The Path of the Cannon Fodder’s Counterattack

Chapter 38: Mo Qi’s Demise

齐林走后，凌萧洗漱了一番，才慢悠悠的出门。

After Qi Lin left, Ling Xiao washed up like normal and unhurriedly left.

这行刺总要给他们一点时间准备，若是去得早了，打草惊蛇，让莫绮退怯了，凌萧可就得不偿失了。

This assassination needed to give them a bit of time to prepare, if they went early, they would inadvertently alert the enemy and allow Mo Qi to cowardly retreat. Ling Xiao wouldn’t be able to make up his losses if that happened.

苦肉计是招很险的计谋，上辈子凌萧给莫绮准备的时候，苦苦准备了好几个月，才敢动手，而莫绮竟这么心急，随意找了些人，这也注定了她会失败。

Injuring oneself to gain the enemy’s confidence is a very dangerous trick. In his past life, Ling Xiao had also prepared it for Mo Qi for a long time, strenuously preparing for several months before daring to do it. Mo Qi was so anxious right now and just randomly found some people, she was destined to fail.

不过，凌萧要的可不止是她的失败，凌萧要她败得一塌涂地，最好就是这一次能要了她的命。

However, what Ling Xiao wanted wasn’t just her failure, but she also wanted her to be so defeated she collapses. It would be best that she also dies this time.

不，不是最好，而是一定。

No, it’s not ‘would be best’, but ‘will be certain’.

把心思动到傅禹君的身上，凌萧就让她自己承担承担后果。

Placing his thoughts onto Fu Yujun, Ling Xiao wants her to assume the responsibilities of the consequences.

若是傅禹君真因为她的算计而受伤了，凌萧倒要看看这位邵国皇子要怎么处理！

If Fu Yujun really got hurt due to her trick, Ling Xiao wanted to see just how this Prince of Shao Country will handle it!

而邵国皇子在牧国受伤，凌萧也很想知道皇帝会怎么处理。

And if the Shao Country Prince is injured in Mu Country, Ling Xiao wanted to see how the Emperor would handle it.

当然，凌萧也是必须去冷宫的。

Of course, Ling Xiao also needs to go to the Cold Palace.

毕竟名义上，他还是要去阻止事情的发生，而且，也得有个人在现场打乱莫绮的计划，防止她真刷了傅禹君的好感度。

After all, nominally he still needs to go prevent the matter from happening, also, there also needs to be someone at the scene to mess up Mo Qi’s plan. Preventing her from really obtaining Fu Yujun’s favorable impression.

这一次，只要傅禹君在莫绮的算计下受伤，这事就不能随意了了，莫绮也将大祸临头。

This time, as long as Fu Yujun gets injured under Mo Qi’s trick, then this matter cannot be settled as they wished and Mo Qi will face a catastrophe.

本着这 心思，凌萧踏进冷宫的主室，傅禹君刚好被下了软骨散，软趴趴的躺在地上，而小赖子正拿着匕首凑近他。

With these in mind, Ling Xiao set foot into the Cold Palace’s main room. Fu Yujun was just downed by the cartilage powdered medicine, lying weakly on the ground with Xiao Laizi holding a dagger and approaching him.

见凌萧闯进了屋子，小赖子当即立断，举着匕首猛然朝着傅禹君刺去。

Seeing Ling Xiao bursting into the room, Xiao Laizi immediately went all out, drew his dagger, faced Fu Yujun and stabbed.

许是小赖子的速度太快，快得莫绮没来得及反应，他刺向傅禹君之时，莫绮如同一根木桩一样，呆在傅禹君的身边一动不动。

Xiao Laizi’s speed was truly too fast, so fast that Mo Qi didn’t even have the time to react when he stabbed at Fu Yujun. Mo Qi was like a wooden stake, standing motionlessly and blankly by Fu Yujun.

倒是傅禹君虽然中了软骨散，但功夫的底子还在，此时见匕首刺来，往凌萧所在的方向一翻，便躲过了那匕首。

Although Fu Yujun suffered from cartilage powdered medicine, the foundation of his martial arts were still there. Now that he was seeing the dagger coming toward him, he flipped himself in the direction of Ling Xiao and dodged the dagger.

只是躲得颇为狼狈，白色的衣裳沾满了地上的泥土，翻了一滚之后，他躺在地上气喘吁吁。

It’s just that the way he dodged was rather sorry, his white clothes were now stained with mud from the ground due to his flip, he lied on the ground, panting.

此时，莫绮终于反应了过来，她大叫着就朝着傅禹君扑去。

At this moment, Mo Qi finally reacted and shouted before throwing herself in the direction of Fu Yujun.

而小赖子一击未成，举着匕首再次朝傅禹君刺去。

And since Xiao Laizi failed, he pointed the dagger at Fu Yujun and stabbed again.

眼看着莫绮的苦肉计就要上演了，凌萧站的位置与莫绮隔着傅禹君，此时他再去阻挡莫绮太过刻意，也已经为时已晚，凌萧当即立断，先莫绮一步，挡在了傅禹君的身前……

Seeing that Mo Qi’s act was about to be staged, Ling Xiao stood between Fu Yujun and Mo Qi. Because his blockage of Mo Qi was too deliberate, it was already too late for her. Ling Xiao took the spot a step faster than Mo Qi, acting as a shield in front of Fu Yujun’s body…

“噗嗤”一声响，利刃刺破血肉之躯的声响，回响在耳边，胸口一阵刺痛，凌萧疼得扭曲了表情。

A “puchi” sounded by his ear as the sharp blade piercing his body and pain bursted from his chest. Ling Xiao’s face twisted in pain.

“你……”傅禹君瞪大眼愕然的望着挡在他身前的凌萧。

“You…” Fu Yujun looked at Ling Xiao who blocked for him, his eyes widen in shock.

凌萧一身白衣胜雪，长发飘飘，宛如仙人之姿，此时，他的胸前被刺入一剑，流淌出的鲜血染红了衣襟，艳丽胜似桃华。

Fresh blood stained Ling Xiao’s white clothing and his hair floated like an immortal beauty. With his chest stabbed by a dagger, the flowing blood dyed his front red, more garish and beautiful than peach blossoms.

他的眉头紧蹙，贝齿轻咬，脸色因为疼痛而苍白如纸，傅禹君明知此人是因为疼痛而在隐忍，但这番容颜看下来，他却觉得此时的凌萧凄美如画，心不由跳漏了一拍。

His brows were tightly knit, his teeth clenched with his face as white as paper due to the pain. Fu Yujun was clear that he was enduring silently due to the pain, but looking at his face, he felt that Ling Xiao right now was a sad and beautiful scene, his heart couldn’t help but jump a beat.

身体明明在服用了软骨散后，软趴趴的没有一点力气，此时，傅禹君却不知哪里来的力气，硬是撑着站起，扶住了凌萧，用尽全力抬脚一踹，踹翻了突而显得呆傻的行刺太监，将凌萧揽在了怀里。

His body was obviously weak without any strength due to the cartilage powered medicine, lying on the ground. But right now, Fu Yujun obtained power from nowhere and supported himself up. Supporting Ling Xiao, he also used his remaining strength to lift his foot and kick at the dashing and seemingly foolish assassinating eunuch, seizing Ling Xiao into his arms.

“你怎么样？”傅禹君问着凌萧，抬手点穴，止住了凌萧流血的伤口。

“How are you?” Fu Yujun asked Ling Xiao and poked a pressure point, stopping the flow of blood from the wound.

“我……”凌萧疼的说不出话来，眼睛扫过地上，地面上全是自己伤口溅出的血滴，零零落落的洒了一地。

“I…” Pained, Ling Xiao couldn’t speak and his eyes swept the ground. The floor was full of blood from his wound, scattering and sprinkling all over the floor.

这么多血……

So much blood…

这次真是亏大了，他的伤才刚好，他不仅跟兰蔚命中不合还跟这位邵国皇子犯冲吶！

He really made a deficit this time, his injury has just gotten better! No only was he was he hit by Lan Wei, he even had to help this Shao Country Prince take a hit!

凌萧捂着胸口迷迷糊糊的想，意识开始模糊。

Ling Xiao held his chest, thinking in a daze. His consciousness then because to blurr.

恍惚间，他好像看见了皇帝。

In his dim mind, he seem to have saw the Emperor.

一身九爪龙袍加身，气宇非凡，但他面色青黑，眉头紧皱，目光冰冷，周身气压极低，压的众人战战兢兢的跪在了地上，就连努力想要再皇帝面前表现的莫绮，见着这样的皇帝，都本能瘫跪在地，颤抖得说不出一句话。

A whole body clad in a dragon robe, his bearing was out of the ordinary. But his face was pure black, his brows tightly wrinkled and his gaze cold. The atmosphere from him was extremely low, everyone started to kneel while trembling with fear. Even Mo Qi, who worked hard to once again appear in front of the Emperor, knelt on instinct when she saw the Emperor like this, paralyze and shuddering, unable to speak a word.

凌萧自然也感受得到皇帝的怒气，但他意识溃散，想起皇帝已经很久没有出现在自己面前了，不由心中一涩。

Ling Xiao naturally could also sense the Emperor’s anger, but his consciousness was fading and he recalled that the Emperor hadn’t appeared in front of him in a long time. He couldn’t help but feel sour at that.

面前这个人真的是皇帝本人吗？还是……幻觉？

Is the person in front of him really the Emperor? Or perhaps… an illusion?

凌萧摇着头想要看清，眼前却突然一阵发黑，胸前一阵刺痛，他喘息隐忍，就感觉身体被佣进了一个更为宽厚的怀抱，鼻息间也尽是凌萧所熟悉的清香。

Ling Xiao shook his head, wanting to see clearer when the scene before him suddenly went back and a stab of pain came from his chest. He gasped for breath, silently enduring it and felt his body being pulled into an even thicker and broad chest. While breathing, Ling Xiao was also familiar with this scent.

“皇上……”凌萧无意识的低喃。

“Your Majesty…” Ling Xiao unconsciously mumbled.

软糯无力的声音传进皇帝的耳中，撩拨着皇帝的内心。

The soft and weak voice passed into the Emperor’s ears and teased the Emperor’s heart.

皇帝望向怀里的小太监，他一身飘然若仙的白衣，面色却比身上的白衣还要惨白，唇齿间也没有一点血色，胸前开了一个血色窟窿，染红了雪白的衣襟，带着别样的蛊惑。

The Emperor looked down at the eunuch in his embrace. The white clothes on him made him seem like an immortal, but his face was even whiter than the clothes on his body, his lips also lacked color. A bloody hole in his chest dyed the front snow white red and brought a sense of bewitchment.

他的眉头紧皱，眉目间尽是隐忍，贝齿时时露出，咬着下唇，拒绝发出一声痛呼，倔强的宛如磐石。

His brows were tight and his general appearance was one that was silently enduring. His pearly white teeth would be exposed from time to time, biting his lower lip, refusing to make a sound of pain, stubborn like a boulder.

皇帝望着这样的凌萧，眼神暗了暗，胸腔升起一股怒气，这个小太监竟敢再次在他面前受伤。

The Emperor looked at this kind of Ling Xiao, his gaze dark and anger rose in his chest. This little eunuch would get injured in front of him again.

皇帝抿紧了唇，弯腰将凌萧打横抱起，转身往外走去。

The Emperor pursed his lips, bent and picked up Ling Xiao, carrying him as he turned around and left.

小李子忙跪在地上请示：“皇上，这莫秀女和小赖子……”

Xiao Lizi hurriedly asked for orders while kneeling: “Your Majesty, this Xiu Girl Mo and Xiao Laizi…”

“杀了。”

“Kill.”

简短的说着，皇帝周围的低气压再度下降，身上的威压散出，压向在场的所有人，让众人无一不弯腰伏低头对皇帝表现出至高无上的恭敬。

With a short word, the low pressure surrounding the Emperor declined while the authority from him spilled out. Pressuring all the surround people, everyone couldn’t not bend and bow their heads to show the Emperor their supreme respect for him.

小李子更加，他离皇帝最近，所受的龙威最甚，皇帝在下达命令之时，又回头望了他一眼，这一眼极具威严，也冰冷至极，让小李子全身如同定住了一般，动弹不能……

Xiao Lizi showed it even more so, he was the one closest to the Emperor and the dragon might he received was the most. While the Emperor was throwing out the order, he had turned to give him a glance. That glance was too imposing, and also extremely icy, like it was forcing Xiao Lizi’s body in place, unable to move at all…

待皇帝抱着凌萧离去，小李子才瞬间瘫软了下来，身上已经汗湿衣襟，身下尤然，湿漉漉的，一看，竟是尿了一地。

Only after the Emperor left while carrying Ling Xiao did Xiao Lizi go limp and fell to the ground. Sweat flowed from him, and his lower body felt damp. Taking a look, he unexpectedly peed himself.

TL Note: Because of the way eunuchs are (AKA castrated men) They have a much harder time controlling their bladder when they are castrated and takes them a while to be able to ‘function’ as normal. But even after that, they lose control of their bladder fairly easy.

傅禹君见此，轻笑出声，不过也不外乎这个小太监这么害怕，就连他感受了这般威压，也好不到哪里去……

Fu Yujun lightly laughed when he saw that, but he didn’t blame the eunuch for being so scared, even him felt the pressuring power, and he was not much better off…

傅禹君举起双手，望着它们控制不住的颤抖，苦笑出声。

Fu Yujun raised his hands, looked around at the people who were trembling without end and bitterly laughed.

这就是年仅十九岁牧国皇帝牧崇玄的龙威吗？

Is this the dark dragon might of the barely nineteen years old Mu Country Emperor?

(We finally know how old he is????? Dang he’s young, now the name please)

当真是百闻不如一见。

It was really ‘seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others’.

凌萧再次醒来，是躺在自己的床上，他被带回了宁轩宫。

When Ling Xiao woke up again, he was lying on his own bed. He had been brought back to Ning Xuan Gong.

凌萧微微动了动，胸前就感觉刺痛难忍，他不由轻哼出声，缓过了刺痛，凌萧睁着双眼望着床帘，却是不敢再挪动身体，他只能转动着脖颈，看看周围，这一看他才发现他的宫内竟然了无一人。

Ling Xiao slightly moved and felt the pain in his chest, it was difficult to bear and he couldn’t help but groan. The stab of pain slowly eased and Ling Xiao looked around, no longer daring to move his body again. He only turned his neck around to see his surroundings, but he then saw that there was unexpectedly no one around.

凌萧觉得有些奇怪，他记得自己是被皇帝带回来的，那皇帝呢？

Ling Xiao felt it was a bit strange, he was brought back by the Emperor, so where is the Emperor?

即使皇帝不在，他宫里的侍从呢？

Even if the Emperor isn’t around, where are his chamberlains?

“你是在找这些人吗？”突然，旁边传来一道带笑的男声，紧接着，凌萧就看见他的床边被丢过来一昏倒的两个小宫女。

“Were you looking for these people?” Suddenly, a male voice came from the side, following that, Ling Xiao saw his two maids that was unconscious by his bedside.

凌萧心中一惊，讶然的瞪眼，望向来人。

Ling Xiao was alarmed and his eyes widened, looking around for who talked.

那人眉色微淡，肤白，一身异国白衣，衣上坠着无数金片，走起路来叮当作响。

That person’s eyebrows were light, his skin white and dressed in foreign white clothes. Countless gold pieces hanged from his clothing and jingled when he walked.

“邵国皇子？”凌萧不由惊呼出声，捂着胸口想要强撑着坐起，但受伤的地方在胸口，他身子微微一动就会扯到伤口，让自己疼痛难忍，他艰难的挪动，却也只是让自己冒了一身的虚汗。

“Shao Country’s Prince?” Ling Xiao cried out in alarm. He covered his chest and tried to support himself up, but the place he was injured was his chest, so whenever he moved his body, it would pull at the wound, making it hard for him to bear. He tried to move with difficulty, yet it only caused him to be covered in sweat all over.

傅禹君见状，忙上前扶住他道：“你这次伤得挺重，就别乱动了。”

Fu Yujun hurried walked forward and supported him when he saw that, saying: “You’re injured very badly this time, so don’t move around.”

他的话语间竟是关怀担忧，凌萧不可抑制的皱了皱眉头，这傅禹君搞什么鬼？

His words carried a tone of concern and worry, Ling Xiao knitted his brows, just what was Fu Yujun trying to do?

想着，凌萧借力傅禹君馋扶着他的手臂，勉强靠着床头坐稳道：“皇子，您这是什么意思？”

Thinking of that, Ling Xiao borrowed Fu Yujun’s power and supported himself with his arm, managing to lean against the bedframe and settled down: “Prince, what is the meaning of this?”

面前的凌萧，脸色苍白，额前冒着细细麻麻的汗珠，眉目间带着疲倦，唇倔强的抿着，强撑着坐起的身体，看得出虚弱非常，但即使如此，此时他却气势不减，望着自己的眼中仍然充满了戒备与探究，傅禹君见此，微微笑了笑。

The current Ling Xiao in front of him, pale face and beads of sweat dotting his forehead, his general appearance was one of tiredness. But his lips were pursed stubbornly and forced himself him, looking very weak. Even like this, his vigor wasn’t lowered and was still on guard against with probing eyes. Fu Yujun slightly smiled at the sight.

这个凌萧，倒是有点意思。

This Ling Xiao, is certainly a bit interesting.

思及此，他柔声道：“想来看看救命恩人，但牧国皇帝把你藏得紧，不得已出此下策。”

With those thoughts, he softly said: “I wanted to come take a look at my savior, but the Mu Country Emperor hid you zealously, so I had no choice but to do this.”

见凌萧目光放在了床边两个昏倒的宫女身上，傅禹君主动解释道：“只是点了她们的睡穴，睡过去了，过段时间自然会醒过来，你不用担心。”

Seeing Ling Xiao’s gaze fall onto the two unconscious maids by his bed, Fu Yujun hurried moved to explain: “I just poked their sleep point. After sleeping for a bit, they will naturally wake up, you don’t need to worry.”

又是睡穴吗？凌萧眼闪了闪，这些功夫倒是好用。

Sleep point again? Ling Xiao’s eyes flashed, these martial arts really are useful.

“你救了我，想要什么？”傅禹君见凌萧许久不说话，靠在床边问他。

“You saved me, what do you want?” Fu Yujun saw Ling Xiao didn’t speak for a long time and leaned against the bed, asking him.

凌萧一愣，望向面前俊美的异国男子，他来此只是为了说这个吗？凌萧考量。

Ling Xiao stared blankly, gazing at the handsome and exotic male in front of him, did he come just to say that? Ling Xiao gave it some consideration.

脑海里浮现出昏过去前的一幕幕，又见傅禹君依靠在床边，眉目带笑，神情温和，亲和而谦逊，此番看来，傅禹君似乎确实只是来看他、问他想要什么回报的不错。

The scene before he fainted played in his mind and he saw Fu Yujun support himself on the bed again, a smile on his face, looking gentle, amiable and humble. From this, it looks like Fu Yujun really just came to see him and ask what kind of payback would he like.

那既然如此……

Since it’s like this…

凌萧眉尾轻轻一扬，眼中狡黠一闪而过，虽然救傅禹君不是他本意，但，事实上他确实以自己的血肉之躯替他挡了一剑，要点回报也是理所应当的。

The tip of Ling Xiao’s eyebrow moved slightly, a hint of craftiness flashed in his eyes. Although saving Fu Yujun wasn’t his original intention, however, it was fact that he had used his own body to block an attack for him. Wanting to pay him back for it should be natural.

凌萧眼中的狡黠自然没有瞒过傅禹君的眼，他望着这般生动的凌萧，突然有些明白牧国皇帝为什么会有这种特殊的爱好了，他低笑一声，凑近了凌萧一些，问了个不着边际的问题道：“牧国的小太监都如同你这般有趣么？”

The craftiness in his eyes naturally did not escape from Fu Yujun’s eyes. He looked at the lively Ling Xiao in front of him, suddenly clearer why the Mu Country Emperor had such a special fondness of him. He quietly laughed and approached Ling Xiao some more, asking an irrelevant question: “Are all of Mu Country’s eunuchs so interesting like you?”

“？”凌萧闻言，满脸疑惑的望着傅禹君。

“?” Ling Xiao had a face full of puzzlement looking at Fu Yujun at the question.

面前的凌萧，不明所以的睁着那双明亮的眸子望着自己，眉目间尽是疑惑，苍白的唇微微开启，似是想要问话，却似是找不话问出口一般，又喏喏的闭上，表情显得呆滞可爱。

The Ling Xiao in front of him, didn’t understand so his pair of bright eyes were looking at him, his face full of puzzlement. His pale lips were slightly open, seemingly wanting to ask something, yet unable to find any words to ask and closed again. His expression was sluggish and adorable.

傅禹君见状，不由轻笑出声，心情大好的坐在了凌萧的床边，伸手捏住了凌萧的下颚，在凌萧错愕的目光下，凑近他调笑道：“你若是不喜欢那牧国皇帝，我可是要追求你了。”

Fu Yujun lightly laughed when he saw that, his mood much good as he sat by Ling Xiao’s bed. Reaching out a hand and holding Ling Xiao’s jaw, he teased him under Ling Xiao’s startled gaze: “If you don’t like that Mu Country Emperor, then I will pursue you.”