SFS Chapter 186 Overnight at the Rest Stop
Chapter 186 Overnight at the Rest Stop
“Yulia? You mean that Keslan is royalty?” Jiang Yu sat up straight, only then remembering that Keslan seemed to have introduced himself in that way when they first met in the cabin.
She had almost forgotten. Keslan's buffs were fully stacked; she absolutely couldn't afford to antagonize him now.
"Could it be that the Owl is actually a secret force of the Ocean Empire?" Jiang Yu asked.
"It shouldn't be. From what I've learned, Owl was created by Keslan after he was expelled from the party. Moreover, Keslan and the Emperor don't have a friendly relationship. Even if they do, it's probably more about transactions and exploitation."
Jiang Yu gritted her teeth and grabbed Lin Yi's shirt: "No wonder everyone says that the Yulia royal family has madmen. They actually played such a big game. You can know a person's face but not their heart. I thought the emperor was a kind and benevolent emperor. It turns out that I was the clown myself."
"I'm such a useful tool, I cleaned up everything he wanted to clean!" Lin Yi rarely saw Jiang Yu complaining so emotionally, and he found her very cute. He couldn't help but kiss her puffed-up cheeks, and then kissed her again.
Jiang Yu playfully pushed him away: "You said Chen Xin went back to the Forest Empire, has there been any news about her since then?"
"Ah, after she was rescued, she stayed in the palace of the Ocean Empire for a while, and only returned when it was close to the time for the Forest Empire lord to report on his duties. But she kept keeping track of your news. Gilbert and Xiang Lan also tried to help, but later found that they couldn't help at all, so they gave up."
"Don't forget to send her a letter to let her know you're safe and sound. Tell her not to worry, and that I'll visit her after I'm done with my work. Tell her to take care of herself," Jiang Yu instructed Lin Yi.
"Okay, don't worry." Lin Yi smiled, his eyes crinkling. He loved it when Xiao Yu was so unceremonious. "Xiao Yu, just leave everything to me. I promise I'll handle it perfectly!" He practically patted his chest to make a promise.
"Yi, you've really worked hard these past few days." Jiang Yu knelt down, pulled Lin Yi's head into her arms, and gently stroked his beautiful blond hair. She had long since discovered that Lin Yi had a puppy-dog personality and absolutely loved being patted on the head. He was still doing so now, comfortably squinting his eyes.
"Let's get some rest so we can get up early and start our journey tomorrow." Shaka's speed was definitely not as fast as Arthur's, so she planned to get up early.
"Okay." Lin Yi readily agreed. He could finally sleep with his beloved wife in his arms. He hadn't had a good night's sleep in days, but tonight he could finally get some rest.
“It’s very cold in the Aurora Empire, so I brought some warm clothes.” After saying that, she glanced disdainfully at Keslan’s black cloak draped to the side. “I’ll have to find some time to return it to Chief Keslan tomorrow.”
The rest area's private rooms weren't large, especially the remote rest areas of the empire, which rarely hosted nobles from the capital. Jiang Yu and his group had already received the highest level of hospitality. The minor noble in charge of the rest area was first stopped outside by Keslan's men, and later by Lin Yi's personal guards, fearing that the lord inside might have some dissatisfaction or blame.
So he waited outside, sweating profusely, not daring to leave, until he saw the lights inside the private room go out completely, then he wiped the sweat from his forehead and prepared to leave.
As soon as he turned around, he was so frightened by a pair of incredibly bright yellow eyes in the darkness that he almost stopped jumping. It wasn't until he recognized that the person who blended into the darkness was the same adult in black who exuded a menacing aura from before that he trembled, patted his chest, and bowed his head to take his leave.
The minor nobleman thought to himself gossipingly, "Such a powerful adult only deserves to guard the door. The lord inside is truly extraordinary." He should be thankful that Keslan wasn't so powerful as to have mind-reading abilities, otherwise he would have been beheaded long ago.
Keslan watched as the private room fell completely dark and quiet, and let out a soft sneer in the darkness. He first mocked Lin Yi's cowardice and submissiveness, how he could so quickly digest and accept that Jiang Yu had found a sea monster as a partner, and the argument he had expected had not occurred at all.
On one hand, he mocked himself, realizing that all his scheming had come to nothing. Even a disgusting monster could get there first. Jiang Yu looked at him with nothing but indifference and wariness, let alone a trace of affection.
Sigh, a legally valid identity is still useful. I can kiss and hug her openly, be intimate with her, and sleep in her arms. Unlike him, even handing her a cloak makes him suspicious of ulterior motives. She really knows how to keep people at arm's length.
In the darkness, the eerie, beast-like, clear yellow eyes reluctantly went out, as if they had never existed.
Perhaps it was because Lin Yi was by her side, but Jiang Yu slept very soundly, without a single dream. When she opened her eyes, it was not yet fully light, and looking out the narrow window, mist still floated on the sea.
Lin Yi was still asleep, his arms still wrapped around her, sleeping peacefully, looking handsome yet childlike. From his thin face, the dark circles under his eyes, and the tired corners of his mouth, Jiang Yu could tell just how exhausted Lin Yi had been lately.
It's easy to imagine that with Qingyin in a coma, her father took her to the Fan family. The affairs of the Jiang family, Hollandpur, and his own legion, including all the social interactions and personnel changes in the royal city, all fell on his shoulders.
Her lovely, dear husband has suffered so much with her.
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, may all bad luck be gone." Jiang Yu muttered to herself, pouting, and then symbolically swept her hands around herself and Lin Yi's bodies, looking just like a shaman performing a ritual.
Feeling sorry for Lin Yi, and seeing that it was still early, Jiang Yu gently snuggled back into Lin Yi's arms. Unable to sleep, she replayed everything that had happened in her mind, meticulously sorting out the details. It wasn't until Lin Yi's breathing suddenly changed and he slowly came to his senses that she leaned in and kissed him.
"Hmm, Xiaoyu, why are you up so early?" Lin Yi hadn't even opened her eyes when she felt a kiss. She grinned happily and asked in a muffled voice.
"I didn't have much to do underwater. I just ate and slept all day long, and I didn't lack sleep!" Jiang Yu explained. "Yi, how was it? Did you sleep well?"
"It's so good." Lin Yi opened his eyes, still a little drowsy, but a gentle expression had already spread over them. He looked at Jiang Yu with affection: "I could feel you holding me in my dream, I could feel you in my arms. It feels like it was a long time ago that I last held you while I slept."
“Yes, that was before I went back to the capital to report for duty.” Jiang Yu affectionately rubbed his cheek, then sat up and stretched. “Get up, pack your things, have a bite to eat, and then we’ll set off.”
"By the way, let me introduce you to Moya first. We need to take him with us to the Brahma family."