“Little prince, don't try to help us; it’s no use. We have already signed a blood contract between the master and the enslaver, and if we escape, we will have a physical explosion. You'd better return."
Ling Tian blinked continuously; it was the first time he heard about the contract, guessing that it was the thing that bound these four people to the evil dragon man, but he still stubbornly used his dragon power to remove the chain that was hanging. All four hovered in the cage, hands twisting slightly on the bars to create an entrance. The sound of chains and bars colliding with each other resounded with a loud jingle.
Fortunately, there were no guards around to check, so Ling Tian helped each person out of the cage, carrying them back to his room. Having to move eight times, both before and forth, to help the four escape successfully, Ling Tian felt tired; sweat soaked his shirt and forehead.
"Little prince, you are so strong; you can easily carry an adult man and climb and run away; you are not an ordinary dragon." Wei Lin quickly said.
Ling Tian didn't say anything because he was too tired; he just nodded and smiled, looked down at the opponent's broken legs, wanted to check the condition with his hands but was afraid they would hurt, and motioned for everyone to be quiet. Quietly let him find the healer.
Turning off the dark lights, he locked the door carefully and sneaked away.
***
Although the party was not over, Ling Jie and his fiancee could no longer continue listening to Kang Jun's clichés; the two asked permission to leave early. On the way back to the room, Si Mei angrily scolded and scolded; Ling Jie had to comfort her to make her less hot.
"I don't often come back, but tonight we have a small wine party in the garden in front of the room, watching the moon while eating barbecue, there's nothing like it." – Feeling that her mood has improved, walking on the corridor, she looked at the big and bright moon, and called out to her husband.
"Okay, in my opinion." – He held her hand, her small hand in his palm, looked at each other affectionately, and then walked together.
Suddenly, Ling Jie stopped; Si Mei was surprised; in front of the corridor was brightly lit, but there was no guard; she was also surprised because this was the royal residence. The guards were denser; now, there was no one.
“Ling Jie, we….”
"Whist! I smell fresh blood, but not dragons."
“Not the dragons?”
Ling Jie nodded; both of them already had the answer in their heads, this is the dragon world; the smell of blood that is not the dragon's blood is definitely from the four slaves of Kang Yu, who did not like humans; Ling Jie For the first time, angry, he rushed to Ling Tian's room.
Roughly opening the wooden door with intricate carvings on his face, Ling Jie, with a murderous body, entered; in front of him were four enslaved people being helplessly bandaged by the best doctor in the palace. On top of them, sitting next to the five, was his brother, sitting on a chair shaking his tail, swinging his legs comfortably. Seeing his brother, Ling Jie rushed out from the chair and tried to hug him, but his hands held his body.
“Xiao Tian, how many times have I told you? Don't mess with these people, damn it! These animals are not worth saving!”
The first time he was scolded by his brother, Ling Tian froze and looked at him bewildered; this time, he did not cry, stepped back to the four enslaved people being treated, raised his hands to shield them, and stubbornly retorted: “Brother, they are injured. Humans have no power, so we have to protect them.”
"Guard? Si Mei, hurry up and call the men of the Southern King to come and get them back; these beasts can't stay with us for another moment." – The whole body radiated an angry, murderous aura and turned to Si Mei, who had just caught up with him to the room, let out a cold sentence, regardless of his brother's resistance, he lifted his whole body with one hand. Even if you struggle, it won't do anything.
“If it weren't for them, my power wouldn't be what it is now; humans are cunning and inherently unreliable. If I see you saving them again, I'll tell your father to keep you under house arrest for a year. And you, what spell did you cast on the boy? If I were Kang Jun, I'm afraid I would have killed you long ago."
The four enslaved people were scared but did not dare to raise their heads; they just quietly lowered their heads, used to be enslaved for a long time, had no intention of resisting anymore, only resigned.
For example, Si Mei would usually protect the little prince, but the other party is a mortal; However, she does not hold grudges or animosity with the four of them; she absolutely can't help but think about the wound on her body. Ling Jie hurriedly ran down the corridor, looking for the Southern King's people to inform. Very quickly, Kang Yu's people arrived at the place, Ling Tian was held tightly by his brother, watching the four enslaved people being taken away in front of him, trying to gather strength to use strength, but this time his body did not listen to him, helpless but burst into tears.
***
The party ended quite late; Ling Guang and his friends reeked of alcohol, and everyone staggered back; he now had a headache and wanted to rest immediately; indeed, Ling Tian was asleep. His every move was gentle, afraid to wake his son.
Entering the room was still a standard room, but there was no sign of the youngest son; his mind was a bit more awake, he quickly called someone to find him, and he was full of rising anxiety. Suddenly, hearing the cry coming from nowhere, Ling Guang immediately ran to where the scream came from because just by listening to it, he knew who the owner of the cry was.
"Now that he hasn't slept yet, Ling Jie must have teased the boy." – While walking, muttering, drunk made him feel a little dizzy.
As soon as he saw him, Ling Tian ran to hug his legs and cry, tears from his nose, and recounts: "Father, father, big brother bullied me..."
“Father, listen to my explanation. Ling Tian continued to save those enslaved people. And invite the royal physician to treat them." – Ling Jie still maintains his eyes as cold as ice, respectfully paying respects.
“Xiao Tian! I told you not to go near them; why didn't you listen?"
Not being defended by his father but being yelled at, Ling Tian cried even louder when he saw this; his voice was drowned out by shouting and made it harder to hear: "I'm angry at you; why do you defend the elder brother, must protect the weak?”
“Still not sleeping yet? Thanks to you, I caught those four beasts, thanks!” – Kang Yu walked over to interrupt him, holding four chains that extended to the collars of four bodies crawling on the ground.
"Southern King, I hope you will keep these four under strict supervision; our little prince of the Ling family is very curious because of strangers." – Ling Jie, neither fast nor slow, came in front of him; his face was cold, he opened his mouth to speak.
“Prince, I promise to watch over them carefully. Rest assured, the little dragon people will not see them again after tomorrow. Alcohol makes me dizzy; I went back to rest first. Ling Guang, see you tomorrow! Hahaha!”
Not having time to run out of the room to see the four human friends one last time before being taken away, Ling Guang hugged the small body tightly, so he could only cry hoarsely.
Just like that, it was midnight; Ling Tian cried hoarsely, fell asleep on Ling Guang's shoulder when he was tired, had a headache, and had to coax him to stop crying; he was exhausted, he helped him lie down on the bed. The night of struggle passed.
***
The sun has risen, but the person in the bed is still asleep; sometimes there is a dreamy hum, one foot on the bed, one foot in free fall, even the blanket is not adequately covered, on the bed is a Pillow cluttered around Ling Tian.
Because he slept late last night, Ling Guang didn't want to wake him up. His face suddenly narrowed, letting out an inaudible groan. In the prince's sleeping subconscious, a dark figure appeared from the mist, with no form to be recognized, only red eyes burning between the black silhouette and the smoke. The dark aura from the shadow spread throughout his subconscious, quickly making everything around him dark, from the space tainted by the dark atmosphere releasing a terrifying growl.
Ling Tian faced the giant eyes; below were four tight bodies; he immediately recognized that they were the four enslaved people and rushed over but was chewed by the black shadow with his mouth full of sharp teeth. Bloody, the smell of blood filled the air, echoing screams of pain.
“The weak should be eliminated!” - The black shadow grew bigger and bigger; his eyes were red like a pool of blood flowing on the ground, and he spoke.
“You…who are you?” – Seeing such violence, he could not help but be afraid, but still tried to stand.
“I am… you.”