CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

After the ride all day, finally, the Crown Prince’s and others arrived at a transit town which was always bustling with migrants who entered the borders of the Dai Yang and rested before continuing their journey from there.

The Crown Prince on his big horse was at the front, while Bai Ying was behind with Chen Ming and the others. Since leaving the black widow vila, he seems to avoid him. Bei Yau was aware of that but he didn’t dare ask anything, whereas the Crown Prince had always been cold and often scolded him and his men for no reason.

“Bei, is it still far?” he asked.

Bei Yau drew closer.

“Report Your Highness, after passing this road, it is right around the corner.”

Luo Xiang looked behind him, slowing his horse and deliberately waiting for Bai Ying to pass. He grabbed Bai Ying’s horse bridle and tugged it.

“Come on Ying Ying, let’s get some rest soon”

Bai Ying tugged at his lips as he saw the Crown Prince pulling his horse after him. Chen Ming was too late to prevent it.

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“That rotten Crown Prince” he grumbled.

Xiao Hong approached him.

“My Prince, has something happened between His Majesty the Realm King and the Crown Prince? The two of them haven’t spoken since earlier” Xiao Hong asked.

Chen Ming turned to Xiao Hong, looking at him with sharp eyes.

“You think?” his voice was cynical after which he continued his horse to catch up with the Crown Prince and Bai Ying in front.

Xiao Hong scratched his head, he didn’t understand what Chen Ming’s curt and cynical answer meant.

“Hmm, I think?”

Bai Ying looked away as the Crown Prince stared at him.

“We’ll go find something to eat first, Bei said the restaurant in front serves pretty good dishes, and there are some clean rooms upstairs, they’ve already booked rooms for us”

“I’m not hungry, Your Highness” Bai Ying said briefly.

Luo Xiang looked at the young man who had been avoiding his eyes since leaving Purple Water Village, he was still angry with him, for no reason. Then looked down to his stomach where he could hear a rumbling sound quite loud.

“Yeah, Ying Ying isn’t hungry, but your worms are, its been screaming since I can hear it”

Bai Ying’s eyes widened, and his stomach’s worms betrayed him. He was indeed very hungry, since the morning before they make the trip, after a small breakfast, he only enjoyed the boiled sweet potatoes packed by old man Xu and his wife, and they haven’t stopped to eat ever since. How could he not be hungry? The young man’s face reddened with embarrassment.

“No, this, just caught a cold”

Luo Xiang took his horse and Bai Ying straight to the end of the road and turned towards their destination, a Bei Yau man was already standing in front of the vacated restaurant for the Crown Prince and the others, even in the rush hour at that time.

“Well, I am, if you’re not hungry just seat and watch”

And sure enough, the Crown Prince ordered a lot of food, for himself and others, but not for Bai Ying who noticed the waiter didn’t put the bowl in front of him. The youth puffed out his mouth in anger.

“Your Highness, where is my food!” he exclaimed annoyed.

The Crown Prince started enjoying his food leisurely.

“You said you not hungry.”

Bai Ying looks even more irritated by the Crown Prince’s annoying attitude.

“Your Highness, why is Your Highness so mean!”

Purple Water village’s main road became so crowded, after which the Crown Prince and Bai Ying and others appeared in front of the village road with many young people following behind them.

Despite their shabby faces and bodies, the young men who had previously disappeared from the village back alive, though not all of them.

“Oh, Fu er” several villagers who recognized their children immediately approached, without waiting to meet their son.

“Mother, father, please forgive this unfilial son.”

In no time local residents gathered to pick up their son, including old man Xu and his wife.

“Oh Yan er, thank goodness”

Xu Yan cried when he saw his two frail old parents approaching with a teetering bodies. He, who was supporting Chang Lo, lowered his body and knelt down when he saw them approaching.

“Mother, Father, please forgive Yan er, forgive Yan er for leaving home”

The two parents immediately hugged their son who had disappeared last month.

“Oh this kid”

While Xu Li approached Chang Lo. Silent in front of the young man looking at him with teary eyes, hardly believing what she was seeing now.

“Brother Lo”

The young man Chang Lo who was much thinner than the last time he disappeared from the house after chasing after Xu Yan, looked shaking in his place. Slowly raise both hands and saw the young woman in front of him now.

“Li er, brother, come home”

Finally, Xu Li couldn’t hold back her tears and cried, hugging her husband tightly.

“Huks, brother Lo, you come home, huks, Li er thought you don’t want to come back anymore, brother”

Chang Lo hugged the young woman and stroked her hair gently.

“Forgive me Li er, forgive me for making you wait this long, you must have suffered a lot huh? I try to come back as soon as possible, really, I miss you so much.”

Bai Ying who had gotten off his horse couldn’t take his eyes off Xu Li and Chang Lo who were embracing each other after a long time of not seeing each other, both of them looked like they missed each other a lot. Unknowingly his tears flowed.

“They, poor of them”

Crown Prince realized that, he came closer and took Bai Ying’s hand, holding it.

“Ying Ying”

But Bai Ying pulled his hand and looked at the Crown Prince with a sharp gaze. He couldn’t forget what he saw with his own eyes when the Crown Prince kissed Mrs Mao at that time. He was about to turn his body but Luo Xiang held him back.

“Hey, don’t be like this, Ying Ying knows that I couldn’t refuse it at that time, everything was out of my control.”

Bai Ying turned his body trying to release his wrist, which the Crown Prince held quite tightly.

“Your Majesty seems to be enjoying it.”

“How could I be enjoying it? Ying Ying, you know that in this world there is only Ying Ying’s love in my heart, you don’t think anything bad about me, do you?”

Bai Ying pulled his hand away, but the Crown Prince pulled his body to hug him instead. Bai Ying’s eyes went wide.

“Your Highness”

“Don’t think bad things about me, okay? I really apologize for making my Ying Ying jealous”

Bai Ying puffed out his mouth.

“Wh-who is jealous? Your Highness is exaggerating.”

Luo Xiang smiled. He hugged Bai Ying even though the young man kept pushing him away.

“Hehehe big brother likes it when my Ying Ying is jealous like this”

“No, who would be jealous? Your Highness, please let go of me.”

Old Man Xu and his wife, as well as the villagers, thanked the Crown Prince and Bai Ying. Fill the carriage with various food and gifts from the villagers.

Bai Ying widened his eyes as old man Xu and the villagers knelt down to thank him and the Crown Prince.

“Thank you very much to the young masters, may the power bless the journey of the young masters,” said old man Xu and the villagers.

Since the village head, Sa Ye and his coachman died at Mrs Mao’s residence, until the next election, old man Xu resumed his position as village head. The village might not return to normal after the residents experienced unexpected strange things, but at least there wouldn’t be any more village youths who disappeared.

Once upon a time a hundred years ago.

Purple Water Village is not what it is now.

Previously the village was located starting from the depths of the valley, which is now the valley behind the Purple Water village. People used to know that area as the White Bones village because from a distance the trees and the bright sunlight made it look completely white.

The residents of White Bone village are primarily women, ranging from young to old. The men would leave the village and work in the nearest town, and increasingly with more girls being born than men, the village became known as the women’s village.

“Zhu Lang!” shouted a village girl with a small face and clothes typical of the White Bones village, running towards the cave not far from the village exit.

“Zhu Lang, I’m coming” she came carrying a rather large basket that was a bit heavy. Enter a cave that is almost never passed by the villagers so it is safe enough to hide anyone in it without anyone knowing. As she was probably doing right now.

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