Judging from his appearance, Shu Yue seemed to be injured. His face had suddenly turned so pale.
Shu Yue tried his best to hide it. He waved his hands repeatedly and pretended to be nonchalant. "It's okay. It's just that it hurt a bit when Father hit me just now. Hehe."
He still let out a cheery "hehe" laugh. Little did he know that the wound on his back was aching faintly. But to prevent Shu Yao from worrying, he endured it.
He thought his forced smile was a perfect disguise, but in Shu Yao's eyes, it was just a vain attempt to cover up.
Shu Yao's originally relaxed eyebrows suddenly furrowed. He said seriously, "Shu Yue, you can't lie to me. Tell me, where did you go last night?"
"I, I..." Shu Yue's eyes darted around. He scratched his head uneasily, looking a bit flustered.
He originally wanted to continue hiding it, but he couldn't think of a plausible reason on the spot.
Helplessly, he had to tell the truth. "I went to find Li Nao."
"What did you go to him for?"
"I went to settle the score with him. Who told him to get fresh with you!" Mentioning Li Nao, the anger that Shu Yue had just suppressed flared up again. Just thinking of that hypocritical face made him sick.
Shu Yao was both anxious and angry about his impulsiveness. "Didn't I tell you not to cause trouble? Why are you so disobedient? Then what happened? What happened later?"
Compared with Shu Yao's worry, Shu Yue was nonchalant and calm as water. "Later, it was just like that. We both got injured."
"You're injured? Where? Let me take a look."
"It's no big deal. It's nothing serious. What can that Li Nao do to me?" Shu Yue was still as arrogant as ever. He perfectly concealed the pain and stopped his father who wanted to "examine his body".
"Can you stop making me worry? Do you know that if I couldn't see you today, I would have gone back to the tree - house to look for you!"
Shu Yao's emotions were as agitated as surging waves. Shu Yue was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Seeing that Shu Yao was really angry, he quickly tugged at Shu Yao's sleeve and hugged his arm, acting coquettishly. "Father, your child knows he's wrong. Don't be angry. I'll listen to you from now on and won't provoke him again."
But in his heart, he grumbled: It's okay not to provoke him, but only if he doesn't cross my bottom - line. Otherwise, I'll still beat him up!
The anger that Shu Yao had just now instantly dissipated because of this man's coquetry. He could only tap on his head as a warning. "You, you're such an adult but still don't let me worry less. Tell me, where are you injured?"
"Just on my back. It's nothing."
Before his voice faded, Shu Yao had already resolutely lifted his clothes. The skin on his back was instantly exposed to the air.
Shu Yao only felt a sharp pain in his eyes, because on this broad and firm back, there was a shocking seven - centimeter - long deep knife wound.
Although it seemed to have scabbed over, it still sent a chilling and terrifying shiver through one's bones.
His heart suddenly felt as if it was being tightly grasped by a big hand. The sudden pain went straight into his marrow.
Realizing Shu Yao's silent heaviness, Shu Yue quickly pulled his hand and put his clothes down, trying his best to avoid the topic.
"Father, you can rest assured. I'm already used to getting injured. This is nothing."
"Okay, let's go back quickly. We can talk about anything when we get back."
Without further ado, he grabbed Shu Yao and was about to take him back, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Shu Yao was puzzled and asked, "Why don't you go?"
"No, if we go back now, we'll meet that Li Nao again. How about we stay here for a while longer, Father?" If they went back now, they would be seeing that man all the time. Instead of feeling uncomfortable and irritated looking at that lecherous old man, it was better to enjoy the beautiful time with Shu Yao in this beautiful scenery.
"As you wish." Shu Yao thought that what he said made sense. If the two of them met and got into a fight, it would be hard to end the situation.
"Okay, um... what should we do?" Shu Yue looked around thoughtfully. Suddenly seeing the clear stream, he got the idea of taking a bath.
Immediately, without Shu Yao's knowledge, he casually took off his outer clothes in front of him. His sudden action stunned Shu Yao.
"Shu Yue, what are you doing?"
"Taking off my clothes."
"Why are you taking off your clothes here?" Shu Yao was a bit flustered and took a step back, as if Shu Yue was going to eat him.
"Father, I haven't taken a bath for a day. I'm really uncomfortable all over. Now that the spring is so bright, why not take a comfortable bath here."
As he was speaking, he had already taken off all his upper - body clothes. His strong and perfect masculine body was exposed in front of Shu Yao. His firm chest and well - muscled arms gave people a sense of full security.
Shu Yao had also seen other rough men in the mortal world. Those who seemed to be physically strong were actually dragging a body full of flab and had no sense of beauty at all.
But Shu Yue had a slender waist and broad back. The muscle lines of his shoulders and neck were full of strength and beauty. He was neither too much nor too little, strong but not brutish, giving people a visual shock and enjoyment.
Shu Yao stared at Shu Yue intently for a moment. This infatuated look was exactly caught by Shu Yue.
Shu Yue proudly curled his lips into a smile. Leaving only his last layer of underwear on, he walked straight towards the blushing Shu Yao and put his arm around his waist.
His waist was as slender as a willow branch and was hardly able to be grasped in one hand. He tightened his grip a bit. The slight pain made Shu Yao come to his senses.
Suddenly being hugged by this man, and he couldn't resist this strength at all. He looked around nervously, afraid that there would be an extra pair of eyes.
"Shu Yue, what are you doing? Let go!"
"Father, why were you looking at me like that just now? Am I good - looking?"
Shu Yao's cheeks flushed red because of what he said. He wriggled in his arms for a while and said angrily, "Who, who was looking at you?"
"If you were looking, then so be it. There's no need to be shy. How about, how about we take a bath together?"
His eyes darkened. He reached out and tore open Shu Yao's collar. In an instant, half of it was off. His movements were so quick and skillful.
"Shu Yue, what are you doing? What if someone sees us?" Shu Yao suddenly pushed him away, pulled his clothes back in a hurry, and took a few steps back.
"All the disciples of Kunshan are practicing now. There's no one around." He grabbed Shu Yao's hand again and pulled him towards the water. "Father, just follow me with confidence. With Shu Yue here, what are you afraid of?"
"This is absolutely not okay. You..."
However, the following words were blocked by Shu Yue's palm. Shu Yao stared at him in confusion. Why did Shu Yue cover his mouth?
"Father, you have no choice now." Shu Yue's voice suddenly became extremely low. He suddenly picked up Shu Yao and jumped into the water, hiding in the corner behind a water - rock.
"Shu Yue, you..."
"Shh, don't talk. Someone's coming." Shu Yue put his index finger on his lips and gave Shu Yao a look. The words that Shu Yao wanted to question were swallowed back because of the faint voices not far away.
The two of them both slightly poked their heads out and watched as two young disciples of the Kunshan School swaggered through the green forest with their swords in hand.