The Zhou Emperor offered sacrifices to Heaven, which was a major event.

Every year when the Holy Chariot sets out at this time, the accompanying team is unusually large, with a huge crowd and an unprecedented grand occasion.

The emperor was going to Baiyun Temple, so naturally all the princes had to follow him. But Zhou Huaiyan felt that it took ten days to go back and forth, and the journey was very tiring. Moreover, there were many complicated and trivial rules when offering sacrifices to the heaven.

So he always used illness and frailty as an excuse to avoid going. When the emperor left, he would sneak out of the palace to play, and no one could stop him.

Many ministers of the previous dynasty had reported him for this matter, but the Emperor of Zhou did not care and even welcomed it.

In ancient times, offering sacrifices to heaven was equivalent to a reputation-boosting event, with each prince racking his brains to perform in various ways in order to earn himself a reputation of being concerned about the country and the people.

Zhou Huaiyan had no intention of becoming an emperor. He just wanted to be a lazy and idle prince. He would not bother to grind this tiring dungeon.

But this year was different, Zhou Huaiyan had to go to the White Horse Temple to find his last puzzle piece. So he was "forced" by his uncle to go to the White Horse Temple to offer sacrifices to the heavens, saying that it was to burn incense for his mother.

It had rained last night. The carriage was moving slowly on the wet bluestone slabs, and the bustling streets were vaguely visible through the swaying curtains.

Ah Fei slightly lifted a corner of the window. The sky was a clear blue, with the scent of earth after the rain blending with the smell of fireworks. Tall buildings stood in a row all around, with people coming and going and a constant stream of traffic.

The heart of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this capital city was more prosperous than he had imagined.

This was not Ah Fei's first time to see the capital city, but that time she was locked in an iron cage covered with a layer of black cloth and could not see anything clearly.

【It turns out that this city is so beautiful. 】

Ah Fei sighed in her heart, but her eyes unconsciously fell on the boy who was dozing beside her. His long hair was like a splash of ink and spread over his shoulders, shining and quiet, like the finest tribute satin.

His master was truly the most handsome person Ah Fei had ever seen in her life.

Just like the Zhou Dynasty in the eyes of foreigners, it was beautiful, elegant, prosperous, and powerful, making people want to possess it.

The carriage was not moving fast, but no matter how slowly it went, it would still shake a little. Zhou Huaiyan was very picky about the environment, and even with such a slight shake, he didn't want to read or carve.

There was nothing I could do, so I had to pretend to sleep and sort out the clues I had in my mind.

However, the scorching gaze finally made the boy open his eyes. His dark pupils just caught sight of the kitten's infatuated and dazed face.

After being caught peeking, Ah Fei immediately lowered her head in panic, her ears turning red.

"Master... Master."

"Where are you?"

Ah Fei answered stutteringly.

"Reply to the master, leave the city immediately."

After leaving the city, it will take another half day to reach the foot of Genting Mountain, where they should rest.

The White Horse Temple is located on the Yunding Mountain in the suburbs. The mountain is very high, so high that you can see countless swirling clouds, as if it is standing above the clouds, hence the name Yunding Mountain.

Zhou Huaiyan rubbed his swollen temples. He was a very delicate person and would feel uncomfortable if he sat in a carriage for too long. It was a bit like motion sickness, but not as serious as motion sickness. In short, he just felt a tightness in his chest.

[Half a day left...]

If it wasn't for the purpose of seeing the cats in Baiyun Temple, he wouldn't have gone to this place to offer sacrifices to the heavens. The long journey made Zhou Huaiyan feel a little unhappy.

"Pour me a drink."

Instead of feeling uncomfortable like this, I might as well drink some wine and take a nap. I guess I'll be there when I wake up.

"yes."

Ah Fei noticed the gloomy atmosphere around the young man and did not dare to say much. She immediately and swiftly set up a small table and poured him some wine.

"Master, are you feeling uncomfortable sitting in the carriage for so long?"

"Um."

Zhou Huaiyan drank a glass of wine. He didn’t know if it was because of his mood, but he didn’t even like his favorite wine.

"Then I'll press some acupuncture points on you, maybe it will help?"

Ah Fei held the wine bottle and tested it cautiously.

When he was transported from the northern border to the capital, he saw that some people felt dizzy and had chest tightness when riding in such a bumpy carriage, and some of the serious ones even vomited.

As the master was going to Baiyun Temple with the emperor, he would have to sit in the carriage for a long time, so he paid attention to it and asked Dr. Li how to relieve the corresponding symptoms.

Zhou Huaiyan thought about it.

"That's fine."

After receiving the boy's consent, Ah Fei's eyes immediately lit up with joy. He put down the wine pot, knelt down in front of Zhou Huaiyan's knees, gently lifted the hem of his gorgeous robe, and then took off his exquisite cloud-patterned boots. His fingers groped between the boy's knees and calves,

"Master, four fingers below the knee is the Zusanli acupoint. Doctor Li said that massaging this point can relax the meridians, replenish the qi, and strengthen the body and eliminate evil."

Ah Fei explained while massaging him. After a while, his hand went down and pressed the next acupuncture point.

Zhou Huaiyan lowered his eyes quietly, looking down at him. Ah Fei's eyelashes were not long, but they were dense and black, and the tail of her eyes was slightly raised, which looked like a cat's own eyeliner.

The color of her eyes was as beautiful as jadeite, and even her pupils were larger than those of ordinary people, rounder, and clearer, with built-in eyeliner like a cat.

These eyes really fit Zhou Huaiyan's aesthetic taste. I don't know if it was because Ah Fei's massage worked, or because he shifted his attention, but the stuffy chest felt much relieved.

Zhou Huaiyan's eyes moved down a little bit. The temperature rose after the beginning of spring, and now there was no need to wear thick clothes like in winter. Especially Ah Fei, who was born with a hot body, had changed into light clothes shortly after the beginning of spring.

But he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the kitten's chest was still bulging. Even after taking off the clothes, it seemed... Or rather, it seemed that since he brought Ah Fei back, within less than half a year, she had started to grow like crazy as if she had been injected with hormones.

Is it because the food is so good? Or is it because the martial arts training has a significant effect on the body?

Zhou Huaiyan thought about this question seriously. But he couldn't find any other answer.

"Master, this is the frontal sinus point, it can relieve dizziness."

Before he knew it, Ah Fei had already massaged from the boy's calves to the soles of his feet. He placed the master's heels on his thighs and rubbed the frontal sinus points very seriously. However, before he could press twice, the boy stepped on his waist and abdomen unexpectedly.

Zhou Huaiyan supported his face with one hand, and said in a lazy tone with a hint of ridicule.

"Why do I feel that you are not just pressing the acupuncture points?"

"......?"

Ah Fei was stunned for a moment, as if she remembered something. Her icy white skin quickly turned red, and she immediately stammered to explain

"No... No, the last time was an accident. I didn't have any bad intentions..."

"Accident?"

Zhou Huaiyan hummed, then moved down slightly.

"So you won't get my socks wet this time?"

"......"

Ah Fei opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing and lowered her head in shame.

It seemed that after New Year's Eve, the master was not as gentle as before, and he had many bad tastes and always liked to bully him. Just like the last time he met the monk in the study, although he was the master with bad intentions, the master knew it and still wanted to rub and trample on him. In the end, Ah Fei lost control and soiled the master's socks. He curled up under the desk in shame and cried for a long time.

——Until his master called him out to wash his socks.

Later, the socks naturally lay obediently in Ah Fei's collection box.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Sitting in the bumpy carriage, unable to read or carve, Zhou Huaiyan was so bored that he decided to play with the cats. He distorted the facts without any guilt.

"If you don't speak, it's intentional."

"No... not... "

Ah Fei didn't know how to explain it, and her eyes were almost red with anxiety.

"Slave, slave just can't control it... can't control it."

"Well, like last time you applied the medicine?"

That scene left a deep impression on Zhou Huaiyan. A large area of ​​his favorite carpet was wet, and he had to change it to his second favorite carpet the next day.

“Wow….”

When that incident was mentioned again, Ah Fei wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it. He subconsciously wanted to curl up into a ball, but the boy's feet were still under his waist and abdomen. So Ah Fei dared not move, for fear that he would dirty his master's socks again.

However, the carriage was bumpy, and the people sitting inside naturally had to bump along with it, causing some minor friction. Ah Fei had not thought about that at first, but when his master mentioned it, his mind went astray. He had been in the servant camp for two years, and every time he got close to Zhou Huaiyan, there was only a bunch of colored waste left in his mind, not to mention the friction now.

Feeling the familiar touch under his feet, Zhou Huaiyan fell silent.

Of course, he was just teasing the kitten, and he didn't want to repeat the same mistake. So the boy withdrew his foot.

"Come on, there are no clean socks to change into here."

Zhou Huaiyan's original intention was that there was nothing in the carriage. As the most pampered and picky Ninth Prince, he brought several large boxes of clothes and supplies along the way, which were all in the convoy at the back that was specifically used to transport supplies.

In fact, Zhou Huaiyan had the most things among all the princes, so how could he not have socks to change.

However, the kitten understood that the owner was worried about not bringing socks, and immediately answered subconsciously,

“You can change it.”

As he spoke, he rummaged through the cabinet behind him and successfully found a pair of new and clean socks.

Zhou Huaiyan: “…”

At this moment, his eyes were indescribable.

“So, could you explain it?”

The boy stared at the pair of socks expressionlessly.

"Why do you put a pair of socks in the carriage?"

Ah Fei: “…”

The little cat couldn't explain it, because when Hongdou asked him to clean up, he subconsciously put a pair of cats there. He didn't know why.

However, the stiff silence at this moment made the boy understand that it had another layer of meaning. Zhou Huaiyan was very surprised.

"You don't...really want to do this again?"

Ah Fei froze, the scene under the desk flashed through his mind, his whole body felt hot, and he could even clearly feel something strange happening to his body.

However, at this moment, a woman's scream and a terrifying tiger roar suddenly came from the distance.

The carriage stopped abruptly, Zhou Huaiyan frowned and opened the curtain. Ah Fei thought there was some danger outside and wanted to go out to protect her master immediately, but before she could get up, her master grabbed her head and held her back.

"Calm down in there for a while before you leave. I don't want to change my socks."

"......yes."

The kitten immediately turned its head away in shame.

Zhou Huaiyan looked at Hongdou,

"What's going on?"

The eldest maid also looked very serious.

"It sounds like there is an evil tiger attack, but don't worry, Your Highness. The Second Prince has already brought people to check it out."

The second brother has always liked to be in the spotlight. If he can do something to save the car this time, it would be like going to offer sacrifices to the gods.

However——

"Evil tiger?"

Zhou Huaiyan frowned. This place was only a hundred miles away from the capital, and it was a wide road. Not to mention wild beasts, even small animals would probably avoid it.

"Why is there a vicious tiger here?"

Before Hongdou could answer, a guard came riding towards them from a distance.

"Your Highness, there is a white tiger injuring people ahead, and the Second Prince has just subdued it."

Zhou Huaiyan still remembered the woman's scream just now, and he grasped the key point very sensitively.

"Hurt? Who?"

"It was a woman, about 16 or 17 years old, carrying a medicine basket on her back. She said she encountered a white tiger while collecting herbs for her family and escaped. Her identity is still being verified."

Zhou Huaiyan frowned, feeling that there was something fishy going on. He got off the carriage.

"Let's go and take a look."

"Your Highness..."

Hongdou's tone was a little worried, but Zhou Huaiyan waved his hand.

"What are you afraid of? With so many imperial guards guarding here, what can possibly happen? Besides, my second brother has already subdued the white tiger."

However, Hongdou suddenly discovered something, stepped forward, squatted at the boy's feet, and helped him adjust his pants.

"Your Highness, you must have accidentally rubbed yourself somewhere. How come your pants and feet are so messy?"

【Where are you going? 】

Ah Fei heard these words just after getting out of the carriage. Seeing her master's half-smile looking at her, she immediately wanted to shrink back.

However, when Zhou Huaiyan went to see the white tiger, Ah Fei still followed him closely.

Hongdou stayed where she was and guarded the carriage.

Fortunately, the white tiger was still far away from the emperor and did not disturb the emperor. However, the sudden appearance of such a huge tiger still scared the imperial guards.

Dozens of soldiers surrounded the white tiger in an almost airtight manner. Zhou Huaiyan saw from a distance the second prince riding on a horse, holding a longbow with the bowstring still trembling, looking extremely majestic.

The Eighth Prince was also there. He was the best at using a longbow, but this time he had a silver sword in his hand. He looked excited and seemed eager to try. He wanted to stab the white tiger with a few swords so that he could go back and claim credit.

But what caught his attention most was the girl in plain clothes standing next to the second prince. She had picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and was pure, gorgeous and extremely beautiful. She could be called a peerless beauty.

There were spots of blood on her cheek, her beautiful eyes were tearful but she bit her lip to hold back tears, and she was holding the medicine basket tightly in her arms. Anyone who saw her would have felt pity for her.

【interesting】

The boy raised an eyebrow.

Seeing Zhou Huaiyan coming over, followed by Ah Fei, the Eighth Prince's face immediately turned ugly. At the same time, the Second Prince's face showed a somewhat surprised look.

"Why are you here, Ninth Brother? Stand further away, don't let this beast hurt you."

"Thank you for your concern, brother."

Zhou Huaiyan smiled, his eyes fell on the girl in plain clothes without any concealment.

"The carriage was too bumpy and I couldn't sit still. I heard that a vicious tiger was chasing a beautiful woman, so I wanted to come and take a look."

The second prince frowned immediately, and the eighth prince beside him started to mock him.

"Why, are you tired of playing with that foreign slave next to you and want to harm other girls again?"

Ah Fei's body stiffened and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"How can it be called a disaster?"

Zhou Huaiyan walked over nonchalantly, carefully examining the girl from head to toe, looking like a playboy flirting with a decent woman.

"Could it be that my father's bloodline is not worthy of a commoner like her? If she really follows me, it will be a great blessing for her."

Ah Fei knew clearly that her master was just playing around and intentionally testing the woman, but she couldn't help feeling more and more sour in her heart.

I don’t know what kind of woman the master will marry in the future, but no matter who she is, she is just as the young man said, which is truly a great blessing.

Although he had done such things with his owner, the kitten never considered himself as his owner's bedmate. He was just a pet that his owner occasionally entertained.

With such a noble status as a young man, it is natural for him to marry and have children to carry on the family line.

At this time, the second prince looked grim and warned him in a low voice,

"Ninth brother!"

Zhou Huaiyan looked up at him and smiled.

"Are you upset, brother? If you like it, then I won't snatch it away."

"you--"

Seeing the other person's suddenly embarrassed face, Zhou Huaiyan realized something and inadvertently glanced at the plain-clothed girl standing next to him. The latter took a few steps back in fear, tears welling up in her eyes, but they never fell.

The girl suddenly knelt on the ground.

"I also ask Your Highness to be so kind as to let me go home and deliver this herb to my family to save my father's life. After that..."

She choked with sobs.

"From now on, I will be at your disposal."

At this point, Zhou Huaiyan probably understood the other party's thoughts. He smiled, but did not agree immediately. Instead, he looked at the Second Prince.

"What do you think, brother?"

The second prince looked extremely unhappy.

"Ninth brother, at the foot of the imperial city, how dare you rob a commoner's daughter?"

"Such a serious crime would scare the younger brother to death. I just asked a question out of concern for the people."

Zhou Huaiyan secretly said in his heart that this was a good trick. He didn't know what had just happened between that woman and the Second Prince. The other party was actually willing to defend him so much. This was the first time that he had confronted his second brother so head-on.

At this time, a guard came running over.

"Reporting to the Second Prince, the White Tiger is almost dead."

Hearing this, the second prince put away his bow and gave the order in a cold tone.

"Well, bury the beast right here. I'm going to report the situation to my father now."

Lao Ba would not miss such an opportunity to show up in front of the emperor, so he naturally followed.

It was not until the imperial guards dispersed that Zhou Huaiyan could see the wounded white tiger clearly. It was lying on the ground, its huge body covered in blood, with many arrows and knife wounds on it. Its snow-white fur was dyed crimson, and even the soil on the ground was soaked to almost purple.

Ah Fei seemed to have discovered something, frowned, and stared at the white tiger carefully. After a moment, he leaned over to the boy's ear and whispered,

"Master, that white tiger is a female, and it looks like she just gave birth."

"Production?"

Zhou Huaiyan was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look at the white tiger. Sure enough, he saw a bit of umbilical cord hanging in the middle of its hind legs, but there was too much blood on its body, so he couldn't see it at first.

The young man suddenly came back to his senses and said hurriedly,

"Hurry, go find the way it came and see if the cub is still alive."

Ah Fei was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected her master to give such an order. The reason why he said that the white tiger had given birth was just to provide the young man with some details and clues about the matter.

Unexpectedly, the first thing the boy thought of was to find the white tiger's child.

But Ah Fei still nodded, and her figure quickly disappeared into the woods beside her.

In the evening, Zhou Huaiyan arrived at the foot of Yunding Mountain in a carriage. Because the emperor would come here to offer sacrifices to the heaven every year, and it was also the location of the White Horse Temple, a large complex of buildings had been built at the foot of the mountain, which was magnificent and almost as grand as the capital.

They will rest here tonight and go up the mountain to prepare for the heaven sacrifice tomorrow. The emperor's presence will naturally lead to a grand ceremony.

Zhou Huaiyan was worried about Ah Fei who had not returned yet and the White Tiger's child, and he had no intention of attending any dinner party, so he excused himself from the party due to illness.

Hongdou noticed that Ah Fei was missing at noon, but she didn't ask since the boy didn't seem to be surprised. It wasn't until midnight that Ah Fei knocked cautiously on the door.

"Owner......"

Before Zhou Huaiyan could finish his words, another tender and soft voice drowned out Ah Fei's words.

“Ah…Ah…”

The sound sounded a bit like the cry of a baby and a kitten, just a little hoarse.

Hongdou went to open the door and saw that Ah Fei had something bulging in her chest. The object was still moving and there were some soft and hoarse sobs coming from inside.

It sounds like a baby's babbling.

The eldest palace maid didn't know that the white tiger had just given birth, and suddenly she thought of something, and immediately revealed an extremely shocked expression -

"Oh my god! Where did you get this child from???"

[Could it be His Highness? ! ! ]

Such a terrible thought subconsciously popped up in Hongdou's mind. She suddenly turned around and looked at Zhou Huaiyan.

"Your Highness, when did you have a child outside?!"

These words successfully froze the boy who was walking over.

“…???”

After a pause, Zhou Huaiyan came back to his senses and said jokingly,

"Yes, it's the child of Ah Fei and me."

Sunny, Sky, Thunder, Thunder

Red Bean Shock

The maid's heart, which had been beating in her throat, finally settled back into her stomach when she saw the young man take out a crying little white tiger from Ah Fei's arms.

It seemed that Zhou Huaiyan was born with no resistance to this kind of cat, especially the cubs, whose calls were soft and thin, with a humming sound that made people's hearts melt.

"My God, this little guy is so cute."

The boy's eyes seemed to be filled with joy as if they were drowning in the stars.

"Hurry, Hongdou, get me some hot water and towels to clean the little guy. Oh, and some hot goat milk..."

Zhou Huaiyan was so excited that he didn't notice Ah Fei standing in a daze at the door.

The latter was still immersed in that joking ridicule.

[My cub and Ah Fei’s...]

【My story with Ah Fei...】

【A Fei and I...】

【With Ah Fei...】

The little cat stared at the boy's happy eyes in a daze. Compared to how flustered he was when he found the cub, the owner's posture of holding the little white tiger was quite skilled, as if... he was really holding a child.

Ah Fei quietly touched his abdomen. He knew that there had been people with the same body structure as him before, and among them, some could bear children.

Then...what about him?

Can I also bear my master’s child?

Such an extremely dangerous and rebellious thought made Ah Fei's whole body boil.

But the master would not allow it, and the kitten soon felt lost again. Because every time the master enjoyed him, he would not leave those things in front of him, even when he was really overwhelmed, he would only pour them all behind him. And after everything was over, the master would specifically remind him - Ah Fei, remember to clean up. Clean up... That was the master's order, and Ah Fei had no choice but to obey. So every time it was over, he would do this. Lift up his legs, put his fingers in to stir, and then take out all the things left by the master, wash them carefully, and then wait quietly for the next time. Ah Fei understood that the master would not allow her to bear his child. Even though the boy said that his blood was not cheap, there was still a world of difference between them. How could a slave of a foreign race be qualified to bear the bloodline of the prince of the Great Zhou?

Ah Fei still remembered the Thirteenth Prince in the palace. The child's mother was born a court lady, so the mother and son lived a humble and cautious life. If it weren't for the protection of their master, they would not have survived until now.

If he really didn't care and used all kinds of despicable means to get his master's child, what would he do if the child was born?

Will he be bullied and insulted like himself? Will he become a stain and shame in the eyes of his master?

"A Fei?"

Zhou Huaiyan was a little surprised. He took the hot towel from Hongdou, looked at the little cat standing at the door for a long time, and finally couldn't help but shouted,

"What are you standing there for? Come here quickly."

"......yes!"

Ah Fei walked over in a panic, but Zhou Huaiyan stuffed the little white tiger in his arms into his arms.

"Hold it for me."

"Ah... Master... I... I can't."

The kitten suddenly fumbled and hugged the little kitten.

He had been training since he could remember, first as a slave, trained to serve men, and later trained to kill. He had never held such a fragile little thing.

Even on the way back, I dared to stuff it into my clothes and carried it back carefully, walking very slowly, for fear of ruining the mission given by my master, which is why I was so late.

"Here, hold this with your hands, yes."

Zhou Huaiyan helped him adjust his posture, then took the hot goat milk from Hongdou.

"Go out and see if there's anything following Ah Fei."

"yes."

Hongdou was startled and immediately looked serious.

In ancient times, there were no bottles, so Zhou Huaiyan could only feed with a spoon. The little white tiger was extremely hungry, and when it smelled the food, it began to lick it, and tried to push its four fingers to get into Zhou Huaiyan's arms.

Ah Fei was extremely nervous. If she used too much strength, she was afraid of hurting the little guy, but if she used too little strength, she couldn't control herself. In a panic, she somehow bumped into the bowl, and most of the goat's milk spilled onto her chest.

Because she had stuffed the little white tiger in her arms just now, Ah Fei's clothes were loose, and the contents of the bowl immediately spilled into the innermost part.

"Master, Master..."

Ah Fei immediately looked at him in bewilderment and panic, her tone extremely aggrieved.

"Master, please forgive me."

Seeing how clumsy the little cat was, Zhou Huaiyan put down the bowl and sighed.

"Forget it, let me hold you."

However, just as he was about to take it, the little guy smelled something and immediately went straight into Ah Fei's arms. The latter didn't know what she felt, her whole face suddenly flushed, and her back slightly arched.

"Ah... Master, it, it it it..."

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

This wave of actions made Zhou Huaiyan panic. He quickly lifted up Ah Fei's clothes and wanted to take out the little cub that was trying hard to get inside. However, he found that the cub, whose eyes were not even open, was biting something.

Zhou Huaiyan: “….”

——He really treats Ah Fei as his own mother.

The author has something to say:

Tsk, Mr. Fa also wants a white tiger cub. I watched a lot of videos of white tiger cubs today, and my mind is full of meows.