Chapter Ninety-Five

  "What are you looking at?"

  Lin Ruo Lan was stared at by Shui Tian Huan, her heart burning with anger. She, who rarely lost her temper, suddenly had a fierce expression as she glared at Shui Tian Huan and Yun Hai, saying: "Hmph... no matter how much you look, it won't change the fact that you two are white-eyed wolves."

  Whoever saved someone afterwards didn't even get a thank you; the other party instead had an arrogant attitude, even Buddha would be angry! Lin Ruolan felt that she was already very magnanimous.

  "You..."

  The cloud sea looks like it's matured, after all, the age is clearly there; a 15 or 16-year-old boy, no matter how mature he is, still lacks composure! This time, Lin Ruolan was infuriated by just one sentence and almost jumped in anger.

  Embarrassed by being unable to reveal his and the prince's identities, Yun Hai could only say awkwardly: "I and our family master are not ungrateful people."

  Unfortunately, Yunhai's excuses had no persuasive power at all for Lin Ruolan; she gave Yunhai a displeased glance and said lightly.

  "Is that so? What about the White Tiger Wolf? Who was it that saved you two from the pile of dead bodies yesterday? And who spent a lot of internal energy and precious medicine to heal your wounds?"

  Lin Ruo Lan cast a sideways glance at the shamefaced Shui Tian Huan and Yun Hai, her eyes filled with disdain as she said: "I've exhausted myself to save you two from the gates of hell, wasting precious medicine in the process; yet not only do you not thank me, but you don't even dare reveal your names - what kind of ungrateful wretches are you?"

  Lin Ruo-lan's words made Yun Hai speechless, and every time she spoke, the shame on the faces of Shui Tian-huang and Yun Hai deepened, and yet Lin had not said a single wrong word.

  For a moment, until Lin Ruolan had vented all her grievances; the whole bonfire was quiet, only hearing the crackling sound of firewood, nothing else.

  "Miss!" Shui Tianhao stared at Lin Ruolan for a long time, and in fact, he had already eliminated most of his doubts about Lin Ruolan; however, even so, he still didn't dare to reveal his true identity to Lin Ruolan.

  Although he couldn't reveal his true identity to the other party, Shui Tianhao felt that he could still say a word of thanks.

  "What else do you want?" Lin Ruo Lan glared at Shui Tian Huan with a huff, grinding her teeth as she said: "If it's nonsense, then it's best if you don't speak."

  "The girl is right."

  Facing Lin Ruolan's unreasonable behavior, Shi Tianhao didn't get angry. In fact, he was the one who was in the wrong; after all, she was his lifesaver, and this matter was indeed between him and Yun Hai alone.

  "My surname is Shui, and my name is Tianhao. This is my book boy, Yunhai; thank you for saving my life yesterday, Miss." With Yunhai's help, Shui Tianhao stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Ruolan: "Great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, but the lifesaving grace of the young lady will be etched in the memories of us two forever; please accept our bows, Miss."

  Yun Hai was still young after all, and although he knew that Shui Tian Huan's words were not wrong; however, for Lin Ruolan, an ordinary girl from a humble family, to have received a bow from the crown prince himself, Yun Hai felt somewhat uneasy.

  "Hmph... What a noble status my master has, and you, a little servant girl, received a bow from our master; aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?" Yun Hai couldn't help but secretly glare at Lin Ruolan, thinking indignantly.

  Lin Ruo Lan blinked, and for a moment her mind was suddenly unable to keep up; what did this guy named Shui Tian Hao want to do? How could a grown man have so many things going on? What was the point of all these different things?

  This is Lin Ruolan, a person who has been staying in Yunju Mountain for many years. If anyone else were in her place, they would definitely jump up as soon as Water Tianhao reported his own name.

  Shui Tianhao... isn't that the current crown prince? Perhaps by now everyone would have already knelt down, shouting "Humble subjects pay respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince! Long live, long live, may you live for a thousand years!"

  Unfortunately, the person Shui Tianhao encountered now is Lin Ruolan. Probably except for Lin Ruhai; only the four major families of Xue Shi Wang Jia in the Red Chamber have a slight impression on Lin Ruolan.

  Then there's Xuan Xin Zheng Zong, Yan Chi Xia, Sima San Niang, Yan Hong Ye, Jin Guang, Mo Jun Qi Ye... Some of these people from the Nie Xiaoqian world are familiar, what about the others?

  Hehe... Sorry, I don't know and I'm not familiar with her; who is the emperor? Hmm... How would I know? What's the emperor's surname? That's even more embarrassing, he's not a relative of my family; who knows what his surname is?

  But Lin Ruolan was a typical softie, and originally she had been full of anger; but when Shui Tianhao gave her a proper bow, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

  "That... forget it!" Lin Ruolan was actually very relieved at this moment, her face covered with a veil; otherwise she would definitely be embarrassed to death: "I just happened to lend a hand, never mind."

  Lin Ruo Lan was slightly embarrassed, so her attention wasn't on Shui Tian Heng at the moment; otherwise, she would have definitely noticed that Shui Tian Heng's seemingly gentle and smiling eyes seemed to be piercing through the veil on her face; his gaze was scorching and sharp, completely different from the gentle and smiling expression he had just a while ago.

  Unfortunately, Lin Ruolan didn't pay attention, so she also missed a good opportunity to easily find out the true identities of the master and servant, Tian Huan and Yun Hai.

  Actually, Shi Tianhao just now when he introduced himself to Lin Ruolan, wasn't it that there was another thought in his mind; He was probing...probing whether Lin Ruolan really just happened to pass by or if she was a spy sent by those few good brothers of his?

  Shui Tianhao realized that, for his own sake; Lin Ruolan was a bit uncomfortable, but her eyes were clear and honest; Shui Tianhao saw it at a glance, the girl in front of him really didn't know his true identity; This realization made Shui Tianhao's hanging heart settle down, and he finally calmed down.

  "The young lady is right, to repay the kindness of others is to return a spring; how can this life-saving grace be repaid?" Water Tianhao hesitated for a moment, took off the high-quality white jade pendant hanging from his waist and handed it to Lin Ruolan's face, saying with a serious expression.

  "If you encounter any difficulties in the future, take this white jade pendant to Fengxiang Building in Beijing and find a shopkeeper named Jin Mantang. No matter how big the problem is, I will help you solve it."

  When Shui Tianhao made this promise, he was making it as the current Crown Prince; Lin Ruolan didn't know that, she just raised her eyes and took a glance at the white jade pendant handed to her; The entire pendant was crystal clear and translucent, with a lifelike dragon pattern carved on it; Just one look and you could tell that this pendant was worth a fortune.

  What Water Tianhao and Yun Hai, the two masters and servants, did not expect was that Lin Ruolan did not take the sheep fat white jade pendant into her own hands; instead, she refused Water Tianhao without hesitation.

  "Hmm... the jade pendant is nice, but it's not like I have any use for it either; if there really comes a day when I'm in trouble and can't do something, then probably no one in this world would be able to accomplish it." Lin Ruolan raised her head with a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "Besides, saving you two was just a trivial matter; it was just convenient, don't put too much thought into it; from the start, I didn't think about getting anything in return either."

  "Hiss... Shui Tianhao and Yunhai, the master and servant duo, both took a cold breath at the same time. This girl has quite an attitude; but somehow this conversation is making me feel like my teeth are aching?"

  What's the story with this young girl who doesn't seem to be very old? Shui Tianhao and Yun Hai looked at each other, both of them momentarily unsure of what to say.

  Silence... still silence... probably after the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Shui Tianhao unceremoniously stuffed the white jade pendant in his hand into Lin Ruolan's: "Miss, since I've already said I'd give this white jade pendant to you; there's no reason for me to take it back. If Miss doesn't like it; even if you smash it to pieces, that's your business."

  Wow! Good guy, is there really such a thing as forced luck? Lin Ruolan was angry and couldn't help but laugh, looking down at the sheep fat white jade pendant that had been forcibly stuffed into her hand; her face was crying and laughing.

  Wait a minute!

  Lin Ruo Lan looked at the warm, white jade pendant in her palm, and a hint of surprise suddenly flashed in her eyes; she couldn't help but exclaim in shock: "It's actually dragon energy!"

  The dragon energy refers to the so-called imperial energy, and as early as the "Old Book of Tang. Xuanzong Ji Shang" has a record: "The house where the emperor lived had a pool of water outside, which was overflowing; those who watched the air thought it was dragon energy."

  The poem "Yafu's Tomb" by Xu Wei of the Ming Dynasty also has a record: "The king has always been cloudy and immortal, with doubts about Long Quan and heavy eyelids; he has already occupied the dragon energy to become the Son of Heaven, but fortunately, Hongmen was defeated and Gong was made public."

  The dragon energy inside the sheep fat white jade pendant is very light, so light that it can almost be ignored; if Lin Ruolan's guess is not wrong, the dragon energy on this sheep fat white jade pendant should be due to frequent wear and accidentally stained.

  Also, when Lin Ruolan sensed the dragon energy on the sheep fat white jade pendant, she also sensed a faint spiritual power fluctuation on this sheep fat white jade pendant; if she didn't missee it, someone had carved a hidden dragon energy talisman on this sheep fat white jade pendant; that's why she couldn't sense the existence of the dragon energy.

  It's just that the hand seal he's making looks so familiar, as if it's the authentic style of Xuan Xin; then isn't this man who claims to be Shui Tian Heng...

  Lin Ruolan raised her head and stared at Shui Tianhao, who was standing in front of her. Her eyes were filled with surprise and a hint of doubt. The sheep fat white jade pendant was now in Lin Ruolan's hand, and without it, Shui Tianhao seemed different. At this moment, the faint dragon aura on his body almost enveloped him entirely.

  Lin Ruo Lan's eyes became slightly complex, as if she had sensed the dragon aura on his body; apart from some cultivators who practiced special techniques, only the current Emperor and possibly the heir to the throne, someone destined by heaven, would have this kind of dragon aura.