Gasp!
After seeing Li Chengqian admit it, Li Haoran was utterly dumbfounded.
He could have racked his brains to pieces and still never imagined that the fellow before him was actually the Tang Dynasty's crown prince, Li Chengqian.
This was practically a meat pie falling straight out of the sky.
At that thought, Li Haoran's eyes instantly lit up.
Although he still could not understand why an imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty was traveling down the road alone without a single guard, he could no longer be bothered to think about it.
There was only one thought in his mind now: he swore he would cozy up to this great personage properly. Whether he could soar straight into a glorious career would depend on this one-shot deal.
As long as he could sweet-talk Li Chengqian, he could instantly save himself an enormous amount of time building his future.
"So you're His Highness the Crown Prince. I..."
Li Haoran hurriedly prepared to flatter him, but before he could finish, Li Chengqian cut him off. "Spare me the rest of the nonsense. I don't have time to listen to your bullshit."
"Give me a brief introduction, and tell me why you became a bandit-and a bandit chief, at that?"
"You're an educated man. Of all the things you could have done, why insist on this sort of business?"
"And how did you sweet-talk this band of outlaws into obeying you so readily?"
"If you can impress me, I can give you an opportunity and something worthwhile!"
Li Haoran: "..."
He clearly had not expected Crown Prince Li Chengqian to throw all the damned rules out the window. The man would not even give him a chance to flatter him.
But that was fine. He would just tell him. It was no