Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Chapter 431! The Flickering Candlelight

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Under the devoted service of the two Holy Maidens, Miao Xuan, Shen Ye's bath was incredibly comfortable, completely washing away the fatigue accumulated from his days of travel.

However, while he was comfortable, Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian, who were helping him dress, looked resentful. Although their son-in-law had taken advantage of them, he hadn't actually "eaten" them up. Instead, they were left in an awkward position, and their little schemes had fallen through.

Through the reflection in the bronze mirror on the dressing table, Shen Ye saw the sorrowful and disappointed expressions on their faces. He knew what they were thinking, but he said, "What's wrong with you? You look unhappy. Come on, give your son-in-law a smile."

Upon hearing this, Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian could only force a smile that looked like they were about to cry. Then, Miao Chengtian said softly, "Young master, I feel so bad."

"Where do you feel unwell? In your heart or in your body?" Shen Ye reached out and pulled them into his arms, speaking flirtatiously, but inwardly he was lamenting that he was becoming more and more unreliable.

“I feel uncomfortable, but right now… I feel even more uncomfortable.” Xuan Jingtian hugged his waist tightly, and like her sister Miao Chengtian, buried her head in his chest, inhaling his masculine scent, with an intoxicated expression on her face.

Looking at the two women who seemed like infatuated women, Shen Ye felt a surge of excitement and thought to himself that they were truly two enchantresses.

He shook his head slightly, lifted the two women's chins with his hands, kissed each of them on the cheek, then patted their pert buttocks and said, "You'll have plenty of opportunities later. For now, let's take me to a place to eat."

"Yes, sir!" Upon receiving the promise, the two women immediately showed joy and then obediently led the way.

Following the two women, Miao Xuan and Shen Ye, through layers of pavilions and towers, he arrived at the dining hall of Huan Yin Fang. At this time, there was an eight-immortal table in the room, but there were no dishes on it, only four sets of bowls and chopsticks. Around the room, there were more than a dozen beautiful maids standing.

"Greetings, son-in-law."

Upon seeing Shen Ye and the two Holy Maidens Miao Xuan enter, the dozen or so maids all performed a curtsy. Although it was their first time seeing Shen Ye, he was the only man in the entire Huan Yin Fang, so they weren't afraid of mistaking him for someone else.

"No gifts, no gifts!"

The last time Shen Ye was bowed to by many people was in the NieR world, but the way the androids bowed was more like a military posture, which was completely different from the traditional Chinese greeting. He then waved his hand to let them stand up, and took out a handful of golden melon seeds from behind his back, handing them to Miao Chengtian so she could give them as a reward.

Miao Chengtian took the golden melon seeds, and like Xuan Jingtian, she curiously glanced behind Shen Ye. They couldn't understand where their son-in-law had gotten the golden melon seeds from, since they had dressed him themselves.

However, she didn't dare to look too closely and turned around to distribute the golden melon seeds to the maids.

As soon as Shen Ye sat down, several maids immediately brought him tea and various dried fruits and snacks. If it weren't for Miao Xuan and the other two women watching over him, they probably would have given him a leg massage and shoulder rub as well.

After giving the group of maids a warning look, Miao Chengtian walked behind Shen Ye and, together with Xuan Jingtian, began to massage his shoulders and legs...

Women typically take a long time to bathe, a fact that applies throughout history and across cultures.

Shen Ye waited in the dining hall for another half hour, and the tea was changed four or five times before the Empress, Ji Ruxue, and Lu Linxuan finally arrived late.

Shen Ye downed the last bit of tea in his cup in one gulp, then complained, "If you slow down any further, I'm already full."

The three women looked at the table in front of him, where most of the dried fruits and pastries were missing, and their faces showed embarrassment. Then the three women quickly took their seats, and the Empress ordered people to serve the dishes immediately.

Before long, a variety of dishes were served. Because she had been traveling around for the past few days, the Empress didn't know what Shen Ye liked to eat, so she asked the kitchen to serve all their signature dishes, and soon the table was piled high with food.

Although he had eaten a lot of dried fruit and snacks, Shen Ye's appetite was now surprisingly good, and he could digest whatever he ate quickly. With the three women taking turns serving him food, he quickly devoured most of the dishes on the table.

After eating until he was about 70-80% full, Shen Ye slowed down his eating pace and began drinking the freshly delivered Daughter Red wine, which was said to have been buried for almost 30 years.

Without a doubt, this was the Empress's daughter's red wine, which she only drank when she got married, dug out and gave it to him to drink. That's why he always felt that this wine had a special flavor.

As he drank, he watched the three women deliberately avoid him, huddling together and talking in hushed tones. Seeing how secretive they were, he didn't bother to listen, so even though they were so close, he couldn't hear what they were saying clearly. However, he vaguely heard the Empress mention Ji Ruxue's name several times.

Then, he roughly understood something...

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After dinner and a short rest, the Empress used the excuse that she had been away for too long and had too much political business to handle, and needed help to leave with Lu Linxuan. She left Ji Ruxue behind and instructed her to accompany Shen Ye back to his room to rest.

Shen Ye didn't need to guess why the Empress wanted Ji Ruxue to stay; moreover, after Ji Ruxue led him to her room, her ears turned bright red, making it even clearer to him.

So as soon as he entered Ji Ruxue's room, he closed the door, and then, with her half-hearted resistance, he picked her up and carried her to the bedside.

"Wait a minute, Brother Shen, I... I'll rinse my mouth first..." Ji Ruxue suddenly said halfway through the walk. Although more than half an hour had passed since she finished eating, and she had rinsed her mouth after the meal, she was still afraid that her mouth would still taste bad.

However, before she could finish speaking, her fragrant and tender lips were silenced by Shen Ye. She instinctively resisted, but could only make muffled sounds. Although her hands were pressed against Shen Ye's chest, she couldn't bear to push him away forcefully. Instead, immersed in the passionate kiss, her hands reached around and pressed tightly against his firm back, as if she wanted him to be closer to her.

After an unknown amount of time, when Shen Ye finally left her lips, the girl, who was beginning to mature, was breathing rapidly. Her swollen chest heaved violently, and she gasped for breath, like a mermaid out of water.

Taking a few deep breaths, Ji Ruxue's breathing gradually became steady, but the desire in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and her body became extremely hot. Then, she loosened her arms around Shen Ye and slowly untied the knots of her ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). As her outer garment slid off her body, her delicate collarbone and large expanses of snow-white skin were exposed to Shen Ye's burning gaze.

So, Shen Ye extinguished the flickering candlelight in the room with a backhand slap...

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(This chapter is hard to write, I'm afraid I'll get stuck again.)

Chapter 432! So cheesy!

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The next day, early in the morning.

A gentle knock on the door pulled Shen Ye from his sweet dream back to reality. He glanced out the window; it was still early. Afraid of waking Ji Ruxue who was still fast asleep, he didn't ask who it was. Instead, he got out of bed, dressed, and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, he saw the two beautiful women, Miaoxuan and Miaoxuan, standing in the doorway. One of them was holding a basin of warm water, and the other was holding a tray with various toiletries from this era. They were obviously there to help him get up.

Miao Chengtian tilted his head and glanced at the bed. Seeing that Ji Ruxue hadn't gotten up yet, he asked softly, "Xue'er isn't awake yet?"

"Probably, she went to bed very late last night." Shen Ye nodded, then stepped aside to let Miao Xuan and the other woman in.

However, they didn't move and remained standing in the same spot.

Shen Ye looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression, when he heard Xuan Jingtian say, "Young Master, my sister and I came to serve you so early, shouldn't we get a little reward?"

Shen Ye was taken aback, but then he understood what they meant. He smiled and asked, "What kind of reward do you want?"

Miao Xuan and her sister did not speak. They closed their eyes and tilted their heads back, their lips pouting.

"I knew it..." Seeing their actions, Shen Ye shrugged slightly, and then gently kissed their delicate lips.

Although it was just a brief taste, the two sisters were still very happy, and cheerfully bypassed Shen Ye to enter the room and get busy.

Ji Ruxue's sleep has never been deep, probably a habit she developed when she was a maid to the Empress. So, she actually woke up when Miaoxuan and the other woman knocked on the door. If it were before, she probably would have gotten up too, but she slept too late yesterday and simply took a break, not even opening her eyes. However, she still heard Miaoxuan and the other woman asking Shen Ye for a reward.

But then she remembered what the Empress had said to her a few days ago. Although she was a little jealous, she didn’t say anything. When she noticed that Shen Ye and the other two had entered the room, she simply buried her head in the blanket and neither listened nor looked.

Her ostrich-like behavior was naturally seen by Shen Ye and the other two. Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian immediately exchanged glances and thought in unison, "Since you don't want to see, then don't blame your older sister for being impolite."

So, while helping Shen Ye wash up, the two of them kept sticking close to him and touching him all over, making Shen Ye think that they were there to seduce and tease him.

As time went on, the two women grew bolder and bolder, even starting to tug at his clothes. In the end, if it weren't for the loud noise they made, which Ji Ruxue couldn't bear to listen to and had to crawl out from under the covers to interrupt them, it would probably have been a very romantic spring morning...

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Led by Miao Chengtian and Xuan Jingtian, who both looked unhappy, Shen Ye and Ji Ruxue arrived at the dining hall.

The Empress was already having breakfast there. When she saw them arrive, especially noticing that Ji Ruxue's gait was a little strange, her eyes flickered a few times before she asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Excellent." Shen Ye grinned, then noticed that only the Empress was at the table and asked, "Where's Xuan'er?"

"She helped me review official documents until very late yesterday and hasn't gotten up yet!" A hint of fatigue flashed in the Empress's eyes. There was just too much government work to handle during this period. There was a huge stack of official documents from various prefectures and counties in Guangqi Kingdom. She couldn't review them all by herself, so she asked Lu Linxuan, who had originally just come to chat with her, to help her take a look.

"She has this ability?" Recalling Lu Linxuan's restless nature, Shen Ye didn't think she was someone who could sit still. However, seeing the fatigue in the Empress's eyes, he said with heartache, "Then why did you get up so early? Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

"There are still many things to deal with, how can I slack off?" the Empress said with a worried look, then grabbed a steamed bun and handed it to Shen Ye, who was sitting next to her.

Shen Ye took the bun, took a bite, chewed it a few times, then drank a mouthful of porridge that Miao Chengtian had put to his mouth. After swallowing, he said, "Then I'll help you later."

"No need." The Empress shook her head in refusal. Seeing Shen Ye frown, she continued, "I don't want you to get tired. This is my own business."

Shen Ye was deeply moved by the Empress's words, but the more she said that, the more he wanted to help. However, just as he was about to speak, the Empress said again, "Shen Lang, I can handle these small matters myself. You should stay home and rest. If you feel bored, let Xue'er and Xuan'er accompany you for a walk, or let the Nine Heavens Holy Maiden take you to tour around Qi Kingdom."

"Does this make me a gigolo?" Shen Ye felt that all the women around him were the same in the end, and none of them wanted him to do anything.

"Nonsense, you're not a freeloader, you've already helped me a lot." The Empress rolled her eyes at him and said indignantly.

Shen Ye was taken aback and said, "I don't think I did anything, did I? How could I have helped you?"

The Empress looked at him with tender eyes: "Just being by my side is already helping me, because it gives me peace of mind and a sense of belonging."

Ugh, that's so cheesy!

Shen Ye was surprised that the Empress would say such a thing. Even though the Empress was speaking to him, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Not only him, but Ji Ruxue also looked at the Empress with surprise.

Silently stuffing a bun into his mouth, Shen Ye didn't know how to respond to the Empress. After thinking for a while with his eyes lowered, he said, "Alright, Yun Ji, I'll do as you say."

Now this is all he can do. Faced with the easily satisfied Empress, even if he does nothing all day or even makes advances towards the girls in the Illusionary Sound Pavilion, as long as he can stay by her side, he can probably make her happy.

Sure enough, the Empress smiled broadly after hearing his words. She finished the last mouthful of porridge in her bowl, rinsed her mouth with the mouthwash handed to her by Fan Yintian, and then stood up and said to Ji Ruxue, "Xue'er, you and Xuan'er should keep Shen Lang company during this time. If Shen Lang feels bored, you should accompany him for a walk."

"Yes." Ji Ruxue nodded.

Then the Empress said to Shen Ye, "Shen Lang, after I'm done with this busy period, I'll spend more time with you and... make it up to you."

Shen Ye could understand what the compensation she mentioned meant, so he nodded and said with concern, "You shouldn't overwork yourself."

"Hmm!" The Empress smiled and nodded, then turned and left the dining hall.

Watching the Empress's figure disappear through the door, Shen Ye still didn't look away. Then he sighed heavily, but in his heart he was thinking about how to make it up to her in the future.

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(The Empress's personality is actually a bit arrogant, but according to her brother-in-law's memories in the anime, she was very innocent and carefree when she was a child, so it shouldn't be considered a misrepresentation.)