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Xiao Chiye said, “Let’s hear more about it.”
Shen Zechuan was feeling so warm from Xiao Chiye’s embrace that he began to sweat. He said, “You’ll lose the fun if you voice it out when it comes to matters like undressing and what happens after.”
Xiao Chiye grabbed hold of Shen Zechuan’s fleeing finger. He laughed for a moment before saying. “You’ll lose the fun if you voice it out? Then, take a moment to hear me out. I’ll say it for you.”
Shen Zechuan looked toward the account books.
Xiao Chiye squeezed the pulp of Shen Zechuan’s finger and looked at the account book together with him. He said, “I haven’t even started, so why are you getting all hot?”
Shen Zechuan looked askance at Xiao Chiye and mouthed soundlessly, because of you.
Xiao Chiye looked at Shen Zechuan for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head and buried it into the pit of Shen Zechuan’s neck. All his earlier emotions had melted away at this look of Shen Zechuan. They became another kind of raging torrents that surged along Xiao Chiye’s chest to his entire body. But no matter how tempestuous the waves were inside of him, he did not dare to use even more strength in his embrace of Shen Zechuan.
That kick that had never once turned a hair during all the years in Qudu had, along with the passage of time, cunningly turned into pangs of pain after Xiao Chiye fell into the clutches of love. The turbidness that was love and hatred went through a cleansing by the heavy downpour to become a crystal clear lake. Xiao Chiye drew in his claws, bowing his head in submission to the word “love”.
Shen Zechuan released his hand and held hands again with Xiao Chiye with interlocking fingers. He tilted his head to bump gently against Xiao Chiye’s unmoving head and said, “Have you fallen asleep?”
Xiao Chiye raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, “Oh, how I love you so.”
Shen Zechuan was slightly stunned.
Xiao Chiye looked at him and enunciated each word as he repeated, “I love you so much.”
Shen Zechuan remained stunned for a moment before he said, “I—”
Xiao Chiye could not wait any longer. He turned his head and kissed Shen Zechuan hard, as if he wanted to give all the love in his heart that could not be expressed with words alone to Shen Zechuan. The cool breeze in the courtyard stirred the bamboo blinds, while shadows of flowers shifted under the eaves along with the slanting trajectory of the sun at the same time golden light, having penetrated through the obstacles to make it way deeper in, cascaded over the ground.
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Beiyuan Hunting Grounds was not that far away from Cizhou, and there was also a bridle path connecting both places. Lang Tao Xue Jin could reach it in half a day, so Xiao Chiye took Chen Yang and Ding Tao to take a look at the site the next day. Shen Zechuan finished sorting out the accounts for this period of time in Cizhou and, together with Zhou Gui and Kong Ling, made some changes to matters relating to the Cizhou garrison troops.
“Although I had the thought that quite a number of people would come forward to answer our recruitment call, I never expected it to be this many!” Zhou Gui was overjoyed. “With this, we can further expand the plowing range next year.”
“There’s a shortage of grains on the outside which Cizhou can supply. To many of those in desperate situations, this is timely help that’s equivalent to sending charcoals in snowy weather. It not only solves their urgent needs but also prevents them from turning to banditry.” Kong Ling looked delighted as he said to Shen Zechuan, “We shall have to trouble the Vice Commander regarding the military arms.”
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Qiang Jin Jiu (Author : Tang Jiuqing 唐酒卿)
Historical Fiction*Revised from translated team and intended for offline purpose only* The six prefectures of Zhongbo were surrendered to foreign enemies without resistance, and Shen Zechuan found himself apprehended in the capital, reduced to a state of utter disgra...
