Chapter 64: Isn’t This the Puppy Necklace He Gave Bai Yeye?

Chapter 64: Isn’t This the Little Dog Necklace He Gave Bai Yeye?

“Did you really punish them with extra training?” Bai Yeye cozily rubbed against Shen Yu’s abs while in his arms, but still couldn’t help feeling sorry for the soldiers training downstairs.

“No, I’ll let them rest once they’ve trained enough.” Shen Yu groomed his fur, casually saving any white fur that came off, planning to shape another little Yeye later.

“Earlier, Yong Yun was caught by Brother Longrui, but I let him out. He gave me a gift, but I didn’t want to accept it. Can you help me return it to him?”

Shen Yu showed no emotion upon hearing his brother had been caught, but curled the corner of his mouth when he heard about the gift for Bai Yeye. “That kid has all sorts of strange things. Keep it and use it, it’s fine.”

Bai Yeye didn’t dwell on it. “Alright then. In that case, I’ll give him a return gift. What do you think would be suitable?”

“Giving him a sister-in-law is already more than enough.”

Bai Yeye grumbled, “Who said I’m your sister-in-law? Nothing’s decided yet.”

“You’re already in a relationship, isn’t that settled?” Shen Yu put down the grooming tool, and the fluffy head looked up at him.

“Dad says it doesn’t count until we’re married. I’m still a pure little pup, can’t be called sister-in-law.”

Shen Yu wanted to marry him, but now wasn’t the time. “Once this matter is resolved, I’ll go to your family to propose, alright?”

“Alright… it’s good, but I think we can enjoy being in a relationship for a while longer, no need to rush.”

In the short term, they probably couldn’t get married. First, because Long Rui had major objections to Shen Yu, and second, because both their fathers had just sworn a fierce oath.

If Shen Yu went to propose at this juncture, he’d likely be thrown out by Bai Ningxin.

Afraid Shen Yu might overthink, Bai Yeye actively rubbed against his chin. “It’s mainly because my family thinks I’m still young and wants me to wait a bit longer.”

Shen Yu held his round, plump body. “Alright, we’ll wait until our Yeye grows a bit bigger.”

Bai Yuanzhou, who had just walked in and heard this, had a complicated expression on his face. If he grew any bigger, he wouldn’t be a dog anymore—he’d be a dog-car.

When Bai Yeye saw someone enter, he quickly separated from Shen Yu. “You guys go ahead and work. I’ll go check if Brother Ruoshui needs any help.”

Shen Yu gave him a tender smile. Once Bai Yeye left, his gaze toward his good brother returned to normal.

“Your change is way too fast,” Bai Yuanzhou complained.

Shen Yu didn’t even lift his eyelids. “I won’t even mention the look on your face every time you see Bai Ruoshui.”

“Cut it out. Let’s talk business. There’s less than a week until that damn emperor’s birthday party, and we still can’t find the source. What do we do?”

“Call him the dead emperor, not the damn emperor.”

“…Fine, fine.”

Shen Yu clasped his hands together, his head aching.

These days, they had captured a few of the poisoned people here and there, mostly in caves or abandoned factories. But there was still no clue about the source’s whereabouts.

Could the dead emperor really be keeping it inside the palace? He wouldn’t dare, would he?

Seeing that Shen Yu couldn’t come up with an answer either, Bai Yuanzhou switched to another topic. “Last time, Yeye said those poisoned people are afraid of water. I tested it—they really are. They can’t move in water, so we can use that to deal with them.”

“Diverting water consumes a lot of mental energy, and the merfolk have little contact with us. Would they be willing to help?”

The merfolk rarely interacted with outsiders, let alone leave the sea to help them.

“With my husband around, of course they’ll be willing.”

Bai Ruoshui was the merfolk’s treasure. The only time all merfolk had left their waters was to attend his wedding. If he asked, all the merfolk would come to help Laikesi.

Shen Yu nodded, a little relieved.

Bai Yuanzhou added, “But the worry is that diverting water might harm ordinary civilians.”

“I’ll arrange for the civilians to evacuate beforehand. As for property and housing issues, we’ll deal with them after this is settled.”

Right now, lives were the priority; those material things can wait.

“Tonight, I’ll personally go into the palace to check things out. You stay at the base and wait for me.”

“Okay.”

Shen Yu didn’t tell anyone else about his plan—not even Bai Yeye—because he was afraid Bai Yeye would insist on coming along.

After dinner, he made an excuse about a meeting and sent Bai Yeye to his room to rest.

Though reluctant, Bai Yeye was understanding and didn’t pester him. After Shen Yu left, he too sneaked out of the base and infiltrated the palace.

He had the same idea as Shen Yu: if they couldn’t find the source anywhere else, maybe the emperor really had it close to him.

To move more easily, Bai Yeye had stolen some temporary human-transformation medicine from Wu Shao.

With his previous infiltration experience, he moved even faster this time and sneaked into the emperor’s bedchamber.

He had hoped to discover something major, but instead only caught the dead emperor choosing someone to spend the night with.

“How are you handling things? Picking such ugly people to serve me? Do you think I’m that easy to fool?” The emperor was extremely dissatisfied with the newcomers’ looks.

The servants in the room knelt as one. “Your Majesty, please calm down.”

“Didn’t I give you portraits to find them? If you can’t find the real ones, can’t you at least find substitutes?”

“Your Majesty… it’s not that we don’t want to find them, but finding beauties as stunning as the Crown Princess or that white-haired young man you mentioned is harder than climbing to heaven.”

If everyone looked as outstanding as Bai Yeye and Bai Ruoshui, they wouldn’t be called the top beauties.

Bai Yeye’s anger flared. This dead emperor had eyes for not only him but also his brother? Fine—even if he couldn’t kill him today, he’d at least cripple him.

“Useless trash! What do I keep you for? Get out! All of you, get out!” The emperor didn’t care about his servants’ feelings. After a furious reprimand, he drove them all out, not even keeping anyone to serve him for the night.

Bai Yeye gripped the short blade he had brought, ready to charge in and cripple the dead emperor when the guards changed shift.

When the moment came and he was about to sneak in, a strong hand grabbed hold of him.

He was about to resist, but the familiar scent gave Shen Yu away!

“You again.” Even though Bai Yeye was wearing a mask, Shen Yu recognized him.

Bai Yeye froze. “What a coincidence.”

Please, God, don’t let Shen Yu recognize him.

“Your necklace…” Shen Yu’s gaze dropped. Isn’t this the little dog necklace he gave Bai Yeye?

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