Chapter 174 – Since When Does Who I Am Concern You?
The Third Prince hadn"t finished speaking, when he suddenly saw Hexi"s appearance as she turned around. With his voice lodged in his throat, he completely stiffened in place.
There"s often an ancient description of a beautiful man that went "As bright as the sun and moon, like a lone pine standing on the edge of a cliff. With a graceful bearing, and refinement matching the most exquisite jade". At the time, the Third Prince would scoff when listening to these words, rejecting the thought of a man ever being compared with a delicate and beautiful woman.
But now, seeing this youngster before his very eyes, he became stunned, like he lost his soul. If those ordinary and vulgar people from his residence were to be arranged in front of this youngster, the difference would be like a pearly white cloud compared to mud.
The angry look on the Third Prince"s face immediately vanished, his expression changing into one of a refined and warm spring wind. In his hand, a fan suddenly appeared, his countenance confident and elegant, "This humble one is named Shangguan Rui, if I may ask, what is Young Master"s name? Did you come here to visit h.e.l.l King?"
Stunned by the youngster"s peerless beauty, the crowd had momentarily forgotten how to breathe. But when they heard the Third Prince"s question, they returned to their senses", their hearts" full of doubt.
A moment ago, when the Third Prince and Princess Zhen Yue had requested to meet with h.e.l.l King, Butler Nan"s att.i.tude towards them had been neither cold nor hot. Not only that, even when Princess Zhen Yue had drawn a sword against him, Butler Nan hadn"t reacted in the slightest.
Yet suddenly, towards a mere youngster, Butler Nan"s att.i.tude was like that of a completely different person. His face had always been refined and formal, but now a smile had lifted his cheeks enough to form wrinkles. In the end, who is this youngster?
Hexi saw the Third Prince"s sudden dramatic change in behaviour, his pretentious p.r.i.c.k-like att.i.tude making her teeth ache. Without paying any attention to him, she turned around to leave.
Butler Nan"s eyes were cold as he glared at the Third Prince. This is the Princess that Master fancied, their h.e.l.l King Manor"s future Madam; whoever it is that dares to covet her would be d.a.m.ned!
"Stop–!"
At this moment, Princess Zhen Yue who had been stunned by Hexi"s appearance sobered, and walking forward three steps, she blocked Hexi"s path and arrogantly asked, "My Third Royal Brother asked you a question, didn"t you hear him? Who are you? Why can you enter h.e.l.l King Manor?"
Although this juvenile was handsome, when compared to Nangong Yu"s appearance, although he wasn"t inferior in any aspects, Princess Zhen Yue"s heart wasn"t swayed. Instead, indescribable loathing and jealousy were all she felt.
Hexi sneered, lazily glancing at Princess Zhen Yue from the corner of her eye, "Since when does who I am concern you?"
"Brazen! Do you know who I am?" Zhen Yue pointed at Hexi"s nose as she cursed, "How dare you talk to me like that! Believe me, I will get people to…"
Hexi slapped the finger away that was being pointed at her nose, laughing coldly, "Oh, really pitiful, she"s even forgotten who she is. If anyone present knows who she is, they better hurry up and do a good deed by informing her. If the mind isn"t stable, then you should avoid leaving home and being a public disgrace. Go back and remember to tell the doctor to give her brain medicine."
"You–!! You dare–!!!" Zhen Yue"s complexion turned purple with her anger, her body trembling.
Everyone watching heard what was said and couldn"t help but laugh. However, they didn"t dare be too impudent and restrained their amus.e.m.e.nt due to her status as a Princess. As a result to restraining their laughter, their expressions distorted and their bodies violently trembled.
Ordinary people were afraid of Princess Zhen Yue"s status, but the guards of h.e.l.l King Manor and Butler Nan were nowhere near afraid of her status. So without restraint, the corner of their mouths turned up, and although they didn"t make a sound, their eyes clearly showed their ridicule.
Chapter 175 – The Mysterious Young Master Xi
Before Princess Zhen Yue lost all rational, the Third Prince couldn"t bear it anymore and stepped forward. Then, with a calm and collected face, he asked, "Butler Nan, what"s the meaning of this, didn"t you say that h.e.l.l King wasn"t allowing anyone to visit? But why is this Young Master able to? Don"t tell me you think our royal face is something that you can trample on as you wish?"
Although this youngster"s beauty accelerated the Third Prince"s heartbeat, the att.i.tude of h.e.l.l King Manor really infuriated him.
Moreover, when he used his Divine Senses to examine this youngster"s cultivation base, he discovered that he was only at Qi Refining stage. Even if this youngster had some sort of background, how could he compare to him and Zhen Yue!? h.e.l.l King Manor unexpectedly fawns on such a low level martial artist, yet they would lock their door and refuse to see them! Looking down on imperial power like this was the last straw.
Thanks to Dandan"s help, Hexi had currently set her cultivation base at Qi Refining stage in case people were to examine her. The reason is very simple, in the future when she used her spiritual power in front of acquaintances, her lack of a cultivation base would attract suspicion. And since the advancing speed of her actual cultivation base would shock people, she had decided that Qi Refining stage would be good for the moment.
Having heard what was said, Butler Nan"s face didn"t change as he replied, "Third Prince likes to joke. Master has said that Young Master Xi is equal to the people of h.e.l.l King Manor, and that at any time he wishes, he is able to freely enter and leave h.e.l.l King Manor. He is not in the category of visitor. If Third Prince doesn"t have any other matters, please allow this old slave and Young Master Xi to be excused."
Finished speaking, and without looking at the Third Prince and Princess Zhen Yue"s complexions", Butler Nan and Hexi quickly entered h.e.l.l King Manor.
And after Butler Nan and Hexi entered, the gate closed immediately. The bodyguards guarding outside the entrance displaying a cold look to indicate for people to stay away, completely ignoring the Prince and Princess.
Shangguan Zhen Yue firmly shook off Third Prince Shangguan Rui"s hand, furiously saying, "Third Brother, why did you stop me? Clearly that old slave was deliberately making things difficult for us and not letting us in! On top of that there"s that unknown boy, he actually dared to ridicule me in public…wait until we return to the Imperial Palace, I"ll send people to properly teach him a lesson…"
"Zhen Yue, enough." Shangguan Rui coldly cut her off. Then with a calm face, he turned around and walked over to the waiting carriage.
Shangguan Zhen Yue had an undisciplined temper, but in fact, she was actually completely foolish, unaware of how high the sky reaches and how deep the ground lays. h.e.l.l King Manor considers everyone beneath their notice, and yet the Shangguan family hadn"t dared to make a move against them. Why? Because h.e.l.l King Manor held a huge amount of power and influence, so if they wanted to, they could pull down the Shangguan family and take over as the Emperor.
In Mi Luo continent, it was the strong who were respected, and the weak who were prey to the strong. In this country it wasn"t necessarily the Emperor who held the most authority, it was usually a very large sect. Especially those old martial artist fanatics that reached Nascent Soul stage or higher, they only needed to move a finger and they would be able to move mountains and drain seas. Forget ordinary armies, whole households could be destroyed. So why would they defy the strong?
So even if he was unwilling, the Third Prince didn"t dare be rash towards h.e.l.l King Manor! And it wasn"t just him that didn"t dare, no one had the courage to go against h.e.l.l King Manor, not even Royal Brother and Royal Father.
At this moment, Shangguan Rui"s mind was occupied with remembering that beautiful youngster. Young Master Xi? Since when has there been a Young Master Xi in Yan Jing City? How come he didn"t know about him?
However, no matter what this person"s status was, his and h.e.l.l King"s relations.h.i.+p certainly wouldn"t be simple. If he was able to entice Young Master Xi, or even control him, then wouldn"t he be able to learn some of h.e.l.l King"s secrets?