The heavy footsteps finally stopped in front of Qin Yan. Unknowingly, the youth even felt like the air around them has gotten a bit colder than usual. Grey fogs suddenly gathered around the man's face, hiding his appearance.
He couldn't make out much of the other's appearance except for a tall, strong frame dressed in black robes. The man oozes extremely cold airs as if he was a walking air conditioner. The drop of temperature was most likely because of this man.
The man stood quietly examining the beauty in red, his gaze unpredictable. Except for extreme obsession, it doesn't seem like he would dare to hurt the youth.
Qin Yan frowned as he sensed that something was a bit wrong, his hands couldn't help tighten his grip around the beautiful black whip.
'System, why does he look a bit familiar?'
[Ah? Host, do you know him?]
'I don't remember...'
His memory was lost, how could he remember? However, he clearly felt a sense of familiarity from this man, it was definitely not a good feeling.
Qin Yan's long eyelashes quiver as he was in thought, the beautiful red lips unconsciously jutted out in a spoiled manner.
The person in front seems to throw away his vigilance at the sight, the man crouched down and got a bit closer to Qin Yan.
His voice was a bit hoarse as if he hasn't spoken for a long time, "Do you remember me?"
Qin Yan couldn't see his face but for some reason, he has a feeling the man already knew about the weapon he was holding.
"A whip? Were you planning to hurt me with that? That's cute."
Noticing the beauty was staring coldly at him without an ounce of affection, he couldn't help looking away from the young man angrily. When he was at the auction, the youth was clearly looking at Xue Hu with a loving gaze he craved for. He was crazily jealous and angry.
The air around them suddenly got even colder. However, Qin Yan was confused. Was this another transmigrator? Who is this person? Was he deliberately pretending to be the villain behind the contract just to meet him? So it was all a bait?
The man paused for a long time and Qin Yan even suspect he would start to do something crazy.
"I never knew the reason you chose him but I won't give up. We were a match made in heaven....you were supposed to be mine, Yan'er. I couldn't stay in this world for too long....I'm sorry about the thing I did in the past. You might not remember, but it doesn't matter. This time, I will win."
The words were spoken in a soft voice filled with emotions but the youth wasn't a bit moved.
The man stood up, look longingly at Qin Yan for a long time before walking away with the black whip in his right hand.
Qin Yan watched the back of the man walking away then looked down at his bruised ankle. Although the man didn't intend to harm him, he trusted his intuition. He feel a bit familiar but Qin Yan doesn't has any good feeling towards him.
The youth looked up at the beautiful night sky and sighed with melancholy. His expectation of teaching a villain a piece of his mind was ruined and even got himself a bigger creep who was crazily obsessed with him.
He felt a sense of unsatisfaction of not getting what he wants and felt a bit irritated in his heart.
"Hmph! Let's go back."
Qin Yan held the little fox in his arms as he stood up a bit unsteadily, he even got hurt for nothing. The more he think about it, the more he wanted to take his anger out on that man.
The man wanted to be with him? If you're not brother then dream on!
Qin Yan limps toward the banquet hall, the bruise hurts but it wasn't serious.
[Host, why not take a heal pill from the system mall?]
"Why? I wanted to act spoil and have brother look after me."
[.....]
Qin Yan slowed down his movements and suddenly remember something.
"When that man speak, I called for you. Why didn't you answer?"
[.....It's not that I don't wanna answer. There was an unknown force suppressing me. This system is innocent. QAQ]
"He's so powerful?"
[Yes, Yes! It's not because I'm useless or anything.]
Qin Yan ignored the weird behavior of the system and was in deep thought. His emerald green eyes glistened coldly against the moonlight, "How troublesome."
He arrived in front of the hall and mixed in with the crowds at the security check point. Everyone handed their invitation but the security guard only took one look at his collar before letting him in.
As soon as he walked in, there was a pleasant smell of lilies, however, the youth's face scrunched up as he blocked his nose with his sleeve.
His eyes unconsciously redden, the beautifully white skin flushed a slight tint of red. The smell wasn't strong and doesn't seem to affect the guests much.
But looking around, he noticed every slave who wore a collar also got the same reaction.
'What is this smell? I don't like it.'
[Host....it's mixed with aphrodisiac. The king of Minglong is too unscrupulous!]
It seems to only have an affect on slaves. Qin Yan doesn't like this kind of stuff and he even feel a bit sick. The pills in the system mall might help but as long as he stay in the banquet hall, he will still most likely affected by the smell.
[To do something like this...Isn't the king trying to piss Xue Hu off?]
Qin Yan took one pill to calm down his state, his breathing a bit unsteady, "Why?"
[There was once a rumor of the original Xue Hu's mother being a slave, but it wasn't clarified if the rumor was true or not. Slaves might have a certain freedom but I heard they're heavily discriminated outside of Minglong and Zhoulan. Xue Hu's mother used to be a slave in the far away Qianping Kingdom. Being drugged and sold off to nobles, it was the norm there....]
Leaning against the wall, Qin Yan sneered, "He's looking for death. Isn't he afraid of getting assassinated after this banquet? Maybe he's tired of sitting on that throne for too long."
Not even ten seconds later, the aphrodisiac started to affect Qin Yan again as he cheeks flushed red, his body felt uncomfortable.
"Isn't this a bit too strong? Are they trying to kill all of the slaves?"
Blocking his nose with the sleeve was useless, Qin Yan was in a really bad mood before, but now he got even more impatient, he really wanna let out his grievances on someone.
But at the same time, he started to miss his brother again. The youth was conflicted and finally chose to act spoil to his brother instead.
"Ah~ where is brother?"
Because of the aphrodisiac, his voice sounded a bit sticky and sweeter than usual.
His gaze was a bit blurry, he had to take another pill to calm down. He even curse the king multiple times in his heart.
The youth at this moment looks incredibly tempting and he was even taking the initiative to look for Xue Hu with that appearance.
The system was speechless at its host unguarded appearance and wanted to warn him.
[Host, are you sure you wanted to find that beas- Xue Hu?]
He almost said beast! Aiyah, not good.
"Hm~"
The young man's mind was already clouded thus ignored the system's kind warning.