Page 725 of Doted By The Regent King

Yuan Ye’s guess was correct; Wufu had indeed already gone to bed. However, just as someone landed in front of her window, she opened her eyes and sat up.

At the same time, Purple Jade, who was keeping watch in the outer room, also deftly leaped up from under the bed, pulled out a Short Sword, and in a low voice demanded, "Who’s there?"

Wufu had already walked out from the inner room, and upon seeing her, Purple Jade nodded.

"It’s me," Ah Jiu’s voice came from outside, very low.

Purple Jade was startled and looked towards Wufu.

Wufu, too, was somewhat surprised. She gestured with her hand, and Purple Jade withdrew her cold and sharp aura, opened the window, and sure enough, Ah Jiu was outside.

Purple Jade lit a lamp with the flint and draped a cloak over Wufu’s shoulders before retreating into the inner chamber.

With the lamp alight, Ah Jiu peered in. Wufu had already approached the window, wearing plain clothes with a thin cloak draped over her, her hair disheveled, and letting out a yawn. She appeared languid and dazed, obviously just having woken up.

Ah Jiu stammered, asking, "You, you’ve gone to sleep?"

"Ninth Master, it’s already Zi Hour, you couldn’t possibly be sleepwalking, could you?" Wufu leaned against the window, glanced at him askance, and asked, "In the dead of night, you don’t sleep but instead break into a lady’s chamber, what exactly do you intend to do?"

Ah Jiu coughed.

"I’ve just sobered up from the drink, and I’ve come here after hearing about today’s events." Ah Jiu sheepishly said, "That, today, it was I who acted presumptuously and rudely, I’m sorry."

Wufu paused for a moment and then said, "Are you talking about being drunk?"

Ah Jiu, with his head bowed, said, "I, I kissed your hand. Rest assured, I will take responsibility!"

Boom.

A clap of thunder rolled over Wufu’s head, leaving her completely dumbfounded.

"Ninth Master, what are you saying, say it again?" Heaven help me, did she hear that wrong? He said he would take responsibility for her?

Ah Jiu looked up, his eyes inexplicably on her as he said, "I said I would take responsibility for you, don’t worry."

The corners of Wufu’s mouth twitched. It turned out she hadn’t heard wrong, nor was she sleepwalking.

"Ninth Master, well, that, you really don’t have to be so serious.

When a person is so drunk they black out, not knowing what they’re doing, I can still understand that.

So, a kiss on the hand is not as serious as you think.

If you feel like I’ve been wronged, you can simply give me some nice gift as an apology.

" Wufu chuckled, "As for taking responsibility, that’s making too much of it! "

Good Lord, in this era, just a kiss on the hand warrants taking responsibility? Are the men of this age all so honorable?

"Nonsense!" Ah Jiu glared at her, "A woman’s chastity is of the utmost importance. It’s not as trivial as you’re making it out to be. What apology? If this gets out, how will you face anyone?"

"It was just a kiss on the hand. Why do you make it sound like I slept with you, like it’s that serious!" Wufu found his anger a bit baffling.

Clang.

Something in the inner room fell to the ground. Wufu turned her head to look, then turned back to Ah Jiu.

His eyes were wide, his finger pointing at her hand trembled, and she involuntarily blinked.

"You, you’re talking nonsense!" Ah Jiu was a bit embarrassed and annoyed.

That kind of talk, was it something she, a young lady, should be saying? Speaking of sleeping, how shameless!

Wufu yawned and said, "Alright, I admit I misspoke. Anyway, it’s just that, you don’t have to take it so seriously, okay? Go back, I’m dead tired!"

Ah Jiu, seeing that she wasn’t joking and really didn’t care, felt a bit disheartened and hurt, and asked, "Wufu, do you truly not care, or is it just an act?"

Wufu turned around, and seeing his rueful eyes, her heart quivered.