Run, Little Brother: Woke Up as the Crown Prince?

After being slapped across the face by Dai Mubai for no reason, the guard's head was still buzzing.

But when he clearly saw what was on the floor, his gaze instantly sharpened.

"See it clearly? A head. Do you know where it showed up? Beside my pillow!"

Dai Mubai kicked the guard, sending him sprawling to the floor.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness the Third Prince!"

The guard hurriedly scrambled up and knelt at Dai Mubai's feet.

But once he got closer, he caught a pungent, urine-like stench coming from Dai Mubai.

Looking carefully, he discovered that the right leg of Dai Mubai's trousers had darkened.

Following the stain upward inch by inch, his gaze finally landed between Dai Mubai's legs.

His Highness the Third Prince had...

The guard's pupils suddenly dilated.

"What... are you looking at?"

The low voice fell into the guard's ears. He snapped back to his senses and met Dai Mubai's gloomy face.

"No! I wasn't looking at anything!"

The guard hurriedly lowered his head, cold sweat covering his forehead.

"You two were on duty tonight. Tell me, who entered my bedchamber?"

Dai Mubai restrained the killing intent in his eyes, his voice low.

"Reporting to Your Highness, we saw no one."

The guard kneeling before Dai Mubai answered in a trembling voice, forcing himself to speak.

"No one?"

Dai Mubai suddenly drew the longsword from the guard's waist and brought it down in one swift motion.

Before the guard could react, the blade had already cut across his neck.

Thud—

His head fell and struck the floor with a dull sound.

Blood gushed from the severed neck, soaking Dai Mubai's trouser leg and perfectly concealing his shame.

The other guard was terrified out of his wits by the ruthlessness Dai Mubai displayed. His legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees.

Dai Mubai stepped through the still-warm blood, sword in hand, and walked toward him one step at a time.

"I'll ask one more time. Who—entered my bedchamber?"

Dai Mubai's gaze was cold and sharp, making the guard shudder.

"R-Reporting to Your Highness, truly no one! Forget breaking in—even anyone who came near was nowhere to be seen! Please investigate clearly, Your Highness!"

The guard spoke in a rush, wishing he could stamp the words "the truth" right onto his forehead.

"As a guard, someone entered this prince's bedchamber and you know nothing at all. What use are you?!"

The sword in his hand flashed, and another head appeared in the room.

Killing two men in a row dispersed more than half the rage in Dai Mubai's heart. As the warmth on his trouser leg faded, the waves of chill dispersed the other half as well.

He tossed away the longsword and sat down on the floor.

You Lian was dead, and her head was even sent back. Dai Mobai must know what I was planning.

I promoted these two guards myself. They couldn't have lied, so they really didn't see anyone enter my bedchamber.

That means...

Dai Mubai's pupils contracted, and a chill ran down his spine.

Dai Mobai must have another trump card in his hands, and that person is at least a six-ring Soul Emperor!

Only then could they enter my bedchamber without the guards noticing and place You Lian's head beside my... pillow.

Dai Mubai clenched his teeth. He feared this unknown existence and resented the other party's twisted sense of humor.

"This time, it was You Lian's head. What about next time? Will it be my head?"

If the other party could silently place You Lian's head beside his pillow, then naturally, they could silently cut off his head as well.

At the thought that he might lose his head without ever knowing it, Dai Mubai felt as though an invisible hand had seized his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

"My bedchamber is no longer safe. I have to leave immediately!"

His intense desire to survive drove Dai Mubai to his feet.

He hastily changed into another set of clothes, rushed out of the palace, and headed straight for the city gates.

"Your Majesty, this servant has an urgent matter to report."

The shrill voice reached the bed. The Star Luo Emperor sat up.

"What is it?"

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Third Prince had the city gates opened just now and left the city."

The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment.

"Send someone to investigate."

The Star Luo Emperor's voice rang out again.

"By your command."

The eunuch accepted the order and withdrew.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the eunuch returned with intelligence in his hands.

"Your Majesty, please review it."

With a sweep of his sleeve, the Star Luo Emperor generated a force of suction, and the intelligence flew from the eunuch's hands into his palm.

"Bastard!"

Boom—

After merely unfolding it and glancing over it a few times, the Star Luo Emperor's aura erupted like a volcano.

The violent aura swept through the entire room. The intelligence in his hand bore the brunt of it and exploded into pieces.

Every furnishing in the room trembled beneath that violent aura. The eunuch who had delivered the intelligence was crushed flat against the floor, utterly unable to breathe.

Just as he was about to faint, the aura finally dissipated, and the room returned to calm.

Only the sound of noticeably heavier breathing echoed through the chamber.

"Draft an edict. Strip Dai Mubai of his status as a prince and expel him from the Dai Family genealogy! In addition, confer the title of Star Luo Crown Prince upon Second Prince Dai Mobai. The Zhu Family's eldest daughter, Zhu Zhuyun, and third daughter, Zhu Zhuqing, shall both be named Crown Princesses!"

After a moment, the Star Luo Emperor's deliberately suppressed voice reached the eunuch's ears.

"Y-Your servant obeys!"

The eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly left.

"The Star Luo Empire has stood for over a thousand years. Throughout the generations, its princes have only died in battle; there has never been any talk of fleeing. I never imagined my own son would set this precedent!"

The Star Luo Emperor gritted his teeth as he spoke, all sleepiness gone.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, it is time for morning court."

A soft, gentle voice sounded beside Dai Mobai's ear. He stretched and opened his eyes.

Before him stood a row of palace maids, each sixteen years old, bright-eyed and beautiful in her own way.

Dai Mobai rolled out of bed and spread his arms, allowing the flock of lovely maids to dress and wash him.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, are you satisfied?"

Two palace maids carried over a mirror and placed it before Dai Mobai.

Just as Dai Mobai was about to look into it, he paused and turned to the young palace maid beside him.

"What did you just call me?"

Stared at by Dai Mobai, an extra flush appeared on the little maid's rosy cheeks.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The little maid repeated herself.

"Crown Prince? What's going on?"

Dai Mobai finally confirmed that he had not misheard.

"Last night, His Majesty issued an edict stripping the Third Prince of his status and appointing you Crown Prince. He also named the Zhu Family's two young ladies Crown Princesses."

The palace maid patiently explained it to Dai Mobai.

"Dai Mubai was stripped of his title? Don't tell me he ran away?"

Dai Mobai froze for a moment.

"The sisters on night duty said that the Third Prince hurriedly left the palace last night, and his whereabouts are unknown. The senior maids ordered us not to discuss it in private."

Hearing that, Dai Mobai was one hundred percent certain that Dai Mubai had indeed fled.

His mental fortitude was far too weak. It was just a head, and that scared him into running away?

Dai Mobai curled his lip in disdain.

"Alright, you may all leave for now."

Dai Mobai waved everyone away.

Once the maids had left, Dai Mobai glanced at his handsome reflection in the mirror, then turned around... and returned to bed.