The Wine She'd Hidden for Six Years

After night fell, Yuan Yu went alone to the Crown Prince's Residence.

The guards at the gate had already received their orders and led him straight into the inner courtyard. Everyone outside the study had withdrawn, even the maids who usually kept watch at night.

Snake Lance Douluo stood at the end of the corridor and swept the entire courtyard twice with his Soul Power. Pufferfish Douluo guarded the rear of the study, his bulky body hidden among the trees. He had not knocked down so much as a leaf.

Yuan Yu walked between them and greeted them with a smile.

"Uncle Snake, Uncle Pufferfish. It's been a while, but you're still not as good at hiding your presence as Uncle Azure Luan."

Pufferfish Douluo showed half his face from behind a tree. "I'm this big, and you're comparing me to a bird?"

"I could compare you to Sister Ling Yuan instead."

"I'll take Azure Luan."

Snake Lance Douluo did not join in the banter, but he nodded to Yuan Yu. The two of them had been undercover in Heaven Dou City for years and rarely had contact even with others from Spirit Hall. Yuan Yu had grown up at Qian Renxue's side, so they were less guarded around him.

Yuan Yu pushed open the door and caught the scent of wine.

Xue Qinghe sat behind the desk, with a freshly unsealed black clay wine jar beside her. There were only two small cups on the table, and she had a finger resting on the rim of one.

Once the door closed behind him, the spirit-bone disguise covering Xue Qinghe gradually faded. The man's features softened, and long golden hair fell over her shoulders to her waist.

Qian Renxue had spent the whole day in the crown prince's court robes