618 A Gentleman Would Rather Be Killed Than Be Humiliated (1/2)

Who did not know that King Xiaoyao's influence dominated the imperial court and was the emperor's most trusted and highly regarded individual? As for Yun Yang, he was King Xiaoyao's only son.

As long as Yun Yang supported him, he would obtain King Xiaoyao's favor. Then, as long as King Xiaoyao spoke for him in front of his father, the title of crown prince title would no longer be an impossible wish!

A sliver of icy, murderous, intent flashed through Yun Yang's gaze as he looked at the two people behind the third prince; he spoke faintly, ”Of course I can meet Your Highness, but it's not necessary for us to drink together.”

The third prince was astounded. Being a royal prince and coming in a humble manner, he was shocked that Yun Yang was not even letting him have a goblet of wine.

Yun Yang spoke with a mirthless grin, ”Firstly, this wine of mine is incredibly expensive. Your Highness might not be able to afford it. Secondly, I only drink with my friends. Your Highness, unfortunately, is not my friend. You have never been, nor will you ever be.”

The words were excruciatingly grating.

The third prince's expression turned ugly instantly. The two people behind him grew angry as well, as they cried out sternly, ”Yun Yang! How dare you! How dare you be brusque to His Highness?”

The third prince waved his arm to stop the two men before he replied coldly, ”Is that so? Young Master Yun's wine is such a rare treat? Despite our lack of acquaintance and inability to call each other friends, still, I wonder what wine is it in the Empire of Yutang that Young Master Yun can afford to drink, but I can't?”

The question was a trick question, one with malicious intent to trap Yun Yang with his words.

There was a saying about the earth in this world belonging to the emperor while the ones living on the land being the emperor's people. The Empire of Yutang belonged to the Yutang royalty; furthermore, Yutang had broken the four-nation siege and was gaining fame from it. If Yun Yang were to answer carelessly and was blasphemous, he could never escape from being accused of lese-majesty!

Yun Yang rolled his eyes and answered with a chuckle, ”Your Highness, there are plenty of good things in this world but so many of them are things that you've never seen before and even more of them are things that you won't be able to possess in this lifetime – truly marvelous things.”

”Yun Yang, what do you mean? Don't beat around the bush!” The third prince sucked in a deep breath and glared at Yun Yang.

Yun Yang replied faintly, ”Take, for example, this wine of mine… You really can't afford to drink it nor can you own it. Nonetheless, although you can't drink this wine, you have a huge plus point.”

”Oh? I actually still have a plus point in Young Master Yun's eyes?” the third prince sneered.

Yun Yang nodded seriously and said with a grin, ”Everyone will be someone, and that includes Your Highness. Your Highness is indeed excellent in rearing dogs. I admit defeat, I won't be able to compare to you in this lifetime.”

”Rear dogs?” The third prince snorted and said with a squint, ”What are you trying to say?”

The two people behind him were flustered, their eyes filled with malice.

Yun Yang stood up slowly and looked at the two people behind the third prince. ”Was I not clear enough? Don't you see the two brazenly mad dogs behind you, Your Highness? They may not be the best, but it's a rare skill to be able to rear dogs to become so brazen.”

Yun Yang had not bothered with them when these two people had stood up to condemn him; only now did he pounce on both of the men. They were the planner and executor of the third prince's so-called charity plan. Even the local thugs and robbers had all acted on their instructions.

A mastermind and an executer – these two people were the culprits!

The main aim of Yun Yang coming to the Redolent Inn was to settle the case with these two people; meeting the third prince was only a secondary objective. Not only did he want to kill them, he wanted to kill them right in front of the prince!

This was Yun Yang's resolve that he would uphold without bending.

A pale-faced, middle-aged man between the two was already shaking in anger as he spat through gritted teeth, ”Yun Yang, do you think you can harass people like this just because you're King Yun's heir? Justice is not something that power can influence!”

Yun Yang smiled faintly but ignored him. He continued from where he had left off earlier and spoke to the third prince, looking intently at him, ”Your Highness, do you know what kind of dog will be so brazen as to madly bark and scratch everything around it without waiting for its master to say a thing?”

The veins on the third prince's forehead pulsated, his eyes reddened.