The Prince Can Always Hear The Secret Servant Chanting The Qingxin Mantra Before Going To Bed

ian Zhonghua and Qi Ci go back into the house, Granny Yao hurried to the village.

Bian Zhonghua knew full well that when strange things happen, demons must be involved.
So, he said to Qi Ci: “Let’s set out tomorrow and return to the Capital.”

Qi Ci said: “It’s too sudden.”

Bian Zhonghua said: “As I escorted you back to the Capital, we ran into strange creatures one after the other.
More than what I saw and heard when I was on duty throughout the years.
If we don’t go back, I’m worried that something else will happen.
However, I also wanted to ask…do you have any treasures with you?”

As Bian Zhonghua put his hands on Qi Ci’s shoulders, he looked at him left and right.

Qi Ci let Bian Zhonghua play with him as he asked: “Will your body be able to withstand the hardship of the journey?”

Bian Zhonghua deliberately lowered his head and sighed faintly: “Haa, actually, about my injuries….”

Qi Ci immediately tensed up.

When Bian Zhonghua glanced at Qi Ci through the corner of his eye, he saw his uneasy expression and couldn’t stop himself from gently raising the corner of his mouth, suppressing a laugh.
Then, he pressed Qi Ci’s shoulders and said with a somewhat sad tone of voice: “My wounds hurt, ahh…”

Qi Ci panicked: “What’s wrong with your injuries?!”

Bian Zhonghua’s eyes were empty of emotion as he stared into the distance, as if he was hopeless: “It’s very likely that my injuries will heal in a few days, which means I won’t be able to loaf around even when I return to the Capital.”

Qi Ci: “….”

…

The next day, the two of them packed up what they had and bid their farewell to Granny Yao.
At that moment, Granny Yao returned Qi Ci’s belongings to him, who put them away with great care, and thanked Granny Yao with extreme gratitude.

Granny Yao didn’t mention the matter of Qi Ci’s death.
Instead, she asked him to be careful on his journey.

Like this, Bian Zhonghua and Qi Ci embarked on their way back to the Capital.

In the meantime, Bian Zhonghua tried to guide his qi through his meridians by regulating his breathing1, but every time he tried, he felt extreme pain run through his entire body, rendering him unable to use his strength.
Because of this, he had to give up and wait until they returned to the Capital to ask State Master Li for help.

The trip to the Capital was long, and they didn’t know how long it would take them to get there by foot.
Along the way, they found a town and planned to rest for the night, then buy two horses the next day to continue their journey.

Since the story about a town where all its inhabitants and animals were killed and thrown into a ravine had spread far and wide, other towns and villages in the surrounding area fell into a panic.
In this town, all the innkeepers and waiters seemed frightened by the unknown danger, and the streets were empty even before the sun dipped below the horizon.

Bian Zhonghua and Qi Ci asked for two rooms, and each settled on their own to rest.
Qi Ci asked for a basin of hot water, but not to wash himself.
After taking out the token and the copper coin that Granny Yao had kept for him until now and had just returned to him this morning, Qi Ci carefully washed away the blood stains present on them.
Then, he carefully dried both objects and put them away.

After doing this, Qi Ci remembered that Granny Yao had also given him something else, so he rummaged through his luggage until he found a wooden box.

This was the box Bian Zhonghua gave Qi Ci for safekeeping when he fought the Taotie.

When Qi Ci saw that the wooden box was also stained with blood, he took out the incense inside and placed it on the table.
After wiping the wooden box clean, he carefully picked up the incense spread out on the table and planned to put it back, but as he motioned to do so, he accidentally dropped one on the ground.

Qi Ci hurried to pick it up, but as he did so, he saw that the incense had a line of small letters.
Curious, Qi Ci held the incense closer to the flame of the candle to see what was written on it, but he didn’t know that the incense was extremely flammable.
Of course, as soon as the incense got close to the flame, even if it wasn’t touching it, it lit up!

Startled, Qi Ci hurried to separate it from the flame, but it was already too late…the incense was already lit.

Qi Ci had no other choice than to insert the incense into the gap of a stone brick at the corner of the room, planning to compensate Bian Zhonghua later.

As soon as he inserted the incense in the stone brick, he heard someone knocking on the door of the room.

“Who is it?” Qi Ci asked somewhat suspiciously.

“It’s me.” Just as he heard the familiar cheery voice, Qi Ci’s heart skipped a beat.

At that, Qi Ci hurried to open the door, only to see Bian Zhonghua standing outside with two jars of wine and a big smile: “The night is long and I can’t sleep, so I came to find you to drink some wine.”

Wooohhh Qi Ci accidentally lit the incense! The one it made Bian Zhonghua realize his feelings for Qi Ci 

The wine  Bian Zhonghua isn’t missing the chance lol