Chapter 1656 Trust
Before the figure could even move out from the darkness, Alex could already see who it was. And that had surprised him quite a bit.
It was the Crown Prince.
'What is going on?' Alex wondered. Were the two of them working together? They had not given him any sort of hints to this.
Either the two were too good. Or...
"You better have a good explanation for what's happening, Luoyang."
The Crown Prince finally walked out and Luoyang gave a slight start in surprise. She had not known he would be there, or at least hadn't expected it.
"Fangyu!" the woman said softly, trying to keep her voice steady. "Wh-what are you doing here?" You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin
"I should be the one asking that," the Crown Prince said. His eyes turned toward Alex. "Your Majesty, what are you doing with my fiancee this late in the night."
Alex was somewhat confused for a second. He had realized they weren't working together, or they were making him think they weren't working together. He couldn't tell which one it was.
If this was a trap by some chance, he had to act as if he had been caught in it.
"I was told to wait until after midnight and follow her when she came for me," Alex said. "I'm trying to figure out what it is about myself."
The Crown Prince turned toward Luoyang. "So, what is it about?"
Zhan Luoyang grew frustrated. This was not how this was supposed to go. Alex was supposed to come to her manor on his own, not with the Crown Prince. She had tried to force the Crown Prince to change the plans many times, but he had stubbornly decided to come here.
And now when she was this close, he was going to destroy all she had worked toward. She could only grow frustrated with that.
She drew in a deep breath and let her emotions calm down. Fear, anger, hesitation. All emotions slowly dissipated inside her and she spoke again.
"Fangyu, please return to your room. This is something I must do. I will explain it to you in the future. I promise I will, but I must do this right now." Her voice was calm and pleading, and full of love too for the man that stood before her.
The Crown Prince looked at her for a long second before shaking his head. "What have you gotten yourself into, Luoyang that you can't even tell me?" he asked. "I'm supposed to be your partner. We're going to be married in a few years. If you will hide things from me, then how am I to trust you."
"Please, you must trust me for now. I promised them I wouldn't tell anyone else," Luoyang said and immediately grimaced.
"Who is them?" the Crown Prince asked.
"I cannot tell you," the woman said.
"Why not?"
"Because I promised them."
"You made an oath?" The Crown Prince frowned at the woman. "What have you been doing Luoyang?"
"No, no oath. Just a promise," Luoyang said. "But I hold my promise dearer to me than I would an oath."
"What is inside?" the Crown Prince asked.
"You'll see," the woman said. "Don't freak out and remember your promise."
"I'm a man of my word, Luoyang. You know me," the Crown Prince said.
"I do," Luoyang said. "But this will test the strength of your resolve and your word."
The Crown Prince frowned. "Just what is inside?" he asked.
"People that I wanted His Majesty to meet," the woman said. "One is especially didn't want you to meet. So keep your promise."
"Who is inside?" the Crown Prince nearly demanded, but the woman managed to keep her calm.
"You'll see," she said. "Now, let us go in."
Luoyang pulled out a small copper plate that looked like a medallion without a string attached to it and used it to open one of the formations to the house. A small hole appeared on the barrier and she walked in.
Alex walked in behind her, his spiritual sense enveloping the entire house in a second. As soon as he did, he sensed a small large portion of the 2nd floor being covered in formations that blocked other's senses.
That was the only place in the house with a formation hiding it.
"What is there?" the Crown Prince asked after entering.
"You'll see soon," she said. "We're close now, Your Majesty."
Alex nodded and started following her.
Was this really a trap? He sensed nobody else in the house, but that didn't mean there was no trap. He did sense a lack of a formation that blocked spatial displacement, so he could teleport out if he was in trouble.
The Crown Prince walked on ahead, quickly making his way to the 2nd floor where the formation was. When he arrived, he stopped and waited for the other two to catch up.
"Who is there?" the Crown Prince demanded.
Alex felt a single spiritual sense pass through him. Someone was there alright. Based on the strength of the spiritual sense, he wasn't very strong, but those sorts of things could be hidden.
"I know, and I tried to avoid it," Luoyang suddenly spoke. They realized the person inside was sending messages to her.
"He demanded I bring him here. I couldn't bring His Majesty here without him coming along. I had no choice," she said.
The two men looked at her, wondering what she was being told.
"Damn you!" she suddenly said. "Tell him to go if you want him to go. He won't listen to me. He says he doesn't trust me."
"Luoyang, who is inside?" the Crown Prince asked.
The barrier in front of them suddenly faded and a weary-looking youth with a hesitant face stared at the three of them.
At the sight of the young man, the Crown Prince's eyes went wide.
"Brother?"