"Young Patriarch." Qi Surong stood up suddenly, and because he moved too quickly, his calf hit the table with a clang. She had no time to care about the pain, so she took a step back and stared at Elun warily.
"What?" Elun put one hand on his bent knees and poured himself a glass of wine with the other. His front collar was wide open, revealing his strong chest muscles, and his expression was lazy, exuding a dangerous aura, "We are not talking about cooperation. What's the matter? Why are you traveling so far away?"
Qi Surong looked at him hesitantly for a moment, then took a few steps closer and said across the table: "The document on the table was drawn up by me. Please take a look at it, the young patriarch."
Elun picked up the documents on the desk and read them while drinking. There was silence in the tent, and a faint aroma of wine filled the air.
Qi Surong waited patiently, and the original tension gradually faded away, and he regained his composure.
Elun watched her reaction out of the corner of his eye, a hint of interest flashing in his eyes.
"Young patriarch, are you satisfied with this cooperation plan?" Qi Surong asked after seeing him put down the documents.
"Well, this plan is quite detailed, I have no objection."
"So..." Before Qi Surong could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yi Lun.
"However," he looked at her, "I have other conditions."
"Please say."
Elun stood up, looked at her and said, "I want you."
"Wha, what?"
"I want you to stay in Boya and be responsible for my transactions with the Gu family."
Qi Surong frowned and said, "The young patriarch said before that I only need to stay until the second transaction is completed."
"I changed my mind." Yi Lun walked to Qi Surong's side, leaned over and smiled in her ear, "This is the price you pay for deceiving me."
"Cheating?" Qi Surong was shocked and said calmly, "When did you deceive the young patriarch?"
Elun smiled, suddenly hugged her from behind, forcibly raised her chin, and said in a low voice, "You dare to disguise yourself as a man and go out to do business, but you dare not admit that you have been discovered by me?"
Qi Surong's face turned pale. She felt Yi Lun's unruly hands roaming her body, and said angrily: "Let me go!"
She tried hard to break free, but in vain. Elun teased like a pet, "Tell me, why did you suddenly regain your daughter's body last night and run out to dance? Did you want to compete with Yaluo Lian, or did you want to... attract my attention?"
"I don't know what the young patriarch is talking about!" Qi Surong stopped struggling, turned her head and glared at him, and said coldly, "Please let go immediately."
Elun ignored her anger and continued: "You are very smart. You deliberately chose a fool as your dance partner. Not only can you block other suitors, but you can also escape under the cover of the red tent. Because you know that a fool will not do anything to you. What."
Qi Surong remained silent.
"Want to know how I found out?"
“…”
Elun lowered his head and sniffed her neck: "It's the fragrance on your body. My sense of smell is naturally more sensitive than ordinary people. Although the fragrance on your body is weak, it is unique in Boya."
A trace of remorse flashed in Qi Surong's eyes, but she didn't expect that the smell on her body would reveal a flaw.
"How? You still don't admit it?" Elun's hand slowly moved up and stopped on her chest.
Qi Surong immediately put her hand to protect her chest and asked nervously: "What do you want to do?"
Elun turned her around, held her face, glanced at her eyebrows one by one, and asked: "What is your real name?"
"Zhuo Fan."
"Zhuo Fan, change back into women's clothes and show me." Elun raised his hand to untie her hair, picked up a strand and smelled it.
Qi Surong said with an indifferent expression: "Young Patriarch, please be noble and let me go. The people in the caravan didn't know about me disguising myself as a man. Once they find out, I'm afraid I will never be able to convince the crowd again, and I will even be expelled by the Gu family." .”
"If you are expelled, I will take you in."
"Even if the cooperation is abolished, the young patriarch doesn't care?"
Elun narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time before saying, "No one else knows your identity?"
Qi Surong nodded.
"Oh, are they all blind? They spend time with you day and night, and they don't even have the slightest suspicion?"
"Perhaps, but my ability is enough to eliminate their suspicion."
"Hahaha..." Elun laughed and praised, "You do have the courage to be as courageous as any man."
"Excellent."
Yi Lun's eyes flashed with blazing light, and he let go of her and said: "Zhuofan, stay in Boya and be my woman. I will not force you to become a woman again. You can still do business, but you can't leave my sphere of influence. .”
"Be your woman? The young patriarch made this decision without even asking whether I am a married woman?"
Elun sneered: "If you are a married woman, how can your husband let you show your face outside? Even if he allows you to do business, how can he safely let you trek alone without even a guard?"
"I'm afraid I will disappoint the young patriarch. I am indeed married."
"Oh?" Elun raised his eyebrows, suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled up her sleeves - there was no Shou Gongsha.
There was a hint of displeasure in his eyes, and his fingers traced her smooth skin.
"Let go! Don't you think it's disrespectful for the young patriarch to behave like this?" A trace of embarrassment flashed across Qi Surong's face.
"We don't have as many etiquette as in the Central Plains. It's only natural to express love to the person you like." Even so, Yi Lun still let go of his hand, "Zhuofan, the men in Boya have always been strong. Now that you like it, you won't You will hesitate. So what if you are already married? If you enter my territory in Boya, you will be a member of my Boya. If your husband has the courage, he can come to Boya to compete with me. Boya people judge heroes by their strength. , if he wins, I will send you back. But..." Yi Lun smiled solemnly, "I'm afraid that men from the Central Plains are not so generous and can tolerate their wives being impure."
"You!" Qi Surong glared, gaining a new understanding of Boya's open customs.
"Okay, you go down first." Elun smiled, "I'll give you three days to think about it. No matter what the outcome is, you have to go to my bed on the fourth night."
Qi Surong felt like a thorn in his throat, turned around and walked out. He suddenly stopped in front of the tent curtain. Her hair is disheveled at the moment, and she is really not suitable to appear in front of others. As a last resort, she could only wear her hair in a bun.
Two scorching gazes were piercing behind him, Qi Surong tried his best to ignore them and quickly arranged her hair. Just as she was about to leave this depressing place, she felt a force pulling her back. She felt a trance in front of her eyes. A strange breath penetrated her nose, and her lips were plundered. Before she could exclaim, a warm line of The tongue then drives straight in.
Qi Surong was frightened and angry. He quickly pulled out the dagger from his waist and hit Yi Lun's chin with the handle of the knife.
Elun turned his head to avoid it, pinched her wrist, folded her knife hand behind her with one hand, clamped the back of her neck with the other and pressed her towards him, lowered his head to capture her lips again.
"Well..." Qi Surong kept struggling, staring into Yi Lun's eyes angrily.
Elun stared at her slightly opened and closed red lips and said hoarsely: "If you move around again, don't blame me for doing it to you now."
Qi Surong stopped moving, her cheeks were flushed with shame and anger, and the corners of her slightly upturned eyes showed a bit of charm.
Yi Lun's eyes were dark, and his tongue slowly slid across her lips. Qi Surong tilted her head, and the wet and hot touch fell on her ears. Suddenly there was a stinging pain, and her earlobe was bitten. The lower bodies of the two of them were tightly attached to each other, and Yi Lun pushed against them intentionally, causing Qi Surong's face to turn pale immediately.
"That's enough!" Qi Surong pushed hard. Unexpectedly, Yi Lun actually let go of her hand in cooperation this time. She stumbled suddenly and almost fell down. Before he could steady himself, Qi Surong quickly escaped from the tent.
Elun stroked his lips and smiled in retrospect.
"Mr. Zhuo, what's wrong with you?" A servant saw Qi Surong coming back with an ugly face and asked, "Did that young patriarch give you a hard time?"
"No." Qi Surong said in a cold voice, "You go out first. I'm tired and want to rest for a while."
The servant retreated, Qi Surong picked up the kettle and kept rinsing his lips. After living two lives, many things have actually been taken lightly. Compared with vanity, pride, and reputation, the safety of the people you value is more worthy of protection. But just after she reunited with her husband, something like this happened again, which made people upset.
Three days, what can you do in three days? Qi Surong walked back and forth in the tent, frowning.
"Master Zhuo, Dr. Tut has sent someone to deliver medicine." A servant's voice came from outside the tent.
Qi Surong's heart moved and she replied: "Come in."
The curtain was lifted, and a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
Jinyun! Qi Surong suppressed the joy in her heart, waved away her servants, and asked, "Motuo, is this medicine newly prepared by Dr. Tut?"
Jin Yun nodded, walked to Qi Surong's side, squatted down and put the tray down, then raised his head and stared at her intently, with endless emotions in his eyes.
Qi Surong knelt down and held his face with her hands, her eyes red.
Jinyun possessed her and whispered in her ear: "Don't cry."
Qi Surong closed her eyes, held back her tears, and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Why come to the Western Region?" Jin Yun asked in a low voice.
"Looking for you."
With these two simple words, the worry and annoyance in Jin Yun's heart instantly turned into pity and emotion. His wife never gave up looking for him in the past two years, even risking her own life. She didn't feel disgusted at all when she saw his foolish appearance. With such deep affection, how could he resist not recognizing her? Even if he knew it was dangerous, he would hold her tightly, kiss her, love her and cherish her.
The two kissed silently, as if they wanted to vent their two years of separation and longing at once.
"The current situation is very dangerous." Jin Yun moved his lips slightly and whispered, "All the tribes in the Western Region are plotting to invade the important area, and several major tribes are about to form an alliance."
Qi Surong asked, "Could it be that you stayed in the Western Region just to investigate this matter?"
"Yes." Jin Yun said, "Two years ago, I was seriously injured. It took me a full year to recover. I was sometimes sober and sometimes in a trance. I was always regarded as a fool. Fortunately, Dr. Tut has excellent medical skills. He cured me completely. Later, I accidentally discovered something strange in the Western Region, so I was lucky enough to pretend to be stupid and investigate in secret."
No wonder Jin Yun has not sent news to his family for two years. It turns out that he has only recovered in the past few months.
"How was your investigation?" Qi Surong asked again.
"I have identified all the alliance tribes, except Boya." Jin Yun said solemnly, "If Qingying successfully unites with Boya, the time will be ripe for them to invade the Central Plains."
Qi Surong was overjoyed. She didn't expect that the task assigned by the emperor was actually completed by Jin Yun. Maybe this is a certain destiny? After returning from rebirth, many things have deviated from their original tracks and taken another fork in the road.
The difficulties she and Jinyun face now are: first, to destroy the alliance between Bo Ya and Qing Ying; second, to make Yi Lun lose interest in her; and third, to escape Bo Ya safely.