Soon, Qin Ce had no time to think about love problems.

Because the capital had declared martial law, he couldnt mix into the city last time. But because of the recent disaster, an influx of displaced people had gathered at the city gate, sending the defense guards into chaos, it was a good opportunity to sneak in.

He made up an excuse to leave Zhang Jia, and disguised himself as a guard to easily mix into the palace.

The emperor had a lot of loyal ministers in the palace, if he died and the little prince quickly followed, the ministers would inevitably get suspicious and cause a lot of trouble. This made the Queen Mother bide her time, waiting for her son to succeed the throne and then slowly drug the prince, so he could follow in his fathers footsteps.

Qin Ce smoothly entered the palace and was about to collect the small prince when he was accidentally spotted by some patrolling guards, causing a city-wide search.

At the same time, Zhu Jias servant brought him some news. Shen Wei Hou Shizis Vice Lieutenant General and his search requirements were very consistent. He was 6ft tall, looked dignified, had a strong build, and had a smoking habit, in fact, in the army, he was nicknamed old smokey.

Zhou Yun Sheng was overjoyed, he spent a lot of money to bribe some of the capitals guards to allow him into the city. He rented a room in an inn near the Lieutenants mansion and patiently waited.

He waited for a whole day, but the man never showed up. He felt quite frustrated. Tweety and Lushi ate their lunch and then returned to their rooms to rest.

Sir, your bath is ready, please get in. The inn keeper moved the bath screen and exposed a tub filled with hot water, but also baskets full of petals.

Whats this? Zhou Yun Sheng pointed to the baskets, his mouth twitched.

This was prepared by your maidservants for your bath to be fragrant. Ill help sprinkle some into the bath.

Tweety and Lushi thought that their young master had traveled into the city to meet his lover, naturally, their imaginations had ran wild. Zhou Yun Sheng was amused, he threw two silver to the too diligent inn worker, then stared stupidly at the floating petals.

Forget it, he could even give birth now, why should he care about this kind of thing? He grinned, took off his clothes and slowly sank into the water. A few minutes later, the window behind him was suddenly forcefully pushed in, a masked man entered the window frame, then froze, staring at him.

More precisely, he was staring at the Zhusha Zhi between his eyebrows.

. Youre a Ger? The shadowed man asked.

Little Black? Zhou Yun Sheng twisted his eyebrows. He heard messy footsteps running around downstairs, then the man quickly shut the window and jumped into his bath, sinking himself to the bottom of the barrel. Fortunately, the water was covered with petals, hiding everything underneath them.

The door came crashing down, and a row of soldiers rushed in, waving around their swords. They pushed away the screen to find a terrified young man, clutching his chest, staring at them with wide eyes.

Who are you? Why did you break into my room? Ill tell you right now, Im the fianc of Zou Armys Commander, Fei Wenhai, if you offend him, youll have hell to pay!!

Zhou Yun Sheng didnt say this without reason. The Queen Mother had control over the five squadrons in the You Army, and was trying to win over the Zou Army to help with her fight against Qins Army. She naturally didnt dare offend any of the army commanders. Plus, Commander Fei was an upright nobility and he was indeed planning to marry a second wife.

The person in the tub was extraordinarily beautiful, and because of his rage, his cheeks were filled with color, and the dot between his eyebrows was red like a drop of blood. Such a stunning beauty could only belong to a rich noble. Several soldiers constantly looked back for another peek as they retreated to behind the screen. They checked under the bed, wardrobe and any other places where a person could hide, then piled out.

Tweety and Lushi quickly locked the door behind them.

Qin burst out of the water, gritted his teeth and asked, Youre engaged to Fei Wenhai?

Nope. It was just a ploy. Zhou Yun Sheng casually waved away his concerns. He jumped out from the tub and leisurely put on his robe. Hed never been anything but a man, he wasnt shy in front of Qin Ce.

Qin Ce stared at his very firm buttocks and slender straight legs. His nose heated up and two lines of blood actually started trailing out, his crotch was also painfully tight, like it was about to explode.

Zhou Yun Sheng tied his belt, walked barefoot to his table and poured some tea, he asked, Why are you suddenly here? Youre even being chased by officers. Did you do something bad?

Its hard to explain. Qin Xu immediately washed away the nosebleed, but he didnt dare stand-up from the tub. He didnt want the huge sea-creature to be found out by the young man.

Zhou Yun Sheng already knew all the events that would happen, he naturally wasnt interested in perusing further. Even if he didnt know, he wouldnt expect Qin Ce to tell him the truth. He walked to the tub again and smiled, How about we make a deal?

What deal? Qin Ce carefully breathed and forced himself not to look at the mans body, which was clearly outlined under his damp robe.

Ill help you escape the hunt, and youll forget about me being a Ger.

Why not just let people know youre a Ger? Qin Ce looked at him. He pushed down his excitement as he added, Since Ive seen your body, I should be responsible.

If youre responsible for me, then what would Zhang Shulin do? Dont you guys already have a fixed engagement? Do you fancy acting like a king, warming up as many beds as you can? Where do you get off on such a big ego? Zhou Yun Sheng sneered.

He added, I dont need you to be responsible, I have a sweetheart already. Frankly, I came to Beijing just to meet him.

Qin Ce wanted to explain his relationship with Zhang Shulin, but was stunned by the last sentence. He flinched as if someone had inserted a knife into his chest, cut a circle around his heart and pulled out his beating heart, squeezing it to mush. He hated himself for hastily promising himself to Zhang Shulin, but he hated the person Zhu Ziyu fell in love with even more. Hed do anything to meet that person and tear them to pieces.

Whos your sweetheart? I wonder if I can have the privilege of meeting them. He asked nonchalantly, face expressionless, but his heart was planning a murder.

Wait for me to meet him, then ask me this again. Zhou Yun Sheng said, feeling depressed.

You havent met him yet? Good, he will disappear forever. Qin lowered his eyelids, blocking the blood thirsty glint in his eye. After soaking in the cold water for a long time, he climbed out of the tub and took the clean clothes the young man handed to him.

The two people were vastly different in size, the fabric stretched tightly on Qin Ce, sketching out his muscular frame. Zhou Yun Sheng quickly glanced at him, then looked away, he felt a little uncomfortably hot. This man, just like his lover, was also a walking hormone dispenser.

Im taking the bed, you take the floor. He took out a set of extra bedding from the cupboard and threw it at Qin Ces feet.

Naturally. Qin Ce quickly spread out the bedding. After a while, he suddenly said, Theres one thing I have to correct. My name is not Little Black, its Qin Ce. What a disgraceful nickname! What did Zhang Shulin take a military commander for, a dog?

Zhou Yun Sheng cheerfully chuckled, I heard you, Little Black.

Qin Ces eyes flashed, but he unexpectedly didnt complain. It was the same name, but Zhu Ziyu was calling it, and he was even willing to walk into a fire if itd satisfy him. It seems hed really reached the point of no return.

After laying down the bedding, the two men put out the light and laid down to sleep.

With his beloved person in close proximity, Qin Ce couldnt rest his mind. His mind was assaulted by fantasy after fantasy. His breathing gradually increased, then he turned around and stared at the resting silhouette.

His lower body was getting painful, hed finally reached his endurance limit. He was about to suggest his ideas to the young man, when the man suddenly spoke, You keep tossing and turning, cant sleep?

Yes, I rarely sleep near other people, Im feeling out of sorts. Qin Ce froze, he breathed slowly to adjust his agitated state.

Me too. But lets try to sleep, we have to get out of town tomorrow morning.

How will we get out of town?

A disguise of course.

Disguised as what?

Qin Ce talked to the young man while his hand was comforting his lower body. His mind was occupied with Zhou Yun Shengs red cheeks and misty eyes. He had strong self-control, even if his body and soul were trembling for the young man, his breathing was stable.

Zhou Yun Sheng laid out tomorrows plan, then innocently fell asleep.

Qin Ce finally released, but, like a wolf that was finally let out after being locked up for long, he couldnt be satiated.

The next day, Zhou Yun Sheng made Tweety buy some cosmetics. With his superb skills, he changed Qin Ce into a sixty year old man, face full of wrinkles and all, even his neck and other exposed skin were loose. His hair, eyebrows and beard were all grey, he had a bent body, and staggered with every step, like he was on the verge of death. Even if Qins father and mother were standing in front of him, they wouldnt recognize him.

They both took the carriage out of the city. Zhou Yun Sheng didnt cover his Zhusha Zhi and wore heavy gold jewelry to compliment his beauty. The city gate guards only slightly questioned the two before letting them out of the city.

When they were nearing the village, after determining that no one was trailing them, Qin Ce grabbed Zhou Yun Shengs arm and said, Cover up your Zhusha Zhi.

He didnt want anyone to discover this secret before he could stabilize the situation. Zhu Ziyu could only be his.

I will, its none of your concern. Zhou Yun Sheng gave him a stunned look.

Cover it now. Qin Ce didnt relax.

Zhou Yun Sheng couldnt understand his thought process, but he took out the powder to cover it anyway. Qin Ce was finally satisfied, he hoped out of the carriage and ran ten miles to the barracks.

After discussing the plans with his lieutenant, he returned to Zhang home at night.

Zhang Shulin felt very happy when he saw him, but didnt rush in like usual, he stood still and exposed a tangled expression.

Zhang Jiarui bluntly asked, Brother Little Black, did you recover your memories? What is your identity? Someone just quietly sent us a few hundred pounds of rice and a roll of silver, they said it was to return our kindness. This kindness could only be because they saved Little Black.

The rice and silver tickets are for you. My identity is inconvenient to say right now, but you will find out in the future. Dont tell this matter to others, you might provoke evil. Qin Ces face was indifferent, as if the honest Little Black never existed.

Zhang Shulin was frightened, he immediately nodded and promised to keep things a secret.

Zhang Jiarui guessed intently, put two and two together, then asked, his eyes bright, Then does your engagement to my brother still count? If this person was really the missing Wei son, then Zhang Jia would hit the jackpot, hed also be able to easily gain a foothold in society.

It doesnt count. Qin Ce didnt hesitate to deny.

Zhang Jiaruis expectations crashed, he angrily opened, How unexpected, the dignified army commander was such a villainous man.

Youre very smart, but youre the type that enjoys being smart. Those kinds of show offs always die the fastest. Qin Ce expressionlessly replied, I really did promise, but I wont miss out on a lifetime of happiness for a careless promise. There are many ways to repay kindness, its not worthwhile to use my own body as compensation. I had amnesia, not brain damage. If you are really smart, youll obediently accept my repayment and wont try to start something. I have the means to make you regret it.

Zhang Shulin realized that the person in front of him was the Wei Shizi, a frighteningly powerful army commander, rather than the honest Black he once knew. He nodded, his eyes red.

Zhang Jiarui felt resentment, but he also knew that you couldnt use an egg to break a stone. He had no choice but to let go of this golden ticket.

Qin Ce bid the Zhangs farewell, then disappeared silently into the night.

T/N:

Zou Left

You Right

These right and left refer to political affiliations.