Chapter 2175 - 2083: Shameless, So Shameless 2
Chapter 2175: Chapter 2083: Shameless, So Shameless 2
Xia Weibao urged him on, her eyes shining as she waited for praise.
Lu Hualiang took a bite; fragrant, tender, delicious—indeed very good.
"Well? Well? Not bad, right?"
"Mm, it’s really good."
Xia Weibao was satisfied. "The roast boar will be even better later. If you like it, I can roast for you often in the future."
"No need."
"Why, you don’t like it?"
Lu Hualiang’s affectionate gaze was so deep it was as if he could see straight into her heart. "Once you’re by my side, you won’t need to do this kind of heavy work anymore."
Thump, thump—her heartbeat picked up speed.
Xia Weibao lowered her head, not daring to look into his eyes again.
Those eyes had magic in them; they could make a person lose themselves.
The wild boar was roasting slowly, and the sky had already grown dark. All around was quiet.
Now and then came a few chirps from insects.
Lu Hualiang slanted a glance at Xia Weibao’s face, intent on tending the roast, then stood up.
"Where are you going?" Xia Weibao asked.
Her expression was a little tense, as if she was afraid he’d leave.
Lu Hualiang patted her head. "Answering nature’s call. Want to come with me?"
Xia Weibao’s face flushed red. "N-no... no need. It’s dark, be careful."
"Or I could just do it right here?"
"...Get lost!"
Even being told to get lost, Lu Hualiang wasn’t annoyed. He just smiled dotingly, then headed into the forest.
He walked to the deeper part and stopped. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—several streaks of wind sliced through the woods, and in the next instant, a few shadows in black dropped down in front of him.
They dropped to one knee. "Your Majesty."
"How are things at court lately?" His voice was cool and heavy, carrying authority, completely different from the gentle tone he used with Xia Weibao.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Prince Liang and the prime minister have already secretly joined hands and allied with remnants of the former dynasty. Their movements have been very frequent of late."
"Keep watching them."
The man in black hesitated. "Your Majesty, Prince Liang has recently been aggressively drawing court officials to his side. If you do not return to the palace soon, I fear..."
"That matter is not urgent." Lu Hualiang cut him off. "Right now I have a very urgent task that I need you to complete."
The faces of the men in black grew solemn as they looked up. A task even more urgent than Prince Liang’s rebellion—this had to be truly critical!
"Please give your orders, Your Majesty. We will exhaust our strength and die without regret!"
Xia Weibao had already stared into the pitch-black trees for the fifth time. Why was he gone so long? Could something have happened?
She was too restless to sit still.
Someone like him, a rich young master, wasn’t familiar with life in the wild. Who knew if he’d run into trouble.
If he got lost, or ran into a venomous snake or something, what would they do?
Should she go in to look for him?
But he was answering nature’s call—if she ran into him at that moment, how embarrassing would that be...
Just as she was hesitating, she heard footsteps coming from the forest, and Xia Weibao instantly tensed up.
When she saw it was Lu Hualiang walking out, her heart finally settled back into place.
"You’re back. Why did it take so long?" As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted them.
Why would she ask like that.
Lu Hualiang chuckled softly. "I got lost."
Xia Weibao gave him a "just as I thought" look, cut off a piece of wild boar with her dagger, and held it out to him. "Try it."
Lu Hualiang took it and bit down. "Tastes good."
Xia Weibao beamed.
They’d just eaten grilled fish, and now with a whole wild boar the two of them definitely couldn’t finish it. Xia Weibao wrapped up the leftovers; they could heat it up tomorrow morning for breakfast.
After eating, it was already very late. She pointed at two big trees beside them. "We’ll sleep in the trees tonight. Be careful—you mustn’t fall down."
The forest had lots of poisonous creatures and wild beasts; if their luck was bad, they might even run into big animals like tigers or wolves. So for the night, they definitely had to stay up in the trees.