Chapter 16

Xingyi seemed to have overrated Zixiu! After being tortured by that pervert for so long, he had lost his wits. How could he possibly have come up with the idea of feigning grievance for sympathy? Actually, instead of feeling wronged, he was almost suffocated with fear. At the thought of the grim look in Nangong Du’s eyes, Zixiu felt as if a carriage were running over him. As Xingyi had been with Nangong Du for years, the look in her eyes was as cold as his. And now Zixiu’s hair had already stood on end under her stare.

After a while, Zixiu managed to calm himself down. At Xingyi’s urging, he limped to the bathing pool behind the screen carved with flowers. The huge, round pool was already filled with water with some scarlet rose petals floating on it. With the rising water vapour, the fragrance of flowers came from time to time.

Now that all Zixiu’s clothes had already been soaked with sweat, and his body was sticky with you-know-what, he felt a growing sense of discomfort and longed for a warm bath as well. However, out of caution, he only put one foot into the water to test the temperature.

“Hiss!”

The water was scalding hot! Zixiu instantly drew his foot back and squatted down carefully beside the pool, thinking about getting into it after the water cooled down a little bit. “What are you still waiting for? Get into the pool right now!” Xingyi roared from behind the screen.

“Xingyi, how dare you yell at the princess!”

Zixiu turned pale when the low yet authoritative voice suddenly rang. He could recognize the voice without even listening!

“I dare not!” Xingyi immediately knelt down to greet her master.

“You may leave now!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Even if Zixiu had no time to think about it, he could tell what was going to happen next. With his legs like jelly, he was about to collapse on the floor. However, that didn’t happen, instead, he fell into the strong arms of that pervert, who had quick reflexes and seemingly quite enjoyed taking credit for the heroic rescue!

“Darling, you seem thrilled at the sight of me!” Holding Zixiu in his arms firmly, Nangong Du narrowed his enchanting eyes. However, though he seemed to be flirting with him, there was a sneer on his lips.

Zixiu trembled, not daring to say anything.

“Honey, do you feel chilly?” Nangong Du was still smiling, but his voice sounded eerie and chilling.

Growing even tenser, Zixiu didn’t say a word, but only shook his head instinctively like a rattle. Turning a blind eye to his reaction, Nangong Du continued,“How about we take a bath… ”

“Ah!” Before this pervert could finish his words, like a frightened cub, Zixiu suddenly let out a sharp cry hysterically and gave him a hard push with all his strength.

Crash!

Caught off guard, Nangong Du lost his balance and fell into the huge pool behind him.

“Liu Zixiu!” he growled, his hair and clothes all soaked. At this point, Nangong Du suddenly felt that the water was burning hot!

“Ah!” Letting out a scream, he flapped the water in rage. ”Damn it！Xingyi! Get your arse in here!”

Xingyi, who was on guard outside, immediately rushed in when she heard her master calling her name. Next second, she saw Prince Mu crawl out of the pool, soaked to the skin. “Gee! I prepared the hot water to teach Liu Zixiu a good lesson, how come Prince Mu…”

“Your Highness, are you all right? Your Highness…”

“Cold water! Fetch some cold water for me!” Nangong Du ripped off his own clothes in haste. “Ouch! The water is so damn hot!”

“Yueying, don’t let him get away!” Though he was panting in pain, Nangong Du didn’t forget to ask his men to hunt down the perpetrator. As soon as Zixiu ran to the window and was about to jump out, he was knocked out by a punch from Yueying standing in the corner.