Recalling those terrifying pickling incidents made Gu Youyou upset, and with a cold laugh she said, "Fine, I’ll treat it as a prank, but now you remove it for me."
She lifted her sleeves again, and the icy wind poured in, causing her to shiver violently.
Yue Rujing was startled, his face flushed once more, and he waved his hands as he backed away, saying, "No no, I can’t do anything about this."
"You..." Gu Youyou was furious, "Yue Rujing, don’t push me too far."
With a pained expression, Yue Rujing said, "I really can’t do anything, you... you should go back and ask your elder martial brother, maybe he knows how to remove it."
Having said this, he did not look at Gu Youyou’s eyes and started running away.
"Yue Rujing, you bastard!"
Gu Youyou chased after him in anger and urgency.
But how could she outrun Yue Rujing? And Yue Rujing was running as if he was being chased by ghosts.
He ran into the military camp, and Gu Youyou couldn’t even enter.
She could only stomp her feet and curse a storm outside.
"There’s a fierce woman outside cursing the Young Master, do you guys know who she is?"
The men who were always in the military camp shook their heads, having no idea.
"And the Princely Heir? He just lets her curse him?" someone curiously asked. Realizing the question might be inappropriate, they shrank their neck.
One of the braver men lowered his voice and said, "Exactly, the Young Master has become a shrinking turtle, too scared to go out."
"Shh, keep it down." After saying that, the group of gossiping men laughed.
A shrinking turtle, huh? Yue Rujing, inside his own tent, was delighted beyond measure, rubbing his hands and almost bursting into laughter.
There was a woman outside cursing him, yet he was still happy. His guard, Ji Dongcheng, didn’t understand it and asked, "Young Master, what are you so happy about?"
Could it be that the Young Master actually liked being scolded?
"Of course I’m happy," Yue Rujing suddenly put his hand on Ji Dongcheng’s shoulder and said, "I always knew my elder martial brother was something else, a real man indeed. Ah, every day surrounded by beauty and fragrance and yet he remains unmoved. Tell me, how many in this world could achieve that?"
It seemed his elder martial brother knew what he was doing after all. The detoxification was just that, and what shouldn’t be touched was untouched. Indeed, his elder martial brother was impressive, even he was almost deceived. Worried that Gu Youyou wouldn’t behave?
Ji Dongcheng looked at the excited Yue Rujing, completely puzzled, much like how it feels when... one’s little pig didn’t go making a mess in the cabbages.
"You’re talking about General Jin?" Ji Dongcheng asked.
"Do I have another elder martial brother?" Yue Rujing replied with irritation.
Then... Ji Dongcheng stiffened all over, incredulously staring at Yue Rujing.
Every day surrounded by beauty and fragrance, yet unmoved...
"How long has it been?" Ji Dongcheng couldn’t help but ask.
"How long has what been?"
"You know... every day... being unmoved! How long has it been?"
Uh, that was an awkward question.
Yue Rujing seriously counted and said with pride, "Over a year now, I guess!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Dongcheng’s face changed dramatically. "Oh no, this is bad."
"What’s bad?" Yue Rujing was taken aback, displeased.
Ji Dongcheng had a mournful look on his face and nervously said, "Young Master, your elder martial brother General Jin isn’t a real man. He’s in his prime, and to remain unmoved for over a year... it’s clear... it’s clear he’s just incapable!"
"Ah, what?" Yue Rujing’s face changed drastically, and he glared at Ji Dongcheng as if he wanted to devour him.
Ji Dongcheng shrank his neck and braced himself, "Young Master, you’re not yet married and don’t understand. I’m a man with experience, I know all too well. To remain unmoved despite beauty by his side for over a year, there’s only one possibility..." he suddenly leaned closer to Yue Rujing and whispered, "and that is... he’s truly impotent."