“Ohoho…”
Inside the Four Directions Inn, Gao Yin, who was sound asleep, was awakened by a strange cry.
Gao Yin subconsciously pulled the quilt over his head, but the sound kept reaching his ears, making him increasingly annoyed at having his good dream disturbed.
Gao Yin was furious and shouted, “Who’s howling outside?”
“Reporting to Your Highness, it’s Shen Jing! He seems to have gone mad…”
A guard’s voice came from outside the door.
Hmm?
Gao Yin instantly lost all sleepiness.
Shen Jing went mad?
Nonsense, right?
Could it be that Emperor Zhou punished him, and he went mad from the shock?
Everyone has a gossipy side, and Gao Yin was no exception.
After a brief moment of distraction, Gao Yin quickly dressed and walked out of his room.
“How did Shen Jing go mad?”
Gao Yin curiously asked the guard.
The guard replied, “It’s chilly in the middle of the night, and Shen Jing is frolicking outside shirtless, just like a madman…”
Hmm?
Gao Yin was very curious and quickly led the guards out.
When they arrived at another courtyard of the Four Directions Inn, quite a few people had already gathered there.
Gao Yin looked through the gaps in the crowd and indeed saw Shen Jing frolicking in the courtyard shirtless, continuously making strange cries, yet with a look of intoxication on his face, completely oblivious to the strange gazes of the onlookers.
Speaking of which, that scoundrel’s body is really good!
It’s so cold tonight, and he’s shirtless?
Doesn’t he feel cold at all?
“Marquis Shen is in high spirits!”
Gao Yin walked out of the crowd and looked at Shen Jing with a chuckle.
“It’s getting late, Your Highness should rest quickly!”
Shen Jing slightly restrained his expression, but his face still held an intoxicated look.
Gao Yin smiled, “Marquis Shen is making noise here in the middle of the night, how can I sleep!”
He’s not mad!
He strongly suspected that Shen Jing was doing it on purpose!
This scoundrel just wanted to disturb them and prevent them from getting a good night’s sleep!
“Such a busybody!”
Shen Jing grunted in dissatisfaction, “Alright, then I’ll go back to my room and stop bothering you all!”
With that, Shen Jing quickly walked towards his room, with no intention of chatting further with Gao Yin.
Shen Jing’s attitude immediately displeased Gao Yin.
He disturbed his sleep, and instead of apologizing, he dared to call him a busybody?
Shen Jing completely ignored whether Gao Yin was angry; he closed the door, quickly wrapped himself in a quilt, and ran to the warm stove.
Cold? My ass!
It was officially winter now!
Running out shirtless in the middle of the night, he was practically freezing like a dog!
Damn it, he really hoped he wouldn’t catch a cold.
After warming himself by the fire for a while, Shen Jing finally recovered.
A moment later, a knock came from outside.
Shen Jing opened the door, and Du Heng immediately pushed a woman wearing a black cloak and hood into Shen Jing’s room, winking and saying, “Marquis, enjoy yourself.”
Enjoy my ass!
Shen Jing glared at Du Heng with a laugh, then impatiently waved his hand, “Scram, scram!”
Du Heng chuckled and quickly closed the door for him.
As the door closed, the woman took off her cloak and looked at Shen Jing alluringly, “This servant is here to serve the Marquis.”
“Stop right there!”
Shen Jing raised his hand to stop the courtesan, “This Marquis did not ask you to serve me! You will do whatever this Marquis says, and if you dare to disobey, don’t blame this Marquis for not being gentle with women!”
The alluring expression on the woman’s face instantly vanished, and she nervously asked, “What does the Marquis want this servant to do?”
“Scream!”
Shen Jing said simply and directly, “Just scream like you do when you’re serving a guest! The more enchanting, the better!”
…
The woman stared blankly at Shen Jing.
This…
What kind of fetish was this?
Could it be that he was impotent and afraid of others knowing, which was why he was doing this?
“Don’t waste time, scream quickly!”
Shen Jing urged impatiently.
The woman dared not offend this Marquis; after a moment of hesitation, she let out an “Ah!”
The sound was both seductive and enchanting, making Shen Jing shiver.
Damn it!
No wonder they say there’s a specialization for everything!
Professionals are indeed different!
“Continue!”
Shen Jing said, quickly reciting a Heart-Purifying Incantation in his mind.
…
In the morning, as Gao Yin walked out of his room, he saw several guards gathered, whispering.
It wasn’t until they heard footsteps behind them that the guards quickly dispersed.
“What are you chatting about? So enthusiastically?”
Gao Yin smiled at the guards, but he felt a little annoyed inside.
As guards, they didn’t even act like guards!
What good were they?
The guard bowed and replied, “Reporting to Your Highness, we were talking about Shen Jing…”
From Shen Jing’s room, enchanting sounds of a woman had occasionally emanated last night.
It was obvious what Shen Jing was doing.
The guards closest to Shen Jing’s room had suffered quite a bit last night.
It wasn’t until almost dawn that the guards saw someone from Great Zhou quietly escorting a person, completely wrapped up, away.
As a result, Shen Jing, after an entire night of revelry, was still full of vigor this morning.
They had just been marveling at Shen Jing’s seemingly iron-clad constitution.
Listening to the guard’s words, Gao Yin couldn’t help but frown secretly.
This Shen Jing certainly knew how to enjoy himself!
“Alright, all of you, do your own jobs and stop worrying about what you shouldn’t be worrying about!”
Gao Yin cast a cold glance at them and then waved them away.
At this moment, Hulü Xian also walked over.
Gao Yin, bored, began to tell Hulü Xian about Shen Jing’s scandalous behavior.
Hulü Xian pondered for a moment and then smiled, “Shen Jing’s actions likely have an ulterior motive!”
“Motive?”
Gao Yin laughed, “What motive could there be?”
“This old man doesn’t know yet.”
Hulü Xian shook his head, “However, this old man suspects that Shen Jing might be trying to use such methods to disturb the minds of our people, so we must be on guard…”
Gao Yin thought for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, “Senior Minister is being overly cautious!”
“Being careful is always a good thing!”
Hulü Xian turned to look at Gao Yin, “We are in a foreign country, so we should be extra vigilant in everything we do…”
He also didn’t know what Shen Jing’s ultimate goal was.
But he instinctively felt that Shen Jing had ill intentions.
To be precise, Emperor Zhou had ill intentions!
This was the Four Directions Inn, a place to receive envoys, yet Shen Jing completely disregarded the implications and indulged in pleasure all night long.
If it weren’t for Emperor Zhou’s instructions, would he dare to do this?
Wouldn’t he be afraid of being punished?
“Senior Minister is absolutely right!”
Gao Yin nodded in agreement, then asked, “Senior Minister, do you think Emperor Zhou will send someone to negotiate with us today?”
“Definitely not today!”
Hulü Xian shook his head with a smile, “This old man guesses that Emperor Zhou, even for his own reputation, will have to let us wait for a few days first! They also need time to discuss.”
Anyway, it was already winter, and they were not in a hurry.
If Great Zhou wanted to play a waiting game with them, they would slowly play along.
They now held the absolute initiative and were not afraid of Great Zhou prolonging things.
Gao Yin nodded in agreement again, then smiled and asked, “Then, should we go for a stroll in the capital of Great Zhou?”
“That is certainly possible!”
Hulü Xian smiled and then instructed a guard, “Go tell Marquis Shen that after we have breakfast, we want to take a stroll in the city, and ask him to make arrangements!”
“Yes!”
The guard took the order and left.
Soon, Shen Jing followed the guard and found them.
Shen Jing, full of vigor, chuckled and said to the two, “Are you two going to buy anything in the city? If you need anything, just have the people below procure it.”
“Nothing to procure, just going for a stroll in the city,” Hulü Xian replied.
Shen Jing grinned, “What’s so good about strolling in the city? You two should just rest well at the Four Directions Inn!”
Gao Yin’s eyes gleamed, and he asked with a forced smile, “What, we can’t even go for a stroll in the city? Is Marquis Shen trying to put us under house arrest?”
“Your Highness, please don’t joke, how could I have such courage!”
Shen Jing chuckled, “Isn’t this for your safety? If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility!”