Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 255 - 232 Two Rabbits Run Along the Ground

Chapter 255: Chapter 232 Two Rabbits Run Along the Ground

Chapter 255: Chapter 232 Two Rabbits Run Along the Ground

As Chu Yu had anticipated, the young man’s purpose in demanding and even kidnapping her was not really to admire her, but rather to learn the true identity of Hua Cuo from her.

After listening to the young man’s question, Chu Yu asked with a somewhat bizarre expression, “If you want to know, why don’t you go ask my master yourself?” After Hua Cuo’s complete performance previously, which had drawn all attention and suspicion, Chu Yu was happy that the young man truly treated her as Guan Canghai’s maid. But why couldn’t he ask Guan Canghai himself and instead specifically captured her?

The young man said indifferently, “I naturally plan to ask him, but before that, I need to have you in my hands.” He paused, then scoffed with self-mockery, “Because I am very suspicious.”

Chu Yu thought for a moment and understood.

If the young man directly asked Guan Canghai, even if Guan Canghai told the truth, he would be unwilling to believe it. So, he planned to capture her first to interrogate, then use her to confront Guan Canghai, and then compare their answers to determine the truth.

This distrust wasn’t based on unease but rather stemmed from the habitual suspicion of those in higher positions.

Chu Yu couldn’t help being very curious about who this young man really was, and why he had developed such an egotistical yet deeply suspicious character?

This feeling summed up in four words was simply — a lonely ruler… and at the top of the world, where it is bitterly cold, the loneliest place is the throne.

But this was utterly impossible.

No sooner had the thought crossed Chu Yu’s mind than she immediately dismissed her own speculation.

At that time, there were two countries in the north and south. The emperor in the south was currently confirmed to be her uncle, who Liu Ziyue had locked up. It was unclear why they had announced his execution and succession only two days after the twenty-seventh, which coincided exactly with what Tian Rujing had recorded. As for the new emperor in the north, discussions in the streets revealed he was only about thirteen years old this year, while this young man before her was at least eighteen or nineteen.

Even if the nobility of Northern Wei developed unusually well, it was still unlikely that one would appear five or six years older than their actual age, right?

As she thought wildly, Chu Yu slowly answered the young man’s questions, trying her best to stand from a real maid’s perspective and objectively narrate the events that had happened. She mentioned that a few days ago, Hua Cuo had broken into Guan Canghai’s home, treating Guan Canghai like someone named Rong Zhi. After that, she did not know what Guan Canghai and Hua Cuo had talked about, but he had asked him to come back that day to pretend to be an attendant behind him. The young man should already know what happened next.

As the young man listened to Chu Yu, he frowned and pondered. Chu Yu carefully observed his expressions. When she mentioned the name Rong Zhi, the young man’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

After the interrogation, the young man pondered for a moment and said to Chu Yu with a hint of sarcasm and mockery, “Do you want to know how much you mean to Guan Canghai? If he truly values you, he will come to rescue you. Until he comes, you will follow me.”

This utterly serious statement made Chu Yu both laugh and cry. She had no real connection with Guan Canghai, but of course, she couldn’t tell this to the young man and could only lower her head to suppress her laughter and agree.

Chu Yu followed the young man out of the room where she had been held captive. As soon as they exited the room, the guards stationed by the door immediately surrounded them tightly, enclosing Chu Yu as well.

Chu Yu and the young man walked one behind the other, separated by a distance of more than two yards. Sixteen guards were spread out around them, each exactly three yards away. The guards’ steps were almost completely uniform, as if they were cast from the same mold, emitting a subtly stern and aggressive aura, making Chu Yu feel very uncomfortable in their midst.

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Glancing at the young man walking in front of her, he seemed completely unaware or perhaps had long since become accustomed to it.

When they reached the front of the study, the young man stopped, turned to Chu Yu, and asked, “Can you read?”

Chu Yu unconsciously nodded her head, but regretted it upon hearing the youth’s next sentence, for the youth said, “Perfect, come and serve me while I read.”

Upon entering the study, only the youth and Chu Yu were left inside, while the guards remained outside on watch. Several bookshelves were filled with books of various kinds, and on the desk by the window, there was a scroll spread open.

The youth sat down at the desk, picked up the half-read book, and continued reading. He paused to think for a long time as he turned the pages, a faint smile appearing on his face. Chu Yu stood by his side, stole a glance, and discovered it was a book recording public sentiments and evaluations of officials. Looking at the other books on the shelf, most were either military or historical texts, or else records of family genealogies.

The youth was very absorbed and attentive in his reading, occasionally asking Chu Yu to find some information, truly treating her as a maid.

When Chu Yu awoke, it was approximately the afternoon. She had thought that Guan Canghai would quickly notice her disappearance, but unexpectedly, after waiting until evening, she saw no sign of Guan Canghai or anyone else coming to her rescue.

Even if Guan Canghai didn’t come, once her own people like Huan Yuan and Liu Sang discovered her disappearance, they should have thought of something.

Thus, while guessing and waiting, Chu Yu served as a maid the entire afternoon and evening, continuing until the youth went to sleep. Then, she finally grew a bit impatient, for upon entering the bedroom, the youth stretched out his arms and ordered her to help him undress.

Even though Chu Yu had believed the youth harbored no ulterior motives toward her, at that moment, she couldn’t help but recoil slightly. Although she knew his true purpose was to ascertain Hua Cuo’s identity, that didn’t mean he wouldn’t take the opportunity to use her to warm his bed. After all, in his eyes, she was just a trivial maid.

Noticing Chu Yu’s reaction, the youth quickly understood her thoughts, a mocking smile appearing on his beautiful face, “Did your master not tell you that I am not a man?”

Upon hearing this, Chu Yu was immediately stunned.

Not a man?

So, in other words, this youth… was a woman?

It took a good while before Chu Yu came back to her senses, her gaze unconsciously shifting to the youth’s chest, where she indeed noticed a slight swell. However, due to the overly loose clothing, it was hard to discern any curves.

She was a woman.

With this new understanding, Chu Yu scrutinized her body and kept finding new evidence to support the notion: her appearance was slightly androgynous, her voice deep and raspy, but her skin was too delicate, her neck too slender, her height tall among women, yet still slightly shorter than Rong Zhi…

These evidences all pointed to her female identity, but if not previously mentioned, Chu Yu would still perceive her as a man. In fact, if Rong Zhi were standing beside this youth and told her one of them was a woman, she might have instead thought Rong Zhi was the female.

For this woman’s demeanor was far too tough and resolute.

The first time Chu Yu saw this woman up close, she noticed not her appearance but the sharp, noble aura deep in her bones, a kind of pride, lofty as the fierce wind sweeping over everything, swiftly distinguishing her from Rong Zhi and quickly making her subconsciously assume that anyone with such a demeanor had to be a man.

Chu Yu was still in a daze when that youth… no, the woman disguised as a youth, scoffed coldly, walked out of the bedroom, and pushed open the window of the outer room.

In the night, a faint and chaotic disturbance approached rapidly from afar.