ADWMCES Chapter57

Ji Yujin closed his eyes, suppressing the anger that threatened to spill over. Even though he was furious, he couldn’t take it out on Chu Fengqing. What else could he do?

He sighed softly, reached out and touched the bloodstain on his face, and took out the golden wound ointment from his arms. “Don’t move, I’ll apply some ointment to you. This ointment is very useful, and it has been tested by myself that it will not leave scars.”

Chu Fengqing: “……” He thought of Ji Yujin’s body full of scars of varying sizes and suddenly felt a little panicked.

However, this small wound would heal the next day without needing applying ointment, and it was unlikely to leave a scar. However, since he couldn’t tell whether Ji Yujin was still angry or not, he didn’t dare to raise any objections. If Ji Yujin said he wanted to apply ointment, then just let him do it.

The golden wound ointment felt a little cool when it was sprinkled on the wound, and his nose was also covered by the strong smell of medicine.

After Ji Yujin put away the ointment, Chu Fengqing asked tentatively, “Are you still angry?”

Ji Yujin folded his arms and gave him a calm look. “Are you scared now? What were you doing before then?”

Chu Fengqing: “I have used this road to travel from the capital to Jiangnan many times, and I think it is nothing special.”

This place was indeed a small town in the past, but people didn’t travel as fast as they do now. The pace of travel was different from what it is now. They usually rested in the next small town, so he didn’t notice that it was occupied by bandits.

Ji Yujin: “Do you think nothing is wrong?”

He paused and stared into his eyes. “Chu Fengqing, can you please discuss with me before doing anything in the future? After all, I am your husband. Even if others have a dog, they will also give them a notice before going on a long journey. Am I not even as good as a dog?”

Chu Fengqing: “I promise you.”

There is no need to compare yourself to a dog.

He stared at Ji Yujin and asked seriously, “Are you still angry?”

Ji Yujin pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth. Who could still get angry about this?

He curled half of his lower lip helplessly, “I can’t get angry anymore.”

Chu Fengqing’s eyes bent slightly, and if one didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t even be able to tell. A stone in his heart was put down, and he didn’t even realize why he cared so much about whether Ji Yujin was angry or not.

There was a guard who was familiar with Qing Niao. Seeing Ji Yujin’s different attitude towards Chu Fengqing, he asked curiously, “Qing Niao, do you know who that man is?”

Qing Niao: “It is Madam.”

Everyone: “……”

“Huh!!”

“Damn!”

Qing Niao looked at his comrades in front of him, who suddenly turned into primitive people, shouting and cursing, and felt a little confused.

Of course, he didn’t know what horrible words his master had said to them in order to cause them to be unable to look Chu Fengqing in the eye.

……

After all the bandits were tied up, some guards discovered during the search that every household here had a basement under the house. After they reported this to Ji Yujin, Ji Yujin glanced at the open door of the basement of the inn, thought for a moment, and decided to go down and take a look.

As soon as he took a step forward, his sleeve was pulled.

Chu Fengqing: “I will go too.”

Ji Yujin looked at his sleeve being pulled, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said without thinking, “Alright.”

The basement was dark and damp, and the stairs were so narrow that the two of them couldn’t even walk side by side. Chu Fengqing pursed his lips. Even though he had lit a torch, but he still couldn’t see the stairs clearly. There was condensation on the stairs, and the wooden ladder was a little rotten, causing some moss to adhere to the surface.

Chu Fengqing reluctantly took a few steps and almost missed a step. Ji Yujin heard the noise and looked back. “Be careful, this ladder is slippery, walk slowly.”

Ji Yujin naturally reached out and held his hand, leading him down step by step.

Chu Fengqing stared at the hands of the two of them, pursed his lips, but inexplicably did not want to break free.

Ji Yujin also focused all his attention on their holding hands. Seeing that Chu Fengqing did not struggle, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

After walking a few steps down, a foul smell came. Ji Yujin frowned, and now he regretted bringing Chu Fengqing down with him. He should have come down and taken a look by himself first.

He stopped and tied the handkerchief he had just taken from Chu Fengqing’s face back on him and covered his nose. “I didn’t expect it to be like this down there. Do you want to go up first?”

Chu Fengqing shook his head, and Ji Yujin did not force him either. He just stood in front of him to protect him, fearing that there would be any danger.

This place is already in the south, where winters aren’t as harsh as in the north. There’s no need to store food or vegetables, so people likely have no tradition of building cellars. However, every household here has a cellar, which is very strange.

When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.

Finally, after passing the narrow and difficult stairs, the two landed.

Ji Yujin looked down at his feet, which were muddy. He stuck the torch into the wall, turned around, carried Chu Fengqing down, and held him tightly in his arms without letting go.

Chu Fengqing was stunned, “You… put me down first.”

Ji Yujin: “The ground is dirty, don’t get your shoes dirty.”

Chu Fengqing said in a cold voice, “It’s alright.”

Ji Yujin didn’t respond, but his hands kept moving. He lightly weighed him and said, “Why are you so light? Don’t you usually eat?”

This action startled Chu Fengqing, and he subconsciously grabbed Ji Yujin’s collar. When he came to his senses, a thin layer of red already covered the back of his neck. He frowned and gritted his teeth and said, “Ji Yujin!”

Seeing that he was both angry and embarrassed, Ji Yujin chuckled twice.

Just as he was about to speak, a scream suddenly came from the dark corner. The voice was so sharp and thin that it went straight into their heads.