Afraid that Jing-wang wouldn’t believe him, Li Yu held up both of his hands for the other to look: “Your highness, please rest assured. I have no ill intent. Your eyes are really uncomfortable right now, right? They need to be cleaned as soon as possible…….”
Jing-wang hesitated somewhat. This was actually the first time the two of them spoke properly. For some unknown reason, he always felt like this youth had a kind of indescribable feeling of familiarity.
Even if he thought this youth was a thief at first, that thought already weakened plenty after several cases of pursuit.
To be honest, the other didn’t seem to show any intent to harm him. If the warning letter for Ye QingHuan was really written by this youth and sent by him, he can even be counted as having helped them.
But why did he steal Xiao Yu during his first appearance……
Jing-wang unconsciously went to look at the fish. Li Yu was terrified. He originally had a pillow that was the same shape as fish, but it seemed to have disappeared some unknown time ago. Li Yu never cared about it. Therefore– right now there was nothing in the fish bowl. Was he going to be exposed?
He also looked over at the fish tank anxiously. Fortunately, Gale was standing right in front of the fish tank. The dog’s body covered the view of the fishbowl completely.
Li Yu: …safe.
Because Gale was in the way, plus the fact that Jing-wang’s eyes were blurry, he could only see a round black shadow at most. Realizing that right now, he couldn’t see fish clearly, Jing-wang shifted his view.
Li Yu let out a breath of relief accordingly. However, Jing-wang still didn’t look convinced. Li Yu was afraid that the other was still suspicious of him. In a moment of desperation, he grabbed Jing-wang’s arm: “Don’t be suspicious of me. I’m really not a bad person. I only want to help you get the things out of your eyes.”
When he was a fish, he often jumped in Jing-wang’s hand and made a lot of regular contact with Jing-wang. For a moment, he thought he couldn’t persuade this tyrant master of his. To Li Yu, hugging an arm wasn’t really much.
The only thing he was afraid of was Jing-wang thinking he was a bad person and wanting to kill him……
Fish instincts taking over, Li Yu hugged him even tighter.
Jing-wang: “……”
This was the first time Jing-wang met someone who didn’t play by the rules like this. Temporarily out of sorts, he didn’t push Li Yu away.
Li Yu coaxed him, saying: “Let me give it a try. If it doesn’t work, you can still deal with me then?”
Jing-wang: “……”
Jing-wang thought: it’s not like the other can do anything right in front of his face. Might as well give it a try.
For the time being, he fumbled to the table and sat down. Li Yu carefully wiped his hands clean and then found a new dry cloth. Making sure it wasn’t wet at all, he finally sat by Jing-wang’s side and gently lifted his eyelid to slowly pick out the powder that sprayed into the other’s eyes.
Good thing there wasn’t much powder. Li Yu’s movement was very swift. Very quickly, he got them all out.
He could tell clearly now, it really was limestone powder. Li Yu once learned about it in the modern world. When calcium oxide dissolves, it lets out a large amount of heat. If limestone powder got into the eyes, and someone tried to wash it out directly with water, it was extremely likely to burn the eyes.
Fortunately, he was very prompt to change into a human to stop Jing-wang this time. Or else the consequence would have been too horrifying to think about.
Afraid there was still some undiscovered powder remaining, Li Yu blew lightly into Jing-wang’s eyes just in case.
Jing-wang already felt much more comfortable. And he can also see clearly the youth before him.
The youth was so close to him. Jing-wang can clearly see the youth’s lowered eyelashes, his nose which was covered by a thin layer of sweat, and his earnestly pursed lips, a captivating red color.
Warm air brushed past him. Jing-wang realized that the other was helping him blow into his eyes. He abruptly shifted his impolite gaze, but ended up glancing at the youth’s bare naked feet. The other’s smooth and round toes were wet with water.
Jing-wang’s curiosity towards this youth was already growing larger and larger like a snowball rolling downhill.
On Li Yu’s side, he made absolutely certain once again that Jing-wang didn’t have anymore limestone powder in his eyes. Now, he can finally rinse with a large amount of freshwater.
He remembered there was a wash basin in this room. The servants prepared water in the basin, which usually had boiled water cooled at room temperature. That could be used.
Li Yu wanted to get the wash basin, but Jing-wang mistakenly thought he was going to escape. When he got up, Jing-wang immediately grabbed his arm tightly.
Li Yu: “……”
Li Yu instantly knew what Jing-wang meant and didn’t know if he should laugh or cry: “I’m only going to get water. The powder has been taken out. You can wash now.”
However, even with this kind of comfort, the other still refused to let go. Jing-wang, whose eyes had pretty much recovered, got up himself and walked to the wash basin while holding onto Li Yu.
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When Jing-wang stood up properly, Li Yu could only reach his shoulders. Li Yu was just thinking about how to make Jing-wang sit back down when Jing-wang slightly lowered his head and looked at Li Yu with his pitch-black eyes.
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After repeating a few times, Jing-wang’s eyes were still reddened and swollen, but he no longer felt any discomfort.
Li Yu still said to him cautiously: “Your highness should let the imperial physician take a look in a little while. You might need some medicine.”
Jing-wang nodded his head.
Li Yu looked at him in the eyes for a moment before finally realizing that he had completely exposed his human form in front of Jing-wang by now– this actually wasn’t anything. It’s not like he didn’t reveal himself before. But the crucial point was that Jing-wang was holding onto him without letting go. He secretly tried to pull back his hand several times, but to no success. He could only maintain his human form for half an hour. What if he performed a live transformation back to a fish in a bit?
He needed to quickly think of a plan to send Jing-wang away, or send himself away!
As soon as Jing-wang’s eyes got better, he examined the youth before him nonstop, moving his gaze from the other’s face to his garments. This time, the youth revealed two fair white arms and was wrapped up over and over by a strange cloth, almost covering down to his knees. Below his shins were bare. His delicate ankles casually moved back and forth before Jing-wang’s eyes.
Jing-wang couldn’t help but think: Why was this person always dressed so…… unconventionally?
Who are you?
Jing-wang dipped into the water inside the nearby wash basin, and wrote these words on the table. He had many questions he wanted to ask. This was the first one. It was also the simplest to answer.
Li Yu: “……”
Li Yu shook his head and pretended he couldn’t read.
It’s not that he didn’t want to say, but rather that he didn’t really exist in this book. It’s not like there were records of him anyways. Instead of lying rashly and going through all the trouble of making everything work, he might as well not say anything.
Perhaps, Li Yu suddenly thought, perhaps if he maintained his silence, Jing-wang would lose his patience and leave this room?
He was very worried that he’d be hearing the countdown to changing back into a fish any second now. That would be terrible.
Li Yu was already in complete chaos internally. However externally, he still feigned a calm and composed appearance.
Jing-wang saw that he didn’t answer and continued to write questions.
Why would you be here?
Why save me?
……
Li Yu suppressed his impulse to speak with Jing-wang again and again and continued to shake his head.
Jing-wang furrowed his brows. He asked this much, yet didn’t receive any answer; perhaps the youth couldn’t read it?
Oh right. Jing-wang recalled the letter that Ye QingHuan received. The words written on there were extremely terrible looking. Originally, he also thought it was strange that there’d be someone with such horrible penmanship in this world. So it was actually because this person……
Couldn’t read, so he couldn’t write either?
Jing-wang gave a glance at Gale. Gale didn’t have any big response to this youth’s appearance. They should be very familiar; that’s why he’d use Gale to send the letter……
Internally, Jing-wang was analyzing and comparing everything little by little, shooting over examining gazes nonstop, making Li Yu feel his scalp turn numb.
He felt like he almost couldn’t pretend any longer and needed to run away as soon as possible. Just at this moment, Wang Xi-gonggong who went to summon the imperial physician came to knock on the door.
“Your highness, your highness. The imperial physician is here!”
This was really: ‘the heavens never seal off all exits’. Hearing Wang Xi’s calls, Li Yu’s eyes instantly lit up.
Jing-wang keenly captured his suddenly relaxed expression and immediately thought he planned to run away again.
Jing-wang smiled a bit. It’s already to this point, how could he let the other escape?
The imperial physician was just outside the door. Without Jing-wang’s instructions, they didn’t dare to enter.
Wang Xi entered to ask for instructions. Immediately he saw Jing-wang sitting leisurely in a chair with a strange youth wrapped into a tube next to his side.
Because Li Yu was in such a bold and unrestrained attire and Wang-gonggong was way too shocked, Wang-gonggong mistook the tube for blankets. At first, he didn’t even manage to recognize Li Yu.
Wang-gonggong raged in his heart: he only went off for a second to find the imperial physician, so why was there another little minx here trying to seduce his highness? However, looking at his highness’s face color, he seemed… not too angry?
–Jing-wang was not only not too angry. Despite being ambushed earlier, his mood right now was strangely good.
Wang-gonggong, who placed Jing-wang above everything, thought furiously fast. Actually, as long as his highness was happy, a little temptress was not impossible to accept. It’s best not to ask too much.
Wang Xi just pretended he didn’t see Li Yu and said respectfully to Jing-wang: “The imperial physician is already waiting outside. Do you want to call them in, your highness?”
Jing-wang didn’t actually nod his head. Instead, he got up, tidied his clothes and hair crown and headed towards the door. Wang Xi immediately followed beside Jing-wang in response.
Before Jing-wang went out, he specifically gave Li Yu a look.
Li Yu didn’t get the meaning at that time, and thought: he was free. He exhaled deeply. Finally, he can change back peacefully.
However, he still walked to the door nervously and looked outside while clinging to the door frame. The door wasn’t closed tightly. He heard Wang Xi place a seat outside the door, only one step away. Jing-wang sat down there calmly and composed. To the side, the imperial physician had his head lowered as he helped Jing-wang check his pulse and look at his eyes.
Li Yu: “……”
Oh fck. Can this person be any more of an asshole? Li Yu changed shape to save him, not to be trapped inside a room by him again!
Li Yu had already seen the content in this room before. There wasn’t even a window and there was only one door for entrance and exit. Originally the safest place, now has turned into a cage that was impossible to escape from!
Li Yu turned to Gale QQQ: Good Gale, only you can help me now……
Gale, who was completely not present in this situation at all:???
The imperial physician finished checking Jing-wang’s pulse and then finished looking at his eyes and praised: “Fortunately, your highness cleaned them well. Your eyes are fine right now. This official will write you an eye detoxifier prescription in a bit. There’s no need to worry after taking it.”
Jing-wang’s lips curved. He also thought the youth had cleaned it very well.
Jing-wang ordered Wang Xi to reward the imperial physician. After the imperial physician left, Wang Xi thought Jing-wang was in a hurry to meet with the little temptress in the room and hastily called out to him.
“Your highness, today when you weren’t here, someone barged into Jingtai Palace to cast poison.”
Wang Xi explained what happened in detail, including how the person snuck into Jingtai palace, how their hand was bitten and injured by Gale, how the fish food was poisoned, how Master Xiao Yu knocked over the jade plate. Luckily the fish and dog were fine.
Wang Xi mentioned this to Jing-wang because he was afraid the little temptress inside the room had dubious origins and wanted to warn his master to be more vigilant.
Jing-wang was fine before. After listening to this narration, his face immediately looked like it was covered with frost. He felt even more furious than receiving an ambush to himself.
When Wang Xi mentioned the needle changing color, Jing-wang instantly recalled the white arsenic hidden inside the 2nd Prince’ estate. Most likely that guy didn’t think framing ChengEn Palace Estate was enough, and wouldn’t even let off his fish!
He will get revenge for this account sooner or later.
Because of these words, Jing-wang also recalled the masked man that ambushed him as he returned to Jingtai Palace. That person’s hand seemed to have been injured. Was that the same person that Wang Xi had described, who had been bitten by Gale?
…… That was probably Mu TianZhao(2)’s lackey.
After returning to Jingtai Palace, because of various reasons, he still didn’t see Xiao Yu yet. He remembered again, the fish and the youth were both still inside the room……
Ever since the youth helped him clean his eyes, he subconsciously felt that the youth wouldn’t do anything to his fish.
Wang Xi called “Your highness.” Jing-wang indicated for him to first wait a moment and then stepped into the room himself.
Before opening the door to the room, he suddenly had an indescribable feeling, even though he knew that it was impossible for the person to escape again this time.
Jing-wang stopped thinking and decisively pushed open the door. He only saw–
A completely empty room. A piece of cloth had fallen to the floor. The youth that should have been waiting for him has disappeared without a trace once again.
This wasn’t right.
Jing-wang felt the veins on his temple jump. Although he left the room, he’s been guarding the door outside the entire time. This place had no windows. Where else can someone escape to?
After experiencing similar situations several times before, Jing-wang felt like he must change his train of thought, no matter how preposterous the new direction was……
If it was impossible to escape outward, that meant the youth must still be here. However…… he should be in a place that Jing-wang couldn’t think of momentarily.
Jing-wang walked to the curtain lying on the floor and recollected his encounter with the youth. He suddenly discovered many shocking details.
When the youth appeared to help him, he didn’t hear the door opening at all. This proved that the youth didn’t enter through the door. Had that person been in the room all along, yet he just never noticed? Just like right now? In a place that he couldn’t find?
Actually, it wasn’t completely silent at that time. Jing-wang’s hearing has always been very good. At that time, what he heard was……
The sound of fish tail moving.
Xiao Yu often jumped around in front of him. He definitely wouldn’t mistake the sound of tail swinging.
Jing-wang couldn’t help but look over at the fishbowl. The porcelain fishbowl inside Jingtai Palace couldn’t compare to the crystal fish tank inside Jing Estate. Jing-wang couldn’t see clearly with just a glance. Unexpectedly however, Xiao Yu, who should have been staying at the bottom of the fish bowl, was currently hanging onto the edge, back facing him and wagging its tail back and forth.
Thinking that his fish almost died, Jing-wang felt his mood dim some more.
He walked over and was just about to give it a touch, Yet this fish ended up panicking and plunging head first into the water.
Jing-wang: “……”
Jing-wang still used his hand to touch its back. Normally Xiao Yu would wrap its tail around his fingers, but today, it only raised its head and looked at him listlessly.
Jing-wang thought, perhaps it’s because Xiao Yu received quite a scare.
Jing-wang comforted the fish as he continued down his interrupted train of thought, pondering about the youth’s whereabouts.
This room was narrow and small. It was easy to see everything with one glance. No matter what, there were no hiding spots.
Jing-wang had a thought. Considering the places the youth had stayed before, why was it that every time……
It was always his room?
Only devoted subordinates and Ye QingHuan knew of his return to Jingtai Palace this time. Why would that youth also…… meet with him again inside Jingtai Palace. And the way that the youth was dressed… he definitely couldn’t have come from the Imperial Palace.
Jing-wang got up, his cloud designed boots stepping once more towards the curtain on the floor.
He picked up the curtain. After moving the curtain, a hidden puddle of water was exposed from underneath.
He remembered that both of the youth’s feet were wet. He was reminded to check the room for trails of water. After an attentive examination, he discovered some heading towards the wash basin, some heading towards the table, and also some near the door. With all of these back and forth, the wettest areas gathered into a path.
He followed this path in pursuit and saw, at the end of it, only a large black furry dog.
Ye QingHuan’s dog barked excitedly and wagged its tail at him. The place where the water gathered the most was where the dog was sitting.
Jing-wang was stunned momentarily, thinking he must really be confused. So these water marks were created by Gale.
Li Yu has been staring at Jing-wang’s figure nonstop, extremely anxious. When Jing-wang finally left the room, Li Yu almost felt like he was having a nervous breakdown.
There was really no other way. Afraid of Jing-wang figuring it out, Li Yu couldn’t find a way to get rid of all of the water marks on the floor. So he could only let Gale take the blame.
Sorry. I’m not purposely hiding from you…… the little carp silently apologized towards his master.
Jing-wang walked out of the room, expression solemn.
He brought with him the curtain that was wrapped around the youth’s body. On this piece of cloth, there were a few fish scales sparkling and shining.
This wasn’t the first time he discovered fish scales on the youth’s clothes.
Jing-wang recalled a particular detail. When he looked at the youth’s bare feet, he also saw a flash of silver light on the other’s feet.
He thinks he should know what that was.
hehe detective jing-wang. Thankyou for the chapter!
Oo Oo ooo oooooo I really want him to figure it outttt!
Thank You for the chapter ❤⃛ヾ(๑❛ ▿ ◠๑ )
thanks for the chapter!
Fish scales gave you away maybe…pfft! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🐟
When I MTLed, it said Li Yu wet the cloth slightly which confused me, seeing him use a completely dry cloth here makes more sense. Thanks for the TL btw! Forgot to say that in my last few comments.
he got it lmao
Has anyone ever seen The Panda and the White Serpent? There’s a little fish demon that tries to help nurture the love between the ML and FM, she’s so cute and for some reason Li Yu me of her (≧▽≦) they are technically both cute fish demons.
Oops I meant *FL
I love that Jing-wang is actually smart
IM SO EXCITED
oh? is he really going to figure it out now?
but then how is he going to explain how he knew that?
he can’t say he read it in a book?
but then again to get to that point they need to understand that a fish can turn into a human so is after that, it isn’t really that much of a stretch?
Oh, oh, he figure it out now, right? 👀
Man, observant people are scary.