ZHAO JUREN'S LAST LOVE
Chapters 30. After Disappearing

"Li Jin, it's me..." Zhao Juren spoke flatly as she slowly opened her hood.

"Aren't you asking me to come back?" A line of smiles was plastered on Zhao Juren's lips.

Zhao Juren's eyes bought as big as marbles, his mouth wide open.

"Ha..a...a...tu...ltu...mr...aaaa?" Li Jin's lips trembled, his face flushed almost while his body became stiff, the unexpected sight of Zhao Juren in front of him made him almost faint.

"It's me, why are you glaring like you just saw a ghost?"

"Han..ghost? Master ghouluu?" Li Jin lined his back with a terrified look before Li Jin shouted, Zhao Juren leaped forward and smothered the bodyguard's mouth.

Li Jin whose body floated because of lack of sleep every day was easily taken prisoner by Zhao Juren

"Stttt. I'm not a ghost! I am your master whom you miss!" Zhao Juren dragged Li Jin to the edge of the coffin and shut off some of the lemntera with a single flick of his robe.

The space became dim and only a few lit candles were left surrounding the marble chest in the middle of the room and a few small lanterns on the walls of the room.

"Master Li jin.." the voice of the bodyguard from outside sounded a little anxious, but, the hasty move about to open the door made Zhao Juren take swift action and she quickly entered into that open chest and hid behind the white linen of the lid.

"What's up, mister?" Three guards entered with guns on standby, finding Li Jin who was standing gawking beside the chest.

 "We heard a little commotion, is there something?" Asked one of those guards who stood as the guard chief of the Zuihou Temple tonight.

Li jin glanced at the chest where Zhao Juren was hiding, with no movement from her dalm except for a little finger coming out from the edge of the covering cloth. A code that Li Jin was very familiar with, if his Master Zhao Juren asked him to make a promise to keep a secret.

"Oh, there's nothing, I just stumbled a bit earlier while lighting the candle" Li Jin replied immediately and tried to stand upright while tidying up his white robe.

"Are you sure it's okay, sir?" asked the guard's head while still expressing anxiety.

"God, what are you worried about? I am not a random person I am the commander of Li Jin, the deputy of master Zhao Juren, there is nothing for you to worry about. No one can bother me, even if it's a ghost!" Sergey Li Jin in a slightly loud voice.

"Pardon us Mr. Li, we were only ordered by His Majesty to guard the lord here and make sure Mr. Li is fine." The head of the guard bowed in disdain.

"Yes.yes, I know, thank you for doing your job well. But I'm really okay." Sahut Li Jin then with a softened attitude, he was able to control himself, no longer seeing his nervousness.

"Pardon us sir, then we'll go back to guard outside, master can call me if you need anything." Finally the head of the bodyguard responded to Li Jin's anger.

"Preferably so. I have to go back to praying so please don't have to come in if I don't ask." Li Jin flicked the sleeves of his white robe in a calm manner.  The three bodyguards then bowed obediently.

"Sir.The room is a little dim, some lanterns seem to be dead, maybe the wind tonight is too strong. If you want, I can turn it back on for you."

"No, I did turn off some of the lanterns in the room. This is my master Zhao Juren's last night, I would like to pray more fervently for him. A little dimming will make me more concentrated." Li Jin said quickly.

Immediately Li Jin locked the door of the room after all the bodyguards came out and closed the door from outside.

"Aish.Just this time I was lying in my own coffin with an armor pad, my back felt in the punctures. Not good at all." Zhao Juren got up and walked out from inside the crate while wriggling, holding her shoulders and the back of her neck.

Li Jin timidly walked up to him as if he wanted to make sure the person in front of him was Zhao Juren, his master.

"God, why is your face still like a possessed person? You don't really miss me? don't tell me you're just pretending to be sad for my death by blabbering a short length calling out my name in front of this empty coffin." Zhao Juren ruffled her waist, her voice trying to lower her.

"It's really you, isn't it, sir?" Li Jin rubbed his eyes a few times, his attitude returning like a daze.

"Li Jin, you still don't believe me, didn't I promise to come back to you? I'm a man who doesn't like to pay promise debts.I..."Zhao Juren had not yet finished his sentence,

"Twoaan..." Li Jin scattered like a child and crashed into Zhao Juren's body until Zhao Juren who was not ready to receive Li Jin's sudden reaction almost fell backward.

"Sir Zhao, I know you're alive. I know you won't die that easily. I know my master must be alive. Ghosts won't be able to show a little promise to humans." Li Jin could not help but be excited and haru mixed into one. Her tears could not be saved. Although he was a fierce warrior on the battlefield but still he could not hold back his tears when he met this master alive.

"Sttt.don't behave like this. It's so strange to see you crying like this, as your master I'm ashamed to see it." Zhao Juren could barely hold back her laughter, the first time she saw Li Jin acting so whiny and melancholic.

Li Jin immediately pulled out his body while wiping away his tears, he was not at all ashamed of that behavior. There was no happiness beyond seeing his master.

"Where are you, sir? why did you come back so long? Everyone thought you were dead." Lissome Li Jin, his breath gasping for hunting in pleasure.

"The story is long, Li Jin. I almost die if I'm not saved by someone. Heaven may not want me to die before I meet you." Zhao Juren chuckled softly still acting seductive towards Li Jin whom she had gotten crying over him just a moment ago.

"How can you still joke, the whole country mourns for you." Li Jin grinned wryly.

"I couldn't do anything either, three months I was unconscious somewhere. What about our army after I'm gone?"

"Yu's forces lost lord, the old city was captured by Niang's forces. Reinforcements arrived the day after but Yu's forces had been repulsed. His Highness Yan Yue ordered us to withdraw the remaining troops after hearing of Master Zhao's disappearance. His Majesty was furious, he accused Niang's forces of capturing Lord Zhao but King Nan dismissed the accusation. They claimed Mr. Zhao may have been killed after attacking the north gate of Doting alone. According to the news, mister Zhao disappeared with heavy injuries. We've been trying to find the master along the border but haven't found the master."

"What about war?"

"War at a halt, there was a truce agreement during the mourning period of His Highness Yan Yue, but His Highness Yan Yue promised to retake the city of Yuechen after master Zhao's funeral ceremony was over." Zhao Juren took her breath hearing everything Li Jin said.

"Master, we must preach this return of mister Zhao to His Highness Yan Yue..." Suddenly Li Jin moved on with excitement.

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