Emperor Wu Shun did invite people from Dong Lang to come to the banquet last night, but no one came. It could be considered impolite for someone to ignore such an invitation, right? Normally, such an action could indeed be considered impolite, but no one would dare to say that the werewolves in Dong Lang were impolite because they had reason not to come to the banquet being held at Xinyang Imperial Palace last night.
The full moon happened last night, and even if things had changed in Dong Lang after the events two weeks ago, nothing had changed about the reactions of the werewolves during the full moon night. The werewolves would still turn into their wolf form and would lose control if they couldn't eat enough meat that night.
Normally, the werewolves in Rongyao Imperial Palace would even have a feast with human flesh as the main course, but because Bai Chen was now the Crown Prince of Dong Lang, that tradition was abolished.
No one looked down on Bai Chen anymore, and that was why no one voiced their protest when the new Crown Prince suggested they have a feast on animal meat only. Thus, it wasn't too scary in Dong Lang now, but humans still wouldn't want to go there until the werewolves returned to their normal selves in a week.
Wu Jinhai was actually not afraid of how the werewolves were affected by the presence of the full moon in the sky, and he would have gone to Dong Lang to meet his lover if his father had not forbidden him. Wu Shun had told his eldest son to be good all along when he had just been appointed the new Crown Prince of Wu Li, and Wu Jinhai could only listen to his father's advice.
In the end, Wu Jinhai had to endure the sorrow of not being able to see Bai Chen in the past week, nor would he be able to see the man for another week.
That was why he looked like a sulking baby at the moment, but Yu Ming just burst out laughing when he saw the younger man. Indeed, the younger man had mocked him just now, but Yu Ming was not offended in the least. Instead, he was amused when he saw Wu Jinhai's ugly expression.
"You are a Crown Prince now, Xiao Hai. Before you officially became the Crown Prince of Wu Li, you always cared about your image, but now you can even show that ugly expression in front of me," Yu Ming responded to the younger man, and it was clear that he was mocking the man.
"Why should I protect my image in front of you?" Wu Jinhai replied. "You look uglier than me right now, and that's why I won't care about how you judge me now."
Yu Ming blinked in confusion after hearing Wu Jinhai's words. He didn't have the opportunity to look in the mirror, and that was why he had no idea how messy he was. But then he remembered how the palace maids had even tried to contain their laughter when they saw him before, and that was why Yu Ming was somehow certain that he indeed looked very messy and ugly at this moment.
Running his hand through his hair as he tried to smooth out his green hair, he then asked, "Do I look so bad? That annoying brother of yours didn't even let me look in the mirror before he kicked my ass, and that's why I don't know if I look so ugly right now."
Yu Ming spoke casually, but Wu Jinhai frowned upon hearing his sentence. "Did you spend time with Wu Jingguo last night?" He asked the older man, and he once again silently observed the man's appearance before continuing, "If you spent time with him last night, then that would be enough to explain you're embarrassing appearance this morning."
Suddenly, Yu Ming widened his eyes in surprise after hearing Wu Jinhai's answer. "What do you mean, Xiao Hai? I really can't see how I'm looking right now, so you better explain everything to me instantly!" He panicked and answered the younger man.
This time, it was Wu Jinhai's turn to appear amused after seeing Yu Ming's reply, but instead of verbally answering the man's orders, he just silently grabbed Yu Ming's pink sleeve before dragging the man somewhere.
There was a fish pond in front of Yu Ming's new pavilion, and Wu Jinhai led the older man into the pond before stopping at the edge of the pond.
Wu Jinhai didn't say anything, but it was probably easy for Yu Ming to understand the man's intentions, and that was why he immediately crouched down by the pond before seeing his reflection in the pond.
The water in the pond couldn't produce a clearer reflection like a mirror, but it was enough to show how messy Yu Ming had become after leaving Wu Jingguo's palace. Let's not talk about his hair as it looked like a bird's nest now, but let's talk about his neck which was covered in many kiss marks, and aside from those obvious marks, Yu Ming's face was also covered in several teeth marks.
Without needing to ask about the identity of the culprit, Yu Ming had already guessed it, and that's why he suddenly got up from his squatting position. Invisible smoke escaped through his ears as he screamed, "THAT SON OF A BITCH IS NOT HUMAN BUT AN ANIMAL FOR SURE! WHY DIDN'T HE JUST SWALLOW THIS LAO ZI[1] INSTEAD OF SHAMELESSLY BITING MY FACE?"
Wu Jinhai finally couldn't hold back his laughter, and he burst into laughter after hearing Yu Ming's scream. "I didn't expect you to spend the night with him last night, Yu Ming," he replied casually. "So, how many rounds did you have with him last night?"
And without thinking, Yu Ming pushed Wu Jinhai into the fish pond. Instantly, Wu Jinhai was swimming with the other fish in the pond, and he was also screaming at the culprit who had pushed him mercilessly just now.
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[1] Lao zi: father (in anger, or out of contempt).