Dai Mubai was still fantasizing about becoming the Star Luo Emperor, with thousands of courtiers kneeling before him. Drool even trickled from the corner of his mouth.
Zhu Zhuqing, too, found herself imagining what it would be like to rule the empire as empress. She broke into a foolish grin despite herself.
"Well, I'll come find you two again the night after tomorrow!" the Golden Roc Duke said. Then he vanished in a blur.
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing came back to their senses and composed themselves, doing everything they could to keep anyone from noticing anything amiss.
Neither of them noticed the little snake lying quietly in the corner of the room. It had watched everything from beginning to end.
The little snake held a gem no bigger than a fingernail in its mouth. It was an exquisitely crafted Recording Soul Tool.
Seeing that the show was over, the little white snake slowly withdrew.
The Crown Prince's Residence.
Dai Weisi had broken through another level. He emerged from the Cultivation Chamber and was just about to dual-cultivate with Zhu Zhuyun to practice the Hell White Tiger when he heard that Mitsuki had come to visit.
Dai Weisi immediately pushed Zhu Zhuyun away. "I owe you one. I have to see Brother Mitsuki first."
Zhu Zhuyun: "...?" She was so exasperated that she laughed.
Dai Weisi hurried to find Mitsuki. Laughing, he opened his arms and embraced him. "Brother Mitsuki! Seeing you again after a month in seclusion feels like we've been apart for three autumns! Come, today we brothers will drink until neither of us can stand! Hahaha!"
Still laughing, Dai Weisi draped an arm around Mitsuki's shoulders and led him into the residence.
Mitsuki wore his usual gentle smile, but something about his expression was strange.