Chapter 15

Ling Jue’s eyes immediately lightened up. There was a bit of tenderness in his voice as he spoke in outburst: “Ling Xia, I’m so happy.”

The boy’s voice was especially soft and lovely in this very moment. His pitch black eyes were gentle, and he was just bubbling with happiness.

Ling Xia looked down with unease as he checked the boy’s wound. He sighed in relief once he determined that it wasn’t bleeding. Right now, he felt guilty at the same time baffled. He couldn’t explain what had bewitch his mind just now. To think he would do such a thing that would make him lose his morals!

Ling Jue held his hand, causing him to stiffen up as they lied down again. The boy comfortably snuggled by his side and held his hands tight, his face blushing from happiness and exhaliration. Ling Xia didn’t have the guts to look him in the eyes. He was lying stiff as a board and was overcame with the sudden urge of wanting to cry.

Isn’t he considered the worst man ever in the history that transmigrated?

When he arrived in this world, he didn’t run into a cute girl to get along with, but encountered a pervert first. And now, he unintentionally involved himself with a boy who haven’t reached puberty yet….And as for the current predicament, he had the obligation to take responsibility for Ling Jue!

The next day, Ling Xia got up with a pair of panda like eyes. That night, Ling Jue was actually well-behave and just went to sleep. But he still kept his tight hold on Ling Xia’s hands without letting go. Ling Xia’s hand went completely numb because of that.

He is not doubting anymore that the boy really liked him. But being exposed to that radiance of happiness from the bottom of Ling Jue’s heart, made it difficult for Ling Xia muster up the courage to look straight back at him.

Ling Xia changed his clothes in discomfort, then he fetches a clean basin of water. He moistened the towel and gently wiped Ling Jue clean. The boy was a bit embarrassed about it, but he obediently closed his eyes and allowed Ling Xia to do it. Seeing him like this made him look like a cute small kitten.

After he had fed Ling Jue, he quickly came up of a reason to go out. Right now, he needed a quiet place to calm down, and rearrange his chaotic thoughts. Truth to be told, this headache he had for three times already had been puzzling him. He never had this ailment before! Was too much stress causes it to happen?

Da Bai was perching on his shoulder with its head plumes as sparce as before. Both man and the bird was wearing the same expression.

It seemed like the guards didn’t have any intentions to stop him. Ling Xia felt relieved and became confident enough to strut around freely till he found a secluded pavilion in the riverside and sat there. He watches the koi swimming on the water while he was deep in thoughts.

“Hey, Da Bai,” Ling Xia mumbled, “a man going out with another man is not right.”

Da Bai’s eyelids lowered down. It agrees with its master’s sentiments.

During its younger years, there was another male Bald Eagle that was always bothering Da Bai in its cave. Da Bai would claw and shriek at that Bald Eagle during those times. Despite that, that Bald Eagle persists on disturbing him for several months until it had enough fun and went away when it sustained a critical bruise.

Da Bai was under the impression that its because Ling Xia was too feeble and soft so he was being extremely troubled about it.

Ling Xia sighed depressingly. Da Bai suddenly became worried so it nestled on his shoulder to comfort him. While Ling Xia was mulling in confusion, a seemingly familliar pleasant voice rang behind him: “Ling, what’s the matter?”

He jolted and stood in a rush. Sure enough, it was that ‘Yu’ who was steadily walking in his way.

Ling Xia stared blankly. That man was still wearing a half mask like before. His figure carved like a jade that was passing beneath the shade of willow trees created a picturesque scene like a classical painting.

For a moment there, Ling Xia didn’t know how to greet him. It didn’t feel right to give him a smile, but glaring at the man also seemed to be very inapproriate…

While he was at loss, the other person had already went over to him in a casual pace. The man leaned his head closer to him with a studying look: “It looks like your in a bit of distress.”

Ling Xia is afraid. This mysterious man appears to be considerably attached to him, so if he discovered about Ling Jue and him….

He averted his gaze: “I’m not.”

What I really wanted to say to you was if you can let me and Ah Jue go. That what was distressing me to no end, but its better not to say it after all.

The other person didn’t talk anymore and merely stood besides the bamboo seat. He looked at Ling Xia and smiled: “Chatting in peace with you like this, is quite rare don’t you think?”

……..You motherfucker always drag this Lao Zi in a shady small hut to fuck with me, so how can Lao Zi talk with you in peace?!

Ling Xia’s face turned expressionless as he replied: “Yeah.”

“When it comes to me, you’re only replying with a short responses?” Yu Zhi Jue narrowed his eyes and continued, “When I saw you together with that Ah Jue, you were quite cheerful in chatting with him.”

Ling Xia was alarmed and immediately responded tensely: “He is my little brother. It’s only natural that we’re a bit close.”

“Only a brother?” Yu Zhi Jue slowly slanted his head, his eyes was faintly stabbing into him, “but when he met your gaze, it doesn’t seem like its only for a brother?”

Ling Xia was reminded of what happened last night, his look immediately turned a bit unnatural. He paused for a moment then replied with a slightly raised tone: “Your eminence is not entitled to imposed your beliefs on everyone else in the whole world.”

Yu Zhi Jue gave a faint smile, exposing a bit of his snowy white jade like teeth. Because of that, Ling Xia’s heart involuntarily skipped a beat. Good thing for him, the other person didn’t say anything more and simply patted the seat: “I’ll just sit here and stay with you.”

Ling Xia looked at Da Bai, who was at its child form and was firmly burrowed inside his robe on his shoulder, fast asleep. He sits down as well after a short while, but with the distance between them only three fist apart, his back posture was nervously taut and straight.

After a long while had passed the other man did not make any slightest movements, Ling Xia gradually relaxes. He secretly observed the man in the corner of his eyes, his gaze tracing along the fine lines of the man’s raised chin up to his captivating thin red lips. Together with that skin that has the quality of a jade, the man’s beauty was as precious as a jewel.

But the more he was absentmindedly stares at him, the more apparent his observing eyes becomes.

“You’re staring so much, you can’t take your eyes off me,” Yu Zhi Jue’s head turned to him with his hand touching the mole in the corner of his eyes while teasingly saying, “have you fallen for me?”

Ling Xia ignored the other man’s teasing. He deeply inhaled a mouthful of air, then his hand suddenly lurched forward and reaches out for the man’s mask.

But the other man soon caught his hand and stopped him. Yu Zhi Jue smiled sofly and said: “So you still want to see my appearance? I will show it to you in the future.”

Ling Xia forcefully pulled his hand back, he was looking back at Yu Zhi Jue with an unwavering stare. His hand that was hanging in the air slowly blocked the view of the upper part of Yu Zhi Jue’s face. He stared attentively at the man’s lips and chin.

His breathing was unconciously speeding up, his hands was beginning to uncontrollably shake.

Same eyes, lips, chin and skin….

He always thought that this mysterious man felt very familliar. Even thought there were always a doubt and suspicions in his heart before, but the memory of the scent of this man’s body is always concealed within the confines of the darkness. This time though, there weren’t any incense to cover his scent, making Ling Xia realize……and assume that he and Ling Jue indeed had a very similar scent.

However one of them is tall and the other is small and weak. Their ages and voice is even more far apart from each other….Not only that, but their personality and temperament is too different aren’t they?

Yu Zhi Jue noticed the suspicions in his eyes, but his expression was still calm and composed: “You’re staring at me too much, you’re making me want to touch you.”

Ling Xia gritted his teeth in annoyance, the doubt in his heart was hard to shrug.

Why did Ling Jue appeared shortly after I ran into this masked man? And these two people never appeared before me at the same time…

Several thoughts flashes in his mind like sparks of electricity. Ever since he met this mysterious masked man, a lot of things keeps forming in his mind. It was like a spool of yarn rolled in a jumble, but was gradually being loosened into a very long string.

He suddenly bent down and clasp his head. His breathing rushed and he was groaning in pain.

Yu Zhi Jue pulled him in his arms in a flurry and was pouring spiritual energy to his body. It seemed like the pain rendered Ling Xia’s body powerless so he let himself be supported in Yu Zhi Jue’s embrace. For a long while, Ling Xia repeatedly muttered in delirium: “Ah Jue, Ah Jue…”

Yu Zhi Jue was comfortingly wiping the sweat forming and dripping on his temples. His eyes were filled with panic as he soothingly utter: “I’m here, Ling. Is it too painful?”

He had asked Shui Yue and a previous predecessor about this before. There was a likely possibility that Ling Xia can regain his memories bit by bit, but it would be a very painful process during the time that he does. He watches as Ling Xia’s complexion turned deathly pale in an instance. He really hated that he could not bear that suffering for Ling Xia instead.

I’m ! such ! ! a ! ! ! big ! ! ! fool ! ! ! !

Ling Xia was shaking in anger from head to toe. He suddenly shoved Yu Zhi Jue away, and stood up while staring coldly at him: “Ah Jue?”

Yu Zhi Jue was stunned. Ling Xia slowly took off his mask and gasped in disbelief: “So during the night, you use your powers to transform into a disguise to decieve me. You even made use of that Ling identity so well —— it all went well for you.”

If he had paid careful attention, he could have realized it. But his concern clouded his judgement.

Even though Yu Zhi Jue maintained his composure on the outside, his heart was already racing frantically. He didn’t expect at all that Ling Xia would find out about it so soon. He was so panic-stricken that he had a sudden urge to turn heel and runaway.

He was getting along well with Ling Xia in both of his identity that he got a bit carried away.

You shameless motherfucker! King of the silver screen! You deserved an Oscar! Why don’t you fuck off and die!

Ling Xia was so angry he was speechless. He gritted his teeth and glared at the face before him.

Fucking hell! Isn’t he evidently the adult version of Ling Jue? His youthful face was incomparably pure and handsome, his pair of pheonix eyes was shimmering and clear as a flowing water, and there was a small red teardrop mole in the corner of his eye. He was so undeniably good looking….I wanted kill him!

Da Bai went to hid in the corner and secretly peeked. Its master(Ling Xia) had just recently become its master, did Da Bai made him angry already?

Ling Xia found it hard to hold back the stinging of his eyes and the scene before his eyes steadily grew blurry.

He forces himself to open his mouth, but his voice was unconciously trembling as he speaks. It made him look like he was sobbing: “Your excellency played me so well. Just what is your purpose anyway?”

As he remembered the times he spent with Ling Jue, he couldn’t wrap his mind around it. He really don’t want to believe that the boy who was a shy and adorable teen that earnestly depended on him was actually this goddamn sexual deviant standing before him. Were all those times was just a lie all along?

His aching heart suddenly broke into pieces. Ling Xia clenches his fists tight.

Yu Zhi Jue saw big droplets of water spilling in the corner of Ling Xia’s eyes. He felt sorry at the same time he didn’t know what to do. He suddenly hugged Ling Xia and consoled him: “Ling, don’t be upset….I swear Ah Jue has always been true to you! Ah Jue likes you, and that will never change!”

Ling Xia exhausted all his strength to struggle and spat out curses: “Screw you, you fucking pervert! Scum! Psycho! Bastard! Let go of me!”

He swung his fist towards the other man’s nose, but the other person didn’t have any intention to avoid it. It caught Ling Xia in surprise that he rigidly halted—-This man and the young Ah Jue’s face are a perfect copy he didn’t have it in him to hit it. Fuck!

Ling Xia then chose another place to hit. He abruptly punched the other person’s abdomen, creating a loud thud sound. He felt the muscle of the other man’s stomach winced at the end of his fist. He sneered coldly: “So you had the same wound there as well? Did it hurt?”

Yu Zhi Jue gave a shallow laugh as he loosened Ling Xia’s hand: “It’s fine—-as long as you won’t get angry at me, you can hit me as you please, and as long as you want.”

When Ling Xia saw that doting and indulging expression of his, his anger boiled even hotter. He gladly took the offer and threw a couple of punches. Even his feet didn’t stay idle, he kept kicking Yu Zhi Jue from the waist below.

But no matter how much he beats him up, Yu Zhi Jue never resisted. He was like a wooden dummy that was standing in place. It comes to the point that a streak of blood started flowing down from the corner of Yu Zhi Jue’s lips.

Once he had spent all of his strength, Ling Xia stopped and was panting heavily while he was dripping in sweat. He was immediately caught by Yu Zhi Jue’s arms and was pulled into his tight hold.

Ling Xia angrily shouted: “Let me go! Shameless bastard!” He really didn’t have any strength left, so he bit Yu Zhi Jue’s shoulder, strong enough for blood to ooze.

His head turned muddy due to exhaustion. A thought suddenly popped out in his mind, his eyes twitches because of it —— Did this jerk acted out a scene from Chiung Yao’s romance novels? This fucker must’ve went into an acting school!

Da Bai’s keen eagles eyes had completely turned dumbfounded. When it had flew away earlier, it kept flying on the side while cawing pitifully at Ling Xia.

His forceful struggling had pulled Yu Zhi Jue’s clothes in disarray, revealing his bleeding shoulder and parts of his body that was filled with bruises. Ling Xia avoided his eyes, and said with a cold tone: “Just what is your intentions, really?”

Because he depleted his stamina, the intensity of his tone lowered down to the point that it seemed like it was feeble.

“Ling, my real name is Yu Zhi Jue.” Yu Zhi Jue smiled helplessly. He let Ling Xia leaned on his arms, and adjusted him into a more comfortable position. “but its still better to call me Ah Jue.”

Ling Xia suddenly laughed, his face flushed from anger. He sarcastically emphasized: “Ah Jue, you were calling me big brother sweetly before, why are you addressing me different now?”

Yu Zhi Jue held his hand and places it on his cheeks. He gazes back at him sincerely and replied in a gentle tone: “If you like that, I will still call you big brother. So don’t be upset anymore okay?”

“…….How can I not?!” Ling Xia pulls his hand back but it wasn’t budging. He coldly replied, “If being played by you doesn’t kill me, then I will burn an incense and wish it will!”

The more he thought about it, the angrier he gets. What puberty crisis, what drowning at the lake and needing CPR, what was my tears from being moved by his self-sacrifice for, what pure and innocent stolen kiss at the middle of the night…

Liar! Such a fucking liar! A round of applause for this damn pervert for completely fooling this Lao Zi!

He wanted so bad to bite this “Ah Jue” in front of him to death!

Fuck you, you con artist!

“If you’re still angry, just cut me up to your content.” Yu Zhi Jue leaned his forehead on Ling Xia’s shoulder and miserably uttered, “I just wanted to be with you so much….”

Ling Xia cutted him off with a sneer: “Are you tired of living you fucker?”

Yu Zhi Jue contemplated, and replied in a deadpan way: “…..Very tired.”

Ling Xia chest was choked up with anger, he almost fainted from being unable to breath.

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Bonbon translation notes:

This dialogue went a bit different in the raws. Ling Xia kept replying two chinese characters (Mei You and Shi Ah) and Yu Zhi Jue complained, “Why are you only replying two character(response) towards me.”