Across Time And Space

"I"m fine," Princess Lingchen said . She saw Mingyue"s expression and knew that her cousin was worried that she"d get tired and that might cause the poison inside her to act again . "Don"t worry . I will tell you when I"m tired . I know that it would be dangerous if my illness relapsed here," she paused and smiled . "You said you were going to take me to eat delicious food . "

"I will take you to eat something delicious for dinner," Mingyue said . She inched closer to the Princess and whispered, "The dessert over there taste better than the one from the palace . Trust me . You won"t be disappointed . "

Princess Lingchen"s eyes brightened up with antic.i.p.ation at her words . Soon, the two of them stopped by a stall where they were selling sweet treats . The cook melted some sugar and pulled them into thin threads . The threads were formed into something that resembled a birds nest . Watching how the cook pulled the hot sugar fascinated her . She had never seen anything like it before .

The sky turned darker as time pa.s.sed . Jiang Mingyue frowned at the crowd around them . Looking at the uneasy expression on her brother"s face, Mingyue went closer to the princess and whispered, "There are too many people around . It"s not safe . We should go now . "

Princess Lingchen nodded her head . Her attention was still at the cook who was pulling the sugar . She looked away from the sugar and turned around . Her body shook as someone b.u.mped into her .

It was a boy . Before she could react, a tall man appeared and stood in front of her .

Princess Lingchen looked up, and her eyes widened in surprise as she saw a man wearing a silver half mask with his eyes and nose covered, stood before her .

When their gaze met, a surprised look flashed in the masked man"s eyes briefly . His expression disappeared before Princess Lingchen could see them clearly . Before she could speak, the man turned his head to the boy who knocked her . It was then that the Princess saw the man was holding a boy"s wrist . In that boy"s hand was a familiar pouch .

Because Mingyue was holding the Princess" arm, she noticed the little collision between the boy and the Princess . She quickly turned to inspect the Princess and asked, "Are you alright?" .

Princess Lingchen glanced at Mingyue and nodded . "I"m fine . But-" she turned to the man in front of them, and her gaze paused at the familiar pouch in the boy"s hand .

Soon, Jiang Xiao Tian stood beside the two girls . He and the other hidden guards have been watching Princess Lingchen and saw that the boy was pickpocketing from the princess . But, because of the crowd, they failed to act quickly . Jiang Xiao Tian turned to the man in the mask, and his eyes narrowed .

"Return it," the man spoke to the boy . His voice sounded deep and magnetic .

The boy tightened his grip on the pouch . He yelped in pain when the masked man tightened his grip around his wrist . There were deep furrows in the boy"s brow as he bore with the pain . Slowly, he lifted his hand and returned her purse before he lowered his head . "I"m sorry! I"m sorry! I won"t do this again!" His gaze was pleading for mercy .

Princess Lingchen felt the weight of the purse in her hand . She checked the contents and frowned at the boy .

Jiang Xiao Tian held clutched his hands in front of his chest and lowered his head . "Thank you for helping my cousin . "

The Princess lifted her gaze to the masked man . "Thank you for your help, mister . "

"It"s fine," the man in the mask said . His gaze moved to look at his surrounding . He could sense a few men who stood not far away from him was observing him, guarding against him .

Jiang Xiao Tian glanced at one of the guards who stood next to him . "Take the boy back to the department of justice . "

The boy"s face turned pale as the guard took him away to face his punishment .

"If there"s nothing else, then I shall make my move," the masked man said . Then he glanced at Princess Lingchen and said, "You should be more careful and pay attention to your surrounding, young miss . "

Once the masked man walked away, Jiang Xiao Tian signaled two guards to follow the man .