Lin Xiao had made a straight return to the Xia Family residence and locked himself in his room. Long Yinlian supposed to be accompanying Xia Yushen in his practice while Wang Zan was out playing with his other brothers so Lin Xiao was thankful. He wanted to be alone and not be disturbed. Not even by his beloved Zan’er.
He went over and sat down on the daybed within the room. He took his breath and closed his eyes as he recalled what happened earlier. The plan was supposed to be simple. They go out, find a weapon for Xia Yushen, then return. But that plan was unfortunately ruined by a certain Emperor whom he suspected, simply came out to play.
Unconsciously, his hand went to his lips. When he thought of the Emperor, he couldn’t help remembering the kiss from earlier. Then, his face turned red as anger bubbled up inside him. “That… perverted Emperor!” Lin Xiao hissed under his breath. “My lips’ chastity…” he grieved at his loss.
His body shook as he rubbed his lips as if trying to remove the feeling of the kiss earlier. When he remembered how the Emperor had bitten his neck, he quickly rushed over to the mirror in the room. Craning his neck slightly, he saw the red, vivid mark on his neck.
“…” Lin Xiao was speechless. He absentmindedly walked back to the daybed and slumped down on the soft mattress of the daybed. Raising both his hands, he covered his face and let out an irritated howl. He could feel how hot his face was from his hands. “If you’re that hungry to eat tofu, why not build your own harem already?! How am I supposed to face Shizun like this, ah…”
In his heart, Lin Xiao had already cursed the Emperor for a thousand times and only after doing it for a thousand more did he feel slightly calmed down. He walked over to the mirror again, eyes locking at that vivid mark on his neck. “It seems that… it won’t disappear for a few days. Maybe I can use those powders that ladies always use to hide it?”
Lin Xiao then began to look around the room but some time passed and he still couldn’t find the item that he wanted. Knowing that it wasn’t in the room, Lin Xiao reluctantly went out of the room. To his surprise, Bai Chenyi was waiting outside of the room.
“Already back? How was the investigation?” Lin Xiao asked. Since their eyes met, it would be considered polite to have a small talk.
“We have a small lead. A tavern owner was said to have seen the kidnapping but due to his old age, his eyes were bad and so is his memories. But as long as we can find out where the kidnapping happens, there are bound to be more clues,” Bai Chenyi replied. Then, his eyes went to Lin Xiao’s neck. To be exact, the mark on his neck. “Lord Lin… that…”
Lin Xiao saw that Bai Chenyi was gesturing on his neck and his face contorted in annoyance. “Don’t ask!” Lin Xiao hissed out as he pulled the collar of his robe as high as he could in an attempt to cover the mark. Of course, it was unsuccessful.
Lin Xiao walked around the residence after leaving Bai Chenyi. Asking a servant for the powder is not probable, and asking other ladies would be awkward. So Lin Xiao’s only choice was Fei Yuxing.
As he tried to find the young lady, he saw Xia Yuanfeng and his Shizun walking through the small garden in the residence. Seeing how close they were, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but frown. Before this, he did not mind the two being close because Long Yinlian had already assured him that there won’t be any relationship between them. But after what happened to him earlier, he wondered if Xia Yuanfeng had already taken advantage of his Shizun.
‘No! I can’t let that happen. If Shizun is swayed by him then… wouldn’t I be stuck here?’ Lin Xiao thought to himself. He knew it was selfish, but after what happened, he didn’t know if he could stay in the capital any longer.
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Lin Xiao paused in his step and turned back to him, eyes narrowing dangerously. “I did not go out to play.”
“No? Then what is that mark on your neck? For someone to leave such a mark on a conspicuous place, they must be feeling too good to even care about the consequences,” when the man saw how Lin Xiao’s expression turned dark, he felt a sense of delight.
“Xia Yutian, is this your way of getting back at me for not giving you face last night?” Lin Xiao asked.
“What are you talking about? I am merely stating what I see. Was I wrong? Which pleasure house did the beauty work in? Should I help you buy her freedom? After all, someone from the mountain like you couldn’t even hope of trying to buy her freedom in this lifetime,” each word that Xia Yutian said was full of mockery.
“Ai… this old man,” Lin Xiao shook his head. “I’ve already said that I didn’t go out to play. Can you not even understand language now?” Lin Xiao asked. “And even if I did go out to play… the value of that person, even if you have thousand lifetimes, you can’t hope to pay for his freedom!”
“You-!”
Lin Xiao only scoffed at the angered Xia Yutian and turned away from him. He saw that Xia Yuanfeng and Long Yinlian had already left the garden so now, he have to find them. But Xia Yutian was still not willing to let it end.
“Maybe you didn’t go out to play but got played instead! Ha! Knowing your master, maybe you also learned how to seduce and spread your legs to serve a man! Disgusting cut-slee—!”
Xia Yutian didn’t get to finish his sentence because he suddenly felt a strong punch slamming down on his face. The force was strong enough to topple him down on the floor. He quickly tried to get up, only to feel a heavy weight on his chest before he was given another punch on the face.
“You can say anything you want about me, and I still won’t lay a hand on you because you can be considered my elder just with your relationship with my so-called martial uncle,” Lin Xiao, who was driven to fury, said as he continued to smash Xia Yutian’s face with his fist. “But you just have to say nonsensical stuff about Shizun and slander him. For this, I cannot forgive you.”
Lin Xiao was too focused on teaching Xia Yutian a lesson that he didn’t notice the incoming servant on duty. When the servant saw the scene, she let out a loud scream, making others rush over and witness Lin Xiao beating up a member of their family. Among the crowd that arrived to the scene was Xia Yutian’s wife, He Qihua.
“Stop! Stop! What are you doing? Guards! Hurry and take that man off from my husband!” He Qihua quickly yelled at the guards to take action.
The guards looked at each other, not knowing if they should follow her order. After all, the one beating up Xia Yutian is Lin Xiao, someone whom even their lord patriarch was lenient to.
“Why are you not moving?! If anything happens to my husband, see if the Xia family can answer to my He family!”
The threat seemed to work as the guard immediately sprung into action. Even if they anger their patriarch now, it was better than to make an enemy of He family. After all, the current patriarch of the He family is someone who held a position in the government unlike their family. If He Qihua did complain to her family, the repercussion won’t be good for Xia family.
Lin Xiao saw the approaching guards, but he didn’t care. In fact, because of that, he even increased the force of his punch. He managed to hit Xia Yutian three more times before he got pulled away by the guards. By this time, the commotion had also reached the ears of Xia Yuanfeng and Long Yinlian.
As the two neared the scene, they could hear He Qihua reprimanding Lin Xiao. “A guest dared to raise their hand on the people of the residence! Such an unthinkable thing. I will see to it that you will be punished properly this time!”
Just by hearing this, Xia Yuanfeng already could feel the headache forming. “Ah’Yin, later, you go and bring your disciple away. I will handle things here.”
The nervousness within Xia Yuanfeng’s voice could be heard, and it made Long Yinlian feels uneasy. “Feng-ge, if it was indeed Xiao-er is the one that is at fault, then I will punish him myself. But I know Xiao-er well. He is not a ruthless person. For him to do this kind of thing, as his father, I want to know.”
Long Yinlian made his intention clear to Xia Yuanfeng. He wanted to know what drove Lin Xiao to do what he did. Therefore, he will not do as Xia Yuanfeng suggested. Instead, he will stay and confront the matter properly.
Xia Yuanfeng could only let out a heavy sigh and once they reached the scene, his eyes widened at Xia Yutian’s bloodied face. He Qihua was beside Xia Yutian, wiping the blood off with a handkerchief.
When He Qihua noticed his arrival, she quickly addressed Xia Yuanfeng. “Lord Patriarch, you need to give us husband and wife the justice we deserve and punish this vermin!” she said as she pointed at Lin Xiao. “Look at what he did to my husband. Is my husband not related to you by blood? Are you going to let some mountain barbarian trample on a member of your family like this?!”
Lin Xiao who heard this only scoffed before sneering at He Qihua. “Your husband deserved it. He’s lucky that I only smashed his face.”
“You dare—!”
“Enough!”
Before He Qihua could start her rebuttal, Xia Yuanfeng decided to step in before it got too messy. “This matter naturally will be addressed properly. But not like this. He Qihua, go and bring your husband to see the physician first.”
“No! I want him to be punished, right now!” He Qihua said to Xia Yuanfeng.
“Lady He, I don’t think we should just hand over a punishment just because you said so. Xiao-er wouldn’t suddenly hit someone without reason…” Long Yinlian said to He Qihua. “Feng-ge already said that this matter will be addressed properly. If Xiao-er is indeed in the wrong then I will personally punish him.”
“Do you think that I will believe you?!” He Qihua narrowed her eyes at Long Yinlian. “You’re his master, so of course you will defend him. After all, you are crooked yourself!”
“This woman!” Lin Xiao started to struggle against the hold of the guards.
“What?! Want to hit me too? Come then! When my He family finds out, see if you can still show your face around the capital!”
“This lady from He family should be careful with her tongue. Lord Lin is under the care of this general from Bai family. I hope that you and He family can give this general some face,” Bai Chenyi came out of the crowd with Xia Yushen in tow, hiding behind him.
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Damn i don’t want his shizun to be with that guy he deserve better pls author find him a better partner
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Love u for this amazing story 😍😘😘
Thank you~
I like how all Lin Xiao’s reaction feel so authentic and spontaneous! I want more!!
Thank you author for the great story!!!!
Thank you very much!