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Dongfang Hao thought and thought, and then he recalled how that Little One ended up in his palace's Soul Capture.
He lay on the Dragon Throne, and no matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out how that Little One managed to reach the most secretive Soul Capture of his palace.
The more he thought, the more questions arose in his heart, and he felt increasingly troubled.
Suddenly, he decided to stop thinking. He got up and gently pressed a spot beneath his pillow, causing the Dragon Throne to shift aside, revealing a staircase before him.
He quickly walked into the staircase and descended. After he entered, the Dragon Throne automatically returned to its original position above.
At the end of the staircase, he arrived in a tunnel. Along the walls of the tunnel, large Luminous Pearls were embedded every few steps, so inside the tunnel, there was no sense of darkness at all.
Dongfang Hao made his way to a large stone door. After placing a piece of white jade into a small hole in the door, it opened automatically.
Inside was Dongfang Hao's study, or more accurately, the study of the Demon Palace Master.
Since Miyazawa had been sent back to the palace by Dongfang Hao, there was no one in the study at that moment. After entering, Dongfang Hao walked straight to his desk. Sitting down on the Carved Wooden Chair, he picked up a pen and wrote a request for Miyazawa to quickly investigate how that Little One came to be in their palace's most secretive Soul Capture.
After finishing, Dongfang Hao checked the latest news received by the palace that was laid out on his desk.
When he saw that beggars in Silver City had been gathered by an unknown youth to form a gang called Beggar Clan, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow but felt no dissatisfaction.
He thought that those beggars did nothing all day and struggled to survive; if someone could change their situation, it would be quite beneficial for Silver Moon Kingdom.
Thus, not only would he not send anyone to disrupt them, but he would also secretly provide support. However, it was essential to keep someone watching them at all times!
After handling all the latest news and letters on his desk, he left the study and returned to his chambers.
He was not worried at all about the requests he had written because he knew that his shadow guard Miyazawa would personally gather news from various places every day, organize it well, and deliver it to his Underground Study.
When Dongfang Hao returned to his chambers, he found that it was already bright outside; even the rising sun had climbed above the horizon.
After summoning the maidens and eunuchs waiting outside to assist him with changing clothes and washing up, he went to attend morning court.
In the courtyard of Prince Luo's Residence, Lo An Lord, Strategist Gongsun Ming, Snow Spirit Elder, and Xuan Ye were chatting at Piaoyun Pavilion about the latest developments.
Last night, after hearing Luo Bingbing's words, Snow Spirit Elder had followed the five Black-clad Assassins and discovered that they were Death Warriors sent by General Lan Zhiguang of the Silver Moon Kingdom.
He also learned that there was a terrifying Snake Pit in the general's mansion, capable of making a person completely disappear in the blink of an eye.
Now, however, the target that Lan Zhiguang wanted to eliminate was their beloved Little One, which is why they had skipped their usual morning exercises and training.
Early in the morning, they all coincidentally gathered in the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion, sitting on their usual stone benches. They discussed the assassins from last night and the safety concerns regarding Little One.
As they were talking, a guard stationed at the main gate of the palace approached Lo An Lord to report, "A Prince Wang claims to be the son of a current cabinet scholar and wishes to see Little Princess. He says he comes in the name of Princess Mu's Prodigy."
Upon hearing this, everyone felt puzzled; they had no idea when Little One's Prodigy title had come about.
Exchanging glances with one another, they all shook their heads in confusion.
Thus, Lo An Lord instructed the guard to invite Prince Wang into the palace's Reception Hall while he would also go there to meet him.
When Prince Wang was brought into the Reception Hall of Prince Luo's Residence and saw Lo An Lord seated at the top, he bowed respectfully.
Lo An Lord politely nodded and ordered tea to be served. Then he asked, "May I ask how Prince Wang came to refer to my Little Girl as a Prodigy?"
Hastily responding, Prince Wang said, "Your Highness, two days ago at a tavern, Little Princess left behind two couplets and a poem. Since then, her Prodigy title has spread among the people. It is even rumored that Poet Sage has taken Little Princess as his disciple."
He paused briefly before continuing, "To be honest with Your Highness, my father praised Little Princess's literary talent after reading her couplets and poem. He said her talent surpasses anyone he has ever encountered—even his own skills pale in comparison!"
Listening to this, Lo An Lord was astonished but managed not to show it.
Noticing that Little Princess had yet to appear after waiting for some time, Prince Wang asked, "Your Highness, may I be permitted to meet Little Princess? I wish to seek her guidance."
Understanding the situation now, Lo An Lord contemplated sending him away.
He glanced at Prince Wang and calmly said, "I'm afraid I have to disappoint you. Little Girl is not in the residence right now; she has gone to the Moon City for a boat ride."
Upon hearing Lo An Lord's words, Prince Wang couldn't help but feel a slight disappointment. However, he reminded himself that the Little Princess would return, and there would be plenty of time in the future.
After coming to this realization, he bid farewell to Lo An Lord. Once he left, Lo An Lord returned to the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion and shared what the so-called Prince Wang had said with the others.
But aside from Li Jingshan, the others had no idea what the Little One had written in her couplets and poems.
At that moment, Poet Sage Li Jingshan recited the couplets and poems composed by the Little One. After listening, everyone was astonished and praised her literary talent.
The Snow Spirit Elder and Xuan Ye knew she came from another world and marveled at how impressive she was; meanwhile, Lo An Lord and Strategist Gongsun Ming kept thinking how strong Snow Spirit Elder and Xuan Ye were for teaching Luo Bingbing so well. Poet Sage Li Jingshan thought to himself that this Little Princess was truly remarkable at such a young age, already becoming a legendary Prodigy—truly worthy of being his disciple.
With the title of Prodigy, their conversations flourished. However, while they were chatting, the gatekeeper came several times, reporting that scholars outside admired the Prodigy's name and wished to visit the Little Princess. But Lo An Lord simply turned them away each time.
After several attempts, Lo An Lord instructed the gatekeeper to close the main gate and inform visitors outside that Prince Luo's Residence declined any visitors.
As the sun slowly climbed over the mountain, Luo Bingbing got up on time. After washing up, she made her way to the courtyard of Piaoyun Pavilion.
She knew that Snow Spirit Elder must have returned by now and was in the courtyard. So she walked straight into it.
When she arrived at Piaoyun Pavilion's courtyard, she saw all five of them seated around a stone table closest to her room.
She slowly approached them.
Lo An Lord and Snow Spirit Elder noticed her as well and waved for her to come over. However, Poet Sage Li Jingshan quickly stood up and went to greet the Little One. When he reached her, he intended to perform a grand gesture of respect.
But Luo Bingbing despised the elaborate formalities of ancient customs. As Li Jingshan was about to bow deeply before her, she stopped him and said, "There's no need for such formalities in the future; just nod when you see me."
Li Jingshan was momentarily taken aback by this Little One's words but quickly regained his composure and replied, "How can that be? Such etiquette must not be discarded."
Upon hearing this, Luo Bingbing raised an eyebrow and coldly replied, "Are you the master here or am I?"
"Of course you are!" Li Jingshan quickly replied after hearing the words of his Little Master.
"Since you know I am the master, should I listen to you or to myself?"
"Uh... this... this..." Poet Sage Li Jingshan was left speechless by the Little One's question.
Seeing the Poet Sage's bewildered expression, Luo Bingbing calmly said, "Alright, it's settled then. Let's go! Over to them."
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing walked towards the stone table where Lo An Lord and the others were seated, while Poet Sage could only follow along in frustration.
When Luo Bingbing reached the stone table, Lo An Lord quickly stood up and walked over to her, bending down to embrace her before returning to his previous seat on the stone bench.
And as for Luo Bingbing! With such a comfortable person to sit on, she naturally allowed him to hold her.
Once Lo An Lord sat down, Luo Bingbing directly addressed Snow Spirit Elder beside them, saying, "Old man, tell us about your findings from last night!"
Upon hearing the Little One's question, Snow Spirit Elder smiled and eagerly asked, "Little one, can you guess who sent those Death Warriors last night?"
After hearing his words, Luo Bingbing replied seriously, "I can, but there’s a condition."
At this point, Luo Bingbing paused slightly and glanced at her Father before continuing, "If I guess correctly, then you must teach your unique skills to my father and Luo Yi today."
Everyone was momentarily taken aback by the Little One's words. Snow Spirit Elder was about to refuse when he heard the Little One's voice again.
The Little One slowly said, "Of course, when I mention unique skills, I mean your self-created techniques. I'm not asking you to violate Ling Mountain's rules by teaching them its exclusive skills. And it won't be much; just one technique will suffice." After pondering for a moment, Snow Spirit Elder thought that since this Little One is an Otherworldly Divine Star destined to stand at the pinnacle of this world and control its fate, it would be wise to do her a favor now. This way, he could also lighten his burden at Ling Mountain sooner.
Thus, he gently nodded at the Little One and said, "Alright! I agree."
Seeing that Snow Spirit Elder had agreed to her request, Luo Bingbing calmly stated, "It was Lan Zhiguang, the current general of Silver Moon Kingdom."
Upon hearing her words, the five of them were taken aback and felt quite surprised. Hadn't they just told this Little One that those Death Warriors returned to the general's residence last night? Yet somehow she already knew.
As a father, Lo An Lord immediately asked, "Bing Bing, how do you know that those Death Warriors were sent by Lan Zhiguang last night?"
"It's simple! I turned his daughter into a pig's head, and when he came to seek revenge on me, he was scolded by that emperor. So, of course, he can't possibly not hate me!" Luo Bingbing casually expressed her thoughts.
She spoke so nonchalantly! However, those listening nearby were astonished. They had never heard of Little One causing such a ruckus outside the residence.
Except for Poet Sage Li Jingshan, of course, because when Lan Zhiguang sought revenge on Luo Bingbing, it happened right in his tavern, and he happened to be present at the time.
Thus, after hearing his Little Master’s words, he was only surprised by the term "pig's head" in the first part of her statement; the latter part didn’t affect him much.
Everyone looked at Luo Bingbing with curiosity, urging her to recount everything that had happened.
Seeing their eager expressions, Luo Bingbing slowly recounted how she had beaten Lan Ruohan into a pig's head on the street and how she had made the emperor suppress Lan Zhiguang in the tavern.
After listening to her story, everyone couldn't help but discuss it among themselves.
However, while they were talking, someone rushed in to report that the gates of Prince Luo's Residence were surrounded by aspiring scholars and literati. Not only could the people inside the residence not get out, but even the servants trying to return to the residence couldn’t approach the main gate.
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