There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 39 Midnight Terror

Zelan: "Thank you both, ladies. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be..." (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context.)

Li Shuchen quickly helped Zhelan up; it was clear that Zhelan was very rational.

Li Shuchen: "Miss Zhelan, you're exaggerating. You were misled by that scumbag's lies. It's not too late to turn back now."

"Scumbag," Princess Changning pondered the word. It was brilliant! She was just struggling to find a way to describe Hai Yaoyi, that scumbag, and these two words were perfectly apt. And it had to be Li Shuchen!

Zhelan walked up to Gu Ziying: "I never imagined Hai Yaoyi would be so shameless. Miss Ziying, what you need my help with is breaking off the engagement."

Gu Ziying: "Exactly."

Ze Lan: "Alright, I will definitely help you. I'll deal with Hai Yao first, and make sure he doesn't find anything amiss."

Gu Ziying held Zhelan's hand: "Be careful."

After sitting for a while, the three of them returned.

Back at the small courtyard, Li Shuchen, in an effort to ease the tension, also made sure to pay back the meal he owed.

I decided to cook some nice dishes, and after spending half a day in the kitchen, I finally finished cooking them before dinner.

Spicy stir-fried bamboo shoots, stir-fried chicken with chili peppers, braised pork trotters, and stir-fried lettuce.

Tomato and beef brisket, tofu and shrimp soup

Li Shuchen also brought out a pot of wine, which he had bought at the market.

Sweet and sour, with a very low alcohol content

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Princess Changning showed off her cooking skills, and Gu Ziying ate quite a bit as well.

Gu Ziying: "I never expected Shu Chen to have such excellent cooking skills."

Li Shuchen: "Hehe, all I can do is cook. As for music, chess, calligraphy, painting, dancing, needlework, and the like, I can't do any of that."

Come, raise a glass to celebrate Miss Gu discovering Hai Yao's misconduct before the wedding, and also to wish Zi Ying a speedy annulment of the engagement so she can be a free girl.

Gu Ziying and Princess Changning: "Raise your glasses!"

Li Shuchen: "Do it!"

Gu Ziying and Princess Changning: "Done!"

I ate a few bites of food

Gu Ziying raised her cup: "Things have progressed so smoothly, I must thank Princess Changning. Princess Changning, thank you for helping me find the person."

Gu Ziying tilted her head back and finished the glass.

Princess Changning said very seriously, "No matter who it is, I, the princess, would help them out in this situation."

Li Shuchen commented, "Princess Changning is a good person."

Princess Changning was overjoyed to hear Li Shuchen praise her, and downed a glass of wine in one gulp.

Gu Ziying then looked at Li Shuchen: "Shuchen, if you hadn't wanted to go boating on the lake, we wouldn't have run into Hai Yaoyi, nor would we have discovered his inconsistency between words and actions. I'll toast you."

Li Shuchen retorted, "It was just a coincidence, but it was a good coincidence; the sooner it was discovered, the sooner it could be resolved."

After several rounds, all three of them were a little dizzy, and Changning was almost asleep from drinking.

Li Shuchen has a good alcohol tolerance and some awareness.

Li Shuchen said, "Changning, you're drunk. Go back to your room and sleep." He then tried to pull Changning up.

Princess Changning: "Who said I'm drunk? I'm not drunk at all! I can still drink, drink!"

Gu Ziying: "Drink"

After saying that, he poured himself another glass, even though he was already extremely dizzy.

Oh dear, Princess Changning hasn't even figured things out yet, and if Gu Ziying gets drunk again, what will she do?

Li Shuchen persuaded them to go back to their rooms to rest.

I remember instructing the maids to keep a close eye on Princess Changning and Miss Gu respectively.

Li Shuchen felt a bit hot and wanted to go outside for some fresh air.

It was already quite dark by then.

Grape helped Li Shuchen walk in the courtyard, saying, "Miss, perhaps it's best not to go out so late."

Li Shuchen said to Grape, "I'm going to get some fresh air. I'll be right back. You go to sleep first."

Then he staggered out of the small courtyard by himself, wandering aimlessly, not knowing where he ended up.

The night breeze was slightly cool and felt very comfortable on my skin.

Suddenly tripped over something, Li Shuchen fell face-first into the mud.

He landed on his left cheek and started cursing.

He continued walking forward, but after only a couple of steps, he tripped and fell, landing on his right cheek.

Li Shuchen wondered what was going on. Was he that drunk?

Then lie on the ground and wait a while before getting up.

After a while, my hands felt strange; they felt so wet.

Did you pee? No way!

Li Shuchen brought her hand to her nose and smelled it; it smelled of rust, not urine. She then said she hadn't urinated.

Wait, the smell of rust? Li Shuchen instantly sobered up by a third.

It's blood! Why is she bleeding? Where did she bump herself? What should we do?

He quickly stood up, touched this and that—no pain—and even jumped around a couple of times.

Aside from a slight pain in my face, nothing else hurts.

There was no blood on his face, he was completely unharmed.

Li Shuchen felt relieved, comforting herself, "It's not my blood, it's not my blood."

It's good that it's not my own blood, but then I thought...

Grandma, if it's not her own blood, whose blood is it?

Li Shuchen instantly opened his eyes, which had been closed the whole time. By the moonlight, he saw a dark mass on the ground, which he could vaguely make out to be a person.

It was the middle of the night, and it was really scary. She hadn't done anything wrong, so God couldn't treat her like this.

Is this person dead or alive?

By this time, the effects of the alcohol had mostly worn off.

Li Shuchen, trembling, reached for the black-clad man's nose to check if he was still breathing.

Oh my god, he's still alive! Thank goodness he's not dead, otherwise Li Shuchen would have been scared out of his wits.

There are quite a few wounds, and blood is still oozing out.

If we don't get the medicine soon, he'll die. Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda.

Medicine, medicine, medicine

She also had the wound medicine Xiao Jizi had given her; with a thought, the medicine was in her hand.

Li Shuchen clasped his hands together and silently said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to take advantage of you."

With injuries to his abdomen and shoulders, Li Shuchen tore open his clothes and carefully applied medicine.

Hmm? It's a girl?

Li Shuchen applied the medicine even faster, afraid that the patient might die halfway through.

The medicine is really good; it stopped the bleeding as soon as it was applied. Li Shuchen tore at her clothes with a snapping sound.

They wrapped the bandage around her neck again and again, and then dressed her.

I stood up and silently told myself that this was all I could do, the rest was up to me.

Turning to leave, huh? Why is there still one?

One of them is scary enough, but another one would scare her to death.

Li Shuchen resignedly checked his breathing; he wasn't dead yet, as long as he wasn't dead.

Repeat the previous procedure: remove clothing and apply medicine.

Hmm? Or is it a girl?

These two must be working together.

Li Shuchen started tearing at her skirt again, tearing it all the way down to her calves.

Halfway through the entanglement, a flash of silver light suddenly appeared, followed by a chilling sensation on Li Shuchen's neck, mixed with a hint of killing intent.

Li Shuchen was completely numb; the alcohol had completely worn off. He slowly glanced back.

It turned out that the girl from earlier had woken up.

Li Shuchen resignedly cried out, "Heroine, heroine, spare my life! I'm a good person, not a bad one!"

I just applied the medicine for you, it's still here.

Li Shuchen held up the medicine bottle to indicate...

Don't blame Li Shuchen for being a coward. When it comes to dignity versus life, of course life is more important. She wants to live well.

Perhaps sensing that someone had applied medicine to her, the girl slowly lowered her sword.

The woman in black said coldly, "Apply the medicine to her."

Li Shuchen obediently listened and squatted down to get bandaged.

The woman in black walked over and looked at Li Shuchen as he was being bandaged.

Li Shuchen is under immense pressure.

After the bandage was applied, I broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Shuchen wiped his forehead and asked cautiously, "Heroine, I'm finished bandaging you. May I leave now?"

The woman in black knelt down, checked the pulse of the woman on the ground, and said calmly, "Let's go."