Chapter 1133: Ancient Academy Records: Lots of Fun, Again and Again 20

In the courtyard, the big and small thieves, beaten until their faces were bruised and swollen, huddled together, shivering.

"Who the hell is it! If you've got the guts, come out and fight us openly!"

The big thief, beaten until he was fuming, shouted, "Come out, whether you're human or ghost!"

"Just hearing that was scary; the little thief grew even more nervous, 'How could there be ghosts in broad daylight? Could it be our hallucination, boss?'"

"As soon as the words fell, the two suddenly saw a gust of wind sweep the courtyard, making them instinctively close their eyes."

"Wearing Ye Susu's special treasure, the Invisibility Cloak, Xie Beiyao quickly left the courtyard, while above the courtyard, Wanzhou, whose lightness skill was exceptional, flew to the other side with a black cloth, enclosing the courtyard in an airtight, dimness comparable to night."

"How miraculous this thing is—how exactly was it made?"

"Lan Wuyang was startled by Xie Beiyao's move just now; if one's eyesight weren't good, they truly couldn't tell the difference."

"Ye Susu raised an eyebrow, 'The bigger the sun, the better the reflective concealment effect; it's actually just a folk trick—I just made this cloth a bit bigger.'"

"I see, just looking at it is scary." Ling Xiuyu nodded and sighed, "Indeed, it's more fun to watch others get scared."

"It's just that after spending so much time with the Little Crown Prince, I've unconsciously picked up the habit of mischief."

"Ladies, hurry up; I'll go prepare the rest."

"Xie Yuancheng was extremely excited; it had been ages since anyone came to his door for a beating—this was the elixir of his training life."

"He grabbed Jin Chen and went around the back of the courtyard, entering the room through the secret door."

"What is this?" Jin Chen asked, bewildered, as he saw the other mysteriously produce a packet of multicolored mixed powder from his sleeve.

"Xie Yuancheng smiled brightly, 'Heaven and earth both bloom, Grinning, vomiting powder!'"

"Jin Chen: '... What is this?'"

"He almost thought he had heard a segment of rapid-fire clapper talk."

"Xie Yuancheng scattered the powder into the kettle, then listed them for Jin Chen to hear."

"It's a poison that combines emetic powder, laxative, itching powder, and laughing powder!"

"With each type of medicine Xie Yuancheng mentioned, Jin Chen's brows furrowed a little more; finally, looking at the tea that had turned clear again, he let out a silent hiss."

"This thing is scarier than a ghost."

"Each of these powders is precious; I don't know if we can go ask Si Ning for some precious medicinal ingredients."

"Xie Yuancheng muttered as he poured."

"It's so precious—why use it just on two petty thieves?" Jin Chen asked.

"You didn't hear? Those two men in black were coming for you; surely someone from the North Wind Kingdom's royal family got wind of something."

"Xie Yuancheng was nervous, 'If we don't deal with these two, they'll definitely go report back; then the North Wind Kingdom's royal family might do something to you.'"

"Originally, just chasing those two thieves away would have sufficed, but Xie Yuancheng secretly thought, now it seems we can't avoid killing them."

"Jin Chen stared for a moment, then realized; his handsome brows and eyes held a gentle smile, 'So Yuancheng is doing this for me.'"

"... Well, not exactly."

"Xie Yuancheng felt the remark was a bit strange, fidgeting with his cuff, inexplicably feeling a flush."

"In the end, he could only conclude that he had been teased earlier in the tree and hadn't reacted yet."

"He stubbornly muttered, 'I am the Crown Prince; it is my duty to protect every subject of the Heavenly Mystery Kingdom.'"

"Alright."

"Jin Chen's expression visibly showed 'loss'; he let out a faint sigh, lowered his head, and mocked himself."

"It's my own overthinking; I thought it was special, never expecting the Little Crown Prince to treat everyone this way."

"His tone was so desolate that Xie Yuancheng didn't expect these words to have such impact; a sour feeling flashed in his heart, and he hurriedly denied."

"I didn't mean it that way... okay, okay, it's just because they wanted to harm you."

"Xie Yuancheng bit his lip, admitted, grabbed Jin Chen's sleeve, and said, 'Don't be sad; do I really have to coax you? I've never been good at coaxing people.'"

"His tone was awkward; seeing Jin Chen still not lifting his head, Xie Yuancheng bent down to look and asked, 'Are you really upset?'"

"But as he bent over, all he saw was Jin Chen's triumphant smile."

"Xie Yuancheng:??"

"You tricked me again!"

"The Little Crown Prince, who had just been thinking about how to coax someone, suddenly exploded, punching Jin Chen's shoulder and shouting, 'You're done for!'"

"Jin Chen didn't deliberately dodge; instead, he slipped his arms around the Little Crown Prince's waist, pulling him into an embrace, their breathing warm and soft."

"Yuancheng putting in this much effort, I'm deeply moved."

"Xie Yuancheng's head, dazed, bumped into his shoulder; being thanked so formally left him a bit at a loss."

"After all, his ideas are all bad; in his father's words, he's half a belly of bad water and half a belly of good food."

"But he seems to always take praise at face value; after a moment of awkwardness, he lifted his eyes with delight to look at Jin Chen."

"You also think I'm amazing, right?"

"【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 30!】"

"Yes, Crown Prince Your Highness is the strongest, but... it seems we might not make it in time."

"Jin Chen held him, hearing the occasional screams from outside, and teased."

"Oh no, we need to hide quickly."

"Xie Yuancheng pulled him toward the back of the secret door."

"The secret door was well concealed, but the outside space was also fairly narrow; the two were practically stacked, looking out at the room, each breath filled with the other's scent."

"Noticing this, Jin Chen narrowed his peach blossom eyes and whispered to the person in his arms."

"When Yuancheng used to do bad deeds like this, wasn't he also hiding here with Lan Wuyang and the others?"

"A low voice exploded in his ear; Xie Yuancheng inexplicably felt a sense of danger, his skin tingling, he tilted his head and said, 'No.'"

"I'm usually the one outside causing trouble."

Xie Yuancheng felt rather proud when he talked about it, and finally he hissed, "Though this place is a bit small; if I had known earlier, I would have had my older cousin make it bigger."

"So before, it was always Xie Beiyao and Ling Xiuyu hiding here?"

"Yes, because they are my advisors." Xie Yuancheng said seriously.

Jin Chen chuckled, tightening his arms around the person half-leaning in his embrace, "Not bad."

The protagonist is quite scheming.

【That still can't compare to you.】0731 sighed.

Even the courtyard was quite exciting when they were administering poison.

After the artificial gale blew past, the two thieves, big and small, opened their eyes to find it already a dim, dark night.

"Oh no, Mother!" the little thief's heart pounded wildly, "Boss! I'm blind!"

"Damn your blindness!" the big thief threw another punch, "It's clearly just dark…… Is it dark??"

The two thieves clung tightly to each other again, "How come closing my eyes makes it dark?"

Whoosh.

Suddenly several ghostly shadows flashed past.

In the courtyard so dim that only faint glimmers could be seen, it looked genuinely eerie and terrifying.

Outside the black cloth, three girls huddled together, "Who goes first?" Ye Susu whispered.

Jiang Yao and Si Ning pointed at her in unison, "You go first, you're more capable."