274 Nightmare
At night.
The atmosphere in the Medicine Valley was very calm, so serene that the sounds of crickets and frogs sounded as if they were singing non-stop.
BaiYing was already asleep in the Crown Princeâs arms on their bed, until a scream came from outside.
âFire! Fire!â
Suddenly, in the darkness of the night, there was a scream accompanied by a fire in one guest house, a small bungalow at the back of the big house not far from the Crown Princeâs bungalow, where it could see a fire rapidly spreading in one of the bedroom windows.
Crown Prince woke up alert, he glanced towards the door where there was a soft knocking sound, without second thought Crown Prince grabbed his robe, put it on quickly, and approached the door where BeiYau was already standing in front of him.
âBei what happened?â
BeiYau lowered his head.
âThere was a fire in one of His Majestyâs guest houses, I just wanted to let Your Majesty know that the situation has been resolved.â
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Crown Prince glanced into the room where BaiYing looked a bit disturbed by the noise outside, but he was probably so tired that he continued sleeping.
âHeh those people, why are their voices so loud when the situation is already under control?â
BeiYau raised his head to look at the Crown Prince.
âUm, I heard that...â
The Crown Prince raised his hand to stop BeiYauâs words, he closed the door slowly so that BaiYing wouldnât be disturbed by their voices.
âWhat is the problem?â
âEm, according to what I heard, if young lady XuYan disappearsâ
As usually, Crown Prince didnât have many expressions when he heard it, he actually didnât really care about it, but that crazy lady could be a problem if she suddenly appeared and attacked BaiYing again.
âSend two or three of your men to joining the search for the girl, lest she causes trouble for BaiYingâ
BeiYau lowered his head nodding.
âYes, Your Majestyâ Then retreated in an orderly manner towards the steps and hurried down, his hand waving at his subordinates who were standing downstairs to come closer.
âYou guys...â
ChenMing still with a sleepy face came out of his room which was next to the Crown Princeâs room, approached while yawning slightly while glancing at the direction BeiYau had just left.
âYour Majesty, is there a very important matter? What a fuss.â
Crown Prince only glanced at ChenMing for a moment, then prepared to open the door again.
âJust a small matter Prince Chen, everyone should go back to sleep again.â
ChenMing scratched his head, the handsome young man frowned and obeyed the Crown Princeâs words back to his room.
âItâs really noisy in the middle of the night like this.â
Meanwhile, BaiYing who was still sound asleep seemed to be dreaming, his forehead furrowed deeply as if he was having a bad dream.
âSister!â
A young girl with a wide smiling face shouted as she jogged over to another girl who was sitting on a park bench, a beautiful backyard, a girl who was dressed beautifully like a young lady of a high official sat accompanied by the other two maids turning her head.
The cute girl who called him stopped in front of her, the cute girl who was also wearing a maid outfit called her Big Sister.
âNaughty girl, why are you shouting like that?â
The young girl smiled deeply, while the young lady pinched her nose in exasperation.
âPlease forgive Meiâer Sis, Meiâer canât hold back my longingâ
The girl tucked the young girlâs hair who called herself Meiâer behind her shoulders.
âThis bratâ
BaiYing broke out in cold sweat, he tried to open his eyes but they felt heavy, his chest hurt as if someone sitting on him, he tried to move but couldnât.
âHohâ
Crown Prince was anxious, he tried to wake BaiYing up.
âYingYing, what happened to you, oh your body is so hot, servant!â he cried anxiously.
Someone or something was now on top of BaiYingâs body, a figure that only BaiYing could see because the Crown Prince does not see it, he opened his eyes glaring at the figure who was trying to touch his cheek with arms stretched forward with long black nails, long hair covering it face leaving one eye completely black which stared at him horribly, this, a ghost?
âNoâ BaiYing was most afraid of ghosts, he jolted awake and embraced the Crown Prince who was right in front of him, his breath panting, his chest hurting unbelievably.
âYingYing what happened to you?â
BaiYingâs eyes were still wide, he was dreaming, but why did it feel so real? He really felt those long nails touching his cheeks, almost piercing him, and that very scary face, it was a ghost, how could he dream of such a terrifying ghost? He hugged the Crown Prince so tightly that the Crown Prince could feel his body shaking.
From the direction of the door, Lanâer and ChenMing entered quickly, as well as Physician Ou who was picked up in a flash by the maid.
âYour Majesty, what happened to XiaoYing?â Chen Ming asked.
Crown Prince also didnât understand what was happening, all he knew was that now the kid was scared and hugged him very tightly, he gently caressed BaiYingâ hair trying to calm him down,
âI donât know, this, maybe just a bad dream, this was just Yingâs dream, hehâ
BaiYing buried his head on the Crown Princeâs shoulder, this was clearly a nightmare that made him very frightened, he still felt the horror.
âHoh, there is a ghost, Your Majesty, there is a ghost.â
Lanâer who was also afraid of ghosts leaned closer to Yan, she glanced around.
âIs-is there really a ghost here? Oh Yingâer, donât scare me, please.â
Yan and Bi were the same as those who were very afraid of ghosts, but both were trying to calm down.
Morning came quickly, finally, everyone was awake until morning because of what had happened last night.
Dew had just dripped down from the broad leaves of the peony tree that was next to the bungalow the Crown Princeâs entourage was staying in. While in another bungalow not far from the main building, the front of the window was blackened from burning overnight, the fire was successfully extinguished so it didnât spread everywhere, but it wasnât that room that suffered the most damage, but the whereabouts of Miss XuYan, who has yet to be found. XuYi couldnât be seen around the bungalow, he was probably still busy looking for his sister until he left college. But, is it possible that this little barefoot girl can walk so far?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Although they havenât found it around the valley and have to leave the college to expand the search area.
BaiYing turned his head when he felt the bed move. The Crown Prince was seen approaching while carrying a bowl of porridge whose hot steam was still steaming.
âYing, are you hungry? Your servant has prepared your favorite abalone porridge, it smells so goodâ
BaiYing smiled, there is nothing happier to see the Crown Princeâs bright face and beautiful smile on that sunny morning.
âYour Majesty, em, did Your Majesty not practice this morning?â
The Crown Prince glanced out the window, the sky this morning was indeed very beautiful, the air was warm with a gentle breeze.
âEm, in a bit, letâs eat first, when Ying is done eating Big Brother will come out to practice.â
BaiYing chewed the porridge with his mouth bulging out as if he was in a hurry to finish it.
âEr slowlyâ
The youthâs eyes glanced down where they could see the bungalow belonging to the young master and miss Xu staying.
âEm Your Highness, what, Young Master Xu is out looking for his sister?â
Crown Prince frowned, he thought.
âEm maybe, why are you asking? YingYing canât come looking for him, your current condition doesnât allow itâ
BaiYing frowned at the Crown Prince seriously, until the young man stopped moving his hands, he knew the young man so well that he knew that BaiYing was currently thinking something very important.
âWhatâs wrong Ying, donât hide anything from me, remember thatâ
BaiYing shook his head quickly.
âNo, whoâs hiding something? Em, why would Your Majesty think like that?â
Crown Prince put the spoon of porridge into the almost empty bowl and pinched BaiYingâs nose exasperatedly.
âThis kid! Tell me whatâs wrong?â
BaiYing glared at the Crown Prince.
âYour Majesty!â
âThis bad kidâ
BaiYing touched his nose which was red from being pinched so passionately by the Crown Prince.
âBulliesâ
âThen what do you want with them? They have nothing to do with us, well, we will soon be leaving this place...â The Crown Princeâs words stopped, oh no, he almost spill the tea, his eyes turned elsewhere to avoid BaiYingâs gaze, looks like the innocent boy didnât seem to have heard it earlier.
He seriously thought while looking out still with his mouth chewing porridge until his mouth puffed up, he swallowed it quickly looking at the Crown Prince with his big pair of eyes.
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âUm Your Majesty, servant, would like to have a serious talk with young master Xu, regarding, his sister!â BaiYing quickly continued his speech before the Crown Prince glared at him.
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