Chapter 17
"Get out of my way." A loud noise sounded at the door of the store.
Yi Luoyue looked in the direction of the voice and saw several guards with swords coming in from outside. A thin man in green clothes was surrounded in the middle, with an arrogant look as if he was afraid that others didn't know that he was an important person.
"Who is this person?" Everyone in the teahouse looked at the newcomer and whispered to each other.
"I don't think I've seen them before. They look quite impressive. But judging by the style of their clothes, those people in the middle should be from the Western Barbarians."
"Western Yi people? Who's the one in the middle? Is he the crown prince of Western Yi or the newly arrived prince?"
"Who knows? We can't just meet those important people whenever we want."
The two people upstairs also saw the person coming in.
"Huh?" Yi Luohui asked in surprise, those people look like you Western Yi people.
Gong Yuchen glanced at the man in green and frowned. It looked like Gong Yuxian had taken this as the capital of the Western Yi kingdom. Even here, he was still acting arrogantly.
"It's Gong Yuxian, my cousin, the crown prince of Nanyi."
"Why is he here?"
"I don't know. Don't show up for now. Just sit here for a while. I'll go meet him first."
"Okay, go ahead. By the way, would you like to go to the princess's residence with me tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow is not very convenient. Anyway, my residence is next to the princess's residence. If there is a chance, we can talk about it at the palace banquet."
"Okay, then go ahead and find out what kind of person this prince is."
"Damn it, don't you have eyes when you walk?" A guard with a ferocious face yelled angrily at a child in his hand, just because the child accidentally bumped into him.
The child stood there without saying a word, shaking constantly. He looked to be only six or seven years old. He was wearing cloth clothes and looked like an ordinary child.
"You have offended me, I will teach you a lesson." The guard touched his waist and pulled out a whip, which he lashed at the thin child.
After a "pop" sound, accompanied by the sound of whipping, the only sounds left in the teahouse were the crying of children.
Yi Luoyue's eyes burned with rage, her fists clenched so tightly that her fingertips dug into her palms. She had never tolerated anyone bullying the weak, and now, seeing the already unreasonable guards whipping a child, it felt like the whip was hitting her heart. How could she bear it?
"Stop it right there! Don't you know it hurts him to be whipped like this? He's still so young! Even if he hits you, what can happen?" Yi Luoyue stood up, her clear and beautiful eyes full of anger, and she scolded the man.
A low cry was heard among the crowd. No one expected that someone would dare to come forward to stop the government's atrocities. What was even more surprising was that the person with such courage was a weak and handsome young scholar.
"Who do you think you are? It's none of your business to interrupt me in what I'm going to do!" He glared at Yi Luoyue viciously.
"Hmph, who do you think you are? This is Yidu, it's not your turn to act so recklessly here." How come there are so many bullies taking advantage of their power in such a prosperous capital!
"Do you know who I am? I'm a guard in the First Prince's Palace. This person is a distinguished guest of His Royal Highness the Virtuous Prince. If you know what's good for you, get out of here."
"So he's the eldest prince's man. Who can afford to offend him? This young master might have offended the wrong person." There was constant whispering in the crowd.
"Bai Die." How dare he call her "old man"?
"Yes." A ray of silver light flashed, and the guard immediately collapsed to the ground, his legs bleeding profusely, and he rolled on the ground.
"You...you actually..." The guard who was so arrogant just now was so shocked and in so much pain that he couldn't even utter a word of accusation.
Bai Die sheathed her sword, quickly pulled the child over and pushed him behind her.
Upon seeing this, all the guards on the scene drew their swords, and the people in the teahouse who were originally watching the excitement, the timid ones ran out of the shop, leaving only a few brave and fearless ones, who also hid in the corners, leaving the middle space empty.
"Who are you?" Gong Yuxian, dressed in green, asked. Looking at these two men, although they were dressed like scholars, this was the capital after all. They dared to attack the men they knew were the virtuous king's men. Aren't they afraid of death?
She looked at him quietly. He looked like a human being, but he was not as good as his cousin Li Fei, and was far behind Gong Yuchen.
"And who are you?"
"Gong Yu Xian."
"The Crown Prince of Xiyi, Gong Yuxian?" It was indeed him! Even if he hadn't said it, she could probably guess it, but she wanted him to say it himself. She wanted everyone in Yidu to take a closer look. Just looking at his appearance, who knew who thought he would become a prince consort? Was he worthy enough?
"Have you heard of my name?" Gong Yuxian was not surprised that someone had heard of his name. He was even a little complacent. He didn't expect that someone in Yidu also knew his name.
"I've heard of it." This name was more than familiar. Yi Luoyue frowned slightly, with hatred in the depths of her eyes.
"You must have heard of people like this prince." Gong Yuxian raised his eyebrows proudly.
"It's true that meeting someone in person is not as good as hearing about them. That's all. I don't know who gave you the confidence to ask the princess to marry you." Yi Luoyue ridiculed him.
"Who do you think you are to dare to criticize this prince?" Gong Yuxian felt humiliated because he was disobeyed in front of everyone, and gave the order with gritted teeth.
"Come here, take him down for me."
"What? Are you planning to bully others by taking advantage of your power, Prince Xiyi? No matter how powerful you are, this is the royal capital, and there are laws. How can you hurt others in public?"
"Haha! Just because you are a lowly people, what does it matter if I kill you, my prince?"
"How dare you! You are worthy!" Bai Die drew out her sword and blocked Yi Luoyue's way. As they spoke, the two sides started fighting.
As the number one female secret guard among Yi Luoyue's secret guards, Bai Die is agile. She turns around and flicks her wrist, and the sword flowers fly everywhere. How can those guards match her? She kicked another guard away swiftly, but when she bounced off the sword, it hit the child behind her. Seeing this, Yi Luoyue didn't have time to think about it, and rushed over to push the child away.
"Ouch!" Unexpectedly, Yi Luoyue's back foot hit the stairs. When he turned around, his face hit the stairs. He couldn't help but cry out in pain.
"Be careful!" Suddenly, a strong arm hugged her before she kissed the ground.
Gong Yuchen reached out with his large hand and accurately caught 'him', or more accurately, embraced him in his arms. Before the saber could even reach Yi Luoyue's body, it was severed by the powerful force of Gong Yuchen's sword, breaking into two pieces and lying on the ground, no longer as majestic as before.
Doesn't it hurt? The force of the tight hoop made Yi Luoyue's eyes slightly open, and what she saw was a wall of flesh. She placed her palm on it, and the throbbing from her palm made Yi Luoyue look up and stare at his face in surprise. She couldn't believe that she would actually meet Gong Yuchen here, and she was still wearing men's clothes.
Gong Yuchen's tightly pursed lips slightly raised a curve, and he hugged 'his' waist. A faint fragrance rushed into his nose, and his heart skipped a beat. 'His' waist was so thin and soft, and it was so slender that it could not be held in one hand. He was afraid that he would hurt 'him' by using too much force.
And 'his' soft body seemed to fit every inch of his chest as if it were boneless. Gong Yuchen couldn't help but deepen the strength of his embrace.
He wouldn't recognize her, would he? Besides, she was still dressed as a man.
"Let go! You pervert."
Hearing this, Gong Yuchen suddenly had the idea of teasing her. He took her to his arms again and whispered to her:
"We're both men, and I was saving you, so why are you calling me a pervert?"
"I...I...you..." How should she say it? Yi Luoyue wanted to curse but it was stuck in her heart, and she couldn't say it! Until she saw his playful expression.
"You did it on purpose!"
"I didn't expect that the girl has this hobby?" He laughed deeply twice. He never thought that she felt so comfortable in his arms. He really didn't want to let go.
"His Highness Gongyu already knew it was a girl, yet he still didn't let go." She said with a look of annoyance. In public, even if they were husband and wife, they couldn't have such an intimate behavior, let alone they weren't one. Yi Luoyue blushed and pushed him hard, trying to break free from his arms.
He is a woman! Only then did Gong Yuxian realize that the one who rescued him was actually Gong Yuchen, and that the scholar he saved must also be a woman. He said, how could a man look so gentle and charming? This person must be extremely beautiful in women's clothes.
Suddenly, a creepy sound reached everyone's ears.
"Long time no see, Your Highness the Crown Prince." After so many years, he has become even more annoying than before. Looking at Gong Yuchen, who has become even more cold, arrogant and handsome than before, Gong Yuxian wishes he could tear that handsome face apart.
"Did you hear that! Did you hear that! This is actually the Crown Prince of Xiyi? Oh my god! He's so handsome. Compared to him, this Xiyi prince is nothing! The onlookers who felt that the danger had gone away started to eat melons.
"Prince, is there something wrong?" Gong Yuchen reluctantly let go of Yi Luoyue's hand, glanced at Gong Yuxian indifferently, and asked in a cold voice.
"Something's happening," Gong Yuxian said with a forced smile.
"We haven't seen each other for so many years. Today I wanted to go to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to catch up, but unfortunately you were not at home. I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Reminiscing about the past? I don't think so. Yesterday, I waited for the prince in the mansion for a whole day. May I ask where the prince has been? I didn't even know when you became the distinguished guest of the wise king?" He shot him with sharp eyes.
"Then I am sorry for being rude. It's nothing serious. I just arrived too late yesterday, so it's really inappropriate to disturb His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's rest..."
"This prince is a bit arrogant. It seems that he doesn't even take their crown prince seriously?" The curiosity of the onlookers was aroused and they were not afraid of death.
"Gong Yuxian, I have a piece of advice for you. Put away your little thoughts. The Yi people are not the Western Yi. Don't do anything to discredit them."
"What are you talking about, Your Highness the Crown Prince? Even if you give Gong Yu a hundred courages, I would not dare to discredit Xiyi!" Damn Gong Yuchen, he dared to scold him in public, and let him be arrogant for a while, and he would kill him sooner or later.
"Gong Yuxian, apologize to this young master. If you admit your mistake now, today's matter will be temporarily dismissed. If you still deny it, get out of here and return to Xiyi immediately."
It was this attitude that made people respect, hate, and fear him. Although he had strong ambitions for the throne, he had to be cautious of him. After hesitating for a moment and assessing the situation, Gong Yuxian had to speak.
"I'm sorry for being rude today. Here's one hundred taels of silver as an apology." After saying that, he took out a silver note from his arms and handed it to Gong Yuchen.
"I have something important to attend to, so I'll take my leave now." After saying that, he turned around, waved his sleeves and left with his men.
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