Huo Yuhao had not walked far down the street before he was stopped, a luxurious carriage drawing to a halt before him.
The carriage door slowly opened, and a graceful young gentleman stepped out. Dressed in splendid clothes, he had handsome features and a smile that felt like a warm spring breeze.
He slowly approached Huo Yuhao and said with a smile, "This is our first meeting, and although this may be somewhat presumptuous, I have long heard of your beauty, Miss Huo. It is a great honor to meet you today. Might you be willing to speak with me elsewhere?" As he spoke, he extended a hand toward the luxurious carriage in an inviting gesture.
Looking at this man, Huo Yuhao already had a guess as to his identity, but that face raised many questions. Still, he demurred a little, saying with a smile, "Sir, to do something like this at our first meeting... wouldn't that be somewhat inappropriate?"
With that, Huo Yuhao stole a glance around him, a gesture intended, of course, for the man opposite him to see.
The man showed no reaction, but an attendant beside him snapped, "Why have you not saluted His Highness the Crown Prince? What are your intentions...?"
At those words, Huo Yuhao immediately feigned an expression of utter alarm, saluting as he begged for forgiveness. "Please forgive me, Your Highness."
The crown prince did not tell Huo Yuhao to rise, however. Instead, he studied Huo Yuhao while reprimanding the attendant.
One reason Xue Qinghe did this was to see which faction stood behind this "mysterious" Huo Yuhao. Even if the other party had a Titled Douluo, he currently had two Titled Douluo, Pufferfish and Snake Lance, protecting him. Moreover, he was in Heaven Dou City, the heart of the Heaven Dou