Chapter 246

In a moment, everyone was a bit dazed!

If not for the nine meridians in her body instantly tightening, her divine sense would have instantly steadied, and she would probably have fainted.

However, after saying his piece, the prince turned and left, seemingly without intending to make things difficult for her?

"What are you up to?" Shen Qingli frowned slightly, not really understanding what the prince meant.

If it was a soul‑seizing attempt on her, there should be a next step, but there isn't? Or does he know she won't fall for it?

Jiu Li had already climbed onto her, scratching its fluffy ears, "He really isn't him, is he?"

Seems so! Besides that one, it's never been that afraid of anyone else—this feels the same.

"Do you feel the same?" Shen Qingli rubbed the soft Jiu Li in her arms, still deciding to find a chance to probe the prince further, but she must not act rashly—his presence felt very dangerous to her.

At that moment, the prince, having dismissed the monk soldiers, turned his head.

Shen Qingli and Jiu Li both became alert, not even transmitting mental messages.

The prince looked at the human and beast, his round eyes full of cunning.

He lowered his gaze, his long, dense lashes hiding all his thoughts: "I will ask my father to come out of seclusion as soon as possible."

"Thank you." Shen Qingli expressed her thanks, continuing to observe the prince without changing her expression.

To be honest, the face may not match, but the body's dimensions are exactly the same—especially since she had just touched it.

Her hand is a ruler! With her fairly accurate gaze, she feels she won't be mistaken.

"What are you looking at!" the prince's voice, icy, laced with annoyance!

After all, Shen Qingli thought she was leaving no trace, but he was naturally keen, perceiving everything clearly.

Shen Qingli was speechless, "No way!" She had been very discreet, yet she was discovered? This is really……

"Sorry." Shen Qingli apologized.

"What are you apologizing for!" the prince's tone grew even colder!

Simply put, Shen Qingli's apology shows his perception was correct!

He would rather she denied it! What is this—does she realize she just looked all over him?

"You're really strange." Shen Qingtong truly didn't understand.

Earlier, he and Zhan Yuefeng went to round up the monk soldiers, and on the way gathered some information, which is why he returned late.

Who would have thought that just as he returned, he heard his younger sister and the prince arguing, the sister apologizing, yet the prince seemed even less pleased?

"You've apologized, yet you're still not satisfied?" Shen Qingtong's tone was unpleasant, "Your court's hospitality is truly an eye‑opener—I'll definitely write a letter to my Qi Shu to sue you! There's no justification for bullying my little sister like this."

If the prince weren't wearing a mask, his face being intact, one would surely see his grim expression—so who is really bullying whom?

"You're acting recklessly just because our true god hasn't come to the Wan Gu Realm, right?" Shen Qingtong grew angrier as she spoke, while Shen Qingli had already grabbed his sleeve.

"What are you pulling me for?" Shen Qingtong crossed her arms, "We can't keep feeling guilty and short‑of‑breath just because we once lifted his mask—it wasn't intentional on your part, yet he's now pressing us aggressively, which is over the top!"

Shen Qingli pressed her forehead……

Zhan Yuefeng also used his fan to shield his face.

These siblings truly live up to being from the same family.

The prince himself no longer wanted to say another word! He turned and went back inside.

In the courtyard, the monk soldiers exchanged glances; since the prince's mishap that nearly cost him his life, they had never seen him with such emotional turbulence, feeling as if they were about to smoke from anger.

Yet this noble Divine Princess of the Dao Court seems to have done nothing at all, right?

Could it be that, before they arrived, the Divine Princess did something excessive to the prince?

Just then, when they were utterly puzzled……

Zhan Yuefeng gave a light cough and said, "Everyone, you've seen today's accident. Please don't abandon your posts; if our court's Divine Princess suffers another fright, the consequences could be dire."

The monk soldiers fell silent, then a senior monk stepped forward and said, "Rest assured, sir, we will definitely strengthen our patrols and not let such incidents happen again."

"Your Earth Guardian Dharma is so rude; if he comes again, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop him." Zhan Yuefeng added.

""Please rest assured; this will be reported to our king, who will surely make proper arrangements." The monk promised.

Zhan Yuefeng nodded and bowed, "Then thank you."

As long as the monk reports upward, we can no longer claim the Regent Prince is in seclusion.

The junior sister will then naturally be able to meet the Regent Prince as she wishes.

Shen Qingli understood his scheme, and so she remained silent, leaning against Shen Qingtong.

Shen Qingtong instantly realized, "Little sister, are you okay? Advising you won't help—I'm definitely going to tell Qi Shu!"

"All right." Shen Qingli waved her hand, "First, help me to rest."

"Where do you feel unwell?" Shen Qingtong asked anxiously.

Zhan Yuefeng also bade farewell to the monk soldiers outside and closed the hall door.

Once that door was shut, Shen Kuo's restrictive formation activated.

Zhan Yuefeng immediately stepped forward, "Junior sister, are you all right?"

"I'm fine, just pretending." Shen Qingli took a sip of water.

Shen Qingtong, however, delicately noticed her split lip and asked, "What happened to your mouth?"

Shen Qingli's expression instantly stiffened; she wiped the moisture from her lips with her wrist, "Nothing, I just bit them from nervousness."

Zhan Yuefeng understood at once, already seated, and asked teasingly, "Looks like you bit hard—should I have Jiu Li apply some medicine?"

Jiu Li gave him a white look! Don't mess around, okay!

"Nine Brother, take a look."

Shen Qingtong is a true straight guy, still unaware of the subtlety.

Shen Qingli hurriedly self‑healed, "Really fine, almost healed. What, the second earth just barged in?"

"That definitely didn't happen; we tried to block it, found we couldn't, so we went to call for help." Zhan Yuefeng also told Shen Qingli everything he had gathered about the prince.

Before coming, he had carefully examined the Holy See's people and analyzed their relations; there truly was no such person as the Crown Prince, as if he had appeared out of thin air.

Only now did he realize that it wasn't someone who had suddenly appeared; this Crown Prince, like the previous Regent Prince, was merely an obscure nobody.

"You say, he encountered misfortune two years ago and even had his face ruined?"

"Yes."

"Moreover, his talent later improved."

Shen Qingtong came in chatting with them, also feeling that this Crown Prince was rather unusual.

"He seems like a different person." Zhan Yuefeng concluded, "But I asked carefully, and he is indeed the Crown Prince; none of his attendants have changed, and his relationship with the Regent Prince has remained fine, with no word of any change."

"It's more like someone who underwent a great change, inevitably altering his disposition; plus, after his father assumed power, he could be given more cultivation resources, finally advancing from an unpromising immortal apprentice to a lower immortal—seems quite normal?" Shen Qingtong wondered, finding no fault in that.

"However." Zhan Yuefeng said, "There is actually something that exceeded my expectations, which you, little junior sister, surely never imagined."

"What?" Shen Qingli really felt curious.

"The Regent Prince is a woman," Zhan Yuefeng's words had just fallen.

Outside the hall, voices already chorused in greeting, "Regent Prince!"

Shen Qingli looked at Zhan Yuefeng, and he immediately went to open the door.

The Shen Qingli who came out to meet them, however, at this moment felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!