Función clerical

Capítulo 34

Hua Jiuye said slowly, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, as long as I remember. Since that's the case, we're just fulfilling our duties as husband and wife. What's there to be unwilling about?" As if remembering something, he added, "Didn't you specifically calculate how simple and cheap it would be if you married Master? Marrying me is the same. We can keep the wedding expenses under five taels of silver, pick an auspicious day, and you can move in directly."

Shen Zhili was furious: "Senior brother, are you kidding me?!"

Hua Jiuye raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Do I look like I'm joking?"

Shen Zhili was taken aback, then lowered her voice: "Don't you already know why..."

Hua Jiuye casually fiddled with the snake scales, a faint smile playing on her lips. She said nonchalantly, "I don't know how much longer I can live, so of course I need to hurry up and have an heir. Anyway, you're the woman I know best. I don't have the time to find another woman as stupid as you."

This reason...

It's really...

Very good!

Shen Zhili sincerely suggested: "...You could actually marry Dieyi. I think she's dumber than me and easier to fool."

Hua Jiuye stared at Shen Zhili with a look of utter disappointment.

Shen Zhili lowered her head: "Don't look at me like that. I'm giving you a very serious suggestion."

Hua Jiuye's eyes were cold as he continued to stare.

Shen Zhili shrank back slightly and whispered, "Besides, senior brother, if you were to marry me, wouldn't you feel... guilty?"

Hana Kuya: "No way!"

Shen Zhili said weakly, "...But I do."

Hana Kuya: "Then that's fine, I don't mind at all."

...Does he have to be so stubborn?!

Marrying my senior brother was something I hadn't even considered...

She anticipated that her senior brother would return, that he would seek revenge, be angry, and be furious. As long as he didn't kill her or destroy the Valley of Rejuvenation, none of that mattered. But what about marriage... it was just too much to handle!

Hana Kuya: "Then it's settled. I'll get going now..."

Shen Zhili grabbed Hua Jiuye's shoulder and shook him, her eyes pleading, "Hey, hey, don't do this..."

Hua Jiuye's expression suddenly changed. He let out a muffled groan, his brows furrowed, and he clutched his arm.

Shen Zhili quickly let go, and blood flowed from the back of Hua Jiuye's hand, dripping to the ground along her well-defined knuckles.

Why are there still injuries!

Without a word, Shen Zhili stepped forward and tore open Hua Jiuye's sleeve.

The wound was above the elbow, with two large and deep fang marks. The blood had turned black and spread across half of the arm, clearly indicating that the person had been poisoned and the poison had not yet been neutralized, and that it was snake venom.

Shen Zhili cast a gloomy gaze at the giant python swimming beside Hua Jiuye.

As if sensing Shen Zhili's overwhelming hostility, the giant python burrowed into Hua Jiuye's arms, nuzzling against him with its head and sticking out its tongue at Shen Zhili triumphantly, as if to say, "I'm not envious, jealous, or hateful."

Shen Zhili: "..."

Then the giant python stretched out its body, suddenly approached, and fiercely flicked its bright red tongue at her.

Shen Zhili was startled, took a step back, and fell to the ground.

The giant python then leisurely returned to Hua Jiuye's side and obediently licked Hua Jiuye's fingers with its tongue.

Shen Zhili burst into tears. How useless she was that a snake could scare her!

Hua Jiuye stroked the giant python twice, as if it were a naughty child, her eyes gentle and a smile involuntarily appearing on her lips. She gently instructed the python, "Just scare her a little, don't actually bite her. Otherwise, she won't want to help me detoxify, and that will be a real problem for me."

Looking up at her, Hua Jiuye said in a calm tone, "Don't look at Xiaohua like that, it will be frightened."

...Does this kind of differential treatment even exist?!

Shen Zhili said in a muffled voice, "You might as well just marry your snake."

Hua Jiuye looked at her strangely: "Xiao Hua is male, and Xiao Hua can't have children."

You actually thought about that?!

Judging from how protective Hua Jiuye is of the snake, even if it was that snake that bit him, it probably wouldn't be able to hurt him.

Standing up from the ground, Shen Zhili resigned herself to finding the medicine, cleaned Hua Jiuye's wounds, used a burnt knife to cut open the wounds and release the poisonous blood, and then quickly applied medicine and bandaged it.

During this time, Hua Jiuye didn't utter a single word.

Seemingly aware that Shen Zhili was acting in Hua Jiuye's best interest, the giant python obediently stayed to the side.

The room suddenly fell silent.

Shen Zhili suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for her former senior brother, who was carefree and loved to tease and bully her, but whose smile was more radiant than anyone else's.

I wonder how much of my senior brother's features this one still resembles.

After all, there's no going back.

"alright."

She tied the knot, looked up, and saw that Hua Jiuye was biting her lip tightly, her eyes were closed, and cold sweat was dripping down her forehead.

He wasn't immune to pain; he simply learned to endure it.

Shen Zhili's heart softened a little, but...

She suddenly struck, hitting several of Hua Jiuye's major acupoints. Although the force wasn't enough and Hua Jiuye might break through quickly, she only needed that much time. Besides, the medicine she had just given contained some hallucinogenic ingredients.

Shen Zhili said softly, "I'm sorry, senior brother, you should marry someone else. I'll leave Huichun Valley to you. It was originally your turn to inherit it. The Valley Master's seal and other documents are still in the same old place. You may have already found them. However, I really can't tell you where Master is buried."

Hua Jiuye stared intently at her.

Shen Zhili lowered her eyes: "I'm leaving."

Hana Kuya: "Wait a minute."

Shen Zhili paused.

Hua Jiuye whispered, "I won't marry you, don't go."

Shen Zhili sighed: "I'm not stupid. Who knows what might happen if I stay?"

Hanako seemed to know that her words weren't very convincing, so she pursed her lips and said, "Then can I hug you?"

Shen Zhili thought for a moment, then opened her arms and quickly hugged Hua Jiuye.

However, the moment she stepped back, Hua Jiuye moved her head and fiercely bit Shen Zhili's lips.

This guy is only targeting pressure points on the head!

Shen Zhili broke free, her lips in excruciating pain; they had clearly been bitten open and tasted of salty, metallic blood.

Shen Zhili was furious: "You..."

Hana Kuya licked the blood from her lips, her eyes sharp as knives, and said in a dangerous tone, "Let's see how far you can run. Also, remember, no one is allowed to touch the places I bit, especially not that guy named Twelve Nights..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhili wiped the blood from her lips, stormed out, and slammed the door shut.

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At the doorway.

Dieyi covered her mouth: "Miss, your lips..."

Shen Zhili: "...What are you looking at? I bit it open myself."

“Miss, you’re not suited to lying at all.” Dieyi bit her handkerchief: “Waaah, I’m so envious, so envious, so envious…”

Shen Zhili's lips twitched: "Hua Jiuye is unable to move in the room right now. You need to quickly take me out the back door. We might still be able to come back in time..."

Dieyi's eyes suddenly lit up. She grabbed Shen Zhili's hand and ran away, disappearing into the dust.

Half an hour later.

Shen Zhili leaned against the couch, yawning as she looked at the extent of her lip damage in the bronze mirror inside the carriage.

...That bastard Hana Kuya! He bit so hard!!

Shen Zhili was on the verge of tears when she realized that, given her constitution, it would probably take at least half a month for her to recover...

How am I supposed to face anyone like this...?

With a sigh, Shen Zhili took out the silver notes hidden in the carriage and counted them twice before her mood improved slightly.

This carriage was specially made for her escape. Not only was it made according to her preferences, but it also contained many of her valuables. She hadn't used them before, but this time they finally came in handy. It was worth the expensive special-made carriage. Moreover, she deliberately used a little-known back door, which even Hua Jiuye didn't know about. She should be able to shake them off.

Yawning, Shen Zhili curled up in the mattress on the carriage, intending to take a nap. Confronting Hua Jiuye was simply too exhausting.

"Driver, slow down, I'm going to take a nap."

The driver outside responded in a low voice.

Shen Zhili slept soundly in the carriage. When she woke up, she scratched her messy hair and tugged at her half-open robe. Just as she was about to ask where they were, she saw the curtain being pulled open.

The coachman, dressed in white, leaned out and asked, "Zhi Li, how about we stay at this inn tonight?"

Shen Zhili: "..."

Seeing that she didn't answer, the driver asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

Shen Zhili quickly straightened her clothes and threw a teapot at him: "...Why is it you! Why is it you again! Why is it always you! Why are you so persistent?!"

With a wronged expression, Su Chenche only showed half an eye: "Zhili, I'm worried about you being alone."

Shen Zhili angrily asked, "Where is my coachman?!"

Su Chenche: "I gave him money to support him in his old age."

Shen Zhili: "...Impossible! He's my confidant, how could he..."

Su Chenche: "I gave him [beep...] two silver coins."

Shen Zhili's eyes widened, and she tossed another teacup over: "Damn it, why won't you give it to me!"

Su Chenche dodged the cup, his smile innocent: "I'm completely yours, and of course, the money too..." His voice trailed off, "Zhi Li, what happened to your lips!"

Shen Zhili: "...I bit it open myself."

Su Chenche flung the reins and rushed to Shen Zhili, gently stroking her lips with his fingers, and said with heartache, "Zhili, who bit you!"

Why is it that no one believes her when she tells a lie?

Shen Zhili pushed Su Chenche away: "It has nothing to do with you..."