Bride of the Dragon Emperor

Xiao Xingxing who's casually strolling, happens to pass by and has seen the commotion. She frowned at the sight of the little child being bullied by the three boys who were bigger than him.

Her gaze instantly turned cold. A jesting smirk appeared on her face as she gazed upon the seemingly unbothered crowd. "Tss!"

The sorroundings still remained unbothered,people were not paying attention to the their mischief, and it pleases the three unruly boys who grows more and more arrogant and proud. Vile smiles appeared on their faces as they stared at the seemingly helpless little guy.

"Tighten your grip! Dont let that scum escape!" the chubby boy ordered with a menacing look on his face. He then turned his gaze onto the little child. His eyes vicious and full of arrogance . "Hehehehe you dare steal from me, then this master will punish you!"

Instead of being afraid, the little child remained unfazed. He just snorted at the chubby boy's display of strength. Although his little body makes him frail and weak, he's expression was resolute and his eyes were sharp like shards of glass that could pierce through someone's flesh at any time.

His little lotus-like hands against the two boy's, were balled into fist, indicating that he would willingly fight whoever lays a hand at him anytime soon and defend himself. The little child's unfazed behavior deeply angered the chubby boy. He furiously raised his hand towards the little child's face, wanting to hit him.

But before it could hit his face, a hand suddenly appeared out of no where and blocked his hand, making the chubby boy stumbled to the ground. Seeing their "leader" being casually tossed, the two boys immediately run for his rescue, leaving the little child.

Xingxing crouched down to check the little guy. She checked his hands, arms, even his face. "Bao-bei [1], are you okay?" Xingxing looked at the little child, her face full of worries. She dont know why, but there's something in her that want to protect this child.

The little guy adorably nods his little head in response. After ensuring that he is perfectly fine, Xiao Xingxing heaved a sigh of relief. Shethen switched his attention to the three boy's who were making a fuss.

"You dare intrude in this young master's business! You son of a b****!"

Upon hearing the boy's nasty remarks, Xingxing's brows furrowed. As a modern person, saying things like that seems a common thing on people. Especially the era she came from, where opinionated people and social media's are present.

There're always a lot of people who often curse, wether it's in person or online. Where all of the gossips and news lies. But, hearing it directly from a little boy who was just around eight or nine was - really something!.

"How dare you hurt this young master!" the chubby boy angrily yelled. "You snoopy skinny guy!! You'll pay for this!" His chubby face was red and his fist was clenched tightly. It's his first time being humiliated like this.

Not because of this skinny guy's intrusion, he wouldn't shabbilly rolled like a ball on the ground. His clothes were covered with dirt, even his face and hands too. Adding the insulting stare of that little scum. Fury and humiliation drowned the chubby boy. Thus, ordering his guards to capture and punish the two immediately.

Clutching her miss' robe, Ah-jing nervously stared at those incoming guards.

"Miss, the guards are coming! what are we going to do?"

Sensing her maid's fear, Xingxing gently tapped her shoulder. She then held both Ah-jing and the liitle child's hand as she comforted the two and reassured their safety. "Don't worry, this miss will protect you two"

Hearing her reassurance, the little child looked-up and stared at Xingxing's face for quite a while. His doe-like eyes were shinning, and his long lashes fluttered like butterfly wings as he blinked. He shifted his gaze from the girl's face to the warm hand that was protectively holding his.

His gaze stayed at their intertwined hands for quite sometime before he shifted his gaze again back to the front. As if sensing something, Xingxing subconsciously turned her head down to look at the little guy. His attention was on the incoming guards as his pair of innocent doe-like eyes blinked.

Xiao Xingxing felt warm in her heart when she felt the little child's tight grip on her hand.

Bunch of armed men were viciously walking towards the group of three. The on-lookers can only shake their heads in disbelief. Some heaved a sigh of pity.

One little child, a skinny young man and a servant maid. This three offended those unruly brats and the bulky-looking guards will now catch them. One could only pray for their safety.

Filled with immenince smiles on their faces, the guards haughtily strode towards the three. "You scums dared to offend our young master!" one of the guards said as he made a gesture of cracking his fingers. He wickedly smiled at the three "We'll surely teach you a lesson"

Xiao Xingxing tightened her grip on the two as she nervously bit her lower lip.

'Geez! this guards surely is scary and bulky'

She gritted her teeth when the guards aimed to grab her. Luckily, her reflexes were fast and avoided the guard's hands.

'Damn!' Xingxing curses inwardly.

'There's only one thing we could possibly do now-'

"RUN!"

Before the guards could make a move again, Xiao Xingxing instantly run with the child and Ah-jing in tow.

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At the other side of the streets, a man in black robes has seen all of the fuss. His enthralling eyes were sharp like an eagle eyeing his prey from a far. A handsome man in blue robes then came to his side and bowed.

"My lord, pardon but the little lord wasn't in any establishments here. We still couldn't track his location" Xufeng reported nervously.

He sneakily peeked at his master's expression. Xufeng expected his master's expression to be more and more scary. He was ready to face the wrath of this frightening master of his. But surprisingly, the black-robe man's face remained stoic. Devoid of any expression.

Xufeng stared dumbfoundedly at the man infront. Helplessness on his handsome face.

'My lord, the little lord is missing. It's the little lord we're talking here, you're son! S. O. N! Your one and only son, your flesh and blood! your heir! Aren't you supposed to be worried? Be angry? Like other normal parent would do?'

'My lord, why is your reaction like that?'