System: [Host must complete the mission first to receive the reward. Go for it, host! As long as you obtain the Regent King’s belt, you’ll receive a mysterious grand prize!]
Ye Piaoling swallowed hard.
What kind of mysterious grand prize could it be…
Alright, she was tempted.
Her eyes darted around, and she quickly put on an ingratiating smile. “Hello, Regent King! You really look good in any style. Last time it was the white outfit, and today this black set is even cooler, especially this big belt—it’s absolutely dashing!”
As she spoke, her hand had already reached out, stretching toward the man’s belt…
Finally, two fingers successfully landed on it!
Ye Piaoling raised her head and immediately met the man’s deep, penetrating gaze.
He looked down at her from above in the darkness, his lofty eyes gentle to the extreme, hiding a soul-stirring allure that made one sink into them at first glance.
Ye Piaoling stared at his breathtakingly handsome face, her heart skipping a beat…
Though the man’s expression seemed tender, she inexplicably sensed a sinister chill from it!
Nervously, Ye Piaoling forced a smile, kneeling on the ground with one hand hooked onto Di Xiulan’s belt, looking up to confront him.
A moment later, she gently tugged the belt with her fingers, loosening it:
“Um, may I ask… if this belt is gone, will your pants fall down?”
“…”
The air froze for a moment.
Di Xiulan: “No. But your head will fall off.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She reluctantly released her fingers.
She had thought that as long as the other’s pants wouldn’t fall down, snatching the belt wouldn’t have serious consequences…
But now, it seemed the consequences were still quite severe.
Ye Piaoling took a sharp breath, stood up, and explained to him:
“I just thought this belt of yours is too trendy—it must be worth a lot, right? I couldn’t help but feel it inside and out, and indeed, the texture is amazing…”
“Little girl, let’s stop pretending to be foolish here.”
Di Xiulan interrupted her, smiling softly.
“Regarding the incident the night before last, this king has come specifically to hear your explanation.”
His warm, magnetic voice was as pleasant and captivating as a lover’s whisper.
Yet Ye Piaoling felt her hairs stand on end.
“Ah!” She shivered, looked up at the man, and blinked her eyes.
So the Regent King had come to hold her accountable for what happened in the cave!
Di Xiulan gazed at her with a smile, his tone casual.
“Think carefully before answering.”
Ye Piaoling didn’t need to think at all and blurted out: “It’s like this. The night before last, I was being chased by wild beasts in Hundred Beasts Mountain and accidentally entered a certain cave, where I unexpectedly discovered Your Highness sleeping inside. As it happens, I know a method to break the Slumber Curse, so I boldly used it…”
“To wake Your Highness, there are three steps in total: First, kiss Your Highness’s lips; second, loudly recite a spell—it’s simple, just two words: ‘Holy crap!’; third, put a mask on Your Highness… Following this method, I assume Your Highness woke up not long after!”
“As for taking your mask, that was just a casual act, a small token of consultation fee. Your Highness need not take it to heart… Oh, by the way, you must have come today specifically to thank me, right? You’re too polite. I never expected much in return, but since you’re already here, I don’t have any other demands…”
Ye Piaoling pointed at the man’s belt, her expression remarkably smooth.
“Give me this belt!”
Di Xiulan: “…”
This woman not only spouts nonsense, but her behavior is also quite bizarre.
The belt he had been wearing recently held nothing special. Her intentions were indeed intriguing.
Di Xiulan: “Why do you want this belt?”
Ye Piaoling said with a straight face, “A friend of mine wants it, and I wish to fulfill her wish.”
Di Xiulan narrowed his eyes with a cold laugh.
A friend?
Her “friend” was likely none other than herself.
Seeing his reluctance, Ye Piaoling quickly added, “If you’re unwilling to give it for free, I can buy it!”
Hearing this, Di Xiulan raised an eyebrow slightly.
“A transaction?”
“Yes! Name your price!” Ye Piaoling replied cheerfully.
“Very well. The price is that you do something for me.”
“What is it?”
“In Chonghua Palace, there is a small animal also trapped in deep slumber. If you can awaken it, I will give you the belt.”
Ye Piaoling: “Oh, this…”
She hurriedly called out to the system in her mind: [System Bro, how do you wake a sleeping animal? Not by kissing it too, right?]
System: [This system doesn’t know either! Host can go and try it out!]
Ye Piaoling: [Then I’ll see. If it’s a cute cat or dog, I might not be unwilling to kiss it… After all, I’ve already kissed the Regent King, so what’s kissing a cat or dog?]
Silly System: [Well said. This system cannot refute that.]
Having mentally prepared herself, Ye Piaoling smiled confidently. “A small animal, huh? Then I’ll do my best! Ha!”
Ye Piaoling followed Di Xiulan to Chonghua Palace.
Entering a gloomy side hall, Di Xiulan waved his sleeve, and the walls automatically parted, revealing an entrance leading underground.
Ye Piaoling frowned as she gazed into the dark entrance of the Underground Palace.
“Your Highness, what kind of small animal do you keep? Why is it locked underground?”
“You’ll know when you see it.”