The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 521 - 443: The Hero in Black Saves the Beauty, Looks Stunning in Regular Clothes

Chapter 521: Chapter 443: The Hero in Black Saves the Beauty, Looks Stunning in Regular Clothes

Concubine Xu felt a bit guilty, had she made it so obvious along the way? Lady Tao had noticed.

"I just miss home a little, you don’t need to worry."

Lady Tao smiled, "It’s fine, it’s much more interesting than being in the palace."

"I think so too, but it’s a pity that I can’t ride and shoot, otherwise I could have joined the hunt," Concubine Xu said, her excitement causing her hand to release the small bell.

A few crisp sounds made Lady Tao, who was eating, look up with puzzlement, scanning the surroundings.

"Concubine Xu, did you hear something ringing?"

Concubine Xu quickly grasped the small bell, holding it tightly in her palm, and the ringing sound immediately grew fainter. She shook her head guiltily, "No, I didn’t hear anything."

"Did I hear wrong?" Lady Tao looked around, heard no more ringing, and lost interest, continuing with her meal.

"I need to excuse myself for a moment." Concubine Xu put down her chopsticks and trotted out.

Lady Tao saw Concubine Xu hurrying off and didn’t think much of it.

Concubine Xu stepped out of the private room, looked around, and not seeing the person in black, she descended the stairs. The lobby was noisy with many guests.

Having searched around and not found the person in black, she went to the backyard to relieve herself.

As she came out after relieving herself, she bumped into a drunkard, wincing in pain.

She rubbed her shoulder and looked up to see a man with a potbelly, "Watch where you’re going!"

The drunkard opened his mouth to curse, but upon lowering his gaze and seeing a beauty, his lecherous intentions aroused.

"Beauty, did it hurt from the bump? Let me rub it for you," the drunkard said and lunged at her.

Concubine Xu, who had never encountered such a situation, hurriedly dodged and kicked the drunkard’s thigh.

The drunkard stumbled into a pillar behind him, and, turning his head to look at the beauty, he didn’t get angry but let out a lewd chuckle, "Oh, quite feisty, that makes it more exciting."

Knowing she couldn’t overpower the drunkard and daring not to resist, Concubine Xu turned and ran, but her skirt was too long and she nearly tripped over it.

She quickly lifted her skirt and tried to run, crying out, "Help! There’s a hooligan!"

But before she could take a few steps, the drunkard grabbed her wrist, clamped a hand over her mouth, and began dragging her towards the guest room.

"Beauty, why run? I guarantee to make you feel good," he said.

Concubine Xu, lacking the man’s strength, was nearly dragged along, her face turning pale with fear as she slapped at the drunkard’s hand.

What bad luck she had today, encountering a ruffian.

As she saw her chastity about to be lost, tears welled up in Concubine Xu’s eyes.

Just as the drunkard dragged Concubine Xu to the guest room and was about to close the door, a purple figure suddenly appeared in front of them. Before he could get a clear look, a sharp pain in his abdomen struck as he was violently kicked.

The drunkard clutched his belly, his face turning white. As he was about to fall, his pudgy face received another brutal kick, sending his pig-like body crashing into the wall.

With a "thud," he fell, spitting blood, and passed out with his head cocked to the side.

When the drunkard let go of Concubine Xu, she instinctively dodged to the side, and, as she looked up, she saw a man in a black and purple brocade robe standing at the doorway.

The man had jet-black hair, tied with a purple-gold crown, and his stature was exceptional, his demeanor extraordinary.

When she saw his face clearly, Concubine Xu was stunned, her tears hesitating to fall from her eyelashes.

It was the first time she had seen the man in black wearing anything other than his night travel clothes.

Already handsome, he looked even more striking in the opulent black and purple brocade robe, leaving her awestruck.

Wuxian saw Concubine Xu standing motionless and knocked her head with his folding fan, "Did it scare you silly?"

Concubine Xu came back to her senses, "No." She sized up the man in black; the saying ’clothes make the man’ was not false at all – the difference between wearing night travel clothes and formal attire was stark.

She couldn’t help but compliment, "You look really good in that outfit."

Wuxian chuckled softly, "I didn’t realize, but you have a sweet mouth too."

He surveyed Concubine Xu for any obvious injuries.

"Are you alright?"

Concubine Xu shook her head, "I’m fine, you arrived just in time. If you had been any later, who knows what might have happened."

Wuxian also felt relieved that he had arrived in time, otherwise the consequences were unimaginable.

"Let’s go."

Concubine Xu nodded vigorously, "Mm."

On exiting the guest room, Concubine Xu kept close to the man in black, admiring his upright figure. She had secretly imagined what the man in black would look like in regular clothes.

Now that she had actually seen him, he was even more handsome and noble than she had imagined.