350 Behind the Hood
âDoes it really hurt? Is it? It must be very painful, we canât ignore this, let me see.â
SuLang took off BaiYingâs shoes, as well as the cloth that was wrapped around his feet, his eyes widened at the sight of the rather large wound on the youthâs ankle, itâs like a burn.
âOh this, the wound is quite severe, how could this happen, that bastard ShiShen, how could he randomly injure innocent people like this, I should have beaten him harder than he deserves, that bastard!â The young master continued to curse, while BaiYing actually felt somewhat guilty, that young master Shi couldnât possibly harm him, how could he harm him? Thatâs very impossible, but, at this time it was better for him to pretend to be weak to get the sympathy of the young man who he said would protect him, thatâs too sweet.
SuLang took off BaiYingâs shoes and put the feet on his lap, luckily he always carried medicine everywhere in his pocket, but, his movement stopped, saw the tiny and clean, smooth and white feet now on his lap, flawless smooth skin, whoâs the young man in front of him really is? SuLang thought suspiciously.
BaiYing couldnât refuse the young master to treat him, how could he? But, just as the young master held his feet, something popped into his head.
âRemember this, if anyone dares to touch your leg, Iâll cut off his hand!â Crown Princeâs voice, BaiYingâs eyes widened, he pulled his feet quickly startling Young Master SuLang.
âEh forgive meâ
Indirectly, this is called cheating from the Crown Prince, he canât let anyone else touch his feet, of course other than his brother Ming Ming, if the Crown Prince finds out about this, he will blame him for cheating.
BaiYing stretched out his hand asking for the ointment from young master Suâs hand.
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âEh sorry young master, let me treat it myself, no need to trouble young master Suâ
But SuLangâs hand brushed him off.
âWhatâs troublesome? Itâs not troublesome, put your feet up, it wonât take longâ
BaiYing couldnât refuse, young master Su was more stubborn than he thought, he ended up just sitting half lying back and letting Young Master Su treat his wound, which, in fact, was really nothing, it will heal by itself in no time, young master Su is just wasting his effort.
Young Master even tore off the bottom of his clothes and bandaged the wound on BaiYingâs ankle after applying the ointment, it hurts, it really hurts, BaiYing thought biting the edge of his lip, he let out too much flame to burn his own skin.
âWell, tonight, it might feel throbbing, burns are like this, but, fortunately, I always carry this cold ointment, this ointment can really relieve pain, so, tonight you can sleep in peace.â
BaiYing looked around, this is an empty house belonging to a resident that has been deserted for quite a while, as seen from the damaged foundation, very dirty floor, torn windows and doors, at least the roof is still intact so they wonât get rained on tonight, outside, the rains get heavier.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Rain, if it rains like this in the palace, he will sit leaning on the Crown Princeâs big and warm body and he will hug him, he, missed that moment so much, does, he was too blind to think that there was nothing more important than his love? Even his country, he, didnât want to have such a big responsibility, just being the Crown Princeâs Concubine was actually enough for him.
SuLang who noticed BaiYing was lost in thought turned his head, trying to see the face behind the young manâs hood.
âWhat do you thinking about? Missing home already?â
BaiYing turned his head, he wiped the tears that had unconsciously rolled down his cheeks.
âYes, servant, miss homeâ
SuLang took a deep breath.
âHeh, thereâs still a chance to go back, if you go home now I think your parents will definitely understand and not scold you for running away, theyâve been worrying too much about you, so their anger might have disappeared long after realize you running away from homeâ
BaiYing nodded, thatâs right, His Grandma and Brother MingMing must be very worried about him, he shouldnât even think about running away, whatâs really going on in his head? Such an irresponsible king.
âEh yeah, but, Ying has to go to CuiAn, someone, waiting for me thereâ
SuLang frowned.
âYing? That, your name? Ying?â he asked.
BaiYing stuttered, he forgot to say his own name out loud.
âEh Iâ
âItâs not fair, you already know my name, seeing my face, but I donât even know your name yet, let alone see your face, what, you still donât believe me? The trip to CuiAn will be quite long you know, at least you have to change your ugly and smelly robe, get to the next city I will give you a better oneâ
âThat, no need Young Master, itâs very troublesome
âItâs nothing, for some reason, I feel like weâre mean to be together, itâs really funny, but, I feel like Iâve known you before, did, have we met before?â
âThat seems impossible young master, we have never met beforeâ BaiYing quick replied.
SuLang tried to peek at the face behind the veil, but BaiYing wonât let him.
âEh young masterâ
âHehehe letâs just try to have a rest tonight, tomorrow we will continue our journey to SuChou, and after that, I will take you to CuiAnâ
BaiYing thought that was also a good idea, the sooner the better, but, when Young Master SuLang intended to shift his seat, a very familiar voice rang out.
Kruukkk.
BaiYingâs stomach rumble sound, oh heâs so hungry, he hasnât eaten all day how can he not be hungry? Young master Su smiled, of course, they havenât eaten since a while ago, he is also starving.
âEh, wait here for a moment, I think I saw that there was a sweet potato plant beside this house, letâs see what we can findâ
Not long after, the roasted sweet potato was ready and cooked, the hungry BaiYing without hesitation ate it despite the hot smoke still steaming from the sweet potato in his hand.
âThis is deliciousâ
âHehehehe I think a young master like you must have never enjoyed sweet potatoes like this, to say this is delicious,â said SuLang.
BaiYing smiled, of course, he had eaten it while travelling with the Crown Prince before, and it tasted really good, especially when he was so hungry like this.
âHehehe this is indeed delicious, thank you young master Suâ
âNo big dealâ
The night is getting late, the moon that appears behind the clouds is getting higher and becomes the only light in a place far from the residentâs area, at least the atmosphere in the empty house is not so itâs so scary that BaiYing can close his eyes and sleep, heâs been tired all day, it hasnât even been a day yet, donât know what his brother is doing right now? Was he trying to find him? With his coins, of course, it wasnât difficult to find him wherever he went, so, he couldnât stay in one place long enough, no matter what he had to get to CuiAn soon.
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The dew glided smoothly from the surface of the wide leaves of the plants that overgrown around the empty house, the sun slowly emerged on the eastern horizon, not yet bright, with thick clouds still covering it because the rain had just stopped.
The cold air made BaiYing curl up, sleeping very comfortably on a pile of dry hay near the fireplace, the kid was still sound asleep, so sound asleep that he didnât realize someone was sitting beside him, preparing to remove the veil covering his face.
SuLang who smiled broadly, he couldnât wait to see the little beggarâs face since last night, because last nightâs lighting was not so good so it was useless if he forced to see him, but, now the sky was clear, he smiled broadly at the beautiful shiny hair that was sticking out of the hood that covered his entire little beggarâs face, in a moment, his hand will part it and see how he looks, but, BaiYing opened his eyes wide, the young man quickly woke up when he realized someone was sitting beside him very close.
âY-young Masterâ
âHey, please forgive me, but, Iâm really curious what youâre hiding under that hood of yours, er, what, you donât mind showing your face?â
BaiYing pulled his body away, slightly away from Young Master Su.
âEh thatâ
âCome on sweet child, I know, from your very sweet voice, your face must be very attractive huh, why did you even cover it up?â
âThatâs not true Young master Su, my face has a contagious disease, so I deliberately covered it, so that others donât catch it when they see my face, please forgive me, Young Masterâ
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