The Dragon's Flower Vol 1-5

Vol 3 Chap 76 - He is my great benefactor

XH 76

Feng Jiu smiled as she asked skeptically. "Don't you know your own master's name?"

"My master... the Third Prince! I forgot," Xiao Hua said sheepishly as she lightly scratched her head. She was too used to call him as the Third Prince and with the grogginess, her brain had moved slower than usual.

However, the excessive dejection behind Feng Jiu did not ease down after hearing Xiao Hua's answer.

"Long Zhu should be your lucky star since he had generously allowed me to stay at his Autumn Courtyard, don't you think so?" Feng Jiu did not stop whitewashing Long Zhu.

"...No? You are the one that saved me, not the Third Prince."

Feng Jiu: '...' Little girl, are you doing this on purpose?

The only good thing that resulted from Feng Jiu's attempt was that depressing aura behind her had turned into irritation!

"The Third Prince... is different," Xiao Hua continued. Her head was lowered and the gravity pulled her loose hair down until it forms a thick curtain to hide most of her face from view. But that did not prevent the onlookers to notice her bright-colored cheeks. "He...He is my great benefactor so he's more than a lucky star to me."

Feng Jiu smiled at the adorable girl as well as the warm emotion coming from the person hiding at the corner of the room. She shakes her head inwardly, surprised at how this girl could influence that dark boy's moods to such a great extent.

"Miss Feng Jiu, are you a friend of the Third Prince?" Xiao Hua asked curiously, peeking through the thick curtain of her hair.

"Just call me Feng Jiu," the beautiful lady offered. "You can say I'm a good friend of Long Zhu's."

"Good friend? You know the Third Prince since a long time ago?"

"It's almost nine years now since I first met him."

"That's long ago! How did you meet him?" Xiao Hua suddenly realized how busybody she was. "Sorry! I asked too many questions!"

Feng Jiu laughed, not at all offended by her questions. "It was destiny that wanted us to meet."

"Destiny?"

Feng Jiu picked up a bowl of medicine that was placed on a stool beside the bed. It was still warm as steams still rising from the surface. "The doctor wants you to drink this once you are awake."

Xiao Hua could smell the bitterness of the medicine and wrinkled her nose. "Where is the Third Prince? Did...did he know I'm here?"

Feng Jiu laughed softly and placed the bowl of medicine back onto the stool. "It's good that you remain on guard against strangers." She was a bit worried at how easily Xiao Hua had accepted her explanation without much suspicious than she should.

Xiao Hua felt a bit bad. Honestly, she had asked that question because she wondered where he was and not because she distrusted Feng Jiu. But now that she was reminded of it, Xiao Hua wanted to smack herself.

Just because Feng Jiu had saved her does not mean she was safe. Xiao Hua still does not know who was the one that wanted to kill her and why.

"Feng Jiu can be trusted." Hearing that familiar voice, the worry in her heart immediately dissolved.

"Third Prince!" Xiao Hua called out cheerfully and Feng Jiu tittered silently as she removed herself from the bed after making sure Xiao Hua could remain sitting upright without her assistance.

"Now that your master is here, I will leave the two of you to catch up."

After Feng Jiu left, Xiao Hua turned uncomfortable. But she must do one thing first. "I'm sorry for heading into danger without telling anyone. But I left the arrow and the blackmail letter in the room in case I went miss-"