Yu Jin Chang An (With Jin's Chang'An)

Chapter 37

When Li Shuang was awake, her rationality naturally wouldn't allow Jin'an and herself to sleep together. She spread a blanket on the floor, lying down there, leaving the bed to Jin'an.

But when she woke up in the morning, she found herself sleeping in the bed with Jin'an. He held her in his arms, as if protecting his precious treasure, full of possessiveness.

Li Shuang moved slightly, and he immediately held her tighter.

Helpless, Li Shuang had to let him hold her while sleeping. She glanced at the sky outside and saw the morning glow had already painted the sky red, yet Jin'an hadn't turned back into a child. It seemed what Wu Yin said yesterday was correct.

With him by her side, the closer he held her, the more he was exposed to her breath, which indeed could affect his transformation time.

This... in order to restore Jin'an to normal, does it really mean...?

"You're awake." A deep, husky voice sounded in her ear. He was holding her from behind, so his breath easily sprayed onto Li Shuang's earlobe, warm, moist, and slightly ticklish, making Li Shuang blush a bit given the current situation.

She immediately broke free from Jin'an's embrace, sat up, and rubbed her ears as if trying to rub off the warmth Jin'an had just sprayed on her ear.

Without asking Jin'an why he was holding her while sleeping or dwelling too much on last night's events, Li Shuang knew that the more she asked, the more awkward it would become. Of course, Jin'an wouldn't feel that way; he would only feel awkward. It was only her...

"Ahem." She cleared her throat. "I have something to take care of downstairs for the troops. I'll be back in half an hour. Don't just wait around, find something to do."

"Okay."

Only then did Li Shuang leave with peace of mind.

She asked Wu Yin for paper and pen, and just as she was halfway through drafting the withdrawal plan for the troops stationed downhill, someone from the Five Spirit Sect brought a person from downhill to her.

"General."

The arrival in front of Li Shuang was completely unexpected: "Qin Lan?" She looked at the dusty Qin Lan with some astonishment, "Why aren't you staying at Changfeng Camp? What brings you here? The Western Barbarians..."

Qin Lan looked at Li Shuang, silently observing for a moment, then lowered his gaze without mentioning his own affairs, and went straight to the point: "Indeed, there is a matter concerning the Western Barbarians."

Li Shuang's expression immediately became serious. Qin Lan continued, "The King of the Western Barbarians died suddenly last month, the crown prince hasn't ascended the throne, instead, it's the younger brother of the late king, the King of Shugan, who ascended as the emperor. There's been a change in the Western Barbarian regime."

Li Shuang was taken aback. She was aware of the situation within the Western Barbarian court.

The queen of the Western Barbarians was fierce and didn't allow any other concubines to bear children for the king. However, to this day, the queen has only borne two sons for the king. The eldest son is mentally ill, incapable of achieving great things, while the younger son is still a child and unable to take charge independently. The king's several brothers have been eyeing the throne for many years. Both inside and outside the court, there has been constant struggle for power.

And now, with the sudden death of the King of the Western Barbarians, the younger son has not yet ascended, but it's the third brother, the King of Shugan, who has become the new emperor. What exactly happened behind this, perhaps only those directly involved know.