Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1836: Chapter 1774: We’ll Brave It Together

In the July night, sword and long spear struck a spark in midair. The two people holding the weapons spun as they dropped to the ground, landing on one knee, panting as they looked at each other.

"A draw." Ah Jiu tossed away his longsword and plopped straight down on the ground, completely disregarding his image.

Wufu simply sprawled flat on her back, huffing out her breath. So tired.

Watching this, Liang Bang rubbed his eyes. This was the Prince and the Princess Consort? Where did these roughnecks come from!

"Crown Prince, this way please." Yuan Ye and the others tactfully cleared the field, and went to prepare hot water, clothes, and food. In a while their two masters would need to take their meal.

Ah Jiu lay down beside Wufu and, like her, tilted his head back to look at the sky.

The pitch-black sky, at some point, had been filled with stars, twinkling and flickering like resplendent jewels.

Ah Jiu’s hand was gently taken by another hand, his fingers pried apart, their ten fingers interlacing tightly.

"The stars are very bright tonight, aren’t they?" Wufu’s voice sounded in his ear.

"Mm."

"Do you know where the Big Dipper is?"

Ah Jiu said, "I don’t know."

"Then—do you see it? The one shaped like a ladle." Wufu guided his finger up toward the night sky, tracing the shape of a ladle. "Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, Yaoguang—these seven stars linked together form the shape of a ladle, that’s the Big Dipper. As long as you find it and the North Star, you won’t lose your way."

"Mm."

"That’s the Milky Way." Wufu pointed at a band of glittering light. "In truth, the universe is vast, with countless stars and worlds. We humans are nothing more than a speck of dust in the universe. Not just us—everyone is, all the same. Everything that happens is the same too. There’s no need to take things so heavily. In this boundless universe, none of it amounts to anything."

Ah Jiu turned his head to look at her. "You’ve figured all that out?"

Wufu said, "Ah Jiu, are you very angry?"

Ah Jiu pressed his lips together. "By doing this, he’s essentially confirmed my suspicions."

"But since there were suspicions, wasn’t it already within expectations? Why are you still taking it out on yourself? If you harm yourself from anger, it pains me, and it pains Royal Mother."

Ah Jiu let out a faint laugh. "A suspicion is still just a suspicion, but once it’s actually confirmed, that feeling... In the end, it’s just that my endurance isn’t enough."

"No, you’re simply disappointed. The more you care, the deeper the disappointment." Wufu intertwined her fingers with his, holding tight. "People only become like this because of feeling. If you didn’t have any feelings for him, why would you be so furious and so disappointed? It’s just that no matter how big the matter, we can make it through. There’s no need to vent it on yourself."

"Wufu, tell me, how am I supposed to face him? If Jia Yi is in his hands, then it means he knows I suspect him and Royal Mother." Ah Jiu gripped her hand tightly and said in a low voice, "Wufu, I’m afraid that, to cover up his own filth, he’ll decide to kill us. I’m afraid I won’t be able to protect you."

He had thought a great deal. Jia Yi’s disappearance was like tugging up a corner of a rag that covered ugliness, exposing just enough to make both sides embarrassed.

If that person truly chose to issue a kill order just to avoid looking ugly, he was truly afraid he wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

"What’s there to be afraid of? At worst, we die." Wufu flipped over, pressing herself atop him, looking into his eyes. "Ah Jiu, we’ve known each other for so long, gone through wind and rain together—what hardship haven’t we faced? We’ve already passed through life-and-death. What is there to fear now?"

"You’re not afraid?"

"So long as you’re with me, I’m not afraid." Wufu said, "Ah Jiu, even if he’s a whirlpool of deep water, a raging flood-beast, a mountain of blades or a vat of boiling oil, we’ll charge through it together!"

Ah Jiu’s lips quirked up. "All right."