"But why did they go through all that trouble to feed me that stuff? It couldn't just be a prank to disgust me, could it?" Ji Fengyao said, feeling nauseous.

She didn't believe that Chen Ziyun and Shang Dongyang were so naive as to do such thankless things.

"In fact, the demonic energy in the Great Demon Body Fluid is very weak, and it really doesn't pose much of a threat to mortals and spiritual cultivators..."

As Mo Linxian spoke, Ji Fengyao and Bai Lu had already moved to a group of artificial rocks.

In the late autumn and early winter, Shang Beiyu, still dressed in a snow-white single garment, turned out from the other side.

The two met face to face and both stopped in their tracks.

Mo Linxian paused for a moment before continuing with a hint of realization, "The only use is that people or spiritual cultivators who have consumed the Great Demon's body fluid will not only not be repulsed by the demon in the short term, but will also develop a good impression of it because of the temporary connection of their auras."

Ji Fengyao was surprised, and her delicate eyebrows were slightly raised.

They were of one mind, and she could naturally understand the implications in her master's words.

"Third Prince," she called out to Shang Beiyu with a hint of surprise, so that her master would know who he was: "What are you doing here so late at night?"

Shang Beiyu approached and stopped at a safe distance of about three steps.

He politely looked Ji Fengyao up and down to make sure she was safe before saying, "I heard that the Emperor and Empress Dowager invited you to a banquet tonight, and I was worried that you might be in danger, so I came to check on you."

His behavior was very polite, but his words were a bit too intimate.

"Master, is he the great demon you mentioned, or is he the Demon Lord Jiu Yue?" Ji Fengyao didn't answer Shang Beiyu, but secretly asked Mo Linxian first, and glanced at Bai Lu, signaling Bai Lu to speak first.

Bai Lu immediately took a step forward with her head held high, half-blocking Ji Fengyao's path, and said, "I appreciate the Third Prince's kindness on behalf of the Princess Consort; please forgive my bluntness, but I have heard that the Third Prince himself is in a bad situation. If our Princess Consort is really in any trouble, it would be best if the Third Prince did not interfere. Our Princess Consort will be rescued by the Prince and Lord Ji."

Otherwise, the relationship between men and women would be ambiguous.

Your intervention will not only fail to save our princess, but it will also give others ammunition to use against her and smear her reputation.

I hope the Third Prince will refrain from doing things like stopping my princess in the middle of the night.

If someone were to witness this, it would damage the princess's reputation.

After saying that, Bai Lu respectfully bowed to Shang Beiyu and said, "I apologize for what I said, but please don't take offense, Third Prince. It is the truth, and I was only doing it for the good of my Princess."

This barrage of words, like a machine gun, left Shang Beiyu somewhat bewildered.

This girl's words are incredibly sharp; she left him speechless!

At the same time, Mo Linxian also said to the little bandit, "He has the aura of Jiu Yue on him, but it is very faint, just the extent of having a little bit of bodily fluid smeared on him; however, he is not a demon, much less the Demon Lord Jiu Yue."

"So, he is still connected to those demons after all," Ji Fengyao thought with a disappointed sneer.

As expected, none of the royals are kind-hearted; those who can live peacefully naturally have their own methods.

Ji Fengyao felt that her previous kindness towards Shang Beiyu was a complete joke.

All those gifts and money were wasted.

After a long pause, the fake Shang Beiyu, unsure how to reveal his true feelings, could only awkwardly look at Ji Fengyao: "Princess Chonghe, I..."