CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

“Master, please watch your words, our majesty can’t take something that doesn’t belong to him, please don’t talk carelessly” Yan shouted with her fierce eyes, she didn’t care even if the man has a big and scary face. But when she turned behind him, her eyes widened to see something Bai Ying took out from inside the bundle of cloth that he had been hugging since running away.

“Well, you’re safe now, oh poor baby” a yellow monkey baby with a size not more than Bai Ying’s arm, with big eyeballs and an adorable cute innocent face.

“Your Majesty, what is this?” Yan exclaimed seeing the adorable little creature.

Bai Ying shrugged his shoulders.

“I have no idea, sis, this looks like a monkey but it has scales on its back, look at this, it’s so cute, Ying heard earlier that they wanted to boil the little one alive in a pot, it’s a pity, Sis, why they think of that evil deeds? Why do they have to boil it alive? Really heartless people,” said Bai Ying lifting the little animal up, his two yellow eyes looking at Bai Ying’s face, his small hands touching the boy’s cheeks.

The man in black looked at the small animal in Bai Ying’s hands.

“Of course, it has to be boiled alive so that the tears come out when cooked, this is a golden monkey, it is said that the flesh and all the fluids in its body can become strong medicine when consumed by humans, and if you can eat the evolved golden ape it will be even more powerful, it could increase the inner strength by multiple times, how can those thugs able to catch this very rare ape, it’s very difficult even to find them”

Hearing the man’s words Bai Ying hugged the little ape tightly, seeing the man wary.

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“You think that too? How cruel is that? This adorable animal, why should it be eaten? Then, how can they survive the humans?”

The black-clothed man crossed his arms in front of his chest.

“Hey, adorable? Just wait until it’s grown up, you will still think they are cute or not, their sharp claws contain a very dangerous poison, can paralyze the opponent and makes them unable to move, and their saliva can melt all iron, even if it hits the skin it can scald. and the poison will be very difficult to cure, one could die silly with the whole body rotting away.”

Bai Ying widened his eyes. Looking at the cute little ape in his hand.

“But, it looks harmless, look at this face, oow, how adorable it is”

The young man swallowed hard seeing Bai Ying’s shining eyes as he played with the little ape as if time just stopped just looking at it could cause something very strange to creep up to his chest, to his whole body. His clear big eyes somehow hypnotized and make him unable to move for a sec.

“Gleuk”

While Bai Ying and Yan were still busy playing with the little monkey, from the end of the road appeared a group of thugs who had been chasing Bai Ying.

“Damn it! Here they are.”

Yan panicked, she was ready to pull Bai Ying’s hand away but on the other side, there were already several other men blocking their way.

“hehe there’s a beautiful girl here, where are you going, sweetie?”

Yan stood in front of Bai Ying who was hugging the little ape tightly.

“Sis, why don’t they give up?.”

The black-clothed man raised the sword that was still in its scabbard in front of his face, looking at the market thugs who were about to attack.

“Idiot, apparently, you guys will never stop if I haven’t taught you a lesson”

“Attack him!” shouted the chief thugs attacking in unison towards Bai Ying and the others.

“Oh, Your Majesty, how is it?” Yan held Bai Ying’s hand tightly, even though she was afraid but she had to protect her highness.

The market thugs, numbering around a dozen to twenty, attacked simultaneously. Bai Ying and Yan hugged each other tightly and closed their eyes. However, the sound of the wind sounded loudly followed by the groans of the men who were already lying on the ground.

“Akh!”

The man in black just stomped one foot forward and sent everyone crashing to the ground with a bang.

He even hadn’t even moved from his position yet.

Bai Ying widened his eyes.

“Wow, that’s great!”

But the thugs were not people who gave up easily, they tried to get up and attack one by one. Of course, the man in black was able to ward off attacks with great ease, he used one hand that was holding the hilt of his slender black sword to push the bodies of the men who were advancing toward him.

Bai Ying and Yan watched in awe until they didn’t notice two men sneaking up behind them and grabbing their bodies.

“Got you!”

Yan shouted hysterically.

“Ah, Your Majesty!” The rugged and smelly big man caught Yan’s body and carried her away from Bai Ying who was also restrained from behind by the dirty and ugly clothed man.

“Akh, let my sister Yan go!”

Bai Ying’s shout made the black-clothed man turn his head, opened his eyes wide to see the man holding Yan’s body and threw the ugly hands away from the maid.

“Whusshh!”

Meanwhile, the man who was holding Bai Ying’s body was trying to take the little monkey from Bai Ying’s arms. But the young man held it so tight.

“No! Don’t take him, you criminals!” as much as possible he lowered his body to hug the little ape even though the ugly man tried to take it with all his effort. The man even pushed Bai Ying’s body towards a tree not far from him.

“Ah!” The heavy impact made Bai Ying hurt, and also made the mask on his face fall down instantly.

Like a warm wind blowing in all directions, Bai Ying’s beautiful face instantly made the ugly man who attacked him stop in his steps and freeze in place.

“Wow, how pretty.”

The man in black came just in time and hit the man who was still stunned in his place.

“God damn it!”

He stood in front of Bai Ying pointing his sword at the men who immediately charged forward, his eyes glaring as if there were sparks radiating, he had even pulled his sword out of its scabbard, don’t know how long he didn’t take it out because the sword was so shiny like never been used before.

“Sreeeng!”

“Take one more step, don’t blame me if this sword cuts your limbs” the black-clothed man’s flat voice.

Yan ran quickly to Bai Ying who was already sitting in front of the tree trunk.

“Your Majesty, oh Your Majesty is hurt”

Bai Ying moaned, indeed his back hurt a lot when he hit the hard tree trunk, but he shook his head with a smile, grateful that the little ape in his arms didn’t leave his hand.

“He, I’m fine, sis, ouch”

The thugs looked at Bai Ying, all eyes were now on the face of the young man who was so radiant with a beauty that made everyone swallow their saliva. Forgetting what their original purpose was to take the ape from Bai Ying’s hands because the young man’s face attracted them more than anything else.

However, the man in black didn’t mess with his words either, he pointed the sharp tip of the sword towards the neck of the man in front, who opened his eyes wide enough to drop his machete.

“Brukk”

“I can do it the painful way, or, more painfully way, which one do you prefer?” repeated the man in black.

In an instant, the thugs ran away to escape.

The man in black turned his body towards Bai Ying, he was just about to lower his body to help the young man up, but, he couldn’t move where he was, swallowing his saliva whole, seeing what was in front of him. His mouth was still wide open to see the face of the young man who was very beautiful beyond all beautiful creatures he had ever seen before. A pair of big round eyes, with curly eyelashes, a small pointed nose, lips resembling plums that burst with a refreshing pink colour, the glare of his shady eyes, looked at him who was stunned in place.

“Eh young master, are you all right?” asked Bai Ying.

The man in black opened his eyes wide and almost flinched earlier but he quickly realized that because his feet were still on the ground, he wasn’t dreaming.

“Eh well, uh i-it’s okay, uh, h-here, I’ll help”

The man stretched out his hand to help Bai Ying up, just as Bai Ying’s hand arrived in his palm, he pulled it quickly.

“Ekh” even the young man’s hands were so smooth, he felt his hands were too rough to hold them, however, he stretched out his hand again to help Bai Ying up.

“F-forgive me, here, let me help”

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