Inside the hall, Hu Yanqing sat calmly, motionless like a statue. Beside her stood the Great Wizard of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom, holding a bell and gently shaking it.

The two were like figures in a painting, with only the clear sound of bells echoing in the room, until a delicate voice broke the silence.

"Strange woman, strange woman, where are you?"

The little dumpling rushed into the hall with the speed of the wind, leaving Su Ruiling and Yu Yiman behind.

The little dumpling called out while looking around, searching.

The great wizard frowned, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes. He quickly put away the bell, as if nothing had happened, and walked towards the little dumpling's voice.

"Little princess, why aren't you at the banquet? What are you doing here?"

The sudden appearance of the person startled the little girl. She clutched her pounding heart and curiously examined the strange-looking old man in front of her.

"Grandpa, did you see the strange woman?" the little dumpling asked, then realized something was wrong and jumped back a step. "How do you know I'm a little princess? Do you know me?"

The Grand Wizard explained, “I don’t know who this strange woman you’re referring to is. I am the Grand Wizard of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom, and I came with the King. I didn’t show myself during the day, so you haven’t seen me, but I do know your identity. Among the younger generation of the Dragon Yuan Kingdom, you are the only princess, with an incomparably noble status. How could I not know?”

After speaking, the great wizard looked at the little dumpling. His words were respectful, but his face was cold, and there was always an eerie feeling about him.

The little girl, however, automatically ignored the great wizard's aura, showing no fear whatsoever. She adopted the air of a princess, tilting her head back and saying:

"Since you know who I am, then get out of my way. I'm going to find that strange woman."

The great wizard stepped forward and reached out to stop the little dumpling.

“Princess, there is no strange woman here as you described. Please leave immediately.”

The little girl's eyes darted around. Without wasting any more words with the great wizard, she nimbly slipped under his robes.

The great wizard was no match for the little dumpling's agility; in the blink of an eye, he saw the little guy run into the bedroom.

"Good heavens! Is there no manners at all?!"

The great wizard was both anxious and angry, his composure completely gone. He slapped his thigh and hurriedly followed.

Running into the bedroom, the little dumpling indeed saw the person she was looking for. She immediately smiled and poked the woman's leg with her finger.

"Hehe, weird woman, I've finally found you."

But Hu Yanqing seemed to be asleep sitting up, and even when the little dumpling touched him, he remained motionless.

Huh? What's going on? The little dumpling was puzzled. She climbed up Hu Yanqing's leg and sat facing her.

The little dumpling placed its hands on Hu Yanqing's cheeks, rubbed and kneaded them, and then opened its little mouth to bite her nose.

Huh? He's still not awake?!

The little dumpling was a bit unhappy and yelled into her ear, "You weird woman, wake up! Stop sleeping!"

Even though she shouted very loudly, Hu Yanqing still didn't wake up.

The little dumpling immediately realized something was wrong. She pried open Hu Yanqing's eyelids to take a look. The color of his eyeballs was normal, and his pupils were normal as well.

The little dumpling grabbed Hu Yanqing's hand again, felt her pulse, and found nothing wrong.

Why can't she wake up?

"Princess, please come down immediately!" the high wizard said sternly.

The little dumpling shot her a glare and demanded, "What's wrong with her? Wake her up right now, or this princess won't let you off the hook."

The high wizard pursed his lips for a moment, then finally relented and took out a bell, which he then vibrated near Hu Yanqing's ear.

This scene was witnessed by Su Ruiling and Yu Yiman, who had just arrived. Su Ruiling was clutching her stomach and panting heavily, while Yu Yiman, who was supporting her, had a dark look in her eyes when she saw the bell.

Shortly after the bell rang, Hu Yanqing opened her eyes. Her eyes, visible through the mask, were blank for a moment before returning to normal.

The little dumpling was relieved to see that Huyan had regained consciousness, and then she glanced at the bell in the great wizard's hand.

That thing looks really good!

The little dumpling smiled slyly and, taking advantage of the great wizard's momentary lapse in attention, snatched the bell away.

When the great wizard saw the bell being snatched, he angrily reached out to grab it, but the little dumpling flipped onto the table and dodged his hand.

The little dumpling sat on the table, raising an eyebrow at the great wizard.

"You wretched servant, how dare you try to steal from this princess!"