Chapter 402: The Third Imperial Prince, Offers and Threats

Qin Xiao was almost getting used to strangers appearing with demands. Were all these imperial princes and princesses this overbearing?

The Ninth Imperial Princess had done the same: send someone to summon him, and expect him to come. It was an order, not a request.

At least he had been safe at the Ninth Imperial Princess’s residence. An invitation from the Third Imperial Prince, however, was plainly a trap.

“Senior, could you let me go back to fetch something first? I ought to bring a gift when visiting an imperial prince, but I have nothing with me. It would hardly be proper to arrive empty-handed.”

Qin Xiao concocted an excuse, hoping to return to the Shen residence first and figure out a way.

“There is no need. My master does not stand on ceremony. Gift-giving and such are entirely unnecessary. Young Master Qin should accompany me right away, lest my master is kept waiting too long.”

That person naturally wouldn’t let Qin Xiao slip away. This brat was not honest in the slightest; if he bolted to hide at the Thirteenth Imperial Prince’s or the Ninth Imperial Princess’s estate, it would truly be difficult to catch him.

“Master, this person is at the late-stage Great Ascension realm. Even if we all attack together, we are likely no match for him.”

Diao Niang had already recognized the man’s cultivation level. His insistence made her worry, and she warned Qin Xiao.

Although their side possessed five early-stage Great Ascension cultivators, the opponent was in the late stage. If a real fight broke out, they held no advantage.

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