Chapter 482: To Bury You Alive Hand in Hand
Yun Ran looked at the man in front of her, speechless for a long time.
His voice was really pleasant to hear, possessing a magical power that could captivate and enchant.
His appearance was stunningly handsome, with a demeanor that was both celestial and charming. Just sitting there casually, he became a breathtaking sight for all.
But why, when these two qualities came together, did they make people want to... hit him?!
Was she too violent? Never gentle with handsome men?
However, Yun Ran only reflected for a moment. The next second, she grabbed a handful of snow and poured it over his head.
"Going for the silver hair look, huh? I’ll make you white-haired right now!"
Yun Ran used both hands, moving quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a thick layer of snow landed on the man’s ink-black hair.
Indeed, it looked as if the snow had turned his hair white.
The man’s sensually attractive thin lips twitched slightly as he glanced at the little woman stirring up flying snow with her ten fingers. "Yun Xiaoran, did you learn how to dig holes like a mouse?"
Yun Ran’s snow-digging paused, and three black lines slipped down her forehead as she gave him a cool glance, "Holding hands with you? Humph! Hold hands and bury you alive!"
What followed was a blizzard-like snowstorm attack!
Nangong Mo, almost buried in flying snow: "... Yun, Xiao, Ran! You heartless... little person!"
"You dare say I’m... Oh, you can still speak, it’s my oversight!"
Nangong Mo turned his head to dodge the paw reaching for him, looking proud and aloof, "This lord doesn’t eat snow! This lord only eats people!"
Yun Ran couldn’t help but roll her eyes, conveniently squeezing the snow into an ice dumpling and offering it to him, "Aren’t dogs fond of playing with snowballs? Why don’t you have a taste? It might be delicious!"
Nangong Mo decisively knocked away her hand, glancing at her disdainfully, "That would be a lion, you idiot!"
"Whatever, I said it’s a dog, so it’s a dog! Hurry up and eat it!"
"... You brat, doesn’t your conscience hurt mistreating a handsome man of such resilience?"
"My conscience ran away from home and hasn’t come back! Stop the nonsense, just eat it!"
"..."
In the distance, hiding among the flowers, Nangong Ning was watching the scene with disapproval and arrogance, whispering to the maid beside her:
"Look at them! In broad daylight and in public, they’re flirting as if no one’s around! They have no sense of shame!"
"And that cripple, being bullied by a woman like this and not daring to fight back! Such a disgrace! He’s bringing shame to the royal family!"
"Is it true that disasters live on for a thousand years? Tell me, how is it that he’s blind and crippled but still alive?"
The maid asked was visibly frightened, not daring to speak.
After all, King Qin was still a prince, and with the Empress Dowager favoring him, how could a little palace maid dare to speak carelessly of his life or death? Wouldn’t that be risking her life?
But she couldn’t ’neglect’ the princess either, so she thought carefully and said:
"Princess, actually this area is secluded, rarely visited on normal days, and with all the snow these recent days, no one comes around here. Apart from us, there seems to be no one else here, so it can’t really be considered public..."
"Speaking of which, didn’t we follow them all the way here?"
Nangong Ning gave her a heavy-eyed glance filled with frustration, "You fool! Shut your mouth!"
"Oh, alright, Princess."
Yet Nangong Ning suddenly had a bright idea, her smile a bit sinister, "But this idiot reminded the princess that right now there’s no one around. Even if something ’happens’ to them, no one would know what went wrong..."
The little maid looked shocked and confused, "Princess? You, you? What do you mean?"
Nangong Ning pointed ahead with a righteous look, "Go! Push those two into the lake for the princess!"
"What???"
"Even if this lake isn’t deep enough to drown them, it’s still bone-chilling. Falling in and soaking for a while is sure to cost them half their life!"
"P-Pr-Pr-Pr-Princess..."
"What are you princing about? Get going!"
"... I wouldn’t dare..."
"Useless! Of what use are you?"
The little maid, feeling wronged, fidgeted with her fingers, her gaze sincere, "I... will serve the princess loyally..."
"Alright, alright, just shut up!"
In the end, Nangong Ning decided to take matters into her own hands to ’deal with those two eyesores’. The little maid, concerned, followed closely behind, trying to dissuade her in whispers:
"Princess, are you really going to do this? Isn’t it a bit too much? What if..."
"Shut up! Dare to utter another half-word, and I’ll kick you down with them!"
"... Oh, I understand..."
Nangong Ning got closer and closer to the lake, while those two were still playing around, seemingly unaware of her presence. This made her feel both smug and disdainful.
"Humph! Ignorant lovebirds, oblivious to the disaster about to befall them! Truly a pair of fools! Might as well send you both to enjoy the water in a moment!"
After saying these words viciously in a small voice, Nangong Ning suddenly accelerated and charged at Yun Ran and Nangong Mo, arms spread wide and raised in front, like a little ghost coming to take lives, she rushed fiercely, "Ya ya ya ya—"
The momentum was indeed impressive.
However, just as she was about to reach them, her knee suddenly throbbed with pain, her legs gave out, and she fell flat to the ground in a classic prostrating posture...
Nangong Ning: "???"
Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
"Ah! Princess!"
The little maid hurried over to help her up, "Princess, are you alright?"
Yun Ran turned around, as if only just noticing Nangong Ning’s presence, glanced at her sprawled on the ground, and seemed surprised.
"Oh! Isn’t it the Tenth Princess? Why such a grand courtesy? Is there something to ask of me? No need for such grand gestures!"
"You!"
Nangong Ning tried to push but ended up falling herself, and now boiling with anger, she was mocked by Yun Ran, making her gnash her teeth in hatred. She got up and charged at her again.
"Lin Wanyue! You are courting death!"
Nangong Ning, with claws outstretched, anger surged as she intended to rip into Yun Ran. But Yun Ran’s figure flickered, suddenly disappearing from in front of her!
"Eh?"
Nangong Ning was stunned, just about to look back when she was kicked from behind, losing control and plunging headfirst into the snowpile, face planting...
Hmm... from behind, she looked like an ostrich hibernating...
"Ah! Princess!"
The little maid was momentarily dazed, then rushed over to dig Nangong Ning’s head out of the snow, "Princess, are you alright?"
"Pfft... cough cough cough..."
Spitting out a mouthful of snowflakes, Nangong Ning was about to explode with fury!
"Lin Wanyue! It must have been you who kicked this princess!!!"
"No one has ever dared treat this princess like this before!!!"
Nangong Ning wiped the snow off her face with a heavy hand, stood up with a furious roar, "Ahhhh! Lin Wanyue I’m going to kill you! Hand over your life!!!"
The next moment, she charged at Yun Ran like a frenzied warrior.
The little maid was slightly scared by the stance, worried Nangong Ning might really harm Yun Ran in a furious rage, so she glanced at Nangong Mo anxiously, feeling an overwhelming presence which made her shrink back her head and quickly rush after Nangong Ning.
"Princess, calm down, don’t rush... uh..."
The little maid saw her princess pounce yet again, only to fall once more at Princess Qin’s feet... as if piously performing an act of prostration...
The next instant, she was shocked to see that almost as the princess fell, Princess Qin, the gentle and beautiful delicate woman, also seemed to lose her balance, collapsing onto the snow.
In the vast expanse of wind and snow, with the world stretching endlessly, the woman half-reclining in the snow appeared picturesquely graceful, with a hint of panic and confusion on her expression, possessing an indescribable frail charm and delicate grace.
The little maid opened her mouth, oh no! Princess Qin had been knocked down by her princess... such a gentle woman, could she be alright?
The next moment, she heard the Empress Dowager’s voice carrying over with the north wind, commanding with authority yet not anger:
"What has happened here? What is going on?"
