"Are you going to leave now?"
"What?"
Yu Ming looked taken aback after hearing the question that came from the blue-robed Prince. He didn't even realize it, but the two of them had walked together from the Empress Dowager's residence to his residence, and now they had stopped walking right in front of the building where he was living in the palace.
"You said that you would go to the demon realm after visiting the Empress Dowager. Are you leaving the palace now?" Wu Jingguo explained his question when the older man looked confused after hearing his previous question.
By now, Yu Ming could understand the direction behind the younger man's words, and that was why he calmly nodded before replying, "Correct. I will be going to the demon realm after this, but since I am now your subordinate, I must ask permission first, Your Highness."
It was still Yu Ming who was flirtatious, and he even winked at the black-haired man after verbally answering the man's question. But Wu Jingguo just rolled his eyes when he caught the shameless wink.
"I won't let you go to the demon realm," said the Second Prince, and Yu Ming finally couldn't show his carefree expression again.
"What? Why don't you let me go, Your Highness? It's not that I would neglect my responsibility to assist you, but I don't think you have anything to do right now, and that's why you should let me go. It's not like I'll be leaving your side for a long time, Your Highness," Yu Ming tried to bargain after he failed to get the permission he needed on the first try.
"Who said I don't have anything to do right now?" Wu Jingguo casually asked the older man. "Right now, I need to do something important, and that's why you can't leave my side."
"You suddenly sound like a possessive husband, Your Highness," Yu Ming carelessly replied to the younger man, and his careless reply was enough to shock the younger man.
"Watch your mouth, old man! Do you want me to kick your ass again?" Annoyed, Wu Jingguo responded to the teasing, but Yu Ming only grinned instead of being frightened by the scolding.
"Do you think I am too old, Your Highness? But if I am too old, then you won't be fucking me again and again, will you? How you can enjoy my body is enough to prove that I'm still in my prime, Your Highness."
"..." Wu Jingguo even looked speechless after hearing Yu Ming's vulgar answer, and he couldn't utter a single word to scold the older man.
Sure enough, Wu Jingguo knew what kind of thing that happened to them after they got drunk last night. His memory was quite hazy due to the liquor he drank, but his brain was still able to produce some images from last night, and that was why Wu Jingguo looked a little embarrassed after hearing Yu Ming's teasing.
He gritted his teeth to hold back his anger so he wouldn't directly punch Yu Ming, and he finally looked away from the shorter man before replying, "Two weeks ago, we encountered several demons in Dong Lang who assisted Shao Yaoting in his rebellion. They were strong and dangerous demons, and we failed to catch all of them back then. That's why I plan to hunt them down and bring them to prison to give them the punishment they deserve."
This time, Wu Jingguo looked very serious with his words, and Yu Ming finally didn't want to tease the younger man anymore.
"You plan to hunt those demons?" Asked the fish demon. "I agree with your idea, but how are you going to do it?"
Yu Ming looked confused, but Wu Jingguo was relaxed as he replied, "I'll try to find them in the demon realm."
"…" This time, it was Yu Ming who looked speechless. It seemed like he was trying to connect some of the floating dots in his head, and when he was able to grasp the situation, he finally opened his mouth to say, "Just now you said that I couldn't go to the demon realm because I needed to stay by your side, but then you told me that you're going to look for those demons in the demon realm? What exactly are you trying to tell me, Your Highness? If you want me to stay by your side, then I'll have to follow you into the demon realm, right? If that's the case, then you don't need to say that I can't go to the demon realm, right?"
It was confusing in Yu Ming's eyes, which was why he looked slightly irritated as he voiced the questions. It seemed the younger man was trying to play a trick on him, and that was why he was feeling so annoyed right now.
But Wu Jingguo only looked at him in amusement at this time, and he calmly replied, "I did say that you can't go to the demon realm, but that's not all I have to say. I wanted to say that you can go to the demon realm, but you should go there with me."
"…" Yu Ming was completely speechless this time. Sure enough, Wu Jingguo was trying to play with his sanity, and that was why he was now trying hard to control his fist so that it wouldn't suddenly land on Wu Jingguo's face.
Yu Ming was indeed very enraged, and his expression was a stark contrast to Wu Jingguo's amused expression at this time. The taller man even tried to hold back his laughter as if what was shown before him was the funniest show in the world.
"I will not ask for your opinion as my decision is final, and you only need to wait for me here when I go to see His Majesty to ask for his permission. As soon as I receive a yes from His Majesty, we will immediately set off for the demon realm," Wu Jingguo spoke again while Yu Ming was still silent, and without waiting for the older man's response, he turned his body and started walking away from the older man.
Yu Ming gritted his teeth angrily, and he also tried to restrain himself from rushing over to the Second Prince and kissing his buttocks with his foot.