Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 34 I Believe in You
"Shut up... I just can't get rid of the cartilage fragrance..." Guan Yunshu's voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth. Hearing this, he was so angry in his heart that his fair and delicate face under the bamboo hat couldn't help but blush. She must have never thought that one day she would throw herself into a man's arms.

As soon as Zhao Wumian heard this, he realized that he had been thinking wrongly. He immediately carried Guan Yunshu on his back and found an inn.

Guan Yunshu's body was soft and she was exhausted. She still tried her best to support Zhao Wumian's back with her small hands to prevent it from being tightly closed. But she was slightly stunned when she saw this, and she also thought of something wrong, "Why don't you take me back to the temple? Are you greedy for my body and have bad intentions!?"

Zhao Wumian rolled his eyes. "You're a nun. You're being carried back to the temple by a grown man in the middle of the night. Do you still want to have a good reputation?"

"You and I are innocent, why should we be afraid?"

"Whether the reputation is bad or not is not up to you or me, but the world." Zhao Wumian paid the money neatly, and ran to the second floor with Guan Yunshu on his back, whispering, "Just like Miss Su, I learned her swordsmanship, and the world said that I am the son-in-law of the Su family. After this was said, will Miss Su get married in the future? I have always felt very sorry for her, and now I can't ruin your reputation as well."

Guan Yunshu blinked his eyes, but stopped refutation after hearing this. He whispered to himself, "You are very thoughtful."

After entering the room and closing the door, Zhao Wumian carefully placed Guan Yunshu on the couch and took off her hat to prevent it from scratching her. Her night-black hair spread out with a pleasant fragrance. Then he touched Guan Yunshu's pure white boots. Just as he took off more than half of them, revealing the pure white silk stockings and the delicate skin that was white to the point of being almost transparent through the silk stockings, Guan Yunshu forced herself to break free and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

"Don't take off your shoes before going to bed?"

"You don't have to take it off, you jerk."

It was the first time in Guan Yunshu's life that a man got so close to her. Even though she was scented with the cartilage fragrance, her body was tense and her pretty face was slightly flushed. It was rare to see any embarrassment in her.

Zhao Wumian shrugged, and without taking off his boots, he said, "How do you detoxify? I'll go back to the villa and get you some antidote. But in your current state, leaving you alone in the inn will probably cause trouble."

Guan Yunshu moved her body inconspicuously and put the half-removed boot on her right foot with her left foot, which relieved her awkwardness a little. However, she still tried to remain calm and said, "I am not a white lotus who has just started out in the martial arts world. I just have a little cartilage fragrance. I can detoxify myself after practicing for a while."

"Then how could you be poisoned?" Zhao Wumian saw that Guan Yunshu was a little uncomfortable, so he stood up and sat down at the table, poured a glass of water, and asked back.

"Xiao Xitian's inner strength is magical. If you were not by my side, I could have suppressed the cartilage fragrance for more than two days, so I didn't pay much attention to it... If it were Tian Wenjing and Pei Yuzhong, they would have been lying in the snow and unable to get up." After saying that, Guan Yunshu paused for a moment, and then reflected on himself: "But I was negligent for not discovering Tu Ziling's poisoning in the first place. I have learned my lesson and will not make such a small mistake again next time."

Pei Yuzhong and Tian Wenjing... Zhao Wumian had forgotten about both of them. Without the antidote at the moment, they would probably still be lying in the snow unable to move... Never mind, it doesn't matter.

"Oh?" Zhao Wumian drank a mouthful of hot water, and then took a brand new teacup and poured a glass of water for Guan Yunshu. He smiled and said, "So Miss Guan trusts me very much? Aren't you afraid that I will do something beastly to you right now?"

Zhao Wumian thought Guan Yunshu would say that she had a backup plan, but he didn't expect Guan Yunshu to remain silent for a while, then nodded slightly, "You are not that kind of person, I believe you."

This straightforward statement made Zhao Wumian feel a little embarrassed. He took off his bamboo hat, put it on the table, picked up the teacup, drank the water silently, and said, "Practice your internal energy to detoxify. I will protect you."

"I want to drink some water." Guan Yunshu ignored Zhao Wumian and stared at the teacup in Zhao Wumian's hand. "Isn't that for me?"

Zhao Wumian suspected that Guan Yunshu said this on purpose because she saw that he was a little embarrassed... She must have done it on purpose, this woman is just that kind of person.

He took a new teacup, poured some hot water, sat down on the edge of the bed and fed her the tea.

"Thank you." After another polite thank you, Guan Yunshu's soft pink lips pressed against the edge of the teacup and she drank water in small sips like a little animal. The hot air exhaled from her nose hit Zhao Wumian's hand, warm and moist.

Guan Yunshu drank water and looked at Zhao Wumian with her almond eyes. She had only met Zhao Wumian three times, and this was the first time she saw his face... This guy did have a face that was very lethal to women, but Guan Yunshu didn't care whether Zhao Wumian was handsome or not. She looked at the bloodstain on his cheek and asked:
"Did Tu Ziling hurt you?"

"It was just a scratch from the hidden weapon in his boot. It's okay. There won't even be a scar."

“No…” Guan Yunshu’s tone was filled with doubt. “Tu Ziling’s hidden weapon must be extremely poisonous. How come you are not hurt at all? And there is also cartilage incense. You must have inhaled a lot of it…”

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, then he reacted... Yes, why is he okay?
"Well... my Feng Ling Yue Ying Gong is quite powerful." Zhao Wumian could only find this reason after thinking about it... Feng Ling Yue Ying Gong couldn't counter the Han Yu Gu, so could it not resist this little poison?
Guan Yunshu's eyes and eyebrows showed some doubt, but she didn't know the martial arts that Zhao Wumian practiced. She didn't ask too much about the privacy issues involving the foundation of his strength. She closed her eyes and regulated her breathing and detoxified herself, as if she really didn't care whether Zhao Wumian would lose control.

Zhao Wumian stood up and sat back at the table. After waiting for about a cup of tea, he heard a light flapping sound outside the window. He pushed open the window and saw the Snow Owl with its feathers disheveled and covered in snow, breathing heavily.

As soon as it saw Zhao Wumian, it flapped its wings and pecked at him, complaining that he didn't treat a bird as a bird. By ordering it around like this, he was simply a coal boss among coal bosses.

"Have you found the horse? In the Prince Jin's Mansion?"

"Gugu!" Snow Owl pecked him and nodded. "Well done, but I can't go back right now. I'll write you a letter, and you can send it back to the villa so that Miss Su and His Majesty can rest early..."

Before he finished speaking, the Snow Owl paused slightly, then pecked Zhao Wumian even more fiercely… The bird was almost crying from working overtime.

Guan Yunshu closed her eyes and regulated her breathing. She had not yet entered a state of meditation. When she heard the noises coming from her ears, she found it somewhat interesting. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she entered a state of meditation and detoxification unknowingly, slowly losing her perception of the outside world.

She had only met Zhao Wumian three times so far, and should not have let her guard down like this. But firstly, she could sense any movement, murderous intent, or hostility from Zhao Wumian towards her. Secondly... Guan Yunshu felt that she could trust a man who could go to Hequ to uphold justice while on the run and who was willing to go to war with Jiang Bai to protect Yan Jiu's wife and daughter.

She admired Zhao Wumian from the bottom of her heart.

I don’t know how long it took, but when Guan Yunshu regained consciousness, before he opened his eyes, he heard Zhao Wumian’s mumbling in his ears.

"This dish is really good, but it's still a few points behind mine. It's a pity that I don't have time to cook now, otherwise I would definitely let you taste my cooking skills. Come, try this..."

"I'm not hungry yet..."

Guan Yunshu opened his eyes and answered, only to see Zhao Wumian and Xue Xiao eating heartily at the table.

The snowy owl, which had already delivered the letter, spread its wings and pecked at the elbow with its beak like raindrops. It was hard to imagine that the word "wolfing down" would be seen on a bird.

It turned out that Zhao Wumian was talking to this stupid bird.

Guan Yunshu closed his eyes silently.

"You're awake, how do you feel?" Zhao Wumian walked towards Guan Yunshu with his elbow. He took a bite, and the juicy soft meat seeped into the tip of his tongue.

Guan Yunshu turned his face away and remained silent.

"Has the cartilage incense been dissolved? Three hours have passed and it's almost dawn. It seems that the detoxification efficiency of your Xiao Xitian's skills is not very high."

"..."

"Do you eat pork elbows? They smell delicious. Anyway, you have killed someone, so don't worry about the rules. As a warrior, how can your body withstand the damage of eating vegetarian food every day? As the saying goes, meat and wine pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in the heart. You have many rules for practicing Buddhism, and I can understand and respect them, but it would be too miserable if a person has never eaten meat in his life..."

The room was filled with the aroma of pickled pork elbows. Guan Yunshu felt a knot in her heart. Thinking back to when she had just left the temple, she thought she was a cold-hearted person who could remain calm no matter what happened. But why was she always irritated by this guy when she was with him?
"I have violated the rule of not telling lies twice by doing something with you tonight, and now you want me to break the precept of not eating meat." Guan Yunshu's voice was full of weakness, "Do I have to break the precept every time I do something with you?"

Zhao Wumian ate all the elbow meat, threw the bones into the plate, and wiped his hands. "There are not so many rules and regulations in life, and I am the one who lied, not you. But this is your way, and I admire you for not telling lies in your life... Do you want some egg pancakes?"

Zhao Wumian pointed to the omelet on the table.

Guan Yunshu nodded his little head.

"So you want to eat something. Didn't you just say you weren't hungry?"

Guan Yunshu’s eyes widened a little. This guy actually heard it... He did it on purpose!
She stared at Zhao Wumian, her chest heaving, until Zhao Wumian handed her the egg pancake. Then she said thank you, calmed herself down, and took small bites of the pancake.

She looks beautiful when she is angry and when she eats.

Zhao Wumian sat down at the table, admiring Guan Yunshu's posture while eating. He pointed to a map on the table and said, "This should be the internal defense map of Xiaoxitian. Tu Ziling must have relied on it to sneak into Xiaoxitian."

After that, he took out the relic from his arms and said, "Is this the secret treasure of your Little Western Heaven? What is its use?"

Guan Yunshu glanced at the map and then looked at the relic. He was startled for a moment, with a trace of surprise on his brows.
"Why would the relic react to you?"

(End of this chapter)