Chapter 8

"What do you want?" Duan Mu Yan was neither servile nor overbearing. Her beautiful eyelashes fluttered as she looked straight at Duan Zitong!

"How is it?! I think you should understand that even if it is only ten days, I will not let you get off easily…" Duan Zitong snatched the basket from Duan Mu Yan's hands and flung it onto the ground. The medicinal liquid spilled all over the pavement, staining the concreted surface, causing Duan Mu Yan's heart to ache!

"You!… You're going too far!" Glimmers danced in Duan Mu Yan's eyes. Her crystal clear tears that hung on her black butterfly feathers suddenly flickered with a bright light!

"But what is even more outrageous is this—!" Duan Zitong forcefully pushed Duan Mu Yan to the ground, which caused her to stumble to the ground, scrapping some of her exposed skin against the ground blotching it with blood. And just as Duan Mu Yan was about to stand up, Duan Zitong suddenly raised her foot and mercilessly stepped on her jade wrist.

"Stop! Get lost!" Duan's Jingyang's heart ached as he helped Mu Yan up. When he saw the blood stains on his younger sister's arm, the rage in his heart was already more than ten feet high. He raised his right hand and was about to slap Duan Zitong!

"Brother, no!" Even though Duan Muyan did not wish to see such a scene, she was still not confident she could stop her brother on time. What she did not expect was that her brother actually flew back and fiercely crashed into the ground!

"Brother!" Duan Mu Yan ran to Duan Jingyang's side in fright. Seeing the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, her tears couldn't stop falling!

"You siblings have joined together to bully my sister?! Who do you think you are? Huh!…" Following the clear and cold voice, Duan Mu Yan raised her head to look. In contrast with the light, other than his straight and imposing body, Duan Mu Yan could not clearly see the appearance of the man who suddenly appeared. However, she didn't expect that the person who spoke would actually slowly squat down!

It was an extremely handsome face. Under the long sword-like eyebrows, the black crystal-like pupils shot out rays of light, his gaze was as deep as the ocean, which made people shiver.

At that moment when their gazes met, Duan Mu Yan couldn't help but be astonished. This was the son of Qin Yu Die? Father's prince outside the palace? Seeing that beautiful face that seemed to contain a devil's charm, Duan Mu Yan's heart couldn't help but be perturbed. The gloomy light that his eyes were emitting caused her to be unable to stop herself from trembling. His sword-like eyebrows were like stars, and his handsome silhouette exuded an indescribable arrogance.

The moment the man saw Duan Mu Yan clearly, he immediately reached out his hand to clamp onto her delicate face.

"You are Duan Mu Yan…"

"You…! Let go!…" Her fair cheeks were filled with shock and anger. Duan Mu Yan tried her best to pry the man's hand away, but it was all in vain!

"Let go of my sister…" Noticing that Duan Mu Yan had been humiliated, Duan Jingyang used all his strength to get up and rush towards the man. However, in the next second, he was completely suppressed!

"I hear you clearly. My name is Duan Xingyi…" A hint of strange coldness appeared in those dark eyes that were as deep as a pool. Duan Xingyi's handsome face slowly neared the woman that he was holding tightly onto. He was so close that Duan Mu Yan could even feel the warmth of his breathing being blown onto her face.

Looking at Duan Mu Yan's face, a trace of indescribable lust flashed at the bottom of Duan Xingyi's heart!

"Stop!" Feeling a gale of wind approaching him, Duan Xingyi was extremely unwilling to let go of Duan Mu Yan. He retreated a few steps to avoid being injured by the incoming palm wind!

"Yu Xuan?" Xiao Yuxuan's sword-like eyebrows tightly knitted together. His sharp gaze turned into a gentle expression when he turned to look at Duan Mu Yan. Only when he gripped her hands firmly did he manage to retrieve his soul!

"Who are you?! How dare you disrespect the First Prince and the Third Princess?!" Xiao Yuxuan stood in front of Duan Mu Yan, glaring angrily at the insolent man!

His black hair was flying in the air and his white clothes were as white as snow. Just a casual step was enough for him to subdue all the elegance in the world. He was handsome, ethereal, gorgeous! Duan Zitong's heart skipped a beat as he looked at Xiao Yuxuan as if he had lost his soul.

"Insolent? If there is anyone here who is unreasonable, it should be a servant like you! I am the second prince of the Mo Dynasty — Duan Xingyi, you dared to offend me. If I were to report this matter to royal father…. Even if you are the Prince of Xiao Manor, I believe you cannot bear this crime! However… For the sake of third sister, forget it…" Duan Xingyi retracted his cold and stern expression as the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile. His burning gaze swept past Duan Mu Yan's figure and landed on Duan Zitong, who had not say a thing after she made a ruccus and now just gawking at Xiao Yuxuan.

"Elder sister… We should pay our respects to royal father… " Duan Zitong nodded slightly, her gaze drifting away from Xiao Yuxuan's body unwillingly.

Xiao Yuxuan couldn't help but lower his gaze as he watched Duan Zitong and Duan Xingyi's figures gradually disappear into the distance. He swept a glance at Duan Mu Yan's bleeding arm, and her heart felt as though it was being ruthlessly tugged at!

"Mu Yan... I'll take you to the royal hospital!" Xiao Yuxuan gently supported Duan Mu Yan as she tried to turn around to face the hospital, but Duan Mu Yan abruptly pulled her away!

"Yuxuan… Thank you... But I'm going to see mother… " The light in Duan Mu Yan's eyes flickered slightly as she deliberately avoided Xiao Yuxuan. Moreover, at this very moment, the only person she was concerned about was the extremely weak Ling Ziyan from the Jade Pear Palace!

Seeing Duan Mu Yan walk away from her, Xiao Yu Xuan's eyes trembled slightly. He wanted to chase after her, but he was stopped by Duan Jingyang.

"Yuxuan… I beg you... <Cough, cough!>…" Duan Xingyi's palm strike was not light. At this moment, Duan Jingyang was still bleeding from time to time!

"Jing Yang… Are you okay? As soon as I heard I came to the palace to look for you guys, I didn't expect to meet them here, they are too much, they actually dare to openly provoke you and Mu Yan! We could not let it go just like that! How about we call on His Majesty? I can testify!" Xiao Yuxuan said angrily, his mind filled with the scene of Duan Mu Yan being humiliated!

"Forget it… We grew up together, so you should know better about the position Mu Yan and I have in the palace… Yu Xuan, I am begging you, bring Mu Yan away! The further the better! I know that the person Mu Yan loves is you, and you also love Mu Yan..." Duan Jingyang's sorrowful eyes looked towards Xiao Yuxuan with pleading eyes. His thin lips and jaw couldn't help but tremble!

"I... I tried... However, Mu Yan … She …" Xiao Yuxuan really wanted to say, "For you! For Consort Li, Mu Yan is willing to sacrifice her own happiness!" but when the words were about to fall out of her mouth, Xiao Yuxuan choked them back!

"I know... She wouldn't do it, she won't... She was worried about me and mother's safety... She's afraid she's going to implicate us... But I am Mu Yan's brother, and I don't want to see my younger sister marry someone she doesn't love, and worst, to become a secondary wife. Yu Xuan... I only ask that you take her away before the wedding! As for Mu Yan, I will tell her! I will definitely persuade her…" Duan Jingyang's cold voice was filled with an abnormal determination as he held Xiao Yuxuan's shoulders tightly. For so many years, his little sister had suffered so much for the sake of him and mother's safety. This time, he would definitely help Mu Yan grasp the happiness that belonged to her!