Just as the large wolfhound was about to pounce on him, a slender figure darted past and rescued the child from the dog's jaws.
Su Youran hugged the child tightly and snorted coldly, "Not only did you launch a sneak attack, but you also tried to hurt people? Little Yellow, Little Orange, Little Tangerine, don't hold back, go for it!"
The large wolfhound clearly knew that it had angered the woman in front of it and would suffer the consequences, so it turned tail and ran away.
Little Yellow and Little Orange let out a "whoosh" and split up to the left and right, then flanked from the front.
Xiao Cheng got even angrier and rushed straight to the big wolfhound. She scratched the wolfhound's face with her paw, gouging out one of its eyes, which made the wolfhound howl in pain.
Princess Nanyue exclaimed in surprise, "Black Tiger!"
The big wolfhound went berserk in excruciating pain, relentlessly chasing after Little Orange. Little Yellow and Little Orange followed closely behind, quickly scratching the big wolfhound until it was completely exhausted. Its tall body crashed to the ground, covered in countless scratches and blood.
The princess of Nanyue cried out again, "Black Tiger!"
She was about to go forward to check, but the eldest prince stopped her, saying, "Fifth sister, it's probably already dead. Don't go over there! It's just an animal!"
The guards from the Southern Yue region had already run over to check and returned with heavy hearts to report, "Your Highness, Fifth Princess, Black Tiger has indeed passed away."
The princess of Nanyue glared at Su Youran, her eyes wide with fury, "You! You all..."
Su Youran slowly walked towards the tree stump where the bets of both parties were placed, "A bet is a bet, miss."
The princess of Nanyue looked several years older than her, so calling her "Miss" was quite appropriate.
Princess Nanyue was very unwilling and tried to snatch the nine-section whip. At that moment, a small stone flew from the side and hit her calf.
She stumbled and fell face-first to Su Youran.
Su Youran chuckled and said, "Princess, it's just a bet, there's no need for such a grand ceremony. That dog actually tried to hurt someone, it's obviously gone mad. My cats are just doing the people a favor."
"Hahaha—" The people burst into laughter.
Seeing that the crisis had passed, the people gathered around again.
Several people even went up to the big wolfhound and spat at it forcefully, shouting, "Pah! What is this thing! How dare it run wild on the territory of my Great Zhou?"
This was practically a slap in the face to the South Vietnamese prince.
He quickly came over, pulled his sister up, and glared angrily in the direction from which the pebble had been shot, shouting, "Who dares to attack us from the shadows?!"
At this moment, a tall and handsome figure in white slowly walked out of the crowd and approached Su Youran. "Junior Sister, are you injured?"
Su Youran stepped forward and exclaimed happily, "Senior Brother! It's been so long!"
Wen Yuanbai looked her up and down, and seeing that she was alright, he turned to look at the Southern Yue prince and the fifth princess.
The Fifth Princess sneered, "A treacherous villain!"
Wen Yuanbai also snorted coldly, "Shameless scoundrel!"
"What did you say?" The prince of Nanyue was also furious.
"I say, you Southern Yue people are shameless scoundrels!" Wen Yuanbai said calmly. "First you feigned surrender, then you launched a sneak attack. Now that you can't win in a real fight, you come to my Great Zhou to bully a few little beggars. What else can you call yourselves but shameless scoundrels?"
"We are, after all, princes and princesses of Nanyue. Even your emperor would treat us as honored guests. How dare you humiliate us like this?!" The Nanyue princess was clearly furious, laughing as she said, "Dare to state your names? We will definitely go to Emperor Shunqing to demand justice!"
"What is there to be afraid of?" Su Youran and Wen Yuanbai said in unison.
Some of the people nearby recognized the two of them and shouted, "One of them is the Princess of Fengle County, and the other is the Crown Prince of Xuan! Thank you, Princess and Crown Prince, for saving those beggars today and restoring the dignity of the people of our Great Zhou!"
"Thank you, County Princess! Thank you, Prince!" One person in the crowd took the lead, and others echoed, all kneeling down to express their gratitude.
The Southern Yue prince's expression changed, but then he smiled. "I never imagined that the Princess of Fengle and the Crown Prince of Xuan would have such high prestige among the people."
Wen Yuanbai's expression also changed, and he then cupped his hands in the direction of the imperial city, saying, "We are both county princesses and heirs, respectively, and were both bestowed titles by the Emperor. If we are talking about bestowing favors, it is the Emperor's boundless grace. We are merely doing our small part."
Some commoners quickly understood and bowed respectfully in the direction of the imperial city, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your boundless grace!"
The Prince of Nan Yue's expression changed repeatedly. He hadn't expected that the Crown Prince of Xuan would react so quickly, turning the situation around in just a few words.
"Hmph! Let's go!" He flicked his sleeve and pulled the Fifth Princess away.
The fifth princess looked at the nine-section whip on the tree stump with great resentment, but was still forcibly dragged away by her eldest brother.
Wen Yuanbai walked over, picked up the nine-section whip, glanced at it casually, and tossed it to Nan Zhuo beside him, saying, "Here you go!"
"Hey—" Su Youran pouted her red lips, "Senior brother, how can this be? This is the bet I won..."
"This nine-section whip of the Southern Yue people has been stained with the blood of countless people. Holding this thing makes you look bloody, which is not a good match for your fair skin, beautiful appearance, and kind and lovely temperament."
Su Youran's eyes widened, and she waved her hand in front of him. "You—you are my stern, aloof, and emotionless senior brother?"
Wen Yuanbai glared at her irritably and slapped her hand away. "Let's go eat at Fuxi Restaurant!"
Su Youran was naturally delighted, and asked as they walked, "Why do we have to go to Fuxi Restaurant? I'm tired of eating at my own family's restaurant..."
"I had some fresh, live silverfish sent from the south. They're very delicious, and I specially had them delivered to Fuxi Restaurant so your Xiuer can cook them however she likes," Wen Yuanbai said slowly.
"Huh? The fish you sent? Why didn't you send it to the Yun residence, or your Xuanwang residence? Why did you send it to Fuxi Restaurant instead?"
Wen Yuanbai shrugged helplessly, "Why do you ask so many questions? You'll know when we get there."
Su Youran still had a question, "Why was it that Sister Xiuer was allowed to burn it so casually?"
Wen Yuanbai opened his mouth, swallowed hard, grabbed her, and used his lightness skill to speed towards Fuxi Restaurant.
"Hey hey hey—" Su Youran only had time to let out three screams before she found herself standing in front of Fuxi Restaurant.
Upon entering, the old shopkeeper, Old Xu, saw that the boss had arrived and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, Greetings, County Princess."
"Where's the fish?" Wen Yuanbai asked sparingly.
Without wasting any words, Old Xu led the way, saying, "This way, please—"
Su Youran had no choice but to follow them, and only then did she understand why the fish had to be delivered to Fuxi Restaurant.
Because it's not just one fish, nor just a few fish, but hundreds or thousands of fish!
Only Fuxilou has a large pond that can hold so many fish.
Old Xu bowed and said, "This old man thanks the young master for sending so many fish, but I'm afraid they won't survive. Manager Shen has already notified all the branches to come and collect live fish to keep them separately. Will Fuxi Restaurant have any live fish available these days?"
He had a beaming smile on his face.
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