Chapter 752: Who Dares to Pry?

"COUGH COUGH COUGH... It’s just... COUGH COUGH COUGH..." Old Prince Feng’s breathing was ragged.

Sun Shiming was nearly in tears from fright. "Prince? Prince... Calm down, calm down... Someone, tea! Pour a cup of tea, quickly!"

The sight of him gasping so violently was terrifying. Sun Shiming was afraid the Old Prince might not be able to take his next breath...

’If he dies of anger in Dayu City, I’ll lose my head for it.’

"Here it is, here it is." A guard came running with a teacup.

Sun Shiming took it and brought it to the Old Prince’s lips. "Prince, here, here. Drink some tea. It’ll help you calm down."

"COUGH COUGH COUGH..." Old Prince Feng was dry-heaving, unable to catch his breath. When the tea reached his lips, he opened his mouth and took a few sips.

His breathing was shallow and erratic, and he gasped for a while before he finally began to recover.

"Im... Immortal Sea Building, what’s so great about it? Don’t... don’t think that... even if this were at the Heavenly King Palace, no one would attend! I... I’ll just watch and see how you make fools of yourselves. Let’s... let’s see who dares to come and celebrate Ch... Chen Rentian’s birthday."

"You needn’t trouble yourself over who comes to the celebration, Prince. Luo Feng, see the Old Prince out," Ye Qianning said coolly.

"Yes."

Luo Feng stepped forward. "This way, please."

"You... You..."

"Prince, let’s go," Sun Shiming said, supporting him and leading him toward the door.

’He was afraid the Prince would say something else to delude himself.’

’These harsh words would only make him look more pathetic. In Dayu City, forget a Prince—even if the Emperor himself came, they wouldn’t be able to find reinforcements if she decided to do something.’

’Dayu City was too remote, surrounded by the sea on three sides.’

’The nearest city was many days away by horse, and that city was dirt-poor besides.’

’Dayu City had been an obscure, backward place, but she had spent years building it into a bustling metropolis with a large garrison. Even if they summoned all the soldiers from the surrounding cities, they couldn’t possibly defeat her forces.’

’He, the City Lord, was just a figurehead. What could he possibly use to oppose her?’

’Old Prince Feng had been in the imperial capital for too long. His status was worthless here!’

After the group left, the Immortal Sea Building returned to its usual tranquility.

The onlookers who had been hiding and watching the drama now turned their gazes toward Ye Qianning. So this was the young owner of the Immortal Sea Building.

She looked to be fifteen or sixteen, and her wealth was simply staggering.

Although she wasn’t a conventional beauty, marrying her would be like marrying a gold mine.

Many calculating individuals began to size up Ye Qianning. If they could marry their sons to her, it would be a meteoric rise to power.

Many scions of merchant families also took notice. If they could win the young owner’s favor, many of their affairs would become much easier to handle.

However, just as their scheming began, a piercing gaze shot toward them, frightening the crowd into instantly averting their eyes and vanishing down the upstairs corridor.

Sang Zhi’s murderous gaze swept across them, a clear declaration of his claim.

’Anyone who dared to covet her would be made to wish they were dead!’

Ye Qianning sensed something and turned her head. The sight that met her eyes made her heart skip a beat. ’Absolutely breathtaking. Just his side profile is handsome enough to anger both gods and men.’

’She knew he was handsome as a child, but she never expected him to become this incredible as an adult.’

"Are you staying at the Immortal Sea Building now?" she asked.

"No."

"Then which inn are you staying at?"

"I’ll stay wherever you’re staying." He didn’t want to be apart from her for a single moment.

Ye Qianning frowned slightly. "You can’t."

"Why?"

"The inn is full."

"Then throw them all out."

"..."

Ye Qianning took a step back and studied him seriously from head to toe. If it weren’t for his eyes, she would have thought a completely different person was standing before her.

’He had changed so much.’