The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter-Chapter 329 - 239

His flawless white face suddenly had blemishes.

Not only blemishes, because the Crown Prince hit himself, Jun Ning stepped forward to stop him and meticulously examined the slap mark on the Crown Prince’s face. Jun Ning saw that the Crown Prince, once resembling jade in white clothes, now bore a trace of maturity.

Perhaps due to the strong winds of Sairu City, or perhaps because since leaving the Imperial City, the Crown Prince carried a heavy burden in his heart. He truly changed, no longer the Prince he once was.

Now, he appears weary, lacking vitality, and quite desolate!

"Brother, don’t be like this!" Jun Ning hugged the Crown Prince’s hand that was hitting himself, shaking her head and saying, "Yi Yi doesn’t like the current you; Yi Yi likes the spirited, never-yielding you."

"People always change!"

In youth, one is fearless and impulsive, full of youthful spirit!

As one gets older, experiencing more, and worrying more, it becomes harder to find joy and happiness from within, and youthful spirit gradually fades away!

"No matter what, the Crown Prince has always had only one image in my heart, the image from when we first met." Jun Ning said, "Crown Prince, don’t blame yourself for Uncle Qi’s death or keep torturing yourself..."

"I’m also sad and regretful about Uncle Qi’s death!" Jun Ning said, "But who we should blame is the one who cursed him, not ourselves. Don’t groundlessly blame yourself; this has little to do with you. Blaming yourself is nothing but self-consumption, self-torture."

"Ah Ning..." The Crown Prince’s tone sounded very weary!

Jun Ning closed her eyes and said, "Crown Prince, Yi Yi really doesn’t want to see you like this. Think this matter over carefully! Once you have sorted it out, we can talk about it again..."

"Alright!" The Crown Prince agreed, not in a stubborn stance refusing external voices. He just needed some time to slowly figure out what he should focus on. What should he do next?

He stood up, "The Crown Prince will leave now, you and Jing Shu can stay and play a while, come back early."

"Hmm!" Jun Ning nodded but suddenly thought of something, and shouted at the Crown Prince’s departing figure: "Crown Prince, wait!"

The Crown Prince stopped but didn’t turn around; he asked, "Ah Ning, what else is it?"

"It’s about Sister Xi He; I want to ask the Crown Prince something!"

"Speak!" The Crown Prince turned around, looking at Jun Ning.

Jun Ning said, "Previously with Sister Xi He, we went to the Black Forest again and encountered many wild beasts, about six or seven! Sister Xi He while protecting me got bitten by one of the Black Forest beasts..."

"Are you alright?" The Crown Prince looked tense, "The beasts of the Black Forest are extremely ferocious; once they bite someone, they won’t easily let go... they tear people apart alive and devour them!"

"That’s precisely what’s strange..." Jun Ning was puzzled, "Logically, since Sister Xi He got bitten, she shouldn’t have been able to escape. But the lion that bit her released its grip unexpectedly. Not only did it let go, it even knelt before Sister Xi He!"

"Such a thing happened?" The Crown Prince was also shocked, but he quickly returned to a calm expression and said, "It’s said that Bei Xia has a bloodline capable of Beast Taming. The beasts of the Black Forest, upon seeing them, will surely bow in submission, and their blood instills fear in the forest beasts!"

"Could Sister Xi He be a Bei Xia person?" Jun Ning shook her head, "That’s impossible! For years, I’ve had people search for Sister Xi He’s parents in Bei Xia too, but no word..."

Ye Ying even personally visited many countries around East Chu while on errands, spending much effort helping Lan Xihe find her parents, yet heard not a whisper of news.

It was as if Lan Xihe was not from this land beneath our feet.

Jun Ning even thought Lan Xihe might be Western, but Lan Xihe herself denied it, saying her father has black eyes and black hair, and her mother always lived with her father; everyone she saw had black eyes and black hair.

Yet, Lan Xihe with her golden hair, blue eyes, stands out in a crowd. If she were truly a Bei Xia person, how could no information be found?

"Yi Yi, the Bei Xia Beast Taming Clan is Bei Xia’s trump card, held very secretively and never publicly visible, nor do they expose their whereabouts!" The Crown Prince explained, "If Lan Xihe really belongs to the Bei Xia Beast Taming Clan, even if you go to great lengths seeking her parents, it’s unlikely you’ll find them."

The Beast Taming Clan places immense importance and almost pathological protection on their family members and privacy.

Many never leave the Beast Taming Clan their entire lives.

"Then what should be done to help Lan Xihe find her parents?" Jun Ning cared about this, "Brother, do you know how to contact those managing the Black Forest beasts?"

"Yi Yi, according to what I say, you have already been secretly protecting Lan Xihe for so many years. Although I don’t know where you hid her, or what you’re doing specifically, but I have a suggestion for you. If Lan Xihe truly belongs to the Bei Xia Beast Taming Clan, I advise you never to tell her about this. Otherwise, a Bei Xia person raised in our East Chu might one day bring catastrophic harm to East Chu."

This was no alarmist talk from the Crown Prince; if Lan Xihe were a Bei Xia person and returned to her maternal clan, exposing much confidential information about East Chu, it would truly be terrifying!

The Crown Prince dared not contemplate the crisis East Chu might face!

"Thank you for telling me this, Crown Prince!" Jun Ning said, "I’ll think further about whether to tell Sister Xi He she might be a Bei Xia person!"

"Don’t think, listen to me!" The Crown Prince said, "The human heart withstands no test, and East Chu’s future cannot be risked!"

"......" This statement left Jun Ning without retort, regardless of trust in Lan Xihe, she could not argue!

The Crown Prince left; Jun Ning and Jing Shu looked at the sunset, two people, two expressions. One carefree, whose laughter at what was unknown, arm linked with Jun Ning’s, was carefree laughter; the other bore a heavy expression.

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The Crown Prince left; Jun Ning and Jing Shu looked at the sunset, two people, two expressions. One carefree, whose laughter at what was unknown, arm linked with Jun Ning’s, was carefree laughter; the other bore a heavy expression.

The Crown Prince left; Jun Ning and Jing Shu looked at the sunset, two people, two expressions. One carefree, whose laughter at what was unknown,