CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

Luo Xiang was in the center, right behind Bei Yau, while Chen Ming and Xiao Hong were side by side behind him. Xiao Hong’s eyes flashed, he could hear the slightest sound of movement in the water. He had to stay alert to see his surroundings, especially anything that would attack them at that time.

Luo Xiang saw some movement in the water, he raised his hand signaling the others to be alert. The distance from the river bank to the other side is about a few tens of meters, it feels quite far because it seems that the riverbed is also not easy to pass.

Luo Xiang’s eyes widened at the sight of something black flashing in the water, he didn’t have time to scream when something black shot past him.

“Careful!” he shouted just as Xiao Hong’s hand caught something that was shooting towards Chen Ming, gripping it firmly with his barehand before a creature no bigger than Xiao Hong’s arm shot towards Chen Ming’s face.

Immediately all the troops were on standby, drawing their swords ready to attack whatever was in the water. The loud sound of a horse neighing because some creatures apparently bit its leg and cause the water turn to red.

“Run to the shore!” cried Bei Yau.

Immediately the troops brought their horses and rushed to the shore, although some of the horses unable to escape and fell into the water.

“Bei!” Luo Xiang exclaimed.

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Xiao Hong opened his palm and spread red flames that penetrated deep into the water. A group of black, shiny scaly creatures, resembling fish with a wide mouth and sharp teeth. Big eyes and sharp scales.

Bei Yau pointed his sword at splitting the creature in two but there were so many of them, instantly the murky water turned red from the blood of the horses and several wounded soldiers.

“Head to the shore!” cried Bei Yau loudly.

Luo Xiang opened his palm to create a whirlwind in the water that made the creatures gather, at that time Xiao Hong threw his red flames and burned it immediately.

There were so many of them and in order to protect their horses Luo Xiang had to rush out of the water immediately.

“Get out of the water right away!” cried Bei Yau, letting his soldiers pass him first from the water.

Chen Ming several times aimed his sword at the creatures that were attacking him, they were so aggressive.

“Hong!” he exclaimed.

Xiao Hong made a circle of fire in the water and pushed the creature out of the circle to burn it even though the demon fish was still in the water. The red flames of the Vermilion firebird can penetrate the water and make the water ignite.

The sound of the roar of the fire mixed with the gurgling of the churning water of the swirling currents was heard quite clearly.

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The noise of the crowds in the street market was clearly audible to the floor of the two-story inn in the city of Land Wind stopover. Princess Chai Ni’s group occupied the second floor of a two-story inn located at the end of the road in a very busy main alley.

Bai Ying couldn’t stop admiring how many people were clearly visible from the second-floor balcony where Chai Ni and his room were. Even though the sun had set and the sky was getting dark, the main streets in the stopover city were still busy. And since the beginning of the journey, Chai Ni was used to sharing a room with Bai Ying, apart from preventing him from escaping she felt safer watching him closely.

“Brat, just come and sit here, have you never seen that many people before? What a tacky,” said Chai Ni who was sitting enjoying dinner that was already on the round table not far in front of the bed.

Bai Ying approached. He shook his head.

“Never, there are so many people, are all the cities in Dai Yang like this, Princess? Where did these people come from? Why are there so many of them? And what are they doing?” asked a curious Bai Ying. Although he could not wait to eat because he was very hungry, the crowd made him too excited and had time to forget his hunger.

Chai Ni only looked at the child in front of him with a wrinkled forehead and sharp eyes, the child was really innocent, he had not even seen what the outside world was like.

Chai chomped the pieces of fish meat into Bai Ying’s bowl who was still choosing what he wanted to eat.

“Cities in Dai Yang are like this, we are used to a lot of crowds due to people piling up. This country accepts anyone, and the bureaucracy is not that hard. Even though the security at the border is not too strict, anyone who has a pass from any city can pass it easily. Not like Yue Yang and Xin Hua of course.”

Bai Ying nodded, stuffing the food until his mouth swelled up.

“Omm”

“You naughty boy eats right, why are you gathering all the food in your mouth to make it grow like that? Quickly chew and swallow it” Chai Ni exclaimed who was annoyed by Bai Ying’s puffy cheeks.

Bai Ying chewed and swallowed his food.

“This is how I eat, so what?”

“You eat like a horse, quickly eat and take a bath, we will continue our journey before sunrise tomorrow, don’t complain about being tired and hungry on the road later.”

Bai Ying smiled widely until his eyes disappeared behind his super-sweet smile.

“Yes, Your Highness, Princess.”

Even though it was already midnight, the atmosphere around the two-story inn on the side of the road not far from the main road was still quite lively. People are still seen walking back and forth on the road in front of the inn just chatting and laughing. Some of the taverns were still open and there were still guests who didn’t look like they were going to sleep that night.

The wind was blowing quite hard.

The City of Land Wind, as the name implies, always gets wind and sometimes even storms from the desert and rocks mountains around it. The wind came up to the second-floor room where Princess Chai Ni’s entourage was staying.

Chai Ni sat on the edge of the bed, where Bai Ying seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. She realized with the boy’s abilities, she wouldn’t be able to keep him asleep any longer than this, even if it was the strongest sleeping pill she had, so she needed to be able to work quickly.

Chai Ni held a small dagger no longer than her palm, and a small bowl. He saw Bai Ying’s innocent face who was sleeping very quietly as if he would not be disturbed even if the sky fell. She raised his hand, grabbing Bai Ying’s hand under his sleeves. She grabbed Bai Ying’s wrist and put the sharp part of the small dagger in his veins.

For a moment, Chai Ni was silent as he watched Bai Ying’s face, which was always beside her on this couple of days. That kid, he had to admit it, that the boy is so adorable. If in a different situation, of course, she would be very happy to be friends with him, but, not for now, even though it’s hard, Chai Ni can’t stop her plans.

Based on his grandmother’s diary, she knew that apart from being able to be used to lure humans and other small animals, the Enchantment Charm could also be used for bigger things, much bigger than she expected. But in order to carry out her plan she needed to lure the creature with smells of blood from the direct bloodlines of the extinct Wah Ye royal blood, one of which of course is Bai Ying.

In the next few days, she would have arrived at the foot of the mountain north of Dai Yang Palace, the Flame Devil volcano that had been dormant for a long time. As a descendant of the female priestess of one of the clans in Wah Ye, Chai Ni can revive the volcano and return the Fire Lightning which is the main weapon of the mountain guardian creature, however, she must pay a very high price.

Bai Ying groaned slightly as the knife cut through his veins and allowed the blood to flow up the bowl. Fresh red blood can lure the creature out. If the legends were true, then, that being might be Chai Ni’s only hope of defeating the great Dai Yang and having any foe crushed in an instant. The red blood dripping non-stop almost filled the bowl, and Chai Ni pick up another empty bowl to fill it

Half-conscious, Bai Ying seemed to be able to feel what the Princess had done, either to get up and stop her or let her do whatever the Princess wanted to do and see what happened, but, he was really so sleepy that he couldn’t even open his heavy eyes not to mention to stop her. Maybe, he might just sleep now.

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