He had just spoken when the little prince dashed out of the palace like a gust of wind.
The eunuch felt weak in his knees from fright. âYour Highness, you canât go outside!â
Thankfully, before the little prince had gotten far, two guards had blocked his way.
âYour Highness, itâs dangerous outside. You canât go out there.â
âGet lost!â The little fattyâs excessive fat was shaking as he kicked the guard. âGet lost immediately, or Iâll get Mother to cripple you!â
The guard winced but dared not make a sound. âWe have received orders from the emperor not to let you leave.â
âYou...â The little fattyâs eyes widened as he glared at them furiously.
âThe nerve of you!â A cold voice barked not too far away, sounding menacing. âWho has allowed you to block my ninth brotherâs way?â
When the little prince lifted his head, he saw an elegantly dressed young man slowly walking over. The little prince snorted and turned away, unwilling to look at him.
âNinth Brother, I was just joking with you back then. Why did you go to the spirit beast forest?â The young man was smiling brightly. âYou ended up making Father and Mother worry a lot.â
Qi Yue pouted, clearly reluctant to speak to this young man.
The young man raised his head to look at the guards blocking the way. âMy ninth brother is a natural-born coward. Did you think he would go to the city gate? Father is personally there at the city gates to stop the intruders so those people wouldnât be able to enter. My brother is just feeling playful and wants to leave the palace when Fatherâs not here.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qi Yue kept quiet and pursed his lips, not daring to say a word.
The guards exchanged glances, feeling hesitant.
The young man continued, âForget it. Iâll take my ninth brother out personally. If Father asks about this, you can use this as an explanation. If you continue to stop ninth brother, donât say I didnât remind you that youâll both be tortured to the point where you wish you were dead with his temper.â
The guardsâ expressions faltered slightly.
The little prince truly had a terrible temper, and he liked to hold grudges. If they insisted on not letting him out to play, he would definitely take revenge on them in the future.
âYour Highness, then if the emperor asks...â
âJust tell him that I took him out to play.â The young man smiled gently.
âUnderstood, Third Prince.â
The guards heaved a quiet sigh of relief. With the third princeâs word, they would not have to worry about giving the emperor an explanation or having to face the little princeâs revenge.
***
Outside the palace gates, the young man stopped and looked back at the wide-open palace gates. He then turned to the little prince with a smile that did not quite reach his eyes. âNinth Brother, you shouldnât have come back alive.â
The little prince glared at the young man. âWhat does it have anything to do with you whether or not I return? You wonât be able to harm me that easily and my mother wonât forgive you.â
âIs that so?â With a smile, the young man lowered his gaze at the little prince. âThen, Iâd like to see which one of us will get the last laugh, hahaha!â
The young man laughed out loud and walked past the little prince, not giving him another glance as he headed toward the streets.
The little prince was not in the mood to care about him. Like a little meatball, he ran in the direction of the city gates.
The streets of Wu Shang City remained silent as usual, but it was filled with bloodshed and slaughter outside the city gates.
As Feng Lianqing watched this scene before him, he felt more anxious. He never thought the little prince would tell the emperor about Miss Feng whipping him.
âItâd be great if Master was here... Master will definitely have the power to stop all this!â
The empressâs eyes were venomous, and her gaze was like a knife as she stared fixedly at Feng Ruqing.