Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler
chapter-142

Chapter 142: Something Strange in South Mountain (III)

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Zhou Huan was still comatose and the imperial doctor Zhang Yuan was there to treat her.

Shi had complete trust in Zhang’s ability.

Zhou Yu’er was taking care of Zhou Huan in front of the bed and it seemed that she felt very guilty. She didn’t change clothes of the previous day and there were some stains on them. In addition, she was out of spirits.

Shi looked at her and said, “You can go out first, Miss Zhou.”

Zhou Yu’er bit her lips and seemed to want to say something, but she just responded simply and went out.

Zhou Yu’er walked very slowly. Shi glanced at her and found that she could do martial arts, but she wasn’t powerful. At least, she was no match for Shi.

Shi looked away after just one glance.

Zhang Yuan greeted Shi and Shi waved his hand. “Get up. How is she doing?”

“There are fractures in two places. Her ribs fractured. Most importantly, her head was hit, so she’s still in a coma.” Zhang knew that Shi didn’t want to listen to any nonsense, so he said it succinctly.

“Well…” Shi looked at Zhou Huan who was lying in the bed. Given her pale complexion, Shi knew that she was seriously injured.

“When will she wake up? The bones will heal after some time, right?”

“Yes, it needs some time for the bones to heal, but I don’t know if there will be any sequelae because of the injuries on her head.”

“What kind of sequelae?” Shi frowned.

Zhang shook his head. “I will not know until she wakes up. It’s hard to tell now. I estimate that it will take another six hours for her to wake up.”

Six hours was too long. It was impossible for Shi to stay outside until then.

Shi waved and left after telling something to Zhang.

Then, Shi asked the Shadow Guardians about the details of what happened the previous day.

After hearing the Shadow Guardians’ narration, Shi knitted his brows.

There was something strange in South Mountain that the Shadow Guardians didn’t know, but many people were investigating there.

As for how Zhou Huan fell down, because Zhou Yu’er blocked her and it happened so suddenly, the Shadow Guardians didn’t see that clearly.

Since the Shadow Guardians followed them to the mountain, they needed to be careful of the surrounding environment. So they didn’t pay much attention to Zhou Huan and Zhou Yu’er.

Although they were ordered to follow the two women, the Shadow Guardians were men after all and they couldn’t get very close to them.

Therefore, all the people could know the truth only after Zhou Huan woke up…

Shi puckered his lips and ordered his men to continue to investigate the situation in South Mountain. Then, he looked at the time and went back.

On his way back, Shi bought two sticks of sugar-coated haws.

Shi still remembered that Long once sat with him and ate this thing nostalgically.

Although it was some snack for kids and it might not be very clean, it was fine to eat some occasionally.

When Shi arrived at the palace, Long still hadn’t finished dealing with the memorials.

After changing his clothes, Shi went into the room with the two sticks of sugar-coated haws.

Long immediately raised his head when he heard some sound at the door. When he saw the sparkling sugar-coated haws, his eyes lit up.

Seeing the happiness in Long’s eyes, Shi smiled.

“I brought it from the outside.” As he spoke, Shi approached Long.

“Haha, I didn’t expect you’d bring this back.” Long was really surprised.

Shi smiled. “Your Majesty, don’t you like it?”

“Huh?” Long was a little confused. “Only kids would like this, right? It’s a pity that our son is still too little. Otherwise, he must like it very much.”

Shi tilted his head when he heard the words.

“So you won’t eat it, Your Majesty?”

“Why not?” Long said at once, and then took one from Shi’s hand. “It’ll be great to eat this with you, Qingzhou.”

While speaking, Long pulled Shi to the door of the study and casually sat down on the threshold. He also asked Shi to sit down with him. “It’ll taste great when we eat like this!”

Shi became speechless, but did not stand up.

Long bit it and one haw went into his mouth. “Hiss, it’s so sweet…”

Shi said smilingly, “Look at you. You made me think it’s sour, not sweet.”

“No! It is sweet!” Long smiled.

Shi also ate one and he chewed it slowly. It was really sweet, but the apple in the middle seemed a little sour…

“How is Zhou Huan?” Long asked.

Shi said, “She hasn’t woken up. The doctor said that there is a lump on her head, so she’s still comatose, and he didn’t know whether there will be any sequelae.”

“What?” Long frowned. “There will be sequelae?”

Shi shook his head. “He’s not sure. We all need to wait for her to wake up.”

“Tut tut.” Long curled his lips.

Shi looked at Long. “The Shadow Guardians said that there’s something strange in South Mountain, but it’s still unknown what it is. They’re looking into it.”

“South Mountain…” Long suddenly thought of Phoenix Mountain. “Is someone hiding soldiers under the mountain again? It is just beside the imperial city!”

Shi was stunned and coldness flickered in his eyes. “If someone is really hiding soldiers there, he must be extremely powerful.”

Long curled his lips. “Except for some hunters, no one would go to South Mountain at ordinary times… But is it because they’re doing it so quietly that we didn’t notice it at all? It needs to be investigated.”

Shi nodded. “Yes, I’ve ordered the Shadow Guardians to do it…”

“Good. We can trust the Shadow Guardians,” Long said, “Let’s not talk about it. Eat this.”

Shi blinked and nodded. “Okay…”

Like two kids, they sat on the threshold and ate at the same time… They looked childish and unrestrained…

When they finished eating the sugar-coated haws, the two of them looked at each other’s mouth which had been stained by the haws, and laughed… They were indeed like two kids…

Anyway, it was really nice to be like this occasionally, wasn’t it?