The young girl did not seem overly surprised.
Mu Nian, the county princess, hesitated for a moment before speaking in the lowest, softest voice.
"I know."
"I actually guessed... the time you appeared in my courtyard was around the same time... as Prince Yan went missing."
The girl glanced at him stealthily before continuing.
"I also know..."
She paused, her tone carrying a strange nuance.
"My elder brother, the Crown Prince, did not genuinely seek your whereabouts. He actually feared the military power you wield. Perhaps... he intended to..."
Her voice faltered slightly, but she eventually voiced her inner thoughts.
"Perhaps, my elder brother, the Crown Prince, intended to kill you."
As she uttered these words, it was as if a great weight had been lifted from her heart.
The man opposite her looked at the girl, his eyes flickering slightly. He then asked her.
"And you?"
Mu Nian's eyes widened in astonishment.
"Me?"
She pointed a finger at herself.
"What about me? What are you saying... you mean..."
She looked at the man before her with confusion.
"What do you mean by that?"
She didn't understand. Da Feng Novel Network.
The man opposite her slowly brushed his fingertips across her cheek.
Seeing the subtle dazed expression in her eyes, the indescribable stirrings and longing in his heart grew even stronger.
"Would you kill me for your Crown Prince brother?"
The girl opposite him suddenly lifted her head, her tone becoming more emphatic.
"How could that be!"
"I would never kill you for my elder brother, the Crown Prince. Besides, you are my little fox, you've been held and kissed by me..."
She stopped speaking abruptly at this point, looking up at the man before her. A blush of shyness crossed her eyes.
"Besides, you've been held and kissed by me, I have to be responsible for you. I heard you are unmarried?"
Prince Yan let out a soft snort.
He hadn't expected this.
This young county princess was so audacious as to inquire about whether he was married. What business was it of hers whether he was married or not? Why was this young county princess showing so much concern?
But though he snorted coldly on the surface, deep down, there was a hint of inexplicable joy!
"I am not married, so what?"
"Are you perhaps going to be my Princess Consort? But that Crown Prince wants you to be the Crown Princess."
Heaven knew how much he yearned for the young county princess's answer, hoping she would agree to be with him. The county princess, however, let out a soft laugh.
"But I am still young, and I don't need to consider so much for now."
"These matters are still very far from me."
Her eyes widened, sparkling brightly.
"I just don't want you to fight with my elder brother, the Crown Prince."
"My elder brother, the Crown Prince, watched me grow up after all. I see him as my own brother. I don't want any conflict between you."
Hearing the young county princess say this, Prince Yan opposite her let out a cold laugh.
"Then if, between me and your Crown Prince brother, only one can survive, which would you choose?"
"Choose me, or him?"
County Princess Mu Nian never imagined she would have to face such a soul-testing question. Her eyes widened, and her expression even showed a hint of helplessness. After a moment, she lowered her head, her voice becoming slightly hoarse as she said.
"If that's the case—"
She stammered.
"Can I not choose?"
"I really don't know..."
Prince Yan, who had been about to press her with further questions, saw the innocent and teary eyes of the young county princess and let out a soft snort, not pursuing the matter further.
"I need to leave for a few days. Since the Crown Prince has arrived, my subordinates will surely make a move. I need to return and stabilize the situation."
The county princess nodded obediently.
"You're going back? Then go back—hey, why are you looking at me like that?"
Her expression turned flustered in an instant, and her voice changed pitch.
"You looking at me—it makes me very nervous!"
Prince Yan remained silent for a moment, then reminded her.
"Have you forgotten? We have signed a demon god contract?"
The young girl still looked flustered and helpless.
"But what does that have to do with you leaving?"
Prince Yan was becoming somewhat impatient.
"If you don't do something—"
He paused, his voice extremely clear and cold.
"I won't be able to maintain my human form for long."
But County Princess Mu Nian still didn't understand.
"But what do I need to do?"
She was very surprised.
Deep in her eyes, a hint of faint confusion was mixed.
"What do I need to do to make you maintain your human form?"
She was deliberately feigning ignorance, because the little system had long since prompted her with a giggle in her mind.
"Host, hehe, you just need to kiss him."
It was just that Prince Yan likely cared about his pride, which was why he was stuttering and unable to speak for so long.
She looked at the young man before her. Anger truly showed in his eyes, but it wasn't directed at Mu Nian. That anger seemed entirely directed at himself.
Then he spoke.
"I'll revert to my original form, and then..."
He seemed to find it difficult to say, and after a long while, he continued to speak hesitantly.
"Then, you kiss me."
"That's all."
"Don't you often do such things?"
The young girl opposite him felt disbelief.
Her eyes widened until they were round and big. Seeing her expression, Prince Yan's cheeks suddenly turned red. Then he heard this girl say.
"This is not the same!"
The girl's eyes widened.
"I didn't know you were Prince Yan before. I thought you were just my little fox. But now that I know you are Prince Yan, how can I, how can I just be indifferent?"
Prince Yan's cheeks were flushed red, but he still transformed into a little fox.
His furry ears and fluffy tail were swaying, looking incredibly cute. He swayed his ears and tail, as if gently trembling in the wind.
His ears were pink.
Then the little fox mustered its courage and leaped directly into County Princess Mu Nian's embrace. It then looked up at her, its eyes full of anticipation.
"Awooo, awooo!"
The subtext was clear.
Kiss me, woof woof!
Kiss me.
The county princess was still struggling, picking up its large tail.
"But you are Prince Yan... how can I kiss you?"
The little fox's voice was soft and cute, its eyes watery and full of expectation. The county princess's eyes showed a fierce struggle, and she finally made up her mind.
"Alright, alright, I agree!"
She slowly kissed the little fox on its mouth.
Then she saw this little fox's entire body instantly turn pink.
One kiss...
Is enough.
But why would she kiss a fox on the mouth!
She didn't know, foxes also had chastity!
Prince Yan had always upheld his male virtue, but he never expected to be utterly defeated by this girl. His whole body tingled, and his tail began to wag uncontrollably.
He loved the feeling of being kissed by her!