thirty-seven
You Shu has been feeling very depressed these days, and one can sense his low mood even from a distance.
The brothers in the Shadow Guard Battalion knew each other well. Shadow Four was eating melon seeds while watching You Shu standing silently in front of the training column with his sword in his arms. He nudged Shadow Five, who was wiping his sweat after practicing martial arts, and gossiped, "What's wrong with the Third Brother? I've never seen him so listless before."
"How would I know?" Ying Wu rolled his eyes and threw the sweat towel aside. "The third brother doesn't like to talk anyway. Who can guess what he's thinking?"
Ying Wu glanced at the young man in black who was still standing in front of the pillar in the drizzle, and sighed deeply: "Usually he always looks so proud, but he suddenly looks so miserable, it's really pitiful. When I look at him, his eyes are drifting, as if he has no soul."
"Why don't you go and ask?"
Ying Si replied quietly while eating sunflower seeds: "I asked him, but he didn't tell me why. He just said something very strange."
"What is 'youth is over'? I don't understand what it means."
Shadow Five and Shadow Four sat under the eaves and chatted casually, and You Shu, the protagonist of their conversation, could of course hear their voices, but he didn't want to turn around and explain. Ever since he heard Xiao Weixin say that he had another love in the study that day, You Shu's mood has been bad.
In his heart, Xiao Weixin is the number one male protagonist in this world, and this cognition is unchangeable. When You Shu was reading books before, he liked to watch the interaction between the male and female protagonists. He liked their emotional line. Although it was not so grand and there were not many love descriptions, there was always warmth and sweetness between them, which made people feel warm in their hearts.
You Shuyi thought that they were a perfect match made in heaven. If they were not together, it would not be an official match. If even the official match could be broken up, how could the plot of this book be good? Moreover, many plots would not go on without the heroine's promotion. If the hero does not cultivate feelings with the heroine, what will happen to the future plot
You Shu's face was filled with sorrow. He forced himself to cheer up and comforted himself that it was no big deal. Maybe this world had its own correction function. Even if Xiao Weixin really missed the heroine, the plot might still continue to move forward.
He stood in front of the pillar for half an hour, his thin spring shirt was soaked by the drizzle, but he didn't feel uncomfortable. After thinking it through, he put the matter aside for the time being and would deal with it later. Anyway, he would take it one step at a time.
Although he was depressed, You Shu still did what he was supposed to do. After adjusting his mood, he set out from the palace. He could not be vague about the task assigned to him by Xiao Weixin.
You Shu was waiting in the alley at the corner of the street, just like the previous two days. This street was the only way for Li Liang to pass after leaving the court. He had been waiting there for two days. Li Liang was indeed a cunning man. Even if he didn't find anyone following him, he was still very cautious. He went home honestly after leaving the court at nine o'clock every morning, stayed at home all day and rarely went anywhere. He even rarely attended gatherings with colleagues. At first glance, he looked like a clean-handed and upright person.
He squatted in the alley without moving, silently counting the time. An incense stick later, Li Liang's sedan chair passed by here on time, and even the bearers of the sedan chair did not change. You Shu waited until they left before walking out of the alley, following behind them not too far away.
He was not noticeable in the crowd after changing his appearance. At nine o'clock in the early spring morning, the sun was already shining brightly. Even the laziest people got up and moved around, but You Shu did not dare to slack off. He stared at the red sedan until they stopped in front of the Shangshu Mansion. After the sedan curtain was lifted, an old man in red official uniform walked out. He had a kind face, a gentle and upright appearance, and must have been a handsome man when he was young. He did not stay at the door for long and walked into the gate.
You Shu pretended to look at the goods on display at the roadside stall, but his eyes were still fixed on the entrance of the Shangshu Mansion. He was very patient, and he could afford to wait for thirty days, not to mention three days. Sooner or later, the old man would give away his true colors.
But in fact, he still overestimated it. Li Liang didn't have that much patience. Just after noon, You Shu was squatting under a tree to eat. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a door opening. He looked up and saw Li Liang changed into his casual clothes and walked out to sit in the sedan chair.
You Shu followed silently.
Li Liang stopped in front of the teahouse, and then went in to drink tea and listen to a book, looking like everything was normal. But after a cup of tea, he went out of the back door of the teahouse, took a carriage and headed out of the city, making many detours along the way, as if he was deliberately taking a detour, making it hard to tell what he was going to do.
It is easy to lose the target by tracking like this, but You Shu has excellent lightness skills and ranked first in the tracking class that year. It is more convenient for him to move outside the city. Any bush can hide his figure. He followed Li Liang out of the city to the north and stopped in front of a village.
The carriage slowly entered from the side door of the manor, and You Shu immediately followed.
You wouldn’t know until you see it, there is actually a woman hiding in this village.
If it was an ordinary woman, You Shu would at most think that the old man was a pervert, but it was hard for him not to suspect her because of her dress. Most women in the Central Plains dressed conservatively and modestly. Even some women who had to sell their bodies in brothels did not wear such strange and sexy clothes. And judging from the exotic face of the woman, she was definitely from the Western Rong.
Because of years of war, Daxia and Xirong were not able to communicate with each other, and there was no interaction between the people. They had a hostile relationship of mutual hatred. However, a Xirong woman appeared in the capital and was hidden by Li Liang in such a secluded mountain. This in itself was unreasonable.
You Shu did not alert the enemy. He hid in the tree and watched them sneak into the house. He listened to the noises in the house getting louder and louder, but his expression remained calm and silent.
For someone who had no experience in that, the first few years of squatting in the corner and eavesdropping on that kind of thing were simply torture. He and Ying Si would blush and be at a loss every time they listened. Later, Ying Si gradually became an experienced person after getting into sex, and was no longer surprised by such scenes. He had to choose to remain calm, for fear that Ying Si and the others would see that he was a rookie and laugh at him as a paper tiger.
Li Liang is already an old man in his fifties, but he is still quite vigorous in that aspect. You Shu looked at the time. It has been almost an hour and he is still going on. His ears are about to get calluses.
It was not until sunset that Li Liang felt refreshed and dressed neatly to go out. The beautiful Xirong woman smiled and sent him to the door. Her skirt was so short that it only covered her thighs, which was considered very daring in such a strict hierarchical place in ancient times.
Li Liang was very happy with the coaxing. He hummed a little tune as if he was drunk and got into the carriage and left. You Shu didn't dare to follow him immediately and squatted on the tree for a while. After the Xirong beauty and the others left, she restrained the wanton smile on her face, turned around with a gloomy face and went back into the house.
With just that one move, You Shu immediately realized that this woman was not simple. You know, the words and deeds of a person who knows martial arts are very different from those who don't. The woman pretended to be flawless in front of Li Liang, but she became more casual after the people left. Just that one turn made You Shu see that her skills were unfathomable, probably not inferior to his, and she was definitely not just a character who used her beauty to please others.
You Shu frowned and waited until the courtyard was completely quiet before leaving carefully. Unexpectedly, as soon as he landed in the outer courtyard, someone covered his mouth and pulled him into a dark corner. He was startled and subconsciously reached for the sword at his waist.
"Hush!" Nasutu's voice rang in Youshu's ears. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't move. Be careful not to be discovered."
You Shu stared at him with wide eyes, concentrated and held his breath, waved his hand away, and looked at him warily: "Why is it you?"
Su Tu's tall figure took up a large area in this small space, making You Shu, who was only 1.78 meters tall, look petite. He smiled at You Shu, his snow-white teeth flashing with cold light: "If you can come, why can't I?"
"Is your prince willing to let a little beauty like you go out?"
You Shu didn't want to pay attention to the male second who was not very smart, but he didn't dare to make any loud noises, so he had to discuss with him: "Your Highness, let's talk outside if you have anything to say. It's very dangerous here."
There was a hint of smile in Su Tu's eyes, but his cold yin-yang eyes showed no emotion. He ignored You Shu's words and said to himself, "You look so ugly wearing this mask. Did Xiao Weixin hide you on purpose?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't let you wear such an ugly mask. Isn't it a pity to hide such a beautiful face?"
This guy is really weird...
You Shu had a headache, and seeing that it was getting dark, he really didn't want to waste time with him, so he simply raised his sleeve and shot a sleeve arrow. If Su Tu really fought, he was no match for You Shu, but he took advantage of the small space here and You Shu couldn't use his skills, so he easily caught the sleeve arrow and rubbed You Shu's face with it, as if he was teasing a kitten.
You Shu felt that he might not be able to control his temper anymore, and his hands were ready to move.
"I'm not kidding you anymore." Su Tu took two steps back and left a safe distance. "I bumped into you by accident."
"Don't look at me like that. I'm with you."
You Shu originally thought that the second male lead in the book was very reliable and hoped that his prince would cooperate with him, but after several contacts he found that that did not seem to be the case and now his willingness to cooperate is not that strong.
"Proton, be careful what you say."
Su Tu crossed his arms and looked at him for a while, then heaved a long sigh of relief: "I am indeed here to investigate, that woman is not of the same kind as me."
"She belongs to my third brother." Nasutu continued, "Now you should understand why your emperor of Central Plains was suddenly assassinated, right?"
You Shu was not stupid either. He quickly connected the cause and effect. Li Liang was indeed a traitor and was in collusion with the Western Rong. He just didn't know whether the old villain Prime Minister Xia was involved in this matter.
It seemed that Su Tu had come here on purpose to distance himself from the Xirong beauty, and then he added: "I really want to cooperate with your prince, and I will never let him down!"
You Shu's cold eyes twitched, thinking that the second male lead's Chinese level was too poor and he insisted on using idioms randomly.
Besides, what can he promise to cooperate with the prince? He can't make decisions for his master.
Just when You Shu was about to disappear from Nasutu's sight, Nasutu suddenly followed her and said, "Beauty, can I know your name?"
"No." You Shu turned around and stood on the eaves, looking at Na Su Tu who was following him. Suddenly, he raised his foot and kicked him down without warning, saying indifferently: "Please don't call me that."
“It’s rude.”
After being kicked down, Su Tu was not angry. He lay on the ground and continued to look at him with a smile.
You Shu didn't look at him and returned to the palace before night. The study was brightly lit, and Xiao Weixin was waiting for him there. That was where he would report his mission every day.
Today he came back much later than usual, so Xiao Weixin naturally asked a few more questions. After listening to the information he reported, Xiao Weixin frowned and thought for a long time with a serious expression.
You Shu didn't dare to disturb him and stood by without saying anything. He had been traveling all day today, and he had only eaten half of his lunch before leaving to follow Li Liang. He didn't even have time to eat a single bite of dinner, and now he was starving.
He missed the half lunch box he threw away at noon, which still had two chicken thighs left.
Xiao Weixin was still sorting out his thoughts when he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the quiet study. He looked up at You Shu, but saw that You Shu was standing straight with a serious expression and his eyes were not looking away, which made him wonder if he had heard it wrongly.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully: "Are you hungry?"
You Shu hated himself for not being good enough. His stomach didn't growl earlier or later, but had to do it at this time.
Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating!
No future!
Xiao Weixin could see the little shadow guard's red ears clearly through the candlelight and couldn't help laughing.
You Shu knew that he was laughing at her, and in an instant she gave up on herself like a deflated ball, feeling as if she had embarrassed herself in front of her idol.
Xiao Weixin called Huachun in and asked her to ask the kitchen to make some midnight snacks and send them over later. Then he said to You Shu, "I didn't eat much for dinner, so why don't you eat some more with me?"
Looking at the gentle smile on Xiao Weixin's face, You Shu felt that his face must have turned red.
Their prince is so handsome and has such a charming smile.
No, his image as a man with an expressionless face cannot fall down, and he must not blush.
Got to hold it in.