Chapter 98

The intense quarrel quickly turned into a fight, which was the third face-to-face fight between Yan Lingxiao and Nangong Du this evening. This time, the battle was even fiercer than the last two. Without using internal force, the two “martial artists” grappled with each other, like two kids!

On the revenge side, Zixiu was happy to see them fighting, because even though the two sides were equally matched, and Lingxiao could not gain the upper hand, Nangong Du would be beaten hard at least. However, after a few rounds, the two still tied, which discouraged him from going on watching the big show.

Nangong Du and Lingxiao had completely lost their mind and they seemed to try to kill each other with every punch they threw. Zixiu did not want anyone to be killed. Besides, just like how he felt about his senior brother, he felt guilty about Lingxiao as well. He did not want to use Lingxiao to avenge him anymore, because it was unfair to the latter. He knew well why Lingxiao had picked a fight with Nangong Du. Moreover, the curses from both sides also proved that they fought because of him. Therefore, even though Zixiu was innocent and unintentional, he had the responsibility to stop the dispute. It was better for everyone to calm down and made things clear!

Making up his mind, Zixiu plucked up and roared, “Cut it out!”

‘What?’ Luo Huali, who had a keen sense of hearing, had sat up at this moment. However, though he was very close to Zixiu, he did not hear clearly what he was shouting about, or maybe he did not understand what ‘cut it out’ meant at all.  This was the third time this evening that Zixiu had blurted out something which did not make any sense! In addition to “cut it out”, he also said something sounded like “give” and “Fetch the medicinal wine right now!”[1] ‘gay’ sounds like another Chinese word, meaning ‘give’, and 119, the fire alarm number in modern China, sounds like ‘medicinal… medicinal wine’ in Chinese. When Zixiu had asked Huali to dial the fire alarm number just now, the latter had no idea what he was trying to express at all.

Similarly, the two who were locked in a fierce fight did not understand what Zixiu was talking about either. As in his mansion in Luanzhou, Liu Zixiu had talked nonsense from time to time, Nangong Du was used to it, and he only took what he said as slang. As for Lingxiao, he thought whatever Zixiu said was reasonable and good for him, so even though he did not catch Zixiu, he took it for granted that the latter was rooting for him. Besides, they were focusing on fighting and had no time to think about anything else for the moment.

Therefore, though it took Zixiu a long time to pluck up the courage to make them stop fighting, he received no response other than an inquiring look from his senior brother, which made him feel so frustrated! “Cut it out! Did you hear me?” he roared again. “Achoo! Achoo!”

The two loud sneezes brought the fight between those two jealous men to a sudden halt. In spite of their seemingly swollen heads, they rushed to the bed in the blink of an eye. “Xiuxiu! Darling!”

Seeing that, Zixiu reached out and stopped them at once when the two almost threw themselves onto him. “Don’t move any closer! Keep your distance!” he shouted.

He finally realized that just like his dad, everyone could not understand what he was saying sometimes. Things were getting increasingly complicated, and he grew even more puzzled. Was this really just amnesia? Then where did he learn those words which did not make any sense to other people? He was suspicious of everything around him: the mountains, the hut, herb collecting, and even those complicated clothes, as well as the missing Karupin…There were too many things that made him suspect.

After a moment of silence, Zixiu said nothing more. Huali coughed slightly to remind him, which immediately drew angry glances from the other two.

Fortunately, Zixiu came back to his senses soon. Looking at the aggressive and anxious two guys in front of him, he said seriously, “Stop wasting your efforts! Sit down! I’m going to make things clear with you!”

“!?” The other three froze on the spot when they heard Zixiu suddenly speak like a serious elder.

Seeing neither of them sit down, Zixiu thought it for granted that they did not take what he said seriously, so he could not help but complain angrily, “It’s not a big deal! What’s so great about you guys? Humph!”

Needless to say, he could do nothing except for complaining like a mosquito humming. After a while, he returned to the topic and put on a solemn look again. “Listen, if I say something wrong, just take it as if I’m flattering myself!”

‘?!’ The audience was even more confused.

“But you can neither curse me nor make trouble! Otherwise…” Zixiu suddenly stopped with a thoughtful look and then shifted his gaze to Mu Huali, as if to imply that he had his senior brother as his backing, and anyone who dared to mess with him would be beaten up!

Unfortunately, Luo Huali failed to catch on to what Zixiu was saying, and he was surprised when the latter suddenly gave him a strange look. On the contrary, Nangong Du and Yan Lingxiao immediately figured out that Liu Zixiu had regarded his senior brother as his companion, but regarded them as outsiders, even as enemies!

“There is no need for you guys to fight over me. It’s just meaningless!”

Nangong Du could not help but snort at his words. To him, it was totally unacceptable to find his consort in bed with another guy. If that stupid Yan Lingxiao had not tried so hard to stop him, the first thing he would have done was to teach Liu Zixiu a good lesson! This unruly ‘woman’ kept cuckolding him, and seriously ruined the reputation of Prince Mu’s Mansion! However, Liu Zixiu seemed to feel so good about himself, and he even joined hands with the “adulterer” to deal with him!

“I’m not in love with either of you!” Before Nangong Du could hit the ceiling, Zixiu got to the point straight. Yes! He would not fall for Lingxiao or Nangong Du, because he was not gay!

His words made the two in rage even more furious!

“Liu Zixiu, you can never get rid of me!” The angrier Nangong Du became, the harsher his tone became, which made people cannot help but shiver. However, even so, Zixiu thought it was much better than being stared at with his murderous eyes!

That was why he could still keep his composure. “Nangong Du, don’t be too bossy! I can only blame my bad luck with what happened. Now we’re even. Don’t come to me again!”

“Don’t come to you again?” Nangong Du snorted. “Liu Zixiu, don’t forget you are my lawful wife and we’ve already had a formal wedding!”

Zixiu had no idea whether to laugh or cry. Nangong Du had said he was not interested in him at all. Then how come he was so persistent now? He was such a liar! However, for fear that he might fall into that pervert’s trap again, Zixiu did not lay bare his trick. Who knew what Nangong Du was scheming? As Zixiu had learned the lesson from the past, he was aware that he had to be cautious in front of this guy.

However, while Zixiu was weighing his wording, Lingxiao could not hold back his rage anymore. “Nangong Du, you despicable and shameless villain! Liu Zixiu was betrothed to me since we were young. As a distinguished prince of the Nan Kingdom, how could you force him to marry you? Everyone has the right to kill a scum like you. Now I’m going to kill you for the sake of justice!”

“Kill me?” Nangong Du curved up his lips into a sneer. “Yan Lingxiao, what an idiot you are! Can’t you see that Liu Zixiu likes your senior brother?”

“Senior Brother?!” It was Zixiu who cried out in surprise first. At the same time, he turned to Luo Huali and stared at him blankly. He had never said that he liked his senior brother! It must be because he had told Nangong Du and Lingxiao that he liked neither of them, those two gays thought for granted that he liked Luo Huali! How come the two thought he and his senior brother were gays like them? This… This was ridiculous! “Nangong Du, don’t shoot your mouth off here. I take my senior brother as my buddy! Don’t think everyone is the same as you. I admit that I like him, but not in the way you think!”

“Really? I’m afraid that the feeling’s not mutual!” With that, Nangong Du cast a cold glare at Luo Huali. He used to hate him, but now, he really felt sorry for him! Buddy? So funny! Liu Zixiu was a fool!

“…” Under Zixiu’s gaze, Huali replied to him with a period of long silence.

Although silence did not imply acquiescence, it at least meant that he was hesitant and did not dare deny Nangong Du’s assumption! At the thought of this, Zixiu was at a loss. Damn it! What he had done wrong in his previous life that would deserve this? Being loved was great, but being loved by three people of the same sex did not seem so great! ‘Heavens, are you blind, or are those three guys blind?’

For the first time, Zixiu, who had always felt so good about himself, had doubts about himself, and even started to find himself disgusting! To be frank, aside from his comely and adorable appearance, he was a good-for-nothing! He was neither a scholar nor a martial artist! He tried to learn everything but accomplished nothing! He was a lazy bone, who could not even comb his hair neatly, let alone take care of himself! He had been living in the mountains and knew very little about the outside world, which made him particularly fond of going to crowded places. He was short-tempered and wanted to curse whenever he was a little upset. He was an evil coward who tended to bully the weak and fear the tough! What’s more, he would even be frightened out of her wits by a caterpillar! His mom was dead and his beloved cat was lost. He had no money and his health was poor. Because of his nosiness, he was drugged and became a “pregnant woman”… God! What was the point of his life? How come the three powerful handsome guys, who were adept with both the pen and the sword, took a fancy to him?