Chongfei Manual - Chapter 161.2

Chapter 161.2

Chapter: 161 . 2 out of 171

Early next morning, Zhao Jie went to Shen Ji Barracks first .

His words must be obeyed . He ordered people to bring Marquis Guang Xin’s second son to Shen Ji Barracks when it was still early in the morning .

Although Chen Teng appeared tall and strong, he was easily intimidated . Right after he entered the prison, he peed his pants from fright after seeing what was hanging from the walls .

The walls were full of torture instruments and dying prisoners . There were even torture instruments that weren’t fully cleaned and had bits of flesh left on them . He kneeled down next to Zhao Jie and begged for mercy .

Zhao Jie hadn’t intended to torture him to begin with . He had only wanted to scare him a little bit . Zhao Jie had him stand by the side to watch as the jailer tortured one of the prisoners .

When a barbed whip that had been dipped in salt water struck the prisoner, the prisoner wailed like a ghost in pain . Chen Teng’s legs trembled as he stood by the side . His legs felt like soft tofu . He felt something falling on his face . When he reached his hand out to touch it and brought it in front of his eyes to see, he saw that it was a small piece of rotting flesh . His face immediately became deathly pale . He turned around and held the wall for support as he threw up .

Even though Chen Teng returned home with his life intact, it seemed as if he had become a completely different person . He wouldn’t eat or drink . He was absent-minded . Even more serious, he would start vomiting whenever he saw minced meat on the table . In only a few days, he lost so much weight that he didn’t look human .

Chen Teng blamed Wei Bao Shan for everything that had happened . If she hadn’t bumped into Wei Luo that day, Zhao Jie wouldn’t have noticed him . Thus, he deeply hated Wei Bao Shan . Not only did he drive Wei Bao Shan out of Marquis Guang Xin’s residence, he also forcefully aborted their unborn child . Wei Bao Shan didn’t have anywhere to go . She didn’t have the face to go back to Duke Ying’s residence . She ended up destitute and could only wander the streets . A merchant noticed her and sold her to the red light district . As for what happened to her after this, let’s go back to this later .

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Let’s go back to the day when Zhao Jie went fishing for Wei Luo

The weather was pretty good today . . The sky was clear and the air was fresh with a gentle breeze . In the back of Prince Jing’s residence, there was a large lake with water that was so clear you could see the bottom of the lake . Wei Luo was sitting on a stool in the lake pavilion . She saw Zhao Jie taking out an earthworm from a wooden bucket and hooking it onto the fishing hook . As he cast the fishing line into the water with one hand, the fishing line made a beautiful arc in the air .

Wei Luo handed Zhao Jie a moistened handkerchief, “Wipe your hands . ”

Zhao Jie took it and wiped his hands . He had recently returned from Shen Ji Barracks . He had taken a bath and changed his clothes before coming to this place . He didn’t tell Wei Luo what he had done and didn’t want her to know that his hands had recently been covered in blood . His Ah Luo should live her life without any worries or concerns .

The fishing rod had been placed on the side . The two of them were sitting so closely together in the pavilion that from far away, they looked like one person . It was an intimate scene . Zhao Jie was holding Wei Luo’s chin as he kissed her when she saw that the fishing rod was moving . She quickly pushed him away and said, “Hurry, a fish has taken the bait . ”

It took a while before Zhao Jie let go of her . When he went to check the fishing rod, there was a large and lively carp at the end of the fishing line .

When Zhao Jie rolled up his sleeve, his strong arm was revealed . One hand carried the fish and the other hand stroked Wei Luo’s head as he said, “Let’s go, big brother will cook fish for you . ”

Wei Luo nodded .

Because Zhao Jie spoke as if he was very determined to fulfill her wish, Wei Luo thought he was only displaying false courage . However, when they went to the kitchen, Zhao Jie was calm as if he had already devised a strategy in advance . First, he split open the fish’s body and took out the internal organs, including the kidney . Then, he took the dagger that was hanging from his waist and skillfully removed the scales from the fish . The dagger was decorated with a golden hilt that was embedded with rubies . Whether he was holding a knife or a brush, his long fingers and the distinct joints of his hands looked good . She didn’t expect that he could be so calm and eye-catching even when he was descaling fish .

After he finished removing the scales from the fish, he used his dagger to cut two slashes on both sides of the fish . Then, he grabbed a container of salt, sprinkled a layer of salt onto the fish, and put the fish to the side . The salted fish had to be left alone for half an hour . He wasn’t idle during this time . He sliced ginger and scallions, then he sprinkled them onto the fish . After he poured a little bit of cooking wine onto the fish, he placed the fish into the steamer .

Wei Luo was stunned from seeing this sight . She thought he didn’t know how to cook . Why did his actions show that he was quite familiar with this?

After Zhao Jie washed his hands, he closed Wei Luo’s gaping mouth . “Are you that surprised?”

Wei Luo hurriedly grabbed his arm and looked at him with her large, bright eyes . “When did you learn to cook? How come you never mentioned this before?”

Zhao Jie chuckled and explained, “When the army was at war, living and traveling in wilderness was a frequent occurrence . If I can’t even do this, how could I have lived up to now?”

Back when Zhao Jie was with the army, his best dish was fish and his second best dish was wild animals .

By lucky coincidence, Wei Luo wanted to eat fish . If it were something else, it wouldn’t have been this easy .

Not much later, they were able to smell the fragrant smell of the fish . Zhao Jie put out the fire and took out a plate that had a colorful pattern of reishi mushroom from the steamer . He braved the fragrant steam from the carp and put the plate onto the kitchen’s beech table . He picked up a piece of fish with a pair of chopsticks and brought it to Wei Luo’s lips, “Try it . ”

Wei Luo said, “It’s too hot . Blow on it to cool it down for me . ”

Zhao Jie blew on it twice . When he looked up, he saw Wei Luo looking at him impatiently . Her small mouth was slightly open and her entire face looked gluttonous . The corners of his lips slightly curved up . Wanting to tease her, he turned his chopsticks and started to bring the fish into his mouth .

Wei Luo hurriedly lowered her head, bit his bottom lip, and seized the first piece of the fish for her stomach .

The fish was fresh and tender . It was also very flavorful after absorbing the salt . After Wei Luo finish eating the first piece of the fish, she wanted to eat more, so she licked the corners of Zhao Jie’s lips and praised, “Very yummy . ”