The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 382 Your feet smell a little bit
Zhou Xian walked to the stream with a wooden stick, squatted down with some difficulty, took out a square towel from his arms, and tried to soak it in to wipe the sweat on his cheeks.

Unfortunately, one of her feet couldn't bear the strength and she couldn't lean forward. The pain in her ankle was severe if she exerted even a little force.

Zhou Xian pursed his lips tightly, tears welling up in his eyes, and no one could express his grievances to him.

Zhu Xiu squatted on the opposite side of the stream, splashing water on his face. The cool feeling was very comfortable.

Simply take off your shoes and socks, roll up your trouser legs, and take off your shirt, exposing your naked upper body, and jump into the stream to wash away the sweat stains on your body with mountain water.

Zhu Xiu's body was as fair as her face, but not as lean as Li Hongji's. Even her ribs could be clearly seen.

Zhu Xiu's upper body already has obvious muscle lines, and her body proportions are excellent. She looks a bit like a muscular pretty girl.

The splash of water wet Zhou Xian's cheek. She glared at Zhu Xiu angrily and tried to stand up and leave with her wooden stick.

Suddenly, Zhu Xiu took the square towel in her hand, soaked it in the stream water and twisted it. Zhu Xiu stood in the stream, holding the square towel, and naturally wanted to wipe Zhou Xian's cheek.

Zhou Xian was startled and hurriedly avoided it. Two blushes appeared on his cheeks. He took the scarf and whispered: "I will do it myself."

Zhu Xiu smiled and continued to use a torn coarse cloth as a bath towel to scrub his upper body in front of Zhou Xian.

A shirtless boy was standing in the stream playing in the water, and a girl wearing a tattered gray hemp skirt was squatting by the stream and scrubbing her face.
"The water in the stream is cool. You can take off your shoes and socks and scrub your ankles with the stream water. The cold water will make it less painful. It is very helpful for the recovery of the muscles and tendons of the ankles."

Zhu Xiu gave advice sincerely.

Zhou Xian looked at the clear stream gurgling in front of him and felt a little moved. After hesitating for a while, he pointed to the downstream and said, "Go over there."

Zhu Xiu said hey, "I'm so afraid. I carried you on my back for most of the mountain road. I was covered in stinky sweat, and so was I. My whole body was wet. It's considered skin-to-skin contact. There's nothing shameful about it."

Zhou Xian's face was red, as if he had applied rouge, and he patted the stream with a handkerchief in embarrassment: "Shut up! Who, who told you not to talk nonsense!"

Zhu Xiu shrugged, stepped on the pebbles in the stream, and walked downstream.

Seeing him walking away, Zhou Xian bit his lip, sat on the grass, took off a pair of cloth shoes, and took off his white socks that were soaked with sweat and stained with dirt. The white socks were a little black and yellow. Zhou Xian quickly kneaded them into a ball and stuffed them in Behind her, she was afraid that Zhu Xiu would see her and laugh at her.

Zhou Xian stretched out her legs, her white feet soaked in the stream water, it was indeed cool and comfortable, she closed her eyes comfortably, and couldn't help murmuring, ten white tender toes playfully grabbed the water plants at the bottom of the stream, and the water plants growing from the cracks in the rocks.

"Well, let me just say that soaking your feet feels great!"

An annoying sound suddenly sounded in his ears. Zhou Xian hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Zhu Xiu standing in front of her again at some point, looking at her feet with a smirk on his face.

Zhou Xian blushed and shrank her feet in panic. Her ankle hit a stone on the shore, which made her burst into tears.

"Look, I told you not to move."

Zhu Xiu gloated and laughed, sat down next to her, pushed her feet into the stream, pinched her ankles and kneaded them gently.

"You, let go!" Zhou Xian's cheeks were on fire, he pushed Zhu Xiu hard, and struggled to lift his feet.

Zhu Xiuhu cursed with a face on his face: "I have to run for my life later, and I don't know how far I have to go. If you don't cure your stinky feet quickly, are you trying to hold me back?"
I’m telling you, don’t let me carry you on my back again!It’s fat and heavy, and I can’t carry it!
Li Hongji is over there. If you can't walk, just let him carry you! "

Zhou Xian was embarrassed and aggrieved, and choked with tears: "I, I don't want you to carry me on your back! I'll go by myself!"

Zhu Xiu glanced at her and said with a sneer: "Oh~ You are quite brave! When you escaped from the Nuan Pavilion, why didn't you say you wanted to leave by yourself? I don't know which fat and heavy girl was lying on the young man's back. On the back, I walked most of the mountain road! Look, my feet are covered with blood blisters!"

Zhu Xiu raised his feet, and sure enough, there were several punctured blood blisters on the soles of both feet.

Zhou Xian took a sneak peek, then turned his head in panic, sobbing silently.

For some reason, when she saw a string of blood blisters under Zhu Xiu's feet, her heart beat violently several times.

Zhu Xiu hummed, bent down and held the white and tender foot, soaked it in the stream and gently pressed and rubbed it.

Zhou Xian bit his lip tightly, resisting his embarrassment and pain.

Looking from the side, I saw Zhu Xiu concentrate on kneading her ankle, Zhou Xian was a little dazed, and seemed to gradually forget the pain
Suddenly, she saw Zhu Xiu frowning.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xian asked softly nervously.

Zhu Xiu turned her head, her expression solemn and serious: "Your feet are a bit smelly!"

Zhou Xian froze for a moment, his face flushed, and he glared at him angrily.

Zhu Xiu glanced behind her, picked up the pair of embroidered white socks with two fingers, and said disgustedly: "It turns out that these things smell bad, let me tell you, no matter how smelly your feet are soaked in the water, you can still smell the smell. , that’s really amazing”

Zhou Xian grabbed it hurriedly, leaned over and soaked it in the water, scrubbing it vigorously.

"Hehe~ The sun is hot. Wash it well and dry it in a ventilated place. It will dry soon. Let's get on the road after resting for a while."

Zhu Xiu laughed strangely.

After the shoes and socks were dried, the two of them put them on again, got up and walked under the shade of the tree.

Zhou Xian angrily rejected Zhu Xiu's attempt to help her, and limped along with a wooden stick.

Back under the shade of the tree, Pan Mei opened her eyes and whistled at Zhu Xiu in an obscene and somewhat teasing way.Zhu Xiu raised his eyebrows in response.

Zhou Xian sat down some distance away, holding a dry steamed bun and eating it with a dazed expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

"This brother."

Li Hongji's somewhat flattering voice came from the side.

Zhu Xiu smiled and cupped his hands: "My surname is Zhu Mingxiu. Your Highness can call you by your first name. No need to be polite! Besides, Your Highness is old, and I dare not call you brother as Your Highness!"

Huh~ It's obvious that I, Mr. Zhu, am the younger and more handsome one. Li Hongji, who is 23-[-], pretends to be young in front of me. It's so shameless~
Li Hongji immediately changed his face: "I'm just asking you to call me Zhu Xiandi! From Zhu Xiandi's accent, he sounds like he's from Jiangbei."

Zhu Xiu smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness is here, I dare not hide anything. I am originally from Dingyuan in Haozhou. When I was young, I was kidnapped by the Khitan people and lived in Tanzhou. I later joined the Tianxiong Army and paid homage to Tianxiong Army Festival at that time." Du envoy, now serving under Chai Rong, Duke of Taiyuan County.

I came to Jiangning this time to look for relatives, and it was a coincidence that I met His Highness.If you have offended me in any way, please forgive me and please don’t follow me! "

Li Hongji was stunned. He originally wanted to inquire about the origins of this group of people, but he didn't expect that Zhu Xiu was all confused?
Are all the robbers in Jiangbei so arrogant now?
Just introduce yourself as soon as you come up?
Look at him like this, kidnapping the current prince, but not afraid at all, not even a trace of burden in his heart?
Does he know what it means to be a prince?
Does he know that kidnapping the prince is tantamount to conspiracy, which is a serious crime that will punish the nine clans!

Zhou Xian sat sideways, nibbling on a steamed bun, his face indifferent, but his ears were secretly raised, listening carefully to what the evil man said.

Li Hongji swallowed his saliva: "In this way, my virtuous brother is not from the green forest in Jiangbei."

Zhu Xiu raised his eyebrows and smiled, cupping his hands in the direction of Kaifeng: "I will serve you in the north! It's just that I belong to a different country than yours!"

"So it is! So it is!"

Li Hongji murmured, his eyes turning rapidly, thinking about how to escape.

Zhou Xian blinked and glanced at Zhu Xiu secretly. Listening to this tone, the evil man is actually an official in the north?

Zhu Xiu grinned at her, and Zhou Xian quickly turned his head away with a guilty conscience.

"According to this, it's all a misunderstanding!" Li Hongji suddenly became excited.

Zhu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a misunderstanding! I crossed the river privately and went south to find my relatives. It is a big sin. I am afraid I will be punished if I go back this time."

Li Hongji glanced at Zhou Xian and said tentatively: "Brother Zhu Xian and Madam Zhou"

"I am an old acquaintance of Madam Zhou. I felt uneasy when I learned that she was invited into Jujing Garden by His Highness, so I followed her. And because Jujing Garden is heavily guarded, I was worried that Your Highness would misunderstand your intentions, so I had to make this last move. Please, please Your Highness, please condescend to come with us for a while.

Once the misunderstanding is cleared up and we ensure safety, I will send His Highness back to the palace with a gift! "

Zhu Xiu smiled leisurely.

Li Hongji smiled apologetically and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

But in my heart I scolded my mother fiercely.

The damn little thief obviously broke into Jujingyuan to save Zhou Xian and hit him with a copper candlestick until stars appeared in his eyes and his forehead was still bruised and swollen.

And that Zhou Xian, that damn bitch, almost trampled on his descendants.

If the prince of the Tang Dynasty became an inhumane eunuch, wouldn't it be a big joke!

Li Hongji lowered his eyelids, his eyes filled with a heart-stopping viciousness.

When he raised his eyes again, he was already smiling.

"Gu sees that Mrs. Zhou and Brother Zhu Xian are really talented and beautiful, a pair made in heaven. When we return to the city, Gu will definitely be a matchmaker in person to match Mrs. Zhou and Brother Zhu to achieve a good deed!
The marriage of the two surnames is also a good thing between our two countries. I believe the saints of the two countries will also be happy to see it succeed! "

Zhu Xiu blinked and cast an ambiguous look at Zhou Xian.

The little lady blushed and gave him a vicious gouged look, not forgetting to glare at Li Hongji.

Li Hongji also wanted to take the opportunity to say something nice. In the forest to the southwest, a few frightened birds suddenly flew up and flew northward.

Pan Mei's expression changed, she listened alertly, and said in a deep voice: "We're catching up, let's go quickly!"

Li Hongji was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Gu~"

Before he could open his mouth, Pan Mei stuffed a ball of cloth into his mouth without saying a word, and said fiercely: "If you don't want to die, be honest!"

Zhu Xiugong cupped his hands and said apologetically: "Your Highness, I'm sorry. I haven't waited for the person I wanted to wait for yet, so I can only temporarily aggrieve Your Highness and follow us for a while."

Li Hongji's mouth was gagged again, his hands were tied, and he bowed his head amidst Pan Mei's scolding and cursing.

Zhou Xian's feet have indeed improved a lot after being kneaded just now. With Zhu Xiu's help, he can barely keep up with the team.

The four of them went north down the hillside.

(End of this chapter)