Ch81 - Personal Army

“This is?” Mu Hanzhang wrinkled his brow and looked back at Jing Shao. 

“Being prepared averts peril, that’s all.” Jing Shao smiled and pulled him around the camp.

The equipment here was similar to what Cheng Wang’s personal army had. The camp could accommodate several thousand people, but the number present right now was less than 1000.

“We must slowly and carefully recruit the people here, and they are all from outside the capital.” Jing Shao went to the stables and looked at the empty sheds.

“This is why you’re buying horses from my father?” Mu Hanzhang remembered that the North Marquis had mentioned to him that he would soon transport the horses from the northwest. 

“En,” Jing Shao answered. Supporting himself with one hand, he sat up on the wooden fence of the manger. He swayed his feet comfortably. Looking at the soldiers silently doing drills nearby, he inexplicably felt at ease. The private army here was his last hidden trump card. Unlike his last life, as long as he was able to escape prison, he would be afraid of no one as long as he had this force.

“This is a private army. If people find out about it, they can charge you with treason.” Mu Hanzhang was very worried.

Jing Shao jumped down, pulled the frowning man into his arms and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I will arrange it properly. Don’t worry.” Just thinking about the tens of li from the capital to Mount Fengyue made it hard to breathe, and he couldn’t help tightening his arms.

On the way to their villa, Mu Hanzhang was silent. The barren forest was only thirty li away from the capital. Fireworks set off in the city could be seen from here. With a fast horse, you could get to the East Gate in half an hour. It could be said that with this army, if Jing Shao wanted to usurp the throne, he would be able to. If this was exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable. What was more, a private army couldn’t be supported with just a few thousand taels of silver. It was basically a bottomless pit, and they would have to keep throwing money into it…

Jing Shao saw the person in his arms ruminating, and didn’t disturb him. He just hugged him and let him lean on him so that he was more comfortable. Then, he took a route he was familiar with straight to their villa.

Spring in the second lunar month was half-cold and half-not, and most suitable for soaking in a hot spring.

When his outer garment was untied, Mu Hanzhang came back to his senses and found himself standing by a hot spring pool, while Jing Shao was currently happily undoing his clothes.

“In broad daylight…” Mu Hanzhang immediately blushed and grabbed his belt to fasten it tightly again. 

“It’s cold. It’s just right to soak in a hot spring during the day. You won’t be able to stand the cold at night,” Jing Shao said with a serious face.

Mu Hanzhang glared at him and looked at the hot spring pool behind him.

The second lunar month was when camellias were in full bloom. The gardener planted camellias on the open space beside the pool. There were only white and light pink camellias. The flowers bloomed everywhere. The weather was a little gloomy. The sun shone dimly through the thick clouds, and the surroundings were dusky; only the flowers were very bright. In addition, the mist from the hot spring suffused the air, making it feel like an ethereal paradise.

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Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Mu Hanzhang’s body immediately heated up, and he hesitantly reached for his belt.

Jing Shao immediately smiled widely and stared at the person taking off his clothes without blinking. 

“You, you go soak first, I…” Mu Hanzhang felt uneasy under his stare, and turned around and was about to leave. How could Jing Shao be willing to let him go? He stepped out of the water and embraced the man who was about to run away. His wet body immediately dampened the other man’s clothes.

“Your clothes are wet. Let me take them off for you.” Jing Shao elatedly reach out his dripping hands, making a few more wet handprints on Mu Hanzhang’s shirt.

His clothes were drenched; naturally, he couldn’t wear them anymore. Mu Hanzhang glared at him and swatted away his perverted hands. Then, he realized that Jing Shao was completely naked. “You… quickly get back in the water… I’ll do it myself.”

In fact, the courtyard was enclosed, and there was half a roof on top. In addition, the hot spring had steam all year round, so it wasn’t cold to stand outside the water. But Jing Shao still obediently went back into the water, watching the person on the bank take off his outer garment and peel away his cotton padded robe to reveal a soft silk tunic… 

Mu Hanzhang was stared at so much that he had to turn around. He had just taken off his tunic when an arm suddenly looped around his waist and he was dragged into the water.

“Wu…” Mu Hanzhang was startled. As soon as he was able to stand firm, his lips were kissed.

The warm spring water soaked through his snow-white undershirt so that it clung tightly to his body, outlining the perfect shape. Two small, rosy buds were slightly discernible; it was very provocative.

Jing Shao tightly held the person in his arms, and as he rubbed and kissed, he reached out to play with the buds over the material. 

The fingers with thin calluses, and the groomed smooth and round nails scratching at the delicate buds over the cloth actually amplified the sensation. Mu Hanzhang couldn’t stop trembling and whimpered, and his cock, following this action, also began to rise.

Using his nails to gently scratch over the cloth wouldn’t hurt him, and Jing Shao naughtily reached down to scratch and tease at the head of Jun Qing’s cock.

“No, ah!” Mu Hanzhang shrunk back. This sharp and intense pleasure aroused him to the point that he couldn’t stand firm, so he had to hold onto Jing Shao’s neck to steady himself.

Jing Shao sat down and let the man in his arms straddle his lap. 

A finger lathered with fragrant ointment smoothly entered Mu Hanzhang’s body. He knitted his eyebrows and shifted a bit uncomfortably. Jing Shao took off Mu Hanzhang’s underwear, but still kept his shirt on. He buried his head in Mu Hanzhang’s chest and began to gently nip and nibble with his teeth.

Two fingers gently opened his softened entrance and the hot spring water followed his fingers into Mu Hanzhang’s body.

“Ah… hot…” Mu Hanzhang was startled by the heat that suddenly poured into his body, and he hugged Jing Shao tighter around the neck.

Jing Shao looked up, and they exchanged a long kiss, their lips slowly brushing together as they lingered in the tenderness for a moment, before Jing Shao’s hand suddenly withdrew. 

“Wu…” Moistened with hot spring water, an iron hard member penetrated the deepest part of Mu Hanzhang’s body without any hindrance. Mu Hanzhang threw his head back and arched his neck, and a crystalline tear fell from the corner of his eyes into the misty pool of water.

The hot spring water bubbled at its source, but the sound was covered by the fierce splashing in the pool.

Mu Hanzhang’s sensitive part was quickly sought out and rubbed endlessly. He was too stimulated to breathe. He had to beg Jing Shao to slow down a bit. The man was really obedient, slowing down at first, before he suddenly pulled completely out of his body.

“En?” The man in Jing Shao’s arms was a little confused and looked at him with a pair of watery eyes. Seeing his appearance, Jing Shao felt it was even more unbearable, and thrust in again. 

Since he had exited completely and was entering again so suddenly, he took some hot spring water with him. Mu Hanzhang’s body, which had been given a moment to relax, was suddenly filled to the brim, and he couldn’t stop moaning.

After quite a long time, Jing Shao stopped, hugging the trembling man in his arms who was holding onto the edge of the pool and gasping for breath.

Mu Hanzhang lay on his shoulder for a while before he recovered. He shifted uncomfortably, wanting Jing Shao to pull out.

“En, don’t move.” Jing Shao quickly held down the person in his arms; his dick, which had just calmed down, began to get excited again. 

Mu Hanzhang naturally felt this change and pushed at him discontentedly. “It’s not good to soak in the water for so long.”

Jing Shao nodded his head with feigned earnestness. He helped Mu Hanzhang wrap his long legs around his waist, and just like this, carried him as he got out of the water and put the man on the soft divan by the pool.

“You…” Jolted by these movements, the thing in Mu Hanzhang’s body was full of energy again. Mu Hanzhang bit his lower lip. Before he could open his mouth, the person on top of him began to move.

The courtyard was suffused with mist from the hot spring, and it was very warm. Wrapped up in the dense fog, many of the snow-colored camellia flowers hid within it, as if they were shy. Sudden moans and gasps broke the tranquility of the courtyard as the exquisite petals that looked like thin, carved pieces of jade were blown into the hot spring pool by the cool breeze, layer upon layer, lingering endlessly. 

The Muxiu holiday was perfect for soaking in baths and resting. Cheng Wang had been staying in this villa since the ninth day of the second month. In terms of baths, there were hot springs everywhere in the villa, but as for rest… looking at the Marquis Wen Yuan sound asleep on the bed, it seemed that this Muxiu holiday… was actually rather tiring.

The 15th day of the second month was the end of the examination, and the capital’s civil service candidates had dispersed, each anxiously waiting for the list of results to be released. There was gossip about it everywhere, which spread like wildfire, and the candidates were all very nervous. Of course, like these candidates, Cheng Wang Jing Shao was also in a panic.

“Jun Qing, it’s already been a few days. Don’t be angry anymore.” Jing Shao pushed the tiger to the corner of the bed and embraced the person on the bed. After finally being able to eat, he had behaved like a glutton, angering his Wang Fei. As a result, when they returned to the palace, Jun Qing always made sure to hug the tiger to sleep.

Mu Hanzhang ignored him, his eyes still closed as he tried to sleep. That day, he had thought for a long time before he finally came up with a way to hide the private army. Whenever he wanted to speak, however, Jing Shao seemed like he was going to listen carefully, but his hands would begin to act dishonestly, which led to Mu Hanzhang not being able to speak on the matter the entire time. 

“Didn’t you want to discuss how we can hide the army? Tell me, I’ve been curious for days.” Jing Shao grabbed his Wang Fei’s arm and shook it.

“Wawu!” Xiao Huang also pounced, flopping on Mu Hanzhang’s shoulder.

“Stupid rascal, get out of here!” Jing Shao flicked the little tiger’s head.

“Aowu!” Xiao Huang yowled at Jing Shao discontentedly in a rough voice, which was beginning to sound like the voice of an adult tiger. 

“It seems to be growing up.” Mu Hanzhang opened his eyes and rubbed the fluffy head next to him, before he turned over and pushed Jing Shao away, putting the tiger between them. “Go to sleep, we still need to go to court tomorrow.”

The little tiger was flipped on its back and it was amused. It wriggled its four paws and chewed on a lock of Mu Hanzhang’s hair.

Jing Shao glared at Xiao Huang angrily. “Stupid tiger, I’ll turn you into a blanket tomorrow!”

Xiao Huang ignored him and continued to rub its head against Mu Hanzhang’s back. 

Mu Hanzhang pressed his lips together, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but tilt up slightly. He slowly turned over and pulled his hair out of the tiger’s mouth. “Have them switch their weapons for farm tools, raise some cattle in the stables, and put the horses in a place behind the forest. Even if someone finds out, there’ll be a way to respond.” Holding the tiger’s tail, he dangled it in front of Jing Shao. Attention caught by the sight, the little tiger stretched out its claws to grab its tail.

Jing Shao quickly reached out and grabbed the tiger claws that were about to scratch his face. “That’s a really good idea.”

Mu Hanzhang said nothing, but used the tiger’s tail to tickle Jing Shao’s nose. “Everything has to be calculated. You are always too greedy.”

Jing Shao sneezed, then pulled over one of Mu Hanzhang’s beautiful hands and nuzzled it. “In a few days, the top scorers of the civil examination will be parading through the streets. I’ve reserved a good place in Hui Wei Restaurant. Let’s go and watch the fun.”