Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao

Chapter 82: The rich Prince Zhi

Ning Xiaoyao stood in front of the prison gates, stroking Big Boss Black who'd scurried up to perch on her shoulder. When she lifted her head, it was to see Grandfather Sparrow fly by with a few of his little sparrows. She suddenly recalled something else and turned to Lou Zigui. "Just what were the things you talked about with Prince Zhi yesterday?"

Lou Zigui gave a start. It's been a night, and yet you still want to talk about that?

"Afraid that I'll abandon you? Supreme Commander, you don't need to worry about that," Ning Xiaoyao said sincerely. "I'm not a person who tosses someone aside after sleeping with them..."

Lou Zigui raised a hand to muffle Ning Xiaoyao. Just what did her messenger tell her last night?

Ning Xiaoyao removed Supreme Commander Lou's hand. "Why aren't you letting me talk again?"

Since things had gotten to this point, Lou Zigui could only lower his voice and speak. "Your Majesty, those are words I should say." What's with sleeping with someone and not abandoning them--aren't those supposed to be the man's lines? He might have been an unlucky man past 20 who'd yet to marry, but Supreme Commander Lou still understood such things.

Ning Xiaoyao replied, "Then you can say them too. In any case, I won't abandon you. So all you have to do is not abandon me, either. Then we can be, whatchamacallit, with a love more solid than gold."

Shadowgale was walking over when he heard Ning Xiaoyao's words and silently retreated again. He couldn't help but feel that there was something off with His Majesty's words. Why the heck does he need a love more solid than gold with Supreme Commander?

Lou Zigui wanted to ask if her little pals knew of their relationship, but he couldn't bring himself to open his mouth.

"Do you feel relieved now?" Ning Xiaoyao looked at Lou Zigui.

"I," Lou Zigui said, "I won't fail Your Majesty."

Did failure and abandonment mean the same thing? Ning Xiaoyao wasn't sure.

Big Boss Black flashed a claw at Ning Xiaoyao when he finally figured something out. So yesterday, when Grandfather Sparrow spoke of 'abandonment,' he meant the kind of person who abandoned people after sleeping with them? This stupid ninny, she's beyond hope!

When Supreme Commander Lou saw that His Majesty was at odds with his cat again, he left ahead of them. Topics like this only left him feeling awkward, especially when Ning Xiaoyao mentioned sleeping with him. His Excellency Supreme Commander still felt warm at the thought, his entire body heating up. Now he needed to find a place to cool down.

As Lou Zigui hastily walked out of the Hall of Punishments, he saw Prince Zhi waiting in the distance by the road. Lou Zigui checked back behind him and saw that nobody was there. Then he made his way towards Prince Zhi. Prince Zhi headed towards the forests by the side of the road until he heard the sound of footsteps and turned to face Lou Zigui.

"This prince will send Song Jin to Anyuan."

Lou Zigui replied, "Many thanks to prince."

"This prince wants an honest word. Is the Grand Preceptor truly ill, or merely feigning his sickness?" Prince Zhi asked.

Lou Zigui replied, "This one is not a doctor, so I cannot give the prince a honest answer. But I believe it would be best for prince to leave the capital city as soon as possible. Mortals shouldn't get involved when the gods begin to fight."

Prince Zhi shook his sleeves before striding past Lou Zigui.

"Prince," Lou Zigui called after him in a quiet voice. "The Grand Preceptor will go and look for you. But it's better for prince to think things over carefully, now that there's Prince Fu's example."