When We're Outside, Call Me General Qin

He kissed me?

He actually kissed me?

How dare he?

Bai Yuji truly could not comprehend it; what gave him the right to be so presumptuous?

Then don't blame me for letting my insects bite your...

As if sensing his thoughts.

Qin Muye mumbled, "Once I'm taken back to the capital, the Emperor will definitely send people to examine my body."

Bai Yuji put away the jar containing the insects, pressed against his chin to push him away, and hissed viciously, "You are courting death."

"You've got it exactly backward; I am finding a way for us to survive!"

"Still trying to sophis—"

"Look at your bitter, resentful expression. You're terrified that others won't know you're enduring something. Where is there any trace of a maiden in love? Do you really take those experts for fools?"

"Is letting you act recklessly the only way?"

"Touch your face now and see if it's hot, check if your heart is beating fast."

"..."

Bai Yuji sensed herself, and her cheeks were indeed burning.

Because she had been offended, her heartbeat and breathing had also quickened.

It wasn't that she couldn't act, but the decision to go to the capital this time had come too suddenly; she hadn't prepared herself at all.

Did she really need to rely on this to get into character quickly?

While she hesitated, footsteps had already reached the mouth of the cave.

Gritting her teeth, she tilted her chin slightly upward and closed her eyes.

"Come on then! Mmph..."

Judging by the footsteps, many people had arrived outside, but they seemed to have stopped at the cave entrance, not entering immediately.

The man's voice was somewhat urgent: "Yanying, don't be rash! This is very likely a trap, stay rational!"

The woman's emotions were on the verge of collapse: "Rational? My nephew is missing, how can you expect me to be rational! Let me in!"

The man grew anxious: "Listen to the sound of them kissing inside; I'm afraid their mouths are going to be swollen. How could that possibly be Qin Muye?"

The woman was furious: "Why couldn't it be Qin Muye?"

"You know Qin Muye's constitution as well as I do; he doesn't even dare to have intimate contact with women on a normal day. How could it be him in there? Even if we take a step back, if the kidnapper is a woman who could make Qin Muye's heart flutter, why would such a powerful person like him, let alone kiss him?"

"Chen Sui! Are you looking down on my nephew?"

"Yanying, that's not what I meant!"

"Don't call me so intimately; there is no relationship between us. Please address me as General Qin!"

"Yan... you really cannot go in. What if there is a formation set up by evildoers inside?"

"To hell with his formation!"

Qin Yanying could no longer endure it. She kicked Chen Sui in the stomach, and while he was incapacitated by the pain, she strode directly into the cave.

She knew the exposure of their tracks was suspicious and could not rule out the possibility of an ambush, but she simply could not wait any longer.

Even if there was a problem with the cave, she had to confirm it to save time for the subsequent search.

The moment she rushed into the cave, she subconsciously closed her eyes and mobilized all her true essence, preparing to meet a lethal strike from a formation.

But after waiting for a while, there was nothing.

The only change was that the sound of kissing had stopped.

Hm?

She opened her eyes.

She turned her head to the side.

She saw a young man and woman looking at her in panic, their faces flushed, their breathing ragged, looking both shy and terrified.

Eh?

The moment she saw Qin Muye, Qin Yanying's eyes turned red in an instant. The relief of her flesh and blood surviving a great disaster and the joy of seeing her "family pig" finally rooting at a "cabbage" were intertwined, leaving her momentarily speechless.

"Yanying!"

Chen Sui also followed in with his men. Seeing the scene in the cave, he couldn't help but be stunned as well.

Qin Yanying's emotions were somewhat disjointed. Seeing Chen Sui enter, she immediately found an outlet for her feelings. She pointed at Bai Yuji, whose mouth was swollen from the kissing, and snapped, "Say it again! Tell me my nephew isn't liked by women! Speak!"

Chen Sui: "..."

What on earth was going on here?

Wasn't this brat so terrified of his physical ailment being discovered that he wouldn't even dare to have contact with women?

Did he actually manage to land a girl?

And looking at their posture, he seemed to be the one taking the initiative.

Is this really that insecure and sensitive Qin Muye?

Bai Yuji finally snapped out of her shock, let out a shriek, and hid behind Qin Muye: "Qin, Qin-lang, who are they?"

Qin Muye also woke from his trance, exclaiming excitedly: "Aunt!"

Qin Yanying could no longer hold back; she hurried over, wiping away tears as she checked Qin Muye's body: "Muye! Are you hurt? Let Aunt take a good look—your head is fine, your legs are fine..."

Seeing this scene, Chen Sui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Qin family were all warriors, with almost everyone stationed in Annan guarding the national border. It wasn't until the heir returned to the capital for treatment after donating his marrow that the Marquis of Zhennan Mansion was finally occupied again; Qin Yanying had only returned to the capital to care for him after being discharged due to severe injuries.

He remembered that year when Qin Kaijiang had a major conflict with the Emperor in the imperial court and never returned to the capital again. In recent years, the Yi-Expelling Army had grown increasingly powerful. If not for the aunt and nephew remaining in the capital and maintaining a close relationship with the Emperor, the rumors and gossip in the court would likely have become impossible to suppress.

Yet at this critical juncture, Qin Muye had gone missing—and he had gone missing on the pleasure boat of the Prime Minister's youngest son.

If he couldn't be found, the sky would surely collapse!

Thank goodness!

Thank goodness!

But...

Chen Sui's gaze fell upon Bai Yuji, and his sword-like brows furrowed. He stepped forward, looking down at her as he scrutinized her: "And this young lady is..."

Bai Yuji still looked somewhat terrified, preparing to recite the excuse she had already concocted.

Qin Yanying, however, lashed out immediately: "It's obvious she's my niece-in-law, are you blind? With that level of competence, how did you become the Commander of the Brocade Guard? Did you buy your office with money?"

Chen Sui's face darkened: "I climbed my way up through one major case after another!"

Qin Yanying scoffed: "Give it a rest! Which dog was it just now swearing that there was a formation in the cave? With that kind of insight, you'd better stop your damn bragging!"

Chen Sui: "..."

Qin Yanying shot a glance at Qin Muye and complained: "Muye! You're the same—you don't even introduce her. Were you waiting for the girl to announce herself?"

Bai Yuji lowered her head, blushing as she gave Qin Muye a light punch.

Qin Muye: "..."

Hey!

You little minx, you're acting quite well!

He also put on an embarrassed expression: "Aunt! This young lady's name is Yuji, she is... a friend! Fortunately, she rescued me this time, otherwise, your nephew would have truly met with disaster. Yuji, hurry and greet my aunt."

Bai Yuji's eyes darted around, her voice as thin as a mosquito's: "Au, Aunt!"

"Yes!"

Qin Yanying looked at their clasped hands and beamed with joy.

She thought to herself that her nephew was just too introverted; even like this, he still called her a "friend."

Chen Sui's brows remained locked, however, as he coldly sized up Bai Yuji.

Qin Muye felt a slight tightening in his chest. Don't let Chen Sui's fawning behavior in front of his aunt fool you; he was actually the head of the secret police who made the entire Great Gan tremble. The number of officials and spies who had fallen under his hand was countless, and it was no exaggeration to call him notorious.

If it weren't for the fact that his aunt made him a man who loved but could not have, Qin Muye suspected he wouldn't even dare to breathe loudly in front of him.

Is he suspicious of Bai Yuji?

That won't do!

Now that his life was bound to Bai Yuji's, if she were pushed into a corner by Chen Sui, things would get messy.

Moreover, Chen Sui was a die-hard loyalist to the Emperor, and Qin Muye didn't think the Emperor was someone worth entrusting his back to. There were plenty of rumors about his own father having treasonous intentions; who knew if the Emperor had taken them to heart?

He steadied himself.

Holding Bai Yuji's hand, he pointed at Chen Sui and said: "Yuji, call him Uncle!"

Bai Yuji said obediently: "Uncle!"

Upon hearing this form of address.

Chen Sui's stern expression crumbled in an instant. His slightly aged face blossomed into a smile like a chrysanthemum, and he dragged his voice out long: "Ayyyy~~~~"