After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine
chapter-167

Wei Kai sneered and quickly added, “The General barely got sick since he was a child, but when it happened once in a while, no one could get medicine into his mouth. Because of this, the late marquis beat him up, but it was useless. Maybe he is afraid of suffering, so let’s just say that he’s also afraid of you suffering, no?”

“Is your skin itchy, or do you think your head is too heavy on your shoulders?” Huo Wujiu was already gritting his teeth when he interrupted him. “Are you not going to get lost yet?!”

Wei Kai ran away with a grin.

Huo Wujiu turned back with a gloomy face, and saw Jiang Suizhou also looking at him with a smile.

“He’s talking nonsense,” Huo Wujiu blurted out.

But Jiang Suizhou looked like he didn’t believe it.

“I can’t believe I missed that,” Jiang Suizhou said with a smile. “When you first came to the royal residence, I saw you drinking medicine too, right?”

Huo Wujiu cursed Wei Kai’s loose tongue.

Who would like to drink medicine? Was such a bitter thing delicious? He would get nauseous whenever he took a sip, but he was too old to be as naughty as he was when he was a kid, no?

He disliked drinking medicine, but more than that, he hated being embarrassed.

But faced with Jiang Suizhou smile, he couldn’t get angry at all. On the contrary, his belly of anger softly turned into spring water.

… Just blame the person in front of him for being too attractive.

He clearly bared his fangs, but Jiang Suizhou wasn’t the least bit intimidated. He just looked at him and smiled. Huo Wujiu grinded his teeth. A moment later, leaned forward and while feigning ruthlessness, he wiped the grape juice on his thumb on Jiang Suizhou’s lips.

“Is it so funny? You’re laughing!”

The gnashing of his teeth was unmistakable, but so was the inseparable hint of a smile that tinged it.

This gave Jiang Suizhou an illusion, as if a big dog suddenly appeared beside him.

Although silent, he always circled around him quietly, licking him covertly from time to time, and then frolicking with delight.

He also didn’t know where this illusion originated. After all, in the past, he also spent time with Huo Wujiu for a period, eating and living together. There was nothing different.

Huo Wujiu stayed by his bed that day. He accompanied him in taking medicine and having breakfast with him. Because he kept a close eye on him, Jiang Suizhou was forced to eat half a bowl of porridge. In the next moment, his stomach felt hot and full, causing him to feel sleepy.

At that point, Wei Kai came back again.

“General,” he reported, “General Lou has returned from Yangzhou.”

Huo Wujiu’s brows narrowed.

The situation in the imperial city had been urgent two days ago. He was short of generals yesterday when he was dividing the troops. Yangzhou was very close to Lin’an, and the garrison of Yangzhou were acquaintances with Lou Yue. Hence, yesterday, he asked Lou Yue to lead his army to deal with Yangzhou and the surrounding counties.

Since he returned, everything must have been settled. In that case, the two of them had some private accounts to settle.

Huo Wujiu responded, stood up, and then said while bowing to Jiang Suizhou, “I have some things to deal with. I’ll be back in the evening.”

Jiang Suizhou noted the micro changes in his expression.

Although he still looked as usual, his aura turned somewhat cold. Moreover, he looked quite aggressive, as if he had been waiting for an opportunity to settle accounts with somebody.

He hurriedly asked, “What’s the matter?”

Huo Wujiu vaguely replied, “Nothing.”

But Jiang Suizhou guessed something was up.

Before leaving, Huo Wujiu also told him that Lou Yue would protect him in the city. But Lou Yue’s hand couldn’t reach into the palace after all. That day, the Hou Zhu suddenly received the news before them and detained him in the palace, which was somewhat unexpected.

Jiang Suizhou was a bit worried that the matter Huo Wujiu said he had to deal with was this.

“Be honest.” Jiang Suizhou said, “What are you going to do with Lou Yue?”

Huo Wujiu didn’t make a sound, as if he acquiesced to Jiang Suizhou’s speculation.

Jiang Suizhou sighed and explained things warmly, “If it was because I was detained by Jiang Shunheng that day, there’s no need. General Lou was also very concerned about me. However, the palace was heavily guarded, and his soldiers were stationed outside the city. Of course he could do nothing but bite his nails when the emergency happened. What’s more, didn’t he also threaten Pang Shao? If not, there was no telling if Jiang Shunheng could have left me alive these few days.”

Huo Wujiu cast his gaze down and spoke under his breath.

“Don’t you talk nonsense,” he said.

“So, are you going to go and settle the score with Lou Yue?” Jiang Suizhou asked.

Huo Wujiu’s ferocious momentum earlier weakened a bit, just like a wolf with its tail down.

“…But it was he who wasn’t careful.” Huo Wujiu argued stubbornly.

Jiang Suizhou retorted, “Even if he took things seriously back then, what could he do? Get detained in the palace with me?”

Huo Wujiu shut his mouth.

He was so tall. Hence, he needed to lower his head in order to talk to Jiang Suizhou while standing there. He was a bit dejected at this moment, and with his bowed head he looked rather pitiful. It gave someone an urge to pet his head and smooth his hair.

“He is your elder no matter what.” Jiang Suizhou said, “Just talk to him properly. Don’t scold and punish him. Without him, you and I would not have achieved everything today, don’t you think so?”

Huo Wujiu remained silent for a moment, and then whispered.

“As if I am that terrifying,” he said. “It’s not like I’m going to kill him; you don’t have to go to such lengths to plead for mercy.”

Jiang Suizhou burst out laughing.

In all fairness, who wouldn’t be afraid of Huo Wujiu’s outer appearance? With his attitude just now, Jiang Suizhou was really afraid that Huo Wujiu would take Lou Yue’s life on impulse.

When Jiang Suizhou responded with such laughter, Huo Wujiu was even more dissatisfied.

He gave Wei Kai a glance, and Wei Kai slipped away with a wink. Afterward, he turned back, leaned over, and propped one hand on the pillow on the inside of Jiang Suizhou’s bed.

In an instant, his shadow pressed down and enveloped Jiang Suizhou underneath him.

A sense of oppression immediately smacked Jiang Suizhou’s face, taking his breath away for a while.

“…What are you doing?” His smile froze, and he stumbled over his words a bit due to nervousness.

Huo Wujiu bend forward and placed both his arms on his sides. When he lowered his head, his forehead almost rested against his.

“I’ll just listen to you.”

Once the aggrieved look on his face disappeared, the sense of oppression he exuded immediately climbed several dimensions.

This oppressive feeling, however, was dense with an indescribable ambiguity.

He spoke under his breath.

“Then you have to give me some reward in exchange, right?”