TPSC 17

Chapter 17

As he spoke, Mu Li crouched down and lifted Shen Yin—still disguised as a woman—into his arms. “Miss, you still owe this prince an explanation for what happened last time.”

With that, Mu Li carried the woman into Hongxiu Pavilion.

Across from Hongxiu Pavilion, Chu Mo Li had already closed his folding fan. His handsome face was clouded with unreadable emotions, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

He simply watched as Shen Yin, disguised as a woman, was carried inside by that little prince from Nanliu, while Shen Yin himself seemed to show no resistance.

For some reason, Chu Mo Li felt irritated.

He thought perhaps his interest in the little shadow guard had simply run its course.

What next?

Maybe dismember him and feed him to the dogs? That was what he had done to the last shadow guard who had lost his value in Chu Mo Li’s eyes.

Shen Yin would be no different.

Thinking this, Chu Mo Li snapped open his folding fan with a pa and turned around, heading toward the Crown Prince’s residence.

Inside Hongxiu Pavilion

Shen Yin was carried by Mu Li into a private room. The moment they entered, Shen Yin was thrown onto the bed.

Before he could say anything, the Nanliu envoy stripped off his outer robe and pounced on him.

Chapter 14: Anyway, They Can Never Kill This Crown Prince

Shen Yin immediately put on a frightened expression and shrank toward the inside of the bed.

“Sir, what are you doing?”

A somewhat drunken Mu Li reached out, grabbed one of the woman’s legs, and yanked him toward himself.

“Be good, don’t move. You still owe this prince a proper explanation for what happened last time.”

As he spoke, Mu Li forcefully tore away part of the woman’s skirt, exposing a pair of long, fair legs.

Mu Li’s eyes lit up.

“Tsk, this prince was right after all. An absolute beauty… a true beauty.”

As he finished speaking, Mu Li reached out again, preparing to rip away the clothing over the woman’s chest.

“Ah! Don’t!”

The woman suddenly shrank back and raised an arm to block him, causing Mu Li to only tear away one sleeve instead, exposing a fair arm.

“Don’t run. You can’t escape.”

“Today, this prince is definitely going to pluck this peerless white lotus.”

As he spoke, Mu Li suddenly lunged forward.

Then his whole body collapsed onto Shen Yin’s chest like a dead dog and stopped moving.

Shen Yin raised his eyes and stared at the newcomer in surprise.

“Master?”

The moment Shen Yin spoke, a black object flew toward him and landed in his arms.

It was his shadow guard uniform.

“Get up. Change your clothes.”

Shen Yin responded with an “Oh,” then casually shoved the Nanliu envoy off his body and walked to the side to quietly change.

If Mu Li had been awake at this moment, he would have clearly seen that the legs he had just thought were long, fair, and delicate actually revealed powerful muscles with the slightest movement. Just looking at them made it obvious that a kick from those legs would carry tremendous force.

And after shedding the disguise on those fair arms, anyone could tell that if those hands exerted strength, they would be capable of crushing stone and shattering mountains.

Shen Yin walked behind a nearby screen and glanced around. After confirming the door was closed, he finally started taking off his clothes.

Originally, he could have simply used internal energy to shatter the red gauze outfit.

But for some reason, Master seemed to be in a bad mood right now. It was better to stay low-key and avoid making him angry.

On the other side of the screen, Chu Mo Li lowered his gaze toward the unconscious Nanliu envoy on the floor. His eyes moved across Mu Li’s body as if he were hesitating over some decision.

Nanliu had sent three envoys and fifty attendants.

Yet the official documents had never mentioned that Prince Mu Li would also be coming.

Should he just kill him and feed his body to the dogs?

That way, he could solve the mystery of the secret letter and vent his anger at the same time.

Chu Mo Li did not know why, but every time he looked at Mu Li’s face now, his chest felt tight and irritated.

If he didn’t punch a hole through Mu Li, he really wouldn’t feel better.

It felt as though a breath of anger was stuck inside him, impossible to suppress.

Thinking this, Chu Mo Li raised his fist and smashed it down.

With one punch, blood burst from Mu Li’s nose.

Bang!

With another punch, one of Mu Li’s eyes immediately swelled black.

Bang!

With another punch, blood poured out of Mu Li’s mouth.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

When Shen Yin emerged from behind the screen after changing his clothes, he saw his master punching the Nanliu envoy’s face over and over like a madman.

Looking more carefully, Mu Li’s face was already covered in blood. On the blood-soaked floor, there even seemed to be a broken tooth.

Shen Yin’s heart jumped in alarm, and he hurried forward, grabbing his master’s hand.

“Master!”

Hearing his voice, Chu Mo Li raised his head. His gaze first fell on Shen Yin’s hand gripping his own, then moved to Shen Yin’s face.

“Let go.”

Shen Yin looked at the Crown Prince, whose entire body radiated icy killing intent, and couldn’t help trembling inwardly. But he still forced himself not to let go.

“Master, if you keep hitting him, he’ll die.”

Chu Mo Li followed Shen Yin’s hand and looked down at Mu Li lying on the ground with his eyes shut, uncertain whether he was still alive.

Then Chu Mo Li suddenly looked up.

“What? You care about him?”

Shen Yin: …

What was he even talking about? What did that have to do with anything?

“Master, he is a Nanliu envoy. Tomorrow is the Emperor’s birthday celebration. If one envoy goes missing, Nanliu will definitely refuse to let the matter go.”

Chu Mo Li quietly listened to Shen Yin finish speaking, then slightly raised his eyes.

“So what? What does that have to do with me?”

“Your Highness, His Majesty doesn’t favor you. If Nanliu demands an explanation, the Emperor will probably push you out to take the blame.”

Chu Mo Li sneered.

“Then let him.”

“It wouldn’t be the first time.”

“Anyway, they can never kill me.”

“If I don’t die, then one day… they will.”

Shen Yin: …

This…

He was speechless.

Just the things Shen Yin knew about this Crown Prince’s life were painful enough to hear.

Ever since he was born, he had entered the world under unfortunate circumstances.

The year he was born, the First Prince—the first Crown Prince of Chengzhou—died from illness.

And in that same year, the Third Prince and Fourth Prince were also born alongside this Crown Prince.

But unlike him, the Third and Fourth Princes had both been born weak and frail, and the entire Imperial Medical Bureau had stayed awake for five consecutive nights to save their lives.