Chapter 17
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After the formal introduction and meeting, the king invited them for lunch and to have casual chats.

Bai Xing inwardly prayed that Prince Kalid wouldn't accept, but who was he kidding? Of course, the prince would happily accept. He was aiming for the princess after all.

Unlike the previous 2 princesses, this one has a strong type of beauty. She seemed rebellious and didn't give much attention to Prince Kalid. She was really showing in her face that she was forced by her father in this marriage partner searching farce. Even her smile was unpleasantly stabbing.

Bai Xing, "…"

If he was the prince he would definitely give up and go back home. Probably locked himself in his room for several days. Just translating their conversation was already hard enough for him.

Regarding the translating task, it couldn't feel any weirder for Bai Xing. In his ears, both parties were speaking the same language but magically couldn't understand each other. He felt like a recorder rather than a translator. He wondered what he sounded like in their ears.

And then there was the sorcerer who kept staring at him. Maybe he really sounded strange in their ears.

It was the most mentally draining day he ever went through in the fairytale world. In addition, they were going to stay in Agrabah for who-knows-how-long. The palace has already prepared guest rooms for every suitor. The prince didn't intend to back away from the fight to gain the princess's hand in marriage.

Prince Kalid and Bai Xing finally went to their room to rest when another suitor came. Because Prince Kalid needed him 24/7 to communicate with other people, he stayed in the same room as the prince. The servants exclusively gave them a 2 bedroom suite with the living room facing the back garden.

"What do you think, White?" Prince Kalid leaned on the balcony's railing.

"…?"

"Do you think this country is worth conquering? From what I see, our country is far richer than this country."

"??"

Aren't you here to marry the princess?

"Well, for starters the princess is worthy of my attention," Prince Kalid grinned in interest, "She can be my fifth concubine once I take over this kingdom."

"???"

This is Aladdin's story…right?

Well, the story never really went into details about the other suitors, but still…

"But I'm too lazy to do it if it's just for one woman. I can just kidnap her and leave…" Prince Kalid placed his arms on the railing and rested his chin on his palm lazily, "Whatever, let's just see what this kingdom can offer us first. We can also broaden our network with those other suitors from various countries. I heard the northern country has reputable armies."

"…"

Doesn't that mean he will have a lot of talking to do?

Prince Kalid looked sideways at Bai Xing and snorted, "You rarely talk if it's not for your job…yet here I am, talking to you. If you're not my servant from little I would already change you with a more social person, you know?"

"…"

M is really giving him a thorough setting, isn't he? Is it because he has more power now?

Prince Kalid turned and walked away, "I want to take a bath. Tell the servants to prepare it."

Bai Xing nodded slightly and told the servant assigned in front of their room about the prince's request.

The bathroom was attached to their suite. In a short moment, steaming water filled the pool with flowers sprinkled in it to make it fragrance. The servants placed a plate of fruits and hair products next to the pool. Bai Xing was told about how to use it in order.

Now Bai Xing knew the reason why their hair was all very silky. Surprisingly, shampoo existed in this world. And it wasn't only for royals or nobles. It was a common item.

When the palace servants left, the prince spread open his arms. It took a questioning glance from him for Bai Xing to realize that he was telling Bai Xing to take his clothes off for him.

Bai Xing promptly served him. Turns out, aside from being the prince's translator, he was also his personal aide.

"You seem more out of your mind today. Is the fatigue getting to you? True, this is the furthest we have ever traveled," the prince entered the pool and sighed in comfort as he leaned back, "It's all because I'm the youngest and have nothing to do. Yeah well, we won't hear any nagging here, so that's one good thing."

Bai Xing listened to the prince talking by himself while he folded the prince's clothes.

"Wash my hair." Prince Kalid ordered after Bai Xing finished folding the clothes.

Bai Xing picked up the tray with the fruits and hair products. He sat down behind Prince Kalid and washed his hair following the servant's instructions.

It was practically shampoo, conditioner, and hair perfume, so Bai Xing wasn't too unfamiliar with it. Prince Kalid closed his eyes, Bai Xing's head massage.

"I didn't know you're good at this. You'll stay as my bath servant when we get home."

"…"

I don't know how to feel about that.

Once Bai Xing was done, he wanted to get up and leave, but the prince unrestrainedly rested his head on his lap with his dripping wet hair. Bai Xing glanced at the towel, back at the prince, then at the towel, but eventually gave up.

Even if he has a setting as the prince's childhood friend, he wasn't sure if he could tell the prince off. Fortunately, his clothes were black, so the wet patch wasn't visible. If he were wearing something bright it would look like he wet himself.

"Hmm…But those women's lap is still more comfortable as a pillow. You're not soft at all. It hurts my neck."

"…"

Then get off.

The prince opened his eyes and grinned, "You're so easy to read. I'm joking," he straightened up and beckoned Bai Xing to scoot closer, "Lend me your ear. Let me tell you something."

"?" Bai Xing leaned down.

The prince suddenly grabbed his arms and threw him into the water. Bai Xing quickly resurfaced only to see the prince laughing his ass off at him.

In the end, Bai Xing also sort of took a bath with Prince Kalid since the prince kept messing around with him and wouldn't let him come out of the pool. After both of them left the bathroom, he changed into a set of dry clothes before helping Prince Kalid dry his body and wear his clothes.

There was a banquet at night, so they changed into their party attire.

Thankfully, Bai Xing managed to read M's message when he was changing, or else he wouldn't be able to help Prince Kalid with his clothes. They have many ornaments and complex fabric placements to make sure they won't fall off.

As for his clothes, it was a simple and elegant long red robe. His hair was combed back and secured by a metallic gold hair ornament. What bothered him though was how his chest was exposed since the robe split evenly at the center and was only loosely fastened on the waist.

"That's why I always told you to train more. If you have more muscles, you can be prouder wearing this kind of garment. Like me," Prince Kalid flexed his muscles shamelessly, "How will you attract women with that slender body? You'll only attract their envy."

"…"

Are you complimenting me or insulting me?

The banquet was held in the rooftop garden. With so many people, Bai Xing couldn't tell who was Aladdin by just looking.

"Kalid, it's a surprise meeting you here."

Bai Xing and Prince Kalid turned to see a blonde prince and his butler coming over to them. He seemed to talk with a language familiar to Prince Kalid because the latter immediately returned the greeting.

"Alexander, are you finally looking for a wife?"

"You are the strange one having 5 wives in our age. What are you even doing coming here? Spare me one beauty, will you?"

The 2 merrily chatted away until the king started his welcoming speech. Once he finished, Prince Kalid and Alexander continued.

"Go ahead and get something to eat, White. I'm going with Alexander to drink." Prince Kalid casually waved and left.

Bai Xing nodded slightly and walked away after Prince Kalid was out of sight. He could finally search which one of the guests is Aladdin.

He went to the periphery of the garden with no people and discreetly looked at his phone. The red dot was at the front of the garden where the princess and the king were.

"Good evening."

The familiar deep velvety voice instantly made Bai Xing turn towards the voice. He wasn't surprised to see the sorcerer standing not far from him.

"You look truly gorgeous tonight, Mr. White." The man smiled.

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