26

They came to an inn and Guzi asked:

"Waiter, are there two luxury rooms? Two beds."

Zhou Chuyu replied:

"No, one room is enough, with a bed and a couch."

Nie Huanzhang smiled and didn't say anything.

In the evening after Nie Huanzhang finished washing up, he saw Zhou Chuyu already lying on the bed, staring at him all the while. So he asked:

"What's wrong? Why aren't you sleeping?"

After saying this, he lay on the couch. Suddenly Zhou Chuyu got up, walked to the couch and continued to stare straight at him. Nie Huanzhang was surprised and asked:

"Why aren't you sleeping on the bed, my baby?"

Zhou Chuyu asked in return:

"Why don't you sleep on the bed?"

In the adjoining room, Guzi and Uncle Zhao were suddenly awakened by a scream. Guzi sat up in shock and said:

"It is our Young Master. What's going on?"

He rushed out of the room, arrived at Zhou Chuyu and Nie Huanzhang's room, knocked on the door and asked:

"Sir, what's going on?"

Nie Huanzhang replied:

"Nothing, your young master had a nightmare."

After hearing that Guzi had left, Nie Huanzhang covered Zhou Chuyu's mouth by his hand and looked at him with tearful eyes and drenched in sweat. He asked:

"Does it hurt a lot?"

Zhou Chuyu nodded with a look of grievance. Nie Huanzhang continued saying:

"I won't touch you anymore. Sleep well."

Zhou Chuyu shook his head and said:

"No problem, I can endure it. I want to sex with you."

"Look at yourself, teary-eyed and all. I can't bear it when you're so afraid of pain."

Zhou Chuyu didn't say anything, just looked at Nie Huanzhang with eyes full of tears. Nie Huanzhang's heart softened and said:

"Okay, let's change."

Zhou Chuyu was surprised and said:

"It's very painful."

Nie Huanzhang reassured:

"I have a high pain tolerance. It's fine. Okay, you come."

Chuyu shyly said:

"I have…have watched…po…pornographic picture. I..."

Nie Huanzhang interrupted:

"Come on, my baby."

The next morning Zhou Chuyu always followed Huanzhang closely, nervously watching him. In a hushed voice, he asked:

"Are you okay? Does it still hurt? Comfortable or not?"

Nie Huanzhang turned and embraced him tightly, whispering:

"Are you happy?"

Zhou Chuyu's eyes showed joy, looking blissful but still shyly said:

"Yes, very happy, just in one word, great!"

Nie Huanzhang said:

"Nice! You wanted it, right? I'm here to serve you wholeheartedly at any time."

He kissed Zhou Chuyu deeply and Zhou Chuyu responded with a kiss and whispered:

"I'm afraid you'll be in pain and feel uncomfortable. This is my first time."

Nie Huanzhang said, breaking the intimate moment:

"It's a bit painful. Don't worry. Let's go and have breakfast."

To be honest, Nie Huanzhang didn't feels very comfortable. In addition, Zhou Chuyu was inexperienced with poor skills and a lack of finesse. This forced him to endure waves of pain. Last night, Zhou Chuyu didn't know how to control himself so that Nie Huanzhang gritted his teeth, tears swirling in his eyes. However, amid the pain, Nie Huanzhang found some joy in savoring the experience and enjoyed his wonderful feeling happily.

Zhou Chuyu asked:

"Waiter, could you sell a quilt to me?

The waiter said before leaving:

"Of course. I will give you the new one."

Guzi asked:

"Sir, why do you want to buy the quilt?"

"Oh, sometimes it gets a bit cold for me to sleep in the carriage."

"Don't need to buy it. Your beautiful cloak is in the box and it is easy to take it out. I'll get it for you."

"No, I just want to buy a quilt."

However, when Nie Huanzhang boarded the carriage, he saw Zhou Chuyu sitting inside with neatly folded quilt beside him, thick and soft. Zhou Chuyu smiled and patted the quilt, saying:

"Sit here. It is more comfortable."

Nie Huanzhang indulgently patted Zhou Chuyu's cheek, smiling softly as he whispered:

"You're so kind, my dear husband."

Zhou Chuyu couldn't help but burst into laughter, leaning against Nie Huanzhang. Seeing him so happy, Nie Huanzhang happily embraced him. Guzi, who was driving the carriage, glanced at Uncle Zhao sitting beside him. Uncle Zhao also looked at Guzi and said:

"It seems that our young master is back to normal, finally emerging from the gloom of Miss Zheng's marriage. Mr. Nie is quite capable to comfort our young master."

"He should have come to comfort our young master earlier. Our young master needs some soothing when he's not happy. Mr. Nie is just a right friend."

Uncle Zhao said:

"You works inside. You may not be aware of how busy Mr. Nie was outside. During that time, Mr. Nie was busy with all sorts of matters. He didn't have time to comfort our young master."

Guzi replied:

"You're right. He got so tired that he even fell asleep outside our young master's door."

Uncle Zhao looked at Guzi with a puzzled expression.

Inside the carriage, Zhou Chuyu nestled against Nie Huanzhang and they chatted casually. Nie Huanzhang said:

"We've arrived in Donghe province. Well, baby, did you know there is a beautiful mountain here, whose name is Dai Mountain? You can watch the sunrise in the morning. I've been there once and it's really spectacular."

Zhou Chuyu sat up abruptly, exclaiming in amazement:

"Really? I've never seen a sunrise before."

"Would you like to see it?"

Zhou Chuyu nodded with excitement. Nie huanzhang smiled and said:

"Alright, let us go there."

"Just you and me."

Nie Huanzhang said nothing, stroked Zhou Chuyu's head and then knocked on the carriage's door. Guzi asked:

"What's your order, my master?"

Nie Huanzhang said:

"It takes a few days for your master and I to stay here. You continue driving the carriage to the capital. We will catch up with you as soon as possible. If we can't, you go to the capital by yourself. When you see Chuqi, just inform him that we will be there a little later."

Guzi asked Zhou Chuyu:

"Sir, don't you use the carriage?"

Zhou Chuyu said:

"I will ride a horse. Uncle Zhao, you take the carriage and give me your horse."

Nie Huanzhang reminded:

"Bring your quilt and cloak. It is cold on the mountain and you ride Step Snow."

Guzi quickly rearranged Zhou Chuyu's belongings and Zhou Chuyu walked over to Step Snow, gently stroking it, saying:

"Hi, Step Snow. I'm going to ride you again. We are friends, right? You know I'm afraid of pain. I promise I'll treat you well and please don't let me fall, okay?"

Nie Huanzhang came over, lifted Zhou Chuyu onto the horse and said:

"Step on the stirrups, hold the reins and don't use the whip. Let's start slowly so you need to get used to it."

Nie Huanzhang placed Zhou Chuyu's belongings on his own horse. Guzi and Uncle Zhao kept their way to the capital. Zhou Chuyu and Nie Huanzhang left Guzi and Uncle Zhao behind, gradually walking towards Dai Mountain. Once Zhou Chuyu adapted, they picked up the pace and only reached the foot of the mountain by the evening next day. Nie Huanzhang had initially planned to stay at the foot of the mountain, intending to rise early the next day and summit before sunrise.

Chuyu asked:

"How long will it take to reach the top from here?"

"About two hours."

"Is there a village up there?"

"No, there is a small Taoist temple."

"Let's go and climb the mountain now and we stay at the temple."

After saying that, Zhou Chuyu didn't look at Nie Huanzhang. He led the horse and casually walked up the mountain path.

"Wait."

Nie Huanzhang looked at Zhou Chuyu and shook his head. He placed the quilt and their cloaks on Step Snow, handing them to Zhou Chuyu. The rest of the belongings went on his own horse, stored at a local household. Only then did he take the reins from Zhou Chuyu, saying:

"Get on. The road is still relatively flat for now and you can ride for a while. When it gets steep, you won't be able to ride."

Nie Huanzhang walked up the mountain path, leading the horse. Whenever the path was flat, he let Zhou Chuyu ride. When it got steep, he held the rein with one hand and held Zhou Chuyu on the waist with another hand, preventing any missteps. They reached the mountaintop just before midnight. And indeed, there was a small Taoist temple. Nie Huanzhang was about to approach the main gate when Zhou Chuyu grabbed his arm and said:

"Don't go in. Let's stay outside for the night. We'll spend the night at the place where we can watch the sunrise, okay?"

"But it's going to be very cold. Can you handle it?"

"Yes, I have the cloak you gave me and I don't have worn it yet. I want to wear it now. Let's go to the place where we will watch the sunrise."

Nie Huanzhang looked at him in surprise and said:

"Are you a bit too crazy? Were you not planning to stay in the temple from the beginning? If this was what you planned, you should have told me earlier. I could have asked a villager to lend us another quilt."

Zhou Chuyu looked bewildered and asked:

"Isn't all of this enough?"

"It's not about me. I'm afraid you'll be cold. I never expected that someone so gently , seemingly delicate, would have such bold ideas."

"I just want to be alone with you."

Nie Huanzhang embraced him tightly, kissed him deeply and said:

"Do you know what Yu Weiwei calls you."

"What?"

"A fox spirit. He says you are like a fox spirit, enchanting and bewitching, to seduce me. I didn't like it at first but today it seems you really have that potential or maybe you're actually a fox spirit."

"Exactly, I am a fox spirit, in transformed into a person, specifically to seduce you. So fox spirit is supposed to surrender himself entirely to you in the wilderness. That's what I'll do tonight."

"Crazy, completely crazy. It seems I can only go crazy with you. Baby, it's going to hurt and I lack experience. I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

"I want to try it. Will you be gentle with me?

"Of course."