Chapter Ninety-Nine: Aren't you shameless?

A young man dressed in a silver-white outfit, whose tall and straight figure could not be concealed, stood in the middle. The young man's eyebrows and eyes were full of heroic spirit, and he looked five or six parts similar to Li Bao'er. However, at this moment, his face was covered with frost, and he was slowly retracting the long leg that he had kicked out.

He was also carefully carrying an oil paper package in his hand, which emitted a faint sweet fragrance of osmanthus.

It was Li Yu who had just returned from training at the camp outside Beijing and had made a special detour to buy his elder sister's favorite osmanthus cake, in preparation for visiting Li Bao'er at Prince Jing's Mansion!

He was overjoyed at the prospect of seeing his sister soon, but as soon as he turned into the street, he heard someone daring to publicly hurl such foul language at his beloved sister!

Li Yu's eyes were chillingly cold. He walked step by step toward Xiao Yizhi, who was lying on the ground, looking down at him with disdain. His voice was filled with undisguised killing intent: "Xiao Yizhi? I recognize you. You're a dog from the Prince Jing's mansion."

His gaze swept over Qingluan, who was trembling and trembling in fear, before returning to Xiao Yizhi. He sneered, "What? Did your master not satisfy you enough, giving you the audacity to bark wildly in the street and even dare to insult the Princess Consort of the Imperial Family and the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family?"

With each word he spoke, the pressure on his foot increased, almost crushing Xiao Yizhi's sternum: "How dare you insult my sister? What kind of trash are you?!"

Xiao Yizhi coughed up another mouthful of blood from being trampled, his face as pale as paper. He was both shocked and furious, but due to the severity of his injuries, he didn't even have the strength to refute them.

The surrounding people were so frightened by this sudden turn of events and the boy's fierce demeanor that they fell silent.

Zhu Zhi raised an eyebrow at the sudden appearance of Young Master Li, clasped his hands in a salute, and was happy to watch the show in peace.

Li Yu withdrew his foot in disgust, as if he had stepped on something dirty. He straightened his robes, took the handkerchief cleverly handed to him by the servant behind him, wiped his hands, and then carefully checked the package of osmanthus cakes to make sure they weren't damaged.

After confirming that everything was correct, he coldly glanced at Xiao Yizhi, who was on the verge of death, and Qingluan, who was terrified.

"And you," his voice was clear, yet chillingly cold, "dressed like respectable people, but doing things worse than those in brothels and theaters. Cry? Besides shedding a few drops of cat pee to play the victim, what else can you do?"

Although he didn't know who this person was, he knew that there were never any female relatives in the Prince's mansion, and this person was obviously the green tea that his elder sister had mentioned.

Qingluan turned deathly pale from his scolding, her body trembled even more violently, and tears streamed down her face as she tried to explain, "I...I didn't..."

"Shut up!" Li Yu interrupted her sharply, his youthful aura unusually imposing. "My older sister is kind-hearted and doesn't bother arguing with you. But I, Li Yu, am not one to show mercy to women!"

Li Yu turned to look at Zhu Zhi and gave him a look to indicate what had happened. Zhu Zhi stepped forward, leaned down, and whispered the whole story.

Li Yu's face darkened, and he stepped forward, staring intently at Qing Luan: "Stop with your underhanded tricks! If I find out again that you dare to cause trouble for my sister or deliberately stir up trouble in front of her and my brother-in-law..."

He paused, his gaze lingering on her pale face, and sneered, "I won't just do more than kick him. I'll let you truly experience what it means to be unable to crawl back home!"

"Besides, you were given two choices: either crawl to the Prince's mansion or leave voluntarily. Since you chose to humiliate yourself by crawling back, putting on this show of being bullied, how disgusting and despicable is that!"

His words were blunt and ruthless, unlike what one would expect from a pampered young master; they carried the ruthlessness honed in the military.

Qingluan trembled at the undisguised ruthlessness in his eyes, forgetting even to cry, only filled with immense fear, and instinctively shrank back.

Li Yu felt slightly relieved, snorted coldly, and stopped looking at her. He casually tossed the handkerchief he had used to wipe his hands into the dust as if discarding trash, and said to Zhu Zhi, "These two offended the Princess and slandered a member of the royal family. They should be dealt with according to the law. If anyone asks, just say that it was I, Li Yu, who kicked them, and that it has nothing to do with my sister!"

After saying that, he stopped looking at the dying Xiao Yizhi on the ground and the terrified Qingluan, picked up the bag of osmanthus cakes, and walked towards the Jingwang Mansion, leaving the street silent and the crowd dumbfounded.

Zhu Zhi said with a gloating look, "Oh ho, you two are doomed."

*

"Your Highness, you can't just leave me and Miao Qing like this." Miao Yi looked aggrieved, opened her arms to shield Li Bao'er, and her eyes were red.

Li Bao'er was dressed in a pale yellow ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), with a moon-white gauze shawl over it. Her hair was loosely tied up in a bun, adorned with a delicate hairpin. Linglong, who followed behind her, was indeed carrying a small, exquisite bag.

Miao Yi looked at the luggage and noticed that the princess was dressed differently than usual. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her princess must have been very angry with the prince and was packing her things to go back to the prime minister's residence! She and Miao Qing liked this princess who was down-to-earth and very capable, and they didn't want her to leave at all!

"Your Highness... if you're upset, you can scold or beat us, but please don't go back to the manor alone. If you're going to leave, please take us with you, waaaaaah!" Miao Yi's voice was choked with sobs, and Miao Qing beside her nodded vigorously, looking anxious.

001 spoke up at the opportune moment: "These two little girls are quite loyal to you. Speaking of which, didn't you believe the Great Demon King's words? You really didn't go home in a huff?"

Li Bao'er: "Am I that petty? Humph, I'm going to go home and find Ling Jin."

001 slapped her forehead: [I was so busy reading your gossip that I completely forgot about that Western Region man.]

Li Bao composed herself, looked at the two girls, and couldn't help but chuckle. She gently tapped Miao Yi's forehead with her fingertip: "Silly girl, what are you thinking? Who said I was going to leave you behind? I just haven't seen Mother and A-Yu for a long time, so I'm going back for a couple of days to relax. I'll be back in a few days."

Miao Yi was still skeptical, and looked aggrieved, preparing to say something more: "But..."

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached, accompanied by a slightly tense voice: "Bao'er!"

Mu Cenlin strode over, his robes fluttering in the wind, and Li Bao'er noticed a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Mu Cenlin's gaze immediately locked onto Li Bao'er, and his brows furrowed as he caught a glimpse of the glaring bag in Linglong's hand.

Without a word, he reached out and grabbed Li Bao'er's hand: "You can't abandon me. You can punish me however you want, Bao'er..."

"call out!"

A sharp, unparalleled sword aura suddenly pierced the air! A silver light, swift as lightning, struck directly at Mu Cenlin's outstretched hand towards Li Bao'er! The attack was ruthless, forcing Mu Cenlin to immediately withdraw his hand and retreat!

"Insolence!" Mu Cenlin's face darkened as he looked up.

Suddenly, Li Yu appeared at the courtyard gate. He was dressed in silver-white armor, and although his long sword was sheathed, the chilling sword intent from before still resonated in the air.

His handsome face was covered with frost, his eyes fixed on Mu Cenlin with hostility. He shielded Li Bao'er behind him and said coldly:

"Stay away from my sister, bad men!"