The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

Cheng Yu, who returned to the prefectural city alone, found out about Shen Jin's background in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The eldest son of the prefectural governor had the physique of a man and was still unmarried at the appropriate age, often hanging out with a group of纨绔子弟 (playboys) in the prefectural city.

Many of the pieces of information that Cheng Yu gathered were deliberately spread by Wen Xin in an attempt to ruin Shen Jin's reputation.

Logically speaking, as the son of Prefect Shen, Shen Jin should have had many suitors. However, after Wen Xin spread the rumors, many people in the prefecture believed them, and naturally, Shen Jin's reputation became increasingly tarnished.

After learning the news, Cheng Yu, relying on his superior martial arts skills, secretly sneaked into Shen Jin's room not long after he fell asleep.

And so they waited until Shen Jin woke up.

Cheng Yu thought about it for a moment. Since he had a relationship with Shen Jin, he had to take responsibility. No matter what the reason, as a man, he had been told by his mother that he should not be a heartless man.

After a bumpy journey, Shen Jin slowly woke up two hours later.

When he woke up, he found himself lying across a horse's back. He only remembered that he had twisted his back. In the blink of an eye, the icy-faced man knocked him unconscious.

Shivering from the wind, Shen Jin exclaimed, "Ice Face, where are we going?"

A chill ran down his spine. Was he planning to destroy the evidence and kill him? Even though he was the one who drugged him, hadn't he already paid the price?

Cheng Yu did not answer him, but just kept waving the whip in his hand, increasing the speed.

Shen Jin, who was slung across the horse's back, felt like he was about to vomit and roared angrily, "Get me down right now, or I'll fight you to the death!"

Cheng Yu then stopped, pulled Shen Jin, who was lying sideways, to face him, and said, "Sit down and shut up. We need to catch up with our older brother and the others quickly."

Cheng Yu had been waiting for Shen Jin to wake up in his room, which was already a day's journey ahead of Li Zhe and the others.

At this point, all they could do was hurry and chase after them, hoping they could catch up in time.

When Cheng Yu pulled Shen Jin up, he had his pressure points sealed, rendering him unable to move. He stared wide-eyed at Cheng Yu's cold face.

A fierce glint flashed in Shen Jin's eyes, as if to say, "Release me now, or else..."

Seeing that Shen Jin had been subdued, Cheng Yu once again cracked his whip and set off on his journey.

Shen Jin felt that she was getting further and further away from the city, but she couldn't move. She wanted to go back but there was no way to do so. She could only take it one step at a time.

Shen House

Shen Xiaoman thought that Shen Jin had been sleeping all day, so she quickly came to call people for dinner.

After knocking on the door for a long time without getting a response, I assumed Shen Jin was still sleeping. I carefully pushed the door open, walked to the table, lit a candle, and found that the bed was empty, with a note on the table.

As Shen Jin's personal servant, Shen Xiaoman was naturally literate. The note read: "Went away for some time, return date uncertain."

Shen Xiaoman was on the verge of tears. The young master had pulled another stunt. He must have sneaked off somewhere to have some fun again, leaving her alone to face the master's wrath.

The note was written by Cheng Yu, imitating Shen Jin's handwriting, and he managed to fool Shen Xiaoman just like that.

Shen Xiaoman put the note away and began to think about how to keep it a secret from Shen Feng for Shen Jin.

Cheng Yu leaned forward slightly, trapping Shen Jin between himself and the reins, his breath hitting Shen Jin's face directly.

Unable to move, Shen Jin endured the aching pain in her waist while also suffering from Cheng Yu's breath on her face; it was a very unpleasant experience.

After a day's journey, Li Zhe instructed Jiang Su and the others to rest for a while, led the horses to the river to drink water and graze, and gathered dry branches by the river to start a fire.

Half asleep, Yin Baicai heard the noise outside the carriage. She opened her eyes and saw that Li Mo had already woken up and was sitting quietly beside her.

Yin Baicai helped him down from the carriage and looked at Li Zhe, who was tending a fire. "Why did you stop?"

Li Zhe handed the freshly baked flatbread to Yin Baicai and Li Mo, saying, "You've been traveling all day, the horses must be tired, so let them rest for a bit."

Yin Baicai took the pancake, took a bite, and pulled Li Mo down to squat down and warm themselves by the fire.

And you know what? The further north you go, the colder it gets.

It wasn't this cold when we were in the prefectural city, but after traveling only a few dozen miles, a chilly wind is blowing right in our faces.

A group of people were eating dinner around the fire. Yin Baicai looked at Cheng Yu, who hadn't returned yet, and asked, "Where's Xiao Yu? He hasn't caught up yet? It can't be that bad. When did that kid become so slow?"

Li Zhe didn't know why Cheng Yu had returned to the prefectural city, but judging from Xiao Yu's pace, he should have met up with him before evening.

Cheng Yu, who was being watched by Li Zhe and the other man, slowed down as Shen Jin's face grew paler.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Yu asked, looking at Shen Jin, whose brows were furrowed.

Shen Jin couldn't speak, and could only mutter to herself, "Pretending like this, how can I bring myself to say anything? This place is already so painful..."

Cheng Yu quickly understood. Although he had never experienced this before, he had heard many people in the camp talk about it.

The hand that tentatively grasped the reins placed on Shen Jin's waist and gently massaged it.

Shen Jin's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he felt that the pain had lessened. He also noticed that the horses they were riding on had slowed down.

At that moment, an untimely voice reached their ears.

"Goo-"

Having not eaten all day, Shen Jin's stomach was growling with hunger. She gestured to Cheng Yu to release her pressure points.

Cheng Yu waved his hand and instantly released Shen Jin's pressure points. Shen Jin acted like a lord, saying, "I'm hungry, give me something to eat."

He thought that since he couldn't escape back anyway, he might as well continue to follow this ice-faced man. He had already dealt with Wen Xin quite a bit, and going back to the mansion would only cause him distress. He might as well go with the ice-faced man to clear his head.

Besides, he wasn't at a loss. If he wasn't mistaken, he was definitely going to meet up with Xiaobaicai and the others. Having acquaintances made things much easier.

Maybe I can even try Xiaobaicai's cooking again; that guy promised to make me hot pot.

Cheng Yu took a meat pie out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Jin, "Eat this, it's all we have."

Having been hungry all day, Shen Jin didn't care about being picky. She took the pancake and ate it in big bites.

The pancake had been sitting in Cheng Yu's arms the whole time, and it was still slightly warm, so eating it wouldn't upset his stomach.

After handing him the pancake, Cheng Yu continued to massage Shen Jin's twisted waist.

Shen Jin, like a lazy kitten, comfortably squinted her eyes.

The technique was passable; my lower back pain didn't seem as bad, though I don't know if it was just my imagination.

The two remained silent the entire way, unaware of how ambiguous their behavior was.

After the carriage finished grazing and Li Zhe and the others had rested enough, they continued on their way.

Yin Baicai climbed onto the carriage and tucked Li Mo into the thick quilt she had prepared.

He picked up a winter coat he had made for Li Zhe last time, lifted the carriage curtain, and walked over. "Put this on. If you get frostbite, who will drive for me?"

Li Zhe happily put on the coat, "Ah Yin, are you worried about me?"

"Stop nagging, just drive. Don't take advantage of the darkness and lead us two men into a ditch." After saying that, he hurriedly lowered the carriage curtain, as if he were fleeing in panic.

Li Zhe smiled, pursing his lips.

Yin Baicai hurriedly escaped into the carriage and snuggled into Li Mo's quilt. She patted her face with her hand, thinking to herself, "Really, I'm finding it harder and harder to keep up with what Li Mo is saying."

I was so embarrassed.

Seeing Yin Bai snuggle into the blankets, Li Mo immediately hugged his waist, saying, "Momo is sleepy, Momo wants to sleep." She then yawned.

"Sleep, sleep, rest your head on my lap!"