Función clerical

Capítulo 63

Su Chenche's mouth and eyes were bruised, making him look quite pitiful.

Hua Jiuye appeared unharmed, but his face was extremely gloomy. The giant python Xiaohua followed him, constantly rubbing against his legs, making his gait appear somewhat strange.

What happened between those two last night?

Shen Zhili twitched her lips and looked at Su Chenche: "Su Chenche, what did you do? What did you do last night?"

Su Chenche's eyes were brimming with tears, and he looked extremely aggrieved: "I didn't do anything and yet your senior brother beat me up."

As she got closer, Shen Zhili saw clearly the injuries on his face, and they were indeed real.

Although his face still looked handsome and clear, he couldn't help but appear somewhat miserable.

Shen Zhili softened for a moment and took out the medicine from her bosom: "...Go back and apply the medicine yourself, it will be fine in a couple of days."

Su Chenche gripped the medicine bottle tightly, his eyes filled with overwhelming emotion as he stared intently at Shen Zhili: "Zhili... but my hand is injured too, can you help me..."

"They're gone."

Two short words interrupted Su Chenche, and Hua Jiuye grabbed Shen Zhili's arm and left.

Shen Zhili struggled and asked, "Senior brother, why did you hit him..."

Hua Jiuye crossed her arms and said, "You were taking a bath last night, and he was outside the bathroom."

Su Chenche lowered his eyes: "I was just passing by..."

Hua Jiuye snorted coldly: "No one would believe you were just passing by!"

Seeing that another argument was about to break out, Shen Zhili applied some ointment and said to Su Chenche, "Come closer."

Su Chenche glanced at Hua Jiuye, smiled, and bowed.

After applying the ointment, she turned around and grabbed Hua Jiuye, who was about to leave, and said, "Where are you hurt? Do you want me to help you?"

Hua Jiuye was clearly displeased. She shook off Shen Zhili's hand and said with a cold smile, "How could I be injured?"

Shen Zhili sighed: "Don't push yourself. You can barely walk properly... Where exactly are you injured? I'll help you apply the medicine."

Hana Kuya refused directly: "No need."

With that, he turned and walked away, his posture extremely... stiff.

...Where exactly is he injured? Why does he seem so awkward?

This question was not resolved until Shen Zhili got into the carriage and pulled Zhai Feng aside to ask.

Zhai Feng glanced around cautiously before speaking in a low voice, "...You asked what happened to them last night...it's about Young Master Hua punched the Master in the face a few times, and the Master kicked Young Master Hua in the buttocks a dozen times...As for the severity of their injuries, I can guarantee that Young Master Hua was definitely more seriously injured..."

Shen Zhili: "...How did you know?"

Zhai Feng said sadly, "Commander Lei has taught us many lessons with his body..."

They deliberately pick obvious spots to get beaten up, and target embarrassing areas when they're about to punch someone...

Could their master be any more cunning?!

The headquarters of Twelve Nights is located in Qizhou, and Huichun Valley happens to be near Qizhou.

We travel together, but eventually we must part ways.

Shen Zhili breathed a sigh of relief when she said those eight words.

But it's clear that some people completely deny it.

The convoy reached a stalemate, and Raikage finally arrived with the following convoy.

Ye Qianqian seemed to have returned to the Demonic Sect beforehand, leaving Lei Ying alone to face the immense pressure of Su Chenche.

...It's not difficult to cripple Su Chenche with a series of attacks and pack him up to go back; the difficult part is getting him to give up his repeated attempts to escape...

The scene of being surrounded by tens of thousands of imperial guards and still managing to escape was still vivid in his mind. Once this guy made a decision, absolutely nothing could stop him.

After much agonizing reflection, Lei Ying discussed with Shen Zhili that she should first take Su Chenche back with Qingxing. Once they had gathered the ingredients for the antidote to the Seven Emotions Pill, he would immediately have them delivered to Huichun Valley.

When Su Chenche takes the antidote and forgets his love, he will naturally give up his pursuit of Shen Zhili and honestly return to being the Twelve Nights Gentleman.

Shen Zhili had no choice but to agree.

So, after returning to Spring Return Valley, Shen Zhili discovered...

It feels like we've gone in circles and ended up back where we started.

The only difference should be...

"Young Master Twelve Nights, why haven't you left yet?"

Su Chenche smiled subtly: "Why should I leave?"

Hua Jiuye licked her lips: "Don't you think you're both pathetic and disgusting? Do you know that every time I see you—especially when you're acting all pitiful and disgusting—I really want to twist your neck off, then cut open your stomach, pull out your intestines, and squeeze your... beep... beep..."

Su Chenche chuckled: "Actually, me too... Don't you think it's just attention-seeking to have that ugly, crawling scar on your face? And you keep licking your lips, do you think that's cool? It just makes you look like an idiot... beep..."

Dieyi tugged at Shen Zhili's sleeve, looking worriedly at the two people standing at each other's throats outside the window: "Miss, this..."

Shen Zhili flipped through the mountain of valley affairs piled on the table without looking up: "Ignore them, things will calm down after the fight..."

Dieyi twisted her handkerchief: "But...Miss, Young Master Hua will get hurt."

Shen Zhili looked at Dieyi with a complicated expression, and muttered softly, "...Has the hypnosis worn off yet?"

"Ah, Miss..." Dieyi asked, puzzled, "What did you say?"

Shen Zhili withdrew her gaze and continued working: "It's alright... Anyway, you can report all medical expenses for your injury to Master Qingxingqing at ten times the amount, and he will take responsibility."

A fight broke out outside the window quickly, with the sounds of metal clashing and figures leaping about filling the air.

Dieyi bit her lower lip, saying intermittently, "Young Master Hua... ah, beat him up... kick him down there! That won't do, he'll definitely... I'm so worried, so worried, so worried..."

Shen Zhili rubbed her ears and moved to the side.

It was unclear who had gained the upper hand outside, but Dieyi stomped her little feet, lifted her skirt, and ran out, only to hear another commotion outside.

This goes on and on, it's so incredibly noisy...

The sycamore trees in the courtyard have turned yellow and withered, and fallen leaves cover the ground, indicating that autumn is approaching.

Shen Zhili put on an extra layer of clothing, stepped on the crunching dead leaves, and secretly went to the grotto. It was once every three months, and she finally made it in time without being late.

When I came out, I ran into Hana Kuya.

Shen Zhili feigned ignorance: "Good morning, senior brother..."

Hua Jiuye glanced at the grotto, his lazy tone carrying a clear hint of accusation: "Junior sister, what's fun inside? What did you do there?"

Shen Zhili blinked and suddenly asked, "Who won this time?"

"Who?" Hua Jiuye raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Do you think your senior brother will lose?... And don't change the subject!"

Shen Zhili sighed: "In a few days it will be the anniversary of Master's death. Do you want to go see him...?"

Hua Jiuye was taken aback, then sneered, "Are you going to personally tell me where to dig a grave?"

Shen Zhili: "What happened back then..."

Hua Jiuye interrupted her: "No need to explain."

No matter how many reasons there are, they cannot cover up the fact that Shen Tianxing deceived people; Shen Tianxing is a complete fraud.

Hua Jiuye will never forget the immense sense of deception he felt when he learned the truth. It was as if all his understanding had been overturned, and his wholehearted trust and respect vanished in an instant. The more he admired him before, the more he hated him afterwards.

This person raised him and taught him, only in exchange for a seed.

This man knew that his mother and sister were suffering in the southern border region, but he never told them or did anything to rescue them.

This person...

He even believed that Shen Tianxing knew he had been captured by the people of Southern Xinjiang, and probably even knew what kind of treatment he would suffer... However, Shen Tianxing didn't care at all.

Hua Jiuye was unwilling to go, so Shen Zhili had to go alone.

Even with all these things happening, we still have to give the children winter clothes every year.

The carriage stopped in front of the town at the entrance of Huichun Valley. A light autumn rain had just fallen, and the bluestone road was a little damp. The tavern owner handed Shen Zhili a jar of wine, as was his custom.

Shen Zhili sniffed the aroma of the wine, and the carriage continued into the dilapidated mansion.

The children rushed out cheering.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Zhili rubbed his hands together and gazed at the carefree children in the courtyard.

Several more carriages stopped.

A man in a moon-white brocade robe gracefully alighted from the lead carriage, a smile playing on his lips. He lifted the curtain of the carriage behind, revealing several carts full of new clothes and trinkets, clearly of much finer craftsmanship than Shen Zhili's cart.

So... is this guy here to cause trouble?

Before Shen Zhili could finish thinking, Su Chenche had already walked up to her, carefully took her hand, and then pulled out a fluffy thing from behind his back, put Shen Zhili's slightly cold hand into it, and then produced a dark blue outer robe from somewhere and draped it over Shen Zhili's body.

He smiled, his eyes crinkling slightly, "Zhi Li, are you warm?"

The fluffy thing was placed inside a small heater, which quickly dispelled the chill.

Shen Zhili asked helplessly, "What are you doing here?"

Su Chenche turned to look at the excited children and gave them a gentle smile: "Zhili, do you like children?"

Shen Zhili answered decisively, "I don't like it."

Su Chenche: "Why?"

Because I know what you want to say.

Shen Zhili said fiercely, "I especially dislike having children with you!"

Su Chenche blinked, smiled gently, and lowered his eyes shyly: "Zhi Li... so you've already thought about having a child with me. Little Su doesn't sound very nice, so why don't you choose another name..."

...Give you a pole and you'll climb it; beat you up and you'll still be able to climb it!

With a silent sigh, Shen Zhili was too lazy to argue with Su Chenche on the anniversary of her master's death.

Seeing that Shen Zhili was unwilling to pay attention to him, Su Chenche simply stood beside Shen Zhili, looking at her from head to toe with tenderness and longing dozens of times. The intensity of his gaze made Shen Zhili feel as if she were in a pot of boiling oil.

Shen Zhili held on for a while, but realized she couldn't hold on any longer, so she had no choice but to awkwardly hide back in the carriage.

Finally, after distributing the items, Shen Zhili poked her head out of the carriage.

As soon as he appeared, he saw Su Chenche standing in the center, his smile gentle and warm like a spring breeze. A group of children holding things around him smiled broadly and shouted in unison to Shen Zhili, "Valley Master Shen, Young Master Su says he likes you~~"