Qin Rui subconsciously glanced back...
Qin Rui suddenly opened his eyes.
He didn't struggle, he wasn't afraid, and he didn't break out in a cold sweat or gasp for breath like a normal person having a nightmare. He just stared at the gray tent ceiling with his dark eyes, waiting for the images in his memory to fade from his sight.
He lay there quietly, his eyes open, looking no different from someone asleep.
His fingers, hidden under the covers, were clenched into fists.
Every night, everyone else falls asleep, but he can't sleep. Qin Rui lies there with his eyes open, fidgeting with his fingers.
No one knows what he's thinking, no one knows what terrifying images are hidden in his mind, and no one knows... what he has done.
Including Qin and Chu.
Oh, right... Qin Chu.
Thinking of that cold person, and the warm touch of a large hand on his head, Qin Rui blinked gently, breaking free from the shackles of memory.
He frowned and thought for a while, realizing that he had been startled awake in the middle of the night.
He was about to turn over when he suddenly heard a sound beside his ear.
Qin Rui subconsciously slowed his breathing and realized that it was Dr. Su, who was sleeping next to him, who was speaking.
What is he saying? Talking to himself?
"Tsk tsk tsk, Qin Chu actually came to find me today and talked to me for a long time. Is this really Qin Chu? I'm too awesome! It seems like sleeping with Qin Chu, this NPC, is just around the corner!"
What was he saying? Qin Rui frowned again in the darkness.
He couldn't understand many of the words Dr. Su said, but because they were related to Qin Chu, he subconsciously listened attentively.
"This time we were able to succeed because of two things: the boy's status and the fact that the eldest prince is the boss."
Qin Rui's eyes flickered slightly. Sure enough, he had guessed that this person knew his identity. Soon he heard Physician Su say again, "The boss isn't important. What's important is being able to connect with Qin Chu. Luckily, I'm a boy, so Qin Chu felt comfortable letting me take care of the eldest prince."
"After all, brothers can't be together, hahaha..."
Qin Rui was too young, and he was still somewhat confused by these words, but he remembered them firmly.
Dr. Su continued recording her strategy process: "I reckon I'm going to be the first person to successfully seduce Qin Chu, and I'll definitely take screenshots of the whole thing!"
Hearing this, Qin Rui couldn't help but get a little anxious. He couldn't understand what this Doctor Su was going to do to Qin Chu, and whether Qin Chu would be in danger.
Soon Qin Rui heard Doctor Su laugh strangely again, a very unpleasant laugh: "It's a pity my body is that of a boy. If I were a normal man, not only could I be pushed by Qin Chu, but I could also push Qin Chu, hahaha..."
As he spoke, he became particularly excited: "This game won't work, what if Qin Chu were a boy..."
Another unpleasant laugh followed, and then Qin Rui understood what Doctor Su was saying: "If Qin Chu were a boy, I would definitely push him. I would fucking want to lock him up and make him have my babies!"
His breath hitched, and Qin Rui clenched his fists tightly.
Hearing these insulting words, a violent emotion welled up in Qin Rui's heart, causing him to clench his teeth and subconsciously reach for the dagger on his leg.
That was his original plan...
So that's what they were planning...
Dr. Su doesn't deserve to be called a doctor!
The people behind me chattered on for a while longer, then fell silent.
Qin Rui's gaze shifted from bewilderment to shock and anger, then darkened like a deep pool. After a long silence, as if he had figured something out, a faint, unreadable smile appeared in his calm eyes.
He loosened his grip on the dagger; now was not the time.
but……
Brother, you'll be coming to pick me up soon.
Qin Rui stayed at Doctor Su's place for a few days, while Qin Chu spent several nights outside the tent.
He didn't need to stay awake all night; Noah could keep an eye on things inside the tent. But the weather wasn't pleasant to be outside at night, thankfully it was gradually getting warmer.
After Lao Wu's chance encounter with Qin Chu here one night, he often brought his other brothers to "coincidentally" meet Qin Chu in the middle of the night, and even secretly brought him a pot of wine to warm him up.
Unfortunately, Qin Chu thought they were too noisy and worried about disturbing Qin Rui, so he ruthlessly chased them away and threw the wine pot back at them.
He never touches such things.
Qin Chu was used to the life of being busy in the army during the day and staying up late at night and didn't care. But Noah, the artificial intelligence, was about to reach his limit.
He couldn't help but say, "If Qin Rui sleeps here for a few years, will you sleep outside the tent for a few years too?"
Qin Chu closed her eyes and replied perfunctorily, "I've been looking into that Doctor Su recently. If I find out how he puts Qin Rui to sleep, I can take Qin Rui back."
"What if Qin Rui is just close to him, without any special reason?"
"Then we also need to confirm that he poses no danger to Qin Rui."
When can we confirm?
Qin Chu remained silent.
He understood Noah's meaning. He had time to deal with Doctor Su now because he didn't have his own personal guards and the war hadn't officially started yet. In a while, he wouldn't have time to do these things.
Therefore, it is necessary to confirm Qin Rui's safety as soon as possible before the start of the war.
Qin Chu was never entirely at ease with Doctor Su, so he probed her during the day and kept an eye on her at night. He thought he was absolutely certain, but he never expected that there would always be oversights.
It was evening, and dinner had just been served in the military camp. It wasn't completely dark yet. Qin Chu was in the general's tent discussing the upcoming battle with several other generals.
An oil lamp was lit inside the tent. Qin Chu was just thinking that he would be busy a little late tonight when, just as the curtains were drawn, a bugle suddenly sounded in the military camp, and soldiers shouted loudly, "Enemy troops are attacking!"
The men in the tent immediately stood up and began to deploy their forces. Qin Chu, however, immediately thought of the issue of provisions and led a group of men to the place where provisions were stored.
The sudden attack inevitably caused panic and chaos throughout the military camp.
When Qin Chu arrived at the grain rations, he indeed saw the enemy troops preparing to set them on fire, and immediately led his men to surround them.
After a brief struggle, although small sparks flew, the supplies were not significantly damaged because they were discovered early on.
While counting the casualties, Qin Chu saw the bodies of some acquaintances. Most of them were cart drivers who had escorted the grain supplies and were now assigned to guard the supplies after arriving at the military camp. One by one, their throats had been silently slit.
The place where the provisions were stored was relatively close to the enemy's quarters, where the kitchen, doctors, and cooks lived. Qin Chu felt uneasy, so he gave instructions to his men and immediately ran towards Qin Rui's tent.
There shouldn't be any problems, Qin Chu thought, frowning as he analyzed the situation rationally.
The enemy troops who infiltrated were clearly after the supplies. There were many soldiers guarding the supplies late at night, and there was only a momentary gap when the shift changed right after dinner.
They pinpointed this exact point, but thankfully they were stopped midway, preventing it from spreading to other areas.
However... Qin Chu felt a vague unease.
Qin Chu was hurrying towards Doctor Su's tent when he heard Noah in his mind suddenly curse, "Damn it, we're doomed!"
"What's going on?" Qin Chu stopped and asked.
Noah was so anxious that he was incoherent: "I just updated the data and found that the game we are in provides players with a skin, which is equivalent to a data mask."
"Get to the point." Qin Chu frowned as he listened.
“The key point is…” Noah trembled, “Dr. Su is actually a player, but I didn’t realize it because she was disguised as a male character…”
Qin Chu paused, then his expression turned extremely serious.
He cursed under his breath, then, without saying anything more, ran as fast as he could toward Doctor Su's tent.
Dr. Su is indeed a player.
Qin Chu wasn't particularly surprised by this result, nor did he understand why Doctor Su didn't directly target Qin Rui. However, not acting before didn't mean she wouldn't act now.
Taking advantage of the enemy attack, this is an excellent opportunity. Even if people die in the military camp, the blame will be placed on the enemy!
Qin Chu suddenly became anxious.
He was always calm in the face of adversity, especially in dangerous situations, but this time a faint sense of panic welled up inside him.
It's clearly unnecessary.
Qin Rui was merely one of his mission targets, and only one of two missions in this world. Even if Qin Rui died, he would still have a chance to complete the other mission, but…
Dr. Su's tent was right in front of us. The gray-white tent seemed to be tinged with shadows, as if something extremely dark was seeping out from inside.
Qin Chu gritted his teeth and, without slowing down at all when he reached the tent, raised his sword and ripped the tent open with a "rip".
A sea of bright red greets the eye.
Crimson blood sprayed onto the top of the tent, which was taller than a person, and then slid down the fabric, eventually covering the entire tent and bedding with large patches of blood.
In a pool of blood, the doctor, dressed in a white, wide-sleeved robe, lay on the ground. His carotid artery and trachea had been slashed open, and he had bled to death and was no longer breathing.
Qin Chu stopped looking at the doctor lying on the ground and his gaze was drawn to a bulge on the bedding.
The bulge lay motionless under the blanket, with large patches of blood above it.
Qin Chu had seen similar scenes many times, but at this moment, his throat suddenly felt constricted, as if something was blocking it, causing a painful sensation. In that instant, Qin Chu suddenly regretted letting Qin Rui live with Doctor Su.
He wasn't as capable as he imagined; he simply didn't have the ability to protect Qin Rui completely.
If you stay in his tent... his tent is very, very far away from where the provisions are stored, if you stay in his tent...
Qin Chu stepped through the still-wet blood as he walked towards the bedding.
Then he bent down and reached under the blanket to touch the bulge. As if afraid of the large patches of blood seeping onto the blanket, his thin, strong fingers stopped just inches away.
Qin Chu's Adam's apple bobbed twice before he gritted his teeth and threw off the covers.
The stench of blood dissipated, and there was nothing under the blanket.
Qin Chu stared at the empty bedding, his chest heaving, and after a moment the blanket suddenly fell from his hands.
The anxiety that had been hanging in mid-air finally subsided.
It's not Qin Rui.
Very good, it's not Qin Rui.
Qin Chu then realized he had been unconsciously holding his breath. He quickly glanced around the tent; the small tent offered no hiding place. Qin Rui was not in the tent.
Qin Chu was still a little worried, so he called out twice more, "Qin Rui! Qin Rui!"
Just when he thought Qin Rui had been captured by the enemy, a tentative call suddenly came from outside the tent: "Brother?"
Qin Chu turned his head and saw Qin Rui standing outside the tear in the tent, looking into the tent with a terrified expression.
"I went out to relieve myself... When I came back, I heard the bugle call, and I was so scared that I hid and didn't come back." Qin Rui held his fingers, which were icy cold from washing them in the river. "What happened... I..."