Chapter 536: Take the Blame
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Cough! Which b.a.s.t.a.r.d dared to hit this young master!”
Yu Zinan’s eyes hadn’t even opened yet, but his thunderous voice resounded first, loud and clear for everyone to hear!
Yu Huarong’s expression suddenly changed drastically.
Indeed.
She heard Gu Qingluan say with a smile, “He possesses strong energy in the lower abdomen, a loud voice; it seems there’s nothing wrong.”
The people surrounding them immediately burst into laughter. “That’s right, look at that complexion and that volume. He seems healthier than we do just from hearing him.”
“He looks even stronger than an ox. It’s obvious he’s not seriously hurt, right?”
“So, he was definitely pretending to faint just now, wasn’t he? Or did the Guardian Princess decide to intervene and wake him up with just one attempt?”
Yu Zinan, belatedly recalling his memory before he fainted, turned pale and quickly looked towards Yu Huarong.
Yu Huarong’s face turned unpleasant, especially her eyes. They had lost their usual cold and arrogant demeanor, replaced with pure anger.
Yu Zinan knew he had caused trouble and disrupted her plans. He wanted to make amends, so he quickly covered his chest.
Before he could act, a golden thread shot towards him, wrapping around his arm.
Yu Zinan tried to break free but found that the more he struggled, the tighter the golden thread wrapped around him.
“Accursed woman! What are you doing? Release this young master immediately!”
He activated his arcane power, intending to show Gu Qingluan who was boss.
To his surprise, his arcane power seemed as if it wasn’t his own, staying calmly in place without responding to his attempts.
His face turned grim. “You woman, what have you done to me?”
Whoosh!
A dark shadow shot towards him.
Yu Zinan cried out in pain, making everyone look closely.
It was a small black snake!
It fell from his neck to the ground and slithered swiftly towards Feng Yuanxi, who stood not far away.
Feng Yuanxi allowed the little black snake to crawl onto him. His young face was cold as he stared at Yu Zinan. “If you have the guts, try insulting my mother again!”
Yu Zinan, instinctively fearful of the young boy in front of him, hesitated and couldn’t bring himself to retaliate. He used his free hand, the one not wrapped in the golden thread, to cover his wound and stammered, “Young… master, she deceived you, she…”
“Xiao Hei!”
Without waiting for the man to finish his sentence, Feng Yuanxi lifted the little black snake that had returned to his wrist.
The small snake stuck out its tongue, seemingly in response, and spat towards Yu Zinan.
Seeing this, Yu Zinan swallowed the words of persuasion that were about to come out of his mouth.
Everyone in the Holy Capital knew this small black snake. It was extremely venomous.
He was still alive because his opponent hadn’t released the venom yet.
If he were to be bitten again, he might not be able to save his life.
Yu Huarong’s expression changed multiple times as she witnessed Feng Yuanxi’s fierce defense of Gu Qingluan.
After a moment, a look of determination flashed in her eyes, followed by raising her hand and giving Yu Zinan a resounding slap.
The loud slap left everyone present in shock.
What’s going on here?
Is there a rift within their group?
“Huarong, why did you hit me?”
Yu Zinan was bewildered and looked genuinely aggrieved.
“Why did you pretend to faint and deceive people? I thought you were injured by someone, and it led to a misunderstanding!” Yu Huarong scolded sharply, disappointment evident in her eyes.
The disappointment was genuine.
However, her disappointment wasn’t about Yu Zinan pretending to faint; it was about her inability to successfully set a trap.
With Yuanxi present, she could only sacrifice her younger cousin to absolve herself of suspicion.
Yu Zinan’s mind nearly exploded with anger for a moment.
But having followed Yu Huarong closely for so many years, serving her in every possible way, how could he not understand her temperament?
With just a glance from her, he knew what she wanted to do.
So, when Yu Huarong had hinted at him with a single sentence earlier, he immediately pretended to faint.
Now, after a momentary fit of anger, he understood that his elder cousin wanted him to take the blame..