Chapter 382: Beautiful Supervisor Fiercely Flirts 05

Not long after, the heavy rain outside gradually stopped, and the fire burning in the cave had already burned out.

Jin Chen confirmed that Xuan Che really hadn't caught a chill, then took his hand and stood up, looking toward the cave mouth.

"I don't even know when those guards will be able to find this place."

He sighed, crossed his arms, and leaned against the mountain wall.

Xuan Che's voice sounded from behind him.

"Now."

"What?" Jin Chen blinked in surprise.

The next second, he heard hurried footsteps approaching from far away, still quite distant.

He instantly widened his eyes.

This world's wife is so awesome!

"Your Highness!"

Yan An first saw Jin Chen leaning at the cave entrance, then immediately looked behind him; upon seeing Xuan Che, his tense heart instantly relaxed.

Thank goodness, thank goodness; if the Third Prince died, well, he'd be dead, but if the Supervisor came to harm, my own head would be as good as gone.

"Sup—" he had just started to say, but Xuan Che's fierce gaze frightened him into swallowing the words, and he turned to salute Jin Chen.

"Your Highness, I'm glad you're unharmed!"

Jin Chen: "..." So fake, really, I can't keep up the act.

He chuckled twice, again pretending not to have seen anything, "Have the bandits all been dealt with?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, everything has been settled; the secret troops are taking a captive to the capital for interrogation."

"That's good, don't worry; I won't tell Father Emperor that you're incompetent, after all you've worked hard."

He waved his hand, letting the matter pass as is.

Now Yan An and the attending guards were genuinely surprised.

They've been in the capital for a long time, serving in the palace, and they've truly never seen someone like Your Highness the Third.

"Then Your Highness, let's resume our journey."

Yan An performed another salute.

Fortunately, although Xuan Che's carriage was destroyed, the other carriages were fine; to save face, the carriage sent to pick up Jin Chen was fully equipped, just not as spacious.

Back by the roadside, Jin Chen was about to take Xuan Che's hand to board the carriage when he saw him bow toward him.

"Your Highness, I have something to attend to; please don't blame me."

Jin Chen stared at him for a moment, "What are you going to do?"

"Replying to Your Highness, I need to report to Lord Yan An." Xuan Che lifted his gaze, his clear eyes meeting Jin Chen's, as if seeking permission.

"Then go; it's getting dark soon, come back early."

Jin Chen stepped onto the carriage.

Seeing Xuan Che board Yan An's carriage at the rear, he then lowered the curtain and shook his head.

【Host, what's wrong with you?】

0731 keenly sensed that something was off.

【Xuan Che is still on guard against me.】

This guard is not in appearance or speech, but at the mental level.

To Xuan Che, everything that happened today might merely be a pretense.

Had I known, I shouldn't have pretended not to know him; being open about our identities would have been far better.

0731 didn't quite understand, but still tried his best to relieve the host's worries.

【Perhaps it's because we've spent too little time together; only a day has passed, and besides, the Little Pitiful One holds high authority and is surrounded by danger, so some caution is warranted.】

Jin Chen let out a sound, temporarily no longer dwelling on this matter.

【Your use of idioms has improved a lot lately.】

【Really! Then can I be rewarded with meat to eat? I will surely be grateful to the host!】

0731 immediately got excited, silently hiding the idiom dictionary plugin in the System Space.

【……In the wild countryside, where am I supposed to go find meat for you.】

Jin Chen stopped arguing with it, took off his outer coat, curled up in the bedding on the couch, and closed his eyes to rest.

On the other side.

Yan An seemed to have known Xuan Che would come, and had already prepared the seat of honor.

"Sir."

He bowed his body in salute.

Xuan Che sat down expressionlessly; his yin-like cheeks now looked chilling, and his voice was utterly devoid of fluctuation.

"Have you found out who did it?" He lifted the tea cup on the table and took a sip.

Those words Yan An just spoke were all lies to Jin Chen; that captive had been fed deadly poison, forcing out the mastermind behind the scenes.

"It was the Eldest Prince who did it; he clearly knew you would also come, so it was likely… done on purpose."

Bang——

The porcelain cup was slammed back onto the table.

Yan An jumped in fright, lowering his body even further.

"Good." Xuan Che's tone was ambiguous; the killing intent in his phoenix eyes seemed about to become substance.

"I see Brocade Splendor Pavilion has forgotten again how, at the beginning of the year, it knelt at my feet begging for mercy."

Yan An, who had worked under him for many years, immediately understood the meaning.

The Eldest Prince is impatient and impulsive; you, sir, still need to give him more guidance.

Send people on fast horses to rush to the capital first; after I return, I want to see the Brocade Splendor Pavilion come to apologize.

Xuan Che unhurriedly took the Jade Pendant from his waist, held it in his hand to play with, but his eyes showed no warmth.

I understand, sir, but this Third Prince...

No need for many words; I have his matter under control.

Xuan Che raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"Here." Yan An said no more.

The sky gradually darkened; for safety, they stopped traveling at night, the guards rested where they were, protecting the people in the carriage.

Perhaps because of a heavy rain last evening, a strong wind rose tonight, quite biting.

Ordinary people might think it's fine, but for Xuan Che, who has cold poison in his body, it's somewhat hard to endure.

Yan An early had people prepare a hot water bottle and a small stove.

But Xuan Che always felt something was missing.

After a moment, he lifted the curtain and got off the carriage; Yan An glanced over and saw he had actually gotten onto the Third Prince's carriage.

At this time, Jin Chen had already changed from resting with eyes closed to sleeping.

When Xuan Che came up, he saw the man lying on the couch; the carriage interior was very quiet, only the sound of water boiling on the small nanmu table.

He looked at Jin Chen for a long time, seeming to have no other action, just sitting at the edge of the couch gazing at his sleeping face.

Until an arm reached out, unexpectedly pulling him onto the couch.

A lazy, magnetic voice immediately sounded.

"I thought you wouldn't come back." His voice still somewhat blurred from not being fully awake.

I thought you weren't used to having someone by your side when you rest, Your Highness.

Xuan Che then lay down, his long hair spreading messily by the pillow, his smile immediately appearing.

You're different.

Jin Chen opened his eyes, touched the back of his hand, "Your body is cold again."

But the wind outside is blowing, going straight into the cracks of people's bones.

Xuan Che's eyes flickered; his jade-scallion-like fingertips grasped Jin Chen's inner robe, pulling him closer into his embrace, "Your Highness, this place is very warm."

Come up and rest.

Jin Chen took off his outer robe, still pretending not to see the Jade Pendant, also took off his boots and placed them neatly, showing no princely airs.

Your Highness is worth a fortune; how can you do such things for me?

But Xuan Che, while saying that, offered no resistance, instead snuggling into the warm blankets, his nose suddenly catching a richer scent of agarwood.

Alright, don't move around.

Jin Chen placed his outer robe to the side, also lay back down, just as he was about to embrace him to sleep, he heard the person in his arms speak in a faint, echoing voice.

Your Highness, aren't you curious about my Jade Pendant?