Zu'an was worried that the Prince's Mansion was deliberately using these excuses to block those who wanted to see him, so he went around to a secluded corner and, when no one was around, climbed over the courtyard wall.
There were some defensive formations on the courtyard wall, but with his current Grandmaster cultivation, avoiding them was not difficult.
There were some guards patrolling along the way, but compared to the strict security in human society, the defenses of the demon race were much rougher and even more careless.
Even though it's a royal palace, its defenses are not as good as those of a slightly higher-ranking minister's residence on the human side.
He originally planned to grab a maid to ask where Xue'er's boudoir was, but he found several maids constantly carrying tea to a room. Listening to their private conversations, it seemed that they were having a meeting to discuss Princess Xue's matter, and they had been talking all day without reaching a conclusion.
Zuan's heart stirred, and he quietly followed.
However, he didn't dare get too close. He wasn't arrogant enough to underestimate the heroes of the world. A group of big shots were having a meeting in the core area of the Elf King's Palace. There must be some experts there. It would be troublesome if he exposed himself.
In this situation, it is also inappropriate to use spiritual sense to investigate, as it is easy for other masters or even higher-level experts to detect it.
So he used the jade cong to control a fat yellow cat, which lazily trotted around the conference hall.
The sounds from inside gradually came through:
"Princess Snow hasn't returned yet, has something happened to her?"
"What could possibly happen in the palace?"
"That's exactly where things go wrong. What if the Golden Crow Prince forces himself on Princess Xue? Wouldn't that be the end of us?"
"Even if nothing really happened, the palace gates will be closing soon. If we stay in the palace overnight, what will people outside say about this? Princess Xue's reputation will be completely ruined."
Upon hearing this, the entire conference hall fell silent.
Zu An's heart sank; sure enough, Xue'er was in danger.
At this moment, another voice rang out: "Actually, if you look at it from a different perspective, this may not be a bad thing."
What do you mean?
"Just think about it, what an honor it is to marry the Crown Prince and become the Crown Princess. Before long, she will become the new Empress Dowager. Countless women want to marry her but can't."
"At that time, it will be a very good outcome for both her and the entire Elven race."
“But Princess Snow has already sacrificed enough for our elves. She went through so much hardship in human society to save so many of her people. Is it too much for us to ask her to sacrifice herself again?” Someone immediately raised an objection, and many others agreed.
Zaun felt a little relieved; these elves weren't entirely heartless after all, at least some of them remembered Xue'er all these years.
The effort made.
"How can this be called a sacrifice? Becoming the Crown Princess and the Empress is such an honor!"
"Besides, the Elf King is still imprisoned in jail, and everyone knows why. If Princess Snow doesn't marry him, do you have any way to get him out?"
Upon hearing this interrogation, the others fell silent, clearly lacking confidence in rescuing the Elf King.
Zuan didn't listen any further. The elves had all sorts of considerations, but he didn't. In this situation, of course, rescuing Xue'er from danger was the first priority.
He quickly left the Elf King's Palace and headed straight for the Demon Clan's Royal Palace.
Although I have never been to the royal court, the palace is the most prominent and magnificent place, and it is not difficult to find.
Unlike the red walls and yellow tiles of the human capital's palace, the demon race's palace uses more blue and gold.
Blue pigment goes without saying, and as for gold, it's basically made from gold.
Zuan secretly grumbled, "This demon race is really rich and powerful, they actually use gold directly? Aren't they afraid that the common people will come and steal some gold from them from time to time?"
Furthermore, the height of the gates of the demon royal palace is much greater than its width, to the point that the proportions are somewhat unbalanced. Yet, this very fact creates a strange sense of harmony and further emphasizes an imposing and oppressive aura.
Almost every building has many thick pillars exposed. While the human race values smooth and flat pillars, the pillars here have serrated or wavy stripes on their surfaces, and many pillars also have various carvings.
"Invincibility Begins with Sacrificing to the Ancestral Master"
After observing for a while, Zuan couldn't help but frown. Perhaps it was because it was getting dark, but defensive magic arrays had been activated near the city walls, which was much more sophisticated than those at the Elf King's Palace.
In fact, with his cultivation level, it wouldn't be too difficult for him to sneak in, but the entire palace exuded an inexplicable pressure, which he knew was the aura of the Demon Emperor.
Knowing that the Demon Emperor was on par with Zhao Hao, he dared not be careless in the slightest. If he were to directly intrude into the defensive formation and be discovered by the other party, he would not have enough lives to survive.
However, this did not stump him, because he also had a thousand faces.
Originally, he wanted to disguise himself as the Golden Crow Prince, but then he thought that the Golden Crow Prince was too conspicuous. Most of the Golden Crow Guards in the palace would know that he was there. If they saw another Golden Crow Prince walking in from outside the palace, everyone would know that something was wrong.
On a whim, he immediately disguised himself as Hei Chiran. The guy's appearance was easy to imitate, but the most difficult thing was his set of black teeth. Zu An was even worried that he couldn't completely imitate him, so he prepared to use charcoal to blacken his teeth.
Who knew that when I looked in the mirror one last time, I would still look exactly the same, which is amazing how everyone looks the same.
He found a passerby nearby who used a cute girl voice changer, and then swaggered towards the palace gate.
"Halt!" He was quickly stopped by the guards, but after recognizing him, they all bowed and said, "So it is Lord Zongzheng."
Zu An breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that Hei Chi Ran hadn't come out yet after sending the Little Demon Queen back, but now it seemed there was no problem.
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