CHAPTER 304: CHAPTER 304: FIVE TREASURES: XIAOBAI, FROM NOW ON, I’LL TAKE YOU TO SOAR

That child was cold by nature. Very few people could catch his eye, but Gu Shurong was the only one he wanted to protect.

Si Lisao stood up and walked towards the spacecraft simulator cabin.

Gu Shurong was taking Ye Nianbai for a flight.

Gu Shurong sat in the cockpit, while Ye Nianbai took the co-pilot’s seat. Ye Nianbai couldn’t keep up with Gu Shurong’s pace, a real drag on the team, and Gu Shurong kept cursing.

"Ah, you idiot!"

"Blast it, Rookie Bai, watch out for the meteor stream on the left!"

"Your shooting is even worse than the stewed pig’s trotters my family makes!"

"If I scattered some rice in the cockpit, a chicken would maneuver better than you! Use that thing on your neck, will you? Move it a little!"

"..."

Ye Nianbai’s exquisitely carved face turned beet red.

He didn’t want to fly with Gu Shurong at all!

No one had ever dared to yell at this young master like this in his entire life!

But he couldn’t talk back!

If there was anyone to blame, it was his own lousy skills!

Ye Nianbai, fuming, took off his glasses and headset after the session ended. He opened the door of the simulator cabin and ran towards Si Mingjing, on the verge of tears, "Jingjing, am I stupid?"

"How could that be? You’re only five years old; it’s normal not to play well."

Si Mingjing picked up Ye Nianbai, soothing the child’s severely bruised confidence.

"But Little Fatty is also only five."

Si Mingjing’s voice was gentle, salvaging his self-esteem.

"Everyone has their strengths, Xiaobai. We shouldn’t compare our weaknesses to others’ strengths. He might not be better than you in other areas. Have confidence in yourself."

Ye Nianbai was still quite upset.

He didn’t want to be bested by anyone.

Gu Shurong also took off his glasses and headset, swaggering as he was about to step out of the cockpit. Suddenly, he bumped into a tall, imposing figure. An overwhelming aura washed over him. Gu Shurong tilted his small head up to meet Si Lisao’s cold, downward gaze, and it scared him out of his wits.

"Mama, help! You scared this Prince to death!!!"

Si Lisao picked up the fright-stricken Gu Shurong, holding him easily in one arm. With narrowed eyes, a powerful aura, and a serious face, he said, "So you do know fear? I see you’re itching for a lesson!"

"Wuwuwu, this little one was wrong, this little one was wrong, this little one was really wrong..."

Gu Shurong was the best at sizing up situations. Admitting his mistakes and apologizing was a daily routine for him.

In desperation, his two chubby little arms tightly embraced Si Lisao’s neck as he cleverly played the victim, "WAH WUHUHU, this little one is so pitiful! I was kidnapped, my virtue was stolen! I’ll never be able to find a wife in the future, wah wuhuhu..."

Crown Prince Lisao looked utterly exasperated.

Si Mingjing came over to explain, "Sorry, Crown Prince. I wasn’t watching him closely enough when he was riding, and he fell off the horse. His bottom is black and blue. I applied some liniment for bruises. The child is probably a bit shy about having his pants taken off."

She held out a bottle of liniment, offering it to Si Lisao, "This is a liniment I formulated myself. Apply it every five hours, and the bruising will be gone in two days."

Si Lisao put the medicine into his coat pocket. Holding Gu Shurong, he said, "Little sister, I have some matters to attend to today and must leave first. We’ll meet another day."

"Crown Prince, I’m afraid that won’t work. This child’s guardian scammed Mo Yinhe out of one billion..."

Si Mingjing didn’t finish her sentence before Si Lisao interrupted, "One billion has already been transferred to Mo Yinhe; he should have received it by now. Even so, making things difficult for a child is not something a future ruler should do. Mo Yinhe’s methods are just too shameless!"

Si Lisao’s voice was stern. After speaking, he turned and left.

Si Mingjing: "..."

Si Mingjing felt that Crown Prince Lisao was unusually hurried today, lacking his typical composure, as if he were desperately trying to hide something.

Si Mingjing’s gaze fell on Gu Shurong, who was held in Si Lisao’s arms. Could this child harbor some unknown secret?

"Jingjing, is Little Fatty leaving? This young master still wants to play with him. Please don’t let him leave, okay?"

Despite being thoroughly trounced by Gu Shurong, Ye Nianbai hadn’t thought of breaking off their friendship; instead, he wanted to interact with him more.

Gu Shurong waved goodbye to Ye Nianbai, without a shred of reluctance, eager only to escape the "den of thieves." "Rookie Bai, bye-bye! Another day, I’ll take you flying again."

The group arrived at the palace entrance.

Ten imposing limousines slowly drove up. Guards alighted, opened the door for Si Lisao, and respectfully ushered him into a car.

Si Mingjing stood outside the car with Ye Nianbai, seeing them off.

Ye Nianbai said, his eyes full of reluctance, "Little Fatty, this young master wants to add your WeChat."

Gu Shurong’s little head popped out of the car window, "Come on, come on, add me quickly! This Prince has to go. Later, I’ll guide you remotely."

After exchanging WeChat contacts, Gu Shurong was taken away by Si Lisao. The Crown Prince was prompt and decisive, not wishing to delay a single moment, fearing complications.

"Jingjing, will Little Fatty come to our house to play again in the future?"

Si Mingjing bent down and rubbed Ye Nianbai’s little head gently, "He will. If you like him, we can invite him to our house to play again."

"Yay! This young master likes Little Fatty!"

Si Mingjing sent a WeChat message to Mo Yinhe, "The child was taken away by Si Lisao. I couldn’t stop him. He said one billion has already been deposited into your account."

Was Mo Yinhe really short one billion?

What he lacked was a "Soul of the Sea" that could outshine the necklace Si Lisao had given.

Forget it; harassing a child truly wasn’t a dignified thing to do. Mo Yinhe didn’t pursue the matter further.

But...

Sitting in his office in the legislative building, leaning back in his chair, Mo Yinhe rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

Si Lisao had reacted so quickly when this child was taken.

What was his relationship with the boy?

Mo Yinhe called Fengjue over, "Find out."

Having left the palace, Si Lisao instructed Gu Shurong to call Ye Jingzhe himself, who had been anxiously awaiting news, to set his mind at ease.

So, Gu Shurong was making the call, excitedly gesturing as he described the game room in the palace.

"AWOO! Boss! It was super fun; this Prince didn’t even want to leave. There were so many spaceship models this Prince hadn’t played with before. It’s the first time this Prince has envied other people’s kids... BEEP... BEEP..."

Gu Shurong hadn’t finished speaking when Ye Jingzhe, furious, abruptly hung up the phone.

Little Bingshan Ye Jingzhe didn’t just hang up; he blocked Gu Shurong, adding him to the blacklist.

He decided to let Gu Shurong stew in the blacklist for an hour!

When Ye Jingzhe recalled how worried he had been, while Gu Shurong, on the other hand, had been gleefully playing games at the kidnapper’s place, he seethed with uncontrollable anger!

"Hey, hey! Boss? Boss? What the heck? How dare you hang up on this Prince?"

Gu Shurong, unwilling to give up, tried calling again, only to be met with a cold, unapologetic automated voice, "Sorry, you have been blocked by the user. The user refuses to pick up your call..."