Husband, Be A Gentleman

Chapter 51

Chapter Fifty-One

To leave the imperial city it was impossible to avoid mountain terrains.

'Who are you to dare to obstruct the path?' an imperial guard asked.

'Stop the pleasantries,' Pei Lam said and took off his mask. 'Prepare to sacrifice your lives.'

Pei Lam's sharp sword tasted fresh blood. Sunlight shone on the bloody ground. More imperial guards appeared because they thought Pei Lam's life was in danger, but they were immediately killed under Pei Lam's sword and their dead bodies collapsed on the ground. The last face they saw were Pei Lam's disturbing smile.

Pei Lam searched forty dead bodies for someone similar to his build and looks to exchange clothes with him. Then he flung the forty dead bodies down the mountain.

Pei Lam escaped on a horse and heard silence in four directions. He was happy he no longer had to be Pei Lam and truly free.

Pei Lam rode for a while but a person with a cold demon face who wore black clothes obstructed his path.

'It's you,' Pei Lam said.

Pei Lam recognised Bei Dou who had a cold demon face that never changed expression and was also Pei Jin's servant but he didn't know why Bei Dou followed him.

'Thank you,' Bei Dou said and raised his sword.

Later at Pei Jin's manor, Bei Dou recounted what happened to Pei Lam and Pei Lam's imperial guards.

'You said thank you to him?' Pei Jin asked.

'Of course I should thank him for dealing with the imperial guards,' Bei Dou said.

'I didn't think he would kill everyone to escape,' Pei Jin said. 'What are his true intentions?'

'Perhaps he wants to start a new life,' Bei Dou said.

'A new life?' Pei Jin asked. 'If that isn't true then it's hard to explain his actions. I didn't expect tenth brother was someone like this. I thought he asked imperial father to take away his position to wait for a good opportunity to strike... where are you hiding him?'

'Su Ci,' Bei Dou said and looked in four directions.

'Gentleman Bei, who are your wandering eyes looking for?' Pei Jin teased.

'There are sand in my eyes,' Bei Dou lied.

Pei Jin spat out tea. 'Why don't you find your precious pupil to help you? Wait, don't disturb her. She's studying effects of some poisons in the courtyard with Xiao Zai... wait, where are you running to... tomorrow I'm summoned to the palace, you need to be prepared.'

Pei Jin thought Bei Dou was in a deep spring trance after only a few days.

In the courtyard Bei Dou's expression darkened, he saw Xiao Zai sat too close to Xiao Tu.

Bei Dou's deadly eyes focused on Xiao Tu. 'You, follow me to my chamber!'

Xiao Tu calmly followed Bei Dou to his chamber. 'Gentleman Bei, what's wrong?'

'There are sand in my eyes,' Bei Dou said. 'Help take them out for me.'

Xiao Tu was speechless.

Inside Pei Jin and Yan Shi Ning's chamber, Yan Shi Ning's chest wound had healed. It wasn't a surprise considering for half a month she was forced to ingest nutritious food and herbal remedies to improve her health while pregnant and recovering from her injury.

Pei Jin thought Yan Shi Ning's body was even more appealing while she was pregnant. The problem was he could only see, kiss and touch her but he couldn't eat her because Bei Dou advised him it was dangerous for him to eat her while she was pregnant.