Coming of the Villain Boss! - Chapter 98

Chapter 98

“Your highness, I apologize to you on behalf of our lord . The lord recently stayed up late into the night, hurrying the journey, which has made him physically and mentally exhausted, so perhaps his mood is not very good . If there was any offense, I beg you not to blame him . ”

Ming Shu waved her hand indifferently . “Thank you for sending me back . ”

She didn’t care about the so-called “offense . ” It was up to him whether or not to give her a ride .

Ye Cong, the guard, was a little surprised . He thought she would be angry at the lord’s attitude .

Even if she wasn’t very angry, she might say a few words about it .

At least, all the princesses and misses he had encountered were like that .

But she didn’t seem to care about it at all . And she even expressed a polite thank you . This was not like a princess, not to mention her identity was much nobler than the usual princess .

She was the royal princess from the Heavenly Temple…

Ye Cong came back to himself and said hurriedly, “This is as it should be, but Your Highness, may I beg for your understanding: we can’t find a carriage nearby . Your Highness has to ride on horseback by herself . ”

“That’s okay . ”

Ye Cong ordered a subordinate to lead a horse over in a hurry and helped Ming Shu to get on its back . “There is still a distance to the capital, Your Highness . I have sent people to inform His Majesty . Someone should come to pick up Your Highness soon . ”

Ming Shu smiled slightly . “Well, let’s go . ”

Hurry back to eat .

I’m too hungry!

…

Ming Shu thought that based on her powerful skill, horse-riding must not a problem at all . But she didn’t expect her weak body to be so vulnerable, and the feeling of suffocation just made her very helpless . Ming Shu had to slow down .

If Ming Shu went slow, then Ye Cong could only slow down as well .

Clip-clop…

The clatters of rapid hoof beats came from ahead, causing Ye Cong to become alert immediately . But soon figures appeared: it was their own people . Ye Cong greeted them with a sigh of relief .

“What happened?”

“Guard Ye, the front road was blocked due to debris, the lord is going to take another road . ”

“Debris?”

“There was a heavy rain a few days ago, it should have happened at that time . ”

As they were speaking, King Huai and several others also appeared riding on horses .

King Huai squinted at Ming Shu coldly, who was biting into a fruit calmly on her horse, and he rode straight past her without any hesitation .

“Lord…” Wouldn’t you wait for your subordinate?

Ming Shu continued chewing on the fruit as if nothing had happened .

The debris blocked the way so they had to change course with King Huai . But this alternate route would take more time . They could have been in the city before dark, but now it looked like they had to stay overnight in the suburbs .

King Huai and Ming Shu each kept to one side, not bothering each other .

Their resting place was close to a river . Ye Cong was trying to catch some fish while Ming Shu squatted by the river, holding her chin and watching . It seemed that the fish here was smarter, for Ye Cong caught nothing for a long time .

“Can you catch the fish?” I’m starving to death .

Ye Cong was a little awkward . “Your Highness, maybe we should go hunt some animals for you . ”

Ming Shu nodded, so Ye Cong took his people away to go hunting . He thought it was easy to catch fish . Who knew that the fish here was so difficult to catch .

The patrols were scattered . After Ye Cong left, the entire camp became empty .

King Huai leaned against the trunk, gazing across the river from time to time .

The girl lifted the hem of her dress and waded into the water . After a while, she returned to shore, staring at the river with her head tilted to one side . The moonlight shone on the river, making the water sparkle, and the girl’s hands clasped together .

King Huai calmly watched a school of fish rush toward shore .

Just like the previous incident of the fruit falling down from the tree .

This was a bit different from the prophesying he knew about .

A prophecy… is an event that will surely happen in the future . Prophets only tell of what will happen in the future ahead of time, rather than changing what will happen in the future through prophecy .

Ming Shu carried a few fish back to the fire . After all the internal organs had been cleaned up, she skillfully put the fish onto the fire, roasting them .

Ming Shu looked at King Huai with a smile and said, “Uncle, why are you staring at me like this?”

Are you planning to grab my fish?

King Huai frowned and looked away . He said in a cold voice, “Dress properly . ”

Ming Shu had just cleaned the dirt on her clothes and was still dripping . She had walked into the river just now without shoes . Now her small feet were exposed to the air, looking crystal clear in the firelight .

In ancient times, society was relatively conservative . Women’s feet were not allowed to be seen by others .

Ming Shu took her shoes and put them on, adjusted her clothes as well—then continued to grill the fish .

The two didn’t talk anymore .

Ye Cong came back to see that Ming Shu had already begun eating, while his lord leaned against a tree and stared at him coldly, eyes penetrating . Ye Cong swallowed and hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare food .

“Your Highness, do you need more food?” He couldn’t catch the fish, so how could she?

And isn’t this skill of grilling fish a bit inconsistent with her identity? Has anyone witnessed a royal princess roast fish?

Ming Shu spit out a fishbone with a smile and shook her head .

Ye Cong then gave King Huai the best food they got, and the rest of the food was distributed to the others . But for them, it seemed eating was only to fill the stomach, rather than savoring the meal . They ate the food as if they were completing some kind of mission, fast and efficient .

In comparison, King Huai displayed more pleasing manners . He chewed the food slowly, posture elegant and clearly of noble temperament .

Ming Shu poked the fire with one hand and held her chin with the other .

Since the accession of the present emperor, his brothers had either been killed or degraded to lower positions . The only one who still owned the title of Lord was this King Huai .

King Huai was the youngest son of the former emperor . When the present emperor ascended the throne, King Huai was still a child . If the emperor hadn’t shown mercy to a child, he would have been labeled as inhumane .

After the emperor ascended the throne, King Huai, who was still a child then, voluntarily asked to leave the capital and go to the frontier for practice .

He asked for no feats and rewards .

However, when he became an adult, the emperor gave the title and land to him anyway .

The only time the Host saw King Huai was at the state banquet . That year was the centennial state banquet of the Wushang Dynasty . King Huai had to return to the capital . At that time, he was young, honestly looking no different from today’s King Huai . They both shared a cold appearance, preventing others from approaching him .

The Host was impressed by the sign of King Huai’s house .

This was why Ming Shu recognized him at a glance .

People of the Heavenly Temple said that because King Huai had become more and more famous in the borderland in the past years, the emperor was somewhat uncomfortable . This time, King Huai returned to the capital upon the emperor’s order .

The Host was able to learn more insider information, but she was not very interested in these matters . Most of the information was unintentionally kept in mind through the discussions of other people in the Heavenly Temple .

King Huai…

Well, as long as he wouldn’t disturb her eating and gaining Hatred Points, everything was negotiable .

Ming Shu picked a comfortable place to lie down .

A quiet night .

Early in the morning of the next day…

Ming Shu was awakened by the sound of a horse moving .

She opened her eyes to see King Huai had left on his horse, leaving only Ye Cong and some others waiting for her off to one side .

Ming Shu pulled her hair and yawned, walking toward the river .

Ye Cong thought she was going to wash, so he didn’t ask much . But after a moment, he saw Ming Shu leisurely carrying a few fish back .

Ye Cong was speechless .

“Your Highness, perhaps we should hurry up and go back?” The capital city is getting nearer, and there is no need to delay .

In fact, he was a little worried that the Lord had gone back first on his own .

“Okay, just let me have breakfast . ” Ming Shu began to roast the fish .

It’s torturing to travel in hunger .

I will never move until I’m full .

“…”