Chapter 153: The Absurd Crown Prince
The figure in the very front was also stunned, seeming not to have expected someone to raise the price at this time.
The low-key Crown Prince stood up, suddenly turned around, and walked straight toward the seat of the one who had dared to bid. A few of his plain-clothed guards followed closely behind.
A charming and evil smile appeared under the half-silver mask.
When the two plain-clothed guards stopped beside the pot-bellied middle-aged fat man, the man had a bewildered look on his face, and the few unrelated people beside him had similar expressions. They were probably all rich people from out of town.
Seeing the two figures standing menacingly in front of him, the somewhat pale and fat middle-aged merchant was not afraid. It was clear that he also had the air of a big shot. He reprimanded, “What do you want!”
“Sorry to have disturbed your good mood,” surprisingly, the Crown Prince’s tone was very polite. “I’m sorry to tell you that you’ve broken the law.”
“Broken the law? What law have I broken?” the pale fat man asked in surprise.
“You shouldn’t have interrupted when I was bidding. It makes me very unhappy.”
“What kind of rule is that?”
“I made it,” with a gesture from Crown Prince Sayven, the two guards immediately stepped forward and, one on each side, lifted the pale fat man out. One of them neatly took out a sack from behind him and put it over the fat man’s head, and then…”
The Crown Prince personally taught him a lesson…
He directly punched and kicked the fat man’s head, instantly shattering Chen Ran’s noble annotation of the so-called Crown Prince. This was no Crown Prince; he was clearly a dandy, a rogue. And many of the people nearby pretended not to see. It seemed that most of these were regulars at the auction house.
While feeling sorry for the pale fat man, Chen Ran unexpectedly felt that this punching style was very familiar. His attention couldn’t help but turn to one of the Crown Prince’s hands.
That hand was clean and flawless, slender and exquisite. It was a rare and perfect hand. Chen Ran had definitely not seen more than a few men with such a pair of hands. It seemed that the painter from that day was also one of them…
But could the two be related?
The painter’s hair was a messy brown, and his whole person gave the feeling of a free and lazy person. His voice was also relatively deep. As for the Crown Prince, that kind of proud temperament was not something anyone could imitate. Although he was wearing a silver mask, it only covered the outline above his nose. From below the nose, he had androgynous, beautiful, and exquisite features. At the very least, he himself was definitely a rare and great handsome man.
After the Crown Prince had beaten up the bidding pale fat man, he flicked his hair and said, venting his anger, “Since this is your first offense, I won’t make things difficult for you. Be smarter next time. Whoever dares to compete for what I like will be unlucky. If you had just added another four or five hundred thousand, I would have thought you were a talent and might have let you go. But you dared to add a million on top of my bid, which is clearly a disregard for my existence. This lesson is to make you smarter. Don’t be so stingy. And don’t ever talk to me about the law. I am the law here. The only power you have is to be silent.”
“Pfft!”
Unknowingly, Chen Ran almost laughed himself into a cramp at this absurd and unreasonable line. He burst out laughing, but as soon as he did, he knew he had done something wrong.
Although many of the people nearby had the same mentality as Chen Ran, most of them were holding it in, with only their faces twitching.
Chen Ran’s laughter was still noticed by the Crown Prince not far away, who turned around.
“Were you the one who was laughing just now?” the face with the silver mask turned to Chen Ran, the corner of his mouth seeming to twitch a little. “Are my words very funny?”
Chen Ran suddenly felt a bit of danger. Even Mihawk, who was at the side, couldn’t help but move a few steps to the side, looking up at the ceiling with a “I don’t know this guy” expression.
A disloyal fellow.
“Ahem…” Chen Ran coughed awkwardly. Faced with the intimidation of the two tall and sturdy guards, Chen Ran felt it was better to be careful. But for a moment, he really couldn’t find a suitable reason. He immediately began his divine development and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince, your domineering presence, your humorous words, can’t even you feel them? Whenever I hear the laws of other places, I always feel sleepy. But when I heard your lines just now, they were simple and humorous, yet full of philosophy, and it immediately perked me up. I got excited and laughed. If I said I was envious of Your Highness the Crown Prince, would you believe me?”
“Not bad. That’s reasonable and shameless enough. I like it. You seem to be a talent,” the Crown Prince said, not knowing whether to praise or criticize Chen Ran. He was actually fooled by him. Then the Crown Prince made a gesture to a subordinate behind him. “Give him an invitation.”
The guard behind him, at his command, took out a gilded invitation from his clothes and handed it to Chen Ran.
Chen Ran asked curiously, “What is this…”
The Crown Prince smiled. “I’m holding a costume ball tomorrow night. Many people will be attending. Pick your beautiful female slave and come to the banquet. The ball needs more shameless and proper people like you,” he turned around and actually let Chen Ran go. Just as he was about to take a step, he stopped again and reminded, “Remember to be on time for the banquet. There will be rewards for good performance. The details are all written in the post. If you dare not to come, you’re dead.”
The Crown Prince flicked his sleeves, shook his hair behind him, and left with great personality in the eyes of everyone.
On the way back, Chen Ran still felt a little absurd.
Before he left, Mihawk, this very disloyal fellow, congratulated Chen Ran on turning a dangerous situation into a safe one and even receiving an invitation from the Crown Prince. Although the Crown Prince often held some seemingly absurd noble activities, if he performed well at that time, the benefits would naturally not be lacking.
Mihawk gave an example. A certain wealthy customer, in order to win the Crown Prince’s favor, had specially bought a beautiful elf girl from outside at a high price. The Crown Prince was so happy that he directly rewarded him with the qualification to live in the Neutral Zone.
You know, this qualification was something that no amount of money could buy. It required sufficient recognition. Even though there were many empty places in the Neutral Zone, it was extremely difficult to get in. The easiest way was to please the moody Crown Prince.
Sitting in the carriage, Chen Ran looked at the invitation that had been given to him.
It stated that it was a ball, and he was to bring his “female slave” who could sing and dance to the banquet. At that time, the “female slave” with the best performance would be awarded the title of “Queen of Courtesans” by the Crown Prince, and she could make a private request within his ability to the Crown Prince, or she could take any collection from his palace.
This problem stumped Chen Ran. Where could he find such a woman in such a short time? It seemed he would have to find a way when he got back.
He returned to his hotel room and, with one glance, saw the weak girl lying on the sofa. He remembered that he should be able to make a move today.
“Are you asleep? I estimate I should be able to completely heal your injuries now.”
Hearing Chen Ran’s reply, the weak figure gradually got up from the sofa. The pale Nicole looked at Chen Ran, her tone a little doubtful. “Can you completely heal me?”
“You’ll know in a moment,” Chen Ran said, walking to the sofa. He casually threw the invitation in his hand, and very naturally sat down on the sofa next to Nicole. “Take off your clothes.”
“What do you want to do?” Hearing Chen Ran’s words, Nicole was instinctively on guard, and she pulled the blanket tighter.
Thinking of the girl’s thoughts, Chen Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He explained, “I said, big sister, your injuries are all on your back. How can I treat you normally if you don’t take off your clothes? Do you really think I’m so desperate that I wouldn’t even let a patient go? Please, do I look like that kind of person? I’m sacrificing my bright image to treat you.”
Nicole’s face instinctively turned red. She lowered her head, as if she were also a little ashamed. Fortunately, her injuries were all on her back. She turned around and slipped the dress down to her waist.
Her back was still a deep purple, but because she had applied some snow frog cream and a simple detoxification, the situation had improved a lot after a few days of fading. It was just within Chen Ran’s ability to handle. The power of the Disease Expulsion flashed in Chen Ran’s hand, and the colorful energy swam in his palm.
To achieve the best effect, Chen Ran naturally had to detoxify in the most effective way. He placed his palm on Nicole’s exposed back, on the most obvious black spot.
The colorful factors seeped into the skin of Nicole’s back, going in and out. A black qi flowed out with the colorful factors and gradually evaporated.
He moved his palm inch by inch over Nicole’s back to achieve a faster effect. The coagulated blood in her body also gradually began to move, and her meridians also became unobstructed. The black marks faded particularly obviously, and she gradually recovered her healthy luster. Her whole body began to flow without obstruction.
The detoxification was enough, but Nicole still had a wound on her body that she had cut to drain the poisoned blood.
Looking at the scabbed wound, which was a full three inches long, this girl was really ruthless to herself. Chen Ran admired her. If he had to cut himself, Chen Ran would definitely not agree, even if he could heal himself.
For an old wound, he naturally had to use the recovery of the Hand of Silver.
A silver-white light flashed in his palm. The light was beautiful and dazzling. He placed his palm on the wound and let the silver-white light heal the few-inch-long scar inch by inch.
The skin began to activate, and the cells continued to regenerate. The wound also healed at a visible rate, but Nicole’s skin was a little red.
The position of the few-inch-long wound was too awkward. It was not far from her armpit. Chen Ran’s palm was resting there. Looking straight ahead, his whole hand seemed to be resting on the side of the girl’s chest. And Nicole herself was very well-developed. That posture, no matter how you looked at it, was very ambiguous. She was so ashamed that her neck was flushed red, but she couldn’t move.
But her body had indeed recovered to the feeling before she was injured, and even clearer. The real touch of her skin rubbing against itself made her skin seem very sensitive, and she even trembled spontaneously.
After all this was done, a beautiful body was revealed before Chen Ran.
He hadn’t felt anything when it was full of dark poison, but when it had recovered its jade-like cleanliness, a strange feeling arose in Chen Ran’s heart. Especially that thieving hand that was still on the wound. He suddenly felt that the feel was really not bad, a barely acceptable unexpected benefit.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, at this moment, the main door outside suddenly opened…
