Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Shen Li had to admit that he was indeed smart. She lowered her head and pretended to organize things, not answering him.

He continued, "It's just that the princess disappeared and never came back, but you still knew how to come back. Tell me, is the princess also trapped in the same 'cage' as you, where no one can see her or hurt her?"

"If that's the case, what about you? Will you one day become like that princess, hiding yourself in this 'cage' and never going out to see anyone again, making it impossible for anyone to find you?"

At the end, there was a real sense of sadness in his tone.

Shen Li had to stop what she was doing, raised her head and looked into his eyes, and said seriously, "Xiao Chenze, you think too much. The place where the princess disappeared was a cold snow cave, not a 'cage' like mine. Besides, she disappeared, she disappeared, she didn't hide away from people. Otherwise, for what Queen Beidi did to her, would she not come out to seek revenge?"

Yes, they all have the ability to hide in a "cage", like a dragon that can't be seen from head to tail. Even if they can't kill the queen, it is easy to scare her half to death.

Xiao Chenze suddenly remembered a few things and smiled.

"Shen Li, Xiao Zhao's hair was shaved, was it you who did it?"

Shen Li wanted to laugh, but she suppressed the corners of her mouth and pretended to tidy up her things.

"And the Queens have suffered so much from you. If they knew you could play them around like that, they'd go crazy."

"Little Zhao knows it, right?" Shen Li couldn't help but said with a smile.

"Yeah, so you see, is she going crazy?" Xiao Chenze also laughed out loud.

Thinking of how Xiao Zhao had told others that Shen Li was a monster and that she could be brought into the palace in an instant, but no one believed her and how anxious she had been, scratching her ears and cheeks, they both wanted to laugh.

This is what it feels like to stand on a high place and look down, to understand everything clearly, with a contemptuous, victorious smile.

"Shen Li," Xiao Chenze straightened up, walked to Shen Li and stood beside her, reaching out to hold her hand that was pretending to be busy, "I have something to tell you."

Shen Li's face began to heat up again.

"I asked myself, if you are really the monster that Xiao Zhaoshi said, would I still dare to like you? The answer is yes, no matter what you are, I will not change."

"Perhaps it's too pale to say this now, but I must let you know what's on my mind. I've long felt that your abilities aren't something anyone can teach you; they must be the product of your own practice. For this reason, I even went to the palace library to look through ancient books. While I didn't find anything like your case, I did find many stories within them that humans couldn't even imagine."

"The protagonists in those stories all have all sorts of fantastical things, even more magical than this 'cage' of yours. I went to ask the Imperial Master, are those stories true? You know what the Imperial Master said, he said that everything that can be passed down has a reason for being passed down, either an allusion or something that actually happened in ancient times. The world is vast, day and night alternate, and in this world, there are not only humans who can live, but also animals, insects, leaves, flowers..."

"I asked the Imperial Master if there were any demons or gods. The Imperial Master smiled and said that since I was asking that, there must be someone or something around me that I was puzzled about. He told me to find the answer myself. He also said that people always think they are great, but in reality, they are nothing. If I am lucky enough to encounter a demon or god, remember to say hello to him."

puff.

The one laughing was not Shen Li, but Miergan. Xiao Chenze raised his hand and a silver needle shot over, and he wilted.

"How could such an idiot understand the Emperor's vision?" Xiao Chenze said, "Just like me, how foolish I was. There was someone beyond me right in front of me, but I almost missed you."

"Shen Li, I guess you're a resurrected soul, right? You're not actually the real Shen Li. You're just borrowing her original body. The original Shen Li might have died along with her mother. Since you're attached to her, you're here to avenge her and fulfill her vows, to experience the cold winters, the heat summers, the spring flowers, and the autumn moons of the mortal world for her. When I figured all this out, I was terrified. I was afraid that after you'd repay her for lending you her body, you'd disappear."

Looking at the shock in Shen Li's eyes, he became more and more convinced that his guesses were correct, and his mood became heavier.

"Shen Li, I don't care if you're a demon or something else. I just want to tell you that I like you, regardless of who you are. You're the most uninhibited girl I've ever met. You're open-minded, honest, and have many admirable qualities. I can't help but want to be close to you and be with you."

"I know I haven't reached the point where you can like me the same way, but I will try. Shen Li, no matter what happens in the future, please don't disappear suddenly like that Beidi princess, okay? Stop for a moment and see if I am sincere. A person's sincerity cannot be acted, Shen Li, you are so smart, you should know what I mean..."

He held Shen Li's hand tighter and tighter, and Shen Li was also shocked by him.

I didn't expect that he could guess all this. Even if he guessed that she was a demon, which is a superstition that modern humans look down upon, it was still very close to the truth.

The same rhetoric he used to tell others obviously couldn't fool him anymore.

In fact, she also discovered these days that she gradually developed a different feeling in her interactions with Xiao Chenze.

After coming here, she felt safe for the first time, a feeling that could only be brought by having a backer fighting side by side.

She is no longer alone in this world, she has a partner.

If she moves forward, she knows she has someone guarding her. She doesn't have to worry about being attacked, spied on, or thrown into the abyss...

And that person is Xiao Chenze.

"I'm not a demon," Shen Li pulled out his hand, looked at the mist in the space, pondered for a moment, and said, "I'm not a god either. You think too much."

She didn't say she wasn't a resurrected ghost.

Even though he had been prepared, Xiao Chenze still couldn't help but be shocked.

She didn't say she wouldn't leave.

This made his eyes dim for a moment, and he turned around and looked into her eyes again, "Shen Li, no matter who you are, no matter where you are going, remember to take me with you."

Shen Li no longer paid attention to him. This guy was too smart and could figure out the trick from just a little clue.

Now is not the time to tell the truth. If she says that she comes from hundreds of years later, everyone will think she is crazy.

"Shh," Shen Li raised her finger, signaling him to be quiet, "Sit down, we should go to town."

The town was about ten miles away from the farm. The two stopped at an intersection. Shen Li first took Xiao Chenze out of the space, and then took things out one by one.

Xiao Chenze stood by the roadside and watched to make sure no one could steal it.

Winter is approaching, and it is time to collect winter food and other necessities.

Even in the most remote places, you would occasionally see oxen or mules pulling carts passing by, the carts full of things with people sitting in the middle. They must be people from the surrounding villages coming to the town to purchase things.