Chapter 9 It's Impossible to Kill Ke Ruan

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Looking at the sugarcoated haws on a stick in his hand, Si Yuhan couldn't help but asked, "Why?"

"Huh?" Ke Ruan didn't get it for the moment and he asked,"Why what?"

"Why did you buy this for me?"

Ke Ruan paused for a moment. was stunned. Of course he couldn't tell him the real reason that he did this to please him. So he just smiled and said, "No reason. I just saw it and thought you kids must like this kind of things."

Ke Ruan was a little panicked by Si Yuhan's stare, thinking he mustn't buy it. He was just about to say more to explain but Si Yuhan suddenly stopped staring at him and looked down. 

"Thank you!"

So he did buy it?

Ke Ruan felt relieved and said, "You're welcome. Go ahead and eat. "

Lin Qingye's voice came from outside of the carriage, "Your highness. All of the princes have settled down. There's another prince who decides to go with us, eh..."

Ke Ruan knew what Lin Qingye was going to say, so he said, "Let him in."

"Yes! Your Highness."

Ke Ruan didn't expect that it was Yu Xin who showed up. 

"Your Highness." Yu Xin was just about to take a bow. Ke Ruan waved his hand and said, "Don't bother. Take a sit. "

"Thank you. Your highness." Yu Xin sat opposite Si Yuhan.

Si Yuhan glanced at Yu Xin with deep hatred in his eyes, cold as ice. Yu Xin trembled subconsciously. 

When Yu Xin had the courage to looked at Si Yuhan again, he found nothing unusual. Did his eyes deceive him or...?

There was an atmosphere of great hostility and tension between those two and Ke Ruan felt it. But he thought they were just two kids --- what could happen between two little kids? 

The carriage was covered with a noble blanket, which was very comfortable. Ke Ruan sighed with relief. These people really knew how to enjoy themselves. The carriage was so well-equipped that they didn't need anything else. 

As soon as Yu Xin came in, Si Yuhan stopped eating the sugarcoated haws on a stick and just held it in his hand. Ke Ruan seemed to realize that and asked Si Yuhan, "Are you gonna eat that?"

Si Yuhan shook his head. 

Yi Ruan was a little disappointed and said, "In that case, give it to me. Or give it to Yu Xin."

Si Yuhan was just about to give it to Ke Ruan when he heard the latter part of Ke Ruan's words. He paused and frowned, and his eyes looked as if they were covered with frost. 

"I'll eat it!"

He uttered those words ferociously. 

Si Yuhan bit into the top haw on the stick. It was like the sweetness of sugar and the sourness of haws were dancing with each other on his tongue. Ke Ruan was staring at him. 

"How is it? Is it good?"

Si Yuhan nodded, looking at Ke Ruan as if he was trying to see through his heart. 

He glanced at the sugarcoated haws on a stick, then handed it to Ke Ruan. Ke Ruan pointed at himself and asked, "You want me to have one?"

Si Yuhan nodded.

How Ke Ruan wished to kiss Si Yuhan on the face! It was really not that hard to please this boy. He should keep on doing that. He laughed and said, "I'm good. You go ahead and eat. I'll buy some more for you when we arrive at Yuliang county if you like. Anything you like actually."

"Anything I like?" Si Yuhan repeated, trying to read between the lines.

"What?" Ke Ruan asked. He didn't hear Si Yuhan clearly because he said it too softly.

"Nothing."

Yu Xin started at him and yelled, "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to our prince like that? Come on. Look at you. Are you courting death?"

Ke Ruan looked at him, "Eh…"

Oh Lord. Were you sent by god to kill me? I was trying to kiss some ass here! You ruined it all for me. 

Why?! Why did you do that?! 

Seeing that Ke Ruan was looking at him, Yu Xin smiled in a flattering manner and said, "Your highness. He's just a nobody. How dare him disrespect you. That is absolutely unforgivable! "

Ke Ruan secretly glanced at Si Yuhan and found him not angry at all, as if Yu Xin didn't exist at all. He felt relieved. That boy was a worthy leading character indeed, unlike anybody else. 

Ke Ruan sat straight, glared at Yuxin and said coldly, "So you do know that I'm the prince. Then just shut up. I can do whatever I want, spoil anyone I like. It's none of your business."

Yu Xin couldn't say a single word.

Then Ke Ruan smiled at Si Yuhan like a servant. Si Yuhan's eyes were shut, but he couldn't set his heart at rest. 

Spoiled... anyone he liked...

These three words were lingering in his mind. It was as if someone had cut his head open and stuffed these words in, then sealed it so well that they couldn't get out at all. 

Yuliang County was remote. It would took at least two or three days to get there. And there would be no inns along the way, so they could only put up tents on the road. 

This was the first time for Ke Ruan to know what it really was like to camp. When he was in college, he did go camping with his classmates but that was way too casual. This was different. 

Si Yuhan looked at Ke Ruan, who was sitting beside the fire, in the distance. The fire was flickering, which made his face go bright and dark along with it. His eyes were dull so it was hard to find out what he was thinking about. 

He fell asleep on the carriage. He had an inkling of someone putting something on him. It was not until he waked up that he found out it was a blanket. It must be Ke Ruan who put this on him. 

During all this time, he had been practicing the martial arts he learnt from his last life. But it was too much for a young boy like him to bear, so he felt weak all the time and could fall asleep anytime and anywhere. Fortunately, there were not many setbacks along the way in this life. Soon, he would take back what belonged to him. 

He now looked at Ke Ruan coldly. Whatever that man was planning, he wouldn't let him get in his way. 

Did that man really think that a little nice gestures could compensate for what he did to him in the last life? He would never forgive him.

Never!

After all, Ke Ruan was the prince. Nobody dared to talk to him. He sat alone beside the fire with circles of soldiers around him in the distance. 

Ke Ruan sighed. There was a depressed look on his fair skin. 

Si Yuhan was just about to walk over to Ke Ruan, then caught sight of a touch of cyan. 

"Your highness."

Ke Ruan raised his head, nodded and said, " General Lin. You don't have to call me that while we are not in the royal palace."

Lin Qingye felt surprised. He nodded and said, "Okay." 

A soldier walked over and saluted to Ke Ruan and Lin Qingye, then said, "General, these are the fishes we caught from the river."

They were a bunch of boors while the prince was brought up with delicacies. Knowing Ke Ruan wouldn't stand poor food, Lin Qingye made a point of ordering them to go fishing. 

Lin Qingye took the fishes over and said, "Now go."

He put a fish on a branch skillfully, then sat opposite Ke Ruan. Being stared at by Ke Ruan, he felt a little awkward and said, "It's been a long day. And there's still a long way ahead of us. Sleeping in the tents and eating in the wind will be commonplace. "

Ke Ruan laughed and said, "I'm okay. It's nothing compared to what you and other generals have gone through. You and the soldier have taken good care of me. And to be honest, that really makes me feel ashamed."

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