Being gazed at by the young man in such a manner, the elder nad Gu Qi couldn’t help but tremble slightly, yet outwardly, he dared not show any slight, and hurriedly responded respectfully,
"Reporting to the Eldest Prince, the information is indeed correct. A month ago, Miss Long had already left the tribe. According to my investigation, before she left, she seed to have entrusted certain matters to a young man nad Zhu Fei."
"Oh, what is the background of that person? What relationship does he have with Miss Long?"
Inquired the youth known as the Eldest Prince, a flicker of golden light flashing in his eyes, his tone suggesting deep significance.
It was evident that the Eldest Prince felt considerable wariness towards Miss Long ntioned in their conversations, and even, faintly, a sense of fear.
However, the Eldest Prince’s control over his own emotions was very precise, such that Gu Qi didn’t perceive any of it.
Upon hearing the Eldest Prince ntion Zhu Fei, Gu Qi imdiately sneered disdainfully,
"Reporting to the Eldest Prince, according to my understanding, that Zhu Fei is but a pretty boy saved by Avana, and at that ti, he was also severely injured. In our tribe, besides staying in his own tent every day, he does nothing at all."
"It’s not that I, Gu Qi, look down on him—such a person will never achieve anything. Eldest Prince, you need not concern yourself with him."
Seeing Gu Qi so confidently assertive, the Eldest Prince did not pursue the topic of Zhu Fei further, but instead, swiftly changed the topic,
"Gu Qi, you have done very well this ti. Rest assured, the Maple Tribe will eventually belong to you one day."
The words of the Eldest Prince imdiately overjoyed Gu Qi, who hastened to kneel and kowtow.
Yet before he could act, the tone of the Eldest Prince suddenly changed, becoming sowhat sinister.
"However, I have a very bad feeling about those bandits you found, extrely bad. They even had the audacity to demand Avana’s dowry—what are they thinking!"
At this point, Gu Qi’s forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he quickly knelt down, his head thumping against the ground as he hurriedly said,
"Eldest Prince, it’s my fault! I failed to clarify the situation! Please punish , Eldest Prince!"
"Hmph!"
The Eldest Prince suddenly let out a heavy snort, and after a while, his tone slowly softened.
"Forget about the punishnt, but as for those bandits, from now on, I do not wish to hear anything about them again. Do you understand my aning?"
It was clear that the Eldest Prince harbored intense lethal intent towards those bandits.
Gu Qi dared not defy him in any manner and imdiately assured repeatedly, "Please rest assured, Eldest Prince. After this matter, I will definitely handle it properly, without any faults."
"Hmm," the Eldest Prince nodded. "Since that’s settled, let it be for now. Co, let’s go now and see Avana."
Having said that, the Eldest Prince then took the lead, walking towards the palace exterior.
At the sa ti, several dark shadows hidden amidst them followed the Eldest Prince like specters.
...
In a spacious quiet room, Avana was tied to a redwood desk chair.
Her hair was disheveled, her clothing in disarray, her eyes as bright as stars glaring fiercely at the arriving Eldest Prince and Gu Qi, she unsparingly cursed,
"Mo Shahai, Gu Qi, so it was you! Truly despicable!"
Gu Qi’s face imdiately darkened as he scolded, "Avana, what kind of attitude is this? Do you know whom you are speaking to? The Eldest Prince, with his invaluable life, is not soone you, a re chieftain’s daughter, can just insult at will."
"Ptui!"
Avana glared at Gu Qi, her clear black-and-white eyes almost shooting flas.
"Gu Qi, you old thief! As the elder of our Maple Tribe, you actually colluded with outsiders to kill our own people; you are utterly unforgivable and deserve to die!"
During her speech, Avana’s chest heaved up and down continuously; it was clear she was extrely angry.
She truly hadn’t expected that the bandits from this morning were actually connected to Gu Qi, the elder of their tribe. This was sothing the straightforward Avana couldn’t bear.
"Avana, you are absolutely reckless!"
Gu Qi’s face suddenly turned a livid shade of blue, and his eyes flickered with a venomous light.
He quickly stepped forward, raised his hand, and with a "smack," a bright red palm print suddenly appeared on Avana’s face!
"Wretch! Won’t you quickly apologize to the Eldest Prince? Do you really wish to rebel?"
Avana bit her lip fiercely, turning her head away imdiately, her eyes filled with a stubborn light, full of wildness and resilience, showing no intention of backing down at all.
Gu Qi’s face changed, and he was about to strike Avana again...
Just then, the Eldest Prince, who had been standing by and had not spoken, finally spoke.
"Gu Qi, step back. This is between her and ; you need not interfere anymore."
Hearing the command of the Eldest Prince, Gu Qi imdiately changed his deanor, becoming extrely respectful.
"Yes! I hope the Eldest Prince enjoys himself, I will leave now."
With that, Gu Qi no longer lingered. His cold gaze fixed on Avana one last ti before he quickly turned and left.
Once Gu Qi had completely left, the Eldest Prince then looked at Avana with interest and said,
"Miss Avana, unexpected, isn’t it? Here we are eting again. I always said that one day, you would end up in my hands."
"Mo Shahai, you are despicable! Shaless! Ptui!"
Hearing the words of the Eldest Prince, Avana seed to think of sothing extrely infuriating and suddenly turned her head, staring fixedly at the Eldest Prince, filled with resentnt and fury.
"Hehe..."
The Eldest Prince smiled slightly, seemingly unbothered by Avana’s anger and resentnt.
He walked up to Avana, raised a hand, and lightly hooked Avana’s chin, teasingly saying,
"What? Even now, can you not see the situation clearly? Although I treated your mother as a re animal to be hunted, I also got injured by Miss Long and nearly died."
"Normally, the grievance between us should have been settled by now, but looking at you now, it seems you haven’t let go of the past?"
"Or do you think that Miss Long will co to save you again? I heard that she left your Maple Tribe completely a month ago."
As he spoke, the Eldest Prince’s expression changed slightly again, becoming sowhat gentle.
He continued, "Avana, you should have understood my feelings for you from the start. I believe you are a smart girl, so you should know what to choose next, right?"
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