Chapter 97 p1
Before undressing, Wen Runan was still quite tough, thinking that at worst, she would just throw caution to the wind. It was nothing more than her seeing Li Mo’s body, and then Li Mo seeing her body.
But when she was undressing, her hands began to be disobedient. They started to tremble as soon as she took off her outer robe. “Um, do I also need to help you undress?”
“The wound seems to be a little stuck to the clothes,” Li Mo did not answer directly, but touched the wound with her left hand and took a light breath.
“Don’t move. I’ll wipe it with hot water first,” Wen Runan held Li Mo’s hand and let her sit on the side. She soon went to find a clean face towel. After soaking it in hot water, she gently wiped the dried bloodstains on the inner garment, and then carefully lifted the clothes.
Swish. It was unclear what Wen Runan had seen, but her face turned red at once, and at the same time, she quickly moved her gaze away.
“Alright, it’s fine now. It’s not sticky anymore,” Wen Runan moved her Adam’s apple and looked at the wall in the distance. “Li Mo, do you want to test the water temperature in the bathtub first? If it’s not suitable, I’ll have them adjust it again.”
“No need. It’s very suitable,” Li Mo stood up and, in front of Wen Runan, generously took off the remaining clothes on her body. Without any cover, she slowly walked into the bathtub, and then soaked the parts of her body below her collarbones in the warm water.
Gulp. A distinct swallowing sound came from behind Li Mo. Before Wen Runan could come to her senses, she found that her nose was a little wet.
Reaching out to touch it, Wen Runan looked down in a daze and saw her blood-stained fingers.
“Ahem, um, I seem to have forgotten to get my clothes. I’ll go out for a bit!” Wen Runan said hurriedly. Without waiting for Li Mo’s response, she covered her nose and rushed out.
Li Mo looked back in a slight silence. Wen Runan had already run very fast, but she had still left a few drops of blood on the ground.
“Is it that ridiculous?” Li Mo touched her own face, and then touched other parts of her body. Her figure was not very ridiculous. Compared to the other few worlds, it was just that her face was a little prettier.
Since there was no problem with her, then the one with the problem should be Wen Runan.
Speaking of which, from the moment she had seen her true face, Wen Runan had changed her attitude towards her. Not only had she become super easy to be shy, but she had also believed her own terrible acting and loophole-filled excuses.
Should she work hard and directly use her face to trick the other party into bed? Or should she continue to boil the frog and slowly cultivate her feelings with her?
While Li Mo was thinking, Wen Runan on the other side was also thinking.
Finding that her nosebleed would not stop for a while, Wen Runan began to have second thoughts in her heart.
She had only taken a few glances, and it was already like this. If she really stripped naked and bathed with Li Mo, would she not just faint from excessive blood loss while bathing? That would be too embarrassing!
Wen Runan sniffled. Finding that there was still a smell of blood in it, she wanted to run away even more.
She still wanted some face. If she really fainted while bathing, she would probably not be able to lift her head in front of Li Mo for the rest of her life.
But, if she were to slip away, it would seem that she was very scummy and bad. She had clearly promised to help her bathe, and had even seen her body.
Wen Runan scratched her hair with some annoyance. After pacing back and forth for about a quarter of an hour, she finally thought of a solution.
When Wen Runan appeared in the bathroom again, there was a small clip on her nose, which firmly clamped her nostrils.
“Um, let me scrub your back for you,” because her nose was being clamped, Wen Runan’s voice became a little different, with a very obvious nasal tone.
Li Mo looked at Wen Runan with a complicated expression. Seeing her wavering gaze, in the end, she did not make things difficult for her. She maintained her posture with her back to her and let the other party simply clean her back.
“Do you need my help? My left hand is still usable,” Li Mo faced Wen Runan, stared at her clamped nose for a long time, and finally couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“Pfft— Um, actually, you can try another way to… solve your nose,” Li Mo coughed twice and stopped her laughter.
“What way?” Wen Runan asked sullenly. She could now confirm that she was moved by beauty, and she just couldn’t hold back! She was a rogue who liked beauties!
“It’s very simple. You just have to look at me more, until you have no reaction,” Li Mo said with a smile, raising her hand and taking off the clip on Wen Runan’s nose, gently rubbing it with the pad of her finger.
The close enough distance allowed Wen Runan to see some things in the water. Before Li Mo could move her hand away, her nasal cavity began to heat up again, and her nosebleed started to flow again. After dripping into the water, it turned into beautiful red flowers of blood.
Li Mo/Wen Runan: …Perhaps, this method doesn’t seem to be very reliable?
If this continued, it was unclear whether Wen Runan would first look at Li Mo until she had no reaction, or if she would first be unable to hold back and faint from the nosebleed.
When she left, Wen Runan was lowering her head, pinching her nose, and running very fast. Li Mo even saw that she had stumbled when she crossed the threshold. It was probably because her mind was in too much of a mess, and she couldn’t even pay attention to the road.
Just like that, what was the point of boiling the frog in warm water! Just for the fact that Wen Runan had no resistance to this face, Li Mo felt that even if she had directly pulled her over and had her way with her, she would only have blushed and covered her nose, and would not have resisted at all!
For some reason, Li Mo was a little frustrated, because she had already planned how she was going to cook this frog, Wen Runan. She had not expected that there was a shortcut for her to jump over on her own initiative.
In Li Mo’s plan to cook the frog, she would help the other party drive away the barbarians within a month, and then form a heavy cavalry before the New Year.
Then, during the New Year, a festival full of the atmosphere of reunion, she would act pitiful. Using the excuse of missing her relatives, she would successfully share a bed with the other party.
At that time, their relationship would definitely be very deep. If they were to have a couple of drinks, some things could happen naturally.
“Master, the destiny on Gu Xiuwen has changed,” 033 tried to make its voice sound not so noticeable. “The destiny on him has increased. Many of the disaster-stricken common people have taken the initiative to go to the towns he has occupied. His military strength has been further expanded, and he already has about sixty thousand people. It is estimated that in a short while, he will have to build new armor and weapons.”
Li Mo raised an eyebrow slightly. Her original good mood was a little affected by this news.
“What about the capital? Regarding the disaster-stricken common people, does the imperial court have any actions?” Li Mo asked.
“Yes. The emperor has asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate two hundred thousand taels for disaster relief, but more than half of the silver has been embezzled before it even left the capital. Very little has reached the local county yamen. In the end, the ones who received the so-called disaster relief silver were those who did not need disaster relief in the first place,” 033 said. “They are basically landlords and wealthy households.”
Such a rotten imperial court from top to bottom. No wonder someone would rebel. In the eyes of those capital officials, the lives of the common people were not lives at all, otherwise they would not even be greedy for this kind of disaster relief silver.
Li Mo thought about the current situation for a moment, and then wrote a letter and had her personal guard send it to the Prince of Pingnan as quickly as possible overnight.
One thing was one thing. It was not wrong for Gu Xiuwen to take in those refugees now, but the two of them were on opposite sides. It was impossible for her to do nothing and just watch the other party grow stronger bit by bit.
Of course, Li Mo would not use too despicable means, such as using the common people to put pressure on Gu Xiuwen. What she wanted to use was an open conspiracy.
Fortunately, the Prince of Pingnan’s reputation was not bad. She believed that under the circumstances of having a choice, those disaster-stricken common people would be more inclined to live in the Prince of Pingnan’s fief.
After all, some rules were carved into their bones. Unless they really couldn’t live anymore, no one wanted to be associated with the word “rebel.” That was a word that could get your nine generations exterminated if you were not careful.
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