Qian Renxue

Soon, the carriage came to a stop.

Su Mu, disguised as Golden Crocodile Douluo, was the first to step out.

The guards at the crown prince's residence had probably seen Golden Crocodile Douluo before and did not stop him.

When Qian Renxue, in the guise of Xue Qinghe, saw the guards bowing to her,

she simply nodded.

At her side, Su Mu committed every detail to memory.

Following Qian Renxue, Su Mu made his way to her quarters.

Along the way, the maids and guards all bowed respectfully to Qian Renxue.

Su Mu caught glimpses of the sights the maids inadvertently revealed when they lowered their heads, and felt a twinge of regret.

He wondered whether Qian Renxue, in Xue Qinghe's guise, stood or squatted when she went to the toilet.

What a waste of those fair-skinned maids.

When the two of them reached Qian Renxue's bedroom,

Qian Renxue, in Xue Qinghe's guise, stopped at the door.

She turned to look at Su Mu.

"This is my bedroom."

"Don't follow me inside."

Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Su Mu thought to himself.

She won't let me in?

I even left my little wildcat back at the hotel.

She says I can't go in, so I'm supposed to stay out?

"Crown Prince, although I don't know why you want me to disguise myself as you,

you wouldn't want anyone to spot any inconsistencies, would you?"

"I need to get more intimately acquainted with you."

"We're both men. What's there to be afraid of?"

As he spoke, Su Mu patted the chest of Qian Renxue, who looked like Xue Qinghe, with the back of his hand.

When had Qian Renxue ever encountered anything like this?

For a moment, she was a little angry.

Pervert!

If I didn't need you, I'd beat you to death.

"Your Highness, your chest muscles are really firm. You look quite delicate on the outside, but those muscles are pretty manly!"

Seeing Qian Renxue's shifting expression, Su Mu put extra emphasis on the word "manly."

He reminded her once again that she was a man now, and that it was relatively normal for two men to act like this.

Hearing Su Mu's words,

Qian Renxue found it hard to lose her temper and said coldly,

"I don't like other people touching me."

Hearing that, Su Mu smiled faintly.

Qian Renxue pushed open the door to her room, and Su Mu followed her inside.

Qian Renxue's bedroom was very clean.

There was a faint fragrance in the room.

That was not something a man's bedroom should have.

But Qian Renxue's current identity was Xue Qinghe, the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.

Probably no one dared say anything to her about it, and besides, it was not a room just anyone could enter.

After entering Qian Renxue's room,

Su Mu removed his disguise

and returned to his original appearance.

Qian Renxue, still looking like Xue Qinghe, walked over to the round table and sat down.

Perhaps because she was in her own room,

Qian Renxue relaxed considerably and removed her already thin gloves.

"Would you like a cup of tea?"

As she spoke, Qian Renxue poured two cups of tea.

Su Mu did not refuse and sat down without ceremony.

As he took the cup Qian Renxue handed him,

Su Mu deliberately touched her hand.

Qian Renxue's hand trembled as she held the teacup.

She nearly spilled the tea.

Su Mu could not help marveling inwardly at how smooth her hand was.

"I'm going to rest in a while. You can rest in the room next door."

Qian Renxue said, looking at Su Mu.

She's sending me away?

I'm already in here.

No way am I leaving.

"No, Your Highness."

"I still need to observe your breathing while you sleep."

"Whether you kick off the covers, talk in your sleep, or snore."

"Only then can we make sure nothing goes wrong."

Su Mu spoke with a perfectly serious expression.

"No!"

Qian Renxue refused without hesitation.

At night, she would not even let the guards around her come close.

There was even less chance of her letting someone spend the night in her room.

"Your Highness, we're both men."

"Why are you acting like a woman? What are you afraid of?"

Su Mu had anticipated that Qian Renxue would refuse and promptly spoke up.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue, in Xue Qinghe's guise, did not know how to argue back.

She was the one who had brought him here.

And what he said was not without reason.

But...

Do I really have to do this?

Seeing Qian Renxue's troubled expression, Su Mu was inwardly amused.

That's what you get for calling me out in the middle of the night.

"All right."

"Go outside for now. I'm going to take a bath first."

After thinking it over, Qian Renxue decided to compromise for the sake of her plan.

"There's no need for that, is there, Your Highness?"

"You're a man, and I'm a man. Just go ahead and bathe."

"It's not like I'm going to peek at you."

At this point, Su Mu stole a glance at Qian Renxue's expression.

He added, "Besides, we could even bathe together. Then I could get a look at the details of your body while we're at it."

"For example, whether you have any scars anywhere, or anything like that."

"I absolutely have to complete the task my master gave me perfectly."

Hearing Su Mu's words, Qian Renxue's face, still in Xue Qinghe's guise, flushed with anger.

"What kind of conduct is that? I'm the crown prince."

"How could I do such a thing?"

Qian Renxue really could not think of anything to fob him off with.

She could only use her status as an excuse.

In fact, Su Mu had long been deliberately leading Qian Renxue into a trap.

He had noticed long ago that Qian Renxue did not want to reveal her true identity in front of him.

"Crown prince or not, I'm Golden Crocodile Douluo's only disciple!"

"We're both men. Why can't we be open with each other?"

"Later, when you become emperor, I might even be able to help you."

Su Mu said with a smile, looking at Qian Renxue in Xue Qinghe's guise.

Hearing Su Mu's words,

Qian Renxue ground her teeth.

How could Second Grandpa have such a troublesome disciple?

What should I do? Should I reveal my identity?

If I go looking for Second Grandpa now, will I be able to find him?

"All right, all right."

"Go by yourself. It's not like you're a woman. I'm not interested in you anyway."

Su Mu stood up and patted Qian Renxue on the shoulder as he looked at her very troubled expression.

I can't push her too far.

Otherwise, if she really throws me out, the loss won't be worth the gain.

After hearing Su Mu's words, Qian Renxue visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She got up and walked to the bathroom without another word.

Su Mu had originally wanted to go take a look.

But if he really angered Qian Renxue and she revealed her identity, it would be difficult to make a move.

He waited for quite a while.

Qian Renxue still had not come out of the bathroom.

Su Mu grew a little impatient.

Do girls all take this long to bathe?

Just as Su Mu walked up to the bathroom door and was about to sneak a peek,

the door opened.

Qian Renxue, in Xue Qinghe's guise, had a towel wrapped around her head.

She was wearing a nightgown.

In Su Mu's eyes, that look was very feminine.

"What are you doing here?"

Qian Renxue, in Xue Qinghe's guise, was startled.

She instinctively raised her hands to shield her chest.

Even after posing as a man for so many years, she was still a woman at heart.

There was no changing her instinctive reactions.

Su Mu stared at Qian Renxue in Xue Qinghe's guise, an amused look in his eyes.

Qian Renxue seemed to realize what she was doing and lowered her hands from her chest.

Her expression returned to normal.

"I saw that Your Highness hadn't come out after so long. I wondered if you'd forgotten your towel and were too embarrassed to tell me."

"I wanted to ask if Your Highness needed me to bring you one."

Su Mu looked away and spoke with a smile.

"No need."

With that, Qian Renxue, still looking like Xue Qinghe, walked toward the bed.

Su Mu stole a glance into the bathroom, and his heart leaped with delight.