Hearing this, Bai Xiaoruo remembered the promise she had made at the Tianyuelou banquet not long ago. She waved her hand helplessly and said to Su Su on the other end of the screen, "Alright, alright, I know! Tell him to wait and have some tea. I'm... um, I'll tidy up and go back in a bit! Bye!"
After saying that, without waiting for Su Su's response, he casually tapped the metal plate twice.
The light and shadow rippled and quickly dissipated into the air.
Only after the image completely disappeared did Shen Yunhao tease, "Oh ho? Serves you right for being so quick-tongued back then. Now they're coming to your door. Let's see how you handle this."
"What do you mean, how will this end?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoruo raised her chin and snorted twice, then waved her hand: "Just go and deal with that damn evil spirit blood energy for him! It's no big deal..."
She spoke casually, as if the eerie blood energy that had given the eight demon emperors such a headache was just dust that could be easily brushed away.
"..."
Shen Yunhao's lips twitched uncontrollably. Looking at her proud little face, he leaned back to find a more comfortable position and said leisurely, "Then I'd like to see what kind of earth-shattering secret technique our little princess of the Demon Emperor's Palace will use to expel this evil soul blood energy that even the Demon Emperor and all the Demon Kings find troublesome!"
His words carried a clear sense of mockery and a "let's see what you do" attitude.
Bai Xiaoruo suddenly narrowed her eyes, a dangerous glint flashing within them. She turned her head and stared at Shen Yunhao's face, which was inches away from hers: "What do you mean? Lei Yucheng is my little brother! You...you're not planning to help?"
Shen Yunhao raised an eyebrow and said matter-of-factly, "He's your little brother, not mine. Do I know him that well? Why would I help him?"
"you!"
These words completely ignited the little fox's temper. She struggled to sit up from Shen Yunhao's arms, glaring at him fiercely. "You bastard, are you doing this on purpose? Do you have to make me angry to be happy? Tell me! What other requests have I not fulfilled for you? I've let you touch my tail, I've let you kiss me, and just now... just now we did that! What more do you want?"
As she spoke, she grew angrier and more aggrieved, completely unaware that her sudden sitting up caused the blanket, which was not wrapped tightly around her, to fall apart completely, and the white dress underneath, which was already disheveled, to slip down a few inches due to the loss of support.
In an instant, it seemed as if a "holy light" flashed across the carriage, and a breathtaking arc made people dizzy.
Shen Yunhao quickly coughed twice, forcing himself to look away, and reminded him, "Um... mind your image, mind your image!"
Bai Xiaoruo glanced down at her completely exposed state, and in her anger, she became reckless, her eyes red and aggrieved, she said, "What's there to be careful about! You've already seen everything! Now what are you pretending to be a gentleman for? If you're so capable, why did you touch me in the first place? Now you're starting to feel disgusted, huh? You think it's boring now?"
Seeing the tears welling up in the little fox's eyes, which didn't seem fake, Shen Yunhao's teasing intentions vanished instantly. He immediately dropped his playful expression and stepped forward to wrap her tightly in the blanket again. "No, no! How could I possibly mind? Quickly wrap yourself in the blanket, be careful not to catch a cold!"
"Mind your own business!" the girl shoved him away angrily. "You've already seen everything, so it's nothing special to you anymore! Just let it be!"
Seeing that she seemed to have really given up on herself, Shen Yunhao was so frightened that he hugged her and the blanket tightly. "Don't talk nonsense! Who said I don't care? You are my treasure from head to toe! I cherish you every day, how could I not care?"
Bai Xiaoruo struggled a couple of times but couldn't break free, so she gave up. "Then why did you say those things to upset me?"
"I was just teasing you! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm clumsy with words, it's my fault! I promise, from now on, I, Shen Yunhao, will follow Bai Xiaoruo's lead! If she tells me to go east, I will never go west; if she tells me to chase a dog, I will never chase a chicken! Her underlings are my underlings, her troubles are my troubles! I'll go through fire and water without batting an eye!"
The oath was recited quickly and smoothly, and although it sounded unbelievable, the attitude was humble enough.
Held in his arms, Bai Xiaoru looked up at him with her small face, blinking her eyes suspiciously: "Really?"
"Absolutely real! More real than real gold!" Shen Yunhao immediately raised one hand, as if swearing an oath, "If I break this oath, may I... may I never be able to find your tail again!"
This "oath" was incredibly heavy for Shen Yunhao.
"That's more like it..."
The girl then gave a soft hum, raised her chin, relaxed her body, and leaned back into Shen Yunhao's arms. She secretly buried her face in his chest, hiding the lingering blush on her face and the faint, triumphant smile that couldn't be contained at the corner of her mouth.
You bastard, I'll teach you to bully me again...
If you ever dare to do that again, I'll cry and make you worry to death!
But... even though we're already so close, it still feels so embarrassing to do these things in front of him...
As she thought about it, she unconsciously wrapped the blanket around her chest even tighter, as if that would allow her to return to the time when she wasn't seen naked.
Shen Yunhao had no idea that the little fox in his arms was acting out a drama queen. He thought she was really angry with him and that he had finally managed to coax her, so he hugged her and explained.
"It's not that I'm unwilling to help Lei Yucheng, it's just... the Blood Sect's large-scale spread of evil soul blood energy in Lizhou this time is no longer just a matter of one or two individual demons being harmed; it could very well escalate into a widespread disaster. With just me and Han Haixin, even if I work day and night, how many can I save?"
"Let's help whoever is available!" Bai Xiaoruo said. "Although that wolf cub doesn't seem very reliable, he's called me 'Big Sister' for so many years. How can I just stand by and watch him die?"
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t save them.” Shen Yunhao pinched her ear on the top of her head. “What I mean is, don’t agree to it in front of all the other demon clans at a public gathering. Think about it, if you had agreed to Lei Yucheng back then, what would you do if the Terrorclaw Clan, the Mountain Moving Clan, the Sea Devouring Clan… the other seven major demon clans, or even other small and medium-sized demon clans, encountered similar situations and came looking for you?”
He looked down into her eyes: "Are you suggesting I be cut into several pieces and sent over in pieces?"
Bai Xiaoru pouted and glared at him, "Nonsense!"
Shen Yunhao reached out and pressed her pouting lips down again. "That's the way it is. If you were just an ordinary demon, you could naturally only save those you're close to, and you wouldn't have to bear too much responsibility for the lives of others... But now that you're in this position, you can't act solely based on your own selfish desires."
If… I mean if, large-scale casualties truly occur elsewhere due to the blood and energy of evil spirits, then certain malicious or desperate individuals might very well place the blame and resentment on you, accusing you of failing to save lives… How would you face them then? How would the Demon Emperor's Palace respond?
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