Chapter 400: Purple Fish Palace 23

Just as Bei Chenying stared at Nangong Liuyun's hand, ready to rush up and save Su Luo the moment he tried to deal a heavy blow, Nangong Liuyun's actions almost overturned everything he had known for over a decade.

It made him deeply doubt whether he had lived in vain all these years.

Nangong Liuyun not only didn't get angry, but instead reached out to pinch the chubby, soft flesh on Su Luo's cheeks, a wicked smile on his face: "How dare you pinch this Prince? You've certainly grown some guts."

Nangong actually didn't get angry; this was completely beyond the expectations of his three childhood friends.

The three childhood friends looked at each other in disbelief, and finally, they could only silently cast their gazes onto Su Luo, leaving a look of extreme admiration on her face.

If it were anyone else today, they would have already been lying dead on the spot.

However, they really needed to re-evaluate this girl's status in Nangong's heart. Although they had already valued her highly before, facts proved that she had repeatedly crossed Nangong's bottom line, yet Nangong had repeatedly indulged her… It was clear they had still underestimated it.

Nangong cast a faint glance at them.

Consequently, the three of them simultaneously shifted their gazes to the lively scene in front of them.

At this moment, the people around the Crown Prince swarmed up to help him extinguish the clusters of small flames.

But the traces remained.

The Crown Prince's brocade robe was charred black, with small holes eaten away by the tongues of fire; he looked even worse than the most ragged beggar.

The most eye-catching part was his right hand.

Before, he was still holding the crystal purple fish and showing it off with that hand, but now his right hand had been blown off by the fake crystal purple fish.

Although the bleeding had stopped, several fingers were missing, looking shocking and horrifying.

The Crown Prince gripped his right wrist with his left hand and walked angrily towards Nangong Liuyun, roaring furiously at him: "Did you know from the start that this crystal purple fish was problematic? Didn't you?!"

Although he used question marks, the Crown Prince was clearly using a declarative tone, convinced that Nangong Liuyun had known all along.

Nangong Liuyun glanced at him faintly, then cast his gaze towards Bei Chenying.

Bei Chenying stood out with a grin and laughed: "Yo, Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you here to pay your debts? Have you collected fifteen hundred green crystal stones so quickly?"

The originally furious Crown Prince suddenly felt a lump in his chest—

He stared blankly at Bei Chenying, and it took a long while for him to come back to his senses.

Heavens—he had actually been stupid enough to bet with Nangong Liuyun on whether that crystal purple fish was real, and the stake was fifteen hundred green crystal stones!

Remembering this, the Crown Prince's face turned green, and his mouth opened and closed several times, unable to speak.

Bei Chenying patted his shoulder with a grin: "No rush, no rush. Since the IOU is here, it's not too late to pay after we go back. Rest assured, Nangong won't press you right now. However… that's three thousand green crystal stones, my Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince only felt his head buzzing; suddenly, the world spun, and his mind went completely blank.

He wished he could faint immediately and pretend that nothing had ever happened.

But even if he fainted, he would still have to pay back the green crystal stones that were due.

Bei Chenying watched him with a teasing smile, while Lan Xuan and An Yeming also raised their eyebrows with smirks, watching the Crown Prince flee in a sorry state.

Seeing the Crown Prince stumble away, Bei Chenying put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.