CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

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In the front garden of the bungalow this morning. Ye Lu gets out of the house and heads to the field to do some warm-up. He had just exited the building when a shiny black object flew towards him, almost hitting him, what else could it be if not Du Gu Ye Wang’s black chain.

The chain then wrap his body from the top to his feet and pulled slowly to Du Gu Ye Wang who walks gracefully toward him. His wide shinning back with silver majestic robe fluttered as the wind pass on him. His face looks so scary in Ye Lu’s eyes.

Ye Lu swallowed his saliva whole. He widened his eyes when he saw the person was none other than his brother, Du Gu Ye Wang approaching him. He walked with both hands behind his waist where one hand clenched his fist pulling the chain back under his sleeve. Don’t know where it goes, but as soon as the chain gets inside his sleeves it’s totally gone from the sight.

“Du Gu Ye Lu, Du Gu San’s third son, you have grown up, your face is like that of a woman, too gentle,” said Ye Wang about to touch Ye Lu’s chin which was frozen in place. Ye Lu glared at the young man sharply, brushing off Ye Wang’s hand from him.

“My name is Ye Lu, not Du Gu Ye Lu,” he said with a cold expression toward the man.

Du Gu Ye Wang laughed hearing that, he circled around Ye Lu as if observing him carefully.

“Hey, can you resist your destiny? Each of Du Gu San’s children have been equipped with the power to control the black chain since young kid, if you weren’t his son, I didn’t expect you to use the chain in the next match. Don’t let others know that you are my family,” Ye Wang said in a flat voice.

Ye Lu swallowed his saliva whole. Clenching his hands. It’s true what the man said. If he took out his black chain in the next match, everyone would definitely know that he was the descendant of Du Gu San, Du Gu Ye Wang’s brother, would he be able to avoid that fate?

Ye Wang smirked. He saw Ye Lu’s face, which looked like he was holding back until he clenched his fists tightly.

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“He, stupid boy, if you are by Du Gu San’s side, you can easily get what you want, Reputation, power, money. I admit, the senile man sometimes is indeed crazy and outrageous, but who doesn’t? The crazy man has so many things that can make him go crazy. Heh, well, I’m going to ignore you, little brother, just remember what I said earlier, if you pull out the black chain and fight, then I’ll definitely be the one to paralyze you, just mark my word”

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Back to the hall room.

Sang Guan Yi Lu’s voice was heard all the way to the back of the hall, where the Crown Prince and the others had just arrived. Bai Ying widened his eyes looking at General Po and couldn’t wait to get closer. But Luo Xiang stopped him.

“Hey kid, where are you going?” he asked holding Bai Ying’s hand tightly.

Bai Ying pointed at General Po and the others.

“Where else is Your Highness, it’s Grandpa Po and Elder Yi in front”

Luo Xiang pulled Bai Ying towards him.
“Don’t go too far, stay here, we can approach them later.”

Bai Ying pursed his lips.

“Yes, Your Highness”

The voices of the meeting participants began to sound after Sang Guan Yi Lu finished giving the announcement.

“So, what Chief said, that the competition will hold at General Po’s residence? But, how can this be? General Po is not one of the elders of the martial world, and moreover, he is the great general of Yue Yang, does this mean that the palace is starting to interfere in the martial world’s affairs?” asked a clan chief standing not far from the Crown Prince and the others.

Hearing that question, several other clan members answered in agreement.

“Yeah, that’s right, the martial world’s affairs is not any Palaces concerns” exclaimed several others.

Hearing voices replying to each other, Sang Guan Yi Lu tried to calm them down.

“Eh, forgive me, elders but that’s not the goal, due to conditions in the clan that don’t allow it, and also because the position of General Po’s residence is closer, the General is willing to lend his residence to be used as a competition area. General Po’s mansion has a wide valley in the back that can be used for the arena for the matches and there is also a field that is used to train soldiers. For now, his residence is the most appropriate. Since the current conditions in the White Cloud clan do not allow for the competition to continue here, please understand, fellow brothers,” said the old man.

But the voices of the participants did not stop there.

“But we can’t, we don’t agree if the palace interferes in the martial world”

“That’s can’t happen, we have our own rules”

“Yeah that’s right”

“So what if the palace interferes?” someone with a loud and clear voice make everyone in the room silent.

Everyone turned to look at Luo Xiang who was standing near the entrance. General Po stood up from his seat saluting the approaching Crown Prince as all the clan members in the room gave him and the others walked to the front. Where Sang Guan Yi Lu and the others at.

Luo Xiang saw people from the clan representatives of almost all areas that filled the not very wide hall. Even some superfluous and disinterested members could stand outside the hall to listen.

Luo Xiang arrived at the front and saw people starting to whisper who was a young man in beautiful and luxurious clothes unlike the rest of the White Cloud clan, who was already standing at the very front.

“Who’s he?”

“He’s like a palace official.”

Several voices made Bai Ying tighten his grip on Luo Xiang’s sleeve who didn’t let go of his hand even though the two of them were already standing in front of everyone.

“The palace won’t interfere as long as people from the martial world don’t do anything that concerns the commoners, as long as all your actions don’t harm people unrelated to the clan. But, as you all see, what has happened so far? People who had nothing to do with the clan had fallen victim to it, not just a little, it was already starting to be unsettling. The palace can’t help but interfere if this continues to happen, the palace’s existence is to ensure that the people are safe”

Luo Xiang’s words made some of the clan members who seemed wiser nod while the younger ones still looked disapproved.

“But how can that be, we have the rules”

The Crown Prince looked at the clan members, then at Sang Guan Yi Lu and General Po.

“So far, chief Sang Guan can control the situation enough that the palace can’t have any reason to interfere, can you, Master?” Luo Xiang asked.

Sang Guan YI Lu nodded, he raised his hand after the Crown Prince turned to him.

“That’s right, General Po’s residence was purely loaned out for the sake of competition, everyone can rest easy because this does not mean the palace has a hand in the affairs of the martial world.”

Sang Guan Yi Lu’s answer made the voices start to sound again, and some of the clans who had previously opposed it and many protests finally started to melt.

“Well just look at this place, how can we keep staying here let alone compete?”

“Yeah that’s right, we can’t possibly survive here”

Among the clan members, there’s Lo Yi and the Red Lotus clan members who followed him from Dai Yang. He clenched his fists to keep something from his serious and sharp gaze. Not looking at Sang Guan Yi Lu and the other elders, but at Bai Ying who was standing very close to Luo Xiang who didn’t let go of his grip one bit on the youth. Several times Luo Xiang even brought his face close to Bai Ying’s neck which made the young man hold back his amusement and laugh out loud with Luo Xiang’s whispering to him.

“Your Highness”

Luo Xiang pulled Bai Ying’s waist so that it clung to him. Holding Bai Ying’s hand and kissing it.

“Brat”

“Your Majesty, let’s grab our food” whispered Bai Ying.

While on the other hand. Du Gu Ye Wang was seen standing with his arms folded in front of his chest, grinning looking at Luo Xiang and Bai Ying as well. He touched his lips when he saw the sweet face of the young man who often smiled with his whole face that looked very shining and beautiful.

“Hehe, sweet boy, we meet again”

Apparently, everyone in the room saw Bai Ying with their own eyes, all without exception Yi Fang as well.

“Hey, brother Ying”

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