Chapter 304: Princess Carry
In front of so many people, how could Yan Xiaosi have the nerve to let him carry her on his back?
Moreover, she was currently dressed as a man. If she let Long Yu carry her, wouldn’t that be announcing to the world that Long Yu’s relationship with her was unusual, that Long Yu had a preference for men?
Long Yu was Great Chu’s war god. If this affected Long Yu’s reputation in the army and among the people, she would become a sinner for all eternity.
“I’m really not tired. There are so many people here. Long Yu, don’t do this.”
His Highness the War King didn’t have so many concerns in his heart. Or rather, His Highness the War King wished the whole world would know that Yan Xiaosi was the man he liked. Cut sleeves, so what? Let others talk if they wanted to—what business was it of his?
Since Yan Xiaosi stubbornly refused to let him carry her on his back, he simply stood up and quickly turned around.
Yan Xiaosi was caught off guard as he scooped her up in a princess carry.
The Dragon Guards were used to this sight, but the soldiers nearby were all dumbfounded.
Yan Xiaosi struggled, but the person holding her warned in a low voice, “If you’re not afraid of me kissing you in public, keep struggling.”
This move was indeed effective against Yan Xiaosi.
The little one in his arms became as obedient as a kitten. Long Yu curved the corners of his mouth, in a very good mood, and continued forward with light, cheerful steps.
The soldiers stood there stunned for a moment, then continued searching for six-leaf lotus.
Six-leaf lotus liked to grow in dark, damp places. The environment on Fourth Sister Peak was very suitable for six-leaf lotus growth, so it could be seen everywhere here. They had only been in the jungle for half an hour but had already gained quite a harvest.
Yan Xiaosi, however, had gained nothing.
Long Yu had been keeping a close watch on her. Earlier, she had been focused entirely on figuring out how to shake off Long Yu and had no spare attention to search for medicinal materials.
Now she was being carried princess-style, completely unable to move freely. If this continued, this trip to Fourth Sister Peak would be wasted.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. She scrunched up her face, bit her lip, and looked at Long Yu with an expression of unspeakable difficulty.
Long Yu noticed her expression and asked with low-voiced concern, “What’s wrong?”
Yan Xiaosi continued biting her lip, with an expression of repeated hesitation. Finally, she said with embarrassment, “My stomach hurts. I need to defecate.”
Long Yu was speechless.
Yan Xiaosi smiled, trying to make her smile appear embarrassed and extremely pained.
“Your Highness, when nature calls…”
Long Yu, afraid she might hurt herself by holding it in, carried her toward a nearby area. Seeing the Dragon Guards about to follow, he glanced at them and coldly scolded, “Don’t follow.”
Seeing their master’s angry expression and anxious demeanor, the Dragon Guards misunderstood. They looked at each other, indicating mutual understanding.
Their master and Young Master Xiao Yan were truly hot-blooded. Even in this deep mountain forest, they could still…
Should they remind their master that in this kind of place, standing would be better?
Yan Xiaosi used all her acting skills to perform the state of stomach pain and near-diarrhea vividly. After Long Yu carried her for a distance, she began struggling embarrassedly, “Put me down. I’ll handle this myself.”
Long Yu looked at the surrounding environment—dark and terrifying—and felt very uneasy, not loosening his grip at all.
Yan Xiaosi said helplessly, “You can’t watch me squat on the ground to defecate. I’ll take care of it nearby and come find you when I’m done. It won’t take long, and there won’t be any problems. Don’t worry.”
Long Yu still wouldn’t let go.
Yan Xiaosi looked pained.
How could this man be so difficult to deal with?
Gritting her teeth, she decided to throw away all her dignity and said, “If you stare at me, I can’t defecate.”
Long Yu was speechless.
Finally unable to stand Yan Xiaosi anymore, he loosened his grip.
When Yan Xiaosi’s feet touched the ground, she felt joyful inside. She hunched her back, held her stomach with both hands, moaned “oh no, oh no” in distress, and ran off, perfectly imitating someone about to have an explosive bowel movement.
Finally running out of Long Yu’s line of sight, she straightened her back, quickened her pace, walked even farther, then began searching for medicinal materials.
As they say, when fortune comes, even heaven can’t stop it.
She had told a lie, Long Yu had carried her randomly to this place, and she had run randomly for a while, only to discover ginseng here.
Although these were just some small wild ginseng without many years of age and not very valuable, there were more than twenty of them. If she put these twenty-plus small wild ginseng in her Portable Space to cultivate, it wouldn’t be long before they could be sold for a high price.
She was excited for a brief moment, then quickly used her mental power to uproot this pile of ginseng and rapidly collect them into her Portable Space.
After collecting the small wild ginseng into her Portable Space, she raised her right hand to look at it.
Her fingers were fair and much more plump.
Moreover, using her mental power just now had been more effortless than usual.
This made her feel very surprised. Logically, she had just been injured and lost quite a bit of blood. Her body hadn’t yet recovered, so controlling her mental power should have been more difficult than before.
Unable to figure it out, she temporarily set aside this question and took advantage of this opportunity to continue searching for some medicinal materials.
Long Yu stood in place waiting for two quarters of an hour.
Two quarters of an hour had passed, and Yan Xiaosi still hadn’t returned. His heart began to feel uneasy, but he couldn’t just go over and drag her back directly. After thinking about it, he shouted from where he stood, “Yan Xiaosi, are you done yet?”
What answered him was the chirping of birds in the forest.
He thought Yan Xiaosi hadn’t heard him and continued shouting, “Yan Xiaosi, are you done yet? I’m coming over!”
This time, what answered him was still those chirping little birds.
He immediately realized something wasn’t quite right. Frowning, he strode toward where Yan Xiaosi had gone earlier.
He searched all around but didn’t see even a hair of Yan Xiaosi. Furious, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
“Little rascal, little liar. When I catch you, I’ll see if I don’t spank your bottom raw.”
Yan Xiaosi was collecting several stalks of what appeared to be aged turmeric when suddenly there was a “gua gua” bird call behind her, startling her so much that she shivered and shuddered.
“Damned bird, if you call out again, I’ll pluck your feathers and roast you.”
“Yan Xiaosi, I heard that. Answer promptly. You know what the consequences are when you anger me.”
Yan Xiaosi shuddered all over again, and the turmeric fell to the ground.
It wasn’t the bird that had just startled her—it seemed like someone was scolding her from behind. Only then did she belatedly remember His Highness the War King.
She seemed to have ditched His Highness the War King for quite a while now. Thinking carefully, it seemed like it had been more than two quarters of an hour.
Taking a dump for more than two quarters of an hour—very few people could manage that.
Her whole body tensed up. She quickly picked up the turmeric from the ground and collected it into her Portable Space.
It was just that there were too many medicinal materials on Fourth Sister Peak. She had first encountered those twenty-plus small wild ginseng, then came across several lingzhi mushrooms, several orchid stems, several aged heshouwu, and then saw the turmeric. She had been so absorbed in collecting herbs that she forgot about time and couldn’t stop at all.
“Yan Xiaosi, where the hell did you go? Did you fall into a pit while taking a dump?”