Seeing how quickly he changed his mind, Yun Huizhou subconsciously let out a “Hmm?”
Hearing this, Lian Li turned around and gave him a punch to the chest. “What’s with the ‘hmm’? Do you see me as the kind of person who is unreasonable and refuses to listen to advice? Why the ‘hmm’?”
Yun Huizhou clutched his chest, acting as if he couldn’t handle the punch. He took two steps back and sat down in a chair, his expression feigning a bit of weakness.
Lian Li exclaimed, “Hey, hey, hey! Don’t fake it, don’t try to scam me. Don’t say I didn’t use force—even if I used my full strength, I could only wound you a tiny bit at most.”
Yun Huizhou turned his head slightly downward, his brow furrowed, and his breathing grew a bit heavy, making it sound as if he were in a bad state.
Lian Li knew in his heart that he was definitely faking it, but seeing him like this, he couldn’t help but feel a sliver of worry.
He walked over, bending down and tilting his head to look at Yun Huizhou. “Hello? Anyone there?”
Just as he finished his “hello,” his wrist was grabbed by Yun Huizhou. With a pull of Yun Huizhou’s strength, Lian Li found himself sitting directly on Yun Huizhou’s lap.
Lian Li cried out, “Ha! I knew it, you scheming man.”
Yun Huizhou pulled him into an embrace with a laugh, then took a bite of his neck.
“You really are a dog!” Lian Li accused him, clutching his neck.
Yun Huizhou replied, “The moment I return, you give me a punch to the chest, and I’m not allowed to bite back?”
Lian Li huffed and stopped talking, instead habitually wrapping his arms around Yun Huizhou’s neck.
Yun Huizhou kept one arm around his waist while the other reached up to remove the hair ornaments from Lian Li’s hair, placing them on the nearby table. He then let down Lian Li’s lady-style hair bun.
The jet-black, supple hair instantly cascaded down like a waterfall.
Lian Li hurriedly raised his hands to press down the front of his hair, preventing the hair that had been tied back from exploding forward once released.
He had seen it in the mirror before; it was a bit frightening. No wonder he used to see girls gently shaking their heads whenever they let their hair down—it was to hide that momentary awkward appearance.
Yun Huizhou watched as he raised both hands to comb through his hair with his fingers while gently swaying his head. He instantly felt that the atmosphere he had carefully cultivated was ruined.
He sighed softly and pinched Lian Li’s chin to stop him from shaking his head. He pressed his thumb against Lian Li’s lips with a bit of force and then swiped outward.
Because of his action, the lip rouge on the lips was smeared past the edges.
Lian Li: !!!
With a smack, he slapped Yun Huizhou’s hand away.
“What are you doing? You’ve smeared my lipstick all the way to my cheek.” He pointed to the side of his face that had been colored, then pointed to the other side that Yun Huizhou hadn’t ruined yet. “If you do it to this side too, I’ll turn into a clown.”
Yun Huizhou: “…”
This kid… why wouldn’t he play along? He was far too good at ruining the mood.
Yun Huizhou was practically driven to a frustrated laugh. He raised his hand and smeared the remaining red from his thumb onto the half of Lian Li’s face that hadn’t been victimized yet.
“Now it’s symmetrical.”
Lian Li: “…”
Great. He had become a real clown.
He looked at Yun Huizhou in disbelief. Straining his legs, he tried to stand up and walk away.
Having already anticipated his movement, Yun Huizhou tightened his grip on Lian Li’s waist. Lian Li merely twitched on Yun Huizhou’s lap, unable to stand up at all, remaining firmly seated.
Lian Li turned his head and looked at Yun Huizhou expressionlessly.
Yun Huizhou looked back with an innocent face and asked in a particularly punchable tone, “What’s wrong? Why did you suddenly twitch?”
As he spoke, he even bounced his leg. This time, Lian Li, who was sitting on it, was truly bounced.
Lian Li: “…???”
How had this person suddenly become so shameless after not seeing him for a while? He had become so much more irritating! If it weren’t for the fact that he still couldn’t win in a fight, he really wanted to pin this man across his knees and give him a thrashing!
Yun Huizhou could tell from his expression that he was displeased. Laughing, he carried him over to the soft daybed to lie down together.
The moment they lay down, Lian Li began to push him, trying to shove him away. Naturally, Yun Huizhou was unwilling and clung to Lian Li, refusing to let go.
Lian Li couldn’t take it anymore and said, “You’re crushing my dress! And I need to go wash my face. Look at what kind of ghostly mess you’ve made of my face!”
Yun Huizhou hurriedly shifted, allowing Lian Li to pull his dress out. Then, he looked seriously at Lian Li’s face and said, “It’s not a ghostly mess. It looks very good.”
Lian Li, who was just about to lose his temper: “…”
“Move, move. Go pack your things. Bring whatever you think we need,” Lian Li changed the subject, though he remained lying on the bed without moving.
His eyes were fixed on Yun Huizhou, his meaning clear: You go pack.
Yun Huizhou climbed off the daybed with a smile. Packing was much simpler for him. He opened the wardrobe, casually took out two sets of clothes, folded them, and put them into a bundle.
He then took a coin purse from a drawer and placed it with the bundle, finally taking out three bottles of medicine to finish the job.
Lian Li hadn’t even been lying on the daybed for long before he saw him return and sit by the edge.
Yun Huizhou’s speed was within Lian Li’s expectations. After all, every time they went out, seventy percent of the bundles they carried were Lian Li’s things.
This time, Yun Huizhou sat beside him without intentionally harassing or teasing him, just sitting there quietly watching him.
Lian Li felt a bit uncomfortable under that deep gaze and turned his head to the side, not daring to meet his eyes.
After a while, he felt this wasn’t quite right. Yun Huizhou clearly wanted a soulful gaze, but because he didn’t dare look back, it made him seem so cowardly.
He squirmed on the daybed. Thinking that if they were to do that, he would always sleep more soundly afterward, he asked Yun Huizhou, “Are we departing tomorrow?”
“It’s not that urgent. Master said we’ll leave the day after tomorrow. First, we’ll go to the Martial Arts Alliance in Jianggao City to gather information and find out which villains have been active recently,” Yun Huizhou answered.
“What about the ones who haven’t been active recently?” As soon as Yun Huizhou spoke, Lian Li was led away by the topic, completely forgetting his original purpose for asking about the departure time.
Although Yun Huizhou understood him well enough, he wasn’t a mind reader and couldn’t guess Lian Li’s thoughts every single time.
At this moment, he clearly didn’t pick up on the hidden meaning behind Lian Li’s question about the time, so he simply expanded on the topic.
“The tracks of those active recently will be much easier to find, so they are a higher priority. As for those who aren’t active, we might not get any news without spending significant time, and even then, we might not necessarily find them.”
“If we happen to run into them directly, we certainly won’t let them go. Master and I will keep an eye on those. However, for these recently active ones, you’ll have to rely on yourself to analyze and judge who to look for and how to find them. Master and I won’t give you any suggestions.”
“I know. I’ll definitely be very careful.”
