Chapter 496: Chapter 170: The Little Prince of Great Zhou! The Destiny Coffin Appears Again! (A 10,000-Word Mega Chapter, Subscription Requested)_2
It had something akin to a woman’s yang energy, yet it was a bit more masculine than that of a woman’s.
Upon this realization, Xing Fengzi immediately thought of a certain creature in legends.
—Eunuch!!
"My family name is Hu, and I am indeed a eunuch." Hu Banban soothed the little brat with one hand while sizing up Fan Wu and the others.
He thought Xing Fengzi had a pleasing appearance; such a delicate young man, if castrated and brought into the palace, would likely be favored by many nobles and high officials for his type.
Then he saw Yun Jiuqing. The aura she exuded made Hu Banban realize her identity was not simple.
She must be either from a prestigious family or the child of some high-ranking official.
Then, his gaze turned to Old Blue Ox.
A cow.
Nothing worth his attention.
Huh? That’s not right! Why is there a person bound to this cow?
Hu Banban’s expression stiffened!
Especially when his astonished gaze shifted to Fan Wu, that utterly stiff expression instantly froze on his face. It was also at this moment he felt an urge to grab the Little Prince and run for their lives.
Because he couldn’t shake the feeling that the people in front of him were no good folks, especially the exceptionally burly and muscular man, who certainly didn’t look like any good samaritan.
Hu Banban, who had seen a wide array of people as a eunuch, thought none of the fierce warriors he had encountered in the military were as formidable as this man.
Could this group be bandits or mountain thieves?
That... that’s not right either!
You should know, this is outside the Great Zhou Imperial City, where no bandits or mountain thieves should exist. Even if there were any before, they would have been eradicated by the Imperial Court long ago.
After all, what dynasty would tolerate bandits and mountain thieves right under its nose?
"That is a patient suffering from hysterical fugue." Xing Fengzi noticed the eunuch with the surname Hu had a troubled complexion.
He immediately understood why the other’s expression was off.
Thus, he explained, "During his fits of hysteria, he tends to run around restlessly. To keep him calm, we had no choice but to bind him."
"Oh! A hysteria patient, I see!" Hu Banban, whether genuinely relieved or not, gave a slight smile, "It seems I have misunderstood you brave men."
Suddenly.
The little brat Hu Banban had been comforting seemed to awake from a dream and came to his senses.
The boy’s clothes were obviously very luxurious.
They were golden in color.
And were embroidered with a dragon, looking vivid and lifelike.
At the boy’s waist hung a very special Jade Pendant, emitting a faint, majestic, and righteous aura.
Clearly, it was no ordinary object.
"Hu Banban, is... is it these people who just saved me?" The little brat asked, still shaken.
Hearing this, Hu Banban nodded, "Yes, Little Prince."
The Little Prince started to curiously scrutinize Fan Wu and the others.
Xing Fengzi, he found rather pleasing to the eye; Yun Jiuqing, he thought as beautiful as his mother; Fan Wu, he thought...
Hiss!
The Little Prince stared at Fan Wu, dumbstruck.
"You... you’re so big!" he blurted out a wolfish remark.
The Little Prince hurriedly shook his head.
As if trying to cast out all the wild thoughts that had cropped up in his mind.
Then.
He coughed lightly.
Pretending to be a poised little adult, he spoke to Fan Wu and the others, "The Prince is grateful for your rescue, and I am a person who knows... knows... uh..."
"Little Prince, it’s ’reciprocates kindness,’" Hu Banban whispered a gentle reminder.
"Oh right! I am a person who reciprocates kindness!" The little fellow puffed out his chest, then declared, "If you run into trouble within the Imperial City, you may use my name! I am the Eighteenth Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
"A Prince?" Yun Jiuqing looked at the little brat, quite astonished, "Doesn’t that make him... the Emperor’s son!?"
"Indeed!" The Little Prince lifted his head, "My father is the reigning Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Yun Jiuqing only felt surprised and not too shocked.
In her memory, the old Emperor was already quite advanced in age.
She hadn’t expected that despite his age, he had sired another child.
Good heavens!
This Emperor truly lives a dashing life!
And this is the Eighteenth Prince; doesn’t that mean that the old Emperor has at least eighteen sons? Not to mention daughters, he probably has dozens of children, right?
"Little Prince, it’s getting late, and for the sake of safety, we should not head back to the Imperial City at night." Hu Banban advised, "We also shouldn’t linger outside too long after dark. It’s not safe at all outside during late hours!"
"We should find an inn to rest for the night and head back into the Imperial City come morning."
The Little Prince nodded, "Hu Banban, you make a lot of sense!"
By coincidence, the Little Prince had decided to rest here for the night.
Fan Wu and the others had also decided to stay over.
Thus, both parties reached a harmonious agreement.
And decided to stay together in the same inn.
Laifu Inn—this was the inn which Fan Wu, the Little Prince, and Hu Banban entered together.
