Chen Shi controlled his golden core to fly back and forth through Red Mountain Hall, unconsciously arriving at the back courtyard, and a slight stir arose in his heart: The hall master went to see Red Mountain Empress several days ago and hasn't come out. Could the demonic corruption be truly severe?
The golden core quietly sneaked into the back courtyard, and at this moment, a toddler tied with up-pointing buns and wearing a white belly-band embroidered with a red peony jumped out in front of the golden core, blocking Chen Shi's golden core, and said, "Scholar, without a summons, you cannot enter!"
This up-pointing bun toddler was the divine avatar of Crane Boy, ordered to guard the back courtyard so as to prevent idlers from barging in.
It was a divine avatar, seeing through this black golden core as Chen Shi's golden core, and thus blocked him.
Chen Shi withdrew his golden core, and Crane Boy saw the golden core return, only then feeling at ease, and returned inside the porcelain crane.
After a moment, Chen Shi's true body hurried over, pushing to enter the back courtyard.
Crane Boy hastily blocked him, and Chen Shi smiled, saying, "Little Crane, what is my relationship with the empress? I am the empress's playmate! If you block me, the empress will spank your bottom!"
Crane Boy said angrily, "You tricked the empress into going out to play last time, and the hall master really spanked my bottom! If you trick the empress away again this time, the hall master will be able to beat my bottom to a pulp! Don't even think about tricking the empress away again!"
Chen Shi could not force his way in, lit a stick of incense, handed it over, and smiled, saying, "Little Crane, I am not