Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

Cheng Tianshui remained the same, concentrating on fiddling with the abacus with his head down. He glanced up at Lu Che, frowned, and said, "We're closed today."

Lu Che didn't intend to be polite to Cheng Tianshui. Since Cheng Tianshui was unreasonable, he would be disrespectful. He directly threw a flying knife from his sleeve. With a ding sound, the flying knife accurately pierced the side of Cheng Tianshui's finger that was fiddling with the abacus. The knife had already sunk three-quarters into the table.

"It's not up to you to decide whether to cure it or not."

Lu Che carried Tao Yao forward with a cold expression and made her sit on Cheng Tianshui's counter. He took Tao Yao's hand and placed it in front of Cheng Tianshui, ordering, "Take her pulse."

The chill of the flying knife brushing past his hand had already frightened Cheng Tianshui into a cold sweat, but his expression remained calm. He only raised his hand tremblingly, twirled his beard, and said with a wry smile, "You youngster, are you here to destroy my clinic today?"

Lu Che was too lazy to talk nonsense with him. Just as he was about to throw the second flying knife in his sleeve, he suddenly felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, forcing him to lose his strength.

A folding fan painted with an ink-splashed landscape painting opened in front of him with a "swish", like a screen, separating Lu Che and Cheng Tianshui, who had murderous looks on their faces, on both sides.

Lu Che subconsciously reached out to hit the fan bone, but was hit by it three or four times in quick succession, causing his finger bones to break and feel so painful.

With a "swish" sound, the folding fan opened and closed again, and a lazy yawn came from behind the fan. In a blink of an eye, the fan had slowly closed, and a pure and beautiful smiling face came into view.

Chu Huanjun had sat on the counter at some point, leisurely crossing his legs, with a peach in his hand bouncing back and forth as he played with it like a ball.

"What a coincidence, I can meet you here too."

Chu Huanjun smiled gently, his eyebrows and eyes curved.

Lu Che was startled and quickly stretched out his arms to protect Tao Yao, blocking Chu Huanjun completely like a hen protecting her chicks.

Tao Yao was so embarrassed that she was going crazy. When she was thinking about how to sneak away in this situation, she wanted to take a sneak peek at the situation ahead. When she raised her eyes, she was suddenly caught off guard by the tenderness and sweetness coming from Chu Huanjun's eyes that were smiling like crescent moons. She couldn't dodge in time and had to bury her head and face in the fur of Lu Che's fur coat to avoid another eye contact with Chu Huanjun.

She felt her heart pounding, but couldn't help secretly recalling the look on Chu Huanjun's face when he looked at her just now - he was still so concerned about his reputation. Only half an hour after saying goodbye in the dilapidated temple, he had already bought himself a set of clean and beautiful new clothes. He didn't look like someone who had just been poisoned and fell into the water.

At that time, a voice that sounded extremely strange came from my ears.

"Wow, where's this style of clothing? It's so fashionable. Everyone has one."

She was referring to the fur coats Tao Yao and Lu Che were wearing, which were almost identical in style. Grandma Tu was not a professional seamstress and probably only knew how to sew this style. Although it was an unintentional act, to others, it seemed like a little romance deliberately performed by a pair of young boys and girls who were just beginning to fall in love.

Tao Yao's heart was in turmoil. She suddenly popped half of her head out from behind Lu Che and explained in a panic, "These are discarded clothes we picked up on the road! Maybe... maybe people in the countryside don't pay so much attention to details, so the styles and shapes are very similar."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Che tilted his head to look at her, revealing a puzzled expression that said, "Why are you so anxious to explain?" He then turned back and said coldly to Chu Huanjun, "Sir, I see that you are dressed very elegantly. You must be a noble from the capital. I'm sure you can't even wear expensive clothes on a daily basis. There's no need to compliment our coats just to get close to us."

Lu Che paused, then very deliberately took Tao Yao's hand, holding it firmly in his own. He flashed Chu Huanjun a smug smile and continued, "Although this coat may not look as fancy and luxurious as the ones in the capital, it's made of thick wool. It sits close to the skin and keeps you warm, and is much more substantial than those superficial garments. If you like it, you can ask our tailor to make you one, but you probably won't be able to buy one like the ones we're wearing. Oh, by the way, I brought my sister to see the doctor today. I think we got here first, right? Please queue up at the back, sir."

Tao Yao was completely dumbfounded. This was the first time she heard so many words come out of Lu Che's mouth since she met him.

Even a fool could tell there was something hidden in Lu Che's heated words. At this point, Tao Yao no longer had the heart to see the doctor. She couldn't help but grab Lu Che's sleeve from behind and pleaded, "Alright, let's go. Let's not argue with them. I don't feel bad, I just caught a cold. I'll be fine on my own..."

"How can that be done?!"

——At that time, Chu Huanjun and Lu Che said this almost in unison. Even Cheng Tianshui beside them couldn't help but spit out the medicinal wine that had just been poured into his mouth.

Lu Che's expression suddenly grew even colder. Even in the blooming spring, Tao Yao suddenly felt as if frost had formed everywhere in the clinic's lobby. Lu Che grasped her hand, tightening his grip until sweat dripped onto the back of her hand. Tao Yao could only imagine the sheer courage Lu Che must have mustered.

"My sister's health is not something you need to worry about, sir."

Lu Che snorted coldly, turned around and picked up Tao Yao horizontally. Just as he was about to leave, a cluster of green shadows suddenly flashed before his eyes, blocking their way completely.

Chu Huanjun conjured a wooden plaque with the word "Che" written on it from his sleeve, raised it high in front of Lu Che, and waved it, smiling nonchalantly, "Is this yours?"

This was the token carried by the assassins of Wuyan Pavilion. Lu Che wore it close to his waist, but it was stolen by Chu Huanjun at some point.

Lu Che's expression froze, and he quickly reached out to grab it, but Chu Huanjun hit him on the palm with the fan bone. The force penetrated the muscles and bones, leaving a deep red mark on the skin on the palm of Lu Che.

Chu Huanjun raised the peach to his lips and took two bites. Rich peach juice oozed out from the marks of his teeth and slowly flowed down the part of his white arm exposed outside his wide sleeves until it soaked the cuffs at his elbows.

He tied the red string from Lu Che's token to his little finger and swung it around, while chewing a peach with interest and smiling at Lu Che with a very provocative look.

"If you can take this peach from my hand, I will return it to you."