Jiang Yuchao threw the lantern away, lifted her skirt, jumped down the stairs in an instant, ran quickly to the bushes below, and picked up the unfortunate man and his dog.
"Hiss..." The man took a breath and sat down on the steps with his limping leg. His foot was hit and it was burning with pain.
"You are... You are..." Jiang Yuchao stared at his face and attire, his eyes burning through him, his voice trembling with disbelief, "Young Elder... Brother?"
"Well, I'm Xi Zhuoyu." Yuling Wang, a well-known dog breeder in Luodu, lowered his head in embarrassment and stroked the small dog in his arms to try to calm down.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, the cry in his heart was actually no louder than Jiang Yuchao's.
Xi Zhuoyu, in his previous life, was called Xi Shaoyuan, a star. When he was young, he entered the industry because of his good looks and to make money. After that, his career was not smooth, but it was steady. After ten years in the industry, he successfully became a second-tier actor with more than 30 million fans on Weibo. Then on the first day of filming a movie called "The Domineering Prince's Abandoned Concubine", he fell asleep and opened his eyes and became Xi Zhuoyu.
When he was reincarnated as Xi Zhuoyu, Xi Zhuoyu's body was just that of a child of a few years old. Although he was not used to it at first, he found it fun as time went by. As the emperor's beloved nephew, the first-rank Yuling King, he had a mansion so large that he could run horses, a fiefdom that could collect taxes, countless land deeds and money, and he didn't have to work. Most importantly, no one cared about him raising dogs, no one kept an eye on his personal image, and no one allowed him to wear random clothes.
He can freely wear all kinds of beautiful flowery clothes and match them as he likes. He can also raise countless dogs and play with them every day. He has no idea how happy he is. He is so happy that he almost forgets the life he lived in his previous life.
Until she heard the earth-shattering cry of "Shao Yuan, my husband" Xi Zhuoyu instantly recalled the days many years ago when she was surrounded by countless fans and had to be someone's father, someone's elder brother, someone's younger brother, someone's husband, and sometimes even someone's son.
I actually miss it a little.
Xi Zhuoyu was rubbing the dog and thinking of the glorious past. Suddenly he heard a sob. He looked up with horror and saw the girl next to him crying bitterly.
Xi Zhuoyu: "Ah - you and I were both brought here, and it looks like you've suffered." He thought, calling him Shao Yuan's husband, he must be his fan, but he doesn't know if he's just a passerby fan or -
Jiang Yuchao couldn't stop crying, feeling extremely heartbroken. He grabbed Xi Zhuoyu's arm with one hand, "You've suffered so much. Why, why are you still here? Are you doing well? You must have suffered a lot. How could you get used to this kind of place, where there's nothing to eat and no one to take care of you..."
Xi Zhuoyu: “…” He’s a die-hard fan!!!
Xi Zhuoyu: "... I am not..."
Jiang Yuchao: "Baby! Darling! Husband! You've suffered!"
Xi Zhuoyu: “…” Still a girlfriend fan!!
"Calm down first, I'm fine now." Xi Zhuoyu almost subconsciously took on the idol baggage that he had thrown away for several years.
Jiang Yuchao: "I can't calm down, my baby has lost weight!"
Xi Zhuoyu: “…” Still a mom fan.
The little dog Guihuagao barked twice in Xi Zhuoyu's arms, unwilling to be lonely. A servant who was looking around noticed the commotion here and called her master to come closer. Jiang Yuchao wiped the tears from his face instantly and said calmly: "You guys wait over there first, don't come over to disturb us."
The slaves vaguely saw a man sitting next to their master, and they were all shocked. Was their master really going to have sex with a wild man?! This Taoist quiet place was too exciting!
With this interruption, Jiang Yuchao finally regained her sanity, but she was so excited that her hands and feet were numb. She simply sat next to Xi Zhuoyu, and the two of them exchanged their respective identities.
"You came here many years ago, so you are now the Prince of Yuling." Jiang Yuchao nodded, "I came here a few months ago, and now I am Xiao Jinyue, the third daughter of the Xiangguo Mansion, the former Princess of Yu, and the heroine of this story."
Xi Zhuoyu was stunned. "Heroine? You are the heroine?"
Jiang Yuchao: "Xiao Jinyue is indeed the heroine in "The Overbearing Prince's Abandoned Concubine", you... don't know?"
Xi Zhuoyu really didn't know. In fact, he had been guessing who the two protagonists were for all the years he had been here. Later, he gradually forgot about it and decided to stay away from other princes.
"Well, I haven't had time to read the script. On the first day I joined the crew, they said the script wasn't finished yet and they would just start filming. So I only know that my role is the second male lead, Xi Zhuoyu, and I don't know anything else." He said this a little awkwardly. After all, it sounded like he didn't do his job well and hadn't even read the original novel when filming was about to start. But he really didn't want to read the original novel when he saw the name, and he put it off day after day. Later, his agent said to just read the script when the time comes.
Jiang Yuchao frowned, "Of course this is not your problem. This is a stupid drama that no one can watch. If they didn't force you, would you play such a bullshit? You should be on the big screen, in a big production! And you still read their original novels. Do they have the nerve to let you watch such a thing!"
Xi Zhuoyu: “Ah… Although I really don’t want to act in this drama, the company has its own considerations…” Ah, such a familiar tone.
Jiang Yuchao was so heartbroken that he didn't know what to say. He touched Xi Zhuoyu's hand lovingly and tenderly, "Really, you have suffered so much over the years. You have worked so hard. No one can compare to you."
Xi Zhuoyu almost jumped up when she touched his back. However, he met an old friend in a foreign land, who was also his die-hard fan and kept saying that she felt sorry for him. He felt happy and relieved, so he endured it for the moment.
"I've been here for such a long time, I'm used to everything, and I'm really living a good life now. You don't have to worry, I haven't suffered much." Xi Zhuoyu regained his normal state and asked with concern: "However, you have only been here for a short time, have you gotten used to it here? I didn't expect it was you when I heard those rumors before. And this dog was something Xiao Yunqi asked me for as a gift for his sister, and I didn't expect you to be his sister. If I had known earlier, I would have been able to help you."
"It's rare for us to meet in this strange world. We are destined to meet each other. You don't have to be polite to me."
Jiang Yuchao's eyes were filled with tears. She thought, how could my brother be so good, sincere and warm, but how could he have such a thing happen to him? In this messy world, there are people with bad intentions everywhere. Who knows if he has been wronged? And when he first came here, he was unfamiliar with the place, so he must not be as good as he said.
"I'm fine. I'm doing well." Jiang Yuchao said to his idol with a serious look, "I don't need help. You just need to live a good life and be happy every day. Take good care of yourself. I'll feel at ease if you're doing well."
Xi Zhuoyu looked at the infatuated look of this die-hard fan of hers and held back for a long time. Finally, she couldn't hold it back anymore and said hesitantly, "You... like me so... so much?" She lowered the word "like" very low.
Jiang Yuchao said without hesitation: "Of course, I have liked you for nine years. I have participated in your cheering club and fan association. No matter what activities you attend, I will support you as long as you go!"
—It is Crazy Diamond Powder. Xi Zhuoyu silently changed another attribute.
"Well, thank you for your love, but although we are in this world, I don't mean to... sleep with my fans, do you understand?" Xi Zhuoyu said very carefully, and her tone was also very apologetic. This world is not the same as the previous one. There are far more restrictions on women than men. If they have any bad interactions, it will inevitably hurt her more. Xi Zhuoyu thinks it is better to make some things clear first.
Jiang Yuchao was surprised: "What are you talking about? Of course I know you won't sleep with your fans, how could you do such a thing!"
Xi Zhuoyu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, we didn’t have that idea.
The two of them vowed to set a huge flag together.
Knowing that the die-hard fan girl was not thinking about his body, Xi Zhuoyu's attitude became much more natural. It was not in vain that he had been an idol for so many years. The two sat there and talked for a long time, and they got along well.
"Um, master?" A man who looked like a guard asked hesitantly not far away.
He was the captain of the guards of Yuling Palace. He usually followed Xi Zhuoyu to protect his safety and to show off for his master. Xi Zhuoyu came here every year on the Ghost Festival to perform rituals for his deceased mother and burn paper here alone. Although no one knew who he was burning for, he was always in a very low mood at this time and did not like the servants to follow him. So they were used to waiting outside, and the master would naturally go out when the time came.
However, a long time had passed and his master had not come out. He was worried that something had happened, so he hurried in to check. Unexpectedly, he saw two figures, a man and a woman, one tall and one short, sitting together intimately. One of them seemed to be his master.
This shouldn't be the case. Everyone in Luodu knows that the master has a quirk. He only likes dogs and doesn't like women. The captain of the guard was surprised and called out tentatively, "Master, what happened?"
Xi Zhuoyu and Jiang Yuchao were sitting there, on one side in the distance were the servants waiting for Jiang Yuchao, on the other side in the distance were the guards waiting for Xi Zhuoyu. The two stopped talking and thought to themselves, why did it look so much like a tryst under the moon
Just at this time, the sound of bells and drums rang out in Mingyue Temple, first there were continuous drum sounds, followed by clear bell sounds.
The sky was getting darker and darker. Jiang Yuchao stood up first. "It's getting late. You should go back, right? Be careful on the road. Go back slowly. You just fell. Does it still hurt?"
Xi Zhuoyu also stood up. He felt a sharp pain in his leg. He almost cried out, but he held it back. No, I can't lose my composure in front of my fans! He was carrying a ton of idol baggage and pretended to be calm. "I'm fine, but you are. It's already this time. You have to be careful."
At this time, Jiang Yuchao truly felt that she had a private meeting with her idol, and she was so happy. Although she was a little reluctant, chasing stars is a mixture of ups and downs, and she can't be with her idol forever.
Seeing Jiang Yuchao leave, Xi Zhuoyu sat down again, tried to touch his legs, and took a breath of cold air.
"Youwu." Xi Zhuoyu waved at the guard captain who was looking around, "Come and help me down."
Captain You Wu was startled. "How did you get hurt? It's very important. I'll take you back and summon the imperial physician!"
"It's okay, just go back and rest for a day." Xi Zhuoyu was helped to stand up and walked out slowly.
Captain Youwu suddenly asked, "Why are you holding a puppy? Did you pick it up?"
Xi Zhuoyu: “…”??? Oh no, I forgot to return the dog
He held the silent puppy in one hand, "What's going on? Why didn't you say anything just now? I forgot you were still here."
There was a master who had forgotten her dog. She changed her usual cold attitude and returned to the courtyard with a smile on her face. The maids followed behind with complicated expressions. After entering the house, Lan Qiao stepped forward boldly under the gazes of the others and asked in a low voice: "Master, the osmanthus cake has not been found yet. Are we not going to look for it anymore?"
Jiang Yuchao then realized that the dog had not been brought back yet!
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