After eating the Invisibility Fruit, Shen Baozhu quietly slipped out of the Princess Mansion.
Standing in front of the mansion, Shen Baozhu held a brown fruit and was about to eat it.
The Dragon King had a wide variety of fruits, which even piqued the curiosity of Immortal Qingyun.
[Is that brown fruit the Earth - Shrinking Fruit? Such a small fruit can shrink space. It's really amazing.]
[So - so. It's nothing special.]
The Dragon King only showed a bit of modesty and then revealed his true self: [It can just let the little cutie travel a thousand miles a day. There are so many of these fruits here that they're almost rotting into a mountain.]
This was the truth, but the Dragon King hid some facts.
For example, the Earth - Shrinking Fruit had an extremely low yield and required countless rare treasures from heaven and earth. It was a treasure that many dragons couldn't obtain.
This fruit was originally used for escaping. After eating it, one could travel ten thousand miles a day and leave no trace for enemies to follow.
The Dragon King was so powerful that he didn't need to escape. He was also too lazy to take care of the fruits he didn't need, so he just left them there. They would mature, fall to the ground, pile up into a small mountain, and finally rot.
The reason the Dragon King told Shen Baozhu it could only let her travel a thousand miles a day was simple. There was a cunning merchant involved, and the Dragon King wasn't sure about the exact effect of the Earth - Shrinking Fruit. Originally, the Invisibility Fruit needed to be soaked in water for a long time to lose its invisibility effect, but under the exploitation of the merchant, it would lose its effect at the slightest touch of water. The Dragon King had a new understanding of how cunning the merchant was.
To avoid the little cutie thinking he was boasting, the Dragon King deliberately downplayed the effect.
Trusting the Invisibility Fruit and the related fruits, Shen Baozhu took a bite of the brown fruit in her hand.
The moment the fruit entered her mouth, Shen Baozhu was stunned because it was extremely bitter!
It was so bitter that Shen Baozhu forgot about the pastries in her little bag. She subconsciously ran back to the Princess Mansion, hoping to ask Aunt Baizhi for some pastries.
After walking a few steps, Shen Baozhu found herself in a strange place. The scenery around her was completely unfamiliar. She was a bit confused and took a few steps back.
The scene in front of her changed, and it was the main gate of the Princess Mansion. Shen Baozhu was back.
This wonderful and interesting thing made Shen Baozhu forget the bitterness in her mouth for a while. She curiously repeated the action several times.
[Why is Baozhu traveling through space?]
Lin Yu, who had just finished an experiment, said anxiously: [She's traveling through space alone without any protection. This is very dangerous!]
Seeing this caption, Shen Baozhu explained, "Baozhu isn't traveling through space. I ate the fruit the Dragon King gave me. Take a step forward and I'll be in a different place. Take a step back and I'm home! It's so much fun."
"But this fruit is so bitter."
Mentioning this, the bitterness in her mouth became even more intense. Shen Baozhu didn't feel like playing anymore. She was eager to go back to the Princess Mansion to eat pastries.
[Don't be in a hurry, little cutie. Close your eyes and silently think about the place you want to go and the distance. You'll get used to it after using it a few more times.]
The Dragon King finally remembered and quickly sent this message.
But Shen Baozhu was crying because of the bitterness and didn't see this caption at all: "Woo - woo - woo, it's so bitter. I want to eat pastries."
Immortal Qingyun reminded her: [There are pastries in your little bag.]
In a hurry, Shen Baozhu accidentally ended up in the palace.
At this moment in the Qianqing Palace.
The emperor was reviewing memorials. There was a cup of tea beside his right hand.
The senior eunuch beside him asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the imperial kitchen has sent some pastries..."
"You guys divide them up." The emperor put the reviewed memorial aside and casually picked up the celadon cup to take a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
The tea was the top - grade West Lake Longjing, with a faint fragrance and a touch of sweetness. It was the emperor's favorite tea.
Just as the emperor picked up the celadon cup, he felt his right hand being hugged. Then he heard a somewhat familiar voice.
"Water... Water is okay too!"
The voice was a bit muffled, sounding childish and with a tinge of crying. The emperor was startled at first and looked at his right hand, which was empty.
Then the voice negotiated with him, "Can Baozhu drink your water?"
The emperor calmly looked at his right hand, which was still empty. His eyes swept over the senior eunuch beside him. Seeing the eunuch looking up in horror at his right hand, he knew that the voice wasn't an illusion.
Seeing that Shen Baozhu was crying, Immortal Qingyun, Lin Yu, and the Dragon King were all worried.
Immortal Qingyun had already achieved fasting, and Lin Yu only had some unpalatable nutrient solution at hand. For a moment, they couldn't help Shen Baozhu.
The Dragon King had a lot of food, but in his haste, he forgot about it. Seeing Shen Baozhu asking someone for water and noticing the dragon aura around that person, he sent a dragon - shaped ornament from his room over.
The dragon - shaped ornament was half a meter long and carved from a whole piece of yellow jade. Since the Dragon King often played with it, it was surrounded by a light - golden dragon aura.
[This is valuable. Little cutie, use this to exchange for water with the human emperor.]
When the emperor saw the dragon - shaped ornament suddenly appear in front of him, his eyes widened.
His hand moved faster than his mind. While his mind was still thinking about the uniqueness of the ornament, his hand had already fed the tea to the owner of the voice.
The emperor's voice was gentle: "Does the immortal child want more tea? I'll order someone to make some more."
Shen Baozhu drank in a hurry, and a few drops of tea landed on the corner of her mouth. The effect of the Invisibility Fruit disappeared, and her figure appeared in the Qianqing Palace. The senior eunuch recognized her at a glance.
The sweet tea alleviated the bitterness in Shen Baozhu's mouth. She let out a sigh of relief and began to observe her surroundings.
When she saw the emperor, her eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, Baozhu wants to eat pastries, sweet pastries, the kind the empress gave Baozhu last time!"
The senior eunuch finally found an opportunity to introduce in the emperor's ear, "Your Majesty, this is the granddaughter of General Mu, the youngest daughter of Princess Jingning and Young Master Shen San. Her name is Shen Baozhu."
The emperor didn't expect the immortal child to be someone he knew, and even a familiar one. His eyes scanned back and forth between Shen Baozhu and the dragon - shaped ornament.
At this time, Shen Baozhu also saw the Dragon King's caption. She said happily, "Your Majesty, Baozhu won't eat the empress's pastries for free. Baozhu will exchange them with this!"
"This is very valuable! It can be exchanged for a lot of money!"
[This isn't an ordinary ornament. If there's spiritual power, one can even summon the avatar I left inside.]
Since Shen Baozhu stopped crying, the Dragon King became arrogant again.
Looking at the caption, Shen Baozhu curiously placed her hand on the ornament. Following the process of using the True - Word Talisman last time, she successfully injected spiritual energy into the ornament.
"Roar!"
A huge golden dragon phantom flew out of the ornament. It was a hundred meters long, and the golden - scaled body made everyone unable to open their eyes. The emperor, who was close, was directly knocked over.
Shen Baozhu wasn't affected and still stood steadily. Since she was thinking about the empress's pastries, seeing the emperor being knocked over by the golden dragon, she quickly said, "Bad dragon! Go back quickly!"
The phantom was about to take off, and its dragon head had already stretched out of the Qianqing Palace. Hearing Shen Baozhu's words, its huge dragon head turned around and let out a few aggrieved grunts.
Shen Baozhu didn't show any mercy: "Go back quickly!"
Although reluctant, the phantom obediently returned to the dragon - shaped ornament. But before going back, it glared at the emperor.
Although the emperor was glared at, he was very happy.
He pushed away the senior eunuch who came to help him up: "What are you helping me for? Didn't you hear that Baozhu wants to eat pastries? Hurry to the empress's palace and get some pastries!"
Then the emperor walked up to Shen Baozhu, smiling gently and losing all his previous imposing manner: "Baozhu should call me Emperor Uncle. Back then, your mother was granted the title of princess as the adopted daughter of the late emperor. According to this relationship, you should call me uncle."
"The pastries from the empress's palace will be sent later. Uncle has some pastries here. Would Baozhu like to eat them?"