Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

The ships from Wei County and Dezhou were about an hour apart, so after sending the Wei County ship off, Scarface and his men did not wait to receive the goods on the spot, but returned to the stronghold temporarily.

The first thing Scarface did upon returning to the village was to check the situation in the cave. Although someone had been left in the village to keep an eye on the cave entrance, he still felt uneasy without seeing it for himself.

Upon entering the cave, Scarface saw that the person was still in the cage, already asleep. He breathed a sigh of relief and then went to rest in the village.

Once the footsteps faded away, the deer that had been pretending to sleep against the cage opened its eyes.

The Pixiu returned only after confirming that Wei County's ship was far away. It flapped its wings and approached the cage, its paws clenched, its face beaming with excitement: "The plan was a complete success! Cang Shuyue's secret guards were absolutely amazing! Not only did they take control of the entire ship in such a short time, but they were also so meticulous as to leave survivors to gather intelligence!"

I was terrified when the short guy gave the code; I was so worried he'd give himself away. But he'd anticipated that and managed to extract the code from the survivor!

It made a gesture of pinching sweat.

Youlu smiled and asked, "Have you seen Cang Shuyue? Is he feeling any better?"

Pixiu blinked innocently, then belatedly realized, "[Oh right, I didn't see Cang Shuyue the whole time. Could he be too sick to get up?]"

A deer glared at it, [You jinx! You're not allowed to curse my boyfriend!]

The Pixiu, clutching its head, floated away. [It was just a reasonable guess, otherwise why wouldn't it show its face for something so important?]

[That only means he has more important things to do!] (Hmph, with deer wrapped around his chest.)

Pixiu couldn't argue with him, so it covered its ears and burrowed under his legs like an ostrich.

The moon had already begun to set in the west, and an hour passed quickly.

At 3:45 AM, the kidnappers in the village set off again for the riverbank where they were to meet the cargo ship from Duanzhou that was bringing the people there.

There was still no one guarding the cave entrance this time.

Youlu hadn't slept at all; he was just dozing off against the cage with his eyes closed. Hearing the noise outside, he nudged the drooling Pixiu, "Wake up! Get up and get to work!"

Pixiu rubbed its sleepy eyes and woke up, yawning as it said, "Coming, coming."

They staggered out of the cave.

As Lu watched the small figure disappear into the night, he was about to close his eyes and rest a little longer when a dark shadow suddenly loomed over him. Startled, he thought the kidnappers had returned, but the next second, a breeze carrying a familiar, cool fragrance wafted over him.

He looked up abruptly and met a pair of gentle, deep eyes.

"Brother Imperial Uncle!" Youlu's eyes lit up, and she pounced on the cage with delight.

Under the warm yellow firelight, the boy wore a loose sleeping robe, his long hair was loose, and his bare feet were on the rough wooden board. His jade-like toes were worn slightly red. His face was a little pale, but his eyes shone brightly as he looked at himself.

Cang Shuyue felt a pang of pain in his heart. He ripped off the chains, pulled the person out of the cage, and held him tightly in his arms, feeling his breath and warmth.

"Waaaaah, it really is my brother-in-law! I thought I was dreaming!" Youlu tried her best to stand on tiptoe and hug his neck, chasing after his lips with tears in her eyes, crying, "I want a kiss! I want a kiss!"

Cang Shuyue had no reason not to give in. He carried her to a secluded corner, sat her down on his lap, wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and used the other hand to hold the back of her head in her cloud-like black hair. He then lowered his head and captured her soft, warm lips.

He ground it inch by inch, kissing it inch by inch, greedily absorbing the sweetness from the boy's mouth, but it was never enough.

Youlu responded enthusiastically, letting out a pleasant hum from his nose. Whenever Cang Shuyue stepped back slightly, worried that he might not be able to breathe, he would grumble and chase after her, clinging to her.

Cang Shuyue was completely captivated, pulling the other man into his arms and kissing him repeatedly, kneading him as if he wanted to meld him into his body.

After another wet and passionate kiss, Youlu, satisfied, tugged at a strand of his long hair and leaned against his chest, panting slightly as she spoke: "So it turns out that my brother-in-law didn't go to the riverbank because he wanted to take the opportunity to come see me."

His tone was smug and secretly pleased.

Cang Shuyue kissed the top of his head tenderly, gently rubbing his reddened feet with one large hand, and softly hummed in response.

Youlu happily stomped on his large palm, then, remembering the incident of vomiting blood, anxiously said, "Pixiu said you vomited blood, let me quickly check your pulse!"

She reached out to grab his hand.

Cang Shuyue deftly dodged him, nuzzling his soft cheek as she said, "It's just a lingering injury from a battlefield injury; some medicine will fix it."

"But you've vomited blood." Youlu's eyes reddened as she stubbornly stared at him.

Her heart felt like it had been hit hard. Cang Shuyue gently licked the corner of his reddened eyes and said in a hoarse, pleading voice, "Baby, don't cry."

"If you don't let me see, I'll cry!" Youlu wouldn't budge an inch.

Cang Shuyue had no choice but to obediently let him take her pulse.

You Lu placed two fingers on his pulse, furrowing her brows as she carefully sensed it.

The pulse is deep and strong, but not smooth; it is difficult to move, like scraping bamboo joints with a knife. This is a typical hesitant pulse, which is obviously caused by old injuries with hidden accumulation and internal blood stasis.

This was accumulated over many years, which might be difficult for an ordinary doctor, but he had food brought from the heavens, so it wasn't too troublesome; he just needed to recuperate slowly.

He glared at the man reproachfully and said, "After we get back to the capital, you'd better drink your medicine obediently. If you dare to disobey, I'll break up with you!"

"Break up?" Cang Shuyue asked, puzzled.

"It means I'm not going to be with you." Yu Lu crossed her arms and hummed twice.

Cang Shuyue frowned suddenly, hugging him tightly and saying urgently, "No, we can't break up!"

"Then you'd better be a good boy and listen to me." Youlu touched his handsome face, her fingertips gliding from his brows across his high nose bridge before pressing against his lips.

Her pale lips took on a deep red hue.

It's so beautiful, I'm thinking of deer.

Her gaze fell on the faint bite marks on the boy's fingertips. Cang Shuyue parted her lips slightly, took his fingertips into her mouth and licked them gently. She lowered her eyes and softly rubbed his temples. "I'll do whatever you say, baby."

Lu Zhi, feeling smug, cupped her boyfriend's face and showered him with kisses.

Cang Shuyue chased after him, trying to kiss him, but he tilted his head back to avoid it, saying, "You can't kiss me anymore, my lips are swollen and they'll notice!"

Concealing the disappointment in her eyes, Cang Shuyue held his injured finger and gently kissed the fingertip. "Does it still hurt?"

You Lu shook her head, a hint of excitement in her voice, "This time I recovered very quickly. I woke up after a good night's sleep and felt absolutely nothing! I think my pain tolerance has increased, and I might not be afraid of pain anymore in the future."

"Even so, you can't get injured carelessly." Cang Shuyue frowned, grabbed his waving hand, pressed it against her abdomen, and said with a slightly flushed face, "Touching your favorite abs will help you heal faster."

You Lu raised an eyebrow; that's so clever!

He immediately reached into his shirt, ready to show off his skills, but instead of finding abs, he felt a bulging oil paper package.

He took it out with a puzzled look and opened it. Inside was a roasted duck leg and two pastries.

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Cang Shuyue coughed awkwardly and explained, "I heard you didn't eat well at lunch, so I brought you a late-night snack."

We were so excited when we met that we were so focused on being affectionate that we forgot about the late-night snack.

Youlu sighed helplessly, realizing that one cannot have both delicious food and beautiful women.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

Grabbing a duck leg, she took a satisfying bite. The crispy, fragrant, and delicious flavor instantly filled her mouth. Youlu squinted her eyes contentedly, not forgetting to share with Cang Shuyue, she brought the duck leg to his mouth, saying, "You eat too! Let's eat together!"

Cang Shuyue tried to take it, but his hand was slapped away.

The deer glared at you and said, "Your hand touched my foot, so you're not allowed to eat anything now. Here, I'll feed you!"

Cang Shuyue chuckled. It wasn't like he had touched his feet with both hands. Even so, he obediently took the hand and took a bite of the duck leg.

With that one bite, a hurdle that had been weighing on my mind was overcome.

Eating with the baby is definitely more delicious.