Chapter 67.1
translator: baumkuchen
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Because Bai Yuehu was still waiting, Lu Qingjiu didn’t dare to make anything too complicated, and hence chose one of the most simple dishes possible . He used the pressure cooker to make a big pot of red braised beef . After it was done, he carried it right into the bedroom .
When the smell of beef filled the room, Bai Yuehu, who’d just fallen asleep, opened his eyes . After waking up, he didn’t speak, simply picking up his chopsticks and speedily finishing the food Lu Qingjiu had cooked for him .
“Do you still want more?” Lu Qingjiu felt like he definitely wasn’t full .
Bai Yuehu shook his head, indicating that he wanted to sleep for another while and replenish himself tomorrow morning .
Looking at the bloodstains on his body, Lu Qingjiu was still a little worried . “Sleep, I’ll wipe you clean with a warm towel . ”
Bai Yuehu nodded . The moment his eyes closed, he sunk into a deep sleep once more . He was still wearing that black robe, which was still emanating a pungent scent of blood from the blood that had congealed on it .
Lu Qingjiu carefully stripped off the black robe and saw the wounds that had appeared on Bai Yuehu’s body from the fight . Compared to the wounds from last time, this time seemed to be even more serious . The wounds almost completely covered Bai Yuehu’s body, but fortunately, hadn’t seemed to hurt any vital parts, and the bleeding had already stopped .
Lu Qingjiu went to get some warm water and a towel, then helped Bai Yuehu clean up his wounds and wrapped them up with gauze . But Lu Qingjiu didn’t dare to use too much medicine on Bai Yuehu’s body, afraid of harming his self-healing ability .
Looking at the wounds scattered messily all over Bai Yuehu’s beautiful body, Lu Qingjiu felt especially distressed . He did his best to make his movements more gentle, afraid of waking Bai Yuehu up . After treating his wounds, Lu Qingjiu placed Bai Yuehu on his soft bed, tucked him in and turned off the light before finally leaving the room .
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“Lu-ge, how is Mister Bai?” Standing at the door, Jiang Buhuan asked uneasily . Even though he hadn’t seen the wounds on Bai Yuehu’s body, he could guess that they couldn’t be light . After all, in a fight with two giant, monstrous creatures like that, even just a casual swipe of a claw could rend the earth and split the sky in two . At the time, he thought that he’d fallen asleep, but thinking more carefully about it afterwards, he clearly had been knocked out by the tremors .
“He’s asleep,” Lu Qingjiu said, “He has a few injuries, but it shouldn’t be anything too serious . Did you see who won in the end?”
“No,” Jiang Buhuan said honestly, “I fainted halfway . ”
Lu Qingjiu replied, “You fainted?”
“En,” Jiang Buhuan said, “The force from their fight was too strong, I couldn’t hold out . ” He had only just wiped off the blood on his face .
“Oh, you should go rest,” Lu Qingjiu said, “I can watch over him on my own . ”
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Lu Qingjiu sat by his side, reading quietly by the light of a little lamp . Even though Bai Yuehu had already been staying here for nearly a year now, his room was still empty . Other than a few daily clothes, there were only the simplest daily necessities . Other than those, he couldn’t see any other traces of someone living here . Even if he were to disappear, it seemed as if it wouldn’t take more than the time it took to turn around .
The book Lu Qingjiu was reading was《What the Master Would Not Discuss》 . It was about a few folk stories of the supernatural . Ever since he’d learned about the unscientific side of the world, he’d started reading about these kinds of ancient stories of the supernatural . The more he read, the more interested he was in this other world .
As the night grew darker, and the moon rose high in the sky, the wind blowing in through the window grew cold . A bit of sleepiness rose up in Lu Qingjiu’s heart, but he suppressed the surge of sleepiness, picked up his cup of tea which was already about to go cold and took a sip . Behind him, Bai Yuehu let out a low moan . After hearing this, Lu Qingjiu thought that Bai Yuehu had woken up and hurriedly turned around, but under the moonlight, he could see that Bai Yuehu’s eyes were still shut, still asleep . Seeing this, Lu Qingjiu slowly stepped forwards, reached out his hand and gently helped adjust Bai Yuehu’s posture . Only then did Bai Yuehu’s tightly-scrunched eyebrows relax slightly .
What should I make for him tomorrow morning? After suffering so many wounds, he must have lost a lot of blood . Lu Qingjiu planned on cooking a few more eggs for Bai Yuehu tomorrow morning to help replenish his body .
Just like that, Lu Qingjiu sat by his bedside, staying up until the first hints of morning light peeked over the horizon . In the later half of the night, in order to stave off his sleepiness, he had poured himself several more cups of strong tea, and sat like that by his bed, drinking and waiting . By the time the sky started to brighten, he was already so sleepy he didn’t feel sleepy anymore .
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Guessing that Bai Yuehu would wake up soon, Lu Qingjiu went to the kitchen and boiled some water, preparing to make breakfast . He knew that Bai Yuehu liked eating meat, so he made him a pot of chicken soup . Even though drinking chicken soup in the morning was a little strange, Bai Yuehu would probably like it .
Bai Yuehu’s sleep had always been very shallow, but this time, he’d slept very heavily . He knew that Lu Qingjiu was staying by his side, sitting somewhere near him .
This let Bai Yuehu put down his guard, and let his body sink into the soft mattress . He smelled the light aroma of tea, which lingered in the room, filling him with a sense of security .
As for what happened afterwards, Bai Yuehu didn’t quite remember, because he really fell asleep .
After Lu Qingjiu finished breakfast and returned to Bai Yuehu’s room, Bai Yuehu was already awake, leaning up against the head of his bed, his eyes closed as he rested . Lu Qingjiu hurriedly said, “Yuehu, are you hungry? I made you breakfast . ”
Bai Yuehu nodded .
Lu Qingjiu hurriedly brought the food he’d prepared over from the kitchen . It was a large pot of stewed chicken and a big bowl of chicken noodle soup . They both had a very light taste, making them very suitable for Bai Yuehu’s body, which had just been injured .
Bai Yuehu picked up his food, but didn’t start eating straightaway . Instead, he asked, “What about Jiang Buhuan?”
Lu Qingjiu thought that he was worried about Jiang Buhuan’s safety . “He suffered a small injury, but it doesn’t seem to be anything serious . He’s currently sleeping, do you want me to call him over?”
Bai Yuehu frowned . “Why hasn’t he left . ”
Lu Qingjiu almost choked upon hearing those words . Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he asked, “He can leave?”
“Naturally . If not, what did I use up so much energy for . ” The moment he started thinking about how Jiang Buhuan was even still going to bum a breakfast in their home, BAi Yuehu was a little unhappy . “Have him leave, quickly . ”
Lu Qingjiu said “alright”, smiling .
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Only after saying this did Bai Yuehu slowly start to eat the food in front of him .
Next to him, Lu Qingjiu warmly watched Bai Yuehu eat his noodles . Yin Xun had also come over . Smelling the scent of chicken soup, he walked over to the door of Bai Yuehu’s bedroom, but he didn’t dare to come in, so he stuck his head in and looked inside, just in time to see Lu Qingjiu’s fatherly gaze and smile .
Yin Xun, “……” Alright, this family’s gained another son, in a perfectly-timed response to China’s two-child policy .
After finishing his meal, Bai Yuehu went back to sleep . After putting everything away, Lu Qingjiu also felt a little sleepy . The first thing he saw after walking out of the bedroom was Yin Xun with his head shiftily stuck out .
“What are you looking at?” Lu Qingjiu reached out and slapped him on the head .
“Aren’t I watching your deep father-son relationship…… Ah, no, watching your long-lasting friendship,” Yin Xun said, “You watched over him for the entire night?”
Lu Qingjiu said, “En, do you want breakfast? I’ll make chicken soup with rice . ”
Yin Xun said, “Yeah . After eating, you should go and sleep . ”
Lu Qingjiu said, “You’ll watch over him?”
Yin Xun said, “I can, but you need to let Bai Yuehu know first, and tell him to not make a move against my tender body……” Otherwise, with a bite, he probably wouldn’t even have the chance to regenerate .
With a helpless look on his face, Lu Qingjiu agreed .
Lu Qingjiu grabbed some pickled vegetables, then mixed them together with sesame oil . After that, he and Yin Xun ate a bowl of steaming hot chicken soup with rice and pickled vegetables . Just as they finished eating, they saw Jiang Buhuan had gotten up as well . Possibly because he hadn’t gotten a good sleep last night, there were dark circles under his eyes .
“Good morning . ” He greeted Lu Qingjiu .
“Good morning,” Lu Qingjiu said, “Come and have breakfast . ”
Jiang Buhuan nodded happily . His happiest times here were meal times . The rice was soaked soft in the chicken soup and on top were even sprinkled scallions . The pickled vegetables were fresh and delicious . Mixed in sesame oil and hot pepper, it perfectly dealt with the oiliness of the chicken soup . Just as Jiang Buhuan has happily engrossed in eating, he heard Lu Qingjiu said, “Bai Yuehu said that the thing that wanted to kill you has already been dealt with, you can leave Shuifu village now . ”
“It’s been dealt with just like that?” Hearing this, Jiang Buhuan actually felt a hint of disappointment .
“En,” Lu Qingjiu said, “He said that, so there shouldn’t be any problems anymore . ”
Jiang Buhuan said, “Then…… then alright . ”
Lu Qingjiu said, “You should buy train tickets for this afternoon . I’ll go sleep for a while, and send you to town after I get up . ” He felt that Jiang Buhuan, this kid, should probably be really eager to leave . After all, Shuifu village was so remote and backward, it was basically only suitable for people who wanted to live out their retirement to stay here .
“Alright . ” Now that the matter had been settled, Jiang Buhuan no longer had any excuse to keep staying here . He ate the chicken soup with rice in front of him without actually tasting it, asking in a small voice, “Then…… Can I come back in the future?”
Surprise appeared on Lu Qingjiu’s face .
“I mean, come and play when I’m on break in the future,” Jiang Buhuan hurriedly explained, “I’ll pay the accommodation fees, and I won’t be too troublesome……”
“Alright . ” Lu Qingjiu laughed . He hadn’t thought that Jiang Buhuan actually really liked Shuifu village . “You’re welcome to . ” But celebrities had always been very busy, so Jiang Buhuan probably wouldn’t have a lot of time to vacation in Shuifu village .
“That’s great,” Jiang Buhuan said, “You helped me deal with so many issues, I don’t know how to thank you . ”
“No need,” Lu Qingjiu said, “This isn’t solely your issue . ” If what Bai Yuehu said was true, then Jiang Buhuan was only a pitiful person who had been dragged into all this . The ultimate goal of the mastermind behind the scenes was Shuifu village and Bai Yuehu . He wanted to use Jiang Buhuan’s death to corrupt Bai Yuehu . He just didn’t know what this kind of corruption meant……
Jiang Buhuan didn’t understand, but seeing that Lu Qingjiu didn’t plan on explaining, he didn’t ask further .