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บท 36: Seventh Demon Prince

Luo Xiao looked at the restaurant. It was clearly a high-end one, and he couldn’t help but wonder what exactly Jiang Yao did to earn money. Since they’d met each other, Jiang Yao had wasted a ridiculous amount of money, but he hadn’t seen him gain anything during their time together.

This made Luo Xiao rather worried as he thought about just how much wealth he could have. Did he have some sort of income back in the capital? Was he rich? Luo Xiao had no clue but he was concerned.

Jiang Yao saw Luo Xiao’s anxious expression. “What’s wrong Xiaoxiao?” he asked. But, Luo Xiao looked at him with big eyes and twisted his hands slightly.

“Are you sure it’s not too expensive for me to eat as well?” he asked with a trembling voice as this place was definitely not cheap.

Jiang Yao laughed. “Are you worried I don’t have enough money?” he said as he patted Luo Xiao’s head, “Xiaoxiao, don’t worry. Just with the wealth I have on me, I can provide for you for the next few eons. Not to mention what I have in my mansion at home, so don’t worry and just allow me to spoil you. If you feel bad, you can always repay me during our own time at the hotel.”

Hearing this, Luo Xiao blushed all the way to his ears and turned his face away. Jiang Yao was truly hateful! He was honestly worried about Jiang Yao’s finances, but now he was being made fun of instead!

Seeing his bashful expression, Jiang Yao had an urge to take him into his embrace and hug him, but he withstood the sudden impulse and took his hand instead.

“I would like a table for two,” he said as he walked towards a servant that was waiting for them.

“This way,” the servant said as they lead them into the restaurant. Although Luo Xiao wore clothes of normal quality, Jiang Yao’s clothes came from the center of the continent - it was clear that he was of high birth.

“You!” someone suddenly called out in a high-pitched voice filled with malice. When Luo Xiao looked over, he felt like facepalming. Why did they have to run into Miss Gao of all people?

Jiang Yao seemed equally annoyed at the fact that she was at the restaurant, but he’d already decided on the restaurant that they wanted to eat at, so he wasn’t going to change his opinion just because a rabid woman had appeared.

“What about us?” Jiang Yao asked with a lazy and rather carefree voice.

“You have no right to enter this place, in fact, you have to beg me to allow you to be here!” she said with a sneer, but contrary to her expectations, neither Jiang Yao nor Luo Xiao started groveling on the ground in front of her.

“Seriously lady, is there something wrong with your head?” Luo Xiao said. He rarely spoke up, but he had begun to feel rather annoyed with this woman and hearing her threatening Jiang Yao, he finally had enough.

Jiang Yao had been ready to step forward, but hearing Luo Xiao speaking, he just stayed silent by his side with a small smile on his lips. He was curious to see how this younger man handled it.

“Repeat what you just said!” the woman yelled angrily but Luo Xiao just shrugged his shoulders. “You insult us time and time again, and now you claim that we can’t even eat at this restaurant? Does it belong to you? Are you the owner of this place? Do you even have the power to tell us what to do and not to do?

“You’re the miss of the Gao family. Yes that is right, but you alone are nothing. So what on earth gives you the right to tell us to beg you? Do you even think you can handle it, if we really did beg you?”

Although Luo Xiao was not completely sure of Jiang Yao’s identity, he had guessed quite a bit of it and he was correct. This miss wouldn’t be able to handle the responsibility if Jiang Yao actually bowed to her.

“Well said young man!” suddenly the mature voice of an elderly man sounded in the doorway of the restaurant, dragging everyone’s attention towards him.

In the door stood a rather aged man. His long hair was black with streaks of gray, he had a white beard, and was wearing fine clothes with a fur cape on his shoulders.

“Your Highness,” the man bowed to Jiang Yao when he saw him. His behavior made everyone shocked, especially Miss Gao. She now stared at them with eyes full of shock as fear started creeping into her eyes.

This elderly man was the City Lord. He had full control of all the factions within the city, and although they were constantly fighting with one another, none of them had the power to shake him.

Still, such a man bowed to Jiang Yao and called him his Highness. Didn’t this show that his background was terrifying? Was he perhaps a prince of their Chengzi Empire?

No one would dare to think that he was a prince of the Tiansong Empire, that would simply be their last guess, but even if he were just a prince of the Chengzi Empire, they had to follow his words.

“You are?” Jiang Yao had already guessed his identity, but he still gave him a chance to introduce himself.

“This old one is Ma Fan, City Lord of Heavenward City. This old one is honored by your visit and understands that Miss Gao of the Gao family has insulted you time and time again. This old one will leave the punishment of the Gao family to your Highness.”

Luo Xiao felt shock quickly eat away at his anger when he heard this. Wasn’t it the City Lord's job to protect his citizens? Yet he was gladly handing over the entire Gao family for the sake of currying favor with Jiang Yao. It seemed that he had truly been taken in by a magnificent person.

“I see,” Jiang Yao rubbed his chin slightly and looked at the surprised Luo Xiao by his side. He really wished to kill this woman for insulting the youth next to him, but he was also aware that Luo Xiao disliked killing.

He looked at the miss who trembled with rage and fear and began pondering a little. Should he kill her now or later? That was the main question. In the end, he made a decision.

“Miss Gao, leave the restaurant at once, you’re destroying my mood to eat. I will visit you later and settle scores with you,” Jiang Yao said, having made his decision.

He wasn’t going to let this miss go, but if he killed her now, Luo Xiao would feel nauseous and uncomfortable. It would be impossible to enjoy a meal together then.

“Who do you think you are?” Miss Gao said. Although she feared this man, she wasn’t going to just give up. Thus, she took the chance to try and get more information about him.

“Who is he?” Although Jiang Yao didn’t answer the City Lord spoke up instead, “He is His Highness Jiang Yao, the Seventh Demon Prince of the Tiansong Empire! Who do you think you are to insult such a man and his companion?!”

At that point, the atmosphere in the inn seemed to become colder by a hundred degrees. Jiang Yao’s voice suddenly could be heard by everyone, “You talk too much,” he said simply before the temperature slowly rose again.

The City Lord was scared senseless by those words. He understood that calling out his title had caused the prince to be dissatisfied, but he also knew that he had to warn everyone from getting on the bad side of this man. If he started a massacre within the Heavenward City, no one could stop him.

Quickly, the young miss left after hearing who he was. Her face was pale and sweat dripped from her forehead. She rushed home to find a way to get out of her predicament.

After she left, Jiang Yao and Luo Xiao found a table to sit down to eat. No matter what, everyone who was within the restaurant stole glances at them, making Luo Xiao feel uncomfortable.

“This old man will take his leave,” the City Lord said. Cold sweat ran down his body out of fear of what Jiang Yao might do to him. Considering he had displeased him, he was lucky to still be alive.

“Tell me where the Gao mansion is located,” Jiang Yao spoke up once more, forcing the City Lord to quickly tell him.

While he did, Luo Xiao looked at the menu and frowned. The food here was so expensive that it made him feel like he was eating gold.

Seeing his frown, Jiang Yao cupped his cheek with a hand. His handsome face lit up as he smiled and said gently, “Xiaoxiao, don’t worry and just order what sounds delicious.”

Seeing his doting behavior, the eyes of the City Lord widened in shock. He had thought that this young boy was his servant who was with him to care for his everyday necessities, but it seemed that he was mistaken.

However, he couldn’t understand why this child was so important. It was clear that he was rather weak, and although he was beautiful, he was, after all, a man.

Jiang Yao could pick between all the beautiful women and men in the world, why would he choose such a weakling?

But the City Lord wasn’t in a position to question the prince. Thus, he bowed and hurried away. After watching his retreating figure, Jiang Yao looked at Luo Xiao curiously. Although Luo Xiao felt the gaze, he was more interested in finding some dishes. Finally, after much consideration, he ordered a few different ones that they could share.

“Would you like wine or tea with your food?” The servant asked humbly. The thought that the second strongest man of the entire continent was in their restaurant was enough to terrify him, and even more so when he knew that he was serving them.

Luo Xiao was about to answer that he wanted tea when Jiang Yao cut in decisively saying, “Fruit wine.” Not even ordering tea for Luo Xiao, making the younger man glare at him.

Seeing the glare, there were two different reactions. Jiang Yao chuckled and traced his cheek with a finger. “You need to develop a tolerance for alcohol,” he said seriously, “When we return home, many will try to get you drunk, so we might as well start your training now!”

The servant, on the other hand, quickly felt terrified of this Luo Xiao. Although he looked poor, he had the courage of a thousand men, daring to glare at Jiang Yao.

He was even more petrified when he saw the reaction that Jiang Yao had being glared at, and he quickly excused himself before he went to find their best fruit wine.

Not long after the servant returned with the fruit wine and two cups. He had also told the kitchen to hurry with their orders, since they dared not make them wait, and not long after their food appeared.

The servant was ordered to wait just on them, so he stood a bit away and observed their behavior. Not only did he observe them, but many of the people in the restaurant would also cast their glances that way from time to time.

Noticing the behaviour of the people around them, Luo Xiao became incredibly self-conscious, but Jiang Yao seemed to not care at all. “Xiaoxiao, try this,” he said gently as he placed a prawn in Luo Xiao’s mouth when he tried to speak.

“How is it?” Jiang Yao asked with a grin, seeing how Luo Xiao once more flushed red from head to toe. To be fed by Jiang Yao in front of so many people was simply intolerable, and even worse was the fact that he was obviously doing it on purpose!


บท 37: Getting Drunk

Luo Xiao’s face was bright red, but he dared not show his anger with anything but a few glares at Jiang Yao. So, instead, he chewed his food properly and said with a low bashful voice, “It tastes good.”

Jiang Yao was thrilled with his reaction and couldn’t help but reach out his arms and drag him into a warm embrace.

“Xiaoxiao, why are you so adorable?” he asked with mirth in his voice. With a smile on his lips, he buried his head in Luo Xiao’s nape, and his hot breath tickled Luo Xiao’s skin, sending a shiver down his spine.

“Please let me go,” Luo Xiao said embarrassedly. Although they were sitting next to one another on a bench, he’d never thought that Jiang Yao would behave like this.

When he looked around, he saw that many people were openly staring at them. Some had their forks frozen in mid-air, others had dropped their glasses, so their drinks spilled all over their clothes, and others just sat completely stunned and watched them.

Every single person within the restaurant stared at them, and Luo Xiao was so embarrassed that he hoped that the earth would open up and swallow him.

“Jiang Yao, please let me go,” he said with a trembling voice as he was utterly embarrassed. The entire place was silent like a graveyard, so everyone heard his voice, and when they heard how he casually called the prince’s name like this, everyone understood that the relationship between the two of them wasn’t simple at all.

“Okay,” Jiang Yao said, relenting even though he felt like being spoiled for a bit longer. But, he heard the trembling voice of Luo Xiao and understood that his actions had truly embarrassed him this time, to the point where he was unsure of how to react. Jiang Yao had also noticed the silence in the restaurant, clearly everyone was just watching them.

Sighing, Jiang Yao wondered what he should do. It was clear to him that his family, especially his fourth brother, would find out about his relationship soon.

Since he had used the sigil, he had admitted who he was, and everyone here knew this now. His behavior with the young man was also very obvious. It was clear that rumors would follow them in the future.

“I hope you don’t regret your decision later on, Xiaoxiao,” Jiang Yao mumbled to himself as he stroked Luo Xiao’s head.

“I will protect you forever, no matter who tries to attack you. I will make them regret daring to offend me, but you have to get stronger. I can’t always be by your side, so you have to be able to protect yourself as well.”

“I will try,” Luo Xiao agreed after a second. He knew he had to improve since he wanted to take revenge on Jiang Yao’s fourth brother. If he wanted a chance, he had to be much stronger. He didn’t know exactly how strong Jiang Yao’s fourth brother was, but he definitely wasn’t at his level.

“Eat some vegetables,” Luo Xiao said as he used his chopsticks to place a few leeks and other vegetables on Jiang Yao’s plate.

This scene looked exactly like a caring wife taking care of her husband causing the many observing experts to all blush. He was as beautiful as a woman, as caring as a wife, and easily teased so they understood why Jiang Yao had picked him.

Luo Xiao ate the food but he drank almost none of his wine. He’d never had alcohol before, much less wine. His father had always refused to let him drink because of his weak constitution, but now he was drinking wine. Even the few sips he had drunk caused him to feel slightly elated and dizzy.

Jiang Yao saw his eyes were teary and that his complexion had turned rosy from only a few sips which caused the corners of his lips to rise into a smile.

“Try some more of the wine, it’s very good,” Jiang Yao urged Luo Xiao, and although he didn’t really want to, he tasted a bit more feeling even dizzier than before.

While for the most part people had gone back to their meals and started cleaning their spilled drinks off their clothes, everyone in the restaurant still glanced at the two of them from time to time. Even the ones who had finished their meals decided to stay, ordering some after meal snacks and fruits so that they could observe the legendary Jiang Yao and his companion, Luo Xiao.

These observers looked at Luo Xiao with pity. It was clear that Jiang Yao was trying to get him drunk for his own amusement.

Luo Xiao was tipsy. He felt giddy and happy, and he also found that the taste of the wine became better and better the more he drank. Eventually, he was so drunk that he couldn’t even tell where the sun rose from.

Seeing this, Jiang Yao laughed. Luo Xiao was more talkative now than ever before, it was as if his fears had vanished.

“How far away is the Tiansong Empire from here?” Luo Xiao asked as he looked at Jiang Yao with big teary eyes, reminding Jiang Yao of a small puppy.

“Quite far,” Jiang Yao said with a chuckle. Luo Xiao looked at him with his big puppy eyes as if he wanted to say something but held himself back.

Without wasting any time, Jiang Yao created a barrier around himself and Luo Xiao so that people could see them, but not hear them.

Luo Xiao asked many questions about Jiang Yao. He asked about his background, his home, his family, and his strength. Jiang Yao answered all of them without really giving an answer that Luo Xiao could use, and thus he didn’t learn much more about him.

Getting annoyed, Luo Xiao pouted. His pout was so cute that Jiang Yao started laughing out loud.

“Don’t make fun of me,” Luo Xiao managed to get out while being drunk. “I want to know more about you but you won’t answer me,” he complained, and his words went straight into Jiang Yao’s heart. “You want to know more about me?” he asked, surprised. Luo Xiao nodded, albeit with some delay. “I really want to know all there is to know about you. I like…” before he had time to finish the sentence, he toppled over and lost consciousness.

Jiang Yao reacted fast and caught him before he fell from the table. He let him lean against his shoulder. “You like what?” he asked, almost panicked. But, the only thing he heard in reply was mumbling from Luo Xiao. It seemed that he was out cold.

“Don’t do this to me,” Jiang Yao muttered, “I want to know what you feel.”

Still, no reply came from Luo Xiao. Jiang Yao sighed and placed a kiss on his forehead. He gestured for the waiter to come to their table. He had canceled the barrier just before his call.

“Here’s for the meal, we’ll take our leave now,” he said as he handed over an Earth Grade Spirit Crystal. The meal would at most cost thirty gold considering it was a top-tier restaurant, but Jiang Yao easily paid out an Earth Grade Spirit Crystal. Seeing this, the waiter’s eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly bowed deeply.

Seeing that Jiang Yao was leaving, all the others also paid their bills and left. Soon the rumors about the Seventh Demon Prince visiting Heavenward City was everywhere, and the fact that he had a small boy by his side was news that everyone enjoyed hearing about. After a day, everyone in the entire Heavenward City had heard that the Seventh Demon Prince was in their city and that he had a small lover by his side.

Everyone knew of the Seventh Demon Prince. He was, after all, the second strongest expert in the continent. But all previous rumors spoke about his ruthlessness so to hear about him being tender to a youth was unexpected.

It was not only the gossipers who enjoyed this news, soon some information dealers used their long-range communication devices to bring the news to certain outstanding experts of the Tiansong Empire.

“Seventh Brother has taken a liking to a small boy?” a deep and unfathomable voice sounded in a dark room. “No one knows whether the boy is a human or a spirit because of his appearance. He is as ethereal as a spirit, but he is weak. Is this a trap?”

The speaker was unsure, but when he suddenly smiled, a row of pearly white teeth were displayed on the face of the sinister-looking man. “My Seventh Brother can’t love anyone other than himself, so it’s obvious that he’s trying to trick me. Well then, let’s step into the trap and see what he has prepared.”

Back in Heavenward City, Luo Xiao slept in their bed. He’d been out cold for more than twelve hours and was still sleeping soundly like a small child.

When he finally woke up, he couldn’t help but groan in pain. He felt as if a horde of elephants were stomping on his head.

“Are you okay?” Jiang Yao asked worriedly. He was so strong that alcohol had no effect on him anymore, so seeing Luo Xiao having a hangover caused him to feel slightly guilty.

Luo Xiao clearly felt that it was also Jiang Yao’s fault so he couldn’t help but glare at him, but when he saw his guilty appearance, he quickly softened up.

“I’m okay. It’s just that my head hurts,” he said while wincing in pain. Jiang Yao understood that a hangover was likely to happen when one was drinking the amount of wine that Luo Xiao had.

“Wait there,” Jiang Yao said to Luo Xiao who was seated on the bed. He went towards the younger man and sat next to him. He then reached out his hands and started massaging his temples with soft, gentle movements.

The massage made Luo Xiao feel incredibly comfortable. Thanks to the gentle rubbing on his temples, the aching in his head slowly vanished.

He felt so comfortable, that if he had been a cat he would have been purring. A moan almost escaped his lips from how much he was enjoying it, but he managed to muffle it before it escaped.

“Say, Xiaoxiao, do you remember last night?” Jiang Yao asked gently while massaging his temples and looking at Luo Xiao with curiosity.

“Not really, it’s all hazy to me,” Luo Xiao admitted. This was the truth, he really couldn’t remember what had happened the previous night. Had he perhaps done something wrong?

“You said you liked something,” Jiang Yao continued. This had kept him awake all night. What or who was it that Luo Xiao liked? Could it really be him?

“I like something?” Luo Xiao was completely clueless. “I guess if I said I liked something it should have been the wine? I drank quite a lot of it.”

“You liked the wine?” Jiang Yao asked as he stopped massaging Luo Xiao’s temples. He felt that Luo Xiao was playing with him. How could he say that it was the wine he liked when he clearly said it in the same sentence as wanting to know more about him?

“Are you sure it’s not me you like?” Jiang Yao asked straightforwardly. He was not going to let Luo Xiao go easily, and he observed how Luo Xiao’s eyes widened in surprise when he heard the question. After a few seconds, his face turned so red that even his ears were scalding, and his eyes darted from one side to another unsure how to answer.

“Of… Of course, it was the wine,” Luo Xiao said, unable to even glance at Jiang Yao. His behavior was so adorable, and although he said he liked the wine, even Jiang Yao could guess that there was at least a bit of Luo Xiao’s mind that was occupied with him. This was a good enough result, so he couldn’t help but smirk slightly.

“You’re mean,” Luo Xiao muttered while his cheeks and ears were still red like blood. His words caused Jiang Yao to laugh out loud. “I think everyone knows that I’m not a good person,” he said with a smile on his face. He was clearly very pleased with the bashful and embarrassed expression on Luo Xiao’s face, but even so, he was still unable to tell if this like that Luo Xiao felt was a childish like of dependency or if it was feelings similar to his own. Still, at least they were getting closer to one another.


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