Empress Lin Ance

Chapter 130 129. Almost Exposed
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"Otherwise, do you still want to stay here and chat?"

Chu Qingyan glanced at him and tried to straighten up half of her body from the water, but after just a breath, she dived back into the hot spring without hesitation.

“……”Hiss——It’s so cold!
Huyan Xingchi chuckled.

"I thought you were pretty cold-resistant."

Chu Qingyan glared at him. She was not a grassland person. She was used to the hot Central Plains and could not stand the severe cold of this snowy grassland.

"You just said that your dream is to become the emperor of Central Plains, to dominate the world and have a harem full of concubines. Is that true or false?"

Huyan Xingchi suddenly asked this question.

This is what Chu Qingyan said when she was sober. Of course she would remember it, but she was just joking at the time. Why did he take it so seriously?
"Of course I'm just kidding you. Even if I want to, I don't have the luck to do it."

After hearing her say this, Huyan Xingchi sat in the pool more calmly with a playful smile on his face.

"How can an ordinary person dare to make such a joke? I think Ah Qing is not an ordinary person, so he dares to have such an ambition."

"..."

This person really wants to test her identity all the time.

Chu Qingyan rolled her eyes silently in her heart and moved towards the shore quietly. "Master Yehu, you didn't go to our Dasheng to listen to the people's voices. You certainly don't dare to say it openly, but who doesn't want to be the emperor?"

"What about you? Don't you want to?"

Yan Qing really kept nagging him anytime and anywhere, and urged him to speed up the progress of his tasks anytime and anywhere.

He didn't speak.

But Huyan Xingchi could see that Yan Qing was trying to change the subject, which meant that Yan Qing didn't want him to portray his identity as that of a son of an official.

So what are you talking about here, ordinary people and common people.

In fact, Huyan Xingchi also knew that Yan Qing's identity was not simple. Even though he was not a son of an official, he was able to be on good terms with General Shen Yu and was familiar with Song Luan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Even when Yan Qing was kidnapped by the northern barbarians, Shen Yu was so nervous about his identity. Did Yan Qing really think that he couldn't see it?
His identity is probably still based on speculation.

Going up...

Huyan Xingchi's eyes suddenly became startled. Above the official level...

Royal family member.

"You, why are you looking at me like that?"

Chu Qingyan didn't know why, but she felt a little uneasy.

Huyan Xingchi's thoughts seemed to open up all of a sudden. He had doubts before. Based on Yan Qing's talent and temperament, he certainly couldn't be an ordinary person.

But if he really had to guess in that direction, he subconsciously didn't want to consider it before.

Because he knew very well that if Yan Qing's identity was related to that direction, there might be no possibility between them, even though he could almost confirm his guess.

"Ah Qing, I remember you said before that you have an older brother?"

He suddenly asked this question out of the blue.

Chu Qingyan was choked. He was drunk at the time. How could he remember what she said when he was so drunk?

"...Ah, yes."

However, this should not be a big deal, as there are so many people with brothers. It is wishful thinking for Huyan Xingchi to guess her identity based on this.

What's more, her elder brother still doesn't know...

After figuring it out, Chu Qingyan felt relieved again.

"Let's not stay here. I'll go up and use my inner strength to dry the clothes. It shouldn't be too cold."

Chu Qingyan didn’t want to stay in the hot spring any longer. It was not comfortable for her to soak in the water with her clothes on. And most importantly, the current situation... was not appropriate.

It is feasible to use internal force to dry the clothes. Huyan Xingchi knows that Yan Qing has strong internal force, but in this icy and snowy weather, even if the clothes are dried, they will still be wet when worn.

"You don't seem to want to be alone with me."

Huyan Xingchi’s words were simple and clear.

Chu Qingyan was stunned, "...What are you talking about, Mu Dan, you just called me to come to you, he must have something urgent to talk to you about."

Yes, she really didn't want to stay with Huyan Xingchi. Because she was always on guard against him exposing her identity, which was too tiring.

After hearing her explanation, Huyan Xingchi's dissatisfaction still did not disappear at all.

He looked at Yan Qing, wondering why there could be such a sentimental yet heartless person in the world. He knew very well that Yan Qing's concern for him was not fake, but it seemed to be just concern for a friend and brother.

He was asking for too much.

Suddenly, Huyan Xingchi frowned. He had been looking at Chu Qingyan's face, but now he suddenly discovered that in the misty water vapor, there was a faint blush on her forehead.

"You are hurt?"

His heart tightened, and he leaned over, ready to raise his hand to touch her forehead.

Chu Qingyan's heart was filled with more than just shock and fear. She suddenly widened her eyes, and the next moment, a figure covered in water vapor flew up from the spring and soared into the air!

Water droplets splashed and passed over his head.

For a moment, the air was filled with mist.

All this happened, which Huyan Xingchi was somewhat caught off guard.

And the next moment, Chu Qingyan was already standing on the shore.

"It's okay, I'm not hurt, you saw it wrong."

She was still frightened and shivering from the cold as she stood on the shore. She quickly used her inner strength to dry most of the water off her body.

It was a close call, I was almost discovered by him.

Chu Qingyan quickly raised her hand and ruffled the loose hair on her forehead to hide the faint blush.

However, if Huyan Xingchi really wanted to see it later, she might have to...

Fortunately, Huyan Xingchi did not dwell too much on the blush on her forehead, because his thoughts had completely gone astray.

"You don't want me to be near you?"

"Yanqing, you are awesome! I have never seen anyone play it better than you!"

Huyan Xingchi turned around in the pool. For some reason, when Chu Qingyan saw his eyes, she subconsciously felt a hint of forbearance and hurt.

"...?"

No, why is he crazy?

She knew that Huyan Xingchi had put in a lot of effort to help her get the Wolfsbane King, and even risked testing the poison on himself, but when did she just turn against him?

"Row."

Seeing that she didn't answer, Huyan Xingchi laughed to himself, as if he was mocking himself, but also with some determination.

He also stood up and went ashore, feeling cold.

Chu Qingyan turned around tactfully, and Huyan Xingchi saw this scene, which made his blood boil again.

A heartless liar!

"..."

Chu Qingyan didn't notice when Huyan Xingchi put on his clothes. When she came to her senses, he had already passed by her, leaving behind a cold snort.

She scratched her head innocently and followed hesitantly.

……

It is reported that Mu Dan was punished with twenty military sticks that night and was forced to stand in the snow for two hours.

Mu Dan's wails echoed throughout the camp.

When Chu Qingyan heard about this, she was so angry that she cried out in her heart, "He should bear the consequences of leaving her there and drugging her!"

However, Chu Qingyan did not forget Hu Yanxingchi's attitude towards her, and she naturally remembered what Shen Yu had said to her...

Could it be that Huyan Xingchi really likes men? !

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Ah Chi is very smart. He will doubt Ah Yan’s identity in the next chapter, but... will he guess it?