Li Yanhao tumbled directly to the ground with a thud, rolling over twice.
Lingdang crossed her arms, standing beside Su Li, shooting a disdainful glance at Li Yanhao on the ground.
Li Yanhao hissed, rubbing his butt as he got up, glaring at Lingdang's nose and angrily said, "You little girl, how dare you kick me! Do you know who I am? I am the Crown Prince of Huainan! Do you understand what that means?!"
Lingdang clicked her tongue, looking up at Li Yanhao with a full expression of disdain, "Tsk, the Crown Prince got kicked by a twelve-year-old girl. That must be quite a story to tell!"
"You! Damn girl!" Li Yanhao was fuming, smoke practically coming out of his ears, but he knew he was no match for Lingdang.
Lingdang was ranked among the top three elite guards of the Xiao family’s secret service; he, a noble prince with mediocre skills, was no match for her.
Besides, Lingdang was Su Li’s treasured disciple. Li Yanhao couldn’t just capture and beat her, let alone kill her. So, he accepted his bad luck, rubbed his butt, and sat a little farther away, grumbling, "Alright, alright, your master put you by Ali’s side just to guard against me, huh! I admit it! Damn it, Tu Dan’s gone, and now Lingdang shows up. Does Xiao Zetian ever stop?"
Li Yanhao’s bitter complaints actually made Su Li laugh, lifting much of the earlier gloom. She took the portrait Li Yanhao had given her and examined it carefully, commenting, "The Crown Prince’s painting is really good; it’s very vivid."
Hearing Su Li praise him, Li Yanhao immediately forgot his earlier displeasure and smiled brightly, eagerly moving closer to Su Li.
But just as he took a few steps forward, Li Yanhao suddenly jumped back a few times, eyes wide, staring at Lingdang’s raised foot, stammering, "You, you’re going to kick me again!"
Lingdang crossed her arms, standing between Su Li and Li Yanhao, saying, "Stay away from my master, and I won’t kick you. Dare to come closer, and I’ll kick you out the door."
"Oh, you all are bullying me one by one!" Li Yanhao glared in frustration. "First Tu Dan, now Lingdang. Xiao Zetian, you’re cheating by recruiting so many helpers!"
Su Li covered her mouth, laughing, while Li Yanhao grumbled, "Ali, you just know how to bully me. Look how good I am to you, pouring my heart out, hiding nothing from you. Not like Xiao Zetian, who’s so scheming. Ah, Ali, you shouldn’t have forgiven him so quickly!"
Su Li teased with a smile, "But Crown Prince, you also knew Yuánbǎo’s identity all along and didn’t tell me."
Li Yanhao hung his head low, mumbling softly, "I dare say it, but if I really said it, do you believe I’d immediately be dead in the wild, feeding wolves? Tsk, you see Yuánbǎo’s harmless dumb look, but you’ve never seen the ferocity of the War God General! I don’t want to anger him; I still want to get married… I mean, not get married yet, don’t want to go meet Buddha so soon."
Li Yanhao joked around like this and managed to get from Su Li the information about not being able to invite a teacher.
Li Yanhao stroked his chin and said, "It’s just about inviting a teacher… Tsk, since Ali is funding the academy, it has to be a good teacher."
Hearing Li Yanhao’s words, Su Li wondered if he had connections.
"Crown Prince, do you know a suitable teacher?" Su Li blinked and leaned in.
Li Yanhao put on a mysterious expression, clearing his throat twice, "I do know... but..."
"But what?" Su Li’s curiosity was piqued.