CH 50

Chapter 50: Untie Me, Let Me Go!!!

There was someone lying on the bed.

However, that person’s face was blurred, and Bian Zhonghua wasn’t able to see it clearly, no matter how much he stared at it.

‘Who?’

‘Who’s that?’

‘Who are you?’

A voice questioned inside his mind, growing louder and louder as the words went by. At the same time, Bian Zhonghua found that he was unable to control his footsteps as he saw how he was getting closer and closer to the bed.

When the bed was close enough, Bian Zhonghua was stunned with what he saw.

The man on the bed had cold iron handcuffs on both wrists, which were also attached to extremely thick chains. The other end of the chains were embedded deep into the wall next to the bed, completely imprisoning the man on the bed, and making him unable to go anywhere.

Bian Zhonghua, who was still in a daze, soon found that his ‘body’ was moving without his control!

At that moment, he saw himself walking towards the bed. As he carefully took out a packet of fruit preserves from his sleeve, he handed it to the person on the bed. In a whisper, he heard himself say: “I bought these from your favourite shop. I….”

Before he could finish his words, the man on the bed abruptly reached out a hand to violently knock down the packet of fruit preserves. Accompanied by the sound of chains moving and clicking, the preserves rolled down to the ground.

Right after, the man cried out with a heartbreaking sob as tears fell down his cheeks: “Untie me, let me go!!!”

After hearing that cry, Bian Zhonghua once again smelled the scent of blood. The same way he did that day in the burning incense’s illusion, followed by the raging grief that obliterated Bian Zhonghua completely.

In the midst of mourning an unknown grief that seemed to be drowning Bian Zhonghua, a strange force strangled Bian Zhonghua’s neck with great force. It was so strong that his eyes became dazzled, and it was difficult for him to breathe.

“Bian Zhonghua!”

All of a sudden, a loud shout exploded in his ears. As Bian Zhonghua snapped back to reality, he took a deep breath, like the desperate rebirth of a drowning man.

As soon as Bian Zhonghua regained consciousness, he saw Qi Ci raising his fist high, right in front of him. Before Bian Zhonghua could utter the word ‘wait’, Qi Ci had already knocked on his chest without mercy.

After Bian Zhonghua coughed violently, he covered his chest with one hand and rolled over. As he tried to breathe, he said angrily: “If you wanted to kill me, cough, a dagger would be faster….”

Only then did Qi Ci realize that Bian Zhonghua had finally woken up. As he hurried to help him, he said: “I, I, I didn’t notice that you had woken up. You fell to the ground all of a sudden as you covered your chest in pain, and I thought, I thought that if I punched you ….”

Bian Zhonghua had finally calmed down, and just when he was about to tease Qi Ci, he saw that the corners of his eyes were red. The panic and confusion hadn’t entirely faded away from Qi Ci’s face, making him look extremely frightened.

In a panic, Qi Ci asked: “Didn’t you say that your health was perfectly fine?”

Bian Zhonghua stood up and said: “Before you punched me, I was fine. I guess there was something wrong with the incense Qin Yicang gave me this afternoon. Don’t worry, I’m really fine.”

After what happened, neither of them had the desire to wander around and walked back to the Prince’s Residence. Since Qi Ci wasn’t at ease, he wanted to call for a physician to examine Bian Zhonghua, in case there was really something wrong with his health. But Bian Zhonghua simply smiled and asked: “Whether I’m alright or not, do you really think an ordinary physician will be able to treat me?”

Since Qi Ci couldn’t say anything to refute this, he had to give up in the end.

The next morning, Qi Ci, who couldn’t sleep well the entire night, decided to continue the persuasion on Bian Zhonghua so that he would go visit a physician.

After thinking for so long, he found the perfect excuse!

Even if ordinary physicians don’t understand things related to ghosts, demons, etc., it was still better than nothing!

After Qi Ci had breakfast, and was about to go look for Bian Zhonghua, the Steward came to report in advance. Because Qi Ci was about to travel to the Northern Border to transport back his mother’s coffin, a lot of the preparations for the journey needed to be organized thoroughly.

The Steward said: “Your Highness, yesterday, I went to the Secret Servant Residence to ask State Master Li for a few Secret Servants to follow us when we go to the Northern Border to transport the coffin back. State Master Li decided in the end that a Demon Slayer, as well as ten Secret Servants, will go with us.”

Qi Ci was being a bit careless, but when he heard the words ‘Demon Slayer’, he raised his head and asked: ”Which Demon Slayer is going with us?”

“Replying to His Highness,” the Steward said, “It’s Lord Bian, Bian Zhonghua.”

All of a sudden, Qi Ci felt both physically and mentally relieved. Even the chatty Steward in front of him became more pleasant in his eyes.

After that, the Steward rambled on again, so much that Qi Ci’s ears were about to explode. Only then did he decide to walk away.

Qi Ci slightly ran through the things that the Steward had just spoken about. After that, he got up and went to find Bian Zhonghua.

Unexpectedly, before he could walk out through the door, Bian Zhonghua came to find him first.

“Reporting to His Highness.” Bian Zhonghua said indifferently, “The County Princess has come to the Residence and is currently waiting in the main hall.”

“Ah?” Qi Ci, who was still immersed in the joy of Bian Zhonghua accompanying him to the Northern Border, was smiling like a spring breeze as he said: “Ah, the County Princess? Alright, I’ll go see her now.”

Qi Ci’s smile was so bright and warm, while Bian Zhonghua’s heart was so cold. Even though he had come to understand human feelings just a few hours ago, he was also experiencing the bitterness of heartache.

Almost immediately, Qi Ci sensed that something was wrong with Bian Zhonghua’s mood, so he asked anxiously: “What’s wrong? Are you still feeling unwell?”

After being unexpectedly cared for, Bian Zhonghua’s mood got a little better. As he hid his messy emotions deep inside his heart, he smiled and said: “Why? Does it look like there’s something wrong with me?”

‘Not really.’

Qi Ci could only be suspicious and get worried over it, but he no longer asked more questions. He simply walked all the way towards the main hall.

There, Yu Muyao was holding a white porcelain cup of tea, while A-Lian was waiting beside her. After waiting for a while, Qi Ci finally arrived. After saluting each other, Yu Muyao’s eyes fell on Bian Zhonghua, who was behind Qi Ci.

Since Bian Zhonghua’s appearance was really outstanding, Yu Muyao couldn’t help but look at him more, until she felt that he seemed familiar. After she stared at him for a while, she finally asked: “Is he a Demon Slayer?”

Qi Ci didn’t expect that she would mention Bian Zhonghua first, so he simply nodded his head.

“Ah, indeed, he’s as handsome as the rumors say.” Yu Muyao was still young, so she would naturally like to hear strange people gossiping about strange things. The Secret Servant Division was talked about a lot, so when she was allowed to see a Demon Slayer first hand, she was very curious and excited.

Qi Ci: “….”

Qi Ci then turned his head towards Bian Zhonghua and said: “You can go outside and guard the door.”

Bian Zhonghua: “….”

Yu Muyao: “It’s alright! Let him stay. After all, isn’t A-Lian following me all the time as well?”

Qi Ci insisted that Bian Zhonghua should leave, so Bian Zhonghua had to salute the two royals and exit the main hall.

It seemed that Yu Muyao still had the intention of letting Bian Zhonghua stay, but when she saw that Qi Ci had been staring at Bian Zhonghua’s back as he walked away, Yu Muyao no longer said anything. Instead, she pondered about Qi Ci with great interest, finding that he couldn’t take his gaze back until Bian Zhonghua’s figure had completely disappeared at the door. At that moment, Yu Muyao seemed to understand something in a trance.

‘Earlier, I heard the rumor that the Prince had someone he likes. Could it be….’

Oohh a misterious man from BZH’s past!

And it’s also so cute how both BZH and QC get jealous bc of the County Princess lmao

The County Princess is so clever, it took her a minute to understand that QC likes BZH after seeing how QC looks at him (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧