The Five-and-a-Half-Year-Old Prince: Opening Up Wastelands and Being Pampered

After the ascension of the new emperor, Gu Yuzhi, only five years old, was exiled to Mobei with the title of Prince Wen. Ministers objected, officials sympathized, and even his retinue believed he ...

Chapter 323 My New Friend, Xiaobai

Gu Yuzhi raised an eyebrow and tapped the little white snake's head with his index finger. The little white snake retracted its fangs and obediently coiled around Gu Yuzhi's wrist again.

Looking at the little white snake's golden vertical pupils, he suddenly felt playful. As he walked down the mountain, he discussed with the little white snake, "When we get to the camp, you have to hide well, and then sneak out to scare people."

Gu Yuzhi tilted his head and emphasized, "I told you, it's just to scare you, you can't actually bite me!"

The little white snake closed its eyes and limply coiled its head around Gu Yuzhi, looking like it was rejecting him.

Although it was small, it knew what snake soup meant!

Seeing this, Shu Xiaohan scratched her chin and poked Wen Xiuzhu's arm.

Wen Xiuzhu was extremely disgusted at first, rolling his eyes countless times and emphasizing to Shu Xiaohan that men and women should not touch each other. But Shu Xiaohan said she was embarrassed on the surface, but she just wouldn't change her ways.

It's been almost three years, and Wen Xiuzhu is too tired to even talk about it anymore. He simply took a step back without making it obvious: "What?"

Shu Xiaohan didn't notice his actions at all and whispered, "Have you noticed that the young prince seems to be quite popular with these little animals?"

Xueye and he grew up together, and no one thought anything of it.

It's not wrong for Hei Yuan to know Xue Ye and be close to the young prince.

But what's with this little white snake?

The long, slender, fair and delicate body was wrapped around the young prince's wrist, and if you didn't look closely, it looked like a smooth and flawless white jade bracelet.

Ignoring its snake-like nature, it actually looks quite endearing.

Gu Yuzhi was happily talking to the little white snake about how he was going to scare people at the camp, and he didn't hear what Shu Xiaohan was saying at all.

Mingli and Mr. Huo, one carrying a rabbit and the other a pheasant, followed closely behind him down the mountain.

As soon as Gu Yuzhi arrived at the camp, he saw that the guards Zhao and Qian, who had come with him, had also returned. Both of them had made a considerable haul, and when they saw Gu Yuzhi, they both smiled and said, "Your Highness..."

Just then, the little white snake, which had been refusing to cooperate, suddenly flew out from Gu Yuzhi's sleeve and moved upwards at a speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye, about to bite Gu Yuzhi's ear.

Guard Zhao and Guard Qian were so shocked that their faces changed. They dropped their prey and rushed forward.

Unexpectedly, the little white snake was even faster, flying directly onto Gu Yuzhi's crown. Its small body coiled on the crown, its vertical pupils staring intently at the two of them, flicking its tongue and hissing, its little head swaying left and right.

The two guards, Zhao and Qian, froze, exchanging bewildered glances. They felt as if the little white snake was mocking them.

Just then, Mr. Huo walked over. As if he couldn't see the little white snake, he patted the two men on the shoulder and asked, "The prey that fell over here is yours. How did you divide it?"

Guard Zhao swallowed hard, his hand trembling slightly as he pointed at the little white snake, his voice hesitant: "Mr. Huo, didn't you see His Highness..."

He raised his hand and touched the top of his head: "Your Highness has a small white snake on your hair ornament."

Mr. Huo turned his head and saw that the little white snake suddenly made eye contact with him, blinked its vertical pupils, moved back imperceptibly, tilted its head to look at him, and then quickly slithered down and coiled itself back on Gu Yuzhi's wrist as an ornament.

Gu Yuzhi shook his wrist and said with a smile, "Guard Zhao, Guard Qian, this little white snake is my new good friend. Isn't it cute?"

Zhao and Qian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Yes, it's not only cute, but also very majestic."

Although the white snake was very small, it was willing to serve as a decorative bracelet for their young prince.

Who would believe that if I told them?

Having successfully startled two people, Gu Yuzhi put away his playful nature. While waiting for Mr. Huo to barbecue, he raised his wrist and circled the fire, introducing his friend to everyone: "This is my good friend."

"Little White is very well-behaved."

"Would you like to touch it?"

Watching Gu Yuzhi enthusiastically introducing the little white snake to others, Shu Xiaohan couldn't help but sigh, "The young prince is just like a child who has just received a new toy, showing it off to everyone."

Wen Xiuzhu crossed his arms and glanced at her sideways: "Your Highness is just a child of a few years old now."

Shu Xiaohan...

She patted her forehead and sighed softly.

The young prince is very self-disciplined most of the time, and there are very few times like this, which makes her feel conflicted.

That is, even though they know the young prince is very young, when it comes to serious matters, they really can't treat him like an ordinary child.

This feeling became increasingly pronounced after the young prince went blind.

Gu Yuzhi had no idea that his boasting tonight would evoke a lot of feelings in Shu Xiaohan. After showing off for a while, he sat back down with a puffed-up face.

Mr. Huo had already roasted the wild rabbit, and Chief Secretary Xie tore off a rabbit leg and handed it over: "Your Highness, you've made a new good friend, but you seem a little downcast."

Gu Yuzhi took the rabbit leg, spun it around, and before he could even eat it, Xiaobai suddenly popped out of his sleeve and took a bite of the rabbit leg, its saliva dripping down its leg.

Gu Yuzhi stared blankly as it opened its mouth wide and swallowed a mouthful of meat much larger than its own body. The meat then went down its throat and into its stomach, making its body bulge.

Even so, Xiaobai didn't give up on the remaining rabbit meat. She finished it in a few bites, then spat the bones aside in disgust, tilted her head to look at him, hissed twice, and brought her face close to his.

Gu Yuzhi blinked, first wiping its face with a handkerchief, then realized what was happening and jumped up and down, saying, "Little White, this is my flesh! My flesh!"

Even if Xueye wanted to eat his flesh, he would have to fight and defeat him first. How could Xiaobai sneak up on him!

Gu Yuzhi angrily pried at Xiaobai, wanting to pull it down and have a good talk with it, but Xiaobai suddenly straightened its precious head, turned around, and flew away quickly, landing on Mr. Huo's shoulder.

It was almost weightless and moved quickly and nimbly, but Mr. Huo still noticed it, tilted his head slightly, and chuckled, "Aren't you afraid of me? What are you doing coming closer?"

Little White couldn't speak, but it stared at the rabbit on the grill in front of Mr. Huo, drool dripping onto the ground.

Gu Yuzhi, who had followed closely behind, saw its pathetic state and laughed, "Mr. Huo, quickly catch Little White!"

He glanced at Xiaobai's belly and snorted. Xiaobai had just eaten a fat rabbit leg, but in such a short time, his belly had shrunk again.

He had a strong feeling that if he didn't stop Xiaobai, Xiaobai might eat all the barbecue!