âEhâ¦?! Senior brother, please save me! I donât want to marry Slug!!! Senior brother, you must have a secret passageway somewhere here, right? Allow me to borrow it, ok?!â Nangong Jun Xi pleaded.
âNot ok.â Leng Jun Yu flatly refused.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Seeing this, Nangong Jun Xi was mad, âSenior brother, how could you be so cruel? If I get captured, Iâll have to live a life of torment. You have the heart to do this to me?â
âThen let me ask you. You may hide for now, but do you plan to hide forever? If you really dislike that girl, be upfront and tell them. As long as youâre determined, your mother will not force you. Sheâs not going to put a knife to your neck and make you get married!â
Leng Jun Yu couldnât take Nangong Jun Xiâs whining anymore as he put down his writing brush.
Hearing this, Nangong Jun Xi heavily sighed and said, âI guess soâ¦.â
After all, eventually heâll have to face it.
Le Yao Yao covered her mouth and began to giggle. Who wouldâve thought this guy would be forced into a marriage! Hehe. What a loser!
Le Yao Yao looked like a naughty kitten. Seeing this, Leng Jun Yu kindly scolded, âOh you..!â
âHehe!! Yu, can we go watch too?â
Le Yao Yao was incredibly curious. She wanted to know what type of woman could make Nangong Jun Xi so disgusted that he had to run to escape marriage. Could she have three heads and six arms?
âAlright.â
Since âheâ wants to go, Leng Jun Yu will do what he wants.
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Ye Hong was a subordinate that the Emperor of the ancient kingdom of Khotan trusted very much. He was over forty years of age but an excellent martial artist. Due to his loyalty and devotion to his country, the Emperor gave him a very important position.
So, when Nangong Jun Xi saw Ye Hong, he knew it was pointless to run.
âYe Hong, haha. Long time no see. Youâre ordered by my parents to take me back, right? Aaii⦠Iâm surprised you guys received the news so quickly. I thought I avoided all the spies, yet you found my location.â
âActually, 7th Prince, the Emperor and Empress already knew you were here a while ago.â
âWhat? They already knew? Then why didnât they send anyone until now?â
After all, based on Nangong Jun Xiâs understanding of his mother, she would send people after him the moment she knew of his whereabouts. So why havenât they done anything for the last two months?
Strange!
âThis time, subordinate is not here to seize and force the 7th Prince to go home. This subordinate is here because Princess Lulu is missing!â
âWhat?! Slug is missing?!â
Nangong Jun Xi exclaimed. To him, it was a great thing. That means, he wouldnât have to fear returning home! He wouldnât have to marry Slug!!
If Ye Hong wasnât in front of him, Nangong Jun Xi would be laughing at the sky by now.
âOh yeah, why is she missing? You still havenât found any traces of her?â
Nangong Jun Xi didnât care about the answer to the first question. It was the second one that mattered.
Please God. Donât let Ye Hong find that annoying Slug. He doesnât want to marry her.
He knew it was kind of evil for him to think like this, but if he had to marry her, heâd rather her be missing for life!
âSources say that Princess Lulu left a month before you returned, 7th Prince. She left a note saying she was looking for you. The moment we found out, we began to search for her. Through some mountain thieves, we found some of Princess Luluâs belongings. After some severe torturing, the mountain thieves admitted they robbed Princess Lulu. Initially, they had planned to kidnap and force Princess Lulu to marry their chief, but fortunately, Princess Lulu managed to get away. So for the past three months, weâve been searching for her. We know sheâs probably at the Heaven Yuan dynasty. However, we havenât heard any recent news. The Empress has been sobbing daily ever since. Each day, she washes her face with her tears. Now, the Empress wants the 7th Prince to help with the search as well.â
Ye Hong took out a rolled up scroll and handed it to Nangong Jun Xi. He continued, âThis is a portrait of Princess Lulu. Please take a look, 7th Prince.â
Knowing that it was a picture of Slug, Nangong Jun Xi felt a strong urge to throw it away. However, since Ye Hong was around, he couldnât do that.
Nangong Jun Xi felt troubled. On one hand, he was glad Slug was missing. But on the other hand, he didnât want his mother to be sad. His mother treated Slug as if she was her own daughter.
Hello?! He was the biological child!
The moment Nangong Jun Xi recalled his memories of Slug, he felt shivers down his back. After so many years, Slug must still be ugly. He didnât have to look at her portrait to find out.
So, Nangong Jun Xi didnât have the slightest incentive to look at the portrait.
âAlright. Iâll deal with it. Donât worry about it, Ye Hong.â
âThen this subordinate will dismiss himself and continue searching. For the next little while, this subordinate will be staying at the Ruyi tavern. If the 7th Prince has any news of Princess Lulu, please contact this subordinate immediately.â
âAlright. Thanks for all your hard work, Ye Hong.â
After Ye Hong left, Nangong Jun Xi felt a breath of relief and collapsed on the chair like a boneless snake.
He threw the portrait onto another seat and had no intentions of looking at it.
At this moment, Le Yao Yao arrived into the hall and was sad to see that Nangong Jun Xi was the only person inside. She noticed the tea cups on the table and realized the guests had already left.
She missed the show and Nangong Jun Xi was still here!
So, disappointment could be seen all over Le Yao Yaoâs face. She pouted her red lips and gazed around the room.
Suddenly, her eyes landed on the rolled portrait.
âHuh? Whatâs that?â
Le Yao Yao reached for the scroll.
âYe Hong just gave it to me. Itâs a portrait of Slug.â
âOhhhhh! Itâs your fiancée! Hehe. Let me take a look! I want to see who the 7th Prince is hiding from! The 7th Prince is acting like a mouse! Hehe!â
âDamn you! Who are you calling a mouse? How dare you refer this Prince as a mouse? You are courting death! Give me back the portrait!â
Nangong Jun Xi was angered by Le Yao Yao. He could tell Le Yao Yao was very curious. Although he didnât want to look at Slug, he didnât want to let Le Yao Yao see it either. So, Nangong Jun Xi got up from his seat and began to go after Le Yao Yao for the portrait.
So now, the two of them were chasing each other around the room. Nangong Jun Xi was taller and stronger but Le Yao Yao was quicker and smoother.
Just as they were chasing other around the table, Nangong Jun Xi suddenly stopped running and tricked Le Yao Yao.
Le Yao Yao could tell she was about to lose control and crash into Nangong Jun Xi. Nangong Jun Xi reached his hand above Le Yao Yao and was about to snatch the portrait.
At this moment, Le Yao Yao could see Leng Jun Yu standing by the door. She beamed and threw the portrait to Leng Jun Yu.
âPrince Rui! Take a look! Hurry! This is the fiancée of the 7th Prince! Take a look and see whether sheâs really ugly!! Why else would the 7th Prince hide like a mouse?â
Le Yao Yao had to insult Nangong Jun Xi on a daily basis. Or else, she wouldnât feel at ease.
Leng Jun Yu reached his hand out and accurately caught the scrolled portrait.
âOh youâ¦â
Leng Jun Yu gave Le Yao Yao a tender smile and unrolled the portrait.
Originally, he had absolutely no interest in knowing what Nangong Jun Xiâs fiancée looked like. But he obediently listened to Le Yao Yao since it was what he wanted.
However, the moment Leng Jun Yu saw the woman in the portrait, he felt as if he was shocked by lightning. He froze on the spot â
The woman in the painting was so beautiful that her appearance could overturn a state. Men and women would go insane for her!
But what shocked Leng Jun Yu the most wasnât the girlâs beauty. Instead, she wasâ¦