Chapter 441: 12.49

The moment their fingers touched, a red chain suddenly appeared between the young man's heart to Yunyu's heart, connecting their heart mysteriously.

Both of them looked at the chain and then stared at each other in bewilderment. Bai Yunyu was the first one to ask, "Who are you?"

The young man looked at Bai Yunyu and then shifted his attention at the red chain that connected their hearts. 

"W—What is this red chain?" The young man asked. "You, Ger Empress, are you doing something with me?"

"That should be my question, you stinky boy!" Bai Yunyu yelled. He grabbed the red chain and then tried to do something about it. "Hold on, maybe we can just pull it."

"Whoa!"

Bai Yunyu pulled the red chain, and the young man also got pulled. The young man bumped on Yunyu's stomach, and they fell on the grass. The young man was staring at Bai Yunyu, who was lying under him, then his face gradually turned red.

The young man tried to separate himself, and magically, the red chain didn't pull him back. It was like an invisible chain made out of red smoke, but it solidified when one of them touched it.

Bai Yunyu watched how the young man's face was blushing red, and he had a mischievous thought about it. He grinned and commented, "Hey, young man, aren't you a bit too young to fall in love? You're like what… ten years old?"

"What?! I'm not ten! I'm thirteen!" The young man said. 

"That's still too young," Bai Yunyu giggled, and he got up from the grass. He stood in front of the young man whose height was only at Yunyu's chest. "What are you doing here anyway? Where is your dear mummy and daddy?" 

"Don't treat me like a kid! Do you know that I'm actually a martial artist myself!?" The young man said.

"Oh?" Yunyu raised his brow. "Prove it to me then. Let's see if you can scratch me."

"Hey, hey, my dad always teach me not to hit a girl or a Ger boy."

"Don't worry. Just treat me as your sparring partner. I'm quite of a warrior myself," Yunyu said with a mysterious smile. "Don't worry about my status right now. I'm not the one to punish a young boy for sparring with me."

The young man wanted to retreat, but Yunyu's sneer actually incited him. "Fine, I will not strike you hard. I just to show you my skill!"

The young man fixed his stance and then punched Yunyu on the shoulder with no intention of hurting him, but Yunyu easily brushed the young man's hand with his sleeve and flicked his forehead.

"Ah!"

The flick was strong enough to leave a red mark on the young man's forehead and made him stagger. The young man was stunned, and he stared at the Ger Empress.

Yunyu smiled and said, "You are not giving up just because of a flick, right, young man?"

The young man gritted his teeth, and he fixed his stance again. He rushed towards Huang Shu with considerable speed and unpredictability, then he wanted to punch Yunyu's face instead.

Yunyu smiled and tilted his head before he flicked the young man's forehead again, "Ah!" 

The young man staggered. Even just a flick was strong enough that it actually made him a bit dizzy.

"Too readable. Young boy, you're still a novice, I see," Yunyu commented.

"Don't call me amateur!" The young man yelled and tried to attack again.

"Ah!"

"Ah!!"

"AH!" 

"Okay, okay, young man, I'm starting to feel pity for your forehead. They will think that you hit a rock or something," Yunyu said. Because he flicked the young man's forehead few times until it was very red and obvious. 

"No! We're not finished yet!" The young man tried kicking Yunyu, but Yunyu caught his leg. He grabbed the young man's neck and then pushed him to the ground gently.

"Okay, I'm done playing around. You need more training."

The young man was still annoyed that a ger man could be this strong, "You're actually a warrior, right?"

"I am," Yunyu smiled with his beautiful crescent moon eye smile. "I was active in the military, though I'm there studying as a strategist rather than a general who led the army. I'm from a merchant family anyway. So I was taken by one general because of my talent. But I left after I got married."

"Huh? So, you ditch all your promising talent just to marry a man?" The young man asked, and he was confused. "Whether your husband is his Majesty the Emperor or not, why would you give all about yourself to a man when you can have so much more?"

"You stinky boy, it's about love. When you fell in love with someone, you will want to spend the rest of your life with him or her. Just like me, I fell in love with His Majesty, Emperor Xianliang, and when he wanted to marry me as his wife and his Empress, I readily accepted him."

The young man was pondering for a moment and then asked again, "But are you happy right now?"

"What are you saying? Of course, I'm happy!" Yunyu denied. He felt that he was being cornered by this stinky little boy right now.

"My husband gives me good clothes, sets me up in this grand Palace of Serene Harmony, dotes on me every day, and also wants me to be his one and only Empress!" Yunyu said proudly.

"But I saw you crying alone just now. If you're truly happy, then why are you crying? Isn't this your important day?" The boy asked again.

This time, Yunyu was the one who finally zipped his mouth. He didn't know how to answer that. Because he wasn't even sure if he was truly happy right now. 

True, he got everything he wanted, at least for now. A loving husband, a good place for them to live, and an abundance of food.

But, he felt that everything was just temporary and would be robbed from him soon, especially knowing how powerless he was compared to Empress Dowager and those nobles.

He was just a commoner son in the end.

The young man approached Bai Yunyu and tiptoed a bit to pat Yunyu's shoulder, "You know when I saw you there with His Majesty, I saw that you look very anxious. As if you're sitting on a seat full of thorns."

"And I saw that His Majesty Emperor Xianliang looked so jolly and enjoying himself. Maybe he doesn't really care about your wellbeing in the first place. I mean, his world is bigger than just you, right, Your Majesty Ger Empress?"

Bai Yunyu gulped when this kid started circling around him, even though he had been beaten. In fact, Yunyu had a feeling this kid already planned their sparring for an unknown reason.

'What is this uneasiness? No way a kid like this can set up some deliberate plan to make me hesitate, right?' Yunyu pondered. He was getting restless now, and his insecurity about the future also made it worse.

"Your Majesty, I may be younger than you. But I can see that His Majesty will eventually marry someone else, it's obvious."