Before long, Su Nu led Nine Li and Xiong Meng unhindered to the princess's bedchamber. As the Youqiong Kingdom's chief shamaness, she held a position equal to the royal preceptor's, and the king had granted her unrestricted access to the palace.
"Your Majesty, your servant has returned." Entering the bedchamber and seeing the king seated in a chair with Li Luo supporting him, Su Nu hurried forward and bowed.
At her words, the wounded king looked at Su Nu, then at Nine Li and Xiong Meng following her inside. He instantly grew excited and hurried to his feet, gazing at Xiong Meng. "B-Bear God!"
He went straight past Su Nu and, supported by Li Luo, approached Xiong Meng. With a thump, he dropped to his knees before her and said respectfully, "Fu Shi, the twelfth king of the Youqiong Kingdom, pays his respects to the Bear God. Thank you for coming to save my daughter!"
After the king knelt, the equally excited Li Luo followed suit. "Li Luo, mage of the Youqiong Kingdom, pays his respects to the Bear God!"
Looking at the king and mage kneeling before her, Xiong Meng blinked, then lifted her right paw from the ground. "Since you're so devout, this god shall grant you the supreme honor of kissing my toes!"
The king of the Youqiong Kingdom: "..."
Li Luo: "..."
"Here she goes again!" Nine Li covered his face, unable to bear the sight. The term "cultural invasion" had yet to appear; otherwise, he would surely have marveled at how powerful its effects were. Even an Iron-Eating Beast with the cultivation of a Great Immortal couldn't escape it. Kiss her toes? She didn't even wear shoes! Her feet were covered in mud, weeds, and all that fur. What kind of honor was kissing them?