PFC Chapter 167 Fear
Chapter 167 Fear
Chapter 167
On a slope not far from the villa, Zhuangzi lowered his head, fiddling with the stones on the ground with his toes, his face full of confusion and hesitation, and an air of embarrassment emanating from his whole body.
Opposite him stood a tall and graceful man in a moon-white brocade robe. He had a handsome face and a resolute expression, and at first glance, one could tell he was something extraordinary.
"She is my cousin. As a girl, she has no one to accompany her and has no chance to come out and enjoy the beautiful scenery here. I just asked you to take her out to relax. I have no other intentions. Why does this make you so embarrassed?" The man looked at his conflicted look, softened his tone, and explained.
Zhuangzi's brows knitted even tighter when he heard this, and he muttered to himself, "My General Shao, do you want to listen to what you are saying? If you really want to let her relax, you can just go to the villa to find her. Why beat around the bush like this? Don't think I, Zhuangzi, don't understand. I've heard a lot from those people in the army about how they pursue their wives. You are obviously not well-intentioned."
Zhuangzi had been assisting Liu Yu with the management and production of maltose for the past few days. Today, upon hearing that Shopkeeper Fang had sent someone to pick up some, Zhuangzi volunteered to help load the sugar onto the truck. After watching the men drive away, Zhuangzi was about to return when he turned and saw the young general standing under a large tree not far away.
Seeing the young general, he was overjoyed and trotted over to greet him. Unexpectedly, the young general's first words were to ask him to coax the young lady out. Although the young general had said he wanted to take her out to relax, as a man, how could he possibly bring a young lady out to relax? This was clearly an excuse for him to deceive.
So he pretended not to understand, kept his head down, neither answering nor refusing, hoping that the major general would feel his resistance and give up the idea.
Seeing him pretending to be deaf and blind, not even daring to raise his head or look him in the eye, Ye Yunzhou couldn't help but laugh in anger. He stopped pretending to be gentle and said coldly, "I don't care what method you use, you have to lure her out and make her go to the farm next door to look after the horses."
"If you can't bring it out, hmph!" Ye Yunzhou snorted coldly, with a hint of threat in his eyes, "If you fall into my hands again in the future, I will let you experience the taste of being in the army all over again."
Upon hearing this, Zhuangzi suddenly looked up and looked in surprise at the young general whom he had always thought was upright and incorruptible. He couldn't help but shudder, his eyes full of disbelief.
What does it mean to experience what it’s like to be in the military?
He couldn't help but recall that when he was in the army, under the command of the major general, he had to carry heavy loads and travel long distances before the dawn, do extreme squat jumps, and then take turns to fight with the major general. After each training session, he was bruised and swollen, and his whole body would be in pain for more than ten days. When he thought of this, he was filled with fear.
Seeing that he was not joking, Zhuangzi gritted his teeth and forced out a word from his throat: "Okay."
Sighing in his heart, Zhuangzi silently said countless apologies to Luo Shuiyao. It wasn't that he didn't care about morality, it was just that the young general was too insidious and cunning.
Ye Yunzhou nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, go ahead. I'll go back and wait for your good news."
As he spoke, he forced a fake smile and said, "I hope you won't let me down!"
Zhuangzi shuddered uncontrollably upon seeing this, and quickly replied, "Okay, okay, I'll go. But please stop laughing, it's a bit too scary to watch."
Watching Zhuangzi's fleeing figure, Ye Yunzhou put away his expression and returned to his usual demeanor. It wasn't that he meant to embarrass Zhuangzi; it was simply that the boy was being stubborn. He had to resort to either soft tactics or hard tactics, right? Otherwise, he'd spent a whole day guarding the villa without even seeing the person he wanted to see.
A hundred meters behind him, perched on a tree, a figure was furtively peering over, ears pricked up, looking like a thief. Seeing Ye Yunzhou move, the figure was so frightened that he quickly hid himself, not daring to breathe.
Ye Yunzhou seemed to have noticed something. As he left, he glanced towards the tree, intentionally or unintentionally. Then, he pretended nothing had happened and slowly left.
Seeing him leave, Ye Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. God knows how nervous he had been when he saw his own prince looking over his way. He felt as if his blood had frozen. But when he saw the prince leave without seeming to notice anything unusual, he finally relaxed.
He waited until Ye Yunzhou's figure completely disappeared before he dared to slide down the tree slowly and carefully.
Yesterday, the Crown Prince submitted a memorial to His Majesty, urging him to come personally and train a group of fine horses. However, he always felt that the Crown Prince's behavior was too abnormal, and it was obvious that he had not come to this place just to train horses. He was so curious that he secretly followed him here.
Following quietly all the way, I saw the prince pacing back and forth near the villa, wandering around, and he had been guarding like this for the whole day, intentionally or unintentionally.
Later, when he saw Zhuangzi and his companions coming out of the villa, the prince called Zhuangzi over to question him. He was afraid that if he got too close, the prince would notice him, so he followed from a distance. However, he didn't hear a word they said in the end.
Suddenly, his body stiffened, and he felt an inexplicable chill running down his spine, causing him to shiver involuntarily. He slowly twisted his stiff neck and looked back, only to see Ye Yunzhou, who was not far behind him, looking at him expressionlessly.
"Hehe, what a coincidence! You are also here to relax?" Ye didn't know what expression to make for a moment, so he had to pull the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying, and shouted.
Ye Yunzhou raised his eyebrows, "Unfortunately, I came here specifically to look for you."
"What are you looking for me for?"
Ye Yi turned around calmly, quietly taking a few steps back before continuing, "I'm not afraid you'll be too lonely here alone with those horses, so I came to keep you company."
He kept backing away as he spoke, "I've already arranged everything in Kyoto. There won't be any mistakes."
Ye Yunzhou raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Really?"
Although he was smiling, that smile seemed to carry a hint of coldness, which made Ye Yi feel a chill all over his body, as if he was in an ice cellar.
Seeing this, Ye Yi no longer hesitated. After retreating to a far enough distance, he turned around suddenly and ran away.