Finally, after a brief moment of tenderness, Bai Xiaoruo succumbed to the shyness and turmoil she felt about this ambiguous relationship, and blushed as she sent Shen Yunhao away to find his beloved little white dragon...
After learning the exact location of Zhu Li, Shen Yunhao, filled with anticipation and curiosity, happily went to find her on his own.
Walking through the corridors of the Demon Emperor's Palace, Shen Yunhao looked around with great interest.
Overall, the architectural style of the Demon Emperor's Palace is indeed significantly different from that of the human race.
The overall color scheme leans towards dark gold and ochre, with rugged beams and pillars and sharp lines. Although it is equally magnificent, it clearly has more of the wildness and unrestrainedness belonging to the demon race.
The patterns carved on the walls and between the pillars are mostly ancient demons, some galloping and roaring, others howling to the sky, with ferocious appearances and majestic momentum. If an ordinary person came to this place for the first time, they would probably be frightened by this strange style of painting.
As they were walking, they ran into the demon maid who had gone to their room to deliver the message earlier.
Now that they were closer, Shen Yunhao could see clearly that the maid had a pair of fluffy red ears on her head, which meant she was also a fox, but not a white fox like Bai Xiaoruo, but a red fox.
The maid was taken aback when she saw Shen Yunhao walking alone, but she quickly reacted, curtsied slightly, and said, "Young Master Shen, the Seventh Princess is in the guest room in the front hall!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao raised an eyebrow and asked with some surprise, "How did you know I was going to see her?"
The maid bowed her head and explained respectfully and calmly, "Young Master Shen is unfamiliar with this place. When he goes out, Miss usually arranges for someone to accompany him to prevent him from getting lost or encountering unnecessary trouble. Now that we see you heading towards the outer courtyard alone, I suppose... you are going to meet a guest that Miss doesn't really want to see."
"..."
Shen Yunhao was slightly surprised. How could an ordinary maid in the Demon Emperor's Palace be so perceptive?
Moreover, judging from her words, she clearly understands the subtle relationship between him and Bai Xiaoruo, which is why she can accurately deduce that the little fox is unwilling to meet the little white dragon.
"Young master, please walk along this corridor. When you reach the end of the corridor, turn left to find the guest room area. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not disturb you any longer."
After the maid finished speaking, she bowed again, her attitude remaining calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant, before turning and leaving.
Shen Yunhao watched her departing figure, shook his head, and without thinking further, continued to walk forward following the instructions.
Following the agreed route, we arrived near the side room. We didn't encounter any other little demons along the way. Just as Qing Teng had said, this side hall of the Demon Emperor's Palace was sparsely populated and unusually quiet.
Even upon reaching the guest room area, there was no one on duty; only a few oddly shaped plants adorned the corridor, creating a serene atmosphere.
"Nobody here? If Little White Dragon wanted to sneak out, wouldn't no one notice?"
The moment this thought popped into Shen Yunhao's mind, as if to confirm his idea, a soft "creak" was heard, and the door of a guest room not far away was quietly pushed open a crack from the inside.
Whether it was a conditioned reflex or not, Shen Yunhao subconsciously hid behind a strange potted plant, holding his breath and looking curiously at the door that had been pushed open.
A little while later, a small head peeked out from the crack in the door.
From her signature long, snow-white hair, and the pair of faintly visible, translucent, pale purple dragon horns, Shen Yunhao could instantly confirm from a distance that this was undoubtedly his sister Li'er!
However, what intrigued him was why Zhuli was making such a sneaky move.
On the other side, Zhuli poked her head out, her bright eyes looking around as if to make sure there was no one in the corridor.
After waiting for more than ten seconds and seeing that no maids were passing by, she tiptoed out of the room, then turned around and carefully closed the door again.
However, just as she completed this series of "stealth" actions, a mural on the corridor wall next to her flashed with a barely perceptible light.
A lifelike, chubby little fox, entirely crimson, suddenly leaped out of the painting. As crimson light swirled around it, it landed and transformed into a maid dressed as a servant!
The maid bowed slightly to Zhu Li's retreating figure, her tone strangely languid: "Seventh Princess?"
"ah--!"
Zhu Li, who was focused on closing the door, was startled by the sudden sound behind her. She turned around in a panic and saw the red fox maid who had appeared behind her at some point. She was completely stunned.
The maid blinked her still sleepy eyes, presumably having been slacking off in the painting, and asked directly, "Where does the Seventh Princess wish to go?"
Faced with the question, Zhuli finally snapped out of her daze, quickly straightened up, subconsciously puffed out her very proud chest, tried her best to adopt the dignified posture of a princess, and coughed twice to try to cover up her embarrassment:
"I... this princess was a little bored in my room, so I wanted to... cough cough, come out for a walk, just to look around..."
Unexpectedly, the maid who had just woken up blurted out, "Seventh Princess, you want to go find that Young Master Shen, right?"
Zhuli: "!!!"
The maid yawned and continued, "Young Master Shen's room is in the side hall of the inner courtyard, right next to our young lady's bedroom. Our young lady has already instructed that if the Seventh Princess wishes to visit him, she can simply go there."
Shen Yunhao, hiding behind the potted plant: "..."
This maid is truly an honest fox!
Upon hearing this, Zhu Li immediately waved her hands in a panic, denying it: "Wh...what do you mean I want to see him! What would I want to see him for? I...I just wanted to walk around...really! Nothing else!"
As she spoke these words, Zhu Li's already indescribably beautiful face became even more breathtakingly beautiful with the blush of embarrassment, like the morning glow reflecting on snow, a beauty that was suffocating.
Perhaps it was because of the distance between them, but Shen Yunhao felt that Zhuli was even more beautiful now than before... It was a kind of ultimate beauty that combined the innocence of a young girl with the stunning allure of someone just coming of age.
Faced with Zhuli's explanation, the red fox maid seemed too lazy to investigate further and did not refute it. She simply yawned and nodded, "Then the Seventh Princess can tour on her own. If needed, just call me."
After she finished speaking, a flash of crimson light appeared on her body again, and she transformed back into the chubby little red fox, returning to the painting on the wall. The mural returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.
Watching the maid disappear, Zhuli finally patted her ample chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
Her amethyst-like eyes unconsciously glanced in the direction Shen Yunhao had come from, and she muttered softly:
"You brat! I've already brought Han Haixin over... and your injury still hasn't healed?"
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