Proposal XIII

The voice of Ting Niao rang clearly in the Fourth Prince's ears as where they were the night was full of tranquillity that the slight breeze could also be heard. Nonetheless, he didn't answer immediately.

After more than a couple of seconds, the Fourth Prince slowly turned his head around and looked over his shoulder.

His dark eyes glittered with the silver moonlight as he swept his gaze over his three servants.

The three servants bowed their heads at the sight of their prince's deep eyes.

"You know," he turned his body around to face them completely, "I wonder… why are you so worried about me going back?"

They raised their heads, confused by their prince question.

"Are you worried about the Emperor punishing me? Or…" he took out the sapphire fan, opened it and put it before his mouth, "Are you worried about yourselves?" His eyes turned chilly.

"…" Even though they shuddered under his gaze, their confusion didn't die.

Ting Niao said after weeping away his scare, "His-his Highness… His Highness well-being is the most important to us."

'… Well, if the Fourth Prince isn't good, technically, they can't be good…' he maintained his stare, trying to catch something out of them, 'Maybe, I thought too high and too low of them.' Too high because they might not be that bright as to pull something underwater and too low because they might be simple-minded without other intentions.

'It is too early to judge correctly, I guess…'

"So let me ask you, who do you serve?"

"We serve you, His Highness," they replied.

'Did they not get it or…' As they had answered right away, Shen Rou was a bit sceptical, 'Either way…'

"Then," he closed his fan, "You better remember your words."

"…"

"Interesting indeed."

An ethereal voice broke the brief silence that fall after the Fourth Prince words.

The Fourth Prince turned his head to his left and saw a smiling young man clad in white with golden eyes bathed beautifully by the moonlight, '… When did he…?' Shen Rou didn't question who he was, she was sure that in all the Grand Mystic World, there was no other who could have such holy bearing aside from the Holy Prince.