Chapter 30: Protecting the Female Lead from Disaster

Walking among the crowd, Di Zian felt like everyone wanted to kill him.

It was terrifying.

He didn’t mind dying, but Ah Bao…

He couldn’t let his sister fall into the hands of bad people.

Di Zian carried Ah Bao up to the second floor of a restaurant, where the view of the Lantern Festival was the best.

Ah Bao was indeed captivated by the scene.

The underworld had never been so lively.

And Ah Bao, who loved excitement, was thoroughly enjoying it.

Perhaps being reborn as a child had given her some childlike qualities.

“Ah!” Di Zian sat on the second floor, beginning to worry.

[Right, brother, you need to think carefully about who you’ve been in contact with these past few days. The death aura on you seems to have been picked up from others, not something you inherently have.]

[Normally, this kind of death aura wouldn’t be contagious, but since you’ve had bad luck since you were young, others might have been fine coming into contact with dying people, but for you, the death aura is attracted to bad luck.]

Ah Bao’s expression darkened. In the original book, Di Zian’s bad luck had led to many incredible things happening to him.

The female lead deliberately approached him because she knew of his bad luck; such a constitution could help her ward off disasters.

Di Zian was a tragic cannon fodder.

He could have had his own life, but he was always framed and used by others, leading to a tragic end.

Di Zian was shocked.

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn’t figure out who he had come into contact with.

Di Zian sighed, “Sister, let me tell you, these past two days Father assigned me a mission to eradicate bandits.

Father has never valued me this much before; this is the first task he’s given me, and I take it very seriously.

But unfortunately, my heart is willing but my strength is insufficient.

I’ve been searching for bandits for ages and haven’t even seen a trace of them. I have to admit, I’m too useless! I’m really a worthless prince.”

Ah Bao chewed on her little hand, looking at him with longing eyes.

[Brother, don’t be discouraged. Everyone has their first time, and everything is hard at the beginning. As long as you have confidence, you will definitely succeed in eradicating the bandits and become a useful prince for the country and the people.]

A warm current flowed through Di Zian’s heart.

It’s still his sister!

Although he knew she was comforting him, it made him feel much better.

“But I am indeed quite unlucky.

Father sent a team of soldiers with me and even had Uncle help as my deputy.”

[I know about that. Uncle is very capable, hahaha. With him helping you, you’ll be fine.]

[But with so many helpers, how come you didn’t even see a single bandit?]

Di Zian sighed again, “Don’t even mention it! Yesterday, I was all excited leading the soldiers up the mountain to eradicate bandits, but Taibai Mountain was barren with nothing at all. Instead, a group of soldiers ended up drinking some water there and spent the whole day with stomach issues.

Not only did I fail to eradicate bandits, but I also had to take the soldiers to see a doctor.”

[Haha!]

Ah Bao couldn’t help but giggle, her little mouth spreading into a smile.

She hadn’t grown teeth yet, so when she laughed, only her gums showed.

[Brother, I didn’t want to laugh, but I really couldn’t help it.]

Di Zian used to not believe he was unlucky, but with such frequent misfortunes, he was starting to question life.

“But those two bandits earlier… They looked so much like the bandits from Taibai Mountain by their clothing and appearance.” Di Zian murmured, “Good grief! It really was them! I remembered now. When I took the soldiers up the mountain, there wasn’t a single person in their stone house. There were just some dirty clothes, and the pattern of the fabric was exactly the same as what they were wearing.”

“Wait, he said I took their key. What key?”

[It couldn’t be the storeroom key, right?]

[Those bandits must have hidden the stolen treasures somewhere.]

Di Zian slapped his head, “Yes, yes! It must be the storeroom key!”

His sister was so smart.

While Di Zian was thinking about how to get back at the bandits, Ah Bao fell into deep thought.

[Wait! Brother, did Uncle help you eradicate bandits? Did you see Uncle yesterday?]

“I was in a bad mood after the soldiers had stomach issues, so I decided to go out to relax and happened to run into him and Shen Yunran on the street. They seemed to be in a cold war at that time?”

[That’s bad!] Ah Bao’s eyes widened.

Di Zian’s heart skipped a beat.

What… what’s wrong now?

[I remembered. After Uncle was ‘schemed against’ by Shen Congyue, Shen Yunran, in anger, called off their engagement. Not long after, Shen Yunran went mad from poisoning.]

Di Zian thought it through in his mind. His sister was talking about… Shen Yunran?

Di Zian was, of course, very familiar with Shen Yunran.

She was Uncle’s young fiancée, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, beautiful and kind-hearted.

[If she was the dying person, then it makes sense that her death aura would have transferred to you when you met her.

After all, Uncle is righteous and the death aura is hard to affect him, but since you’re cursed with bad luck, it’s different.]

[Brother! Shen Yunran is in danger!]

Ah Bao had promised to protect Uncle and Shen Yunran, so hearing that Shen Yunran was in danger naturally made her extremely anxious.

Ah Bao wished she could grow up instantly.

[Brother, hurry! Let’s find Uncle and rescue Shen Yunran.]

[Ahh, I’m so anxious!]

The once clear sky suddenly darkened with rolling clouds, which greatly frightened Di Zian.

He had never seen such a situation at the Lantern Festival before.

Di Zian pressed his lips and looked at the little Ah Bao in his arms.

Could this change in weather be caused by Ah Bao’s anxiety?

His sister changes the weather when she’s anxious!

Let’s go!

Di Zian quickly carried Ah Bao and rushed towards General Su’s residence.

On the way, he couldn’t even enjoy the Lantern Festival.

Seeing Di Zian in action, Ah Bao’s emotions gradually stabilized.

Strangely, the dark clouds that had just covered the sky now dissipated, leaving it calm and clear.

It was already past midnight, and the gate of General Su’s residence was tightly shut. The new steward, seeing that it was Di Zian, immediately perked up, “Seventh Prince, what brings you here at this late hour? Have you been wronged?”