Chapter 1445: The Beauty Undercover General's 36

Three days have passed since the detox.

Earlier, Fengyun laoren's words were terrifying, directly labeling Muyue—who showed signs of poison—as a madman who kills anyone he sees, so Jin Chen stayed by his side without leaving.

On the fourth day after lunch, Muyue finally showed signs of clarity.

Jin Chen noticed another breath in the room becoming ragged, hastily put down the military document he was holding, walked to the bed, and gently stroked Muyue's hair.

Muyue suddenly opened his eyes, his green pupils deeper than usual, smelled an unfamiliar scent, immediately bared his teeth, and his face filled with ferocity.

Seeing this, Jin Chen slightly raised his brow, extended his finger to his lips; Muyue opened his mouth to bite, but stopped abruptly upon touching the skin.

Muyue's nostrils flared as he gripped Jin Chen's hand, sniffing repeatedly, then cautiously lifted his eyes to look at him.

"Not biting?" Jin Chen asked with a smile.

Muyue held the fingertip between his teeth, rubbing it a few times, then lowered his eyes and shook his head.

What Fengyun laoren said was scary; he's not a madman at all, clearly a wolf cub.

Jin Chen helped him up, but as soon as he supported his shoulder, he found Muyue's whole body stiff, as if he didn't want to be touched yet dared not resist.

After sitting up, Muyue shrank further into the blankets, leaned against the foot of the bed, far from Jin Chen, half his face hidden in the covers, only revealing eyes dark with vigilance.

Jin Chen lowered his head to look at his empty palm, feeling somewhat surprised.

"Not letting me hold you?"

Muyue shrank further inside, his refusal obvious.

Jin Chen: "……"

"What a lousy detox!"

"Fine, then I'll change rooms to rest."

Jin Chen yawned, "You ungrateful little thing, I guarded you for three days, and after detox you woke up but still won't let me hold you."

Anyway, the poison is gone; other matters can only be taken slowly.

Just as Jin Chen rose and had taken a few steps, Muyue suddenly puzzled, kneeling up, clutching the blankets to sniff, then looked toward his departing back, tilting his head in confusion.

His slow-witted mind finally reacted to Jin Chen's last sentence.

Detox.

Some memories from before the coma flooded his mind.

Muyue suddenly touched his cheek, barefoot leapt from the bed and rushed to the bronze mirror, his breath growing more chaotic and hurried.

In the bronze mirror, an exquisite face had black lines of Snake Mark spreading from the chest, threads creeping down to under the eyes—not many, but strikingly visible.

Whenever the poison flared without medicine, Muyue would grow Snake Mark, which he considered extremely ugly, strange and terrifying.

Jin Chen's voice sounded from behind, carrying some soothing.

"Fengyun laoren said it will fade on its own in three to five days, don't worry."

Muyue instinctively didn't want him to see him like this, and hated even more the ugly face appearing in the bronze mirror.

"Ugly."

Muyue squeezed out a word from his throat, his voice hoarse.

As the words fell, Muyue suddenly clenched his fist and smashed the bronze mirror; Jin Chen didn't have time to stop him.

"Hey! Ancestor!"

Jin Chen was startled by his action, pulled Muyue's hand away and flung the mirror shards; the back of his hand showed large red marks and several small puncture wounds.

The bronze mirror was already cracked beyond use.

"You..." Jin Chen's scolding words caught in his throat; lowering his head, he saw Muyue's face full of divine sorrow, his downcast eyes forlorn and grieved.

Thinking he was about to be scolded, Muyue unhappily covered his ears.

"All right, all right, I won't scold you."

Jin Chen pulled him away from the stool, gently rubbed his hand that was about to swell, and coaxed, "It's not ugly, really."

Jin Chen wasn't wearing a mask; he then pulled Muyue's hand to his own face, asking, "Ugly?"

Muyue instinctively shook his head, "No."

"Then we're the same." Jin Chen kissed the back of his hand.

Muyue's fingers curled slightly, he softly gripped Jin Chen's hand, and nodded earnestly.

Then he suddenly moved closer, to smell Jin Chen's scent, then glanced at the bedding, his green pupils dimming slightly, as if in thought.

Jin Chen inexplicably understood his meaning, a faint smile appearing in his eyes.

"There's no fragrance on the bed."

Muyue understood, sat up straight, and reached out to him for a hug.

"No hug," Jin Chen tilted his head, slightly proud, and said softly, "You wouldn't let me hold you."

Muyue carefully reached for him again, full of grievance and stubbornness, "Hug."

His former overly radiant face now had a hint of innocent, world‑unaware childlikeness.

Jin Chen pointed to the bed, "Lie down with me for a while, then you can hug."

Muyue waited a few more seconds before nodding, tentatively leaning into his embrace; when he found the familiar feeling, he relaxed, wrapped his arms around the neck and buried himself, motionless.

Lying back under the covers, Muyue again began to stare blankly, glanced at Jin Chen falling asleep quickly, then lowered his gaze to fix on his own wrist.

His dull, clumsy thoughts turned slowly.

The poison has been resolved.

He will not die from now on.

Muyue pulled his hand back into the blankets, then burrowed into Jin Chen's chest, the corners of his mouth slightly turning up.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -20, total 30~】

Ling Gun Gun's broadcast was soft, not waking Jin Chen.

——

Evening.

Having heard that Muyue had awakened, Jin Qingqing was again made by her parents and Dage to act as a scout soldier, coming to check on the Your Majesty residing at Jiangjun Fu.

Jin Qingqing cautiously entered Jin Chen's courtyard main gate, knowing that the second older brother disliked having many servants in the courtyard; seeing no one around, she felt relieved, lifted her skirt, and walked inside.

At this time……

Jin Qingqing stood where she was, thought for a moment, then went to the Study.

"Second older brother."

Jin Qingqing knocked on the door, "May I come in?"

In the Study, Jin Chen was holding Muyue, reading a letter sent from the garrison at Saiwai.

Hearing this, he lowered his head to glance at the person in his arms, also wanting to test how far Muyue's recognition of strangers currently extended.

"Come in."

As Jin Qingqing pushed the door open, Muyue was clearly on guard; in an instant she rose from Jin Chen's embrace, her green, deep pupils fixed on the doorway like a venomous snake eyeing prey, ready to attack at any moment.

Jin Qingqing's steps halted from fright at that gaze, but she thought that since the second older brother had let her in, there should be no danger, so she put on a smile and took two more steps forward.

"Your Majesty, you're awake……ah!"

Watching helplessly as the jade stone inkstone flew toward her, Jin Qingqing cried out and hurriedly dodged, unaware that in Muyue's eyes this was a signal to counterattack.

Muyue lunged forward like a snake, filled with a bloodthirsty desire to kill the person before her, her aggression extremely strong.

"Muyue!" Jin Chen timely blocked him, pressing his head into his embrace, "Don't move."

"Huh…"

Muyue made an indistinct sound from her throat, still wanting to struggle, but in an instant Jin Chen pinched her neck as a warning.

"No biting."

Muyue: "……"

So annoying.

The frenzied Muyue was obviously not obedient; burying herself in Jin Chen's embrace and smelling the incense for a long time only slightly calmed her.

Jin Qingqing was stunned.

She dared not speak again, just pointed at Muyue, questioning Jin Chen with her eyes.

"It's fine, you go out first."

Jin Chen's voice was consistently steady; Jin Qingqing didn't dare ask more, still prioritizing her safety, she hurriedly lifted her skirt, detoured around the broken porcelain, and left the Study.

I'll tell my parents later: no one is allowed to see Your Majesty now!

Only after the faint scent of powder left by Jin Qingqing in the room dissipated did Muyue barely regain her composure.

He blankly glanced at the desk he had messed up, then looked up at Jin Chen.

"You know to be scared after doing bad things?"

Jin Chen poked his forehead, "That's what makes you go crazy."

It seems Fengyun laoren didn't exaggerate at all.

As the sun set, having passed most of the day, the black snake markings spreading across Muyue's face receded to the tip of her nose, her mind a little clearer than in daytime.

"Not afraid."

Muyue gritted her teeth, her green pupils still fierce and dazed, "Getting close gives a headache, I'll kill them all."

"What about me?" Jin Chen asked.

Muyue shook her head, her possessiveness extremely strong as she wrapped her arms around Jin Chen's waist, burying her face in him, her voice muffled.

"Not painful."

Jin Chen pulled her out, "We haven't finished asking, don't act spoiled."

Muyue frowned impatiently, fierce, "What the hell!"

"Let Mother come over, okay?"

Muyue tilted her head, thought for a moment, suddenly her eyes turned red, "No."

"Mother being hit would get hurt and cry."

He hastily grabbed Jin Chen's arm and shook it, "No."

"Okay, okay, no shouting, nobody's coming in."

Jin Chen roughly figured it out, holding her in his arms and swaying, "Just the two of us, don't cry."

Muyue was still softly sobbing; after a while she lifted her head to look at him, her fingertips lightly pressing on Jin Chen's heart, "Stay with me."

Gazing at Jin Chen's deep, affectionate eyes, Muyue felt enlightened and suddenly called out, "Older brother!"

"I'll stay with you, nowhere else." Jin Chen kissed his forehead.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 95!】