Tang Xi was taken aback by his matter-of-fact tone, but still pressed on, "Sister Bai will definitely go, right? This Fusion Source Body Refinement is extremely beneficial to her! Aren't you going with her?"
Shen Yunhao shook his head, "No... I won't let her go..."
Tang Xi was now genuinely puzzled. She frowned. "Why?"
In her view, even if there were certain risks there, it was still within Lizhou territory, and with Bai Xiaoruo's identity and background, she could handle most situations...
Shen Yunhao pondered for a moment, then looked at her earnestly and said, "I wonder if Miss Tang has ever heard of a saying?"
"What?"
"Knowing there's a trap ahead, yet still jumping in recklessly... such people are either arrogant fools or complete idiots! Well... I don't consider myself that stupid..."
"Clang—!!!"
A small wooden table next to him was instantly shattered into pieces, and objects on the shore were scattered everywhere, with wood chips and porcelain shards flying all over the place, and wine and fruits all mixed together.
The loud noise immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room, and all eyes turned to Tang Xi.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Tang Xi took a deep breath, switched back to her gentle smile, elegantly brushed the dust off her skirt, and explained in a relaxed tone:
"I'm so sorry, everyone. I was just excited after hearing a joke from Young Master Mu, and my hand slipped."
Shen Yunhao: "..."
Bai Xiaoruo frowned, her suspicious gaze sweeping back and forth between Shen Yunhao and Tang Xi, before finally narrowing her eyes and speaking:
"What joke is so funny? Funny enough to make you smash a table, Miss Tang? Tell us so we can all have a laugh."
Shen Yunhao smiled and waved his hand to smooth things over: "No, no, I just asked Miss Tang a small question, it's nothing, nothing at all..."
"Problem? What problem?" Bai Xiaoruo persisted, her tone becoming more forceful. "You'd better... explain yourself clearly!"
Seeing her posture, Shen Yunhao knew there was no way to avoid it, and sighed helplessly, "Are you sure you want to hear this?"
"I'm sure!"
Shen Yunhao pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke:
Once upon a time, there was a pig who suddenly died. Guess... how he died?
"???"
Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered... What kind of joke is this?
Bai Xiaoruo was taken aback. She vaguely remembered hearing a similar question somewhere, and subconsciously followed the script to answer, "Did they die from stupidity?"
Shen Yunhao shook his head, saying seriously, "That's not right."
Bai Xiaoruo frowned. "Did they... die from stupidity?"
"That's not right either!"
Bai Xiaoruo's eyes darted around, and she deliberately glanced at Tang Xi beside her. She blinked and guessed, "That was... eaten in one bite by a passing python?"
Tang Xi: "???"
Shen Yunhao shook his head firmly again: "That's even more wrong!"
The little fox's patience completely ran out. She rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I suspect you're just kidding me! How would I possibly know how that pig died?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunhao immediately snapped his fingers, a bright smile spreading across his face. "Hey! That's right!"
Bai Xiaoruo was a little confused. "Wh...what's right?"
Shen Yunhao walked forward with a smile and reached out to rub her head. "Because even a pig doesn't know... how it died!"
Everyone: "..."
An eerie silence fell over the entire banquet hall, as if a crow had flown by, leaving a long trail of ellipses in its wake…
There was silence for about three or four seconds.
"Awooo—!!!"
A scream pierced the night sky, and a perfect parabola appeared outside the restaurant window—
To everyone's astonishment, Shen Yunhao, who had just been rubbing the fox's head, was grabbed by the enraged Bai Xiaoruo and thrown out the window without any mercy...
...
The night was as dark as ink, and the Demon Emperor's Palace appeared even more majestic and tranquil under the starlight and moonlight.
Bai Xiaoruo's carriage rolled over the bluestone road and finally stopped in front of the courtyard of the sleeping quarters.
The carriage curtain was lifted, and the little fox jumped down first. Without even glancing at Shen Yunhao behind her, she walked back to her room without looking back.
Shen Yunhao shook his head helplessly and could only get out of the car by himself.
At this moment, Zhuzhu slowly stepped down from the front of the carriage, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and turned her gaze to Shen Yunhao.
"Before..." Zhuzhu's voice still carried a lazy tone, "I always thought it was Miss's problem, but considering your behavior today..."
She paused, looked Shen Yunhao up and down, and finally concluded:
"You really deserved it..."
Shen Yunhao: "..."
He touched his nose, not daring to respond, and with a dry laugh, slunk away towards his temporary room in the side hall.
Just as he reached the doorway, a figure appeared silently in front of him.
The newcomer was another fox demon maid from Bai Xiaoruo's bedchamber. I heard from Zhuzhu that her name was... Su Su.
"Young Master Shen." Without any further pleasantries, Su Su presented a long sword to Shen Yunhao with both hands. "This sword suddenly began to tremble this evening. It must have sensed its master's awakening and was eager to retrieve it."
Shen Yunhao looked at it and his face lit up with joy... It was indeed the Guixue Sword. He had been looking for an opportunity to ask about it before. The Guixue Sword should have always been with him, but it was nowhere to be found after he woke up.
After hearing Su Su's explanation, Shen Yunhao finally understood that he had been in a coma since being rescued by the Demon Emperor Ye Wushang and taken back to the Demon Emperor Palace, and that the Guixue Sword had been temporarily kept by the people of the Demon Emperor Palace.
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