549: A young girl's heart is always filled with spring fever.

He hadn't expected Ruan Xingzhu to be so clever as to guess his identity just from his name; this was a bit outrageous.

"Ha... you lost your composure. You truly are Prince Duan."

Duan Zhengchun's subtle change still couldn't escape Ruan Xingzhu's Wisdom Eye, confirming one thing: she had guessed correctly.

"No, how did you guess my identity?"

"You shouldn't have seen me before, right?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ruan Xingzhu with a strange expression.

"Who says I haven't? I have a portrait of you at home."

"I spent a fortune buying it. Although there are still some differences compared to the real you, it bears about fifty to sixty percent resemblance."

"Plus, you said your name is Duan Long. I could deduce some information from the name as well."

"That's how I guessed your identity." Ruan Xingzhu lifted her chin proudly.

"My name? Is there something wrong with my name?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ruan Xingzhu in surprise, finding the girl increasingly attractive, clever, mischievous, and possessing the temperament of a refined young lady.

"Duan Long—the true Dragon of the Duan Family. Although the current Emperor of the Kingdom isn't you, the Kingdom's prosperity today is all thanks to you."

"Isn't that obvious? You've already made it so clear, and coupled with that not-so-accurate portrait, if I still couldn't guess your identity, I might as well jump into Xiao Jing Lake and drown."

Duan Zhengchun... what she said seemed perfectly reasonable. Yet, among all the women he had met, not one had managed to guess his identity.

Ruan Xingzhu was the first.

"You are impressive. I, this Prince, have traveled the Jianghu for so long, and you are the first person to expose my identity."

"However, there's no prize for guessing correctly," Duan Zhengchun said, spreading his hands.

"Wow... You, you, you really are Prince Duan?" Ruan Xingzhu looked at Duan Zhengchun in shock.

Although she was confident in her intelligence, she still wasn't absolutely certain about Duan Zhengchun's identity.

If Duan Zhengchun hadn't admitted it, she would have had no way to prove it.

But Duan Zhengchun admitted it, meaning she had guessed correctly. This impossibly handsome man before her was the rumored, invincible Duan Zhengchun, the Prince Kaoshan of Dali.

Ruan Xingzhu's reaction stunned Duan Zhengchun. What was going on?

What did she mean? Had he been tricked?

"Why are you so excited? Didn't you already know this Prince's identity?"

"Hehe... Although I guessed your identity just now, I wasn't absolutely certain. If you hadn't admitted it, I would have been helpless."

"Now that you've admitted it, it means I really guessed correctly! You are the legendary King Kaoshan of Dali, Duan Zhengchun, Prince Duan, who is said to be like the Dragon that shows its head but never its tail." Ruan Xingzhu excitedly waved her arms and legs.

In Ruan Xingzhu's heart, Duan Zhengchun was a god-like figure. After learning about all of Duan Zhengchun's deeds, she had decided that he was the male idol in her heart.

Although she knew her status was low, being merely the daughter of a merchant, this couldn't change her feelings.

Even if she couldn't marry a perfect man like Duan Zhengchun in the future, she had to find an ideal partner.

Therefore, she spent a large sum of money to buy a portrait of Duan Zhengchun, keeping it hidden in her boudoir so no one else would find it.

When she saw Duan Zhengchun earlier, she felt a sense of familiarity, but the painter's skill was simply too poor. Her claim of a fifty percent resemblance was an exaggeration; frankly, it didn't even reach thirty percent.

Because Duan Zhengchun was much handsomer than the portrait; they simply couldn't be compared.

It was only by combining Duan Zhengchun's name, his miraculous methods just now, and the portrait that she reached her conclusion.

Duan Zhengchun slapped his forehead, looking helpless.

"Alas... a miscalculation. I didn't expect to fall into the hands of a girl like you."

"Hehe... I am very capable."

"But, Prince, why are you here?" Ruan Xingzhu looked at Duan Zhengchun with curiosity.

"If I said I came here for you, would you believe me?" Duan Zhengchun suddenly stood up. His height of 1.8 meters towering over Ruan Xingzhu's petite height of just over 1.6 meters meant he could only look down upon her.

Instantly, Ruan Xingzhu felt immense pressure, and her heartbeat quickened.

At this moment, Ruan Xingzhu's heart was in turmoil, all because of Duan Zhengchun's one sentence: "I came for you."

Was that sentence true or false? Rumor had it that Prince Duan had many women around him. Was he using words like this to trick other girls?

Was that why he had so many women around him?

But so what? Isn't it normal for a powerful man to have several women? His strength was so great, yet the number of women around him was still less than the Emperor's harem.

Furthermore, there were no rumors of him abandoning any woman.

Didn't this mean he was just promiscuous, not a scumbag? He didn't abandon those women; instead, he gave them status.

Even being a concubine to Prince Duan was much better than marrying the son of that Vice Minister Liu. As long as she married Prince Duan, even if Vice Minister Liu was the Vice Minister of War, he wouldn't dare touch the Ruan Family again.

"Oh my, Prince, what, what are you saying?" Ruan Xingzhu shyly lowered her head, almost dropping her head into the ditch.

"I said, I came for you."

"Didn't you just say you have this Prince's portrait in your room?"

"Moreover, your current situation shouldn't be good, right? Have you encountered some difficulty?" Duan Zhengchun leaned close to Ruan Xingzhu's ear. The hot breath he exhaled instantly made Ruan Xingzhu's earlobe turn red.

"Ah..."

"You, don't stand so close to me..." Ruan Xingzhu cried out in surprise, looking flustered.

"What's wrong? Don't you like this?" Duan Zhengchun's voice was deep and husky, carrying a unique male magnetism.

Ruan Xingzhu only felt that the voice made her feel weak all over. The voice was simply too pleasant.

Ruan Xingzhu felt she had fallen, completely fallen. The voice was too beautiful.

His looks were perfect, his strength was immense, and even his voice was so pleasant. Oh heavens, she couldn't take it, she couldn't take it.

"I like it, I like it."

"Prince, actually, I've admired you for a long time, but I never had the chance. Now that I finally see you, if I don't say it today, I fear I might never have the opportunity again."

"Prince, can you accept me? I don't mind being a concubine." Ruan Xingzhu's pretty face was flushed, and her watery eyes gazed at Duan Zhengchun.

The tenderness in her eyes made it clear to anyone who wasn't blind that the girl was serious.

Duan Zhengchun hadn't expected things to go so smoothly this time. Could it really be because he was too handsome?

But none of that mattered now. Since she was being so proactive, refusing her would definitely hurt the young girl's feelings.

"Are you sure you really want to follow this Prince?" Duan Zhengchun looked at Ruan Xingzhu with a serious expression.

"Yes, I'm sure. Whatever the outcome, I won't regret it."

"I would rather give myself to someone I like than be delivered into the hands of a scumbag beast." Ruan Xingzhu's eyes were filled with determination.