Chapter 195: Humiliation Under the Thigh

She remembered that Qin Feng had a Sacred Spiritual Root, but it had been poisoned. She told him to go to the Medicine King Pavilion to find her, promising to treat him, and a few months passed in a flash; she hadn't heard Zhuang Xian say that he had gone to the Medicine King Pavilion to look for her.

Ye Qingran lifted her steps and walked toward the Medicine King Pavilion.

"Thirteenth Princess, what a coincidence."

A cool voice with a hint of playful amusement reached everyone's ears. Dongfang Ling'er was startled, almost thinking history was repeating itself.

The last time, while she was beating that beggar, Ye Qingran had interfered.

This time it's her again?!

Damn it!

Ye Qingran walked slowly forward; bathed in sunlight, her stunning beauty was beyond description.

Qin Feng stared blankly at the figure, momentarily dazed. After months apart, she seemed even more radiant than before. As for him, he grew increasingly disheveled…

Why does she always appear when I am at my lowest?

Qin Feng felt sorrowful and suddenly regretted having come to the Medicine King Pavilion today.

"Ye Qingran, you won't still want to save him this time, will you? You once said 'thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river'; months have passed, and this guy hasn't improved at all—still a beggar!"

"Yes, I still intend to save him. Will the Thirteenth Princess save my face?"

Dongfang Ling'er harbored bone‑deep hatred toward Ye Qingran.

The last time on Xuanwu Street, she brandished the Imperial Decree of the Former Emperor, forcing this dignified nation‑wide princess to kneel before Ye Qingran—a sheer humiliation.

"What if I don't?"

Dongfang Ling'er squinted, a cold glint flashing from her eyes.

"If the Thirteenth Princess refuses, then you will never be able to set foot in the Medicine King Pavilion again!"

What?

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

After a few breaths, Dongfang Ling'er burst into laughter.

"Ye Qingran, do you think the Medicine King Pavilion was opened by you? You say I can't set foot in the Medicine King Pavilion, so I can't get in? What a laughable joke!"

Dongfang Ling'er's guards also began to mock out loud.

Dongfang Ling'er curled a malicious smile at the corner of her mouth, "Ye Qingran, we'll summon Zhuang Shopkeeper. If he doesn't say that I won't be allowed in later, you can crawl under my guards' thighs, okay?"

Dongfang Ling'er pointed at the guards behind her; they looked at Ye Qingran with lewd intent, all flashing obscene smiles.

"Miss Ye, see, I'm all ready—come and crawl."

"Exactly, we brothers will line up, waiting for you!"

……

Although everyone disapproved of Dongfang Ling'er's behavior, they also remained skeptical of Ye Qingran's words.

The Medicine King Pavilion is a comprehensive venue that combines auction house and pill retail. Moreover, behind it lies the renowned Yaowang Valley.

Nowadays the shopkeepers of the Medicine King Pavilion are said to all be from the Yaowang Valley, holding very prestigious status.

How could Ye Qingran possibly make decisions for the Medicine King Pavilion?

"Ye Qingran, do you dare?"

"If Zhuang Shopkeeper says you, the Thirteenth Princess, are not allowed to step into the Medicine King Pavilion even a step, then you must crawl under your own guards' thighs."

Dongfang Ling'er smiled confidently, "That could never happen! However, I accept your challenge!"

She is a proper princess of Donglin Country; how could Zhuang Xian possibly refuse her entry into the Medicine King Pavilion because of a mere beggar?

Ye Qingran was simply speaking a delusional fantasy!

At that moment, Zhuang Xian came down the stairs; when he saw Ye Qingran, his eyes lit up, then he quickly concealed it well.

Dongfang Ling'er saw Zhuang Xian, lifted her chin, her expression haughty: "Zhuang Shopkeeper, I am the Thirteenth Princess. Ye Qingran says that if I don't release this beggar, you will never let me step into the Medicine King Pavilion again, is that so?"

"Nonsense!"

Zhuang Xian roared loudly.

Although Dongfang Ling'er was frightened, she was still very pleased.

"Ye Qingran, you have lost! Hurry and crawl under my guards' thighs! After General Dingyuan, you can't break your word and get fat, can you?"

Dongfang Ling'er beamed with pride, sealing off Ye Qingran's last way out.

The onlookers stared at Ye Qingran, shaking their heads and sighing. Didn't they say Ye Qingran had been performing spectacularly lately? How could she go out today without a brain? Otherwise, why would she utter such thoughtless words?

Dongfang Ling'er's guards lined up, flashing lewd smiles at Ye Qingran. Letting the Xiliang Cheng First Beauty crawl under their thighs was enough for them to brag about for a lifetime!

"Thirteenth Princess, did you misunderstand something?"

Zhuang Xian gently reminded.

"What?"

Dongfang Ling'er's eyes showed bewilderment.

"What I mean is, Thirteenth Princess, you will no longer be allowed to set foot even half a step into my Medicine King Pavilion!"

Zhuang Xian's tone deepened, hiding a sharp edge.

The crowd pondered the sentence, and after a while regained composure, staring at Zhuang Xian in shock.

It turned out that Zhuang Xian's earlier "Nonsense!" was directed at the Thirteenth Princess, not Ye Qingran!

The difference between a step and half a step may seem trivial, but it expressed Zhuang Xian's determination!

So, Ye Qingran was not speaking nonsense after all!

But how did she know?

"Zhuang Shopkeeper, did you misunderstand?" Dongfang Ling'er looked at Zhuang Xian in disbelief, unable to accept that he would say such a thing to her.

"The Thirteenth Princess seems to have poor hearing, but from now on our Medicine King Pavilion will no longer entertain her!"

Murder and punish the heart!

Dongfang Ling'er's complexion suddenly turned pale.

How could this be possible?!

The eager guards behind her all turned ashen.

"Zhuang Shopkeeper, you actually treat me like this because of a beggar?"

Zhuang Xian gave a cold smile, "Beggar? Thirteenth Princess must have some misunderstanding. This Young Master Qin is not a beggar at all, but a friend of our Valley Master!"

Zhuang Xian's words were tantamount to a bomb.

It exploded in everyone's ears.

The frail, beggar‑clad young man before them was a friend of the Valley Master of Yaowang Valley?!

Is it real or a lie?

Isn't that a bit too explosive?

Even Qin Feng himself wore a look of intense shock at Zhuang Xian.

When did he become a friend of Medicine King Gu Gu Master?

"Thirteenth Princess, you've lost! Hurry and slip under your guards' hips! You're His Majesty's successor, you can't break your word and get fat, can you?" Ye Qingran returned Dongfang Ling'er's words, fully exemplifying the principle of treating a person with their own method.

"Ye Qingran, I'm a princess! How could I possibly slip under these lowly guards' hips!"

"What's wrong with a princess? Can a princess be untrustworthy? What do you all think?"

"Exactly, Thirteenth Princess, one must keep one's word! Moreover, you are a dignified nation's princess; you can't be Untrustworthy Words in front of so many people, can you?"

Zhuang Xian said with a smiling grin.

"Indeed, a princess also cannot speak without keeping her word!"

"It is said that the Son of Heaven who breaks the law is equal to a commoner, let alone you who are merely a princess?"

"Strongly demand that Thirteenth Princess honor her promise!"

…

The onlookers, stirred by Ye Qingran and Zhuang Xian, were indignant and repeatedly demanded Dongfang Ling'er fulfill the earlier agreement.

Dongfang Ling'er's face turned ashen as dead ash, and looking at the shouting faces around her, she was on the verge of collapse.

"Thirteenth Princess, if you refuse, I'll call His Majesty over to preside over justice!"

When Zhuang Xian brought up Father Emperor, Dongfang Ling'er instantly panicked. Father Emperor has always been just, and with Zhuang Xian present, he certainly would not stand on her side…

In the end, Dongfang Ling'er could not defy the tide, humiliatedly knelt and slowly slipped under her guards' hips. As for those guards, each turned a ghastly white. The lewd excitement they had earlier was long gone. Having been slipped under by the princess, their fate needs no further explanation…

Dongfang Ling'er arrived haughty, wilful and arrogant, and left looking disheveled and sullen…

When Thirteenth Princess publicly slipped under a guard's hips in front of Medicine King Pavilion, the incident spread like wings that day, circulating throughout Xiliang City and becoming a joke among the populace.

Under Zhuang Xian's warm hospitality, Qin Feng followed Ye Qingran up to the fourth floor.

Zhuang Xian had long ordered his staff to prepare tea and pastries, placing Ye Qingran on the most honored seat. Before Qin Feng could recover from his astonishment, Zhuang Shopkeeper gave Ye Qingran a deep bow.

"Zhuang Xian has seen Miss."

Ye Qingran waved her hand: "I said, there's no need for so many formalities."

Zhuang Xian chuckled lightly.

Qin Feng was stunned.