Luo Bingbing initially intended to refuse, but after hearing his words, she immediately changed her mind. How could she possibly turn down such a good opportunity that had come knocking at her door?
After accepting the jade pendant, she said to Poet Sage Li Jingshan, "Given your sincerity, I shall make an exception and take you as my disciple."
Li Jingshan was overjoyed upon hearing her words, while the Snow Spirit Elder and the others were left in a state of bemusement.
Lord Lo An had just been about to intervene when the Little One in his arms shot him a glare, causing him to fall silent.
After chatting for a while in the study, they all moved to the courtyard. Some ran, some basked in the sun, and others chatted; life was quite pleasant.
As the sun began to set, the Snow Spirit Elder went out of Silver City to hunt. However, today Luo Bingbing did not insist on him bringing back a mountain chicken.
Accompanying him was Xuan Ye, the Guardian of the Forbidden Land. Xuan Ye was helping him hunt because Snow Spirit Elder was his senior brother and also the Sect Leader of Ling Mountain.
An hour later, they returned to Prince Luo's Residence. After handing over their catch to the servants in Piaoyun Pavilion's kitchen, they went to find Luo Bingbing in her study.
Just as they returned to Prince Luo's Residence, His Majesty Dongfang Hao also departed from the palace with his destination still set on Prince Luo's Residence—specifically, Luo Bingbing's location.
In Luo Bingbing's study, Snow Spirit Elder and Xuan Ye chatted with Lord Lo An for a while when His Majesty Dongfang Hao arrived at Piaoyun Pavilion with his personal bodyguard.
Once Luo Bingbing sensed that Dongfang Hao had entered Piaoyun Pavilion, she instructed everyone to follow her to the courtyard for a barbecue.
Lord Lo An continued to carry Luo Bingbing as they exited the study. Upon reaching the courtyard, he saw Emperor Dongfang Hao approaching them from the other side.
He quickly walked toward His Majesty and gently set down the Little One from his arms before bowing respectfully.
However, among those accompanying him, only Lord Lo An and Strategist Gongsun Ming followed proper etiquette by bowing to His Majesty Dongfang Hao. The others were all esteemed figures who merely nodded lightly at Dongfang Hao as a form of greeting.
The Little One, Luo Bingbing, completely ignored His Majesty and walked past him directly toward the barbecue area without even glancing his way.
Yet, Dongfang Hao seemed unfazed by this slight; he not only overlooked the Little One's rudeness but also cheerfully struck up a conversation with her.
He playfully remarked, "Little Doll, your Piaoyun Pavilion is getting livelier by the day!"
He knew that Luo Bingbing would not pay him any attention, so after he finished speaking, he immediately pointed at Xuan Ye and looked at Lo An Lord, asking, "Who is this?"
Upon hearing Your Majesty Dongfang Hao's question, Lo An Lord quickly replied, "Young Master, he is the Master of Little Girl, Senior Xuan Ye."
Dongfang Hao furrowed his brow slightly at his words because according to the information gathered by his palace, that Little One had no master at all, and he had never heard of the name Xuan Ye in the martial world.
Thus, after hearing Lo An Lord's words, he felt quite puzzled.
However, despite his confusion, he did not show it at all. Instead, he thought to himself that when he returned tonight, he would instruct Miyazawa to investigate everything that had happened to this Little One from childhood to the present.
From the moment Xuan Ye entered Dongfang Hao's line of sight, he sensed the aura of a true dragon emanating from Dongfang Hao and realized that Dongfang Hao was the True Dragon Son.
Seeing Dongfang Hao ask him a question, Xuan Ye politely nodded to him without trying to ingratiate himself.
Dongfang Hao felt even more puzzled by Xuan Ye's indifferent attitude. He could sense no danger or extraordinary presence from Xuan Ye; often, such individuals were the most dangerous.
Li Jingshan was visiting Prince Luo's Residence for the first time and was seeing them barbecue for the first time as well, so he had many questions and kept asking about this and that.
Luo Bingbing was in a good mood today and answered all of Little One's questions one by one.
As Master grilled meat, disciple Li Jingshan naturally followed closely behind. Since he owned a restaurant, he was particularly interested in delicious food.
Due to the various game brought back by Snow Spirit Elder and Xuan Ye today—such as mountain chickens, wild rabbits, and sika deer—there were many different types of wild game, each requiring different grilling methods.
Thus, tonight not only was Luo Bingbing busy but even Lo An Lord and the others gathered around the fire were dazzled by the variety of grilling techniques.
However, they secretly memorized those grilling methods in their hearts.
When the entire courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion was filled with a rich aroma of meat, both Xuan Ye and Li Jingshan were astonished because they had never known that such ordinary barbecued meat could smell so fragrant and enticing!
Meanwhile, the Snow Spirit Fox did not circle around the fire tonight; it wasn't that it no longer loved barbecued meat but rather that it had been sent by its master to investigate the cave it had found last time.
Accompanying it was the Phoenix. After leaving Silver City, they headed straight for that large cave.
After circling around the cave, they discovered a surprising major issue. There was a fork in the path deeper into the cave, and if one went down that fork, it would lead back to a dilapidated basement of a temple within Silver City.
Once the barbecue was ready, everyone began to enjoy the fragrant grilled meat. Li Jingshan and Xuan Ye were tasting Luo Bingbing's grilled meat for the first time, and they couldn't help but express their astonishment.
Seeing that Xuan Ye and Li Jingshan were not willing to give any gold to the Little One in exchange for the delicious barbecue, Dongfang Hao decided he wouldn’t give any gold either.
However, before his hand could reach the Grill, Luo Bingbing spoke up.
She calmly said, "I say, Dongfang, you think you can eat barbecue without paying?"
Upon hearing the Little One's words, Dongfang Hao raised an eyebrow and said to Mo Xuan, "Mo Xuan, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and give the gold to the Little Doll."
Mo Xuan quickly responded to His Majesty Dongfang Hao, "Yes, my lord. I will take care of it right away."
As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried over to the Little One's side, took out two hundred taels of gold from his pocket, handed it to her, and asked, "Little Princess, may I go get some barbecue now?"
Luo Bingbing nodded lightly in response, indicating that he could go get the fragrant grilled meat.
Poet Sage Li Jingshan admired how his master treated the emperor with such respect; his admiration for the Little One deepened profoundly.
While everyone was enthusiastically eating barbecue, the Snow Spirit Fox returned to Piaoyun Pavilion's courtyard with the Phoenix.
The Phoenix showed no particular reaction upon seeing the fragrant grilled meat, but the Snow Spirit Fox was different. As soon as it spotted the delicious barbecue, it quickly pounced toward it.
Just as Luo Bingbing was about to throw half of her Roasted Mountain Chicken onto the Grill for it, she casually tossed that half chicken to the little fox.
Receiving the grilled meat, the Snow Spirit Fox immediately halted its advance and bit down on the half Roasted Mountain Chicken, devouring it eagerly.
The arriving Phoenix observed the Snow Spirit Fox's eating habits with a look of disdain.
In a spirit of fairness, Luo Bingbing also took a Roasted Wild Rabbit off the Grill and pulled off a rabbit leg to signal for the Phoenix to come over and eat.
The Phoenix was quite attached to Luo Bingbing; thus, when it saw her waving at it, it quickly flew over and obediently ate some barbecue.
However, after trying grilled meat once, it immediately became addicted and no longer mocked the Snow Spirit Fox.
When Dongfang Hao and Lord Lo An saw that another "Bird" had appeared beside the Little One, they didn't pay much attention, as they couldn't discern anything special about the "Bird," thinking it was just a particularly beautiful one.
After finishing the grilled meat, everyone dispersed. However, when they said they were leaving, it was only Dongfang Hao and his Personal Bodyguard Mo Xuan who departed from Prince Luo's Residence.
As His Majesty Dongfang Hao left Piaoyun Pavilion, he still instructed his Personal Bodyguard Mo Xuan to take two hundred taels of gold to exchange for grilled meat with the Little One. He intended to bring back the fragrant grilled meat for his junior brother Mu Xi.
The Snow Spirit Elder already knew that Luo Bingbing was the Otherworldly Divine Star, so he no longer went out to search for her and naturally, Xuan Ye stayed with him in the guest room of Piaoyun Pavilion.
Seeing that both of them were residing in Piaoyun Pavilion, Poet Sage Li Jingshan refused to leave Prince Luo's Residence and insisted on staying in a guest room there as well.
Thus, none of them left Piaoyun Pavilion; they all settled in.
When Luo Bingbing noticed that they were unwilling to leave, she said nothing and returned to her own room, ignoring them all.
Li Jingshan realized that since his master did not speak up to stop him, it meant that she had tacitly accepted his decision.
Therefore, he took the initiative to instruct a nearby servant to prepare a guest room for him, and subsequently, he naturally moved into Luo Bingbing's Piaoyun Pavilion.
In the deep of night, the royal residence was quiet; everyone had entered a sweet dreamland.
However, there were a few exceptions. It goes without saying that Luo Bingbing was among them. As for the others, only they themselves knew.
After changing into Male Attire, Luo Bingbing took the Snow Spirit Fox and Phoenix and used her Ability to instantly teleport to the cave found by the Snow Spirit Fox. After quickly surveying the cave, she instructed the Snow Spirit Fox and Phoenix to return to the royal residence first.
If they stayed behind, it would easily expose her identity. That was why she asked those two little ones to leave.
However, those two little ones seemed reluctant. Although they left, they did not immediately head back to Prince Luo's Residence but instead began chasing and playing with each other in the forest.
Once Luo Bingbing saw that the two little ones had left her line of sight, she used her Ability to instantly teleport to the dense forest outside Silver City.
Upon arrival, she saw one hundred beggars lined up neatly, waiting for her. When those beggars spotted the suddenly appearing Young Boy, they hurriedly bowed in greeting.
The sudden appearance of him left everyone not only surprised but also deeply impressed.
After setting up an invisible barrier around the crowd, Luo Bingbing said to them, "Follow my lead, come with me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly walked ahead. Her destination was naturally the large cave that the Snow Spirit Fox had found.
Before long, they arrived at the entrance of the cave. Luo Bingbing instructed them to light their torches and then led them directly into the cave.
Upon reaching the center of the cave, Luo Bingbing had everyone practice their horse stance. While they practiced, she used her Ability to transfer daily necessities and food from Prince Luo's Residence into the cave.
Afterward, Luo Bingbing continuously moved among the beggars, teaching them the essentials of the horse stance and correcting their postures...
Not long after Luo Bingbing left Prince Luo's Residence, a shadow quietly infiltrated Prince Luo's Residence and swiftly headed towards Piaoyun Pavilion.
Indeed, this person was Consort Luo's hired assassin, a top-tier assassin from Thousand Gold Gate.
As soon as he entered Piaoyun Pavilion, five more figures in black stealthily infiltrated Prince Luo's Residence, and their target was also Piaoyun Pavilion.
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