Chapter 60

Su Mi wanted to take a closer look, but Qin Yan seemed to have noticed the slipped collar and quickly fixed it with his fingers flying. In the end, she only caught a glimpse of it for a moment.

When Qin Yan looked up to pick up his outer garment from the side, Su Mi inexplicably felt a bit guilty and quickly closed her eyes. Fortunately, her face was already slightly flushed due to fright, so the additional blush wasn’t very noticeable. Qin Yan glanced at her and saw that she was still unconscious, then lowered his head to adjust his clothes.

Su Mi closed her eyes, but all she could hear was the sound of her own heartbeat.

Just a moment ago, she was thinking about asking Qin Yan about saving her life, but now her mind was filled with that dark and ugly thing.

Mrs.Yu’s words kept repeating in her mind. However, despite its unsightliness, it didn’t seem like it was missing. Could it be… Qin Yan wasn’t an eunuch? As soon as this thought arose, Su Mi quickly dismissed it. It would be a crime to deceive the emperor; how could that be possible?

After some consideration, since she had only glanced at it and it wasn’t clear, Su Mi thought that it must be a scar left after the wound had scabbed over.

Su Mi finally understood why the Lord didn’t like being touched by others. After all, no one would want others to see such an unsightly thing. If it were her, she would also cover it up.

Qin Yan had something on his mind and, unusually, didn’t notice Su Mi’s actions. He changed his outer garment, then stood by the edge of the bed. The smell of blood on him had significantly faded compared to before.

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“Nsae…”

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Su Mi shook her head. She had fainted because she remembered the fear she felt when encountering the mountain tiger before, but it wasn’t a big deal at all.

Qin Yan reached out his hand as if he wanted to touch Su Mi’s forehead, but he suddenly withdrew his hand before making contact.

Then he walked straight towards the door, opened it, and glanced back. “Don’t be afraid; there won’t be another time.”

Su Mi hadn’t had a chance to call out when Qin Yan disappeared at the door.

Outside the room, Feng Bao held Chun Mei nearby. When he saw Qin Yan coming out from inside, she hurriedly walked towards the room.

“Miss, how are you?” Chun Mei looked anxious, but when they returned, the Lord stopped them, and she couldn’t enter.

“I’m fine.” Su Mi glanced at the door. What happened to the Lord?

Feng Bao was also puzzled. Since he had been holding the Madam and returned, he had been standing guard and hadn’t left. Now that the Madam had awakened in the middle of the night, why did the Lord leave instead?

Su Mi looked at Feng Bao. She hadn’t asked about Qin Yan’s matter before, and now it was on her mind.

“Feng Bao, did the Lord go to the forests of Ganquan Mountain before, where he hunted a large mountain tiger and saved someone?”

Upon hearing this, Feng Bao set aside his own doubts and pondered, “Madam, the master often rides horses on mountain roads, so he should have hunted many mountain tigers. However, I don’t know the specifics.”

Feng Bao didn’t understand the meaning behind Su Mi’s question. After thinking for a moment, he continued, “But I feel that the master wouldn’t save someone.”

Indeed, Su Mi thought the same. Based on her understanding of Qin Yan, he might not even help those he knew, so why would he save a stranger?

Then why did he save her?

***

When Zhang Yu’er was carried back to her residence by several palace maids and eunuchs, Shuang Fu was still searching everywhere for that wandering little Eggheart.

At this late hour, he watched as Zhang Yu’er was carried into the bedroom, which of course surprised him. But what was even more strange was that Eggheart suddenly slipped out from under the blanket and ran back into his palm, as if it were extremely hungry and begging for food.

“Miao~” Eggheart licked the small dried fish that Shuang Fu had just taken out, looking satisfied.

“Master, why have you returned? And how did Eggheart come back?” Shuang Fu fed Eggheart while glancing at the folding screen.

Zhang Yu’er hid herself under the blanket, put on a few more pieces of clothing, and then patted her skirt before getting off the bed.

“I don’t know either. Maybe the Emperor didn’t like me.”

“If he doesn’t like you, how could he summon you to attend to him? And what about Eggheart? Where did you find it?”

“It jumped in by itself.” Zhang Yu’er answered truthfully.

Shuang Fu sighed, his expression full of disbelief. He shook his head and continued feeding the little lynx, as he had already seen that his master would never be favored.

Zhang Yu’er sat back on the low stool, supporting her chin with her hand as she watched Eggheart eat the dried fish. She suddenly remembered what she had seen before leaving.

The Emperor was leaning against the edge of the bed, looking at her with a gaze filled with panic and enduring pain that couldn’t be dispelled. It made her feel sorrowful just by looking at it.

It seemed like he had only touched her lightly, but then he became like that.

However, he also touched Noble Lady Shen, so why wouldn’t he be afraid?

So he still didn’t like her.

***

Once Qin Yan stepped out of the door, he was gone for the entire day.

When he returned, he was covered in blood-stained clothes. Feng Bao approached him and trembled as he collected the wild animals and beasts on the horse’s back.

With the number of game he hunted this year, the master was bound to come out on top.

“Has she fallen asleep?”

“Master, Madam is resting well with Chun Mei by her side.”

“I see.”

Feng Bao looked at Qin Yan’s departing figure heading towards the mountain spring and asked Ling An, who was standing nearby, “Ling An, why is the master angry again?”

Ling An, with the eagle-headed sword held behind his back, glanced at Feng Bao and coldly replied, “I don’t know.”

Feng Bao inwardly rolled his eyes at Ling An, muttering to himself, “If you don’t know, then you don’t know.”

As he thought back to the master’s expression, a sudden idea popped into his mind. Could it be that the master was blaming himself?