Chapter 154 - 153: Eat the Sugar Coating

Chapter 154: Chapter 153: Eat the Sugar Coating

"Wonderful, wonderful! I am pleased. I adore beauties like these!"

Faced with this group of stunning Qiuci Dancers, Xia Wuyang displayed an enthusiasm befitting his persona. He seized the leader Hanik’s Heart’s delicate hand, his face a mask of avarice, looking as if he wished he could swallow her whole on the spot.

This caused even the incomparably beautiful Hanik’s Heart to reveal a hint of fear, along with an imperceptible trace of helplessness and despair.

But matters had already come to this. Further resistance was useless, so she could only force a smile, swallowing her pride and allowing Xia Wuyang to take liberties with her.

With his arm around Hanik’s Heart, Xia Wuyang led her into the Sleeping Palace and personally fed her all sorts of delicacies.

At the same time, he used the Soul Capturing Technique to probe her surface thoughts and finally learned the reason behind all this.

It turned out these Qiuci Dancers had been painstakingly gathered by the Seventh Prince, Xia Wunian, originally for his own enjoyment.

Unfortunately, after offending Xia Wuyang, he had been gifted a "career-ending castration combo," causing him to lose his manhood. Not only could he no longer enjoy these handpicked Qiuci Dancers, but the very sight of them now left him agitated and upset.

After hesitating for some time, despite his extreme reluctance, he decided to give them away to spare himself the torment of seeing them.

After some consideration, he chose to send them to Xia Wuyang, the elder Crown Prince, hoping to send him to an early grave and stir up chaos in the palace.

He had also ordered these Qiuci Dancers to act as his spies and provide him with intelligence from the Eastern Palace. Although he no longer had any chance of becoming the Crown Prince himself, it didn’t stop him from causing trouble.

If he was going to be miserable, he wasn’t about to let anyone else be happy.

’That Xia Wunian,’ Xia Wuyang sneered inwardly. ’Still stirring up trouble even in his condition.’

Outwardly, however, his expression grew even more lecherous.

He tightened his embrace on Hanik’s Heart and began to ply her with fine wine. "Come, come, let me have a good look at you."

"Your Highness..." Hanik’s Heart’s exquisite face was all smiles, but inwardly she was sighing in lament. All she could do was feign compliance.

Through the Soul Capturing Technique, Xia Wuyang clearly perceived her surface thoughts.

’It’s over, it’s all over. To think I’d be given to the elder Crown Prince... I’m finished.’

’He’s so old, covered in wrinkles... he’s old enough to be my grandfather.’

’I was originally hoping to serve the handsome Seventh Prince, but who knew the Seventh Prince would become the Seventh Princess—no, even worse than a Princess. A complete eunuch, who then gave us away to the dying elder Crown Prince.’

’That bastard Xia Wunian deserved to be made a eunuch, but isn’t this too cruel? Couldn’t he have sent us to Qianqing Palace, or to one of the other powerful Princes?’

’Crown Prince, please spare me... I don’t want to kiss him.’

...

Hearing the young woman’s inner laments, Xia Wuyang simply smiled and held her even tighter, swiftly pulling Hanik’s Heart onto the bed.

With a beauty in each arm, he gave himself over to carnal pleasures, teasing and frolicking—the very picture of a decadent, muddle-headed elder Crown Prince.

"Hani, come, finish this cup. I’ll dote on you properly in a moment."

"I have seen many a Qiuci Beauty, but none can compare to you, Hani."

"For the next few days, you will attend to me here. You are not to go anywhere else."

...

Xia Wuyang pretended to be completely engrossed, and the spies observing from the shadows revealed looks of satisfaction. The spies belonging to the Seventh Prince, Xia Wunian, were particularly impressed, marveling that their master was willing to part with such a kingdom-toppling Qiuci Beauty. It was an extravagant waste.

’To think he’d give away such a legendary beauty, one he should have been cherishing himself. What a pity, what a waste.’

’Even though that old bastard has been deposed, he’s certainly living well in his final years. One stunning beauty after another has been defiled by him. Especially the recently arrived Su Ling’Er and today’s Hanik’s Heart—even among the most ravishing women, they are top-tier.’

’In a smaller kingdom, they would undoubtedly be the kind of femme fatales who could ruin nations, yet they’ve both fallen into that old fiend’s clutches. It’s truly infuriating.’

A day passed without event. Hanik’s Heart was immediately taken to bed by Xia Wuyang. This was unlike Xia Wunian, who had expended great effort to acquire the Qiuci Beauties led by Hanik’s Heart and had planned to "train" them for a while before indulging himself to his heart’s content.

Who could have expected that before he even had a chance to enjoy them, he would be turned into a eunuch and have no choice but to begrudgingly send them to Xia Wuyang.

As for Xia Wunian, considering the high quality of Hanik’s Heart and the others he had sent over, Xia Wuyang decided he would find some time to teach him another lesson.

’He’s already a eunuch and he’s still pulling these petty tricks. It seems he isn’t suffering enough. In that case, I’ll just have to make him suffer a little more. It’ll save me the trouble of him causing more problems later on.’

After a round of lovemaking, Xia Wuyang feigned "exhaustion" and returned to his Practice Room. On the surface, it was to rest, but in reality, it was mainly for cultivation.

Cultivation Technique, Combat Techniques, Secret Technique, Vice Position... he neglected none of them. Every day, aside from the time he spent playing the part of the muddle-headed Crown Prince, he did not waste a single moment. He dedicated nearly all his time to cultivation, and his abilities were growing rapidly in every aspect.

Meanwhile, Hanik’s Heart and the other Qiuci Dancers began to integrate with the other beauties in the palace.

"Hanik’s Heart, the Crown Prince will surely be completely infatuated with you for the time being. Please be careful. Don’t let him overindulge, or there could be terrible consequences."

"It was like that with Ling’Er a few days ago. The Crown Prince was incredibly fond of her, but one night, while she was attending to him, he actually fainted right on top of her. If the Imperial Physician hadn’t arrived in time, I’m afraid something would have happened to the Crown Prince. Then Ling’Er would have been finished too. So you must be careful."

"Just let the Crown Prince have his fun once or twice a day. No more than that. Otherwise, given his physical condition, he’ll likely have an accident soon. You must be extremely careful."

"Sigh, we’re all poor souls in the same boat now. Let’s just pray the Crown Prince doesn’t die on top of any of us. If that happened, we’d be incredibly unlucky. We’re already unlucky enough as it is. To be punished with death for that would be the greatest injustice."

...

Hearing the other women’s warnings, Hanik’s Heart and the others felt their hearts pound with fear. They never expected that besides being old, ugly, greedy, and muddle-headed, the elder Crown Prince was also a ticking time bomb.

One wrong move and they could be utterly destroyed.

Thinking of the elder Crown Prince’s insatiable lust from just a moment ago, a chill ran through Hanik’s Heart. She was lucky he hadn’t died on top of her, or she would have been truly finished.

’I’ll have to be more careful from now on,’ she thought. ’I can’t let the elder Crown Prince overindulge.’

For several days in a row, Xia Wuyang’s performance was flawless. Music and revelry filled Wenhua Hall every night, with almost no signs of stopping.

Hanik’s Heart became his new favorite, so much so that even Su Ling’Er was no longer as doted upon and was only remembered on occasion.

He would call for them three or four times a day. Seeing his physical condition visibly worsening, even though they were already terrified, Hanik’s Heart, Su Ling’Er, and the others began to feel a new level of fear.