Chapter 104: Yu Hongxi, Gong Luanyu

The fair-faced man who suddenly appeared behind the little boy also caused Duze Beixuan’s expression to shift slightly; he could feel that in this instant, he was as if locked onto by a venomous snake, and under the latter’s grasp, the resonant power within his body showed signs of stagnation.

Clearly, this was an expert of immense strength.

At the very least, they were of the Heavenly Dipper General stage.

Was this the bodyguard of the little boy before him? What exactly was the identity of this little thing?

Duze Beixuan felt suspicious and uneasy; an expert of the Heavenly Dipper General stage held an extremely high status even within the Duze Mansion, second only to his father. Generally speaking, such experts were difficult for even Duze Beixuan to mobilize, yet now, this little boy was able to keep such a powerful bodyguard by his side?

While Duze Beixuan was filled with suspicion, the fair-faced, beardless man released his grip and said indifferently, "Since my young master has bid on the items, he naturally will not fail to pay."

Li Luo, standing to the side, was also somewhat surprised; this Great Xia City truly was full of hidden talents, and just by coming out for a trip, he had encountered some tough characters.

This fair-faced, beardless man was not at all eye-catching, but Li Luo recalled that this person seemed to have been sitting not far from them earlier, and had been following them from the very beginning...

Clearly, those bodyguards who had been searching for the brat earlier were just putting on a show; this true bodyguard had been following at every moment, and the reason he hadn't appeared earlier was perhaps just to let the brat have his fun.

It was even possible that the moment he cast the Water Shadow Art for the brat had been seen by this person.

At the thought of this, Li Luo couldn't help but cough dryly, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

Duze Beixuan stepped back two paces, his expression uncertain, and said nothing more; Ning Zhao, standing to the side, also sensed the other party's toughness and felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.

At this moment, someone from the Golden Dragon Bank hurried over from the back and said, "Apologies to all the distinguished guests, President Yu has said that these few materials need not be paid for; please, everyone, just enjoy yourselves."

An attendant stepped forward and respectfully presented the four materials to the brat.

The brat blinked his eyes, feeling somewhat bored, and shook his head, saying in a childish voice, "Big sister said, one cannot take other people's things for free."

"I don't want them anymore, you take them."

The brat said to Li Luo, then coughed violently a few times, his small face turning a shade paler.

"Young Master, let us return," the fair-faced, beardless man said, bowing.

The brat nodded with some regret and followed the man as they turned and gradually walked away.

With their departure, the atmosphere here finally began to relax; Li Luo looked at the four materials beside him and said to Lu Qinger, "How should we handle this?"

"My mother already said there would be no charge," Lu Qinger laughed.

Li Luo shook his head; he also did not like taking things for free.

"Then let's go by the previous base price," Lu Qinger said after a moment's thought, understanding Li Luo's mindset.

"Then I shall not decline," Li Luo hesitated for a moment before finally nodding; these four materials were indeed quite critical for him.

Duze Beixuan watched this scene expressionlessly and said coldly, "Li Luo, we will have plenty of opportunities later at the Saint Profound Star Academy; I hope you can be this lucky every time."

After these words, he turned and left directly.

Li Luo watched his departing back and sighed, *Damn it, he wants to provoke me again.*

The last person who forced my hand doesn't even know if they can enter the Saint Profound Star Academy now.

And as the commotion here dispersed, no one knew that on the top floor of the Golden Dragon Bank, behind a crystal glass pane, two figures were also watching this scene.

They were two women of exceptional grace.

One was a beautiful woman in a red dress; she had a slender, exquisite figure, her long hair pinned up with a fish-shaped hairpin, and her temperament appeared strong and glamorous.

Her features were slightly similar to Lu Qinger’s, only with more mature charm.

She was none other than Lu Qinger’s mother, the President of the Great Xia Golden Dragon Bank, Yu Hongxi.

"A farce, I've let the Eldest Princess see a joke," Yu Hongxi laughed.

Beside her was a woman of stunning beauty; she wore a white dress, her long hair styled into a phoenix bun, appearing exceptionally noble. Her pair of phoenix eyes were quite sharp, with a high, delicate nose, thick eyelashes, and sexy red lips, her entire being radiating astonishing charm.

She was also quite tall, and beneath her swan-like neck was a truly impressive bosom; if Li Luo were here, he would likely sigh in his heart that he had finally found a woman who could rival Sister Cai Wei.

It was just that Cai Wei’s temperament was overly coquettish, while the woman before her was noble yet cold and sharp, making people afraid to underestimate her, while simultaneously keeping their distance.

And this woman’s identity was also highly unusual; her name was Gong Luanyu, the current Eldest Princess of the Great Xia Royal Court, and the older sister of the current King.

The old King passed away some years ago, and the new King ascended the throne, but because he was too young, all state affairs were managed by the Regent Prince, and the Eldest Princess also held some power within that, making her arguably the most powerful woman in Great Xia today.

Additionally, she was a four-star student at the Saint Profound Star Academy, exactly one grade higher than Jiang Qing'e.

"It was my little brother being mischievous and causing trouble for President Yu," the Eldest Princess said with a slight smile and an apologetic tone.

"The King is still young, so it is common to be a bit playful," Yu Hongxi chuckled.

The two exchanged a few more words, and finally, seeing that the time was right, the Eldest Princess took her leave.

Yu Hongxi saw the Eldest Princess off and returned to the crystal glass, her gaze sweeping across the area below, and when she saw Li Luo and Lu Qinger walking side by side, her brows furrowed slightly.

"This kid... he really looks like that bastard Li Taixuan."

At the back door of the Golden Dragon Bank, guards had already sealed off the street, and a golden carriage was parked there, surrounded by tight security.

The Eldest Princess stepped into the carriage and saw the brat rubbing his small face; a layer of skin-like material peeled off his face, and immediately after, his features underwent some changes.

First, his skin became fairer, and then he appeared delicate and pretty, his large, dark eyes bright and sparkling like stars.

"Big sister," he called out joyfully upon seeing the Eldest Princess.

The Eldest Princess said somewhat sternly, "You are already the Emperor of Great Xia, yet you are still so playful; although you have guards following you at all times, what would you do if something happened?"

This brat was none other than the current young Emperor of Great Xia, Gong Jingyao.

The young Emperor stuck out his tongue and tugged at his ears, saying, "Big sister, I know I was wrong."

The Eldest Princess’s expression softened slightly as she asked, "What happened today?"

The young Emperor giggled and recounted everything that had happened earlier.

"Haha, that Li Luo is quite fun; he deliberately provoked me into bidding against Duze Beixuan, but I also pretended to fall for it and played along with him."

Hearing what the young Emperor said, the Eldest Princess also smiled, her beauty radiant: "That Duze Beixuan’s personality is much like his father’s, vengeful and petty..."

"As for this Li Luo, he actually surprises me a bit; I thought he would be as sharp as Jiang Qing'e, but looking at it now, he appears very restrained and slippery."

The young Emperor complained, "That guy is also annoying; he actually swindled five thousand gold from me."

The Eldest Princess smiled, and just as she was about to speak, she saw the young Emperor’s face suddenly turn pale; as his breathing became rapid, blood-colored veins appeared on his fair little face, looking somewhat ferocious.

The Eldest Princess’s heart sank, knowing this was the young Emperor’s old ailment acting up again; she hurriedly took a jade bottle from the carriage to retrieve the medicinal pill for treatment, but when she tipped it, it was completely empty.

"The medicine is gone?" A flash of gloom crossed the Eldest Princess’s phoenix eyes; she remembered ordering that medicine be kept ready for emergencies at all times—were these servants really so useless?

"Return to the Royal Palace immediately," the Eldest Princess commanded.

The carriage moved rapidly.

The Eldest Princess grabbed one of the young Emperor’s hands, and vigorous, powerful resonant power surged, flowing into the young Emperor’s body to help him alleviate the pain of the attack.

The young Emperor had suffered from this ailment since childhood, and it was quite painful when it flared up; with the medicine missing, he could only endure it for now.

The blood-colored veins on the young Emperor’s small face grew increasingly intense, and finally, unable to bear it, he suddenly took a glass bottle from his robes; the Eldest Princess, caught off guard, watched as he drank more than half of the unknown liquid inside.

However, she quickly regained her composure and hurriedly snatched the glass bottle away, saying with some anger, "What is this? How can you randomly drink unknown things?"

But her shock and anger quickly subsided, because she saw that the blood-colored veins on the young Emperor’s face were actually showing signs of fading at this moment.

The key was that the twisted pain on the young Emperor’s face was also disappearing bit by bit.

Facing this scene, even with the Eldest Princess’s excellent composure, she couldn't help but be stunned for a fleeting moment.