After dealing with Tulao, Xiao Yu turned to Su Xun. "How did you provoke it?"
Su Xun abruptly stiffened and quietly averted his gaze.
A flicker of guilt crossed his eyes. "I wouldn't dare provoke it... I just saw its four pointed horns and got curious, so I tugged on one. Then it got upset."
Xiao Yu was speechless. No wonder that Tulao had looked so furious.
He shot Su Xun a look of disdain. "Don't go poking at things out of idle curiosity. You could get yourself killed."
"Got it," Su Xun said sheepishly.
At his age, getting lectured by his younger cousin was utterly humiliating.
Fortunately, no one else was there.
Then, as if remembering something,
he said, "Oh, right, Qi'an. I saw the young Crown Prince over there earlier. He seemed to be talking to someone, and he looked really agitated."
"I was afraid the Four-Horned Sheep might accidentally hurt him, so I didn't dare run in his direction."
Xiao Yu frowned slightly at that.
His lips parted, but he stood there dazed for a good while.
He didn't know why.
The Crown Prince seemed to have been avoiding him these past two days.
"Master, master, there seems to be lots more food here. Can I eat a little more?" Xiao Ba asked eagerly.
Su Xun shuddered at the sight of Xiao Ba.
"Qi'an, keeping this giant snake... must cost you a fortune?" he asked stiffly.
Xiao Ba immediately grew displeased and stretched its head toward him.
Su Xun froze, then hurriedly ducked behind Xiao Yu.
"There are too many people here. You can't stay out too long. It wouldn't be good to frighten anyone."
Xiao Yu held its head down and put it away.
"Your Highness, are you all right?" Shen Zhijie asked as he hurried