Who Stole My Eggs?

Before Huo Yao joined the group, the team escorting Princess Lin back home temporarily stopped at the border between Yunzhao and Yuzhao.

Xie Zuo stood on the carriage and looked into the distance.

He hadn’t seen Huo Yao for two months, and the general had been even busier than the king.

Xie Zuo’s letters were sent one after another to the frontier, but he could not get any news from the general who was attacking everywhere. It wasn’t until last night that Huo Yao sent a message, just three words: wait for me.

Suddenly, there was smoke on the horizon.

Xie Zuo couldn’t help but stand on tiptoes to see more clearly.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and the billowing smoke was left behind. Huo Yao took the lead and came straight towards Xie Zuo like a sharp arrow.

Xie Zuo smiled, seeing him getting closer and closer, and was about to get off the car to meet him when he heard Huo Yao shout loudly: “Don’t move!”

Huo Yao’s speed did not slow down, and he opened his arms towards Xie Zuo. The king jumped up from the car and threw himself into Huo Yao’s arms.

Huo Yao caught him firmly, held the back of his head with one hand, and hugged him tightly, and threw up the reins with the other hand, “Drive!”

The general suddenly appeared and snatched the king away, the others did not dare to chase and didn’t dare to look, they all lowered their heads to look at their feet.

Since Bai Hualiang and King Yunlin passed away successively, Xie Zuo no longer had to hide his feelings for Huo Yao. Now, everyone in the court knew about their relationship and had tacitly kept silent.

Civil servants and military generals were all sensible people. As long as Xie Zuo worked diligently and loved the people, did it matter whether he liked a man or a woman?

Either way, they couldn’t control them even if they wanted to, and they didn’t dare to. It was fine to talk with Xie Zuo, but who dares to make Huo Yao unhappy?

Xie Zuo sat on the horse, holding Huo Yao tightly with both hands. As soon as he raised his head, the general held him down and kissed him roughly.

Xie Zuo finally took a breath and said, “Great Deity of Thunder, are you… going to eat people?”

Huo Yao looked around and found a dense forest in front of him on the right, so he turned his horse’s head and ran towards it at high speed.

The guards brought by Xie Zuo and Huo Yao’s personal guards followed closely, and at the same time, they stopped fifty meters in front of the woods.

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Two hours later, it was almost dusk, and Huo Yao and Xie Zuo came out of the woods.

When they went in, they rode on the same horse and were neatly dressed. When they came out, Xie Zuo was carried by Huo Yao, and he was wearing Huo Yao’s coat. Huo Yao’s beloved horse walked beside them at a leisurely pace, with Xie Zuo’s clothes draped on the horse’s back.

Xie Zuo also knew about shame. When he saw the group waiting for them not far away, he kicked Huo Yao: “Put me down.”

Huo Yao stopped and said, “Are you sure?”

“Sure!”

Xie Zuo got on the ground, wanted to put on his outer robe, but suddenly remembered that the clothes inside and outside had been torn by Huo Yao, so he had to continue wearing Huo Yao’s. The belt was longer and the sleeves were folded a few more times.

Huo Yao only had a white shirt left on his upper body, and his tight muscle lines were faintly exposed through the thin fabric. He was really a sexy man!

Xie Zuo forced himself to look away. Huo Yao was like an aphrodisiac to him. He always wanted to get into heat after seeing it too much. He had to restrain himself, otherwise he would be the one to suffer.

Princess Lin consciously left space for them, went ahead and waited for them at the gate of Runcheng, the largest city on the border of Yuzhao.

Because they still had business to do, Xie Zuo and Huo Yao briefly expressed their lovesickness and hurried to meet Princess Lin.

There were already formal officials with white silk ribbons around their waists waiting for them, leading them through the city and rushing to the inn to rest. Unexpectedly, as soon as the people and horses arrived at the inn and the carriage had not opened yet, a group of beggars came from all directions.

They were both men and women, all of them were in ragged clothes and unkempt faces. They raised their thin little hands and shouted: “Nobles, kind-hearted nobles, please help this poor person!”

“Noble people, please give us some money!”

The courtesy officer dismounted and waved his whip to drive them away, “Go away! Don’t make trouble, I’ve already given you something to eat!”

The tallest boy evaded nimbly while shouting: “Just one bite is not enough, please. Your Majesty, please reward me some more!”

Probably, this boy often hangs out in this area, and the officer also knew him, so he spit on him severely: “It’s you again. Bastard, get out of here, or I’ll really catch you!”

Several little beggars surrounded the official. The boy climbed onto Xie Zuo’s carriage nimbly. He opened the curtain with a “huh” and saw Huo Yao, Xie Zuo, and Princess Lin sitting inside. He was instantly attracted by them, especially the beauty of the girl overwhelmed him.

The guards who came over had already dispersed the other little beggars, and the boy was caught and dragged out. While cursing, he quickly threw something to Princess Lin.

Princess Lin grabbed the thing and took a look, and her expression immediately changed.

Xie Zuo noticed that it was a jade pendant. The jade was smooth and delicate, and it looked like top quality at first glance.

Huo Yao had already stood up and got off the carriage. He ordered the guards not to hurt these children and arranged for his personal guards to bring out food and drink for them.

The little beggars probably didn’t expect such a good thing. They were all happy and crowded around the guards eating and drinking. Some children had been hungry for so long, and their eyes turned green when they saw the meaty buns. They choked after taking two bites.

Princess Lin looked at this scene through the carriage window and murmured: “Runcheng is one of the most prosperous cities in our country. How come there are so many beggars?”

Xie Zuo patted his shoulder comfortingly. In the past few years, although Yuzhao had not officially claimed the throne, he was still the de facto controller of the country.

Yuzhao resorted to militarism, conquered and annexed other kingdoms, and after draining the treasury, he plundered wealth from the people. The excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Yuzhao Kingdom were so frightening that even those with some connections tried to escape.

Most of the parents of these little beggars died on the battlefield, or they were abandoned here by their families who fled from Yuzhao.

The little beggars dispersed after eating. Xie Zuo noted the direction in which the boy who gave the jade pendant ran away, and glanced at Princess Lin, who nodded solemnly.

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At night, three black figures left the inn quietly.

“Meow~” A chubby figure squatted on the wall and shouted in the direction where the black shadows left.

Xie Zuo turned around helplessly and waved to it, “Stop barking, come here, Lei Ya!”

Lei Ya jumped down lightly and ran straight to Huo Yao, urging him “meow meow”: ‘It’s time to give me a meal. I have been holding back for fear of disturbing your reunion.’

“Little white-eyed wolf.” Xie Zuo poked Lei Ya, “You eat like a pig, do you still need thunder balls?”

Huo Yao looked at Lei Ya who was looking at him eagerly and gave him a small mouthful of thunder.

Poof~

Lei Ya swelled into a big fur ball again, floating precariously in the air.

Xie Zuo took the jade pendant from Princess Lin’s hand and gave it to Lei Ya to smell, “You’re already here. You can’t just eat and drink. Go and lead the way to find its owner.”

Lei Ya said “meow” seriously. His four claws were filled with wind, and he ran towards the northeast.

Xie Zuo, Huo Yao, and Princess Lin followed Lei Ya to a dilapidated Earth Temple in the northeast corner of Runcheng.

Lei Ya suddenly made a “rumbling” warning sound from his abdomen, and Xie Zuo had the sharpest nose said, “There is blood.”

The three of them looked at the open door of the Earth Temple, and they all had an ominous premonition in their hearts.