The Anarchic Consort

“I have severely underestimated him. After all, he is brought up by the Third Prince. It’s impossible that all he thinks of is food.” As the Emperor touched the blood stain on his lip, his gaze darkened while he gave an order, “Inform the others, the murderer of the palace maids has been identified.”

Eunuch Gao was stunned as he repeated, “The murderer of the palace maids?”

“That’s right.” The Emperor smirked as he said, “The Seventh Prince has revealed his demonic nature and he killed them to suppress his gluttony. He escaped just now after being exposed by me. Draft out the edict and publish it to the public at once. Get the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs to investigate immediately!”

No one should find out about his secret…

Even if it was his own son!

In fact… This was an opportunity for him.

As long as the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs diverted their suspicions onto someone else, he would be able to escape from the trouble.

To him, it was a son’s duty to carry some burden on behalf of his father.

The Seventh Prince could treat this as an opportunity to repay his many years of love and kindness.

Once the edict is announced, no one would believe whatever Little Seven says!

Eunuch Gao could see through the situation yet he was helpless as the Retired Emperor and the Third Prince was not around. He would be sentenced to death if he did not obey the orders of the Emperor, he was the man who made the decisions in the imperial palace after all!

The edict was announced on the same night.

The entire patrol battalion of the imperial guards entered the palace.

They were the Emperor’s soldiers. Whenever they were summoned, it usually meant that something serious was about to happen.

The palace maids and eunuchs murmured to one another in fear, “What is happening?”

“Haven’t you heard? Rumor has it that they are on the hunt for the Seventh Prince. The news had come from the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Apparently, all this while, it was the Seventh Prince who was killing palace maids!”

“That’s impossible!” One of them exclaimed, “The Seventh Prince is such a lovely child and he’s still very young. How can he murder so many palace maids?”

“I’m not sure, but there was something about him turning into a demon. Haven’t you noticed that the Seventh Prince has an appetite much larger than everyone else? How can a child consume that much food? Yet, the Seventh Prince has never once mentioned that he feels full. Remember that incident at Eunuch Sun’s place, where he was lectured by Eunuch Sun for running around recklessly with a goldfish in his mouth? What child would hold a living fish with their mouth? We should be more cautious in the future, especially since the Seventh Prince is still on the loose. Our blood might be sucked dry if he set his sight on us…”

“That’s enough, it’s too terrifying!”

The voices slowly faded away in the palace courtyard.

However, the current situation had changed completely. All the palace maids would move in groups. Even if they simply wanted to go to the lavatory, they would seek company for fear of running into a terrifying encounter.

The Seventh Prince had amazing martial Qi, thus capturing him would be rather challenging.

The patrol battalion had dispatched thousands of men to conduct an extensive search within the palace grounds.

Whether it was the Eastern gate, the Western gate, the Northern gate, or the Southern gate…

Every gate was guarded by the Supreme Masters from the Elder Compound.

While it was uncertain if they could capture the Seventh Prince, he was definitely still in the palace grounds…

Snap!

The winter pine tree bent over, unable to withstand the weight of the snow buildup on its branches. It sent a flurry of snow raining down onto the little one.

The little one was curled up into a ball, his clothes were completely soaked. He could not help but scratched himself due to the combination of the persistent itch and the biting pain his body was experiencing.

However, the painful itch did not subside. Instead, the back of his hand was now covered with multiple bloody scratch marks.

As he stared at the things that had appeared on the back of his hand, the little one furrowed his eyebrows in distress before leaning back against the tree trunk.

He initially planned to meet the Third Brother.

As he was on his way, he suddenly realized that Third Brother and Third Aunt had not been around lately.

Besides that, Third Brother’s place was certainly the most dangerous location.

However, if he remained hidden in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he was less likely to be caught right away.

The little one dragged his tired body and tried to move his legs but his entire body felt burning hot. Even his limbs had no strength in them.

After giving his tummy a rub, he took a piece of pastry from his coat pocket and popped it into his mouth, chewing twice with his little head lifted.

He had overheard the conversations between the palace maids.

Father most likely wanted to use him as a scapegoat.

Little Seven knew that he was different from Baili Jia Jue, and the realization dimmed the lights in his eyes. He pursed his quivering lips tightly, being on the verge of bursting into tears.

However, he quickly stopped himself with a few sniffles.

Third brother said that real men don’t cry.

He told himself that he was a masculine man and would not allow himself to ruin his image.

Nevertheless, he was still scared. Not for any other reasons, but because of the thing that had appeared on his hand.

The little one rubbed it vigorously, as he could not help but feel wronged.

I just really enjoy eating. Besides, I look so handsome, why would they call me a monster?

The little one thought to himself while looking up. He took another bite of cold pastry. Then, like a tiger cub, he let out a soft wail, “Third Brother, where did you go…” If he did not return soon, Little Seven might be arrested soon. He did not want to be locked in the dungeon, as the food down there would be nasty.

The little one clenched his incisors, he knew that it was pointless to keep hiding here. Hence, he decided to try his luck to stand up once more. Unfortunately, his limbs were still completely weak.

The Holy Worship Temple was located right outside the Western gate of the imperial palace. Perhaps he could go there and find Lie the pervert. However, he had to be very cautious as many people from the Offering Tribe were his father’s men.

The little one had never gone through anything like this before, even his steps were wobbly. He felt like a beast that was trapped, with its talons removed…

…

“Is he still not caught yet?” The Emperor’s expression turned cold in the darkness. “Have you searched the Third Prince’s royal chamber?”

An imperial guard with an iron mask clasped his hands together as he responded, “Your Highness, we have searched everywhere, but there was still no sign of the Seventh Prince.

“What about the officers from the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs? Did they receive any news of the Seventh Prince wanting to share his discovery of a terrible secret with them?” the Emperor continued asking relentlessly.

The imperial commander shook his head and replied, “No officers have received such news. However, most of them do not believe that the Seventh Prince would murder the palace maids. After all, it’s absurd to claim that the Seventh Prince is transforming into a demon.”

“Absurd? If they witnessed the Seventh Prince with their own eyes, they would have said otherwise. This kid could really keep at it, to have no news about him after so long…” The Emperor rubbed the bloodstain on his fingertips. After finding out something like this, a normal child would have immediately sought for help. He had placed many of his men in the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs in order to capture him, alas… The Emperor clenched his hands.

The imperial commander suddenly realized something and said, “Oh right, we haven’t searched the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Your Highness.”

Upon hearing those words, his fingers froze. It sent a flash of bloodlust across his vision as he commanded, “Lock down the Palace of Heavenly Purity and inform every officer from the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs to put on their court robes and enter the palace. I want them to see for themselves, whether the Seventh Prince is a human or a demon!”