Chapter 29 Fear

Duan Mingchong didn't let go of Sui Yan's hand until the little girl was out of sight.

Sui Yan covered his hands and took a few steps back, feeling a little helpless for a moment.

If it was someone else, he would be too lazy to explain, just let others talk, it was irrelevant to him anyway, it didn't hurt or itch: But when it came to this matter with Duan Mingchong, Sui Yan didn't want to get away with it vaguely and let him misunderstand him.

He took a deep breath and said, "That person just now..."

Before Sui Yan finished speaking, a person suddenly fell from the side and floated to Duan Mingchong's side like a ghost, scaring Sui Yan so much that his face turned even paler.

Duan Mingchong asked: "Have you found it?"

The secret guard said, "Not yet. Maybe it ran onto the lantern car."

"Let's look for it again."

"yes."

The dark guard merged into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Sui Yan panted for a long time before coming back to his senses. He tried to speak: "Your Highness..."

But before he could finish, another secret guard floated down.

Sui Yan: “…”

How come these people who always interrupt others when they are talking about important things haven't been struck to death by lightning?

Sui Yan was completely furious. He walked forward with an expressionless face, pushed away the guard who was about to speak, and said to Duan Mingchong: "I pushed that girl away because she had a dagger hidden in her sleeve."

Duan Mingchong was stunned.

Sui Yan took a deep breath and said, "The Lantern Festival is full of mixed people. Those kids may look harmless, but they are the most cruel and ruthless. Your Highness, don't trust others so easily in the future."

Duan Mingchong looked at him in surprise, unable to react for a moment.

Sui Yan finished what he wanted to say, not daring to look at Duan Mingchong's reaction, and hurriedly bowed, turned around and left, his steps staggering a little.

"That's how it is." Sui Yan suppressed the bitterness in his heart, his hands holding the small stove were shaking slightly, "I am a ruthless and sinister villain. He is not wrong. He...it's better if he knew it earlier."

This is good. Sooner or later he will know my cold-blooded nature. The sooner he knows it...

better.

It couldn't be better.

Sui Yan walked faster and faster, and heard a burst of noisy and playful sounds. He looked up and found that he had accidentally run to the place where the street dance lanterns were.

There were huge crowds of people and fireworks everywhere.

"It turns out that the world can be so lively."

Sui Yan thought a little dazedly, and suddenly remembered that in his previous life, he walked out of the prison filled with blood. He did not return home, nor did he go to the emperor to apologize, but went directly to appreciate the lanterns.

It was just as lively then. He was walking alone in the noisy crowd, watching them talking and laughing, and he just felt sad and desolate.

Suddenly, a ray of light flashed by. Sui Yan raised his head and saw a lotus wooden sedan inlaid with various lanterns passing by. A man in bright red clothes was vigorously beating the big drum hanging on his chest.

The sound of drums is very lively.

People were throwing sachets and copper plates at the lotus sedan chair, and the place was filled with laughter and fun.

Sui Yan listened to the laughter of the people around him, and for some reason he suddenly smiled as well. He pulled down the jade pendant from his waist and accidentally pulled the sachet that Duan Mingchong had tied on.

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment before he threw the jade pendant away.

The scene in front of him was too dazzling, Sui Yan did not see whether he had thrown the jade pendant up or not, but he was still smiling, his eyes curved, in front of him were people holding lanterns, the light shining on his pale face.

There were some orange lights in his eyes, but they disappeared quickly after he blinked lightly.

Sui Yan thought: "It's no big deal, it's just a Duan Ming Chong."

As he thought about this, he felt much more relieved.

At this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, and then with great force, pulled Sui Yan out of the crowd.

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, and vaguely saw the figure pulling him, it seemed to be Duan Mingchong.

Sui Yan, who was still thinking "it's no big deal" just now, suddenly felt sad and was pulled out by the man obediently, his eyes curved into crescents.

There were lanterns everywhere in front of him, and the light was too dazzling. After Sui Yan was pulled out, he couldn't see the face of the person in front of him clearly for a while.

Until that person spoke...

"Wang Gui, you came out alone without any servants? What if you get hurt by these unruly people?"

Sui Yan was stunned for a moment, then his eyes suddenly widened.

The fifth prince Duan Xichen was wearing a brown cloak and looked at Sui Yan with a smile on his face. His tone was full of worry: "Do you want me to accompany you?"

Sui Yan stared at him blankly, his arms trembling slightly, and the small hand warmer he had been holding fell straight to the ground.

He was a little dazed, and shook his head blankly for a long time: "No... no need..."

Duan Xichen held his wrist a little tighter, and rubbed Sui Yan's pulse with his fingertips in a somewhat ambiguous manner, causing Sui Yan to tremble even more violently.

"If I think about it carefully, Wang Gui and I have been classmates for many years. Why is he so friendly to the third brother, but always avoids me? Did I do something to displease Wang Gui?"

Sui Yan's body went limp, his pupils were shaking violently, he didn't have any strength left in his body, he could only tremble and say: "Please...please, Fifth Prince...let me go..."

Duan Xichen seemed to have not expected that the arrogant Sui Yan in the past would use the word "beg" to him, and he immediately became interested. He gently grabbed Sui Yan's hand and pushed him to the corner of the wall. His other hand passed through his elbow and pressed directly against the wall, trapping Sui Yan in front of him.

"Wang Gui, are you shaking?"

Duan Xichen looked down at him with interest: "Why, are you afraid of me?"

Sui Yan didn't even have the strength to struggle. He could only lean against the wall and breathe weakly. He said with difficulty: "Fifth, Fifth Prince, I... I'm not feeling well. Please allow me to leave first..."

As he spoke, he struggled to leave, but his strength was not as strong as that of a kitten and was restrained by Duan Xichen with one hand.

Sui Yan almost lost his voice: "Duan Xichen!"

Duan Xichen smiled: "I like you calling my name."

In a trance, a faint laugh from someone unknown suddenly came from the depths of my memory, mixed with the sound of porcelain breaking on the ground.

"...Wang Gui, be good, I like your voice, call out, it would be best if everyone in the mansion could hear it."

"You are an unloved prince anyway. Even if you shamelessly enjoy the pleasures of a man, no one will care. Why don't you give it a try? Will anyone come to save you?"

Then there was a loud slap.

"Speak up!"

"Be good, call me and I will be gentle with you..."

“Hmm…”

With a "bang", the sound disappeared.

After a long time, I seemed to hear a low cry.

"Is he dead?! Did I... did I kill him..."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... I'm not afraid anymore..."

"I can handle it. I can handle anything. Just follow me..."

When Sui Yan came to his senses in a daze, Duan Xichen's hand had already touched his arm and was reaching inside his sleeve.

Sui Yan's pupils shrank, and he pushed him away with strength he didn't know where he got from. He leaned against the wall and gasped. His feet were still unable to move because of fear, so he could only stare at him fearfully and fiercely.

Duan Xichen was pushed away, but he didn't get angry. He politely straightened his sleeves, still with a fake smile on his face: "Wang Gui really hurts my heart. Are you so eager to push me away?"

Sui Yan's face was filled with fear, and his body was shaking. He said with difficulty: "Are you...are you crazy?"

Duan Xichen smiled and said, "How is that possible? I admire you, little marquis."

Sui Yan said in a stern voice: "How outrageous!"

Duan Xichen's smile became even more false: "Young Marquis, you have the guts to speak to the prince like this, you are the one who is presumptuous."

He took a few steps forward, and Sui Yan instinctively wanted to escape, but he held his hands and pressed them against the wall above his head, forcing Sui Yan to assume a posture of being at the mercy of others.

Sui Yan took a deep breath, his voice sounding a little hoarse: "Fifth, Your Highness..."

In his previous life, ever since Duan Xichen nearly killed him, Sui Yan never saw Duan Xichen again until Duan Xichen was expelled from the capital.

Many years have passed since then, and he has long felt that he no longer has any fear or even hatred towards Duan Xichen - who would hold a long-lasting grudge against a dead person?

But when Duan Xichen's face reappeared in front of him, his body froze in place, and fear rose up uncontrollably and crawled through his limbs and bones.

Duan Xichen bit his lip and smiled, staring at Sui Yan's still childish face in an ambiguous way: "Wang Gui, why is your identity so embarrassing? If you could be more favored, I wouldn't dare to have the slightest improper thoughts towards you; if you were less favored, I would be able to disregard everything and make you mine."

Sui Yan: “Shut up…”

Duan Xichen approached gently and whispered in Sui Yan's ear: "It would be great if your brother died at the border..."

Sui Yan suddenly raised his head and glared at him fiercely, his eyes filled with hatred as if he wanted to skin him alive.

"In this way, no matter how noble your status is, I can still get you into my bed." Duan Xichen felt a little regretful, his eyes gently tracing Sui Yan's facial features, and said softly, "It's such a pity, such a beautiful and pitiful face, and such a soft figure, are wasted like this."

Duan Xichen was right. In the previous life, almost all the people in the Sui family died, leaving Sui Yan alone and helpless. If Duan Zhisu hadn't protected him in secret, Duan Xichen would have taken action long ago.

However, after the Third Prince's lineage was purged, Duan Xichen, who was favored by the emperor, was no longer afraid or remorseful. He secretly took some time to get Sui Yan into his bed.

Duan Xichen used his palm to pinch Sui Yan's hand tightly and pressed it against the rough wall, scraping his fair hand and leaving a bloody mark.

Sui Yanhun trembled all over, but still glared at him fiercely.

Duan Xichen loved the look in his eyes and said softly, "Wanggui, since you please me so much, I will give you a piece of advice."

Sui Yan gritted his teeth: "Let me go..."

Duan Xichen turned a deaf ear to him and said calmly, "The capital is full of twists and turns. Sometimes being smart is not necessarily a good thing. You have to learn to play dumb and turn a blind eye to things that are beyond your control. Most importantly, you have to learn to read people's expressions and assess the situation."

There were footsteps behind me, and it seemed someone was coming.

"I was able to find Yin Lingfeng to take the blame for corruption and bribery. Is it really because I did a good job of picking the pieces? Even if you investigate, what can you find?"

Sui Yan suddenly looked up at him.

The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer. Duan Xichen made a dissatisfied "tsk" sound and gently put down Shun Yan's hand, as if he was not the one who was so cruel to Shun Yan just now.

"Be good." Duan Xichen leaned over and said softly, "I'll let you go this time. If you come to interfere in my affairs again, even if you are a prince, I can kill you in my bed. Do you understand?"

Sui Yan's legs went limp, and his body leaned against the wall. He slid down a little bit, staggered, and knelt on the ground.

"Ayan?!"

It seemed like someone was shouting in fear beside his ear. Sui Yan looked up blankly and saw Duan Mingchong looking at him in horror.

Duan Xichen nodded slightly, smiling: "Your Highness, what a coincidence."

Duan Mingchong completely ignored him, walked over quickly and helped Sui Yan up, staring at the bloody wound on his wrist that was scratched by the gravel, his eyes narrowed, and the look he gave Duan Xichen was almost fierce.

"What did you do to him?"

Duan Xichen said innocently, "I just happened to pass by and ran into the young marquis. I pulled him aside and talked to him for a few words."

Sui Yan was trembling all over, and he went into Duan Ming Chong's arms in a daze.

Duan Mingchong said coldly: "How can he become like this just by saying a few words?"

Duan Xichen chuckled and said innocently, "I don't know either. He just suddenly became like this."

Sui Yan trembled terribly, unable to utter a word, and desperately buried his face in Duan Ming Chong's arms.

Duan Mingchong took a deep breath and said in a cold voice: "Even if Sui'an Hou died in the southern border, he was still a hero who died for his country. Although Wanggui is young, he will be promoted to a higher position one day. Even if you..."

Knowing his fifth brother's dissolute nature, Duan Mingchong could not bring himself to say those words, which were too harsh to hear: "Even if... you can't compare him with those pedophiles in your house."

Duan Xichen's smile faded.

Duan Mingchong said coldly: "He is not someone you can touch."

Duan Xichen saw this gentle little prince getting so angry for the first time. He was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? I was just catching up with Wang Gui. He just said that he was not feeling well. Maybe that's why he was a little strange. It really has nothing to do with me."

Duan Mingchong was too lazy to waste time talking to him, so he held Sui Yan's body, which had limp like a pool of water, in his arms, supported him, and left without looking back.

Sui Yan was held by Duan Mingchong, walking forward in a daze. His steps were unsteady and his expression was full of shock and confusion. Suddenly, an extremely clear idea flashed in his mind, like a pool of muddy water.

"I can't be afraid of him anymore."

Sui Yan thought blankly: "This time, I'm going to kill him."