Doppel-Box-Schallplatte

Kapitel 87

"Where is my grandfather now?" Ru Feng blurted out.

Yu Xuan replied, "He has already gone to the frontier."

Ru Feng fell silent. It seemed that the bead was indeed a trigger, or a very crucial event.

Yu Jue patted Ru Feng's other shoulder and said earnestly, "Ru Feng, I know General Yu Chi has high expectations for you, so you have your responsibilities, and we have ours. We have to leave here tomorrow."

Ru Feng opened his mouth, but still couldn't bring himself to ask the question.

Yu Xuan smiled and said, "You really can hold it in. Don't you want to know who we are? You know, my brother and I don't just reveal our identities to people casually."

Ru Feng rolled her eyes and said, "Actually, I don't need to guess your identities to know. You must be royalty or something, because people who can be enemies with Yun Tianze can't be of low status." What's more, her grandfather had instructed her to protect the two people in front of her.

Yu Jue smiled and said, "I knew Ru Feng was smart. Yu Xuan and I are the second and third princes of the Zi Luo Kingdom, and our mother is the Empress."

Ru Feng was startled. Although he had already figured it out, he still couldn't help feeling sad. The prince—alas, it was the prince again.

So he said to himself with a self-deprecating laugh, "I never expected that my trip to study would lead me to meet so many princes. Are your names even real?"

Yujue and Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief; they were really worried that Rufeng would become estranged from them.

"These are both our names, they're real. Don't worry, basically only you can call them these names from now on." Yu Xuan sighed, wanting to pat Ru Feng's shoulder, but afraid of hurting his wound.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and soon Mu Tong's monotonous voice came in: "Young masters, it's time for Ru Feng to take his medicine."

Yujue and Yuxuan stood up in perfect unison and said, "Rufeng, we will keep in touch, don't worry."

Ru Feng said fearfully, "Actually, you don't have to contact me, really." She nodded emphatically as she spoke.

The two smiled and went out.

As Ru Feng watched their backlit figures, a bitter feeling welled up in her heart; they were about to leave.

Chapter 82 Recovery

On the day Yujue and Yuxuan left, Rufeng went to see them. Of course, she couldn't go out; she saw them at Mu Wenchen's house because Mu Wenchen carried her to the pavilion.

From the pavilion, one can overlook the entire academy, so one can see the path from the academy where Yujue and Yuxuan walked out of their dormitory to the gate.

Watching their departing figures, Ru Feng felt a pang of sadness. It was truly hard to part ways, just like graduating and separating from classmates. The most important thing was that these two classmates were of such high status. In the future, he might not even be able to visit them. They weren't people that just anyone could meet; their status was what it was.

Even after they had gone down the mountain and were out of sight, Ru Feng still stared blankly at them.

Mu Wenchen asked in a low voice, "Have you seen enough?"

Ru Feng tugged at her blue robes, and then, thinking about the way Mu Wenchen was holding her, her face flushed slightly. This was a classic princess carry, after all. "Aren't you tired? Why are you holding me like this?"

Mu Wenchen chuckled. Ever since Ru Feng said he liked seeing his smile, Mu Wenchen would occasionally give a faint smile.

"Little one, it's okay if you get a little fatter."

Ru Feng never imagined that Mu Wenchen, who was usually so refined and aloof, would have such good martial arts skills. Moreover... Ru Feng pinched the muscles on Mu Wenchen's arm and thought, "Hmm, he also has a great physique, with firm muscles."

Mu Wenchen trembled and tightened his grip on Ru Feng's arm.

Ru Feng chuckled and tentatively said, "But I'm a man."

Mu Wenchen revealed a meaningful smile, which Ru Feng didn't see. He only heard him say, "Are you sure... are you sure you're a man?"

Enraged, Ru Feng shouted, "Don't think that just because you're taller, stronger, and better at martial arts than me, you can insult my dignity as a man like this!" After saying that, he struggled to get down.

Mu Wenchen tightened his arms around Rufeng, lifting her down from the pavilion, and smiled, "Then why did you cry like other girls a few days ago?"

Ru Feng's face immediately turned red. She still felt ashamed when she thought about that incident. Sigh, why was she so impatient? As soon as she heard that she was injured, her internal energy was depleted, and her true energy was blocked when she tried to circulate it, she thought that she had lost her martial arts skills. Firstly, she was too sad and surprised, so she cried embarrassingly. Of course, Ru Feng admitted that at the time, only Mu Wenchen was present, and she was not afraid of him seeing her ugly appearance. Another reason was because of Yun Tianze's matter, so she wanted to take the opportunity to vent.

When I met with Yujue and Yuxuan yesterday, I was worried that Yuxuan would bring up this matter to make fun of me. But it seems that I was just being presumptuous. They didn't mean it. I was just being petty.

But Ru Feng never expected that Mu Wenchen would use this to laugh at him.

So, Ru Feng blurted out, "Wen Chen, do you have a hidden illness?"

Mu Wenchen paused, glanced at Mu Tong who was seemingly diligently weeding in the small courtyard but whose eyes were actually wandering around, and then asked, "What do you mean?"

Ru Feng looked annoyed and hurriedly said, "It's nothing, it's just a slip of the tongue. Everyone has a hidden ailment."

Mu Wenchen didn't ask any further questions. He simply put Rufeng on the bed and said, "Go to sleep now." Then he helped Rufeng take off her outer robe, as he had done for the past few days.

Ru Feng threw off the blanket covering her and shook her head: "Why do you always want me to sleep? I'm practically moldy from lying in bed all day, and you still want me to sleep? How can I possibly sleep for that long?"

Mu Wenchen was slightly taken aback, patted Rufeng's head, and asked in confusion, "I thought you really wanted to practice martial arts, so I wanted you to rest and recover from your injuries as soon as possible."

Ru Feng was momentarily speechless, then quickly laughed and said, "That's true. But, Wen Chen, you can teach me all those mental cultivation techniques and stuff right now. I'm very smart, and I learn things very quickly."

Mu Wenchen raised an eyebrow, tapped Ru Feng's head, and said, "Don't overthink it. Unless you've fully recovered from your injuries, don't even think about me teaching you. Do you think I don't know? If I teach you, you'll practice regardless of your injuries."

Ru Feng pouted and whispered in defense of herself, "I wouldn't."

Mu Wenchen didn't reply, but stared blankly at Ru Feng's right hand and right shoulder.

Ru Feng followed his gaze, her expression darkening. She said, "Wen Chen, do you think my right hand is going to be useless? It's been five or six days, and while the wound has scabbed over, it still hurts a lot when I move it. It feels like I can't use it at all." This morning, she tried to pick up a cup of tea, but couldn't manage it and broke it, attracting the attention of Mu Wen Chen and Mu Tong. If it really is useless, won't she become a one-handed monster? Just thinking about it makes her feel inconvenienced.

Mu Wenchen hurriedly replied, "No, it won't happen. It will be cured no matter what."

Ru Feng nodded, a slight bitterness on his face: "Zui Yue said the same thing." A few days ago, Zui Yue came up twice a day just to help him apply medicine to his back. Now that the injury has healed a bit, he only comes once a day. Zui Yue also comforted Ru Feng, saying that everything would be alright.

Mu Wenchen couldn't offer any words of comfort; he simply stroked Ru Feng's head in silence.