Chapter 108 - The Baby Spirit Beast

The day had already turned into night and the outside world that had been basking in the bright warm sunlight was now illuminated by the beautiful moonlight.

Millions of stars filled the night sky, creating a beautiful scenery that one would want to capture in their heart for eternity.

However, unlike the beautiful and calm view of the outside world, the atmosphere inside the Star Lake Manor wasn't that calm and beautiful.

Jiang Ying Yue sat on her seat around a wooden table placed in the center of the study while her mates stood in front of her while their hard gazes were trained on her.

Who would have thought that instead of getting angry at her for making a deal with the Empress Dowager, they would actually become this unhappy about the spiritual crystal ball that she had handed over to their so-called mother?

"Come on, guys. It was just a spirit beast and that too just a little baby. You don't have to glare at me as if I have handed her the most powerful and sacred weapon of this world." She finally found the courage to complain but immediately shut up when she noticed the unhappy look on their handsome faces.

"Even though it was a baby spirit beast, it's still a treasure. It's the sole spirit beast that the four of us chose for you and you gave it to someone else. How can you think of doing something like this?" Wu Xie didn't give her the satisfaction of having any sort of upper hand in the situation.

Jiang Ying Yue was feeling unhappy as she considered her current situation unfair. First of all, she had no freaking idea that the baby beast was actually a sacred snow dragon and the only one alive of its kind.

Second, she didn't know that it was a gift from the Princes. Even though she found it in the back garden of their manor, it didn't mean that it belonged to them.

Third and the most important point, they never told her that it was a gift for her. Then how was she supposed to know that she should cherish it? They could have given it to her like normal people. Instead, they tried to hand it to her in such a stupid and mysterious way.

Though she was wrong for using the spirit beast as a bargaining chip for her deal with Empress Dowager, she wasn't the only culprit here.

"Why don't you go and get it back from your dear mother? She's your mother in a manner, no matter how we see this. You can get at least a spirit beast baby from her, right?" Silver, of course, was the first one who decided to support her as he also thought that she wasn't the only one at fault.

Jiang Ying Yue immediately passed a bright smile to her sweet mate who moved to sit beside her before wrapping one of his arms around her waist. 

Following Silver's actions, she rested her body in his arms as she placed her head on his shoulder while keeping her eyes on the Princes. The immediate shift in the expressions and body language of the Princes didn't skip her notice and it took everything inside her not to smile.

"I think she's right about..." Qing Shan started speaking but immediately stopped when his brothers turned their attention to him with raised eyebrows and questioning stares.

"Just because you are now mated to her doesn't mean you are going to support her even when she's wrong. Be sensible." Wang Shu tried to get his brother out of his protective mate mode.

Ever since the two of them had completed their bond a week ago, the others had seen a tremendous change in Qing Shan's attitude towards her.

Though he was still cold, aloof, and indifferent in his usual life, whenever it came to her, he would become all soft and understanding. It was like there were two different Qing Shan living in the same body.

"Don't stop him from speaking the truth. He's not protecting me. He's just stating the truth that you guys are also equally responsible. I don't know how come you are not feeling ashamed at all." Jiang Ying Yue quickly defended herself along with the First Prince.

They all heard Wu Xie letting out a deep sigh as the Third Prince just shook his head as if he was all done with her and Qing Shan protecting and defending each other at every possible moment.

"Fine! Let's say that we all are at fault." Wang Shu finally spoke as he too let out a sigh, clearly a sign that he was giving up on the argument.

His statement immediately gifted him with a questioning look from Wu Xie. "There's no point in arguing. Besides, they aren't wrong. We should have told her about the spirit beast and since we failed to do so, we gave to take at least half of the responsibility." 

The Second and Third Prince remained silent after that for the next couple of minutes. Both seemed to be thinking about something very deeply.

"Is there something else that I can trade with your mother instead of the spirit beast?" Jiang Ying Yue asked as she suddenly thought of this idea.

"Maybe if you can hand over all three of them to her on a plate, she would return the spirit beast baby." Silver suggested as he pointed at the three Princes. His remark made Ying Yue giggle as she watched the dark expressions on the Princes' faces.

"This doesn't sound like a bad idea. What do you guys think?" She teased the Princes and watched as Wu Xie gave her his precious nose scrunch, a clear sign that he wasn't pleased with her sense of humor at all.

"Don't worry, love. I can turn into an Ice dragon for you anytime you want. You don't have to think too much about that baby beast. If the Princes can't get it back, you can always have me turn into one." Silver suggested as he rubbed the tip of his nose against her temple before placing a soft kiss there.

Jiang Ying Yue heard someone groaning and when she turned to face the Princes, she found that all three of them were glaring at Silver. Especially Qing Shan as he was the only one out of four of them who was actually connected to her through a proper mate bond. His possessive mate side was taking a troll on him as he watched Silver acting so sweetly and intimately with her.

Letting a bright smile bloom on her lips, she opened her arms wide and called the Prince to come closer to her through their newly formed mind link.

Qing Shan didn't waste any time before he was in her arms. His face immediately went to rest in the crook of her neck as he inhaled her scent to calm himself down while his arms wrapped around her waist securely.

"He's being possessive. And while I can understand exactly what phase he's going through, don't expect me to keep my distance from you. He has to learn that he's not the only one in your life." Silver whispered into her ear as his arm around her shoulder tightened a little and he placed another kiss on her temple as if to emphasize his words of not keeping his distance from her.

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Letting a bright smile bloom on her lips, she opened her arms wide and called the Prince to come closer to her through their newly formed mind link.

Qing Shan didn't waste any time before he was in her arms. His face immediately went to rest in the crook of her neck as he inhaled her scent to calm himself down while his arms wrapped around her waist securely.

"He's being possessive. And while I can understand exactly what phase he's going through, don't expect me to keep my distance from you. He has to learn that he's not the only one in your life." Silver whispered into her ear as his arm around her shoulder tightened a little and he placed another kiss on her temple as if to emphasize his words of not keeping his distance from her.

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Letting a bright smile bloom on her lips, she opened her arms wide and called the Prince to come closer to her through their newly formed mind link.

Qing Shan didn't waste any time before he was in her arms. His face immediately went to rest in the crook of her neck as he inhaled her scent to calm himself down while his arms wrapped around her waist securely.

"He's being possessive. And while I can understand exactly what phase he's going through, don't expect me to keep my distance from you. He has to learn that he's not the only one in your life." Silver whispered into her ear as his arm around her shoulder tightened a little and he placed another kiss on her temple as if to emphasize his words of not keeping his distance from her.

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