Chapter 381: 381: Ah, Prince, this is as far as I can help you!

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Chapter 381: Chapter 381: Ah, Prince, this is as far as I can help you! The Poisonous Insect Clan girl stared at Huang Gun. This man could tell at a glance that she was here to take revenge on the Regent King—he must be an exceptionally clever person. Staring blankly, her stomach suddenly growled. Only then did she remember that she had spent all her Silver on her quest for vengeance and didn’t even have money for a meal. Upon hearing her stomach growl, Huang Gun replied earnestly, “Lucky for you, you bumped into me—your misfortune turns into good fortune today! I’ll take you to eat first, then tell you how to resolve this matter!” “You’re really such a kind person!” The girl from the Poisonous Insect Clan smiled, revealing eight pearly white teeth. Huang Gun led the Poisonous Insect Clan girl away, just as Vermilion Bird happened to step out of the mansion and witnessed the scene. He thought to himself, “Huang Gun actually knows that scatterbrained girl?” The two seemed quite familiar with each other, walking and chatting amicably along the way. The girl even skipped and hopped, looking utterly delighted. With a cold sneer, Vermilion Bird carried the gifts Huang Gun was delivering to the Princess and entered the mansion. Along the way, the girl listened to Huang Gun’s chatter and found him immensely amusing. She guffawed alongside him. The two arrived at a bun shop. Huang Gun confidently told the street vendor, “Two baskets of meat buns and two bowls of wontons, please.” The vendor quickly served the food, and Huang Gun was about to say, “Don’t stand on ceremony, help yourself!” When he saw the girl’s eyes light up, she picked up a meat bun without minding the heat and devoured it ravenously. After finishing one bun, she repeatedly exclaimed, “Delicious, so delicious! I’ve never eaten anything so good before!” The corner of Huang Gun’s mouth twitched. The Regent King, wealthier than anyone in the world, sure was stingy with his mistress. What a tight-fisted man— Not even buying her a meat bun! Huang Gun looked at the girl with a sympathetic expression. She kept eating, her head down, and finished the entire basket of buns in no time. Then, she placed her hand on Huang Gun’s basket of buns. He generously said, “Eat, eat!” How much could a girl eat? At most, she’d finish everything he’d ordered! The next moment, Huang Gun realized his grave mistake! The girl silently consumed two baskets of buns, two bowls of wontons, and then gazed at him gratefully, saying, “You really are a kind person!” Lost in the endless praise of “kind person,” Huang Gun finally murmured to the vendor, “Two more baskets of crab roe buns!” The vendor stared at this alien-clan girl in astonishment—how could she eat so much? Even a grown man wouldn’t eat so many buns! The vendor happily brought out the priciest crab roe buns he had. Biting into the steaming, golden crab roe bun, the Poisonous Insect Clan girl stomped her feet in glee. Squinting her big eyes, she exclaimed, “This is outrageously delicious! Absolutely heavenly!” The corner of Huang Gun’s eye twitched as he thought to himself: Mu Yan, Mu Yan—this is blatant favoritism! You peeled shrimp neatly for Zhan Lan as though arranging soldiers. Yet with your mistress, you can’t even let her eat her fill! “You’ve never eaten buns before?” Huang Gun curiously asked. Like a hamster stuffing its cheeks, the girl thought of her father and mumbled indistinctly, “He doesn’t let me eat meat!” Huang Gun lowered his voice: “Miss, there are plenty of good men in this world—forget him!” The girl seemed to have met an uncanny soul-mate. Her big, grape-black eyes fixed on Huang Gun as she exclaimed, “That’s right, which is why I ran away! You’re absolutely correct!” Huang Gun gave her a knowing look and asked, “What’s your name?” The girl wiped her mouth and responded, “I’m called Xue Lingling. And you?” “I’m Huang Gun,” he said with a cheerful smile. Since it was his day off, and he had nothing better to do, Huang Gun decided to keep the company of this pitiable, abandoned girl for some amusement. He asked, “How about I take you out for a stroll?” “Sure!” Xue Lingling answered, brimming with excitement. She had been in Ding’an City for several days now. Her father’s men were undoubtedly scouring the city for her. But having finally escaped from the Poisonous Insect Clan’s tribe, she had no intention of going back just yet—the outside world was far too fun! Huang Gun took Xue Lingling to the bustling long street. Holding a candied hawthorn, Xue Lingling constantly praised Huang Gun, “Brother Huang Gun, you really are the kindest man in the entire world!” Huang Gun, puffed up with pride under her compliments, patted his chest and declared, “You’ve got an eye for men—I’m the number-one handsome man in all of Ding’an City!” Xue Lingling put down her candied hawthorn and argued earnestly, “No, no, no. The Regent King is the most handsome!” It felt as though someone had stomped on Huang Gun’s heart. Suddenly, he felt as if all the Silver he’d spent today had been utterly wasted. What a stubborn girl—still hung up on that devilishly handsome Regent King! Walking alongside Wangjiang Lake, Xue Lingling looked out at its shimmering waters and asked, “Brother Huang Gun, can you take me on the lake?” Patting his waist pouch, Huang Gun replied, “No problem, I’ll take you!” Resolving to make Xue Lingling forget all about Mu Yan, he vowed inwardly to succeed! The pair rented a small black-roofed boat. Huang Gun rowed as Xue Lingling played with the water. Without realizing it, they’d rowed to the middle of the lake. Huang Gun, feeling a bit tired, handed her the oars, and Xue Lingling continued rowing while he took a nap in the cabin. Suddenly, there was a thunderous crash. Startled from his slumber, Huang Gun opened his eyes to find their black-roofed boat had collided with a massive pleasure vessel. The Poisonous Insect Clan girl was nowhere to be seen! “Quick, save her!” A familiar female voice called out, and Huang Gun looked up to see a young man leap from the pleasure vessel. As waves overturned their black-roofed boat, Huang Gun fell into the water. Splashing around in the water, Huang Gun cried out loudly for help, “Save... save me!” The waters were deep, but a Hidden Guard jumped down from the pleasure vessel and rescued the waterlogged Huang Gun. Zhan Lan glanced at the dripping-wet Huang Gun rescued by the Hidden Guard, then looked over to see Vermilion Bird pulling a girl from the water. Moments later, the deck was graced with two water-filled, swollen-bellied figures. Mu Yan stepped over and frowned when he saw Huang Gun and the Poisonous Insect Clan girl. Internally, he thought: “What are these two doing together?” These two scatterbrained individuals together were bound to cause trouble—falling into the water actually made perfect sense. The Hidden Guards pressed down on Huang Gun to expel the water from his stomach, while Zhan Lan performed chest compressions on the Poisonous Insect Clan girl. Vermilion Bird, standing by the ship’s edge, wrung the water from his clothes and muttered inwardly: “Of all places, why do I keep running into this Poisonous Insect Clan girl?” Snow Lingling coughed out the water from her lungs, then turned to look at Zhan Lan, stunned. An overwhelming thought bubbled within her: “Oh my goodness, this girl is unbelievably beautiful!” “You saved me?” Xue Lingling looked at Zhan Lan and asked. Noticing her staring, Zhan Lan returned the gaze and thought, “This girl is quite cute—likely the Poisonous Insect Clan girl from that night.” Xue Lingling sat up on the deck and couldn’t resist saying, “Sister, you’re so beautiful! Thank you for saving me!” With a faint smile, Zhan Lan pointed toward Vermilion Bird and said, “Don’t thank me. He’s the one who pulled you onboard.” Looking at Vermilion Bird, Xue Lingling’s pupils dilated in recognition—her rescuer was none other than the Dark Guard Commander of the Regent Prince Mansion! “Cough, cough...” Huang Gun spat out a mouthful of water, and as he opened his eyes, he caught sight of Mu Yan and Zhan Lan. Sitting up abruptly, he exclaimed, “You’re out here on the lake too...?” Before Zhan Lan could respond, Huang Gun hastily sprang into action. Pressing his hand on Xue Lingling’s shoulder, he claimed, “I brought her here to play.” Saying that, he seized the opportunity to sneak a knowing wink at Mu Yan while Zhan Lan wasn’t looking. Huang Gun thought furiously: “Why’d I run into them here of all places...” Oh, Prince Mu—the best I can do for you ends here!

Chapter 381: 381: Ah, Prince, this is as far as I can help you!

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