[BL] Accidentally Becoming the Healer of the Deranged Archduke novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164: A Strange Uneasiness

Two days had passed since the incident.

Whether it was out of respect for his position as the "advisor" of the archduke or because of Darius’ silent threats, no one dared to approach Xion anymore.

Even baby Noxian had only babbled a few random things before dashing back into the ox cart, leaving Xion alone to glare at the carriage he had been traveling in.

That was still fine. At least he had hope of being free.

Then, they stopped to set up tents in the middle of nowhere, yet he still wasn’t allowed to be far from the archduke!

If not for the sake of his image, Xion would have flopped onto the ground and thrown a full tantrum.

He really was not asking for much, just a little time with his baby brother!

But apparently, fate had decided to gift him something else entirely. And that package also included weird stares, all the while the suffocating silence around him continued.

Xion liked his peace, but that did not mean he could ignore the way the retinue kept glancing at him whenever he walked past.

And to make things worse, Darius had barely spoken in the last two days.

Granted, the archduke was never much of a talker to begin with, but this? This was on another level. At most, he would say one or two sentences before retreating into silence again.

This wasn’t peace. This was a heavy, suffocating stillness pressing down on Xion’s chest like a mountain.

And to top it all off, they were still near the same bazaar where Xion had treated old man Berry’s leg.

He had not gone out to play the role of a temporary healer again, not that he could do that now... But for some reason, he still couldn’t shake the rising unease in his chest.

At first, he had chalked it up to being in this place. A spot that had given him quite the scare when Soren and Caspian had chased him.

However, he knew that wasn’t really it.

Nor was it the way the servants had suddenly begun acting overly respectful.

The unease had settled deep in his chest the moment he had left the Marquis’ mansion that very night Darius had "found" him.

Then, instead of moving on, they had chosen to stay in the dark forest near the bazaar.

It was familiar territory for the archduke. Because Ray and the others had spent almost a week here gathering intel before heading toward the royal city.

In the end, it made sense for them to stop there.

Everything about the decision was logical. And yet, something still felt off.

Maybe it was just the fact that everything was changing too fast.

Xion sighed as he reached the tent.

This was the archduke’s tent, and Xion, being both his advisor and his secret husband, could only stay there as well.

The moment he stepped inside, he had to stifle a groan.

Darius was seated in the main chair, completely surrounded by Lady Nazia, Berry, Ray, Allen, and even a few other soldiers Xion had grown familiar with.