The young man smiled faintly, took a half step back without making a sound, revealing Xuan Di who had been hidden behind him, and even deliberately raised his hand to signal.
Zhan Hu, the fifth son of the Prince of Hengchang?!
The crowd watched Huo Chengche's actions in horror, glancing at the fearsome tiger and recalling the "spectacular" ruins they had encountered along the way...
Immediately, the yamen runners' gazes toward Xuandi were filled with fear and awe. They wished they could run away the next time they saw Xuandi, even from afar—the fierceness of the Hengchang Prince's Mansion was indeed well-deserved!
As for Xuandi, who was suddenly "introduced" to the crowd, he listened to Huo Chengche's words and something felt off. After a moment's thought, and seeing the way the constables were looking at him, he felt a surge of anger rising to his head.
This isn't a "recommendation," it's clearly making him take the blame!
With just a few casual words, Huo Chengche immediately pinned all the blame on him for taking the tiger for a walk and leading the tiger to dismantle the wall.
Xuandi was truly at his wit's end for the first time, and he was so angry that his liver ached.
"Your Highness, what are you saying? How could I dare to laugh at you people from the capital? It is Your Highness who should not laugh at us! To be honest, I have been raising Zhan Yu for so many years, and if it weren't for Your Highness's demonstration today, I really wouldn't have known that tigers could be used in this way!"
Xuandi sneered and replied through gritted teeth.
Immediately, the constables who were huddled together in the corner were shocked again, and they quickly shifted their frightened and astonished gazes to Huo Chengche.
Huo Chengche's smile froze, and he turned to look at Xuan Di, only to see Xuan Di's provocative and smug gaze.
"What's so special about that?" Huo Chengche sneered, continuing his "mutual humility" with Xuandi:
"It's nothing but a trivial skill. Why would the Fifth Young Master look at me with such admiration, forgetting even his own sister? Niannian is so well-behaved and adorable. How could the Fifth Young Master be so heartless? He truly doesn't know how blessed he is."
After saying that, Huo Chengche responded provocatively, raising an eyebrow at Xuan Di with a leisurely air.
Xuan Di's expression froze. He glared at Huo Chengche and then quickly looked down at the little darling in his arms.
Sure enough, upon hearing Huo Chengche's words, the little girl immediately recalled her fifth brother, who had been staring intently at the Crown Prince, ignoring her calls several times. In fact, he hadn't given her a chance to speak at all, as he wanted to talk to the Crown Prince more!
The little dumpling pouted, looking aggrieved. She glanced at her fifth brother, then at her crown prince brother, before finally looking at her after being reminded. She angrily shouted fiercely:
"Niannian doesn't like Fifth Brother anymore! She doesn't care about Fifth Brother at all! Fifth Brother is a bad brother! Niannian is going to tell Daddy! Humph!"
After saying that, the little boy twisted his body and buried his head in his older brother's arms, sticking his little bottom out at Xuandi, grumbling and ignoring him.
Huo Chengche even thoughtfully covered her little ears.
Xuan Di was so angry at the sight that he was practically fuming. He had never met anyone more cunning and treacherous than himself!
Huo Chengche watched Xuandi's discomfiture with great pleasure, not giving him a chance to speak.
He glanced at the fickle constables and snorted coldly, "Alright! It's been so long, why are you still so scared! Come here, where is your Lord Liang? I have something to tell you."
Is this just a matter of time?!
The constables looked at Huo Chengche waving at them as if they saw the King of Hell beckoning to them, and they were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
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