"you!"
Bai Xiaoruo's face flushed even more after hearing those words. She was both angry and ashamed, and couldn't help but turn her head away, leaving him with only a slightly trembling profile and reddened ear tips, her voice filled with embarrassment and annoyance.
"Aren't you ashamed... to say such things..."
Faced with Shen Yunhao's shameless attitude, Bai Xiaoruo turned her face away in embarrassment and anger.
The green vine behind her blinked its clear, big eyes, curiously looking back and forth between Shen Yunhao and Bai Xiaoruo. As if it understood something, it gave a soft "humph" through its little nose and turned its head to the other side with a pout.
Milk Tea, who was a little slow to react, only caught the keyword "tail" at this moment. She immediately came forward, her fluffy tail wagging behind her, and said in a childish voice, as if asking for praise, "Does Master like tails? Milk Tea has one too!"
Shen Yunhao glared at the clueless fat cat with annoyance, and said in a pretentious tone, "Fine! Since you're so generous, come quick! Cut off this cat's tail!"
"Oh no! We can't cut off the tail!"
When Milk Tea heard that her tail was going to be cut off, she cried out in alarm. Her two cat ears were so frightened that they stuck to her head. She never dared to mention it again and ran to the corner of the room, curling up into a ball of fur in grievance.
Bai Xiao coughed twice to calm her turbulent emotions, then took a small, exquisite jade bottle from her bosom and tossed it into Shen Yunhao's arms, her tone still harsh:
"Here you go! Seven-Colored Jade Dew Pills. My stock is running low, so you'd better take care of yourself!"
Shen Yunhao caught the small bottle, which still held the girl's warmth, and uncorked it. A refreshing medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.
Looking at the few shimmering pills in the bottle, he suddenly recalled how, after being severely injured in a battle with the Blood Ape outside the Dragon Blood Sect in Yunzhou, the fox had also taken out these pills, stubborn yet soft-hearted... A warm feeling involuntarily welled up in his eyes.
"That fox swore back then that this was some kind of priceless treasure, the only one of its kind, and there wouldn't be another one. Now it seems there are still some left... You stinky fox, you lied to me again..."
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoruo flew into a rage, her peach blossom eyes widening in fury: "You bastard! Shen Yunhao! Take it or leave it! If you don't want it, give it back to me right now! I'm not giving it back!"
Seeing that she was about to snatch it, Shen Yunhao quickly poured out a pill and put it in his mouth. He sighed comfortably, lay back down happily, and smacked his lips.
"You scoundrel! You're getting the benefits and then acting innocent!"
The little fox looked at his shameless appearance and pouted angrily, not knowing whether the "cheap" she was referring to meant the pills, or... something else.
Actually, there was something that Shen Yunhao had kept to himself and hadn't told her.
When he fell into the Extreme Cold Secret Realm, the fox tail that Bai Xiaoruo left with him still retained the consciousness of the original body for a short time, but the connection between it and the original body was severed by the power of the secret realm.
At that time, Fox Tail promised him that as long as he could leave that secret realm alive, she would become his fox completely...
I wonder if Bai Xiaoruo could feel or remember the words she said before the fox tail's will dissipated, after leaving the secret realm and her consciousness returned to her body.
The little fox, of course, was unaware of the turbulent thoughts swirling in his mind. She raised her delicate, snow-white chin, a hint of smugness mixed with a touch of sourness, and hummed:
"Hmph! See? When it really matters, it's always me who's the most reliable! It's been over a month, and none of your confidantes—the fairy from the Moon Palace, the demoness from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, each one more beautiful than the last…—have come looking for you. Tsk tsk tsk, after this ordeal, you might really end up all alone…"
Before she could finish speaking, a demon woman dressed as a maidservant hurriedly entered through the door, bowed respectfully to Bai Xiaoruo, and said softly:
"Miss, someone outside the palace requests an audience."
Bai Xiaoruo was interrupted in the middle of her talk and asked somewhat displeasedly, "Who is it?"
The maid cautiously added, "They are... from the North Sea Dragon Clan."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was taken aback.
Shen Yunhao's face lit up with joy, his eyes gleaming, and he hurriedly asked, "North Sea Dragon Clan? Is the person who came the Seventh Princess of the North Sea... Zhu Li?"
The maid glanced at her mistress's expression and, after receiving a tacit look of approval from Bai Xiaoruo, nodded in confirmation: "Reporting to Young Master Shen, it is indeed Princess Zhuli."
"That's great! I knew it! Sister Li'er wouldn't abandon me!" Shen Yunhao exclaimed joyfully, "Quick! Quickly, invite her in!"
As soon as he said this, Bai Xiaoruo, who was standing next to him, suddenly frowned.
"What are you doing?" Her voice rose, clearly displeased. "Shen Yunhao! Look closely, this is my territory! When did it become your place to give orders, you little brat?"
She turned to the maid and commanded, "Hmph! So what if she's the Princess of the North Sea? Without my permission, she's absolutely not allowed in! Make her wait outside!"
Shen Yunhao then realized he had been too happy, and quickly softened his posture, taking Bai Xiaoruo's small hand again, and said in a flattering and pleading tone:
"Xiao Ruo, please don't be like this... Sister Li'er must have heard that I was seriously injured and was worried about me, so she rushed over here. Please let us see each other, okay..."
"Tch!" Bai Xiaoruo neither explicitly agreed nor forcefully refused. She simply shook off Shen Yunhao's hand and angrily turned and walked out of the room.
Seeing this, Qing Teng and Milk Tea exchanged glances, one pouting and the other wagging its tail, and ran to the other side of the room, whether to avoid embarrassment or out of habit, preparing to start their daily "fight".
Suddenly, only Shen Yunhao remained in the room, waiting expectantly.
Time passed slowly, and he waited for a long time, but he still didn't see that familiar figure walk in.
Just as her doubts were growing stronger, the door was pushed open again, and Bai Xiaoruo returned.
A mischievous glint appeared on her face as she walked to the bedside and deliberately drew out her words:
"Sigh! Looks like I was right, they don't want to see you at all right now..."
"What?" Shen Yunhao was stunned. "She made a special trip here just to avoid seeing me? Then what's she doing here?"
Bai Xiaoruo did not answer directly, but simply took something out of her sleeve and gently tossed it to Shen Yunhao.
It was a light blue object, completely translucent. It floated into the air, spun around twice, and then transformed into a stream of light. With a "whoosh," it disappeared into Shen Yunhao's brow!
Vast Ocean Heart!
Before he fled, he had entrusted the Han Hai Xin to Nie Qing Shuang. Zhu Li actually delivered the Han Hai Xin to him personally!
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