Hiding in the shadows, Shen Yunhao almost burst out laughing when he heard Zhu Li's soft, complaining mutter.

It turns out that the little white dragon wasn't avoiding him, but was actually waiting patiently in the room for him to come to her!

But he didn't wait for him, and couldn't resist sneaking out to find him, only to be caught red-handed by the "on-duty" fox... Just thinking about it makes me laugh.

The reason why Shen Yunhao dared to blatantly hide and peek and laugh was because he knew that within the Demon Emperor's Palace, there must be special restrictions and barriers that could suppress and interfere with divine sense probing.

Otherwise, with his late-stage Candlelight Void Soul Realm divine sense, his hiding methods would have been discovered long ago, and he would probably have gotten a beating then.

After the red fox maid returned to the mural, Zhuli pretended to linger in the corridor near the guest room for a while before casually walking towards the inner courtyard.

Shen Yunhao watched her receding figure, pondered for a moment, and did not choose to show himself and follow her immediately. Instead, he waited until she was far away, then quietly slipped out of his hiding place, circled around, and came to the door of the guest room where Zhu Li had just come out.

He had just stopped at the door when the mural on the wall next to him flashed with light again, and the red fox maid reappeared.

She looked at Shen Yunhao standing at the door, rubbed her still sleepy eyes, and her face was full of confusion:

"Um... Young Master Shen? Am I... am I still half asleep? I remember the Seventh Princess just went to look for you in the inner courtyard... What, didn't you two run into each other?"

Shen Yunhao suppressed a laugh and waved his hand, lowering his voice to say, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I'll just wait for her to come back in her room. You continue to rest, just pretend you didn't see me, and whatever you do, don't tell her I'm here."

The maid was somewhat bewildered by this turn of events, not understanding why the two were playing a game of "you find me, I hide," but she was too lazy to meddle. She simply yawned and nodded, "Oh, okay... anyway, you two know each other..."

After saying that, a flash of red light appeared on her body, and she transformed back into the chubby red fox, disappearing back into the mural to continue her nap.

Shen Yunhao then pushed open the door and tiptoed into the guest room where Zhuli was resting.

As soon as you enter, a faint, extremely pleasant fragrance lingers around your nose.

The fragrance is cool yet sweet, like a pearl shining in the deep sea, and it is refreshing and delightful.

Shen Yunhao was certain that Zhu Li did not have this unique fragrance before. It seemed that she had indeed undergone a significant change after fusing with the Ancestral Dragon's Sacred Soul.

The room was simply furnished, without too many unnecessary items. Shen Yunhao's gaze swept around and finally landed on the neatly made, soft and comfortable bed not far away.

His eyes darted around, a mischievous smile spreading across his face, and he tiptoed over...

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, footsteps sounded outside the guest room door, followed by the creaking sound of the door being pushed open. Zhu Li's muttered complaints, clearly showing dissatisfaction and annoyance, drifted in:

"I'm so angry! That brat isn't even in that room! When I asked the maids, they all said he went out or they didn't know. They're clearly conspiring to fool me! That vixen must have hidden Yun Hao away! She doesn't want me to see him!"

Shen Yunhao, who was hiding under the covers, heard everything clearly and couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.

This silly little dragon, he got anxious when he couldn't find himself and immediately blamed Bai Xiaoruo. I wonder what kind of interesting expression she'll have when she finds out he's hiding in her bed?

However, this thought had only just begun to form in his mind—

Sudden!

A crisp "snap!"

Immediately afterwards, Shen Yunhao felt a burning pain in his buttocks!

"Ouch!"

Caught off guard, he cried out in surprise, sat up abruptly in bed, and yanked off the blanket covering his head.

My vision cleared instantly, and I met a pair of bright, purple eyes that were right in front of me!

Zhu Li was stunned for a moment when she saw Shen Yunhao suddenly crawl out from under her blanket, but the next second, without thinking, she picked up a book that she had somehow gotten into and slapped Shen Yunhao's butt hard again!

"You lecherous scoundrel! Who gave you the right to sneak into my room! And you even dared to hide on my bed! I'll beat you to death!"

"Hey! Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me! Sister Li'er, have mercy! It hurts so much!"

Shen Yunhao felt the pain and hurriedly tried to escape and dodge.

Unfortunately, he was still recovering from serious injuries and his body was far from being able to move freely. In his rage, Zhu Li attacked swiftly and decisively, and he was beaten solidly by the book more than a dozen times before the other party finally stopped.

Zhu Li was very measured in her movements, controlling the force to a level that was neither too light nor too heavy, just enough to make him feel a clear pain, but not enough to actually hurt his newly recovered body and aggravate his old injuries.

After enduring the beating, Shen Yunhao lay on the bed, looking pitifully at the woman standing beside him.

Zhu Li seemed to have finally vented her frustration and embarrassment through this punishment. She snorted, threw the book in her hand aside, and without looking at him, walked straight to the round table in the center of the room and sat down, leaving him with a beautiful and elegant profile.

As Shen Yunhao watched her walk away, a warmth warmed his heart, and he even felt a little like laughing.

It's no wonder that among all the women around him, Xiao Bailong is the one who gets angry the most easily, yet is also the easiest to coax.

Her direct approach of beating him up and venting her emotions openly was much easier to handle than someone like Ning Yuyao who preferred to bottle things up and sulk.

Now that he's vented all his frustrations, it's time for him to figure out how to win over this "dragon baby."

With the continuous operation of the Vast Ocean Heart within my body, the burning pain in my buttocks quickly dissipated.

Shen Yunhao rolled over and jumped off the bed with ease. He walked confidently to the table and sat down opposite Zhu Li.

He didn't say anything, just rested his chin on his arm, a smile on his lips, staring intently at Zhu Li's profile.

After a while, Zhu Li felt uncomfortable under his gaze, her cheeks flushed, and she finally couldn't help but turn her head and give him a coquettish glare:

"What are you looking at! Haven't you had enough of being beaten yet?!"

Shen Yunhao seemed not to hear her threat, his eyes revealing undisguised amazement and admiration, and he said softly from the bottom of his heart:

"Sister Li'er...you seem to have become even more beautiful?"

"you!"

Shen Yunhao's words were absolutely true.

The closer he got, the more clearly he could feel the indescribable holy aura emanating from Zhuli.

Like a pure snow lotus atop a glacier, pure and translucent, untouched by dust.

Compared to the innocent and naive little white dragon of the past, she now exudes a more noble and distant aura. But it is precisely this distance that makes her already stunning beauty even more breathtaking.