Chapter 18 Different Fates

It was always the hottest in the afternoon, but it was not so hot when the winter was about to come. In this season, people felt very comfortable in the sunlight. However, the sun couldn't warm up the two girls. In the seedy temple, Yuer was crying. She was a beautiful girl. For those beggars, she was definitely a charming girl. However, they would not feel pity for her. Now she was no longer the girl she had been. The only emotion she could feel was hatred. Yuer was overwhelmed by pain, but hatred tortured her even harder. This was what Yun Xi should suffer. Why did she have to bear all this? In the end, Yuer couldn’t cry or scream. She had no more strength and she fell to the ground. After the beggars felt satisfied, they left the seedy temple comfortably. Before they left, they did not forget to take away the money from Yuer’s clothes. The poor Yuer had dried up her tears. She lay on the ground, being bullied like a piece of rag. The only thing that filled her eyes was hatred, and the look in her eyes was so terrifying. After a long time, Yuer picked up the messy clothes on the ground, trying to dress herself up and cover the dirt all over her body. The disgusting smell was still lingering in the air. Yuer's eyes were no longer lively as they had been. As for Yun Xi, the black figure took her to Crown Prince Yun Su’s place. That black figure did not feel any pity for the girl and put her on the ground of the Crown Prince's bedroom palace. He didn't throw the girl so that it won’t hurt. However, it was obvious that he was not kind to women. After putting the girl down, the black figure took off the black mask on his face and knelt on one knee. The face under the mask was handsome but very cold. "Ayuan, stand up. You really have no interest in beauties. Are you going to marry an ugly girl in the future?" The Crown Prince looked at his personal bodyguard Qi Yuan who was kneeling on the ground. He could not help joking with him. But when he saw the poor young girl on the ground, her clothes and hair in disarray, her face showing traces of tears, Yun Su was immediately heartbroken, and even the warmth that he had been maintaining was on the verge of breaking. "Sister Xi, are you all right?" Yun Su helped the girl on the ground to stand up as fast as he could. Yun Xi looked at him and just shook her head. There was no fear in her eyes. She had been through too much, and her heart had become stronger than ordinary people's. She did feel frightened and nervous. However, no matter how many thoughts she had in her mind, she could keep her face unchanged. Besides, now she was safe. Looking at the seemingly tough girl in front of him, Yun Su didn't feel very happy. He could see that she did not trust him. However, he soon calmed down, and he was being gentle to Yun Xi. "Sister Xi, my men will prepare a white dress for you. After you get changed, you can come here. I will send you back to Xiyan Palace. Is it alright?" The girl nodded, and Yun Su left the room with Qi Yuan. He did not forget to ask his palace maids to prepare a clean white dress, water to wash up, and some other things for her. Since there was no one in the room, Yun Xi put down her defense. She was hugging herself. When the palace maids opened the door, she hid all her emotions and asked them to help her put on the clean clothes, wash her face, and comb her hair. The girl was like a beautiful and pure jade doll, who was dressed up for people to play with. However, when the palace maids want to put on makeup for her, she shook her head and refused. She liked to be clean and genuine. In the study room, Yun Su’s tone was full of anger. No one could hurt people he cared about so easily "Ayuan, who hurt Sister Xi?" "It's Yuer, the palace maid." "Where is she?” "I heard some voices from the seedy temple when leaving. That girl must have been raped by those beggars." "Oh? Good. You have done a good job. People who hurt my girl must die. As for that Yuer, she still has some value. Keep her alive temporarily." "Aye." "Ayuan, you've been lurking around Sister Xi these days. What else have you found?" "That palace maid Yue was a martial arts master. When she was around, I could not monitor Princess Xi." "Oh, it's Yue again. That's fine. Yuer will do this job for you in the future. Take that Yuer to me. I have a job for her." "Aye." Qi Yuan answered and left the study room. Only Yun Su was left in the room. His gentleness seemed to be greater Ever since he was a child, he had always got anything he wanted by all means, including the position of the Crown Prince. The gentle and harmless appearance had become his mask. No one knew that the gentler and more harmless he looked, the bigger a conspiracy he was plotting. The door of the study room opened, and a girl in white appeared. The white dress was specially prepared for her and it was embroidered. This dress made her look livelier than usual. The Crown Prince Yun Su looked at the pure beauty in front of him, and he wanted to hold her in his arms to cherish her. However, now he would not do it. He liked to play it safe. Before everything was in place, he would not take action hastily. "Sister Xi, let me send you back." His voice was always very soft, especially to her. The girl still did not answer him. She nodded. Yun Su walked to her naturally, but he didn't do anything else. He only accompanied her to go back. In Xiyan Palace, Yue was so anxious. He could not find Princess Xi, so he had contacted Yun Zhi. Yun Zhi had sent out a lot of confidential guards. Under the phoenix tree, these two men almost went crazy. They did not expect that the girl they had been missing would come back together with the Crown Prince. At a glance, Yue noticed Yun Xi had changed her clothes and her hair had been combed. However, compared with doubt and unhappiness, Yue was more concerned about her. Yun Xi had always been elegant and pure. Unexpectedly, she forgot everything else and jumped directly into Yue's arms like a child the moment she saw him. Yue held her tightly in his arms. He could feel her dependence, her uneasiness, and her wholehearted trust in him. Yun Zhi and Yun Su both knew they were two girls. However, seeing the two people hugging each other, they still felt so uncomfortable. Yun Zhi broke the silence, "Since Xier was all right, I am leaving. Ayue, take good care of Xier." "Yes." Yue did not let go of Yun Xi and answered him. Yun Zhi had to go back to call back his confidential guards. Besides, looking at the "two girls" in front of him, he had a mixed feeling. He greeted the Crown Prince and then left. Yun Su also didn't want to stay to see the "two hugging girls". He had to rush back to buy Yuer's affection, so he said goodbye to Yun Xi, "Sister Xi, I am going home. You have a good rest." Yun Xi would not answer him. Given that he was still her savior, she nodded to him politely. Yun Xi did not look at him. Now she felt the most at ease in the arms of Yue, and she didn't want to care about anything else. "His Royal Highness, please rest assured. Yue will take good care of the princess." Yue answered for the girl. Seeing the Crown Prince off, Yue did not let go of the girl in his arms. He felt helpless but he still wanted to spoil this girl. He held her in his arms and walked to her bedroom. Yue did not ask her any questions until he was sure that no one was in the room. However, the only thing Yun Xi did was shaking her head. She did not want to tell Yue about this incident. She was afraid that he might be impetuous and do something. Yun Xi also did not want to suspect Yuer. She only wanted to be more careful in the future. Yun Xi knew that Yue would not force her, and he was reluctant to force her. Therefore, she stayed in his arms like a child. "Yue, it's nothing. I tumbled and the Crown Prince saw it. Then I changed my dress in his place." Yun Xi could see that Yue didn't believe her at all. Her voice was delicately pretty, "Yue... Yue... Yinzhu really really really missed Yue!" Yue had no way to deal with the girl in his arms. He rubbed her tiny nose and sighed. "Well, Yue also missed Yinzhu. In the future, you always have to tell me where you are. Otherwise, I will be very worried. The best solution is that you do everything with me, all right?" "All right, no matter what happens in the future, we will always be together." "Good, you should never break your promise." "Of course." Yun Xi stayed in the arms of Yue all day. She didn't want to leave even at dinner. At night, she held him more tightly and didn't want to let go. The girl had a nightmare of the day, shaking and crying in fear, "No... go away..." Yue had no idea what happened to Yun Xi, but he felt sorry for her. He could only hug her more tightly, saying over and over again in her ear, "Yue is here. Yinzhu, don't be scared." His words were as warm as a summer breeze, and they touched the heart of the young girl. She no longer trembled and fell asleep. Yue finally closed his eyes. He never let go of Yun Xi even in his dream. Although they were both wearing women's clothes, they looked perfectly matched. That night, Yuer who suffered more did not return to Xiyan Palace. She was taken to the Crown Prince’s place by Qi Yuan. The Crown Prince asked his men to kill those beggars. Yuer thought that Crown Prince killed them for her because he liked her. However, she had no idea that the Crown Prince killed those beggars only for his Sister Xi. He would not spare anyone who wanted to hurt the person he liked, be he do so intentionally or not. Yuer had thought that the Crown Prince would never look at her again and she was helpless. However, he didn't mind the fact that she was not a virgin and even avenged her suffering. He was so gentle to her and allowed her to take a good rest in his place. She had fallen in love with him so deeply. Of course, Yun Su didn't mind if Yuer was a virgin or not. He was just using her. He wanted Yuer to sink deeper and deeper, and to be obedient to his orders. He wanted his pawn to be more loyal. Three days later, Yuer recovered and returned to Xiyan Palace. To her surprise, Yun Xi did not ask her any questions and acted as usual. She only distanced herself from her even more. However, Yuer did not care as the Crown Prince had made it clear. Yun Xi was just a sacrifice. Yuer must keep an eye on her. She had to tell everything about Yun Xi to Crown Prince as soon as she can. One day, Yun Xi would be sacrificed and Yuer would become the Crown Prince's woman.