My Devil Emperor
Wounded

A dark night without stars and moon. The wind blew fiercely making one of the windows that was not tightly closed suddenly open causing a loud noise. His blow also extinguished all the lights that were in the room.

The pair of eyes that had just been closed suddenly opened and turned to the origin of the voice. He quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that it was just the sound of an open window. With a shaky step, he got off the bed and walked slowly to lock the window.

His hands fumbled around the place, looking for the location of the lantern to light. "Eh? How am I gonna turn it on?" he said unconsciously.

"Sauda—" his speech was interrupted as a large, cold palm covered his mouth.

The girl's eyes were wide. Not to mention that his mind had calmed down, another hand had already wrapped around his waist. He was locked by someone behind him.

Although not sure he could escape from the stranger who was suddenly in his room, he still tried to rebel in that embrace.

"It's me." A voice sounded behind him. The voice was weak but he could still recognize it.

"His Majesty the Emperor!" said surprised. Yuan weakened his resistance, letting the person behind it naturally let go. Sure enough, after the man did not feel the resistance of the girl in front of him, he let go.

"How did you get in my room? When are you back?" asked Yuan while turning around. Inside the darkness, he fumbled where ZiXuan was.

The pretty face frowned as it felt something strange.

"Help me first." Zi Xuan said without answering Yuan's question earlier.

Yuan grimaced softly. "That's, I don't know the direction. It's too dark. I just wanted to call Jingli to light a candle in my room, but you stopped him." He heard the man in front of him take a slow breath before Yuan heard the snap of a finger and the room came back bright in the blink of an eye.

Her eyes widened. Not because of the miracle that had just happened, but because his gaze was back clear and he could actually see the state of the person in front of him.

"Brother, what happened to you? You—you—how can you get hurt?" tanya Yuan stammered. He could not even hide his worries.

Yuan stepped forward, leading ZiXuan to sit on his bed. Eyes as beautiful as the peach flower either since when it has been glazed.

"I'll—aku call the palace healer," said Yuan about to leave. But his steps came to a halt as a hand held his arm. Yuan turned around and looked at ZiXuan who was already staring at him.

"no need. It's not a serious wound."

Yuan looked at the man in horror. "How can you say it's a serious wound opening? Should I take a mirror so you can see how you are?"

ZiXuan smiled faintly. "It's really not necessary. You can't even let this news come out your door." His face frowned slightly while pressing down on his stomach.

Yuan who noticed the change in the look of the man's plow immediately crouched down in front of him. "seen? Still saying this isn't a serious wound?"

The man snorted in annoyance. "What do you think I am? Normal people can be in pain. It's a natural reaction to being hurt!"

"Alright, alright. Then let me help you stop the bleeding first." Yuan stood up and was about to leave.

"No need to get out. At the bottom of your drawer are some drugs."

Yuan blinked his eyes. He did not reply, but his foot stepped into the place ZiXuan pointed to. "Why are there drugs in my room?"

"It's an emergency medicine. We never know what's going to happen. Also, it's not just in your room."

Yuan nodded in understanding as he boasted 'oh' ria.

He again sat next to Zi Xuan with a few small containers made of ceramics. He put the drugs next to him.

"What?" yuan asked puzzled as ZiXuan spread out his hands.

"Didn't you say you wanted to treat me? Then take off his shirt."

Yuan looked down inside. His face began to blush. Why could the man say it so casually.

He started to unclog ZiXuan's armor easily and took it down. His face grew redder as he unintentionally stared at the shape of the man's body.

Totally proportional!

Suddenly his face stiffened. He raised his face looking at ZiXuan. "Brother, which one should I wear first?" tanyanya slow.

"You don't know? It's even a basic type of medicine."

Yuan nodded doubtfully. It is not unknown, but traditional and modern medicines are clearly different. Plus, Yuan isn't a pharmaceutical boy! And modern medicine has labels and names. Which was this shape, how could he tell the difference?

"Take that white place" he said resignedly.

Yuan immediately followed his instructions. He opened the ceramic container of the medicine, turned out to be a medicine with a form of green ointment. It smelled a little pungent but did not make Yuan nauseous. His index finger took the medicine and began to apply it on ZiXuan's waist slowly. His eyes narrowed at the terrifying torn wound. It's clearly a heavy wound!

While the man naturally closed his eyes when the medicine touched the wound. His forehead puckered slightly but his lips did not let out the slightest sound.

"Wait a minute." Yuan stood up and took out a handkerchief on the table not far from him. He kneeled back in front of ZiXuan and placed the handkerchief on his wound. His head turned to the right and left looking for something.

"Brother, help me hold this for a bit" continued ZiXuan.

The girl immediately returned and tied ZiXuan's wound. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the result of his hand.

"Brother, you rest," Yuan said gently and helped lay Zi Xuan's body on his bed. And without a fight, the man complied as Yuan laid down his body. He was already very tired and sleepy and involuntarily began to fall asleep.

***

Yuan woke up when he felt something rub his head. He fell asleep sitting on the floor with the head he had resting on his bed.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Zi Xuan simply nodded as he pulled his hand from Yuan's head.

"Remember not to say anything about my situation to others," Zi Xuan said in an open voice.

Yuan looked at the man for a moment. It seemed like Zi Xuan was already better now. He nodded and replied, "Alright."

"I will take breakfast," he continued and immediately left ZiXuan who this time did not hold him back.

It seemed that Yuan had not left for long, but by the time he returned, ZiXuan had already disappeared.

"I don't think I met him outside. Where'd he go?" muttered Yuan and then walked out of his room.

"Did you see someone coming out of my room?" yuan asked one of the servants who was in front of his room.

"No, Empress."

"Oh, okay. Back to work." Yuan closed the door to his room.

So ZiXuan's passing away? He also still did not know how the man was able to enter his room last night. Is there a secret passage here?

Suddenly the sound of knocking on the door rang out, it also made him regain his senses. Yuan turned back and opened the door.

"Ah, that's you. Sister, help me clean up."

Jingli bowed his body and replied, "Good. Your Majesty, there is something else I would like to say."

"Say," Yuan said as he stepped in followed by Jingli.

"Your Majesty the Emperor asked you to meet him."

Yuan stopped his steps and turned to look at Jingli. "Oh? Your Majesty is back? Is she okay?"

Jingli nodded. "Your Majesty is fine."

"okay."

Finished decorating himself, Yuan immediately went to the imperial reading room by himself. And here he is now.

He narrowed his eyes watching the usual ZiXuan, reading the documents without concern for Yuan. He obviously knew there was someone else there.

"Brother, why did you tell me to come here if you only focus on your documents?"

"Come here."

"How did you get into my room last night? And how did you get out of my room earlier? Is your wound okay? Is it not necessary to call the healer so that the wound is not infected? Why should I keep it a secret?"

ZiXuan put the documents in his hands and raised his face. He looked at the pretty face of the girl in front of him. "You came here first" he said, gesturing with his index finger.

Yuan walked over to Zi Xuan and when the distance was not too far away, the man immediately gently pulled on Yuan's arm which made the girl fall on his lap.

Yuan was surprised. He tried to stand up but the arm of the man holding his waist was too strong. "Brother, what are you doing? Don't mess around, your wounds will bleed again!"

"And from that, you don't move much."

Realizing that, the girl stopped moving. He has no other choice now.

Next to ZiXuan's outstretched hand took out a long wooden box with fine-looking carvings. He opened it and said, "This is for you."

Yuan blinked his eyes. In front of him was a golden-colored Phoenix hairpin or skewer with a nine-colored jewel. The length of the hairpin is about fourteen centimeters with a golden tassel fifteen centimeters. Sanga.

Looking at those eyes full of admiration, ZiXuan smiled faintly. He took the hairpin and put it on Yuan's hair.

"This looks better."

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