Ch. 89 - Zhong Yansheng: No licking

Hearing the voice, Zhong Yansheng's eyes lit up and he turned around immediately.

The thick felt curtain was opened, letting in a gust of cold wind.

As soon as the man who was led in by the middle-aged woman stepped in, he began to mutter non-stop: "High Priest, can you understand Chinese? I really have no bad intentions. I accidentally broke into the noble's tent..."

Halfway through his words, Lou Qingtang saw several people and one beast gathered around the stove.

When he met the pair of sparkling black eyes looking at him, his voice suddenly stopped.

Zhong Yansheng shrank back in the cold wind and hugged Taxue's fluffy tail that was swinging back and forth in front of his face. He was pleasantly surprised to see that it was really Lou Qingtang: "Doctor Lou, it really is you!"

He arrived in Mobei in such a hurry that when he left the camp, he even forgot to ask Xiao Nong's men whether they had seen Lou Qingtang.

Later, I thought that Lou Qingtang was not a fool and would definitely go to the camp to find Xiao Nong when he arrived in Mobei, so I didn't worry too much.

Who would have thought that I would actually meet Lou Qingtang in my aunt's tribe.

The long tail was hugged by Zhong Yansheng. Taxue did not struggle. He licked his paws, slowly turned his head and looked at Lou Qingtang. The look in his ice-blue eyes was very similar to Xiao Nong's, and his expression was indifferent.

Xiao Nong didn't care at all who came in. He didn't even raise his eyelids and stared at Zhong Yansheng intently. He leaned sideways to block the wind for him and tried to pull out the tail that Zhong Yansheng was holding in his arms.

"...Oh my god." Lou Qingtang didn't care about talking nonsense anymore, and subconsciously muttered, "Why are you three here? Am I dreaming?"

Not to mention that Zhong Yansheng was living well in the capital, so why would he come to Mobei?

This is the territory of barbarians. Xiao Nong's appearance here as the commander of an army is enough to make people shudder.

Especially this bastard named Xiao looks like he’s gone crazy again.

Seeing that Lou Qingtang was still tied up with ropes, Zhong Yansheng tried to stand up, but his legs were still weak and numb from riding the horse for too long, and his bones were sore. He hissed before he even got up, and then Taxue held his sleeve and Xiao Nong pressed his waist and pushed him back to sit down again.

Xiao Nong glanced at Pei Yue and said, "Untie them."

Pei Yue looked at the man and the beast that were tightly holding Zhong Yansheng in the middle, and then said, "Untie them."

The middle-aged woman had no doubt about Pei Yue's order. She drew the scimitar from her waist and deftly cut the rope on Lou Qingtang. After saluting, she retreated.

Finally free, Lou Qingtang rubbed his wrist with a hissing breath: "Excuse me, can someone tell me what's going on?"

Why can a barbarian priest sit together so harmoniously with a Han royal family member and commander? ? ?

Zhong Yansheng quickly explained: "After I arranged matters in the capital, I followed the grain transport team to Mobei, and then something unexpected happened... Anyway, this is my aunt, Doctor Lou, you don't have to be afraid!"

Lou Qingtang couldn't help but look at Pei Yue who was sitting in the middle.

He knew very well how difficult it was to get along with this female priest of the barbarian tribe, but at this moment Pei Yue's expression was very peaceful and gentle, without any strangeness at all. When she heard Zhong Yansheng calling her "Aunt", she smiled and nodded.

Pei Yue looked natural and kind: "Sit down and talk."

Lou Qingtang had been busy travelling between his hometown and Western Shu for some time, and had not paid attention to the news from the capital. He was still unclear about Zhong Yansheng's background, but he had been in this tribe for some time, so of course he had found out that Pei Yue was a princess who was married to a foreign country and had once been a member of the royal family.

It seemed that everyone was a family. Zhong Yansheng and Xiao Nong were also nearby. Lou Qingtang looked around and walked over and sat down without any hesitation.

Zhong Yansheng saw that his lips were a little chapped and his clothes were a little messy. It was obvious that he had not been doing well these days. He pushed the almost cold milk tea to him embarrassedly and said, "Doctor Lou, why are you here? After you came to Mobei, didn't you go to the military camp to look for your brother?"

Lou Qingtang took it without hesitation and sighed: "This is a long story."

More than half a month ago, Lou Qingtang hurried to Mobei. Because he took a detour to get there, he did not meet any people seeking refuge southward on the way. He arrived in Mobei unawares, only to find that Mobei was in chaos.

He hurriedly sent someone to post a letter to the capital, and then wanted to look for Xiao Nong. However, he was unlucky as he met the barbarians who came to rob the grain team on the way.

Fortunately, when they were escaping, they met a team from the Aohan tribe that came out to investigate.

Pei Yue has not had any contact with the royal family of Dayong in these years, but she still has good intentions towards the people of Dayong. After her reputation in the tribe has increased, she also restrained the people in the tribe and was kind to the Han people.

So Lou Qingtang and his group were fortunately rescued. It happened that his men were carrying a large amount of goods, so they were brought to the Aohan tribe for barter and trading.

Lou Qingtang stayed in the tribe for a while and decided to investigate the secret poison of Zhong Yansheng and Xiao Nong. However, Pei Yue saw through him and he was arrested as soon as he took action.

Fortunately, he was only detained for two days and was released today.

He was shivering with cold all the way here, and now he was talking so much that his mouth was dry. After Lou Qingtang finished speaking, he picked up the silver bowl and gulped down the milk tea.

Zhong Yansheng was touched when he heard how much he had done silently. He pushed the bowl of milk tea that Pei Yue had poured for Taxue over to him and said, "Dr. Lou, thank you so much."

Taxue watched the bowl of milk tea being pushed away and let out a low cry.

Seeing his serious look, Lou Qingtang smiled and said, "Why thank me? Helping His Royal Highness Prince Ding is also helping myself. Besides, he saved my life, and my life is valuable. By the way, looking at the state of your Prince Ding, is he stupid again?"

Just as Zhong Yansheng was about to answer, he saw Xiao Nong lower his eyes, hook his fingers with his slender fingers, and said in a low voice: "He said I was stupid."

His handsome eyebrows were drooping, like a lost big cat.

Taxue who was standing beside him also lowered his head along with Xiao Nong and groaned in grievance.

Zhong Yansheng was stunned for a moment, and the desire to protect him surged up in his heart. He nervously covered his ears: "Not stupid! Doctor Lou, don't talk nonsense!"

Lou Qingtang: "..."

Damn it.

Pei Yue coughed softly.

Zhong Yansheng then realized that something was wrong and withdrew his hand obediently with red ears.

Pei Yue was once the third princess of Dayong, and had seen many ups and downs in the barbarian tribe. Her expression remained unchanged as she looked at Lou Qingtang: "Tiao Tiao just said that you are quite knowledgeable in poison."

((Like i said, tiaotiao = zhong Yansheng))

Lou Qingtang felt a chill down his spine when she looked at him, and he straightened his back immediately: "I know a little bit."

Pei Yue poured another bowl of milk tea for Zhong Yansheng and nodded: "Would you like to stay in the tribe for a while and study the remaining fragments of the secret technique of the poison with me to find a way to cure it?"

Lou Qingtang took so much trouble, on the one hand, to help Xiao Nong get rid of the poison, and on the other hand, it also ignited his desire to learn and win, and he had to figure out the poison. Hearing this, he was overjoyed: "What? There really is a fragment? I am willing, of course I am willing!"

The two of them hit it off immediately and exchanged a few words about the parts they understood. Zhong Yansheng was confused and just drank his milk tea silently while watching their discussion.

The rich and smooth taste rolled into his throat. Zhong Yansheng drank two sips and liked it very much. He turned around and shared it with Xiao Nong: "Brother, you try it!"

Xiao Nong was quiet and obedient, lowered his head and took a sip.

Zhong Yansheng rubbed against his arms, nestled beside him and asked softly, "Is it fragrant?"

After sitting by the stove for a while, he warmed up and his face, which had been pale from the cold, regained color. Looking up at him, his face was dazzlingly beautiful, giving people a feeling of fragility yet flexibility.

The misty orchid fragrance wrapped in the sweet aroma of milk tea brushes softly across the tip of the nose, smelling delicious.

Xiao Nong glanced at Zhong Yansheng's chest, and his Adam's apple twitched. His eyes fell straight back on his face: "Smells good."

I want to hold him in my mouth, bury my head in his neck, smell his scent, and lick his tears.

Zhong Yansheng felt uneasy at the look in his eyes, so he had to lower his head and continue drinking his milk tea.

Pei Yue, who was still discussing with Lou Qingtang, suddenly stopped talking and said gently: "Tiao Tiao, how do you usually relieve the Ding Wang poison when it attacks?"

((Wang = king, in previous chapters, i have edited this, but now can't))

When it comes to business, Zhong Yansheng's face becomes serious and he thinks seriously for a while.

When Xiao Nong had a headache, he would hug him and kiss, lick, nibble and sniff him, as if he particularly liked his smell.

He was embarrassed to say the first two: "He would smell me."

Pei Yue's expression showed a hint of strangeness: "Why do you smell it?"

Zhong Yansheng's ears became redder and redder, and he whispered, "It's just... smelling."

Pei Yue was silent.

Zhong Yansheng hurriedly explained: "The smell on my body may be due to the mother Gu, which may help relieve the headache of His Royal Highness Prince Ding..."

As he said this, he felt a little disappointed.

After the poison in him and Xiao Nong's bodies was cured, he no longer had the sweet smell that Xiao Nong liked.

Xiao Nong would no longer like to smell him so much.

"Tiaotiao." Pei Yue saw that he was embarrassed and panicked, and her tone became gentle again, "The insect will not affect the smell of your body."

Zhong Yansheng was stunned: "Ah?"

“That’s your natural taste.”

Pei Yue's tone became calmer and calmer, but beneath that calmness, there was a faint tendency for magma to flow and erupt: "As long as you stay within five feet of him, you can relieve his headache."

"According to the records in the classics, everything else is useless except blood."

With every word Pei Yue said, Zhong Yansheng became more dazed, and the redness on the tips of his ears spread to his face without him noticing.

Although Pei Yue's tone was gentle, her words were still so straightforward: "I don't need to smell your scent, and I don't need to do anything else."

Zhong Yansheng: “…”

Zhong Yansheng moved his lips, turned his head stupidly, and looked at Xiao Nong in shock.

No, not necessary?

Then why...

So Xiao Nong is just a simple hooligan? !

Xiao Nong said calmly: "I don't understand."

Zhong Yansheng had never expected that there was such a truth. His cheeks became increasingly hot when Pei Yue and Lou Qingtang glanced at him.

He couldn't stay in this tent any longer, so he hurriedly tried to get up: "Aunt, I, I want to find a place to rest for a while..."

Pei Yue asked: "Are you resting alone?"

Zhong Yansheng: "...Yes, I'm alone."

Xiao Nong is not a human being.

It's a bad dog.

Pei Yue seemed to be hesitant to speak, and sighed: "Okay, go and rest for a while."

She added considerately: "Don't let yourself be taken advantage of again."

Zhong Yansheng finally managed to stand up with Xiao Nong, but when he heard the last sentence, he almost slipped and fell back, and quickly pulled Xiao Nong away: "Hmm... Hmm!"

He followed with an elegant gait in the snow.

The barbarian tribe was quite lively. Even in this weather, there were many herdsmen coming and going outside, making tea and chatting by the stove outside the felt tents. When they saw the two Han people who had entered the Yadagan felt tent coming out, they couldn't help but look over with curiosity, their eyes constantly scanning the faces of Zhong Yansheng and Xiao Nong.

Especially when they saw the big cat following Zhong Yansheng closely, the herdsmen in the tribe were obviously more shocked.

The barbarians believe in Changshengtian, worship heaven and earth, and respect nature. Most of them also have love and awe for mysterious and beautiful creatures like Taxue on the snowy mountains. When they see Taxue following Zhong Yansheng, they can't help but feel a bit of admiration for him.

Zhong Yansheng's palms were sweating from being stared at, fearing that Xiao Nong would be recognized. Fortunately, the people around his aunt were very tacit. When they saw them coming out, they took the two of them to the felt tent next door, opened the curtain, and said in a somewhat stiff Chinese: "You, guests, stay here. If you need anything, call me."

Zhong Yansheng nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Thank you."

After saying that, he felt that more people were looking over, so he worriedly pulled Xiao Nong and quickly went in.

This felt tent was obviously not as big and gorgeous as Pei Yue's, but it was still quite soft. Zhong Yansheng had not had a good sleep on the way to Mobei, and he was exhausted after tossing and turning for so long, and fell on the bed, staggering.

His body immediately sank, Xiao Nong covered him, and his slightly cool lips gently rubbed against his ear: "Lick it."

Zhong Yansheng hit him frustratedly: "No licking."

My aunt guessed it!

Xiao Nong bit his earlobe and said persistently, "Promised, lick it."

Zhong Yansheng: "...Do you understand now?"

Xiao Nong seemed not to understand again and concentrated on kissing his cheeks. The warm kisses dropped from his jaw to his neck, as if there was something on Zhong Yansheng's neck that particularly attracted him and he bit and rubbed it.

Zhong Yansheng's neck was already red, and he was trembling all over from Xiao Nong's kiss. His mind felt dizzy for a moment, and he completely forgot what his aunt had said. His thin eyelids were red, and his breathing became disordered. The bed sank again, and Taxue climbed up.

There was a faint light in Zhong Yansheng's eyes. When he opened his eyes, he saw Taxue's furry head coming towards him, and the gray-blue animal eyes stared at him curiously.

A feeling of shame suddenly emerged, and my mind became a little clearer.

His aunt was in the felt tent next door, and she warned him not to let anyone take advantage of him!

Zhong Yansheng didn't know whether to get Taxue off the bed first, or get Xiao Nong off him first. His rapid breathing was like continuous water waves, his eyes were slightly hot and wet. He pushed his head and said with difficulty: "Don't... bite me, let me see the wound on your body."

Xiao Nong paused, pretending not to hear, and continued to bite him as if he wanted to eat him.

Zhong Yansheng finally caught his breath and said in a heavier tone, "Xiao Xianwei."

After a moment's silence, His Royal Highness Prince Ding sat up obediently, looking at Zhong Yansheng with dark eyes as he reached out to untie his belt.

As Zhong Yansheng was unbuttoning his belt, he realized that the belt on Xiao Nong looked particularly familiar.

It was the one he had someone bring to Mobei.

He had to wear it on the battlefield. One can easily imagine how Xiao Nong usually showed off this belt to his subordinates.

Zhong Yansheng stared at the belt for a while and decided to wait until Xiao woke up before letting Taxue bite off his legs.

After untying Xiao Nong's belt, Zhong Yansheng was about to push his clothes aside when his hand was grabbed again.

The smell of blood on his body became stronger.

"It's not good to look at." Xiao Nong coaxed him slowly, "Don't look at it."

Zhong Yansheng's nose suddenly felt sore. He slapped his hand away, pursed his lips and forcefully peeled off his clothes, revealing his body full of new and old scars. Most of them were bandaged, but they had already seeped blood. A few had not been bandaged in time. Zhong Yansheng felt pain all over at the sight of them.

The battle reports sent to the capital were all about victory, but no one goes to the battlefield without getting injured.

Zhong Yansheng got off the bed with a sullen look on his face. Xiao Nong subconsciously wanted to follow him, but Zhong Yansheng glared at him and said, "Sit still."

He looked fierce, unlike his usual soft appearance. Even stepping on the snow was frightening and he jumped off the bed silently, fearing that Zhong Yansheng would scold him.

((Stepping on the snow = taxue, i edited it in previous chapters, but can't do now.))

Zhong Yansheng opened the curtain a little and shouted outside.

Soon, hot water, towels and bandages were brought in.

Zhong Yansheng silently undid his bandages, wiped the seeping blood bit by bit, then took out the medicine he had brought with him from his sleeve pocket and applied it to his wound.

The slender white fingertips slid from the chest to the fingertips, being too careful and meticulous, making the itch worse. It was more like torture than enjoyment. Xiao Nong lowered his eyes and looked at him, breathing heavily, wanting to grab him: "Little Master."

Zhong Yansheng said sternly: "If you move again, I will throw you out."

Xiao Nong grabbed him, seemed to smile, and stopped moving.

After treating the wound in front of him and the one on his back, Zhong Yansheng felt sad when he looked at the wounds on his body. When he turned around and Xiao Nong could not see his expression, his eyes immediately turned red.

Xiao Nong's eyes were misty and a little dazed. It was only after a while that he felt the warm tears dripping on his back.

Taxue whimpered and rubbed his head against Zhong Yansheng. Xiao Nong paused, turned around and hugged him in his arms. He was a man who could usually say any rude words, but now he could only comfort him clumsily: "It doesn't hurt."

Zhong Yansheng was almost dying of pain. He buried his head in his arms and shed tears for a while before he choked up and said, "You have suffered so many injuries, but His Royal Highness Prince Jing said that no one can tolerate you."

The howling north wind whistled across the snowy plain. Xiao Nong held his face and kissed his dark, wet eyelashes. At this moment, he seemed to have regained consciousness for a moment and kissed him gently: "Just you are enough."

After traveling thousands of miles and wading through mountains and rivers, Zhong Yansheng was finally wrapped in the familiar and reassuring atmosphere. He cried so hard and bandaged Xiao Nong in a messy way. In the end, he even forgot when and how he fell asleep in Xiao Nong's arms.

I slept very deeply and when I woke up it was already the next morning.

As soon as Zhong Yansheng opened his eyes, he found that Xiao Nong was not around.

His eyes were still swollen. He was stunned for a moment, called Xiao Nong helplessly, turned over and got out of bed. He shivered from the cold and had to put on the clean robe that had been brought in at some point.

Just as I was hurriedly putting it on, Lou Qingtang's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, are you awake? Is it convenient for me to come in?"

Zhong Yansheng responded, and then saw Lou Qingtang coming in with food. Seeing that his hair and clothes were messy, he said happily: "Xiao Nong was called over by your aunt. She thought you would be scared when you wake up, so she asked me to come and comfort you."

Hearing that Xiao Nong was still there, Zhong Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief. He smelled the food and his stomach, which had not eaten for a whole day, began to feel uncomfortable.

Lou Qingtang pulled a stool and sat down: "Eat first, you haven't eaten for a long time."

Zhong Yansheng hummed, Lou Qingtang stroked his chin and looked at him, and couldn't help but sighed: "My little prince, you are such a good person, why are there so many dangerous people around you?"

Zhong Yansheng was a little confused: "Danger?"

Lou Qingtang nodded with lingering fear: "Xiao Nong and your aunt are both enough to make people drink a pot."

"No." Zhong Yansheng was puzzled. "Forget about my brother. My aunt is very gentle."

Lou Qingtang: "...Do you know what your gentle aunt has done?"

Zhong Yansheng blinked.

Lou Qingtang hadn't had the chance to gossip with anyone these days, and now that he had finally caught Zhong Yansheng, he finally had the chance to say, "Your aunt is really amazing."

Not long after Pei Yue came to marry, Mobei fell. The relationship between the Aohan tribe and Dayong was extremely tense. Pei Yue, a Han princess who was looked down upon by everyone, actually inherited the throne from the previous priest and became the Yadagan respected by everyone in the tribe.

"The leader of the Aohan tribe is a sickly person." Lou Qingtang touched his chin, "When he was sick, your aunt was in charge of the affairs of the tribe. At the beginning, there were elders who were not convinced, but later, the grass on the graves of those who were not convinced became taller and taller, and the rest were convinced."

Zhong Yansheng drank a mouthful of porridge and commented seriously: "Aunt is in power, Aunt is right, they are not convinced, they are wrong."

Lou Qingtang: "..."

He really suspected that Zhong Yansheng had been led astray by Xiao.

"Forget it." It seems that the relationship between the newly recognized aunt and niece is quite good. Lou Qingtang gave up the idea of ​​asking Zhong Yansheng to be careful of Pei Yue. "I studied with your aunt all night last night. Originally, understanding the fragments of ancient books was the biggest obstacle, but she has been in the tribe for many years, so it is no problem for her to understand those crooked words. She also understands the barbarians' Gu. As for me, at least my ancestors were doctors for several generations and understand poison."

Zhong Yansheng was stunned for a moment, feeling both nervous and happy: "Is there a solution?"

"Yes." Lou Qingtang said proudly, "Your aunt called Xiao Nong over to test the medicine. The poisonous insects have been buried in your body for too many years. We have to find a way to lure them out first."

Zhong Yansheng's smile disappeared in an instant: "Testing medicine?!"

Lou Qingtang's mouth was really leaky and he blurted out something without paying attention, so he quickly shut up.

Zhong Yansheng couldn't eat anymore: "Take me there!"

This little ancestor is not as easy to fool as before, Lou Qingtang had no choice but to lead the way: "Let me make it clear first, don't reveal that it was me who leaked it."

When Lou Qingtang and Zhong Yansheng arrived, Xiao Nong was already sitting in the deep medicine pool in the house. Pei Yue was about to throw a scorpion in, but when she saw Zhong Yansheng being brought in by Lou Qingtang, she paused a little, glanced at Lou Qingtang, threw away the scorpion, and said gently: "Why are you here?"

The medicine pool was emitting a fresh scent of plants and trees. It was obviously very uncomfortable to lure out the poisonous insect. Xiao Nong was sitting in the medicine pool wearing only a single piece of clothing, with his long hair loose. His handsome face was covered with cold sweat, and his veins were slightly exposed in his pale face. It seemed that he had noticed Zhong Yansheng coming. After a long while, his misty blue eyes slowly opened and looked towards Zhong Yansheng. He smiled weakly and made a mouth shape.

Far away.

((Far away = Yuan Yuan = Tiao Tiao = Zhong Yansheng))

He sat quietly in the medicine pool, his eyes dim, like some kind of bewitching and handsome evil demon, luring the passing birds to flap their wings and land.

Zhong Yansheng involuntarily took a step towards that side, his heart aching and soft, biting his lip and begging: "I have to be present when the poison is removed, aunt, I, I will also go into the drug pool!"

This way my aunt won't throw scorpions and snakes in there.

Pei Yue smiled and explained: "Why are you in such a hurry? I wanted to wait until you finished your meal before letting you come over."

Zhong Yansheng thought, if he waits until he finishes his meal before coming over, will Xiao Nong really not be stung to death by the scorpion?

"The medicine pool was set up last night. From now on, you will all need to soak in it together for an hour and a half every day."

Pei Yue waved her hand, signaling the people behind her to take the snake basket down as well. She thought for a while and said, "Auntie will add some more medicine in it. You can go down later."

When Zhong Yansheng saw her turn around and grab a handful of medicine from the box held by the person behind her, Lou Qingtang suddenly showed an extremely complicated expression. He couldn't help but secretly tug at Lou Qingtang's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "What kind of medicine is that?"

Lou Qingtang restrained his expression and said in a low voice: "It is a medicine that causes kidney yin deficiency."

Zhong Yansheng: “…”

He felt that after Xiao Nong woke up and was no longer affected by the insect, no matter what his attitude towards him was, he would not like him anymore.

None of them can wither.

It will be useful in case he really locks Xiao up.

Zhong Yansheng closed his eyes, and promptly grabbed Pei Yue's hand that was giving him the drug, and said with difficulty: "Aunt, this is, not necessary..."

Pei Yue withdrew her hand regretfully: "Okay."

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