37 Fatty supper

Gerel looking at the androgynous youth who has a beautiful appearance with a petite shape but have a tall body of a grown woman. He's cupped his hand and salute at Azanah and Fatty Pao who's picking himself up.

"Miss Azanah, No need for ceremony. I'm very grateful for both of you and your master help. This might be rude for both of you that help me but…" The atmosphere within the hut tense up a bit before Gerel ask in a serious tone.

"For what purpose that your master want to save me?"

Both Fatty Pao and Azanah looking at each other before making a complicated expression. They didn't know whether it's appropriate or not to tell this man a reason, But fatty walks up and looking at this man in earnest.

"These're only three main mission for us, First is to infiltrate into the northern realm and gather some intel. Second is to protect you. Then assist you in your endeavor." Said Fatty as he brings a jade slip from his storage ring and gives it to Gerrel.

"Your Excellency, please inject your spirits qi into this thing."

Gerel tries injecting his spirits qi into the jade slip as Fatty said. In a moment, his eye went wide in disbelief from the data that project into his mind. It's the spirits formation that could allow his people to farm in this northern realm that has winter all year round. Furthermore, there's a formation that could increase the growth rate of the plant! It could alleviate the starvation problem that his people have to face in a short time.

"What is your master goal? It's not that I do not appreciate your master gesture of goodwill. But What I have learned from all these years that's there is no free lunch in this world. Especially an outsider like your master" Said Gerel with a bitter feeling. He doesn't want to own any outsider a favor, because what he learn from Duke Tian Dong is that there are no good things from an outsider when they seek to have some influence in this winter hell region.

Fatty and Azanah looking at each other in understanding. It seems Duke Tian Dong doing a great job blocking all the news from the Great Phoenix empire to leak out here. His Excellency didn't know any news in The Great Phoenix Empire at all.

Fatty then smiled at Gerel and said.

"Your Excellency, I'm happy to inform you that you and my master are not an outsider as you might think. Actually, he's your niece er… niece-in-law to be precise."

Gerel frown and tilt his head in confusion as he asked.

"What do you mean?"

Fatty sigh a little and start to tell Gerel everything.

"Well… It's like this, Your Excellency."

Fatty starts telling Gerel everything that happened within the Great Phoenix Empire. The ascension of Empress Tian Xue'er from her concubine status, The love, and marriage of his young master and Tian Xiulan. But he didn't tell Gerel about his young master that pretend to be a disabled person. He chooses to let his young master tell Gerel himself.

Gerel felt shocked, this information bring revelation and joy to him. But because of Duke Tian Dong action, he still has some doubt about this matter. It's his guard are much lower when he asks about his sister distinguished feature and Fatty answer is spot on.

After Gerel heard all the answer from fatty. He's closed his eye and sit still to think about it. His face is hard to describe it's like he's eating a very bitter vegetable, but he can't spit it out or swallow it.

"Fine, I'll trust you. So? What's next?" Asked Gerel.

Fatty then tells him with a warm smiled.

"Then tomorrow, please follow us to our second hideout. This temporary hideout is not safe. It's too conspicuous."

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Northern realm - Pine forest hideout - Dusk

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In a dimly lit room, the fire pit at the center of the room is the only light source it has. The black pot of boar meat stew on the fire pit sent it's fragrantly permeated around the room.

"You doing a supper again? Why didn't we just eat rations that our young lord prepared for us?" A sweet voice of a girl that mixed with a little bit of masculinity asked fatty who's stirring the stew in the pot.

"The young master said. To capture one's heart, one's need to capture their stomach." Said fatty with a warm smiled as he scoops up the stew and pours it into a bowl.

"Here, I want to capture your heart" Fatty then hand over a bowl full of stew to Azanah who's stunned at what fatty said.

"W…. What nonsense are you blabbering, I don't have the gender you know?" Retorted Azanah as they drink the soup from the bowl.

"Ah hahaha, You lying to me girl, I don't believe you! If you're not a girl why did you nearly beat me to death when you caught me peeking at you while you bathing back in the capital!" Said Fatty Pao as he laughs out loud.

"Stop calling me girl! You damn pig!!!" Azanah snapped, in a fit of anger, they threw their stew bowl at Fatty face.

The bowl and a hot soup spill on Fatty face.

"Arrrrggghhhh My eyes!!! my eyes!!!" Cried in agony, Fatty quickly clutch at his eyes and turn around. He hissed in pain as he tries to resist the urge to cried out loud.

Azanah face fell in distress; they quickly run to Fatty side and try to see the damage on his eyes.

"Fatty! Fatty!! Let me see, Turn around and let me see!!" They forced fatty to turn around to face them but a smooth touched of lips is what she felt. A surprise kiss of Fatty Pao makes Azanah head gone haywire and can't process the event in front of them.

Fatty loud cried attract Gerel who's training outside of the shack. He's running into the room in a panic and saw what's happened.

"Uh oh…"

In front of him is that Fatty kissing his wife and he as the third wheel should quietly disappear and wait until the storm that's going to happen died down.

{Sorry} Gerel move his lips slowly for Azanah to see what is he trying to say before he leaves the room quietly.

"Uh… Uwaaahhh, Your Excellency!" They push fatty out and panicking followed Gerel out to explain.

Gerel stopped and turn around to listen Azanah.

"It's not what you think! This damn Fatty… This damn Fatty!!" They tried to explain, but they are too panic to explained it clearly.

Gerel pat Azanah shoulder and shaking his head, The thought of Gerel understand what they trying to say cause Azanah to smile in relief but...

"Now now Lady Azanah, It's ok you completely, but as a wife, you shouldn't punish your husband too badly. He didn't even frown when you hit him, did you? He's a good man I guaranteed that. Be more merciful to him next time ok?" Said Gerel as he warmly smiles with [Oh It's ok I understand] attitude.

But Azanah ear pickup a familiar small chuckling sound and she quickly turned to look at the source. The scene of Fatty who's trying to hold his laughter cause Azanah to glaring at him hatefully.