Chapter 09 At the Crown Prince Palace

 Chapter 09 At the Crown Prince Palace

By Jiulu Feixiang,

Translated, Edited and Arranged by Angel Chua 10/11/2024

Why did he let Shen Li accompany him? It was because after such a scene, how could there be no assassins lurking around him in the days after that. The Crown Prince was angry, so there was no reason not to seek revenge. However, he would not let the Heavenly Lord know that he came to seek divination, so of course he would do it in secret to kill Shen Li and Xingyun.

And everyone saw with their own eyes yesterday that Xingyun was not good at fighting, and only Shen Li was the biggest threat. The assassins sent by the Crown Prince were not fools. They would attack Xingyun when he was alone. As for whether they could deal with Shen Li later, they would take one person's life first.

How could Xingyun not figure out the connection between them? Naturally, he had to pull Shen Li along all the way.

However, when Shen Li saw the words on the door lintel, he frowned: "Prince Rui's Mansion?"

Xingyun nodded: "The Heavenly Lord has seven sons, the prince is the eldest, and Prince Rui is the eldest son of a concubine, but his mother is now in great favor, and there are a lot of aristocratic families behind him. If you want to talk about who can resist the prince, it's only him."

Shen Li was stunned: "You usually seem indifferent, but you know these things clearly."

"Before last night, I really didn't know anything." Xingyun smiled lightly, "But if you want to deal with people, you have to make some preparations." Xingyun had just finished speaking when he heard the sound of whips coming from the corner of the street. This was the sound of clearing the road. The whips stopped at the corner of the mansion gate. After a while, a carriage slowly drove up under the escort of guards. Xingyun walked forward slowly and said loudly: "The Taoist Xingyun wants to see King Rui!"

There was silence in the carriage for a while: "Taoist?" The hoarse voice was not very pleasant. He seemed to sneer twice, "What a bold Taoist, you know that what the Heavenly Lord hates most is people like you who are swindling and misleading, and the same goes for me."

Xingyun smiled: "In that case, Your Highness can call me a counselor. I have a plan to offer Your Highness, which can help Your Highness realize his strategy. What do you think?"

"Why does the king believe you?"

"The prince wanted to find this plan last night but failed..." Xingyun said halfway through his sentence, and then smiled, "If your highness is interested, you may as well go into the palace to discuss it."

The carriage curtain was lifted, and a man dressed in purple brocade stepped out of the carriage. He had a handsome figure, but his face was scratched by something, and a scar extended from the left forehead to the corner of his mouth, which looked hideous and terrifying.

Shen Li thought to himself that the current Heavenly Lord must have done something that angered the heavens and the people, so it was all retribution to his son...

Prince Rui looked at Xingyun from top to bottom, and then glanced at Shen Li beside him, and said in a hoarse voice: "Take them to the backyard."

The palace was of course very large, with pavilions and towers. Shen Li grew up in the poor and bad place of the Immortal Realm Realm, adjacent to the Ruins of the Abyss. It is said that the Ruins of the Abyss are full of evil ghosts and monsters that have committed many evil deeds. The evil spirits are overflowing all year round, making the Immortal Realm Realm full of fog and miasma. There is no sunlight all year round. Even in the Immortal Realm Lord's Mansion, there is no grass, not to mention the flowers in the yard and the lake of shimmering water.

But this place is big, and the side hall alone is much larger than the small courtyard of Xingyun. It is also very beautiful, with carved beams and painted buildings that are dazzling. But Shen Li just doesn't like this place. There is a sense of death and depression everywhere. It's not that the scenery is bad, but the scenery that is too deliberately outlined covers up the hearts of people in the house. It is not as comfortable as the small courtyard of Xingyun, and it is not even as free as the wasteland of the Immortal Realm.

Following the servants in the palace, they walked to a garden. In the pavilion, Prince Rui had changed his clothes and sat there to enjoy the view. Xingyun greeted Prince Rui, exchanged a few official words, and then talked about the government affairs. Shen Li felt sleepy and ran away to urinate. By then, Prince Rui had already chatted with Xingyun and had no time to care about her.

Leaving the backyard, Shen Li easily got rid of the few servants who led the way and swaggered around the palace.

The lotus buds in the pond were just emerging. Shen Li was attracted by them. She leaned over the white jade railing and was about to pick the buds. Suddenly, she heard a woman screaming from behind: "What are you doing! Don't touch my lotus!"

Shen Li stopped and turned sideways to see who was behind her. Unexpectedly, a figure rushed forward when she turned sideways.

The railing of the corridor bridge was originally low, and the woman rushed out with most of her body. Shen Li was quick and grabbed her belt and pulled her back, but she couldn't control the force and tore her belt off with a "swish".

The woman's complicated dress spread out, and her underwear almost fell off. She screamed again and hurriedly grabbed her clothes, but she couldn't take care of the bottom because she was pulling the top. She was so anxious that she had to squat on the ground and hug her head.

The girl is so smart! This way, she won't be embarrassed if she loses anything! Shen Li sighed in her heart, but she was still a little embarrassed holding the torn piece of cloth in her hand: "Sorry... I didn't expect your clothes to be so... uh, so crisp."

Hearing this, the girl quietly raised her head from her arms, staring at Shen Li with her eyes: "Are you a woman?" Shen Li looked at her chest: "Isn't it obvious?"

Shen Li recovered a few percent of her magic power. She didn't care about staying in Xingyun's courtyard on weekdays. She always wore his dirty clothes.

Anyway, her clothes on the battlefield were more than ten times dirtier than that, so she was too lazy to change. But today she was going out, and Xingyun wanted to find a better dress for her. But after searching for a long time, she didn't find a suitable one.

Shen Li thought about it and simply clapped her hands and changed her usual outfit. She tied her hair and wore a long dress, which was handsome but not delicate. So from the back, she looked more like a man.

The pink-dressed girl blushed, shook her head, and said softly, "It's still quite obvious, but you can't see it from the back."

It would be strange if you saw it from the back...

The two looked at each other in silence for a while. Shen Li saw that the girl had skin as white as cream, eyebrows like distant mountains, and a pair of peach blossom eyes that were watery and seductive. She couldn't help but tease her for a moment.

She suddenly reached out and tugged at the pink-dressed girl's skirt. The girl's cheeks turned even redder, and she squatted and quietly moved two steps to the side.

Shen Li thought it was fun, so she tugged her twice more. She finally couldn't help but beg, "Girl... Girl, don't play... If you are kind, please help me find a belt. I can't get up and walk like this." "Belt, I have one here."

Shen Li stood up and untied her belt. The purple belt on the outside of her clothes was more decorative than practical. There was also a thin belt inside the clothes to tie her clothes.

She wanted to use the purple corset outside to help the girl, but the girl quickly covered her eyes with her hands and said, "No, no!" "It's okay, I still have some..." Before Shen Li finished speaking, she heard a cry of surprise: "How dare you, you thief! How dare you be so presumptuous in the Rui Wang Mansion!"

At that time, Shen Li was standing to untie his belt, and the girl was squatting and covering her eyes. From behind, it looked like Shen Li was going to rape her.

But Shen Li didn't know what was wrong with this scene. She looked back and saw two people dressed as servants rushing over here. The girl in pink squatted on the ground and waved at them anxiously: "Don't come over, don't come over!"

The two servants paused: "How dare the bold thief hold Miss Xiaohe hostage!"

Shen Li twitched her lips: "No..." Before she could speak, a servant ran away, apparently to call for help. Shen Li thought, this girl's underwear fell off, and when that person called a bunch of guards over, would a bunch of strong men be around to watch her... A mortal woman values Qingyu very much, and they are going to watch her to death...

Shen Li rubbed his forehead, turned to Xiao He and said, "Why don't I take you away first."

Xiao He was already sweating coldly: "Where, where to go?"

While Shen Li was thinking, the servant had led a team of guards to come over. She sighed, and Xiao He grabbed her clothes and said anxiously: "What should we do!"

"The only way now is to escape underground."

"What are you stewing?"

The two were talking when they suddenly heard a low and hoarse scolding: "What are you arguing about!"

Xiao He was happy, but thinking of the current situation, she bit her lip and didn't say anything. She grabbed Shen Li's clothes and moved a few steps behind her. Shen Li looked out of the crowd, and saw King Rui and Xingyun walking over one after the other.

Xingyun looked at her from a distance, sighed and shook his head, as if to say, I haven't seen you for a while, how come you're in trouble again.

King Rui approached, looked at Shen Li, and then his eyes fell on Xiaohe who was squatting on the ground. He frowned, but his tone suddenly softened: "What's wrong?" Xiaohe pulled Shen Li's clothes without saying anything. Shen Li sighed: "Let the guards in your mansion step back first." Xiaohe nodded in agreement.

King Rui waved his hand, and the crowd dispersed. Noticing that Xiaohe had let go of her hand, Shen Li immediately moved aside and cleared her cough twice. Before she could speak, she saw King Rui bend his head and put his ear to Xiaohe's lips. Xiaohe whispered a few words to him. King Rui was startled, and the corners of his lips actually rose, and his smile softened the scars on his face. He took off his coat, covered Xiao He with it, and carried her horizontally. When he was about to leave, he suddenly turned to Xingyun and said, "Young Master, why don't you stay in the little prince's mansion?" However, in such a short conversation, King Rui had been much more polite to Xingyun.

The meaning of this statement was to directly ask Xingyun for protection. Shen Li thought about it and decided to let Xingyun stay in the Prince Rui's mansion, so that she could leave with peace of mind.

But Xingyun shook her head and said, "Thank you, Prince Rui, for your kindness. But today I offer you a suggestion to live in your own courtyard with peace of mind. Moreover, if I move in, I'm afraid it will cause some inconvenience to Prince Rui. I'll take my leave today." Prince Rui didn't force him to stay, nodded, and let Xingyun leave on his own. "You really can't stop for a moment."

fter the people left, Xingyun stepped forward to scold Shen Li, but Shen Li rarely did not argue with him. Instead, she frowned and thought deeply as she looked in the direction where Prince Rui left.

Xingyun looked at her for a while, "Are you attracted to that girl?"

Shen Li raised her eyebrows, "No, I'm just wondering why a prince of a country would raise a Immortal Realm spirit."

Xingyun was slightly startled, Shen Li waved her hand, "Forget it, it's none of my business." She turned her head, stared at Xingyun and said, "Why don't you stay in the palace? You're like this..."

How can she leave? Before she could finish her words, Xingyun patted Shen Li's head, "Don't argue, King Rui is generous and gave me some money. Let's go buy some meat today."

Shen Li's mouth moved, but she didn't say anything in the end. Well, considering that they have been together for so many days, she will protect him for a few more days.

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