong's mind wasn't very clear, and he seemed unable to speak long sentences. He could only utter a few words at a time.
What would he drink?
Zhong Yansheng was stunned for a few seconds before he suddenly realized what he meant. His face turned red from his ears to his neck. He was afraid that he would bite him as soon as he lowered his head, so he hastily pulled his collar to cover his chest.
He didn't!
What did Xiao Nong think he was!
Zhong Yansheng was shaking all over, not knowing whether he was more angry or ashamed. He felt ashamed and collapsed: "Your master is starving to death, let me go!"
Li Yimu, who was guarding outside the house, heard faint noises from inside the house: "..."
A rich but unscrupulous businessman! In broad daylight... I can't bear to hear it!
Perhaps because he heard that Zhong Yansheng was hungry, Xiao Nong stared at him and considered for a long time before he was reluctantly willing to let him get off the bed.
After tossing and turning with Xiao Nong in bed for a while, Zhong Yansheng felt more tired than when he carried him to the shore last night. However, Xiao Nong, who had gotten out of bed, still clung to him and refused to leave. Even when he sat beside him, he would hook his arms around his waist and rest his head on his shoulder.
Zhong Yansheng felt so helpless for the first time. He lowered his head to blow on the porridge and fed Xiao Nong a mouthful: "What's wrong with your waist injury? After you finish, I will apply medicine to you again?"
Xiao Nong lowered his eyes, and ate quietly when he fed him. When he heard what he said, he nodded.
Li Yimu brought two bowls of porridge. After feeding Xiao Nong, Zhong Yansheng lowered his head and planned to drink the remaining bowl himself. Before his hand touched it, Xiao Nong had already picked up the bowl of porridge and was about to feed Zhong Yansheng.
Zhong Yansheng: “…”
Zhong Yansheng didn't open his mouth. Xiao Nong thought for a moment, then lowered his head and tried to lick his lips open.Zhong Yansheng quickly opened his mouth and ate it mouthful by mouthful.
Xiao Nong fed him and saw that his face became rosy after eating the hot porridge. His slightly pale lips also turned red and there was a subtle satisfaction on his face.
He doesn't look like a fool at all.
Zhong Yansheng poked his head with his index finger and warned him in a low voice with a stern face: "Don't pretend, or I will ignore you."
Xiao Nong didn't understand what he said and continued to feed him porridge.
After eating and regaining his strength, Zhong Yansheng pushed Xiao Nong onto the bed and instructed him, "Lie down and take off your clothes."
Xiao Nong also changed into the coarse cloth clothes sent by Li Yimu, but it could not hide the handsomeness and nobility of his features. His Royal Highness Prince Ding looked good in this state even if he was wearing a sack.
Zhong Yansheng told him to take off his clothes, and Xiao Nong understood what he said. He lay down obediently and untied his belt in no time.
Then continue to solve the problem.
Zhong Yansheng was originally pulling out the stopper from a medicine bottle. Seeing this, he was furious and rushed over to hold down his hand, "Stop, stop! I didn't ask you to untie your belt!"
He was still feverish, and his fingers were hot. He held Xiao Nong's cold hand, and it was like bright sunlight falling on a piece of snow.
Xiao Nong tilted his head slightly and looked at Zhong Yansheng, an indescribable gleam flickering in his dark blue eyes.
The next moment, Zhong Yansheng regretted rushing over.
Xiao Nong very naturally pressed his hand, sliding it down from the waist, and a deep voice sounded in his ear: "Master?"
He successfully stopped Xiao Nong's actions, but the summer clothes were thin and Xiao Nong's body temperature was clearly transmitted.
Zhong Yansheng's hand was grabbed forcefully by Xiao Nong. His slender white fingers were shaking as he tried to pull it back.
The hands holding his were long and strong, and the gaze looking at him was deep and passionate.
Zhong Yansheng paused for a moment, his wrists stiffened, and he dared not move.
Although he felt it was okay to sleep with Xiao Nong, Xiao Nong's mind was in a fuzzy state now and he would definitely feel pain.
After all, Xiao Nong hurt him a lot when he woke up.
At least, at least we have to wait for him to learn the fire avoidance diagram and teach Xiao Nong first.
It was so painful that time that he limped for several days, and he still has the trauma of it.
Zhong Yansheng's eyes were wandering around, and his slender fingers were guided by Xiao Nong's hand, pressed down again, and rubbed slowly.
Xiao Nong's breathing seemed a little heavy.
The scorching gaze fell on him, forcing Zhong Yansheng to retract his gaze and look directly into those eyes that were stained with dark flames. Xiao Nong's gaze was full of aggression, as if he wanted to swallow him up.
Zhong Yansheng mustered up his courage and said, "No."
Xiao Nong frowned, very unhappy, and said in a hoarse voice: "Male concubine."
Zhong Yansheng roughly understood what Xiao Nong meant, that he was Zhong Yansheng's male favorite and was the one who did these things. He didn't understand why Zhong Yansheng rejected him.
“…”
Zhong Yansheng could fully imagine how horrible Xiao Nong's face would be when he woke up and thought about his male favorite.
He gritted his teeth: "...No way! Let me go, do you still listen to the master?"
Hearing the words "listen to the master", Xiao Nong loosened his grip a little, but still held on to his hand. With his other hand, he pulled Zhong Yansheng into his arms and rubbed his lips against his ear. The dignified Prince Ding actually looked very aggrieved: "Uncomfortable."
Zhong Yansheng lay in his arms, his face completely red. He was so annoyed by Xiao Nong that he had no choice but to bite his lips and bury his head in the crook of his neck, his breathing trembling: "Can I use my hands?"
The earlobe felt a slight pain and heat, and the excited Xiao Nong held it in his mouth and took a bite: "Little Master."
The high fever that burned all over his body last night came back again. Zhong Yansheng felt that he and Xiao Nong were both crazy, otherwise why would he sit on Xiao Nong and help him do such a thing.
Although it was said that Zhong Yansheng was helping, in fact it was Xiao Nong who was completely in control. His hands were not warm, but they were slender and strong, and yet they made Zhong Yansheng feel his palms were burning.
He had been in poor health when he was a child, and when he grew up he followed the doctor's advice, being well-behaved, quiet and self-disciplined. He only took a look at the fire avoidance map brought by Yun Cheng, which was not very good-looking, and had no interest in it at all.
Zhong Yansheng rarely does this kind of thing himself, let alone helping others.
There was a hurried and hot breath beside his ears. Zhong Yansheng closed his eyes and dared not look at Xiao Nong. His wrists began to ache, but Xiao Nong was still very dissatisfied.
Zhong Yansheng was too shy and didn't have much strength, so his attempt was like scratching an itch with a shoe. Not only did it not relieve the itch, but it made his throat even drier.
Zhong Yansheng felt Xiao Nong rubbing his head with his chin, just like when he was with Taxue and acting like a spoiled child. His voice was surprisingly hoarse, as if accusing him, "I feel uncomfortable."
Zhong Yansheng's mind went blank. He looked up and met those dark blue eyes. He didn't know why, but he seemed to be seduced by a magic charm. His fingertips trembled a few times, and he took the initiative to hand it over.
Xiao Nong opened his upper body robe, half leaning on the bed, holding him in one hand, showing a rewarding smile, kneading the birthmark on the back of his neck, and kissing his earlobe.
"Good boy, Master."
Zhong Yansheng felt his bones go weak after hearing his shouting. He vaguely realized that Xiao Nong seemed to just have a problem with his brain, but he was not stupid.
By the time Zhong Yansheng got off Xiao Nong, the wound on Xiao Nong's waist had already spread out with a large pool of blood. Zhong Yansheng felt so much pain just by looking at it, his forehead was sweating, and his eyes were dizzy, but Xiao Nong didn't even make a sound!
Zhong Yansheng didn’t care about being embarrassed for the moment, he called him a “slutty dog” and turned around to get the handkerchief.
After Xiao Nong regained consciousness briefly last night, he must have cleaned his wounds. There were blood-stained cloth strips on the shelf in the room. Li Yimu thoughtfully prepared two basins of clean water and a few handkerchiefs.
When Zhong Yansheng was wiping the blood off Xiao Nong, his hands were shaking and his eyes couldn't stop getting hot.
Xiao Nong was barely satisfied. He leaned against the head of the bed and found that Zhong Yansheng's eyes were red. He reached out to touch his eyes: "Crying?"
Zhong Yansheng didn't want to argue with someone who couldn't even speak clearly: "You are not allowed to speak."
Xiao Nong just shut up obediently.
Zhong Yansheng was afraid of hurting Xiao Nong, so he wiped his wounds carefully. The light in the daytime was better than at night, so the wounds were clearer, and the scars of all sizes on Xiao Nong's body became more noticeable.
He felt flustered, distressed and angry. After cleaning Xiao's wound, he wanted to clean another place. He said with a serious face, "Wipe it yourself."
Xiao Nong said decisively: "No."
Zhong Yansheng was not swayed by him: "Oh, I can't do it either, then just stay like that."
Xiao Nong thought for a moment and said, "My little master, it hurts."
"Even if you are paralyzed, you can still wipe it yourself." Zhong Yansheng threw the clean towel into his hand, "Do it yourself."
Xiao Nong sighed softly and had to come by himself.
After he wiped it clean, Zhong Yansheng had to wash the handkerchief quickly to avoid anyone noticing anything was wrong.
But there was a strange smell in the room.
Zhong Yansheng felt guilty and didn't want to stay in the room all the time. After washing the towel, he applied medicine to Xiao Nong and bandaged him up. He stood up and said, "I'm going to go out and check the situation outside. You stay in bed and recover."
After turning around and taking two steps, he heard a rustling sound behind him, and a familiar smell of blood came over. Xiao Nong followed closely.
It's really like a big clingy dog.
Zhong Yansheng was distressed and helpless: "You are injured, and the wound just split open. You need to rest well."
Xiao Nong looked like he didn't understand and just smiled at him.
Just like Xiao Nong sometimes couldn't do anything to Zhong Yansheng, Zhong Yansheng couldn't do anything to him either.
Moreover, Xiao Nong was injured, and his identity was much more eye-catching than his, so he was not at ease leaving Xiao Nong alone in the house.
Zhong Yansheng had no choice but to say, "Then be good, don't run around, just stay beside me."
Xiao Nong nodded.
When they opened the door, the person guarding them outside had been replaced. Perhaps Li Yimu was too shocked and didn't want to stay here any longer, so he went to eat.
The middle-aged man guarding them outside was not as friendly as Li Yimu. He turned around when he heard the voice and said fiercely, "The leader will be back in two days. You stay here honestly."
Zhong Yansheng glanced at him and said obediently: "Uncle, I just want to come out and take a breath."
The middle-aged man looked at Zhong Yansheng, who was very honest and well-behaved, with suspicion.
Li Yimu was a big mouth. In the short time he had spent getting the porridge and medicine, he had spread the shocking news that "the blue-eyed man turned out to be the male lover bought by the handsome young master" throughout the village.
Except for the initial batch, the rest of the bandits in Shuiyun Village had no other way to survive and were forced to flee here with their families. They had strong hostility towards the government and the rich.
When they heard that Zhong Yansheng was a wealthy businessman who bought male favorites, they were naturally filled with resentment and disdain.
But when facing Zhong Yansheng, he couldn't help feeling a strong sense of disappointment.
No matter how you look at him, he looks like a good kid. Doesn't he look like a spoiled and extravagant wealthy businessman?
The middle-aged man was confused for a moment, not realizing that his tone had softened a bit. “Okay, but you can’t go anywhere else. Don’t even think about running away. The village is deep in the mountains, and one of you is sick, and the other is injured. If you leave the village, you will only become dinner for the wild animals in the mountains.”
As he spoke half threateningly and half warningly, Zhong Yansheng also saw the environment outside the house clearly.
The house where he and Xiao Nong were imprisoned was located at the highest point of the entire village. Looking from here, the village was surrounded by high walls made of stones and sharp wood. Only on this side of the house was there a deeper forest.
Within the high walls surrounding the area below was a large, neatly organized farmland with neatly built houses. In addition to the farmland, there was also a wide field with several weapon racks placed around it, where some young men were training while shouting loudly.
This place even has a training ground for soldiers!
Zhong Yansheng was extremely shocked. How could ordinary people go up the mountain to become bandits and do things in such an orderly manner?
The person behind Shuiyun Village must be extraordinary!
Xiao Nong didn't look down at all, but focused his eyes on the birthmark faintly visible in the hair on the back of Zhong Yansheng's neck.
The middle-aged man saw Zhong Yansheng's surprise and showed a bit of pride: "See? Our Shuiyun Village is not something that those small fry can take down. Those rubbish from the government can't even find our territory."
Zhong Yansheng praised sincerely: "That's amazing... But aren't you afraid that someone might climb up from the woods behind and attack you?"
The middle-aged man looked back in the direction he pointed and said, "There's a cliff behind us."
The little thoughts that had quietly popped up in Zhong Yansheng's mind disappeared instantly, and his heart felt cold.
It's a cliff, no wonder they were left here without any worries.
Zhong Yansheng became depressed again and sighed. It was not easy for him to do anything else when being stared at by the middle-aged man. He went back to the house, brought out two chairs, and simply sat at the door with his face in his hands to bask in the sun.
He was soaked in water last night and is almost moldy. He wants to be exposed to the sun.
The two men were good-looking, and there seemed to be few outsiders in the village. After they sat for a while, people came to watch, from women to girls to bandits and children, running around and constantly stealing glances at them.
Zhong Yansheng used to feel uncomfortable when people stared at him, but after being mixed up with Xiao Nong for a while, he was able to sit there without changing his expression, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Nong, on the other hand, was completely unconcerned. He grabbed one of Zhong Yansheng's hands and played with it as if no one was around. Zhong Yansheng twitched his fingers, but Xiao Nong grabbed them back and continued to caress them as if he couldn't let go.
A young bandit who had pretended to pass by many times finally couldn't help but stop patrolling. He looked at Xiao Nong's sharp and cold face with an indescribable expression and asked, "I heard that this is the male lover you bought?"
Zhong Yansheng paused, then nodded with a smile and said, "Yes."
Before the bandit soldier could continue to ask, another woman came up to him curiously, asking, "How much did it cost?"
Zhong Yansheng estimated the worth of His Royal Highness Prince Ding, and thinking of the vase he had spat on, he hesitated and said, "Thirty thousand..."
Suddenly, my fingers were pinched neither lightly nor heavily.
Xiao Nong raised his eyes to look at him, as if he understood what he said and was warning him.
Zhong Yansheng immediately changed his words firmly: "Three hundred thousand taels."
Xiao Nong frowned, probably not satisfied with the price, and reluctantly lowered his head again.
The bandit hissed again, and the others around him gasped: "Oh my god, it's so expensive!"
More and more people gathered around, and Zhong Yansheng didn't know where this group of bandits got such strong curiosity from. He gritted his teeth and held up the handsome face of His Royal Highness Prince Ding to show it: "Because he is very good-looking."
His Royal Highness Prince Ding’s head is very valuable.
...Maybe it's more than 300,000 taels of silver.
Although Xiao Nong had no expression, there was nothing wrong with his facial features. Even though he was wearing an ordinary cloth shirt, his eyebrows and eyes were still outstanding.
In the past, His Royal Highness Prince Ding was too aggressive and everyone was afraid of him. Not many people dared to look him in the face. But now, due to the chaos in his mind, he is not so aggressive, and his temperament has softened a lot. He can even be described as handsome and gentle with his eyes lowered.
Everyone looked at Xiao Nong's face and expressed their understanding: "He's beautiful, he's beautiful."
"He's only a little more handsome than me. Shouldn't I be able to sell myself for a hundred thousand..."
"Three hundred thousand taels? He can't give birth to a baby for you, you're crazy!"
"Hey, what do you know? People in southern Fujian like this, they form sworn brothers and live together."
Zhong Yansheng laughed dryly and responded: "Yes, yes."
It's so terrible, these people actually want His Royal Highness Prince Ding to give birth to a baby for him!
"It's no use just being good-looking. Is he really capable?"
Zhong Yansheng continued to echo: "Capable, very capable."
His Royal Highness Prince Ding can do anything!
Everyone smacked their lips and still felt that the three hundred thousand of silvers was too high. Looking at Xiao Nong, the walking three hundred thousand taels of silver, several people were itching to touch him: "I heard from Amu that his brain is not working very well?"
Zhong Yansheng felt his scalp tingling as he looked at these daring people. He quickly held down Xiao Nong's hand and said, "Don't touch him, he has a bad temper. He only let me touch him. If anyone else touches him, he will hit you."
At the same time, Xiao Nong, who had been leaning obediently beside Zhong Yansheng, raised his eyes and half-closed his eyes to look at the people who wanted to touch his face.
All the people who were watching were shocked and stepped back collectively: "Hiss, it seems that he has a bad temper."
His Royal Highness Prince Ding not only had a bad temper, Zhong Yansheng desperately pressed Xiao Nong's hand down, and secretly kicked him before he calmed down.
After being looked at by Xiao Nong's cold and sinister eyes, the curious people all dispersed. Zhong Yansheng also breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and looked carefully at the village below. He had a rough map in his mind, and tilted his head to ask the middle-aged man who was guarding next to him: "Uncle, do you often bring people back?"
"How is that possible?" The middle-aged man, who had just recovered from the shock of the three hundred thousand taels, sneered when he heard this. "If I hadn't seen that you were about to die, I wouldn't have brought you back. When the leader asks you questions, I'll see whether I should give you some silver and blindfold you before sending you out, or blind you and throw you out."
When he said the last sentence, Xiao Nong raised his eyelids and looked at him coldly.
The middle-aged man shuddered immediately.
Three hundred thousand taels is a lot, it's so shocking!
Zhong Yansheng felt a little relieved. He thanked the middle-aged man and dragged the glaring Xiao Nong back into the house.
Back in the house, Zhong Yansheng sighed with a bitter face.
He couldn't rely on the cliffs on the back hill, as he couldn't climb walls or fly over rooftops.
After observing for a while, he found that Shuiyun Village's defenses were very tight, with people patrolling the gate. He definitely couldn't sneak out through the other gates by himself.
Zhong Yansheng was frowning for a while, and even forgot that he had still caught a cold. Fatigue started to rise, and as he was thinking of a way to deal with it, he lay in Xiao Nong's arms and gradually fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was already dark.
At the same time, Zhong Yansheng felt his feet were a little itchy. He sat up in a daze and took off his socks, and found a small red spot on his feet.
Zhong Yansheng was stunned for a moment, and his feet were grabbed by the person behind him and pulled over for a closer look.
With Xiao Nong's current brain, he couldn't understand why Zhong Yansheng's feet had a rash: "Injured?"
Zhong Yansheng didn't dare to say a word.
His clothes must have been thrown away or taken away. The material was very high-quality, and the bandits would not be polite.
It's nothing but a set of clothes, but he is indeed a bit delicate and hard to feed, and he got rashes from wearing the coarse clothes.
His feet were already itchy, and being rubbed by Xiao's fingertips made them even more itchy. Zhong Yansheng twitched his feet and whispered, "Don't look... I'm not hurt."
But seeing the situation, he and Xiao Nong had to leave Shuiyun Village as soon as possible, otherwise he would not only get a rash on his feet, but also on his body.
Xiao Nong frowned and stared at Zhong Yansheng's feet without saying a word. After a while, he gently put down Zhong Yansheng's feet and hugged him in his arms without saying a word, as if he was holding some fragile treasure.
Zhong Yansheng faintly heard a sigh.
Just then, several rhythmic knocking sounds suddenly sounded outside the house.
A strange voice came from outside: "I'm here to deliver the food."
Before Zhong Yansheng could speak, he heard Xiao Nong respond coldly: "Come in."
It was very comfortable to stay in Xiao Nong's arms. Zhong Yansheng was feeling uncomfortable at the moment and didn't want to leave. Anyway, everyone in the village knew that Xiao Nong was his male lover, so what was wrong with hugging him.
He shrank into Xiao Nong's arms with a shameless face. With a creak, the door was pushed open and he looked up.
Their eyes met, and Zhong Yansheng sat stupidly in Xiao Nong's arms.
The person who came in was neither Li Yimu nor the middle-aged man at noon.
It’s Zhan Rong!
Zhan Rong brought people to the waterfall last night. When he found Xiao Nong's broken belt, he was scared to death and almost lost all hope.
If he hadn't followed Taxue to Shuiyun Village and brought back the news, he would have wanted to commit suicide while holding the belt in his hand to apologize.
Zhan Rong didn't expect to be faced with such a scene after sneaking in with so much difficulty. He was stunned for a moment, and then reacted quickly: "Haha... Sorry, I came in the wrong way. I'll come in again!"
The door slammed shut again.
After a few breaths, there were regular knocks on the door: "I came in to deliver the food."
Zhong Yansheng: “…”
He finally understood why Xiao Nong called his subordinates good-for-nothings.
You came just in time, Zhan Rong.
Zhong Yansheng kicked and pushed, and finally got Xiao Nong off his body. The next moment, the door opened again, but the person who rushed in was not Zhan Rong, but a swift white shadow.
Before Zhong Yansheng could see clearly what the shadow was, he had just stood up from Xiao Nong's arms when he was suddenly thrown back into Xiao Nong's arms by that thing.
Xiao Nong was very welcoming and opened his arms to welcome him back into his arms.
The embrace behind me is strong and broad, while in front of me is warm and furry.
Zhong Yansheng was messed up and was shocked: "Taxue?"
The big cat smelled the long-lost fragrance and heard Zhong Yansheng calling it. It let out an excited meow and struggled to get into Zhong Yansheng's arms, swinging its fluffy tail to sniff his scent and stretching out its broad tongue to lick his face.
Xiao Nong behind him tightened his arms around his waist unhappily and sniffed along the back of his neck, as if he was fighting with Taxue to mark his territory.
Then the back of his neck felt wet and hot.
Xiao Nong rubbed the birthmark on the back of his neck, and his hoarse voice came into his ears: "Master, do you like me or him?"
Zhong Yansheng's waist went limp, and he felt numb from behind his ears to his tailbone. He felt so ashamed and angry that he wanted to die.
Xiao Nong was really out of his mind, being jealous of a big cat.
It’s bad enough that Taxue licked him, Xiao Nong, Xiao Nong was also licking him!
Is he really just a little snack that anyone can lick?
Zhong Yansheng was trapped between Taxue and Xiao Nong who suddenly appeared, and he could hardly breathe.
In a trance, he had the absurd illusion that he was sandwiched between two Xiao Nongs... or two Taxues.