Chapter 128: Sheng Qingfeng (Begging for Monthly Votes)

Over there, Lu Xingzhou worried that Ye Wufeng would not let the matter rest and would come to deliver a finishing blow, so the master and disciple, together with the Sheng family's old servant, escorted Sheng Yuanyao back to the Sheng family.

Sheng Qingfeng was at work, and Lady Sheng was nowhere to be found, likely visiting someone; no elders were present in the Sheng household. Sheng Yuanyao glanced at the old servant and whispered, "Should we come in for a seat?"

Lu Xingzhou said calmly, "Just now, with too many outsiders present, it was not the right time to speak, but in fact, if you do not mind, it would be best for me to treat the wound. We need to check thoroughly whether the sword edge concealed poison or if any sword qi remains inside."

Theoretically, the injured person themselves could sense such things, but the possibility of hidden remnants could not be entirely ruled out. Sheng Yuanyao said weakly, "Then... come with me."

The old servant hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, and ultimately said nothing.

This time, the Young Lady nearly lost her life, which was already a grave dereliction of duty. If there truly were any hidden remnants that went undetected, leading to a sudden death in the night, he would deserve to slit his own throat. Such an important matter was better not to dwell on the issue of a lone man and a lone woman... besides, they had already rolled around in each other's arms in public.

Unlike Shen Tang, who had a little Bai Mao beside her to cause trouble, Sheng Yuanyao did not take Lu Xingzhou into her private chamber; she only led him into a guest room, which at least brought some peace of mind to the old servant's heart.

"Lie on your stomach," Lu Xingzhou said expressionlessly. "A'nuo, go help this pig-headed girl."

Sheng Yuanyao pouted her lips and obediently lay on the bed with A'nuo's support.

A'nuo took the opportunity to rub Sheng Yuanyao's face; Sheng Yuanyao glared at her angrily, while A'nuo looked up at the sky.

Lu Xingzhou, expressionless, tore open the clothes around the wound on her back and removed the bandages the old servant had applied.

Sheng Yuanyao hissed "Sss" and lay still on the pillow.

She had originally thought it would be somewhat embarrassing, but the facts proved otherwise; it was all just pain. How could there be any embarrassment in that?

Even Lu Xingzhou had no mind to look at the pale skin around her wound. Although the injury was not serious, the long wound still looked quite terrifying, leaving no room to care about anything else.

"Ye Wufeng used to temper poison in his sword in his early years, but now it is actually poison-free... It seems he has become even more confident now, starting to think that tempering poison is a despicable tactic, heh." Lu Xingzhou sneered, yet still sprinkled some medicinal powder: "Indeed, there is some sword qi lurking, but it is not severe; it does not enter the meridians, staying only in the muscles... Mainly because he did not expect it on the spot, so he could not concentrate his power."

As the medicinal powder stimulated the wound, Sheng Yuanyao made a sound, "Hmm~".

Lu Xingzhou acted as if he had not heard: "Previously, in broad daylight, your family's old servant could only bandage you with your clothes on, which was very improper; fragments of the clothes seeping inside would easily cause infection. Now that no one is here, let A'nuo take off your clothes, and we will dress you after the bandaging is done."

Having finished speaking, he propelled his wheelchair directly out the door; upon reaching the threshold, for some reason, the wheelchair jumped and leaped out.

Sheng Yuanyao turned her head to watch, suddenly finding the scene very cute, and burst out laughing.

A'nuo's small face remained stern: "You are still laughing?"

Sheng Yuanyao glared at her: "What do you care how I laugh? If you take the opportunity to rub me again, I will..."

Before she could finish speaking, A'nuo pinned her down and rubbed her again.

Sheng Yuanyao, being rubbed into a pout, said, "You just remember this!"

A'nuo, smiling cheerfully, took off her clothes and whispered, "Sister Yao..."

"What do you want!"

"Master was very angry just now; I rarely see Master lose his temper."

Sheng Yuanyao pouted, a blush appearing on her face that should not have been there: "He is angry that I did not take his advice seriously; I deserve it."

"No," A'nuo whispered into her ear. "Don't you think Master is even angrier that you went on a blind date?"

Sheng Yuanyao's eyes widened; A'nuo took the opportunity to sneak a touch at her chest. The rabbit thumped and thumped several times, and A'nuo was delighted: "I didn't expect it; there is actually some substance!"

Sheng Yuanyao ground her teeth: "Lu A'nuo!"

A'nuo blinked her eyes: "Hey, how about I use Lu Nuonuo as my formal name from now on?"

Sheng Yuanyao stroked her chin: "Lu Tuantuan would work too. I say, you really should have a formal name... What 'Lu Glutinous Rice Ball', can that even be said out loud? You should have a formal conversation with your Master about this topic and ask him to change your household registration."

The topic of whether he was even angrier about the blind date vanished without a trace and was never brought up again.

But the blush on Sheng Yuanyao's face had not faded until now, and her eyes kept wandering; one could not tell how much it had to do with A'nuo's sneak attack on the rabbit.

A knocking sound rang out, and Lu Xingzhou's voice came through: "Are you done yet?"

Sheng Yuanyao hurriedly took a new garment from her ring and put it on, while A'nuo ran over to open the door with a thump-thump: "Coming, coming."

The door opened, and Sheng Yuanyao's hurried figure tying her sash was still in view.

Lu Xingzhou pretended not to see, lifted A'nuo out of the threshold with one hand, and closed the door.

A'nuo, locked outside the door: "???"

Sheng Yuanyao lay on the head of the bed, biting her lower lip: "What are you doing, locking A'nuo outside? Are you about to take advantage of the situation and commit bestial acts?"

Lu Xingzhou said in a bad mood: "This is your house!"

Sheng Yuanyao, with a stern face: "If it weren't your house, would you want to?"

"Your injury is on your back, not in your brain, is it?" Lu Xingzhou reached out and pressed against her forehead to check her temperature: "No fever, so why are you burning up?"

"Pah." Sheng Yuanyao slapped his hand away and turned her head, refusing to look at him.

Her heart was actually beating a bit nervously; why did he drive A'nuo out?

A lone man and a lone woman...

That moment of rolling in each other's arms, deliberately suppressed deep in her heart and not thought about, that instant of being stacked on top of each other... Those peach-blossom eyes, usually looking full of deep affection, were rarely filled entirely with anger, yet the words he cursed were all about worrying for her safety...

Even now, a little deer was still jumping in her heart.

A'nuo said he was even angrier about the blind date?

I have gone on at least thirteen or fourteen blind dates, maybe seventeen or eighteen; what is there for him to be angry about?

Lu Xingzhou did not bring up these topics, but instead said, "Regarding this matter, your father will likely be furious; I have come to ask for a favor."

Sheng Yuanyao was stunned: "What?"

"When the entire Demon Suppression Bureau unleashes its full fury to dig up the earth three feet deep and eradicate the Netherworld Palace's headquarters in the capital, it is probably not too difficult... but forgive me for speaking bluntly, this might cause heavy casualties for the people of the Netherworld Palace, yet it may not catch Ye Wufeng, which would not align with the original intent, and would instead startle the snake."

Sheng Yuanyao's little heart, which had been thumping like a deer, calmed down, and she asked in surprise: "Do you mean you are pleading for the Netherworld Palace?"

"Yes," Lu Xingzhou said in a low voice. "The incense bond of ten years still exists; many people in the Netherworld Palace are my former subordinates... I am asking for a favor for them. You and I will target only Ye Wufeng, is that acceptable?"

Sheng Yuanyao kept her face tense and said nothing.

Lu Xingzhou added, "To speak plainly, this matter is truly not the Netherworld Palace's doing; it is merely Ye Wufeng's personal operation. Essentially, he is targeting me... You were implicated by me."

Sheng Yuanyao waved her hand: "You also said that killing me would hurt you, but the main reason you chose me was because I was investigating him, and he holds a grudge. So this is not your fault; you don't need to take the blame yourself."

Lu Xingzhou remained silent.

Sheng Yuanyao confirmed once more: "You drove A'nuo away just to say a few words pleading for the Netherworld Palace?"

Lu Xingzhou felt a bit like laughing: "Otherwise, what do you think I meant?"

Driving A'nu away was naturally because he feared A'nu would laugh at him for not being able to forget Sister Yu... but in reality, this had nothing to do with Yuan Muyu. The Hall of Yama truly had a bond of incense; they could not sit idly by and let them suffer heavy casualties from a self-righteous madman.

"Pah, I want nothing." Sheng Yuanyao suddenly flew into a rage, reaching out to push Lu Xingzhou's wheelchair: "Out, out, I want to rest."

Her injury was on her back, and she was lying prone. Leaning over like that to push someone, it looked at a glance as if she were burying her head in a man's embrace to bite; the posture was utterly terrible.

The door creaked open, and Sheng Qingfeng stood there expressionless, holding A'nu in one hand, watching his daughter and the man flirt.

Sheng Yuanyao froze there.

Lu Xingzhou himself felt perfectly upright and unashamed, bowing respectfully without being servile or arrogant: "Greetings, Chief Constable Sheng. Um, I wonder how my inferior disciple offended Chief Constable Sheng..."

Sheng Qingfeng put A'nu down, his face stern: "I never thought that one day I, Sheng, would be stopped from entering my own home by a child with arms spread wide. For a moment, I suspected I had gone to the wrong house."

A'nu sniffled; he couldn't fight, he really couldn't fight.

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

The unashamed demeanor was gone; his old face was actually a bit flushed.

Sheng Qingfeng's expression, however, softened: "I heard Young Master Lu saved my daughter at Qingyao Garden today. Sheng thanks you here."

"I dare not accept such thanks." Lu Xingzhou bowed again: "Young Lady Sheng is a close friend of mine; this is what should be done."

What should be done? You rolled around holding her, lay on top of her, and a crowd watched while you didn't get up for ages? Sheng Qingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth; in the end, he didn't ask that, only regarding Lu Xingzhou with a gaze that was eight parts inquisitive.

He really did have the capital to be handsome...

But his identity... was very troublesome.

And isn't he the Princess's lover? Yuanyao, what exactly do you want to do!

But they saw Sheng Yuanyao lying on the bed in a rage: "Why are you still looking at him like a prisoner? Wasn't this trouble caused by you?"

Sheng Qingfeng was stunned for a moment: "Me?"

"Wasn't it you who forced me to go on a blind date? Are we still going or not? Are we going or not?" Sheng Yuanyao grabbed a pillow and threw it: "If I die, it's all your fault!"

"This..." Sheng Qingfeng was very awkward; calculating it this way, it really was true.

But who could have thought a blind date would turn out like this... Sheng Qingfeng was very helpless; his curiosity about his daughter and the man, a man and woman alone together flirting, had been preemptively scolded away. After a long while, he sighed: "Fine, fine, fine. Father won't force you anymore."

Sheng Yuanyao's expression brightened: "Really?"

At least it was true in the short term. Sheng Qingfeng helplessly shook his head and said to Lu Xingzhou: "Young Master Lu, how about having lunch here? There are also some matters I wish to discuss with you."

Lu Xingzhou answered very decisively: "Good."

Sheng Yuanyao's anger vanished at once, and her expression showed a bit of small joy: "I want to eat too."

Sheng Qingfeng looked at Lu Xingzhou, his eyes seeking confirmation. Lu Xingzhou nodded and said: "Young Lady Sheng's injury is not very serious; it does not hinder daily movement. Just avoid violent motions that might aggravate the wound; there is no need to stay lying on the bed all the time."

"You should have said so earlier!" Sheng Yuanyao immediately rolled over and got up, happily picking up A'nu: "Let's go, Sister will take you to tour my home."

She didn't notice at all that her father's face had turned as black as a pot bottom.

Are the two of you really pure and innocent? No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem so!

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PS: Begging for monthly tickets~

(End of this chapter)