Jun Linyuan stared at Feng Wu. His eyes reminded her of bright stars and bottomless pits at the same time.

He kept his gaze on her and something flickered in his eyes.

All of a sudden, he raised a hand and tried to touch Feng Wu's cheek with his slender fingers.

Feng Wu stepped back involuntarily.

Jun Linyuan frowned a little.

An idea then struck Feng Wu and she beamed at him right away. "Teehee, Jun Linyuan, you've made a breakthrough. Are you happy now?"

Feng Wu would win the bet if he said yes!

Feng Wu held her hands together in a praying gesture, but Jun Linyuan said in a cold voice, "No."

Feng Wu bristled!

"Why? You've leveled up!"

At Jun Linyuan's advanced level, breakthroughs were much more difficult to attain.

Jun Linyuan glanced at her indifferently, put his hands behind his back, and said proudly, "What's there to be happy about? All my muscles are so sore."

"Your muscles are sore?!" Feng Wu thought she was going to explode.

She had been so exhausted during the massage that she had wanted to stop several times. However, this guy had forced her to keep working by threatening her with that broken star piece!

At that thought, Feng Wu's stomach lurched!

The broken star piece!

Had Jun Linyuan made a breakthrough because he had consumed that broken star piece?

Feng Wu lost control. She rushed to Jun Linyuan's side, grabbed him, and began to feel up his chest.

Jun Linyuan was flabbergasted.

Granny Gong, who had just arrived with some ten thousand-year-old purple ginseng soup, watched this with an open mouth.

Were they that eager?

Jun Linyuan took Feng Wu by her wrist and stared at her. "Are you really that eager?"

Granny Gong was speechless. So, she had guessed right!

Feng Wu said, "Let go of my hand! Where's my broken star piece? Did you consume it? You did, didn't you?!"

So, she was only after the broken star piece... Jun Linyuan's face darkened and he looked pissed.

Feng Wu was only anxious before, but now, she panicked!

It was her broken star piece! Her only way to save her beautiful master!

No one in this world was more important to her than her beautiful master!

Feng Wu glared at Jun Linyuan in exasperation. "Jun Linyuan! You liar! Didn't you promise that you would give me that broken star piece? How could you use it yourself?! You're unbelievable! I was so wrong about you!"

The crown prince's face was darker than a stormy night!

He glowered at Feng Wu!

But Feng Wu didn't even flinch!

Now that the broken star piece was gone, she had no reason to be threatened!

She shoved Jun Linyuan in frustration and Jun Linyuan stumbled back.

"Speak! Say something! Guilty conscience, is it? I never thought you could do this! You broke your promise in order to help your own cultivation!" Tears welled up in Feng Wu's eyes!

Her beautiful master... She owed him so much and she had lost her only chance to save him.

She was full of despair.

Over on the other side, Granny Gong and Feng were terrified!

With their crown prince's temperament, they wouldn't be surprised if he ended up killing Miss Wu!

What should they do? Granny Gong was worried sick.

Feng was the more experienced one and he waved his hand. "Let's wait and see."

But for what? Granny Gong was so scared of what might happen to Feng Wu.

His Royal Highness was such a proud and aloof guy that he would never let anyone wrong him like that. He had killed for even less.

But because it was Feng Wu, his only reaction was to storm off.

However, as soon as he turned around, he saw Feng Wu's teary eyes and the aggrieved look on her face... One couldn't help but feel pity for the angry and upset girl...

But that didn't stop Jun Linyuan from getting mad.

Staring at her, the crown prince asked in a husky, frustrated voice, "Does that broken star piece really mean that much to you?"

Feng Wu glared back at him. "Of course! It's more important than my own life!"

"More important than mine?" Jun Linyuan gritted his teeth.

"Are you saying your life is more important than mine?" Feng Wu snapped.

The proud crown prince drew in his breath.

Feng looked up at the sky, not knowing what to say. Your Royal Highness, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it.

Breathing hard, Jun Linyuan glowered at Feng Wu. "You -"

"I what? You want to hit me? Do it! Just do it! Without the broken star piece, I don't want to live anymore. Kill me! Now!" Feng Wu moved closer and took Jun Linyuan's hand.

But then, Jun Linyuan opened his palm -

In the center of his palm lay that broken star piece.

Feng Wu was about to lash out again when she spotted the broken star piece. She stopped crying instantly and cried out in surprise. "Ahhh -

"My broken star piece! My broken star piece! It's still here! Ahhh -"

Feng Wu hopped around in excitement and tugged at Jun Linyuan's sleeve. "My broken star piece is still here! My broken star piece! Mine!"

She was happy now? Where was that shrew from a minute ago?

The crown prince threw a dirty look at the girl. "Which is more important, your life or the broken star piece?"

Feng Wu's heart sank.

She finally realized what she had said.

Holy shit!

She felt like hitting herself on the head. How could she...

Looking up, she saw the smirk on Jun Linyuan's face and she was speechless.

Then, Jun Linyuan put away the broken star piece, flipped his sleeves, and was ready to leave.

No, no, no -

Feng Wu ran after him right away. "Jun Linyuan!"

Jun Linyuan ignored her.

This wasn't happening!

Feng Wu was almost in tears.

It was so obvious that Jun Linyuan was mad!

The crown prince here was the most unforgiving person in the world and he was very vindictive!

Feng Wu ran even faster. She caught up with Jun Linyuan and grabbed his wide sleeve. "Your Royal Highness~ my dear crown prince~ please don't go. Brother Jun -"

The teenager only stopped after much pulling and dragging on Feng Wu's part.

"Brother Jun~" Feng Wu blocked his way.

The proud crown prince turned his head to the left.

"Brother Jun~"

The crown prince turned the other way, his face still expressionless.

"Brother Jun, I'm sorry. Please forgive me..."

Feng Wu put on an aggrieved look and pouted.

She was a beautiful girl to begin with. Her long, dense eyelashes were like two little fans and they were still wet with her tears. When she lowered her gaze, the glistening eyelashes reminded one of dewdrops at dawn, which could bring out all of the pity in a person.

Jun Linyuan had to fight the urge to wipe her tears away for her. He clenched his fists behind his back, maintained an arrogant expression, gritted his teeth, and stared at her coldly.

Feng Wu saw that he was still mad, so she swayed his arm back and forth and said in a pitiful voice, "It was all my fault. I'm sorry. I really am..."

The fate of her broken star piece was still in his hands, as well as whether or not she could take that exam... She had to succumb to his power.

Jun Linyuan glared at her, then snorted. "You're sorry? About what?"