Chapter 4: His Crown Princess

Jiang Yuchen: “???”

He actually got looked down on by this damn woman? He had never been so speechless in his life!

“How dare you look down on me… Just you wait!”

Without waiting for him, Lu Yunsheng simply threw out, “I’m going to stay at the Jiang residence first,” then turned and went to find Madam Jiang to arrange a room.

Jiang Yuchen clenched his teeth and stomped angrily.

—

At the same time, in the study of the villa, a special invisible barrier was quietly flowing.

Jiang Beiting concentrated his spiritual power in his palm to activate a celestial instrument until the projection above it showed a lively little dragon figure.

“Your Highness the Crown Prince! Your Highness the Crown Prince!”

Facing the enthusiastic dragon clan messenger, Jiang Beiting’s expression was cold as he asked, “How is the Crown Princess doing lately?”

The messenger laughed and replied, “Your Highness the Crown Prince, why do you always ask about the Crown Princess? The Dragon God would get jealous.”

“Enough nonsense!”

Compared to their last communication, Jiang Beiting was clearly less patient.

The messenger recited like reading from memory, “Reporting to Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess is doing well, and the dragon heir in her womb shows a very stable pulse.”

Hearing this, Jiang Beiting’s brow didn’t relax and he asked further, “Her due date is near, and she’s physically weak. Has my mother goddess been regularly infusing her with spiritual energy?”

“Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince, rest assured.”

“Hmm, tell my mother goddess that the Crown Princess is from the Divine Bird Clan. It’s already difficult for her to be carrying a dragon heir. If she goes into labor early and I can’t get back in time, my mother goddess must prioritize the Crown Princess’s health. She must not harm my princess for the sake of the dragon heir! Understand?”

“Un-understood…”

The messenger’s voice trembled and sounded uneasy as he replied.

When the call ended, the light from the celestial instrument completely dimmed.

Jiang Beiting lowered his head, staring at the black jade ring on his finger, many images flashing through his mind.

He had been in this world for twenty-eight years now—though for his ninety-thousand-year lifespan, it was just a brief moment, it still felt like an eternity.

Especially since the woman he loved was still carrying their dragon baby, yet he was stuck in a different realm chasing some great demon!

But this journey would end soon.

Jiang Beiting clenched his fist tightly and whispered, “Ah Ying, wait for me.”

—

Around nine o’clock at night, Lu Yunsheng officially moved into the Jiang residence.

Madam Jiang arranged her room right next to her own and, in front of Lu Yunsheng, ordered the servants, “This is your future young madam. Take good care of her! If there’s any negligence, I will hold you accountable!”

Lu Yunsheng took these words to heart. Rarely did anyone protect her like this, and she felt touched inside.

“Is there anything else you need?”

Outside the door, Madam Jiang suddenly became very warm, surprising Lu Yunsheng. She maintained her calm and said, “Thank you, Madam Jiang. I don’t need anything.”

“Is that so? Let me take a look.”

Madam Jiang entered and checked — there was no suitcase in the room at all.

Madam Jiang opened the wardrobe, which was empty except for a single short-sleeved shirt, and was momentarily stunned. “Where are your other clothes?”

“They’re all here.”

Lu Yunsheng pointed to the thin long-sleeved T-shirt and jeans she was wearing.

Madam Jiang forced a laugh. “It’s mid-autumn now and winter is coming soon. You only have these clothes? Well, it’s fine. The Jiang family can afford it. I’ll have someone take you to the mall to buy a few more sets when there’s time.”

Lu Yunsheng politely declined, “No need. I wear short sleeves in summer, long sleeves in spring and autumn, and in winter, I layer long sleeves under short sleeves. These ripped jeans are enough for pants since I’m not going to grow any taller, so no need to buy new ones.”

Madam Jiang nearly choked on her words.

This girl actually has just two sets of clothes for the entire year!

In the coldest winter, layering long sleeves under short sleeves? No sweater or coat at all? She must be freezing!

Madam Jiang, born as a noble daughter from a prestigious family and now a high-status matron of the Jiang family, was left speechless by Lu Yunsheng’s words.

Lu Yunsheng spoke straightforwardly, “Madam Jiang, since you came over at night, you must have something else to say.”

Madam Jiang quickly pulled herself back from her wandering thoughts and lowered her voice, “Yes. I’ve booked a wedding dress designer. Tomorrow you and Yuchen will go talk with them about your design ideas. The wedding preparations are tight, so try to discuss your requirements and thoughts with the designer all at once. Oh, and…”

“Although your background isn’t good, since the old master has chosen you and Ninth Brother accepts you, Yuchen and I will also treat you like family. In the future, you must show the demeanor of the young madam of the Jiang family and never let anyone bully you!”

Lu Yunsheng thought to herself: The one who wanted to drive me away in the beginning was Madam Jiang herself.

But since Madam Jiang has accepted her now, she decided to forget the previous unpleasantness and smiled faintly, replying, “Alright, thank you.”

“Mm, get some rest early!”

Madam Jiang finished speaking and left the room.

Lu Yunsheng closed and locked the door, to prevent anyone from disturbing her again.

She turned around and sat on the bed, legs crossed, quietly chanting, “Heaven and Earth’s mysterious origin, the root of all Qi…”

After finishing the incantation, she opened her palm.

What had been a clean, fair palm now revealed a thin red line of blood.

As time passed, the dark aura surrounding the blood line visibly faded.

This was the mysterious technique her grandmother had cast on her hand before falling seriously ill and bedridden.

The fading dark aura was her grandmother’s life force!

But strangely, although her marriage date with the Jiang family had been set, the dark aura continued to dissipate without slowing.

Lu Yunsheng frowned and took out her phone, preparing to call a neighbor back home to confirm her grandmother’s condition.

Suddenly, her ears perked up.

An untimely hissing sound came in waves.

“Hiss~ hissss~”

What is that?

She followed the sound and saw that the window frame had somehow become covered with snakes of various sizes and colors!

—

Outside the villa, Jiang Yuchen was hiding in the bushes with the bodyguards.

He whispered, “Are you sure all the snakes have been put inside?”

“All the snakes have been put inside. But Young Master, Madam instructed us to show proper respect to the future Young Mistress tonight. If you act like this, won’t Madam be angry…”

“What Young Mistress!”

Jiang Yuchen angrily knocked the bodyguard’s head and lowered his voice to scold, “I, the Young Master of the Jiang family, don’t even know who the Young Mistress is yet! How can you just decide for me?”

“I only have interest in men with eight-pack abs”—this sentence echoed again in Jiang Yuchen’s mind, making him feel inexplicably frustrated.

He looked up toward Lu Yunsheng’s window.

Strange, the snakes have been inside for so long, so why hasn’t that strange village girl been scared into screaming?

Suddenly, Jiang Yuchen’s expression turned tense as if he thought of something, and he nudged the bodyguard beside him.

“You, climb up and check if that woman has been scared to death.”

“Yes, sir.”

The bodyguard carefully brought over a ladder.

Lu Yunsheng’s room was on the second floor—not very high—and within two minutes, the bodyguard climbed up the ladder and reached outside the window.

Just as the pair of jet-black pupils were about to look inside, suddenly eight large snakes suddenly lunged out of the window and bit the bodyguard’s neck directly.

Caught off guard, the bodyguard fell backward with the ladder and accidentally hit Jiang Yuchen below, who was watching the scene.