Chapter 168 Young General: It's getting late, and the mountains and rivers are already winter
Chapter 168 Young General: It's getting late, and the mountains and rivers are already winter
When Shu Yijin woke up, he found himself in a boat. He was thrown on the bow with his hands and feet tied behind his back. There were a few sparse stars in the hazy night like brocade, and the sound of the cold wind whimpering could be heard from time to time in the quiet river.
His neck was hurting, and it took him a while to remember that he had been thrown into a dungeon. Not long after, a big man walked in and chopped his neck with a knife, knocking him unconscious.
The boat moved forward slowly and entered the foggy area on the river. Shu Yijin felt his brain was in a daze. He vaguely heard some cruel voices, but he couldn't hear them clearly, so he shook his head.
To be honest, he had been spoiled since he was young and had never suffered such a punishment. Even though he had done some ridiculous things in the past, the Marquis' Mansion announced that his punishment was severe, but in fact it was just a light punishment.
"Hey, you're awake."
A teasing male voice came from behind. Before Shu Yi Jin could react, he saw a cold knife light appearing in the thick fog. The blazing bonfire next to it was reflected on the blade, making his blood freeze.
Shu Yijin looked at the big knife on his neck and his heart skipped a beat. Every time he moved slightly, he felt a slight pain in his neck.
Zhou Si looked at the tiny trickle of blood on his neck, slowly sliding down onto his fair skin, like a red plum blossom in a frosty time, or like a drowned ghost in the water, always carrying a kind of bewitching meaning.
He slowly moved the knife and whistled again: "Why are you mute? I heard that you are eloquent and bold, but I didn't expect that you would end up in such a miserable state."
Shu Yijin frowned, forced himself to wake up, and thought seriously about his current situation. It was just that the force used by the other party to knock him unconscious was too great, causing him to feel that his brain was not as flexible as usual.
The coldness from the knife penetrated into his flesh and blood, making his brows frown even tighter. He raised his neck slightly in an extremely embarrassed posture and looked up at the second in command.
It's just that the moonlit night was too dim, and the fog on the river was too thick. Even with torches around, it was still impossible to see the face of the second in command. Moreover, since I was looking at him from such a low posture, I could only see his jawline. But I could infer that this person should be good-looking.
The cold air was whimpering and Zhou Si saw that he didn't say anything so he nonchalantly put away his sword and looked down at the man. The usually arrogant young marquis looked very pitiful at this moment. His bright eyes, which had just woken up, looked ahead without focus, his eyelashes were wet by the thick fog and were trembling slightly.
Shu Yijin was already feeling very uncomfortable with his hands and feet tied up. When he heard the other party's question and was about to retort, he was suddenly grabbed by the arm and let out a cry of surprise.
The palm that was holding his hand was extremely cold, and it made Shu Yijin shudder.
"What are you doing? Do you know who I am? Let me go right now. I can pay you any amount of money you want." Shu Yijin shouted with a look of fear but trying hard to muster up courage.
Zhou Si chuckled with great disdain, and looked at him with his sharp eyes in an oppressive manner: "Of course I know, the young marquis Shu Yijin of Yonganhe Mansion. However, why do I remember that you didn't look like this when you were a child? Well, it may be that my memory is wrong. I always feel that you shouldn't look like this."
As he spoke, he carefully looked at the young marquis in front of him. The young marquis was extremely handsome, with fair skin and bright eyes. He was not at all like the legendary good-for-nothing.
"Shu Yijin, where is your sister?"
"What sister? I don't understand what you are saying."
Zhou Si himself is a man with not much patience, especially after having been on the edge of a knife for so many years. The tragic case of the Shen family being executed, where hundreds of people's blood dyed the entire execution ground red, made him look a little frivolous and dissolute on the surface, but in fact he was extremely moody.
Looking at the thin and fair Shu Yijin in front of him, he actually showed a bit of patience and shook the knife in his hand teasingly.
"If you keep talking nonsense, I will cut off your head immediately. I remember your sister's name is Shu Qiongyuan."
Shu Yijin looked at him warily, his whole body tense, as if he was walking on a cliff, and said in a cold voice: "My sister accidentally fell into the water and died when she was a child. The whole capital knows about this. Moreover, my sister was still very young when she died and had never left the capital. How did you know about her?"
Shu Yijin was very panicked.
Even if others don't know, doesn't he know clearly that Shu Qiongyuan is his real name? After more than ten years, when someone mentioned it this time, he was a little dazed for a moment.
This name had long been etched in his mind, and he never thought that one day he would hear it from someone else's mouth, and from a stranger at that.
He felt that he should calm down and avoid revealing more flaws, but these words were so shocking that he couldn't calm down.
Zhou Si was slightly startled. Did she die at a young age? But if she hadn't had an accident, she would have been as famous as Princess Qingyang.
He suddenly didn't know what to say, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes, but the noisy and bold voice of the dandy young marquis continued to ring in his ears, still clamoring for them to let him go.
"Hey, how about we discuss something? If you let me go, I promise not to complain when I return to the capital, and I will give you a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. If you are not satisfied, I will make you an official..."
Zhou Si looked at the man in front of him. He remembered that this guy was not like this when he was a child. When did he become such a playboy and talk about buying and selling official positions all the time?
As Zhou Si watched, an extremely bizarre idea popped up in his mind. Wanting to verify his guess, his hand reached behind Shu Yi Jin's left ear. It was not gentle, and it even hurt Shu Yi Jin a little.
"You are sick, let me go."
Shu Yijin screamed in shock, feeling as if his whole body was crawling with caterpillars. Although he had always been a playboy and had a large group of cronies over the years, he had never been so close to any man.
If there was, it was only with the boy in my heart. When they first met, he threw me away and I wrapped my legs around him, refusing to let go. That was only that one time. Even on the way to Wancheng, he seemed to be laughing on the surface, but in fact he was deliberately keeping a distance.
Zhou Si's actions made Shu Yi Jin feel uneasy, with murderous intent and disgust rolling in his eyes.
Although he has been a man for so many years, he is still a girl. This bastard actually dared to tease him, and he even went for his extremely sensitive ears.
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