Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 209 The Princess's Embroidered Robe Has Come to Life!!!

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Just as Yu Liu and Yan Ning were being attacked, at the same time, Zheng Ze and the princess also encountered problems.

Yan Ning left with Yu Liu. The maids and eunuchs who had been serving them had all disappeared for some reason. Only the two of them remained in the huge Zhu Fang Palace. In this quiet and ambiguous atmosphere, Zheng Ze couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

He stared intently at the princess, their eyes meeting. After a while, a blush spread across the princess's entire face.

"Husband, husband..."

The princess's eyes reflected Zhengze's handsome face, and her shyness grew stronger. She wanted to look away, but she couldn't control herself. Her breathing became rapid, and she spoke timidly, her voice carrying a softness she herself didn't realize, which was unexpectedly tempting to listen to.

Zhengze trembled. He could no longer say that he was not the princess's husband. He found it unbelievable. Before coming to the capital, he had never met the princess even once. Although he did not know why the princess was convinced that he was her husband, as a righteous gentleman, he had gone from being unwavering at the beginning to being hesitant in such a short time. Was this progress too fast?

However, with such a beautiful woman before him, and her timidly calling him "husband," well... such a great opportunity, regardless of how fast things are progressing, as a man, it seems he should do something.

Zhengze was torn between his inner thoughts and his own. The thought of actually doing something made his heart start pounding faster and faster, and his face turned as red as a boiled shrimp, not only red but also hot.

Sweat was beginning to bead on his forehead, and even the palms of his hands, which were supporting the princess, were starting to feel damp.

The internal battle finally concluded that the woman in front of him was fond of him, and he had also begun to have feelings for her, perhaps even fallen in love with her. Since they were mutually attracted, why not take the opportunity to do something?

Anyway, with my status, marrying a princess is still possible. When the time comes, I will definitely bring the princess back to the Li family in a grand and glorious manner with eight sedan chairs carried by eight people!

No, no, Li Zhengze, you cultivate the righteous path. How could you take advantage of someone in such a vulnerable situation? You yourself know that the princess's husband can't be you; she must have mistaken you for someone else. Why do you continue down this wrong path instead of explaining things to the princess? The princess's heart belongs not to you, but to someone she doesn't know but who looks a lot like you. If you really do something and marry the princess, what if she suddenly finds out that you're not him?

Wake up! You shouldn't marry a princess! Have you forgotten? The person you should have married was...

Zhengze was taken aback, a brief look of confusion in his eyes. What had he forgotten? The person he should marry—he wasn't even engaged, how could there be someone he should marry? Was that just his imagination?

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Princess Zhengze, who was clearly distracted and looking forward to something happening, noticed it immediately and asked with concern.

"...It's nothing." Zhengze forced a smile and answered immediately.

He helped the princess sit up, and all romantic thoughts vanished.

The princess frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Each of them had their own thoughts, and the ambiguous atmosphere vanished instantly, leaving the air suddenly quiet and still.

Zhengze was lost in his own thoughts, trying to recall why he had those thoughts, but he couldn't remember much. He felt that there was something very important, but for some reason he had forgotten about it. He scratched his head in frustration and turned to look at the princess next to him.

"Princess, watch out!!!"

The scene that came into view made Zhengze's heart skip a beat. He reflexively grabbed the princess's wrist and pulled her to the side. Caught off guard, the princess was thrown away. Zhengze wrapped his arm around her and caught her in his arms. The two of them flew sideways under the force of the impact, rolling a few times after landing. Fortunately, Zhengze had been careful to protect the princess, and she was unharmed. Zhengze, having practiced martial arts since childhood, had thick skin and only suffered a few small scratches.

"call out--"

The black mist, having missed its target, swept past the spot where the princess had just been sitting. Without making contact, it swiftly turned a corner and stopped in mid-air. The mist churned rapidly, then expanded, gradually taking on the limbs of a person and becoming human.

"Hahaha--"

A deafening laugh echoed throughout the hall; the voice, neither male nor female, was extremely jarring.

"The hero saves the damsel in distress, a classic trope that has touched hearts since ancient times. But I never expected that the four people who have been looking for me—oh, no, I can't really say four, since there's a fairy among them. That fairy aura is really irritating~ I seem to have gone off-topic... Tsk! What I was trying to say is that you three and the fairy are actually two couples. Honestly, I really want to break you up!"

The voice spoke to itself, and the humanoid figure formed from black mist rested its chin on its hand, seemingly thinking, or perhaps observing.

Zhengze helped the princess up, carefully protecting her behind him, and looked at the humanoid figure floating in the air with a wary expression: "So you're that great demon who's always been hiding your true form?"

"Hahaha—if you're talking about that monster you claim will cause this world to suffer terribly, then it seems to be me. After all, I really want to destroy this world that I can't stand!"

The humanoid figure laughed wildly, arms outstretched, displaying an arrogant demeanor.

"You're dreaming! I advise you to stop now. What you're doing is only because you haven't infringed on the interests of certain people yet, so they're too lazy to take action! There are always people more powerful than you in this world. Just because you can dominate in the palace doesn't mean you can act recklessly outside. If you really do that, your end will definitely be self-destruction!"

Zhengze looked righteous and serious as he stared at the floating humanoid mist, his tone more serious than ever before.

"Oh? You Taoist priest, are you joking with me? Hahaha~"

Seemingly having heard something very funny, the humanoid mist laughed so hard it almost fell over, looking just like a real person laughing.

Zhengze appeared serious, but he was completely uncertain inside. He knew that what was in front of him was just a cloud of mist, yet this very mist was something he couldn't see through at all. The great demon's magical power was probably far greater than his own.

At this moment, the great demon did not show itself at all, but simply released a spell of unknown origin that overwhelmed him. Zhengze clearly realized the gap in their abilities.

Things have gotten complicated.