When the stall owner saw that Xiao Ruyu and Shiyi were two children, he teased them for fun.

"Little kid, where is your master? This needs silver."

[Eleven, pay the money quickly. We can’t let him look down on us.]

Xiao Ruyu naturally didn't have any money on her, so she gave Eleven a look.

Eleven took out a silver ingot from his pocket and placed it on the stall.

"That's enough."

The stall owner saw that the two men were young but generous, and his expression immediately changed.

"That's enough. I will pack it up for the two young masters now."

He quickly packed up the pastries that Xiao Ruyu had just mentioned and handed them to Eleven.

He put eleven into a cloth bag and slung it over his body.

This scene was seen by a person not far away. He spat out what was in his mouth and followed stealthily.

"Princess, we should go to the Marquis' Mansion."

Eleven whispered softly in Xiao Ruyu's ear, not daring to speak loudly to let others know her identity.

Xiao Ruyu looked at the bustling stall with some reluctance, and let Eleven hold her in his arms and walk towards Duan Hou Mansion.

There were far fewer people on the street here than before, with only a few people hurrying on their way.

As the two were walking, a man stood in the middle of the road, blocking their way.

"Two little kids, where are you going?"

He had a false smile on his face and a sly gleam in his eyes.

He had just spotted Xiao Ruyu and the other person when they entered the market. The clothes they were wearing were quite expensive, and they did not fit in with the people in the market.

After observing and confirming that the two people were not followed by any adults, he followed them all the way here.

Xiao Ruyu didn't say anything, but sent a message to Eleven in her heart.

[It's obvious that he's not a good person. Let's go quickly, Eleven. ]

Eleven ignored him and wanted to leave by walking past the man.

Seeing that the two men ignored him, the man immediately took out two strings of candied haws from his arms and blocked them in front of them.

"Hey, don't go, look what I have in my hand."

A line of black lines floated across Xiao Ruyu's hand.

[He wants to trick the two of us with just two strings of candied haws. Is this guy not very smart? ]

The man waved the candied haws in his hand, trying to coax the two men away.

"I have a lot of delicious cakes at home. Come with me."

Eleven was getting a little impatient and spoke coldly.

"Get out of the way."

The man was stunned when he heard him speak with an extremely cold tone.

Realizing that the two were not buying it, the man immediately frowned and extended his hand to Xiao Ruyu in Eleven's arms.

"If you don't accept my toast, I'll punish you!"

In a flash, Eleven turned back, steadied his feet, and dodged the man's hand.

Then he held Xiao Ruyu tightly with one hand and pinched the man's outstretched wrist with the other hand.

He bent it down hard, and with a "click" sound, the man's hand was dislocated.

He rolled on the ground with his hands covered in pain, beads of sweat oozing from his head.

"Damn it, I'm a grown man and I can't handle you two little brats!"

The man became angry and pulled out a knife from his bosom.

【Eleven be careful, he has a knife! 】

Xiao Ruyu spoke nervously, and his right wrist turned slightly, and a stream of spiritual power gathered in the palm of his hand.

Before the man could rush over, several guards jumped down from a distance and pinned him to the ground.

"Please forgive me, Princess, for being late."

Princess?

The man's pupils dilated instantly, and his heart sank.

Eleven kicked the knife away, his eyes were extremely cold, like a bottomless cold pond.

"Assassinating the princess is a capital crime. Hand him over to the government and let them deal with him."

Before the man could struggle, several guards held him down and left.

Seeing that Eleven’s mood was a little low, Xiao Ruyu thought about it.

[Eleven, you were really amazing just now. ]

Eleven was stunned and looked down. Xiao Ruyu in his arms was looking at him with starry eyes.

[He was defeated in no time, worthy of being the princess's personal bodyguard. ]

Xiao Ruyu turned into a little fan girl and kept praising him.

Eleven scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and his expression softened.

"It is Eleven's duty to protect the princess. The princess doesn't need praise..."

Knowing that this method was useful to him, Xiao Ruyu was secretly happy.

…

After walking for a while, I met a few children around six or seven years old gathered together.

At first, Xiao Ruyu didn't notice them until he heard a series of shrill cries.

“Meow—meow—”

The cries became more and more miserable, and as time went on, he even lost some strength.

【Where is the kitten injured? 】

Xiao Ruyu's ears suddenly pricked up and he locked onto the children following the sound.

I didn't notice just now that there was a white kitten surrounded by several people.

The kitten's front paw seemed to be injured, and the bright red blood had stained its fur.

Several children kept playing with the kittens, laughing out loud from time to time.

They treated the kitten like a toy, kicking it here and there and passing it back and forth among several people.

The kitten's painful cry stung Xiao Ruyu's ears, and blood rushed to his head.

【Eleven, drive them away! 】

[How can you treat a kitten like this? It's abominable. ]

She clenched her little fists slightly. Although people are inherently good, she did not exclude the people in front of her.

Born evil!

Eleven understood her meaning and stepped forward and shouted angrily.

"What are you doing?!"

Seeing that Eleven was almost a head taller than them, the children ran away, cursing at them.

The kitten kept licking its injured hair, and there was no good spot on its body.

The hair on his back had been pulled out by the group of children, and all he could see was blood and flesh.

Xiao Ruyu squatted down with heartache and reached out to touch the kitten's head.

Realizing that its life was almost over, Xiao Ruyu felt as if he was being stabbed by needles.

She stretched out her right hand, drew out a stream of spiritual energy from her wrist, and hit the kitten.

The dying kitten raised its head, licked Xiao Ruyu's fingers gently twice, and then disappeared into the depths of the alley.

[I hope this spiritual energy can give you a glimmer of hope. ]

Xiao Ruyu muttered to herself in her heart, but she felt very uncomfortable.

After all this, the sky gradually darkened and it was already dusk.

Xiao Ruyu no longer had any interest in going to the Marquis' Mansion and lay dejectedly on Eleven's back.

【Eleven, let’s go back to the palace. 】

Eleven pursed his lips and nodded.

When I returned to the palace, it was already completely dark.

Queen Duan was sitting in the palace waiting for Xiao Ruyu to come back.

"Yu'er is back." Queen Duan took Xiao Ruyu from Eleven's back and asked about the situation.

"How was your visit to the Marquis' Mansion this time? Did your grandfather say anything to you?"

Xiao Ruyu, who was a little sleepy, suddenly became very awake. She pretended to be calm and didn't dare to lie.

But mother can hear her heart!

"Hmm...very good..."

Xiao Ruyu spoke hesitantly and turned to look at Eleven.

She winked and Eleven immediately understood her intention.