After Abandoning the Ruthless Dao Swordmaster - Chapter 19

When Pei Jiuzhi wrapped his arms around her, he had not yet put down the sword.

 

The cold and sharp blade of the sword pressed against Wu Su’s back, causing her body to tremble nervously.

 

Pei Jiuzhi whispered in her ear: “I thought you were dead too.”

 

He thought Wu Su’s body was trembling because she was afraid of the evil demon who had just died.

 

So, he hugged her tighter, causing Wu Su to stand on tiptoes, until her chin rested on his shoulder.

 

“Are you scared?” Pei Jiuzhi asked, “The monster is already dead.”

 

When he mentioned the word “death”, the sword in his hand resonated with his thoughts and vibrated slightly..

 

Wu Su let out a long, gentle breath. She could feel the concern for her in Pei Jiuzhi’s words.

 

Before he killed the evil demon, his emotions had been suppressed. It was only now that his concern was exposed..

 

As for his question…

 

Afraid? Of course she was afraid, he frightened her.

 

So Wu Su nodded: “Little Highness, I’m very scared.”

 

“Well, I’ll take you back.” Pei Jiuzhi put away his sword, leaned over, and hugged her sideways.

 

Wu Su’s body was very light, looking ethereal and delicate wrapped in Pei Juizhi’s robe

 

She suddenly found many eyes falling on her.

 

Doubtful, surprised, scrutinizing, envious.

 

After all, she is now being held by the noble Ninth Prince.

 

Wu Su was not used to being the focus of the crowd’s attention. Her long eyelashes lowered slightly, avoiding everyone’s gaze, and she tucked her head very low.

 

As they left the inn, the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince arrived belatedly.

 

The two of them stepped down from the gorgeous sedan chair one after another, and looked shocked when they saw Pei Jiuzhi.

 

“Jiuzhi… this is?” The Eldest Princess spoke first. “What about the monster?”

 

“The monster was killed by me.” Pei Jiuzhi replied calmly.

 

“Then this girl is -” The Eldest Princess prompted again.

 

Pei Jiuzhi thought for a moment before replying. “Maybe she is the future Princess Heng?”

 

Although everyone calls him “His Highness the Ninth Prince”, Pei Jiuzhi has a title with the single word “Heng”.

 

In an instant, the Eldest Princess and the Crown Prince, who were not easily caught off-guard by unexpected events, were both so stunned that they could not catch their breath.

 

“This…” The Eldest Princess pressed her hand to her forehead hard, and almost fainted. She could not believe that what Pei Jiuzhi said was true.

 

His Highness the Crown Prince turned his head, coughed several times, and called his attendants sharply.

 

“Quickly, get Gu’s Awakening Incense, I’m afraid I haven’t woken up yet.”

 

Pei Jiuzhi didn’t care about the effect of his words on others, as if he was throwing a thunderbolt.

 

He held Wu Su in his arms and planned to go to the nearest medical center to have her injuries checked..

 

Wu Su listened to their conversation, still a bit confused.

 

She whispered to Pei Jiuzhi: “Who is Princess Heng?”

 

Pei Jiuzhi hugged her and replied calmly: “It’s you.”

 

Since something like that happened, he couldn’t help but take responsibility. He had been the intention in his mind after he first found Wu Su.

 

Fortunately, Wu Su had a good temper, and he didn’t feel like he had to keep his distance from her.

 

Pei Jiuzhi thought that since Wu Su had not run away after reading the note, she had accepted him.  That was the reason he made such a decision.

 

Wu Su was stunned for a moment after hearing his words.  “Little Highness, I don’t know that name.”

 

Pei Jiuzhi lowered his head and looked at her intently. His eyes were slightly pale, as clear and cold as glass.

 

“That’s not a name,” he said.

 

Wu Sup thought about the words and found another question.  “Who is Prince Heng?”

 

“It’s me.” Pei Jiuzhi replied patiently.

 

Most of Wu Su’s knowledge of human society was based solely on Chen Wu’s letters, so naturally she didn’t understand the titles of nobility.

 

She thought for a while and asked the last question: “So, like a concubine…?”

 

“Wife.” Pei Jiuzhi said slowly.

 

Wu Su quickly connected the words, so Princess Heng was… the Little Highness’s wife.

 

What is he saying!

 

Wu Su grabbed Pei Jiuzhi’s arm, but Pei Jiuzhi had already entered the hospital and was talking to Xu Ling who was standing by.

 

“Let the doctor come over and check her injury.” Pei Jiuzhi glanced at Wu Su’s hand holding his arm.

 

“Get another set of clean women’s clothes, white.”

 

Xu Ling retreated with his orders.

 

Wu Su wanted to continue discussing the topic just now, but when she looked up,s he saw a busy crowd in the medical clinic.

 

——They are busy treating the two injured people who had just been rescued from the inn.

 

She turned to look in that direction. Pei Jiuzhi thought she was concerned about her companion, so he stopped and let her observe.

 

Not long ago, the doctor Qiu Xu was so frightened and upset that he could hardly walk.

 

He was currently sipping from a cup of soothing tea, steadying his nerves before going to help take care of Wei Li’s injury.

 

Several of the medical center’s apprentices stood staring in horror at the small tray that held  the severed fingers that the evil demon had chopped off of Wei Li’s hand.

 

They stammered and asked: “Doctor Qiu, can you still… put them back?”

 

On the hospital bed, Wei Li had already woken up. She couldn’t open her eyes due to the severe pain in her hands. She only gasped violently and tried to struggle.

 

Her movement made it impossible to stop the bleeding, even after the fingers had been covered with medicinal powder.

 

Qiu Xu put down the calming tea in his hand, took out a silver needle, and accurately placed it on one of Wei Li’s acupuncture points.

 

The bleeding from Wei Li’s wound stopped immediately, and Qiu Xu’s voice was faint: “It’s been too long, I can’t reattach them.”

 

Wei Li’s eyes suddenly widened when she heard this. She struggled to get up. When she was about to blame Qiu Xu, she saw Wu Su on the other side of the hospital.

 

She was held in the arms of an unknown man, watching her quietly.

 

In an instant, Wei Li remembered something.

 

Wu Su frightened her more than the evil demon who cut off her fingers.

 

The moment she had taken action to imprison the evil demon, the black and white aura flowing out from her had been like a tangled vortex, as if it could suck away a person’s soul.

 

She was the real monster, a cunning evil monster lurking among humans!

 

Wei Li sat up, reluctantly raised her hand, and stretched it in the direction of Wu Su. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

 

Qiu Xu followed her gaze and saw an unknown man holding Wu Su.

 

Before He could recover from the shock of this glance, he quickly turned around.

 

Holding the silver needle, there was a brief flash of cold light, and the silver needle pricked an acupuncture point on the back of Wei Li’s head.

 

Qiu Xu’s movements were so fast that no one noticed this detail. The people on the side just thought he was supporting Wei Li.

 

In an instant, Wei Li’s distressed cries disappeared. She opened her mouth wide, but could not make a sound.

 

“What’s wrong with your voice?” Qiu Xu glanced at Wu Su, pressed Wei Li back onto the bed, and spoke slowly.

 

“Did you shout too loudly when we were imprisoned by the evil demon, and injure your throat?”

 

“In any case, it’s fortunate that you shouted so loudly and delayed the evil demon’s actions. By the time it dragged away Miss Wu Su, the Imperial Guards had already arrived.”

 

In order to help Wu Su hide her identity, Qiu Xu deliberately obscured the timeline in which Wu Su held off the evil demon alone.

 

Wu Su understood Qiu Xu’s actions and blinked her eyes.

 

Her identity wasn’t going to be exposed this time.

 

While Wu Su was watching Wei Li and Qiu Xu, Pei Jiuzhi was looking down at her.

 

“They’re okay, are you relieved?” Pei Jiuzhi just thought she was worried about her companions.

 

“Your Highness, let’s go.” The stone in Wu Su’s heart fell, and her tone was much softer towards Pei Jiuzhi.

 

Arriving at a small room, Wu Su smelled a faint scent of medicine.

 

Pei Jiuzhi put her down and wanted to let her tidy up her clothes first.

 

But as soon as he opened the white robe wrapped around Wu Su and lowered his gaze, he immediately blushed and gathered the robe again.

 

Wu Su had been attacked many times by the evil demon. There was no danger to her body, but her clothes were indeed torn and messy.

 

“Little Highness, I will change my clothes later.” Wu Su said softly, “I am not injured.”

 

“Not long after the monster captured me, you came. The guards in Yundu are very good. The woman from the Imperial Guard held him back for a long time.”

 

Pei Jiuzhi lowered his eyes and saw the injury on her shoulder.

 

——A scratch had formed where she had been dropped by the monster onto the rough ground.

 

He placed the long sword on the table behind him. Taking a jar of ointment, he pulled down the white robe on Wu Su’s shoulders a little.

 

His voice was calm: “I’ll apply some medicine first.”

 

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Wu Su looked at the shining sword lying on the table and thought back to what had happened that night.

 

It had almost certainly him.

 

But what nonsense was he talking about just now?

 

What wife? !

 

Wu Su thought about the meaning of “wife” among humans, but couldn’t come up with a description that satisfactorily fit the situation.

 

Just as she was about to ask, Pei Jiuzhi’s cold fingers were already pressing on her shoulders.

 

He leaned forward, very close to her, and his cold breath fell on the side of her neck under her ear.

 

When Pei Jiuzhi lowered his head, it seemed as if snowflakes were slowly falling down from an iceberg that had never melted for thousands of years.

 

He noticed Wu Su’s reddish earlobes and asked in a casual tone: “Did you see the note I gave you?”

 

“I saw it.” Wu Su’s shoulders shrank under his gently massaging fingers.

 

“Aren’t you going to run away?” he asked.

 

He knew that Wu Su was very good at hiding.

 

“I won’t run.” Wu Su hadn’t yet been able to figure out what was written on the note. Why did she need to run?

 

Of course, when she had discovered that Pei Jiuzhi was the guest that night, she really had wanted to run away.

 

But she can’t run now.

 

“Good.” Pei Jiuzhi’s lips raised a very light smile.

 

The next moment, the smile solidified.

 

Wu Su took out the brocade bag from her pocket with her other hand and spoke to him in an expectant and curious tone.

 

“Little Highness, I am not very illiterate and did not understand the writing on the note.”

 

“I’m embarrassed to let others read it for me…”

 

Pei Jiuzhi: Thank you for not letting others see it.

 

“So… Little Highness, can you read it to me?” Wu Su gazed seriously into his seemingly indifferent eyes.