Chapter 29: I’m a Sucker for Pretty Faces

After the uncle and nephew finished touring the Crane Pavilion, which was filled with the air of romance, they continued on their journey. However, along the way, the young uncle’s behavior became particularly strange. He adamantly refused to share a room with Mingshuang at any inn. If they were unlucky enough to find only one room available, the uncle would take it upon himself to meditate on the rooftop all night.

These actions led Mingshuang to suspect that his uncle still regarded him as a girl. Yet, the night before they descended the mountain, they had slept in the same room without issue—so why had things changed so suddenly upon leaving?

Baffled and unable to make sense of it, the dog would gaze forlornly at his uncle every evening at dusk, looking for all the world like an abandoned young wife. As for Yunting, under the weight of the dog’s plaintive little eyes, he felt as if he carried the burden of two worlds on his shoulders.

Still, with a mission to fulfill and his heart full of secret calculations, the young uncle could only keep his thoughts to himself.