Yadai'er, who thought she understood Ning Beichen well, found him even more inscrutable as she watched his retreating back.
Ning Beichen nodded to the elder of the East Ancient royal family, accepting his favor without overstepping further. He then turned to Yadai'er.
"Princess, I believe Prince Blair will come to his senses. You are not a suitable match for him."
Although Ning Beichen's words seemed directed at Yadai'er, they were clearly intended for the East Ancient royal family, serving as a warning to keep Prince Blair in check and to stop him from harboring any more intentions towards Princess Yadai'er.
The East Ancient royal family understood the implication of Ning Beichen's words and quickly assured him that Prince Blair would no longer see Princess Yadai'er.
It was quite tragic, really, that a prince could be so easily discarded by his own royal family without even a hint of hesitation.
"Alright, Princess Yadai'er, are we staying here any longer?" Ning Beichen asked.
"Ning Beichen, I want to leave," Yadai'er said urgently.
"Okay, let's go then." Ning Beichen didn't say much more. In fact, after having threatened the East Ancient royal family and assaulted their prince, he felt a bit awkward about staying.
However, as Ning Beichen left, he saw Simon, Black Widow, and Saidonsas also leaving behind them.
People at the scene began to depart one after another.
The main event of the evening was supposed to be the engagement between the prince and the princess. Now that the prince lay unconscious on the ground and the princess had eloped with another man, without the two protagonists, the banquet naturally could not continue.
The royal family did not try to stop the guests from leaving, merely using some forceful measures to delete footage captured at the scene, as the royal family also valued its reputation.
Even so,
photographs from the East Ancient royal banquet quickly began to circulate.
The photos depicted Ning Beichen霸气-ly with his arm around Princess Yadai'er's waist, pointing at Prince Blair.
Fortunately, they were only still images and not audio recordings; otherwise, the East Ancient royal family's reputation would have been completely ruined.
Not long after, the East Ancient royal family began to issue statements externally, claiming that Prince Blair was not engaged to Princess Yadai'er, but rather to another princess.
As for which royal family's princess Blair was engaged to, the East Ancient royal family dismissed the inquiries, stating it was inconvenient to disclose. Did they dare to confront them directly?
Ning Beichen and Princess Yadai'er left the scene. Yadai'er even checked out of the hotel specially arranged for her by the East Ancient royal family. Now, they were by the pool of a luxurious villa.
Yadai'er, dressed in a swimsuit, was swimming in the pool, while Ning Beichen lay on a beach chair, being fed grapes by two beautiful blonde women.
Beside Ning Beichen were three other beach chairs, where Simon, Black Widow, and Saidonsas lounged, chatting with him.
"Mr. Ning, why didn't you let me know you were coming to East Ancient in advance, so I could have welcomed you?" Simon, being from East Ancient, was the host there, unlike Black Widow and Saidonsas.
"Just came to help the princess with a small matter. I planned to leave after it was done and wouldn't be staying long, so I didn't want to bother you," Ning Beichen replied between bites of grapes.
"Mr. Ning, what are you saying? Even if you were here for just a minute, I, Saixi, would personally come to greet you," Saixi said.
"Enough, old Sai, we're not outsiders. Why the pretense?" Ning Beichen said, reclining and giving him a glare.
Seysi touched his bald head and chuckled. He was just saying that to emphasize his friendship with Ning Beichen. However, if Ning Beichen had notified him in advance, Seysi would have undoubtedly gone to greet him immediately, no matter how busy he was.
"Mr. Ning, you have good taste. Princess Yadai'er is a true beauty."
Soon, the conversation shifted to Yadai'er, who was swimming in the pool.
"Don't talk nonsense. She and I are innocent. We have no relationship. She just asked me to help her get rid of that Prince Blair," Ning Beichen said.
Simon, Black Widow, and Saidonsas all smiled meaningfully.
They took such words with a grain of salt, not believing a single word. As far as they knew, Ning Beichen had been involved with more than just one princess; he had even been involved with several queens.
Seeing their reactions, Ning Beichen knew these three wouldn't believe him, but he couldn't be bothered to explain. He had been misunderstood countless times over the years; if he had to explain every single time, he would be exhausted to death.
"By the way, Mr. Chen, have you heard? Something has happened to Isabella," Saidonsas said to Ning Beichen at this moment.
"Isabella is in trouble? What happened to her?" Ning Beichen sat up abruptly from the beach chair, his expression turning serious.
While it was true that he and Yadai'er had no romantic involvement, Isabella was a woman he had been involved with, and they had a good relationship.
"She's disappeared in Morocco. It seems to be related to slave ghosts," Saidonsas told Ning Beichen.
"You don't have any leads on her whereabouts?" Ning Beichen's expression grew grave.
He knew that if even Saidonsas couldn't find out, then the matter was serious.
"My people only managed to find the location where she was last seen, which was a small hotel in Morocco," Saidonsas replied.
"Any other clues? For example, why Isabella went to Morocco, or anyone she met there?" Ning Beichen was starting to grow restless.
"No, it happened too suddenly. I've only investigated that the matter might be related to slave ghosts. As you know, I don't have many people in Morocco," Saidonsas said apologetically. He had intended to tell Ning Beichen about this earlier but couldn't reach him. He was only able to do so now that they had met.
"How many days has it been since Isabella disappeared?" Ning Beichen's brow furrowed even more tightly.
"From the twelfth, when she was discovered missing, until now, it should be... seven days," Saidonsas said, glancing at the date before replying to Ning Beichen.
"Arrange a plane for me to Morocco as soon as possible." Ning Beichen stood up and picked up his suitcase and jacket from the ground.
"No problem, you can use my private jet," Black Widow said to Ning Beichen at this moment.
"Thank you. I'll depart immediately." Time waits for no one, Ning Beichen said without any delay.
"What about her? Is she coming with you?" Seysi pointed to Yadai'er in the swimming pool.