Chapter 51: What is despair? It's right now

The chicken doesn't know what's going on; it bites Kang Wu's back, but when it gets to Kang Wen, it just keeps staring at his buttocks and pecks……

On the fair, tender face raised in the Kang mansion, now it's all sweat……

Moreover, his body reeks of strong chicken dung smell.

"Find someone! Did you see anyone?"

"Who's missing?"

"The two young masters of the Kang clan are missing—quick, find someone!"

The guards outside tried hard not to laugh, even putting on a show of beating gongs and drums; their footsteps came rushing in, then rushed out……

The two little boys, hearing the fading footsteps, finally dared to walk out of the chicken coop.

You look at me, I look at you.

"I'll stew you tomorrow!" Kang Wen gritted his teeth.

To protect Kang Wu, the chicken twisted his buttocks so badly they're surely swollen; now even walking hurts.

Jiang Yun Chu took a gulp of wine and amusedly watched the two brothers' conduct.

To be honest, they're better than she imagined.

I'm not afraid of the boys being mischievous; I'm afraid they'll be ruined from the root.

Although the two of them are slackers, Kang Wu has always been level-headed; he chose all the routes, proving he has both courage and strategy.

And Kang Wen……

To be honest, he's somewhat impulsive, but he values feelings deeply; at first he couldn't help but feel pain, yet he still kept his brother protected in front of him—this is his duty as an older brother.

Moreover, this hiding place was chosen by Kang Wu; although Kang Wen got injured, he had no complaints.

That's their shining point.

One escape—who says it isn't also a test?

Jiang Yun Chu was still very pleased with this outcome.

"Have the guards approach and drive them to the dog hole at the back gate."

Jiang Yun Chu said that, and Bai Zhi hurried to arrange it; Jiang Yun Chu didn't move, lifted the wine pot, took a direct gulp, and looking at the similarly dressed boys, she merely smiled.

Stumbling, they hid east and west.

It was just like a cat-and-mouse game……

"Brother, we're almost there." Kang Wu saw the dog hole; that day when they were resting, he pretended to survey the surroundings, although he didn't go to each courtyard, which would have been against the rules.

But he had figured out the main paths and some side trails.

"Brother, just hold on a bit longer."

Kang Wu supported Kang Wen, the two brothers helping each other.

"This is the last hole; if we get out, we'll escape the Wang mansion." Kang Wu pointed to the hole covered by vines.

Jiang Yun Chu had already jumped out from another wall; this dog hole had been locked before, but seeing their direction and having the guards deliberately guide them, they eventually ended up here.

"Princess Consort, please sit." Bai Zhi had received Zi Su's order; she must not let the Princess Consort grow tired or catch a chill.

Last time the Princess Consort caught a chill, it frightened several maids badly.

Jiang Yun Chu smiled, then said nothing more, sat on the chair, legs crossed, swaying gently.

Bai Zhi draped the cloak over the Princess Consort, then stood beside her.

Behind the two of them were ten black-clad individuals; their previous main duty was to watch this hole entrance—this dog hole had been locked before, but later they wanted to give the children a chance at desperate hope, so she had someone deliberately open the entrance, yet also had to guard it well, so as not to endanger the Wang mansion's safety.

An San had been watching all along, her heart clenched tight……

Just two kids, and she can be this ruthless; if I refuse her, don't teach her martial arts, wouldn't I end up dying even more miserably?

Moreover, now the dark guards are all hers!

How could there be a feeling of darkness with no sky?

"Huh? This… the hole entrance was locked before!" Kang Wu felt a bit dazed; he trusted his memory, it couldn't be wrong.

Kang Wen didn't want to think about it; his buttocks hurt like hell now, and he's covered in wounds from the journey—if it happened again……

He never wants to run away again.

"Never mind that; we can't turn back now—if we return, we don't know how Jiang Yun Chu, the great demon, would torture us!" Kang Wen muttered; only this could lessen his pain.

The two brothers, working together, finally managed to open the dog hole's door……

Inside this hole, they crawled with effort; amidst many vines, some scraped their arms, some scraped their legs, some grazed their faces.

Red marks, line after line, yet the two little boys simply wouldn't retreat.

"We finally got out!" Kang Wen was extremely excited; he saw the moonlight.

"Brother, stay close; we're about to get out." Even if his mind were steadier, he's still just a child.

Kang Wu's tone was filled with excitement.

But……

When the two little boys had crawled out, lain on the ground, and were looking up at the moon……

A faint female voice sounded above their heads.

"Hello there, you've been waiting a long time."

The two boys, both body and expression, instantly stiffened.

"Bro…… I think I heard the voice of the female demon."

"……"

Kang Wu no longer wanted to deal with his brother; he quickly rose, looking toward the woman under the moonlight—she sat on a chair, with a cloak still draped over her, holding a wine pot, about to pour… wine?

"Brother, get up." Kang Wu pulled at Kang Wen, but found his brother wouldn't budge.

"I won't get up; I'm dead, don't call me." Kang Wen felt utterly hopeless at this moment.

God knows what they've been through, why is it like this!

Clearly they had already escaped, clearly they were supposed to go home.

He had already figured out how to file a complaint, he had already figured out how to cry to his grandparents.

Moreover, he wanted to eat pig's trotters, he wanted to eat snacks, he wanted to eat lots of things...

The only thing he didn't want to see was the female demon, but...

"How about it, the feeling of a midnight adventure—isn't it not bad?" Jiang Yun Chu asked with a hearty laugh, appearing completely harmless, his whole person exuding a gentle aura; in this soft-colored moonlight, it somehow made people feel a bit cold.

"We just wanted to look at the moonlight."

The speaker was Kang Wen, who had just been lying on the ground.

He couldn't let his brother face it alone; it was he who suggested escaping.

"Oh?" Jiang Yun Chu chuckled, having caused a disturbance until the middle of the night.

"Yes, we were going to escape, but I was the one who brought it up; any punishment should be directed at me—each person does their own thing and bears their own responsibility!"

Kang Wen shouted loudly, but he hadn't eaten dinner, had run half the night, and was in a state of anxiety and fear, leaving him completely without strength.

"Well, at least there's still a bit of responsibility!"

"However, your pants are quite unique, and the inner trousers underneath are also pretty nice."

Jiang Yun Chu smiled faintly, looking at his already torn outer pants, his face showing a smile that couldn't be hidden.

"Ah!" Kang Wen shouted, quickly covering his buttocks; what is 'wanting to cry but no tears'? That's exactly what it is now.

What is despair? It is this now.

Just at this moment...