Beside the young boy, the dragon girl leaned in with a playful smirk on her lips and whispered teasingly into his ear, “Xiao Yunhao, so that legendary Ice Fairy is actually your childhood sweethe...
Bai Xiaoruo did not stay on the second floor, but continued to go up to the fourth floor, where the environment became quiet and private again.
This area also consists of private rooms, but they are significantly larger and more upscale than those on the first floor, and their layout is also different.
Unlike the simple large round table in a small room, the spacious room on the fourth floor has rows of low, exquisite tables arranged in a staggered manner, with soft cushions or futons behind them, making it look more formal and elegant, clearly a place for entertaining important guests.
Shen Yunhao looked left and right curiously, and after a while, when he came to his senses, he found that Bai Xiaoruo, who was walking in front of him, was already standing at the door of a room at the end of the corridor, with her arms crossed and an expressionless face, waiting for him for a while.
Shen Yunhao hurriedly ran forward, a fawning smile plastered on his face. He was about to say something to ease the tension when the girl simply pouted, gave a soft snort, and pushed open the door, which was carved with auspicious patterns, and went inside.
This was an extremely spacious private room, already filled with quite a few people, and the air was filled with a faint aroma of wine and the fragrance of spiritual fruits.
Bai Xiaoruo attracted everyone's attention the moment she entered.
With his signature white hair and energetic look, Lei Yucheng immediately jumped up from his seat, his face beaming with smiles as he greeted him: "Boss Bai! You've finally arrived! Come on, come on! Take a seat! We've been waiting for you!"
He pointed solicitously to the main seat at the far end of the room. Even though Lei Yucheng was the initiator of the banquet, in terms of status, he was still inferior to Bai Xiaoruo, so it was normal for him to sit in the main seat.
Bai Xiaoruo ignored him, her cold gaze sweeping over the faces of everyone in the room before finally settling on a tall woman. A teasing smile appeared on her face as she said, "Oh, isn't this our Miss Xixi? What brings you to the Holy City today?"
The woman wore a dark green long dress embroidered with subtle patterns. She was slender and graceful, and her attire was almost identical to that of a lady from a prominent human family. The only strange thing was that on her beautiful face, there was a pair of dark green vertical pupils that were like jade but had a cold quality, which added a touch of eerie charm and wildness to her.
Upon hearing this, the woman called "Xixi" slightly curled her lips, revealing a charming yet knowing smile. "Sister Bai... it's been a long time. You're still as radiant as ever."
Bai Xiaoruo nodded, and was about to say something more when two more exceptionally burly young men stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
Bai Xiaoruo clearly had no recollection of the two men, and looked at Lei Yucheng beside her with a hint of doubt in her eyes.
Lei Yucheng understood immediately and pointed to the rather bold-looking man with brown fur around his neck and wrists on his left side, saying, "This is Lu Shaojie of the Dinosaur Clan, Brother Lu!"
He then pointed to the man on the right with bronze skin and solid muscles, "This is Tie Li of the Mountain Moving Clan, Brother Tie!"
"We have long admired Your Highness Bai's name; it is truly an honor to meet you today!"
Lu Shaojie clasped his hands in a fist and smiled lightly, his tone carrying a hint of deliberate flattery.
Bai Xiaoruo's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. She didn't correct him on whether "my humble abode is honored" was appropriate in this context, but simply nodded as a greeting.
Then he ignored the two of them and went straight to sit down in the empty seat next to the woman in the green dress named "Xixi".
It's clear that the two are quite close and have private things to talk about.
Outside the door, seeing that Bai Xiaoruo refused to pay attention to him, Shen Yunhao touched his nose and silently walked into the room alone.
The banquet hadn't started yet, and the atmosphere in the room was quite relaxed.
Besides the descendants of the Demon Queen chatting idly, there were also many people dressed as maids and servants standing against the walls on both sides, gathered in twos and threes, whispering among themselves. They were obviously the attendants who had come with their young master.
Seeing that the little fox and that Miss Xixi were chatting enthusiastically, Shen Yunhao did not go up to ask for a seat, but quietly followed Zhuzhu to the "servants' area".
Zhu Zhu turned around and saw Shen Yunhao following her. She was slightly taken aback. Then she looked at her young mistress in the room and sighed helplessly. She patted Shen Yunhao's shoulder again.
"It's really a shame you're stuck with our young lady... It's alright, I'll take care of you. We'll sit at the kids' table later."
Shen Yunhao: "..."
Throughout the entire time, none of the demon queens in the room noticed Shen Yunhao's presence, probably mistaking him for a servant brought by Bai Xiaoruo.
Shen Yunhao didn't care at all; on the contrary, he felt quite at ease...
After all, being a servant is much better than being a gigolo!
However... his idea of getting away with it was destined to fail.
After exchanging a few words with the demon girl, Bai Xiaoruo seemed to have been asked a question and began to look around.
But when she saw Shen Yunhao in the corner of the room, chatting animatedly with a burly bear-clan servant, she was both annoyed and amused. She couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "What's that idiot doing hiding there! He's actually chatting with someone?"
At this moment, the woman next to her chuckled softly, "What's wrong, Sister Bai? Where's that... pretty boy you were talking about?"
The little fox recalled the scene in the carriage and couldn't help but scoff again, "Tch! Just a pretty boy, why mention him? What a spoilsport!"
Seeing her reaction, a hint of gossip flashed in the woman's dark green vertical pupils. Following Bai Xiaoruo's gaze, her eyes locked onto Shen Yunhao, who was chatting happily with the bear-clan man, and her face showed surprise: "Could it be... him?"
"..."
The little fox pouted, turned its head away awkwardly, neither admitting nor denying it.
Seeing this, Tang Xi's eyes became even more interested. She raised her hand and beckoned to one of her maids behind her, then leaned down and whispered a few words in her ear.
The maid nodded respectfully and quietly withdrew.
A short while later, Shen Yunhao, who was having a great time chatting with the bear brother from the Dinosaur Clan, suddenly felt someone gently pat his shoulder.
Turning around, he saw a pretty maid standing behind him, bowing slightly and saying, "Young master, our young lady has something to ask you. Would it be convenient for her to come and see you?"
Shen Yunhao was stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction the maid pointed, just in time to meet the curious gaze of the woman in the green dress next to Bai Xiaoruo.
He pursed his lips helplessly, knowing he couldn't avoid it, and could only greet the bear brother: "Sorry, buddy, I have to go for a bit, we can chat again later!"
Seeing Shen Yunhao leave with the maid, the Terrorclaw Clan servant who had just been calling him brother scratched his head, looking bewildered, and muttered to himself, "Didn't we agree to sit at the children's table? How did it turn into Young Master?"