Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

Thirteen was suddenly picked up by Shen Mu. When he saw Shen Mu's face so close to his, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

Her face immediately turned bright red, the blush spreading all the way to the tips of her ears.

What on earth is he doing?

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Shen Mu simply placed her gently on the edge of the bed and then returned to his original position. Looking at Shen Mu's calm and composed expression, she immediately realized that she had been overthinking things and quickly lowered her head.

"what happened to you?"

Shen Mu realized he had been a bit abrupt, but he hadn't noticed Thirteen's shame.

"I...I'm fine!" Thirteen lowered his head, fidgeting with his belt helplessly, thinking to himself that his previous thoughts were too absurd!

"Why are you blushing?"

Shen Mu moved forward slightly and, upon closer inspection, realized that Thirteen looked like a ripe persimmon. She quickly stepped forward and touched her forehead with the back of her hand.

It's burning red!

"Could it be that he has a fever again? I'll go call Haojing over." With that, he turned to leave, but Thirteen grabbed his sleeve.

"I'm hot!"

Thirteen looked up at Shen Mu, suppressing the surging emotions within her, straightening her clothes while forcing a forced, polite smile.

"Are you hot?" Shen Mu was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously glanced at the closed window next to him before continuing, "Shall I open the window for you so you can get some fresh air?"

"No, no... I'm afraid of getting cold!" Thirteen's words slipped out and she immediately regretted them.

What are you even saying?!

Even in modern times, I admire handsome men, so why am I so flustered at this moment!

In the end, she's still all talk and no action!

Shen Mu raised an eyebrow slightly, looked down at Thirteen's hand that was tugging at his sleeve, and slowly asked...

"Then why are you dragging me along?"

Thirteen followed his gaze and realized she was still holding his hand, so she quickly let go. Her face flushed slightly without her noticing.

"I... I was afraid you would bother Haojing. He's always going to see the girls at Zuixianlou, doesn't he? Don't your people get time to rest while they're working?"

Shen Mu seemed taken aback by the question, and after a brief pause, he replied.

"If there's no time to rest, and one day his brother gets injured, will he have to wait until he's rested before being treated?"

"Of course that's not what I meant!"

"If you're sick, shouldn't you call him over?"

Thirteen looked at Shen Muqing's calm expression, his breath hitched, and he thought to himself that he was the one who lost his composure first and made conversation for the sake of it.

Shen Mu frowned, somewhat confused about what Thirteen meant. He lowered his head and met Thirteen's gaze. His usually distant and indifferent gaze suddenly held a strange emotion.

The two stared at each other until they heard some rustling outside. Thirteen snapped out of her daze, feeling her cheeks burn even more intensely. She raised her hand to cover her face.

"You...you can go out now, I'm going to sleep! We can talk about it tomorrow!"

"Are you really alright?" Shen Mu asked, still somewhat worried, looking at her face which looked like it was burning.

"I'm fine, I'm fine! You can go out now!" With that, she rolled up the blanket and tucked herself under it.

"Then I'm leaving. You get some rest."

Shen Mu didn't press the matter further. Instead, he turned and walked to the door. As soon as he opened it, he saw a familiar figure waiting for him under the tree.

"You come in."

A hint of coldness seemed to creep into his eyes as he stepped aside to let the person into the house.

Haojing was taken aback, but still obediently followed Shen Mu into the house. Turning around, he saw a wriggling blanket on the bed and hurriedly asked...

"What did you send me here to do?"

He came to report back; there had been unusual activity at the city gate earlier, likely from the Second Prince's side.

He searched for Shen Mu for a long time without success, and finally thought of trying his luck at Shisan's place. Unexpectedly, Shen Mu didn't ask him a single question, but let him go into Shisan's room first.

Shen Mu raised his finger and pointed to the lump on the bed.

"Take a look at her first; she seems to have a fever."

"Have a fever?"

Hao Jing was taken aback. When he left, he clearly saw that Thirteen's complexion was very good, and he could be considered to have recovered almost completely. How come he has a fever again?

Thinking of this, he quickly walked to the bedside, wanting to lift the blanket off Thirteen.

Unexpectedly, Thirteen was also very strong, and after a struggle, Haojing was unable to snatch it.

Thirteen huddled under the covers, thinking that Shen Mu could leave easily, but unexpectedly Hao Jing came back to join in the fun.

Seeing that her blanket was about to be torn, she quickly crawled out of the blanket and, in a very strange posture, had Haojing block her eye contact with Shen Mu.

"I don't have a fever!"

Hao Jing was startled. He looked at Shisan's face, which was flushed red. He was about to speak when Shisan covered his mouth with her hand.

She glared fiercely at Haojing and repeated...

"I told you I don't have a fever! You, tell him!" After saying that, she quickly crawled back under the covers.

Haojing blinked, as if he understood something.

Something must have happened between her and her master!

"Is she alright?" Shen Mu's hesitant voice came from behind him. Hao Jing quickly turned around and met Shen Mu's somewhat doubtful gaze.

"It's nothing, I just took too much medicine and it made my heart a little hot."

He made up a random excuse, but out of the corner of his eye he sensed that Thirteen was secretly watching him from under the covers.

He quickly realized the problem and pulled Shen Mu outside.

"Let's go outside to talk. Mr. Thirteen needs to rest more right now."

He felt Thirteen's fierce gaze, which made him almost unable to stand. After the two of them walked out of the house together, he quickly closed the door behind him.

Once outside the house, Shen Mu couldn't help but ask even more questions.

"Heartburn? Didn't she break her leg? What medicine did you give her?"

Even after thinking about it for a long time, he never expected that the medicine Haojing gave him would have such an effect.

Haojing glanced at the tightly closed door, then pulled him further out, sitting him directly in the courtyard before slowly speaking.

"I made that up. What were you guys doing just now?"

"Did nothing."

"Did she blush?"

Haojing finally couldn't hold back and told Shen Mu the truth about why Thirteen blushed.

Shen Mu was taken aback upon hearing this, and his already aloof expression softened slightly. He hadn't thought much of it before, but Hao Jing's reminder made him realize the reason behind it.

Is it because I hugged her earlier and I'm shy?

Still angry?

"Do you think people blush when they're angry?" His calm voice floated in the air, but it only made Haojing more unable to suppress his gossipy desires.

This was the first time he had ever seen Thirteen and Shen Mu like this!

"I think it's because you're shy, but what are you two men doing in the house?"

Haojing stroked his chin and shook his head to himself. He couldn't accept that two men could have feelings for each other, but he looked at Thirteen and his master...

Standing together, they didn't look so out of place.

However, the thought that Thirteen, who had been exploiting him every day, might one day turn the tables and become half of his master made him realize that he wouldn't be able to have a single good day.

Shen Mu raised his head, his gaze somewhat unfocused, still recalling what had just happened, but subconsciously blurted out...

"I just hugged her."