However, seemingly having guessed the reason for Zaun's change of identity, she did not expose him.
There seemed to be a hidden magic in her voice, making everyone feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze. Chiwen was indeed no longer as irritable as before, and just muttered, "Last time doesn't count. I didn't eat enough or rest well that time, which affected my performance. Next time will definitely be different."
Everyone could hear the underlying weakness in his tone, and while they chuckled, they were all alarmed. Just how high was Zu An's cultivation? He had first defeated the Golden Crow Prince, then crushed the Ninth Prince of the Dragon Clan, and they had even heard that he had utterly defeated the Lion Clan's genius young prince, Lion Spirit. If one of these victories was a coincidence, then so many consecutive victories were definitely not fake.
Only then did Princess Soren find a moment to approach Yu Yanluo: "Hello, Sister Yu~"
"Greetings, Princess." Not long ago, she had come to help the snake clan out of a predicament, so Yu Yanluo naturally had a good impression of her and greeted her with a smile.
Princess Soren asked in a low voice, "Has that person really left?"
Yu Yanluo suppressed the urge to glare at Zu An and instead went around flirting with people, making the girls' hearts flutter.
Zu An protested his innocence, saying he hadn't flirted with anyone. He figured the other person was just still having a strong impression of his previous experience at the Marquis of Sui's tomb.
Yu Yanluo replied affirmatively, "Of course I left."
“But I received news that he might be the one who assassinated the Crown Prince in the palace before.” Princess Soren was still unwilling to give up, and her tone was full of worry.
Yu Yanluo replied, "That should only be one side of the story from the palace. Think about it, even if he really did get to the royal court, why would he go to the palace to assassinate the crown prince for no reason? Wouldn't that be courting death?"
Princess Soren thought about it and agreed. Although Zuan had shown great strength in the Suihou Tomb, he was still far inferior to the Demon Emperor. How could he possibly go directly to the palace where the Demon Emperor was stationed to assassinate someone? The key point was that he had no motive at all.
It seemed he had indeed not come to the royal court. Thinking of this, Princess Soren's face darkened slightly.
"I've long heard of Queen Medusa's reputation, and seeing her today, I can confirm it's well-deserved." Hu Yong, accompanied by his two brothers, also came over, and upon seeing Yu Yanluo, they all showed expressions of amazement.
"Your Highnesses are too kind. I have long admired the prowess of the Tiger Clan warriors..." Yu Yanluo was an expert in this kind of mutual flattery. She quickly exchanged information and learned that the three were Tiger Clan's Second Prince Hu Yong, Fifth Prince Hu Cheng, and Ninth Prince Hu Xin.
Yun Jianyue quietly nudged Yan Xuehen beside her: "Ice Stone Girl, you're usually surrounded by a group of men who fawn over you and flatter you, but now that you're wearing a mask, nobody cares about you. How does that feel?"
Yan Xuehen said indifferently, "You call yourself a Grandmaster? What's there to care about in such a thing?"
Yun Jianyue felt a little annoyed. Although reason told her that this kind of thing was really meaningless, she couldn't help but feel quite unhappy seeing those stinky men hanging around Yan Xuehen all day long while avoiding her.
This woman
This is a classic case of getting the benefit and then acting innocent!
When Hu Yong and the others learned that Yu Yanluo and the others had come here to gamble on stones with Shi Min, they hurriedly reminded him, "Queen Medusa, don't be fooled by Shi Min's gentlemanly appearance. He's a wicked man who loves to scheme against others. He invited you here because he has no good intentions."
Lion's Sorrow: "Tiger Courage, slandering others behind their backs is not the act of a gentleman."
"Am I being dishonest?" Hu Yong spread his hands, looking disdainful.
Lion's Compassion: "..."
Lion King said from the side, "That's enough. I'm only letting you off the hook today because of the Second Prince. Don't push your luck."
Hu Yong's face also darkened: "Lord Lion, it would be more appropriate for your elder brother to say such things to us. You think you're worthy?"
Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of conflict again, the housekeeper of Biyuan hurriedly came out to mediate.
Princess Soren did not want to get involved in the conflict between the Lion Clan and the Tiger Clan, but she was also worried that if the two sides really fought, others might be injured by mistake. So she asked considerately, "I just heard cheers coming from down below. It is said that someone opened a Heavenly Rank gem in the Yellow Character Chamber. You all just came up from down below. Do you know what happened?"
"Oh, is there such an interesting story?" The little Golden Roc King, who had been observing coldly from the pavilion, finally spoke up, as if he had heard something out of the blue.
Zuan smiled slightly and said, "It was just luck. All of this is thanks to a few lion princes."
Shi Min and the others' faces immediately turned bright red, almost causing internal injuries from holding it in.
"What exactly happened?" Even the Second Prince became interested.
Upon hearing his question, the housekeeper of Biyuan gave a brief account of what had just happened downstairs, and everyone's expressions immediately became quite interesting.
Tiger and his brothers burst into laughter: "Lion Min, you've finally met your match. You were trying to trick them, but you ended up doing them a favor instead."
Shi Min snorted: "There are wins and losses in stone gambling, and the outcome is not unexpected. We are willing to accept the consequences of our bets, unlike you who are so unreasonable."
Seemingly because he saw the other party get the short end of the stick, Hu Yong wasn't angry this time. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Knowing you as I do, the more you say that, the more you're plotting something. Queen Medusa, you'd better watch out."
Yu Yanluo smiled without speaking; how could she not guess the Lion Clan's sinister intentions?
"Don't try to sow discord there," Lion's Might snorted. "With so many experts watching here, would I really resort to trickery?"
As the two sides argued, Shang Liuyu walked over. With each step he took, ripples seemed to appear under his feet, making him appear as if he were walking on water.
Even the two well-informed grandmasters, Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen, were somewhat surprised and exchanged thoughts, saying, "This woman is quite interesting."
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