Blooming Flowers, Silent Sorrow

Translator: Silvery Butterfly  EwXMDPElNGbmebUrcjIzqCUhGgedbO

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“Do you know who that person is and why they were being chased?”mGbxRtUYfLjOpFLdFZGvnIebFYksPW

“I don’t know who he is either…” Xiao Bao’s face darkened as he thought of something and fell silent.lVHdMmVViVGrEJoWNtslqeZWmLoqkS

Su Yin glared at him fiercely. Besides being vulgar and incompetent, another flaw that made him disdain Xiao Bao was his lecherousness.ClYtEjVydEkwvRnPGnxCTNrUDNDrja

Since he was old enough to understand, Xiao Bao had liked to chase after beautiful women, his shameless lustful behavior making it impossible for Su Yin not to despise him. Whenever he saw a beauty, he lost all sense of direction, and his already poor judgment became practically non-existent when faced with beauty. This time, his reckless pursuit of beauty had put him in danger.lDqaWyTyIebLXgkOVjhKpBhwxGVJNC

Hearing Xiao Bao’s words and thinking about the rumors in Suzhou City these past few days regarding the beauty he had brought back, Su Yin’s face grew long.gNGHejYArHxqtFcNhHiusjDUPhNTYq

“Are you out of your mind? How dare you keep such a mysterious woman by your side? I heard from Zhao Cai and Jin Bao that the night you met her, she killed quite a few people. How can she be a good person? Did you grow any brains in that fat head of yours?!” By the end, Su Yin couldn’t stand it anymore and started poking Xiao Bao’s forehead hard. Xiao Bao had no retort and could only adopt a humble, submissive attitude. Reflecting on his misfortune of losing both the lady and his pride, he realized that he had deserved it. Su Yin wasn’t wrong at all; his normally small courage had swelled up several times under the influence of beauty, like a ballooning frog, and he had gotten beaten up for it. He had brought it on himself.adWHXUwlvjtlNSmTEiYvkIJkLZZqLQ

Su Yin vented his frustration for a while, lamenting Jin Xiao Bao’s perceived shortcomings. After calming down, he asked if Jin Xiao Bao knew who the assailants were.pIDdPfgrWCrHMPaBkHxajQiLldSYET

Xiao Bao certainly didn’t know, but when he arrived at the scene, it was clear that Huai En was facing off against a group of wandering martial artists. So he automatically assumed it was a typical martial arts dispute and shared his analysis with Su Yin.xSzBzvbwsdlDfttpaVYKAJqicXiBYm

Su Yin carefully asked about the characteristics of those individuals. Combining this with what he had learned from Mo Lu of the Shadowless Clan, along with his observations of the corpses he had examined along the way, his suspicions grew more certain. Many seemingly disparate clues quickly began to connect in his mind.IiHqTEqDKRWyHqYlvtklHCGARhlmTM

“After you finished watching the show, you ran into Prince Shen?”eynYhtyYCQiTzDlfthSBNrOrVVfdMG

“Yes, it made me very nervous. That old lecher took a fancy to my person.”TkZPbrJvRoTsTmgSGKHbQIgtqmlPfK

Su Yin glared at him again. Xiao Bao, realizing his boastful remark, awkwardly avoided Su Yin’s gaze.ikwUDgAFzUsKIRRcfIOxfPanmCsDxN

“What did Prince Shen say at that time?”HpRkHFdTBRVWuLVZKRUvHLwYRyYjrb

“What else could he say? He kept trying to persuade Huai En to go to his mansion.”frtHqPAsLYSpEcHftQYOTlhjuypZDV

It seems Prince Shen didn’t want to alert anyone prematurely.lMUCOTHbdSkNQbpSNjtPStykuIoUXA

Su Yin nodded and changed the topic. “Describe Huai En to me.”rznTDVlIFImwlGJYXkgmqKDEVnwwBZ

Xiao Bao was still immersed in his grand fantasy of competing for affection with a prince. Suddenly pulled back to reality by Su Yin’s question, he felt a shiver run down his spine. His face turned pale and then flushed red upon hearing that name.zjNjOchWIQhVnlMshLffgxhxJQvIOH

Su Yin did not overlook Xiao Bao’s reaction but couldn’t immediately fathom it.rYKrItFvaYnysFhWTcSwXJmEUEqqbI

“Well… just like that. Very beautiful, highly skilled in martial arts…” Xiao Bao stammered, as his understanding of Huai En was pretty much just that. He struggled with the fact that Huai En was actually a man, and couldn’t bring himself to say it out loud. If Su Yin knew he had risked his life to chase after a man, how could he face him?YOpijiDiFvgXfUmEbZEmWxVtgvaQVn

“What’s his surname?”VjxRcpWEVeaLadrmIjmvzLGVIBLRGo

“He said his surname is Zheng.” However, Xiao Bao now doubted it. Even he wasn’t so foolish as to not realize that Huai En had a lot of stories behind him.NmJVqdkRKovTCcvPcGuFTAEMHbDmWf

“Zheng… Zheng…” Su Yin didn’t believe it either. “Zhao Cai said you saved her subordinate.”GCcPWpFAvCsWvknsdLIbeKcbbMIXeY

“Yes, I did. Did you send him back?”tXjVpZSoKxjwqaDQCsXBXFQfpRhosr

“No, I’ve detained him.”pkKkpTGlmYsJfUHNKHyBeuBHcEXYtA

“Su Yin?”TzsPrmsAKLmIVZGdfgyMdhuartdlTQ

“Of course, I couldn’t just let him go so easily. I need to understand what this Zheng Huai En is really up to.”kzkyJGMpnfGrqYNhFhhkIJjEOTOCdt

Xiao Bao naively thought that Su Yin was investigating for his sake, and he was also eager to know who Huai En truly was. Su Yin’s approach was exactly what he wanted, as he felt that his reunion with Huai En was not far off. He started planning his grand counterattack.NnIwODdnRLykqjawNXHCLYpSWPKqMu

Su Yin easily dismissed the person You Ying sent to retrieve Zuo Ying by claiming that Zuo Ying was still unconscious and too injured to be moved. A few days later, Zuo Ying woke up.YhkhGSBktuAOPneUPYFkWcpHxlEtRF

Su Yin would spend some time at the Jin mansion each year, so he was very familiar with the place. Everyone at the Jin mansion basically treated him as another young master. With Xiao Bao’s safe return, the entire mansion was in a joyous mood. Xiao Bao, back in his own turf, felt both at ease and happy. Within a few days, his worries dissipated considerably. He then followed Su Yin out to enjoy some drinking and entertainment.RUkdbtaCvKdySrcFmFPrxjhYXJBSeM

When Su Yin’s men came to report, the two of them were at Cui Xiang Pavilion, listening to some songs. Xiao Bao was surrounded by beautiful women on both sides, while Su Yin, with his eyes half-closed, reclined nearby. His jet-black hair mingled with his dark green robe, creating a striking, picturesque scene. His long fingers holding a wine cup, his posture was extremely relaxed and enticing. Unfortunately, he rarely allowed anyone to get close, or else the girls in the building wouldn’t just be watching him and drooling.OzGyiQskxTtrGhQlFYqVExVhUpEdhn

Although Xiao Bao had known him for over ten years and had developed some immunity to his looks, he still couldn’t help but be occasionally stunned by his beauty.mrRTwTbwAYsBQqOgpJDIQWbuQoRjIA

Su Yin, with a lazy expression, listened as his subordinate whispered a few words into his ear. His narrow, half-closed phoenix eyes slowly opened, and he gave Xiao Bao a fleeting glance. Xiao Bao, catching his gaze, felt a jolt and instinctively sensed it had something to do with him. He quickly shot an inquisitive look.VaUOysjjdACDsNQkWGVZExaDlIdpNx

“Zuo Ying has woken up.”uCDRmFzhGVQtgDqLNyfWKNLsyGctRi

“Oh, he’s awake? Then let’s go back and check on him,” Xiao Bao said, standing up in a hurry.AlMCbsKpLCalSsGsHVEwACEdZABdad

“Yes, we should go back. His brother is coming to pick him up and will be in the city within an hour.”LMnhNymUNJqNPMxANEafbicBQCaXRE

“You Ying? Is he coming alone?”bpykvtkwcQFULrAOUgpoHzTBpkNCKK

“Of course not…” Su Yin deliberately drew out his words, watching Xiao Bao’s reaction. As expected, Xiao Bao nervously swallowed, “There are some attendants and such with him.”eMVkMmKzWlgqPtLeyiHFGRWpWmkzpc

Xiao Bao’s face fell, showing a mix of relief and disappointment.HFOBWDhzBSiNJbUDphqSQIijVQrPTr

Su Yin found it amusing. This fool, his thoughts were always written all over his face. It was truly a miracle he had grown up safely.WjAOrvhlTSbiUxVnqzgovBHofctBhZ

Ignoring the beautiful women pleading for him to stay, Xiao Bao rushed back to the mansion on horseback. Once there, he immediately ordered a bath, then busied himself with grooming and dressing, as if he were preparing for a wedding. Su Yin raised an eyebrow at the sight.RzdYncBpskMsruiLkvEyFNkmeLeoyk

Of course, Su Yin couldn’t understand Xiao Bao’s thoughts.LrzUdpULSDvfFYvydNfrfTnakfADOd

Xiao Bao thought back to his humiliating experience in Huai En’s territory, feeling he had completely lost face in front of this trusted subordinate. This was detrimental to establishing a strong image of himself as a man. After all, if he managed to win over Huai En, then You Ying and Zuo Ying would essentially be his people too. It was crucial to create an impressive image in their eyes.wiNiVzfoNwVYduoMvxQoFbhWXkkfOM

Dressing up so meticulously, Xiao Bao looked as polished as he did when visiting a certain young lady. He believed he was showing great respect to You Ying, though it was clear You Ying did not see it that way.OLAPXeIvINDdYCZFKqfRQHjdKZAmMp

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