Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

114. Meeting Ju Liandao

Translator: Flying Lines

State Yanling, the borders.

Teams upon teams of patrolling soldiers walked there and back. Vice-general Yan got the order to receive Elder Zhou and was waiting at the border between State Yanling and State Xi since this morning, right up until the afternoon. It was then when he saw the silhouettes of three people walking towards him.

Vice-general Yan was standing ram-rod straight as he stared forward. However, he already felt roaring waves in his heart. He heard from General Ju Liandao that Elder Zhou was bringing back someone – His Highness the Crown Prince.

State Yanling’s long lost crown prince!

Vice-general was exuberant. He had guarded this town for many years. He became a soldier when he was very young, and now he was a man in his prime. However, his loyalty towards the Su royal court had never changed. Originally, he thought that, because so many years had passed, the crown prince would never be found. Unexpectedly, Elder Zhou was going to bring the crown prince back?

This crown prince – was he real, or was he a fake?

The three people gradually got closer. Vice-general Yan once again felt turbulent emotions, yet his expression remained calm and neutral as it had since the very start. He gave Zhou Zaiyue a nod, and his gaze swept over Su Jie and Yue Wanzhi. He felt confused – who was the crown prince?

Su Jie wore a simple robe, and he hadn’t undone the disguise technique yet. Because of this, he looked extremely ordinary. On the other hand, Yue Wanzhi naturally exuded a sense of superiority. Also, he was handsome. Other than the fatigue showing on his face, there was also a cruelness that was carefully cultivated from a young age.

“Come with me.” Vice-general Yan turned around to lead them. Su Jie and the others followed.

Before they reached the army tent, Vice-general Yan first went inside to report. Su Jie and the others waited outside, but not long after, Ju Liandao came out of the tent. His gaze first fell onto Su Jie and Yue Wanzhi.

Ju Liandao couldn’t distinguish who was the crown prince between the two young men temporarily. Thus, his gaze fell onto Zhou Zaiyue. He lifted open the flap to the tent and said, “Let’s talk inside.”

“Sure.” Zhou Zaiyue nodded. He originally wanted to let Su Jie inside first, but Yue Wanzhi couldn’t wait and entered the tent first. Su Jie laughed, and then followed after Yue Wanzhi.

“Elder Zhou, these two…” Ju Liandao was a little complicated. He had protected this border for so many years because he was waiting for the day when the crown prince returned. And now, Yanling’s crown prince was standing in front of him, yet he didn’t know who was the crown prince…

“This is Young Master Yue Wanzhi.” Zhou Zaiyue introduced Yue Wanzhi first.

Ju Liandao nodded, then he stared at Su Jie with quite a bit of passion.

As much as Su Jie looked ordinary and possessed an ordinary aura, Ju Liandao was still extremely excited. He stared at Su Jie as if trying to etch Su Jie’s appearance into his brain.

“This youth here has the Su surname.” Zhou Zaiyue smiled. Because Yue Wanzhi was present, he didn’t directly say Su Jie’s identity out loud. However, with these seven simple words, Ju Liandao understood his meaning. This was the crown prince that the Su royal dynasty left behind.

Ju Liandao sucked in a deep breath. He said to Vice-general Yan, who stood beside him, “Yan, take this Young Master Yue for a little walk outside.”

Vice-general Yan hummed in response, yet Yue Wanzhi shook his head and directly rejected the offer. He said, “I’m not going. I want to stay with my master.”

Ju Liandao frowned. He was already very obvious in wanting to steer away Yue Wanzhi, yet how could he lack even the sense of appropriateness?

Vice-general Yan, on the other hand, was more direct. He didn’t say much and walked over to knock out Yue Wanzhi. Then, he lifted Yue Wanzhi onto his shoulder and smoothly walked out of the tent.

“You are the crown prince?” After Vice-general Yan walked out, Ju Liandao looked at Su Jie with a piercing gaze.

Ju Liandao did not greet him. Instead, he bore an investigative attitude. Ju Liandao had an ordinary looking face. His five features could be said to be very regular, but his aura gave people a sense of stress. This was something he spent a long time nurturing. Also, he had killed a lot of people. Because of this, people normally wouldn’t dare to meet Ju Liandao’s gaze.

“I think I should be the crown prince you’re talking about.” Su Jie’s eyes met Ju Liandao’s gaze without any intention of hiding at all. From the very start, the youth’s face bore a faint smile, causing people to not be able to guess what he was thinking.

Perhaps it was because Su Jie dared to meet his gaze, a flash of shock flitted through Ju Liandao’s eyes. He said, “Even though Elder Zhou found you, we still need to confirm your identity.”

“How?” Su Jie asked.

“We need to see the mark of the Su royal family on your face.” Ju Liandao said with a smile. His eyes were so clear they seemed to be able to see into one’s soul.

“Mark of the royal family?” Su Jie was shocked. He had never heard Zhou Zaiyue mention this. And now because of what Ju Liandao said, Su Jie frowned a little. Even though he was using the disguise technique, when he undid it, his face would still be clean. Where would the mark come from?

Hearing this, Zhou Zaiyue explained, “The State Preceptor etched the mark of the royal family onto every member of State Yanling’s royal family’s face right after they were born. He used a special technique. I believe you belong to State Yanling’s royal family, so I didn’t do this confirmation. However, you still need to let the soldiers see the mark on your face. This way, everyone will be loyal to you.”

“There actually will be a mark?” Su Jie was a little curious. He reached out a hand to touch his face. He found water to wash away the disguise on his face, revealing a handsome appearance.