Chapter 49 - No Ordinary Prince

Chapter 49 - No Ordinary Prince

Bai Rouyun was unaware of the Crown Prince's thoughts, but if she knew of them, she would scoff and snort in disdain. She was not a fool, okay? Why would she ever fancy him?
The Emperor had prepared a banquet for Li Moyun and Bai Rouyun. The original reason was to celebrate their wedding, and they had planned on using this context to embarrass Li Moyun.
Everyone knew that he was working on trying to heal Bai Rouyun, but if there were no changes, he would become the laughing stock of the entire capital.
This was their goal, to make him the laughing stock of the capital, so if he was seated at the banquet with her, she was likely to embarrass him, but now things had changed drastically.
Although Bai Rouyun was naive and innocent, she was not a fool, nor did she seem dumb.
The fact that she was able to speak already proved that his healing was working, and this was enough to make his name even further admired.
Not only was he a model prince, but he was also the ideal husband, doing so much to help his unfortunate wife.
Bai Rouyun was aware that Li Moyun did not care about the reputation he was getting in this Richu Empire.
If he was a normal prince, then it was evident that it would matter, but he was not an ordinary prince. He was the Shadow Lord, not some common prince who needed to depend on the empire to stand tall.
Even though he was protecting the Richu Empire from the shadows, he had no intention of letting neither his father, nor his brothers or sisters, know about his other identity, so, for now, he took on the role of a prince.
He went to the table that had been prepared for him and Bai Rouyun. He was gently holding her palm in his and making her sit down first before he followed her.
The sweet smile on Bai Rouyun's face did not falter in the slightest as she looked at the many people who were observing her.
"Hubby, they are all staring at me," she said with a low voice, lowering her head and tugging at Li Moyun's sleeve.
Hearing her calling him hubby, he felt as if spring had come early, and he smiled slightly as he patted her on the head. "It is because they have never seen such a beautiful woman before," he assured her, and Bai Rouyun's face flushed red.
Her aim was to make them leave this place. She did not want to eat the meal, but Li Moyun pretended not to hear her complaints and turned it into a compliment instead.
Soon the dishes were brought to the tables. There was seafood of all kinds, and Li Moyun began peeling the shells of the prawns for Bai Rouyun.
After peeling one, he placed it on her plate, before continuing with the next.
Bai Rouyun truly loved prawns and shellfish, so when she saw that he was peeling it for her, her eyes brightened, and she forgot all about her previous plan of having them leaving early.
The other princes felt as if they were fed a bowl of dog food; this amount of public display of affection was genuinely infuriating.
The other princes, who were married, had not brought their wives, and those who were not married were not even allowed to bring common concubines.
Hence, the only couple who was displaying their affection was Li Moyun and Bai Rouyun.
Many of the princes had been fearing their brother before. Li Moyun was a cold and callous figure, he was ruthless, and he never smiled, but now he seemed gentle and warm, making them forget their fear, and started planning against him.
They had utterly forgotten what had happened to the last person who tried to act against him.
Truthfully, Li Moyun did not care about these small things that the princes could do. They were way too weak to have any impact on the Shadow Palace, so he did not care much for them.
Although Bai Rouyun was still weak, and even though she might end up as his weak point, he was not too worried either. She was not an average expert who had just begun cultivating; she was a reincarnated genius.
Even if she could not defeat her opponents, she still had the ability to escape. She was not the strongest, but she had many tricks up her sleeve, and at the same time, not many were eager to cause her problems.
The experts of the Royal Family were not eager to step out in such internal conflicts, and the experts that could be recruited by the princes could never match the experts of the Shadow Palace.
As long as he was careful enough, and as long as no one knew of her true identity, she would be safe.
Bai Rouyun was not really worried either. She knew her own strengths, and she was fully aware that if she could not escape, she could always enter the Primal Chaos Pagoda.
If she vanished into the Primal Chaos Pagoda, her body would vanish from the outside world. That way, no one would be able to harm her, and she could hide for a long time.
When she was inside the Primal Chaos Pagoda, it was impossible to move from one place to another. If someone decided to camp the spot where she had vanished, she would have no choice other than to hide within the Primal Chaos Pagoda for a long time.
But she was able to cultivate within the Primal Chaos Pagoda, and the energy was much denser inside, so at some point, she would be able to exit and kill whoever was waiting for her.