At this moment, the woman in the Eastern Palace whom Eunuch Lü had mentioned was sitting in front of a bronze mirror removing her makeup. Her maid, Rong Mo, stood behind her, considerately removing each of her precious hair ornaments and placing them in boxes for sorting.
Bi Linglong tilted her head as she took out her earrings, her face showing worry: "I wonder how he is now."
Rong Mo, standing behind her, deliberately asked, "Him? Which 'him' are you referring to, Miss?"
Bi Linglong rolled her eyes at her: "Are you trying to die?"
Rong Mo chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Miss. The Regent is incredibly powerful. He'll surely succeed at everything he does."
“But this time we’re facing those unknown extraterrestrial demons,” Bi Linglong said with a hint of worry in her eyes.
"The Regent's cultivation level is actually secondary; his main strength is his resourcefulness. I really can't imagine how he could suffer a loss." Rong Mo couldn't help but pout as she thought about how she had been humiliated by him.
Bi Linglong smiled and said, "I remember you used to describe him as a heinous and most hated guy in the world. Now you're using words of praise to describe him. Do you admire and like him now?"
"No, I didn't," Rong Mo's face immediately turned red. "It's because you're already his woman, Miss. How could I say bad things about the young master?"
Hearing her call him "son-in-law," a shy blush appeared on Bi Linglong's face.
It took him a while to recover. He coughed lightly and then changed the subject: "I heard that Father often invites the Prince of Wu to his residence as a guest?"
"Yes, that Princess Wu is very beautiful. Many young men from the Bi family have come to see her after hearing the news. There are even rumors that she is more beautiful than you. Humph, these people are really blind." Rong Mo's voice was crisp and fast, and she rattled off a whole bunch of gossip. She knew that her young lady was shy, so she naturally did not dare to continue talking about the Regent.
“I’ve met her a few times before. Princess Wu is indeed beautiful, so it’s not surprising that there are such rumors,” Bi Linglong said, unconcerned. “Compared to Princess Wu’s beauty, I’m more worried about Prince Wu’s ambition. Find an opportunity to pass on a message to my father and remind him that Prince Wu is a cunning man who is not willing to be subservient. Tell him to be vigilant.”
"Yes, I'll go and deliver the message tomorrow." Rong Mo paused, then couldn't help but ask, "But everyone says that the Prince of Wu is here to help you deal with the Empress Dowager's side. If you develop a rift with him now, what if the Empress Dowager tries to win him over later?"
As Bi Linglong's personal maid, she had been exposed to a great deal of knowledge and secrets, and naturally knew more than the average maid.
Bi Linglong snorted: "Isn't it because my father used my name to call on the Prince of Wu to come to the capital, and I couldn't deny it, that's why the outside world has this impression?"
"This Prince of Wu is indeed powerful and can help to counterbalance the Empress Dowager's faction to some extent. However, he is too ambitious and probably covets the emperor's position. In the end, he may end up harming himself."
“He dares,” Rong Mo raised an eyebrow, his voice suddenly rising, “Doesn’t he even know what he is? With the Regent and the young lady around, do you think the throne will ever be his?”
Bi Linglong smiled and said, "Given the examples of the Prince of Dai and the Meng family, for him to still have such thoughts is truly courting death."
Rong Mo then leaned close to her shoulder and said with a smile, "I finally understand why Miss isn't in a hurry. With the Regent Prince around, why would we need any other outside help?"
Bi Linglong was immediately embarrassed and annoyed: "You brat, believe me or not, I'll tear your mouth apart."
“My mouth isn’t torn, but rather…” Rong Mo smiled inexplicably, mimicking something he had heard before, “Oh dear, it’s going to break…”
Hearing the other person mimic her tone, Bi Linglong finally couldn't hold back anymore, got up and chased after her, and the two of them quickly started making a ruckus.
...
Meanwhile, in the sealed land, Zu'an was walking through the snowstorm with the Snow Maiden. He tried to speak to her several times, but she was simply too cold—not just physically cold, but with an aura that kept people at arm's length. He couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement: "Colder than Chu Yan..."
When he first met Chu Chuyan, she was a famous ice queen, but this guy in front of him was an ice queen in the making.
"Why are you staring at me?" The Snow Woman suddenly turned around, frowning slightly as she looked at him. Clearly, his behavior along the way had not escaped her notice.
"I wasn't looking at you, I was just thinking about how to talk to you." Zuan was a little embarrassed, thinking that he was really wronged. It wouldn't be good if this snow woman misunderstood him as a lecher.
"If you want to talk to me, just say so. Why do you have to think about it? You humans are really strange." The snow woman seemed to not understand this behavior at all.
Zuan was taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face. Indeed, human interaction is inherently simple; it's just that people have made it too complicated.
"I wanted to ask about your cultivation level and abilities, so that we can work together more smoothly later."
"I've heard other leaders of the Great Snow Mountain say that humans are the most cunning creatures, so I can't tell you my exact cultivation level and abilities. Otherwise, if you're prepared to target me, I'll be in great danger," the Snow Maiden said directly.
Zuan: "..."
For the sake of future cooperation, he had no choice but to put on what he thought was his most sincere smile and explain: "Just like the beings in your Great Snow Mountain, there are good and bad ones, so too are there good and bad humans. We can't generalize."
“But your smile makes you look like a bad guy,” the Snow Woman said directly.
Zuan: "???"
"Didn't you say I'm pretty?"
"Someone once told me that the better-looking a person is, the more likely they are to lie."
"Isn't the person who told you just a human being? You still choose to believe him, doesn't that prove what I'm saying?"
The snow woman was startled, seemingly frozen in place.
After a long silence, he said, "You saw my abilities last time. They are mainly related to ice and snow. I can do almost anything you can think of."
Zuan blinked. "You can think of anything. What kind of answer is that?"
At this point, the Snow Woman continued, "Instead of worrying about my abilities, you should be more concerned about the enemy's abilities. That bone dragon's other abilities are fine, but it has one very troublesome ability: it will return three times the damage you inflict on it. The reason I was injured by it was because I never expected it to have this ability. When I thought I could defeat it and deliver a fatal blow, it bounced the damage back, and I was caught off guard and seriously injured."
Zuan was startled. Previously, the other party had only mentioned that their skills were somewhat effective against her because they were not afraid of wind and snow, but had not gone into such detail.
Since it was her own attack, she could naturally determine how much of it was returned.
This is really troublesome. If the bone dragon has such a skill, wouldn't it be invincible as soon as it enters battle?
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