Haitang pretended to be confused as she opened her eyes and looked at Yuan Zhan blankly.
The next moment, Haitang's face changed slightly, because she felt that the master-servant contract between her and Prince Rui had been transferred!
"You..." Yuan Zhan also noticed that there was suddenly a master-servant contract between him and his servant. He was the master, and the servant was the girl Haitang beside him!
Yuan Zhan knew that his father possessed a spiritual weapon that could enslave others. Through this weapon, he could sign a master-servant contract with others. However, this weapon had a certain flaw: it could only contract one servant. To contract a new servant, the old one had to be killed first. Furthermore, this weapon had a secondary function: if its owner, Prince Rui, died, it would bind to the person with the closest blood relationship to Prince Rui. Even if Yuan Zhan was just an ordinary person, he could still become the weapon's master. At the same time, the weapon would also come with Haitang, Prince Rui's previously contracted servant.
"How are you related to my father?" Yuan Zhan turned and asked Haitang.
Haitang didn't know how her contract was transferred, but she was overjoyed. Prince Rui was too powerful and it was difficult for her to resist, but Yuan Zhan was just an ordinary person!
Of course, due to the master-servant contract, she could not directly harm Yuan Zhan, but this master-servant contract was not perfect, and there were many loopholes that she could exploit.
"I... after I met you outside the palace, I bewitched you and your guards. Then, Prince Rui showed up. He was very angry and said he would punish me. He then signed a master-servant contract with me. Because I am a cultivator with a special physique that can use my spiritual energy to nourish the person beside me, Prince Rui ordered me... ordered me to help the prince nourish his body." Haitang said timidly, as if she was just an innocent victim.
Yuan Zhan wasn't surprised at all, as he knew his father's character well. However, he didn't completely believe Haitang. Instead, he asked, "Did you intend to kill me when you first bewitched me?"
Haitang shook her head and said, "I... I used to join a decent sect. The elders and fellow apprentices were all very kind to me. But one day, the demons massacred my entire sect. It was my senior brother who desperately escorted me away, but he himself died... You and my senior brother look a bit like each other. And that day, I was in danger outside the palace. I was about to take action against those two men, but you appeared and saved me... I have a good impression of you. I originally just wanted to live with you for a while and didn't intend to develop our current relationship. But under the order of Prince Rui, I had no choice but to be with you..."
For Haitang, she can tell lies without any guilt.
Hearing this, Yuan Zhan looked into her sparkling eyes and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, I will never abandon you."
Now that his father is dead, Haitang has become his servant and they have developed a close relationship. The only person he can trust now is Haitang. Moreover, due to the master-servant contract, he is immune to Haitang's charm spell, but he still thinks Haitang's eyes are beautiful.
He didn't know where his father died, and he absolutely couldn't let the news of his father's death leak out. The royal family had always disliked his father. If they knew that his father was dead, they would have no scruples and would kill him.
Yuan Zhan didn't want to die yet, so he had to flee the Dari Kingdom as soon as possible. If it were in the past, he would definitely not care where his father died. He would directly use the talisman at hand and take Haitang away for thousands of miles. But now, he is a gentleman, and a gentleman is kind and filial. Upon learning that his biological father had died, he naturally went to collect his body.
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhan hugged Haitang and whispered in her ear, "Haitang, you can think of me as your senior brother. I will protect you. You are the only one I can trust now... Wait here for me and help me buy time. Don't let the Shadow Guards notice I'm missing."
Haitang asked doubtfully, "Where are you going?"
Yuan Zhan shook his head and said, "Just remember what I said. You don't need to know where I'm going."
"But..." Haitang was about to ask how a mortal could escape the protection of the shadow guard, but she saw Yuan Zhan actually took out a dagger from his clothes beside the bed, and then stabbed it fiercely into her heart!
"What are you doing!" The master-servant contract is a life-and-death bond. Haitang certainly couldn't just stand by and watch Yuan Zhan do something stupid, so she immediately knocked the dagger out of his hand.
There was a distinct clang, and the sound of a dagger falling was audible. The shadow guards outside the room heard the noise, and one of them knocked on the door and called out tentatively, "Your Highness?"
It was impossible for the shadow guards to stay in the room when the prince was sleeping, so they were distributed in the courtyard and would not break in easily. In addition, Prince Rui had said before that there was no need to monitor the interactions between Haitang and His Royal Highness the Prince, and they did not want to go in. Until they heard the sound of a sharp weapon falling to the ground, they wanted to confirm the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince.
Yuan Zhan, his shirt half-open, went to open the door. He looked at the shadow guards outside and said, "This prince is playing with Miss Haitang. Please don't disturb me."
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was safe and sound, the shadow guard bowed his head and responded, then walked away from the room.
Yuan Zhan said to the outside of the door, "Don't eavesdrop on what Haitang and I are saying."
The shadow guards immediately moved a little further away.
Yuan Zhan turned back to the room and said to Haitang, "You can stab me with the dagger. Believe me, I won't die."
Haitang was skeptical, but due to the contract's orders, she had no choice but to do as Yuan Zhan said. Furthermore, she felt that Yuan Zhan's eyes were clear and determined, and he had no desire to die. So she stabbed him with the dagger. Then, Yuan Zhan added, "A dagger alone is not enough. Use magic to attack me!"
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