"What's wrong?" Zu An's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the little demon queen had found out about what happened between them? He wondered if she smelled the little demon queen's perfume or something else on him.

"Why is there no energy fluctuation on your body at all? You look no different from an ordinary person." Yu Yanluo looked at him with a worried expression.

Zu'an felt a little embarrassed. The other person was so concerned about him, while he was thinking about all sorts of random things: "Don't worry, it's nothing. It's just that my cultivation technique is a bit special..."

After hearing his explanation, Yu Yanluo was still a little worried. She even checked his pulse and felt that there was nothing wrong with his body before she was relieved: "Your technique is indeed amazing. If anyone takes you lightly in the future, they will probably suffer a great loss."

Zuan laughed and said, "What you said makes me want to play dumb to fool others."

After chatting for a while, Yu Yanluo's attention returned to the house: "I just came to look for you at your old place. I heard that the Little Demon Queen bestowed a new Regent's Mansion upon you, so I came to try my luck. I didn't expect you to actually be here. Speaking of which, the Little Demon Queen is really good to you."

Zu An thought to himself, "Not only are we good friends, we're so familiar with each other. She knows my strengths and weaknesses, and I know hers."

"However, the young prince was entirely supported by you, and this is what you deserve." Yu Yanluo sighed. If it were before, it wouldn't have been difficult for her to give Zu'an such a mansion, after all, he was the richest man in the world. Unfortunately, after the Yu family's incident, it would probably not be so easy to do it now.

"Alright, stop thinking about that. Come on, let's pick a courtyard you like." Zu An pulled her along and started walking around the mansion.

“Oh dear, we’re not related now, this isn’t quite right…” Despite saying this, Yu Yanluo couldn’t help but get up, her beautiful eyes looking around. Women always have a natural desire to decorate their new homes.

“How can you call us strangers?” Zuan said, holding her slender waist. “Not long ago, the Great Elf King came to me to discuss his marriage with Xue’er, and I said I would marry you as well.”

"Ah?" Yu Yanluo was both surprised and shy. However, as the head of the Yu family for so many years, she quickly realized that the Great Elf King would definitely be unhappy with such an answer, especially considering her special status...

She sighed softly, her expression somewhat complicated, and said, "There's no need for me to do this. After all, I still have the status of the Lady of Yunzhong County, so it's not appropriate for me to marry into this family. You and Miss Qiao can get married."

Zuan held her hand: "Don't worry, it will be the Regent and Queen Medusa getting married. What does it have to do with Lady Yu of Yunzhong County? You don't need to worry too much about anything else."

Yu Yanluo was somewhat tempted by his words, but she remained rational and shook her head slightly: "Although the demon race and the human race are far apart, there are many caravans traveling between them. It won't be long before the news gets back, and it won't be kept from those who are interested."

"In the eyes of the world, the Duke of Yunzhong is still alive. If needed, you can still use the resources there as the Duke of Yunzhong. As the wife of the Duke, I have a natural right to help you. The world is peaceful on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. We cannot just give up the foundation of Yunzhong County."

"This is too unfair to you," Zu An said, frowning.

"I don't feel wronged at all. I don't want to be completely bound to the demon race. I still want to return to the Yu family one day. I think it's fine as it is now," Yu Yanluo comforted her. "Oh, don't think about these things. Take me to choose a room."

"Since that's the case, let's not get married for now, and we'll talk about it when things become clearer." Zu An felt Yu Yanluo's thoughtfulness and thought to himself that he must have had incredibly lucky ancestors to have such good fortune.

Yu Yanluo said with some worry, "But wouldn't that mean the Elf Princess would be in trouble...?"

"Don't worry, Xue'er isn't in a hurry. She's still young." Zu'an said, then pulled her inside to choose a room.

Seeing the exquisite and tranquil rooms inside, the worry between Yu Yanluo's brows gradually dissipated.

...

Some are happy while others are sad, and Sang Hong is currently very worried.

In order to delay the return of Zu'an, he racked his brains to slow down the delegation's return to the capital.

He was either a mountain bandit or a local thief, and even played the role of a just and upright official, seeking justice for the people of the passing prefectures.

As a result, the capital could not bear it any longer. The emperor was furious and sent people to question him, ordering him to return to the capital immediately.

Thinking of the barely suppressed anger in the imperial edict, Sang Hong smiled bitterly to himself, wondering what kind of punishment he would receive upon returning to the capital.

However, my situation is a minor matter; the real problem is that Zuan hasn't returned.

What kind of crime is it to collude with the demon race?

The only good news recently is that news came from the household that their daughter-in-law, Zheng Dan, is pregnant.

Previously, Yunzhong County was too far away, and the major forces in Yunzhong County were in chaos. Furthermore, the Demonic Sect and rebels caused trouble along the way, which led to the loss of letters home several times.

He knew perfectly well that it wasn't Zheng Dan who was pregnant, but Qian'er. They had arranged to send the message this way simply to avoid suspicion and to make it easier to claim that Qian'er was Sang Qian's posthumous child.

"I have finally not become a sinner of the Sang family." Sang Hong was in tears, feeling that all the efforts he had made during this period were worthwhile, and that his gamble had not been a loss.

"It's a pity I can't get in touch with Ah Zu." I tried to contact him through the video conferencing system, but for some reason, I just couldn't get through.

Now that the Emperor has sent someone to supervise his return to the capital as soon as possible, the telescopes in the delegation are no longer so convenient to use, lest the Emperor's spies find out that Azu is in the demon race.

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