The Demonic Crown Prince

Fang Li's throat made a gurgling sound, but he couldn't speak. He could only stare at him in shock and horror.

"The nail on your right pinky finger is a little long. Perhaps others won't notice it."

But I saw it anyway.

Li Yuan raised her right hand and pinched her little finger.

The little fingernail is slightly longer and painted with bright nail polish, but it doesn't look particularly special.

However, upon closer inspection, there is a faint blackish tinge at the edge of the little fingernail.

"If I were to take this and scratch it on your pretty face right now, what would you do?"

Li Yuan pinched her little finger and slowly brought it close to Fang Li's face.

Fang Li was terrified and tried desperately to dodge, but Li Yuan had already slammed her onto the table with a "bang," and then picked up the fingernail again and scratched her snow-white neck hard.

"Hiss," a small wound appeared on her neck, and then a few drops of blood oozed from the wound.

Li Yuan released his grip and looked at Fang Li with great interest.

Fang Li, trying to suppress his dizziness, frantically groped around in his arms, but found nothing.

"Is this what you're looking for?"

Li Yuan raised the bottle in his hand and asked with a smile.

Those were the things that were taken from Fang Li before he was brought in; they were the antidote.

It was something Fang Li always carried with him, mainly to prevent himself from accidentally poisoning himself.

"Give it to me, give it to me..." Fang Li screamed and lunged at Li Yuan.

She was extremely agile; an ordinary man would probably have been knocked to the ground by her long ago.

However, Li Yuan kicked her away with just one kick.

She collapsed to the ground, clutching her stomach and groaning in pain, her face deathly pale.

"You just tried to seduce me with your beauty to poison me. Do you think I'd give you the antidote so easily?"

Li Yuan shook the bottle in his hand, sat down, and asked slowly and deliberately.

"What exactly do you want?" Fang Li asked, barely managing to sit up despite the pain, his face ashen.

"I just want to know a few things."

Li Yuan said calmly.

Fang Li didn't speak, clutching her neck, clearly going through a painful internal struggle.

Who would willingly die easily unless absolutely necessary?

"What's the name of this poison? How long does it take to take effect? ​​What are the symptoms when it takes effect?"

Li Yuan pointed to the wound on her neck.

"It's called 'Twilight Induced.' If the skin is broken and bleeding occurs, and the antidote isn't available within half an hour, death is certain. Before it takes effect, hallucinations will occur..."

Fang Li had calmed down, lowered her hand from her neck, and looked at Li Yuan.

"Oh, half an hour is enough for us to talk a lot."

"Then chat with me. If we have a pleasant conversation, perhaps you can live a little longer."

Li Yuan looked at her and said.

"Live a little longer?" Fang Li squinted at him.

"How long you live depends on your value."

Li Yuan picked up a large, rough porcelain bowl from the ground, blew off the dust, poured himself a cup of water from the kettle next to him, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Go ahead and ask," Fang Li said, lowering his eyelids and nodding.

"Whose side are you on?"

Li Yuan asked again.

"As I've already said, on the surface they are stewards of Black Wind Horn, working for the Fourth and Fifth Princes, but in reality they are the Second Prince's men."

Fang Li's eyes flashed.

"Oh." Li Yuan nodded, then continued, "Who told you to set up this trap to kill me today?"

"Your Highness, I noticed something unusual about you yesterday, so I went to the palace to see him late at night."

He guessed it was you, saying he had a deep-seated hatred for you and told me to do everything in my power to kill you.

Fang Li said again.

"I see." Li Yuan nodded, then stopped talking and sat down to rest with his eyes closed.

On the contrary, Fang Li began to become somewhat unsettled.

Because her life has entered the countdown phase, every moment that passes means her life is slipping away.

Li Yuan could afford to wait, but she couldn't.

After a long silence, Fang Li could no longer wait. She took a deep breath and spoke first, "Your Highness, everything I have said is true. If Your Highness spares my life, I swear a solemn oath to follow Your Highness forever with unwavering loyalty."

Li Yuan remained silent, still resting with his eyes closed.

After another short while, Fang Li felt his vision blurring and began to hallucinate. His consciousness began to fade, and the whole world started to spin.

She collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth and convulsing.

In her dazed state, she felt someone approaching her and gently shaking her body.

He asked anxiously, "How are you?"

Fang Li barely opened her eyes, and standing in front of her was none other than her beloved younger sister, Fang Rou.

"Arou? You, weren't you at Linglong Pavilion?"

How did you get here? It's dangerous, you have to go, go quickly...

Fang Li used all his strength to push her.

Then she fainted.

When she woke up, her consciousness gradually returned to normal, and she was finally able to vaguely see the people around her.

It was Li Yuan again. He waved the medicine bottle in front of her, then sat back down in his chair.

Fang Li rolled over and got up, feeling his body. Apart from the weakness caused by the poisoning, he was otherwise fine.

"You, give me the antidote?" Fang Li looked at Li Yuandao in shock.

"You've finally said what you needed to say. The antidote, of course, should be given to you."

Li Yuan smiled faintly.

"What did I say?" Fang Li was taken aback.

"You said your younger sister's name is Fang Rou, and she owns a jewelry store called Linglong Pavilion. Hmm, you must have opened it for her, right?"

Well, of all that you've said, only what you said on your deathbed is true, right?

It seems you are indeed someone who has someone to care about.

This medicine is really good; it really does produce hallucinations, which has saved me a lot of trouble!

Li Yuan smiled, his two rows of white teeth gleaming frighteningly bright in the candlelight.

"You, you treacherous and shameless bastard, what exactly do you want? My affairs have nothing to do with my sister, don't drag her into this!"

Fang Li jumped up and screamed.

"Why not? Well, I might as well tell you that you've been unconscious for most of the time."

Before this, you had already revealed your sister's whereabouts in your hallucination, and my men have already entered the city to capture her.

They should be back soon.

Li Yuan glanced at the water clock next to him, which could keep track of time all day long.

"I've said everything I needed to say, why drag my sister into this?"

Fang Li screamed and rushed towards Li Yuan, but two soldiers beside her had already pressed down on her shoulders and forced her to the ground.

Just then, the curtain of the main tent was lifted, and a girl was brought in.

The girl was even more beautiful than Fang Li. She looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old and pitiful. She was brought in by two tall soldiers. She looked around in fear, shrank into a small ball, and had tears in her eyes.