Chapter 44: Doubt and Departure

’Looks like he doesn’t plan on sleeping early. Should I scare him a little?’

She sounded a little vexed as she said a pick up line from some famous novel that she read before, “Don’t move around because it’ll make things difficult for me!”

“Eh?”

Yun Shu went ahead following her teasing as she whispered in his ears, “if you don’t go to sleep soon, then we can have an intimate pillow talk, you know?”

This devil! Now he is threatening me! I shouldn’t have taken his help back then!

Something isn’t right!

The Yun Shu I knew wasn’t this skilled in flirting, he was, in fact, nothing but a cold piece of wood block!

He didn’t let any woman get closer to him, forget about some man. How could he be eloquent at flirting now?!

No matter from which angel Bai Yunxian saw him, he really couldn’t figure out what happened in the end, so he kept quiet as he didn’t respond to Yun Shu’s teasing anymore.

What happened all of a sudden?

All of a sudden, it was as if someone suddenly switched off all the lights, the atmosphere around them also seemed to be a little chilly.

Though Bai Yunxian doubted Yun Shu’s identity, however, Yun Shu didn’t have any slightest idea as she continued to try and fell asleep.

Even though Yun Shu has always been very vigilant, it’s as if she believed and trusted Bai Yunxian very much. She easily let her guard down and fell asleep even before Bai Yunxian.

In the darkness, Bai Yunxian lifted up his head, carefully touching his eyelashes, nose, down to her lips. However, as if he got shocked by some electrical wear, Bai Yunxian jolted up as he took his hand away.

When he saw that she didn’t react at all, he couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

’I don’t know what scheme you are cooking up, but I swear I’ll dig up every last bit of your secret, Yun Shu. if I were to see you are trying to hurt me or my family, then I won’t spare you too!’

He sent a murderous glare at Yun Shu, but she still didn’t know what dark thoughts Bai Yunxian was having about her.

At the same time, after midnight passed, Bai Yunxian woke up with the commotion outside.

The sound was not far from where they were currently sleeping. Instead, it actually seemed to be coming from the courtyard outside the bridal chamber.

Is this what he meant not to care about the sound outside?

Bai Yunxian looked at the soundly sleeping angelic face, so he already knew that he would get ambushed in his own manor?

If necessary, then he would’ve given the guy a hand, considering his high cultivation that he’s been hiding skillfully. In this life, he didn’t get crippled by those nasty people outside the manor and was able to rise to the Martial Master sixth grade until he met Yun Shu.

’I’m still too weak. This much isn’t enough!’

Those bastards must’ve already broken through and reached the level of Martial Ancestor and above!

However, he didn’t expect Yun Si to take up such nasty tricks and try to harm his own blood brother just because he was jealous of his success.

’I guess these people outside will take care of this mess.’

Though Bai Yunxian didn’t fall asleep until he couldn’t hear any sound coming from outside.

He silently stared at the man sleeping beside him before closing his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

***

The next day,

Before heading out, Yun Shu took both Bai Yunxian and his mother back to the Yun Manor. There is a proverb that goes like this, the most dangerous place is also the safest place. The Yun Manor was a place full of lions, tigers and snakes, or at least that’s what Yun Shu would describe her father and brothers like.

However, they were also the ones that cared for each other like their own blood and flesh, willing to go any lengths to protect the people they care for and cherish.

Hench, this was the ideal place for Bai Yunxian and his mother to live during the time Yun Shu is out of the capital.

“Mother, father, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself and don’t worry too much! Your son will definitely come back in one piece!” Yun Shu grinned as she bid them farewell.

Mother Yun knocked her forehead softly with teary eyes as she tried to smile, “Don’t always joke around like this! Take care of yourself and eat properly. Don’t skip your meals, alright?”

“Ok, Ok, I’ll remember, you guys also take care of yourself! And brothers, I’m entrusting my parents to you, take care of them wholeheartedly, or I’ll whoop your asses when I get back!” Yun Shu stuck out her tongue as she made fun of them, but the brothers could only squint their faces and look away.

No matter what, we can’t touch a single hair on her body!

“You are talking as if you are the only legitimate son of Mom and Dad, and the rest of us were adopted! Go get back to your business quickly before we kick your butt out of the manor!”

“Hmph!” Kick your butt my ass, you can’t even lift a finger to hurt me, silly brothers!

However, Yun Shu didn’t refute them, instead made a face at them before turning towards her newlywed ’wife’.

“Wait for me with my mother-in-law and my family here until I come back, we will return to the manor afterwards. Before that, there is something I need from you. Don’t be too surprised, or we will get found out.”

’He has something he needs from me?’ Bai Yunxian didn’t quite understand what she meant, until something cold touched his face and his body froze.

!

Smooch…!

Before Bai Yunxian could react, Yun Shu was already a few steps away from him as she pretended to cough. “Ahem! Anyway, take care of your body, I’ll leave then.”

’This damned guy! He dared to…!’

Bai Yunxian was flushed, but he couldn’t refute his intimate actions since they now must act like newlyweds.

’Screw your newlywed! He actually took advantage of me!’

“Ooooh…!” While Bai Yunxian was fuming in anger, the Yun brothers were squealing from the sidelines after watching the ambiguous interaction between them.

Obviously, their brother has changed so much after spending just one night with his wife!

“I suddenly feel like getting married isn’t actually too bad! Should I start finding a sister-in-law for you guys as well?” Yun Ming was quite the joker and gossiper out of the whole family. Even Bai Yunxian wasn’t able to keep up his neutral appearance and blushed in shame after getting teased like that.

“Oh? Then I guess it’s time for me to look up some ’beautiful’ portraits of ’young girls’ for my brother.” Yun Chu smiled as he said, but Yun Ming’s face went pale after hearing the emphasized words.

“Ah! I suddenly remember that this kind of loving appearance only suits our little brother, so it’s alright. No need to find a bride for me!” Yun Ming clung to his brother’s leg to beg for forgiveness while the others were snickering at him.

Yun Shu showed her gratitude to her Mother-in-law as well before setting off. The horse rider guards also followed behind him as soon they disappeared out of sight.

’This is my chance.’

While the parents were feeling worried for their son going out on a dangerous mission out of the capital for the first time and will take a long time to come back, the parents’ heart couldn’t stop worrying about him.

Bai Yunxian interrupted the heavy silence of the atmosphere as he said, “Father, Mother, daughter-in-law has a wish to ask for. Could you please spare a moment to hear what I want to say?”

His way of speaking was nervous and too formal, because aside from his mother, he didn’t have time to have an actual lighthearted conversation with elderly people.

All the elders he had conversations with either spoke less or looked down on him, else they would scold and curse him for getting entangled with their son.

However, compared to them, the Yun Lord and Lady were like angels from heaven!

Mother Yun smiled at his awkwardness as she talked with him with a gentle and soft voice, it’s like he was her own child, “You don’t have to speak so formally with us, child. What did you want to say, let’s hear it. But first, I think we should go back to the pavilion, considering your mother is still recovering.”

“Yes, yes, I still have some work to do. You should have a fine talk with your daughter-in-law. Boys, come with me.” Father Yun also gave them personal space considering how his daughter-in-law’s mood would be after his ’son’ left her alone just the next day of their wedding.

“Alright then. Let’s go.”

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