This incident at Wanren City shows that although Nie Qingshuang usually gives Shen Yunhao a sour look, she will still stand on her disciple's side without hesitation when it comes to crucial moments.
Even if... the opponent is the entire Tai Xuan Dao Sect!
After finalizing Ning Yuyao's matter, Shen Yunhao remembered something and asked, "By the way, Sister Li'er, did you come directly from Beihai this time? How is the situation at the Beihai Dragon Palace? Uncle... cough cough, has he been in trouble because of me?"
Mentioning Zhu Xuan, the little white dragon frowned, a rare occurrence, and a hint of annoyance flashed in his purple eyes.
“In the North Sea, naturally no one dares to question Father’s decision. However… those old fogies in the East Sea have found a suitable excuse to come and bother him every few days, making a lot of noise!”
On the Tianji Continent, there are two main powerful dragon clans.
One branch is the North Sea Dragon Clan, located north of Yunzhou, and the other branch is the East Sea Dragon Clan, located east of Jinzhou.
Although Ao Zhen, the Dragon King of the East Sea, is not as famous as Zhu Xuan, he is still a top-tier existence in the Tai Xu Realm who stands at the pinnacle of the continent!
As far as Shen Yunhao knew, although they were both dragons, the relationship between the two branches had never been harmonious, and there had been constant friction.
The East Sea Dragon Clan has always been envious of the ownership of the Sea Clan's treasure, the Heart of the Vast Ocean. Now that everyone knows that the Heart of the Vast Ocean has fallen into the hands of Shen Yunhao, a human child, how could the East Sea let go of this perfect excuse to cause trouble?
It seems that the only thing that could bother Zhu Xuan is probably the East Sea Dragon King Ao Zhen personally putting pressure on him.
Shen Yunhao understood, and couldn't help but squeeze the soft little hand of the girl in his arms, whispering, "How about... Sister Li'er, you take Han Hai Xin back? That way, it will put less pressure on Uncle..."
"Pressure?" Zhu Li waved her hand dismissively. "You've seen how carefree he is, how could he possibly feel any pressure? At most, he just finds those old guys too talkative and hides away to drink and have some peace and quiet."
She paused, then said seriously, "Besides, those people in the East Sea never had good intentions. Even if I take the Heart of the Vast Ocean back to the North Sea, they'll still come up with all sorts of high-sounding excuses, like the Dragon Clan shouldn't interfere in human internal conflicts, to demand the Heart of the Vast Ocean back. Are we supposed to just hand it over to them? So this is an unsolvable dead end!"
Shen Yunhao nodded, finding her analysis reasonable, and stopped trying to persuade her.
After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked, "Has the Fifth Princess... emerged from seclusion?"
When he left Beihai, Zhulei had already begun refining and absorbing the blood of the Ancestral Dragon, and her progress was similar to that of Zhuli, who had begun to fuse with the Ancestral Dragon's Sacred Soul.
Now that Zhuli has been awake for a month, Zhulei should have emerged from seclusion by now.
You mean candle bud?
At the time of the Dragon Blood incident, Zhu Li was asleep and unaware of it, let alone the strange relationship between Shen Yunhao and Zhu Lei. Hearing Shen Yunhao suddenly bring it up now, she couldn't help but feel puzzled. "Why bring her up out of the blue? I haven't even settled the score with her for attacking you last time! But... I haven't seen her make any moves since I returned to Beihai a month ago. I heard from others that she seems to have been in seclusion?"
He's still in seclusion?
Shen Yunhao stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes, "Then... are there any other people in Beihai who know that you obtained the Ancestral Dragon Sacred Soul?"
Zhu Li shook her head directly, "Besides Father, no one else should know. Yun Hao, you know I never like being pushed into the limelight, so I haven't told anyone about the Sacred Soul."
As she spoke, she didn't forget to remind Shen Yunhao, "And you, you're not allowed to talk about this to anyone else outside!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao immediately smiled and nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, I know how good my sister Li'er is, and I wouldn't want anyone else to think about her all the time."
This is exactly what he planned.
Zhu Li discreetly concealed the fact that she had obtained the Holy Soul, while on the other hand, Zhu Lei, who had absorbed the power of the Ancestral Dragon, would inevitably become the new focus of the North Sea once she emerged from seclusion, attracting most of the attention and potential trouble.
As long as Shen Yunhao keeps holding onto Zhu Lei's weakness, he and Zhu Li can live a quiet life in seclusion, just like Zhu Xuan... cough cough, a peaceful life.
The only pity is that the sound recording stone was directly destroyed by that old man, Zhu Xuan.
Although Zhu Lei herself was unaware of the situation, if it really came to the point of tearing off the mask, without substantial evidence in her hands, there was really nothing that could completely subdue that ambitious mother dragon!
The two talked for a while longer. Overall, although the situation in the North China Sea has been somewhat turbulent due to the disturbances in the East China Sea, it is still within a controllable range.
Perhaps because of the powerful intervention of the Demon Emperor Ye Wushang, even though the Tai Xuan Dao Sect had some dissatisfaction with the North Sea Dragon Clan, they dared not openly complain or take any other excessive actions.
Ultimately, as long as the great Buddha Zhu Xuan is still in charge of the North Sea, nothing major will happen in the Dragon Palace.
The two, reunited after a long separation, seemed to have endless things to say and boundless longing to express. Unbeknownst to them, the sky outside the window had already darkened, and night had quietly fallen.
Moreover, thanks to the continuous nourishment from the Vast Ocean Heart, Shen Yunhao's injuries are healing rapidly at a visible speed.
Although it will take quite some time to nurture and consolidate its strength before reaching its peak, at least its basic movements and the circulation of spiritual energy are no longer a problem... It should be more than enough to deal with the little white dragon in front of it.
As night fell and the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly enchanting—
"Knock knock knock!"
Suddenly, there was a clear knock on the door.
Immediately following was the familiar, slightly languid voice of the red fox maid, like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads:
"Young Master Shen, it's getting late, you should go back to your room to rest."
The somewhat ambiguous atmosphere was instantly shattered.
With her face flushed red, Zhu Li was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She was both ashamed and annoyed, and complained in a low voice, "What is this! How come all the maids in the Demon Emperor's Palace are so elusive! They always choose times like this to suddenly jump out and scare people! They just ruin people's good things!"
Shen Yunhao was also filled with helplessness. There was a human surveillance camera squatting at the door, and he couldn't possibly continue his reckless behavior with Zhuli without caring at all.
He could only take a deep breath, suppress the agitation in his heart, get up, walk to the door, open the door, and say to the maid outside:
"Um... I haven't seen Sister Li'er for a long time, and I have a lot to talk about. You should go and rest now; you don't need to stay here."
However, the maid outside the door didn't even raise her eyelids in response to his words, and replied directly, "Young Master Shen, Miss specifically instructed that you cannot stay here tonight. If you insist on staying, then this servant can only... go and inform Miss to come and handle it personally."
Shen Yunhao: "..."
Candlelight: "..."
What kind of outrageous vixen is this! Did they even plan to interfere with this?
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