Chapter 91 - Entrapment (1/2)

Prince Rui and Prince Yi silently made their way out of the palace after confirming the performance details with Eunuch Li.

Prince Yi's mood had been increasingly getting worse as Molin kept glancing his way with a smug expression. When they finally reached the palace gates, Prince Yi smiled at Prince Rui, ”I know a place with the best wine in the city, how about a welcome toast?”

Prince Rui smiled back, ”That sounds good.” Prince Yi then went on to lead the way to a high-end restaurant. When they arrived, Prince Yi maintained his image of a good host and poured wine into two cups, then frowned when he saw Molin still standing in the room glaring at him.

Prince Rui then said, ”Molin, wait outside.”

”But he can't be trusted!”

Prince Rui smirked, ”What can he do? We are Imperial guests now and he is my companion. We will be spending a lot of time together so get used to his presence. You can stand right outside the door, if you must.”

Molin frowned at Prince Yi, ”Any noise and I'll be back!” Then he stormed out.

”I apologize for his rude behavior... recent events seem to have put him on edge.” Prince Rui offhandedly commented while picking up his cup of wine and scrutinizing its contents, then added, ”Understandably.” He took a sip of the wine and frowned.

”What is the meaning of this? We had a deal.” Prince Yi finally asked.

Prince Yi snorted and then burst into laughter and downed the rest of the wine, ”Deal? Is blackmail considered to be the norm in dealings in this country?”

”What do you mean by that?”

Prince Rui refilled his cup, downed the contents and then continued, ”I honestly don't understand you Long people, playing games with people's lives like they mean nothing.” Then he scoffed, ”It must be a family trait... I wonder what your Emperor is thinking now, throwing us two together like this, is it to prove a point? What do you think?”

Prince Yi narrowed his eyes and did not respond.

Prince Rui scoffed again and got up, ”I am sure you now understand the situation. If you want an explanation, then go ask your brother, your Emperor. I owe you nothing.” He finished and strolled out of the room.

Leaving Prince Yi there deep in thought, his face contorting into a scowl, he clenched his fists and then slammed the table.

{...I am going to kill him...How dare he treat me like a fool for his entertainment!...}

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Prince Rui left the restaurant with Molin and made his way to his residence on his own. As soon as they were alone in the study, Molin explained that he had no idea how he escaped Prince Yi's manor. He suddenly felt very drowsy and fell asleep and when he woke up he found himself in a shed forest outside the city. He then heard sounds of people in the area and so followed it and came across Prince Rui's group.

Prince Rui frowned and then sighed.

{...No wonder that stupid brat slowed down all of a sudden and made all the guards join him in a stupid song saying ”it was to raise the mood”...*Sigh* At least they sorted out this problem...}

”Your highness, how come we ended up in an alliance? I thought we were supposed to be continuing the war?”

Prince Rui closed his eyes and massaged his head and simply responded, ”The plan changed.”

After Prince Rui left the capital, he managed to sneak his way into his country through the dense forest barrier to avoid detection. After swimming across the river, finally arriving in his country's territory, he took a short break. Next thing, he suddenly felt lightheaded and lost consciousness. When he finally came to, he found himself bound to a chair in a finely decorated room to see An Hao sitting across from him in the middle of drinking.