𝐷𝑒́𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡「LCF x MDZS」

Chapter 83 - 『The Pronouncement Of A Siege』

"Did you hurt yourself, A-Xun?"

Cale blinks for a while before lightly gasping, finally remembering his neck.

He unknowingly fiddles the bandage wrapped around it then, "It's nothing to worry about, Shijie."

The look that Jiang Yanli had gave was that akin to disbelief.

"If it eases your mind, then someone almighty had lent me this bandage as a gift to make amends."

He gave her a small smile, an attempt to comfort that everything is alright.

"Bwa?" Jin Ling curiously babbles then, before pulling the bandage that was carefully wrapped on his neck.

The moment the child yanks the cloth, it moved itself and lightly slapped the chubby hands of Jin Ling.

"Ah, Ruoye. I would apologise this instant if I were you."

When Cale had finished speaking, the child in his arms started wailing his lungs out, earning series of stares from various different people in the pavilion.

Ruoye in turn, swung around as if it was worried and embarrassed. The only thing it could do was rub itself against the child's cheek in attempt to stop him from crying.

"Mmmhh?"

Thankfully enough, Jin Ling slowly ceased crying. Now, he was busy playing with Ruoye while rubbing his tear-snotted face against Cale's robes.

"He have a strong set of lungs, Shijie. I wonder which peacock he got it from." He says off-handedly, yet he stared pointedly at Jin Zixuan for a while whom the latter returned the look with disbelief.

Before Jin Zixuan could say anything to retort, the doors of the banquet were slammed open.

"Wei Xianghuan!"

At that moment, Cale felt ominous.

When Nie Mingjue stepped inside with Jiang Cheng silent beside him, everyone in the pavilion turned silent as Cale gave Jin Ling away immediately to Jiang Yanli, considering the child might be included if something happened to him.

Despite Jin Ling trying to reach for him, Cale had turned his back from the child and faced Nie Mingjue.

Everyone is silent, the air heavy with tension as all awaits for what will happen next.

The next moment Cale blinks, his collar was grabbed by Nie Mingjue himself.

The redhead couldn't help but flinch in surprise, earning a surprise yell from Nie Huaisang.

"Da-ge! What are you doing?!"

Nie Mingjue didn't bother to spare him a look then.

"I understand Jin Guangyao, but Lan Xichen?!"

What happened to Lan Xichen?

Cale felt his hands go cold at his statement, "What? What do you meanㅡ"

"You don't know?! That corpse mutt of Wei Wuxian and yours just stabbed him and made a run for it!"

Who? Xue Yang?

"I don't understandㅡplease let go of meㅡ!"

Cale could feel something burning in his neck again and this time, it was accompanied by a bone-crushing grip from Nie Mingjue himself.

"Can't understand?! Jiang Wanyin and I are clear witnesses of what happened back there!"

When the redhead tried to turn and look at Jiang Cheng to see if he was telling the truth (God knows how much he hoped they saw it wrong), the younger simply looked at him before drooping his head.