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Two quarters of an hour later, the food had been wiped out, and the Ninth Prince led You Shu out, passing by the lotus pond, but was dragged back by him.

“Just now it was agreed that the shopkeeper will give me the turtle in the lotus pond.” He leaned on the railing and looked down, his mouth involuntarily pouting, realizing that the turtle had already run away.

“What’s the hurry, I’ll ask someone to catch it. Look at your small mouth, you can even hang a few oil bottles.” The Ninth Prince smiled, and pinched the pink lips of the young man in a doting manner. Then he looked at the Old Madam and ordered, “Find some people to catch the turtle, whoever catches it will be rewarded.”

The corners of the Old Madam’s mouth twitched, thinking that these two masters really know how to play, they came to Yanliu Lane not to look for flowers and have fun, but to make trouble with a turtle, and throw a handful of silver bills at it. These days, being a human is worse than being a turtle!

Although she kept slandering them in her heart, she didn’t dare to disobey the order, so she hurriedly called the men over.

A group of burly men with shirtless bodies were groping around in the muddy water. You Shu was leaning on the railing watching with relish, but unexpectedly, the master came over, covered his eyes with his big palm, and ordered angrily, “Everyone put on your clothes!”

The men had no choice but to go ashore to get dressed, and then jumped down again.

The more Xue Wangjing looked at the unreasonable appearance of His Highness the Ninth Prince, the more he felt that he had the potential to be a tyrant, and couldn’t help but feel worried about Xia Qi.

After touching more than a dozen fish in a row, someone finally caught a turtle. You Shu ran over to take a look, then shook his head, “It’s not this one.”

How do you know it’s not this one? All turtles in the world look exactly alike, okay? The guard’s eyes were bulging, looking displeased, but he didn’t dare to speak, so he put the turtle in the bamboo basket by the shore and jumped down again to look for it.

Immediately afterwards, someone touched seven or eight more, all of which were denied by You Shu one by one, but the Ninth Prince did not feel bored at all, he even lifted up his clothes, took off his boots, and prepared to go into the water himself.

At this point, even if Xue Wangjing’s heart was relieved, it is a little unbearable now. As he went to pull His Highness, he looked at the young man and asked, “Young Master Zhao, are you joking with them? You want to raise turtles, and you have already got eight or nine turtles here, just pick one at random and don’t bother His Highness anymore. You know, he is a nobleman from heaven, with the blood of a real dragon, so you can’t afford to hurt him.”

You Shu didn’t think there was anything wrong with his master going into the water to catch the turtle for him. When they lived in Kaiyuan Temple, they would often jump into the lake to fish for the Tooth Festival. It wasn’t until Xue Wangjing stopped him that he realised that this life was completely different, how could he be compared to his master’s status?

He pursed his lips, suppressed the sudden sadness in his heart. As he took off his boots, he said regretfully, “It’s me who overstepped the rules, I will go get it myself. I’m not messing with you, my turtle is three inches square, and there are three small scratches on the edge of the left shell. There are two red patches under his eyes, and a few strands of algae trailing from the tip of the tail, as if growing directly on the skin, none of the turtles they found have these characteristics, I can recognize it clearly.”

Xue Wangjing rubbed his forehead, thinking that this young master Zhao is really a divine person, he can even notice all these characteristics in a turtle.

While he was thinking about it, he was brushed aside by the Ninth Prince and almost fell into the muddy lotus pond. Looking back, he saw that the other party had already squatted down and started putting on the boy’s pink boots back with a straight face, and said cautiously, “Don’t say anything out of line in the future. With me, you don’t need to worry about the rules. I want to be your friend, not Your Highness. We are equal, regardless of status.”

You Shu’s ankle was held by his master, he tried to struggle, but was pulled even tighter, so he nodded with blushing cheeks. He peeked at his master, and involuntarily squeezed out two small dimples on his cheeks. So the master in this life already regards him as a friend? His heart felt so sore, and tears were about to fall.

In order to avoid making a fool of himself, he blinked quickly, looking as if he was at a loss.

The Ninth Prince smiled and poked his sweet dimples, then quickly took off his boots, rolled up the trouser, and jumped into the lotus pond.

Where did Xue Wangjing and the commander of the guards dare to stop him, they had no choice but to jump down too.

“This king said before that he doesn’t like things that doesn’t know how to speak.” When he bent down, the gentle expression he just had instantly became cold, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone. Obviously, Xue Wangjing’s behavior of reprimanding the boy has touched his bottom line. Even he himself is reluctant to say a harsh word to the young man himself, what qualifications does others have? Not to mention that he also tried to push You Shu away from him.

Only now did Xue Wangjing remember what happened to Zhao Yusong, and quickly apologized in a low voice.

Zhao Yulin was still standing on the shore watching the fun, but now he could only jump down. He turned his head, and glanced at his fifth cousin full of resentment, they are obviously from the same family, how come the gap is so big? You Shu wanted to go into the water, but the Ninth Prince would not allow it, and said that if he got his clothes dirty, he would be punished, his tone seemed harsh, but his expression was gentle and doting. While he was hesitating for a moment, he was already cut off several times by the eye knives around him, and almost got scared enough to pee.

When did the two of them hooked up and their relationship became so good? The majestic Ninth Prince personally jumped into the lotus pond to catch the turtle, if it spreads out, he can really be compared with the “Princes of the Beacon Fire Opera”, it’s too immoral! As Zhao Yulin looked around, he cursed a lot in his heart. Suddenly, his fingertips happened to touch a hard object, he took it out of the water and saw that it was a little turtle.

Three inches square, yes; three scratches on the turtle shell, yes; two red patches under the eyes, yes; a few pieces of algae stuck to the tail, yes. Hey, there really is such a turtle? So, this little cousin wasn’t making up nonsense after all, he really did observe too carefully! Zhao Yulin was surprised, and was about to take the turtle to receive the reward, but the Ninth Prince snatched it away and gave him a cold glance.

Xue Wangjing patted him on the shoulder and warned, “Don’t argue with His Highness about things like reward, be careful that he doesn’t sacrifice you.”

Zhao Yulin trembled, and said aggrievedly, “Didn’t you say before that whoever catches the turtle will be rewarded a lot, and this reward…” He twirled his index finger and thumb, and made a gesture to ask for a silver ticket.

The veins on the forehead of Xue Wangjing twitched, and he said in a bad tone, “Come and find me later to get it.” Finally, he sighed in his heart: what kind of people are there in this Zhao family? One needs food but not life, another needs silver notes but not life, it’s too wonderful! His Highness Ninth Prince still hasn’t settled the previous account of bringing You Shu to Yanliu Lane with him, he has completely forgotten about it!

Of course, the Nine Prince is the biggest wonder of this dynasty. Right now, he has already carried the turtle, walked to the shore, and held it up for the young man to see, “Is it this one? I looked for a long time before I found it.”

You Shu didn’t notice the scene just now, he took it over and touched the turtle’s shell, then tugged at the small tail, pursed his lips and smiled, “It’s this one, I fed it, and it’s going to follow me from now on, that’s the rule.” In the last days, if someone gives you supplies for free, and you accept it, then you have to go with that person, otherwise you will be killed if you don’t follow the rules.

Seeing the young man’s star-like eyes and the flickering dimples, the Ninth Prince was also in a happy mood. With his hands on the shore, he jumped up neatly and asked, “If I give you food, will you also follow me?”

You have already given me everything. If we can meet in the vast sea of people, no matter in this life or the past life, or forever, I will follow you. You Shu blinked his big wet eyes and nodded cautiously.

The Ninth Prince smiled slightly at first, then laughed loudly again, wishing he could rub the young man into his flesh and blood, but he managed to suppress it when he saw that he was covered in mess. He was reluctant to dirty You Shu, whether it was body or mind, You Shu only needed to keep the current appearance, without growing up, and without worrying about anything.

He turned around and hooked his hands at the Old Madam, “How much is the meal worth? Let me do the maths.”

The Ninth Prince and the young master Zhao didn’t call any girls and only ate a table of wine and food. The Old Madam didn’t dare to bid indiscriminately, and stretched out her palm in pain.

The Ninth Prince learned his lesson last time, not only did he bring a lot of banknotes in his purse, but also stuffed a few pieces of silver. He took out a banknote and threw it to the Old Madam, then turned to look at You Shu, and said, “I bought this meal for you, does that count as me feeding you? Will you come with me?”

“Follow!” You Shu nodded heavily, his eyes shining.

He figured it out a long time ago, he will follow his master for the rest of his life. Even if he hates things about gods and ghosts, and even if he breaks up with him because of it one day, he will wait for his master to drive him out before leaving. Even if he will be separated halfway through life, even if he never gets a good result, he has tried and had it, so there will be nothing to regret.

He will have no regrets, let alone remorse.

The Ninth Prince laughed loudly, his eyebrows flying with happiness. He wished he could lift the boy up and throw him into the sky; he wanted to hold him and run around in circles a few times; he even wanted to wrap his arms around his neck, kiss his tender cheeks a few times, and lick his sweet dimples along the way. But due to his dirty body, the Ninth Prince couldn’t do anything, he just gently rubbed the boy’s furry head, and said to him,”Wait here, don’t run around, I’ll come back after cleaning up.”

You Shu nodded obediently, and after watching him leave, he patted the little turtle lovingly.

As soon as he left the young man’s sight, the Ninth Prince put away his smile instantly, slapped Zhao Yulin with his backhand, and said in a cold voice, “Dare to bring You Shu to a brothel, as if I really wouldn’t care about it? “

Zhao Yulin was sent flying several feet away, he hit the rockery and fell to the ground, groaning in pain. The Ninth Prince was even more moody than the rumours said. One moment his smile was as bright as the sun, and the next moment he could be so vicious that you wouldn’t be able to react in time.

“Your Highness, this lowly one dare not, please spare my life. Zhao Yusong asked me to do this. He said that he wanted You Shu to turn into a wretched and promiscuous playboy, so he gave me five thousand taels of silver. For the sake of You Shu’s surname Zhao, please spare Caomin this time, Caomin will definitely take good care of my cousin in the future!” Zhao Yulin reluctantly got up and kowtowed.

The Ninth Prince is in a good mood today, and he didn’t want to bother with him at all. He walked forward and said in a cold voice, “Forget it, just this time, let it be an example for you. Before coming, this king thought that if you got a part of You Shu dirty, I would cut a piece of your flesh to make up for it, but fortunately, You Shu is clever and saved your life.”

“Yes, yes, this lowly one must repay the life-saving grace of the fifth cousin.”

Zhao Yulin is also a smart person, knowing that it is useless to flatter the Ninth Prince, so he tried to use his cousin’s name. Sure enough, the Ninth Prince did not stay there anymore, and went back. Looking at the tall and straight back of the other party from a distance, he clutched his crotch, sweating like a pig, thinking: “Cut him where it gets dirty, mother, it’s fortunate that You Shu didn’t have any ideas, otherwise he would have become a eunuch. Sure enough, it’s really a life-saving grace, and there is no way to repay it!

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