Normally, the mere thought of these two would send them trembling, let alone being questioned face-to-face.
Especially at this late hour.
The opponent's left eye, glowing red, and that strange smile...
If that expression could even be called a smile...
Master Xie Yan tilted his head.
"Is my expression not friendly enough?"
Thinking this, he approached the two young palace maids and offered an even friendlier smile.
"Is the one called Consort Li really sick?"
At this moment, Master Xie Yan's face was less than ten centimeters from them, almost touching their faces.
Looking at Master Xie Yan's left eye and smile at such close proximity...
One of the palace maids rolled her eyes and fainted on the spot.
"Yes... yes..." The other palace maid, clearly with a stronger constitution, stammered her reply.
"Alright, thank you," Master Xie Yan said politely.
Although this palace maid had a slightly stronger constitution, she had reached her limit.
As soon as Master Xie Yan finished speaking, she also fainted.
The two masters examined them.
There was nothing physically wrong with them; it seemed they were simply startled.
The two masters shook their heads helplessly.
"Youngsters these days, I really don't know what messy thoughts they have all day long. They managed to scare themselves unconscious."
Afterward, the two carried the unconscious palace maids to beds in a room.
"You few stay here and look after them," the two masters instructed a group of animals.
"Ao ao ao!"
"Wu wu wu!"
"Ou qi ou qi!"
...
The animals responded one after another.
After the two masters left, the animals dutifully crouched by the beds.
They were very obedient to their masters.
Since their masters told them to look after them, they would certainly do a good job.
Seeing that the blanket seemed to be askew, the animal that looked like a donkey raised its pincers and pulled the blanket up for the palace maid.
A worm slithered its way onto the bed.
The worm was about a foot long and half an inch thick, resembling a grub.
If you ignored its centipede-like head and dozens of legs, it was rather cute.
The worm stood on its hind legs and stopped less than half an inch from a palace maid's face.
Master told me to watch carefully, so I must watch carefully.
My master has taught me to be kind to humans.
I am being very kind now, aren't I?
And these two humans will surely be very touched when they wake up and see how well-behaved I am and how I am taking care of them.
The night was beautiful, and the moonlight was gentle.
The two masters, accompanied by some recently created mutant gorillas, ambled towards the imperial harem.
They had been living quite well in the Daliang Imperial Palace lately.
Now that the Emperor's wife was ill, they could help treat her.
This would be a way to repay their care.
That's just how these two masters were.
Although outsiders saw them as mere lovers of greed, their hearts were truly kind.
They never intended to harm others.
When others helped them, they would think of ways to repay them.
When they saw someone injured, they would treat them without seeking reward.
Their dream was for the world to be filled with kindness and love.
In this regard, they were undoubtedly admirable heroes.
Seeing the two masters swaggering over, the guards at the entrance of the harem were flustered...
These two were now 'celebrities' in the palace...
They were the source of all the disasters in the palace over the past half month...
"Masters, we have no past grievances, nor recent enmity. Can you please not do this!"
"Good evening," the two masters said, greeting the guards with friendly smiles.
"We are far from good!!!"
"Two seniors..." several guards said with strained expressions, "This is the harem... it's inconvenient for you two to enter..."
"Someone inside is ill and needs our treatment," Elder Er replied with a smile.
"And it's a serious illness, we need to get there quickly," Master Xie Yan added, the red glow from his left eye intensifying.
The guards' legs went weak...
Meeting these two terrifying existences late at night was enough to make anyone panic.
What's more, one of them not only had a left eyeball that darted around erratically but also spewed red light!
No one could handle this...
"If you two insist on entering... you will need an imperial decree from His Majesty..." Despite their immense fear, the guards were diligently performing their duties.
Of course.
If it were anyone else, they would have already apprehended them.
The reason they dared not act was twofold: they couldn't afford to offend them, and then there was the creature resembling a gorilla that followed the two masters.
Its size suggested it could easily handle ten or eight of them, and might even kill them instantly.
In short, they were still not to be trifled with...
"Ao ao ao!" The gorilla seemed displeased by the guards' stares and beat its chest a few times.
"Keep it down," Elder Er glanced at the gorilla. "You'll disturb others' sleep if you act like that."
The mutant gorilla quieted down.
It even gave Elder Er a cute gesture...
The guards' legs immediately trembled.
Late at night,
A purplish-black creature with several spider legs on its back making a cute gesture...
It was terrifying!
"We're going to treat the patient now. Good night," the two masters said, and walked into the harem without further ado.
The guards braced themselves to stop them.
"Ao ao ao!"
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The mutant gorilla easily knocked them down...
Then, the mutant gorilla grabbed a guard's sabre and proceeded to shave his head...
The guard collapsed on the ground, looking lifelessly as his hair was shorn away strand by strand...
"Your Majesty, I apologize. We did our best..."
After shaving one guard, the mutant gorilla kicked him aside.
Then, carrying the sabre, it walked towards the next guard...
Inner wall of the harem.
Several female guards were maintaining their positions.
One female guard suddenly noticed a red dot on the ground.
No, it wasn't a red dot.
It was a thin beam of red light, darting around irregularly from behind.
Something was happening!
She quickly turned around, assuming a defensive stance.
And then she saw the friendly smiles of the two masters...
For some reason, the female guard suddenly felt a chill run through her body.
The cold was not merely physical but emanated from the depths of her heart...
"How dare you... Harem forbidden ground... No unauthorized entry..." the female guard stammered, "Get out quickly..."
The surrounding female guards had naturally noticed the two masters as well.
But like this one, they were all too busy trembling to put up any sort of front...
What was even more terrifying was that their internal energy seemed to be sealed, completely unable to be mobilized...
"Where does Consort Li reside?" Elder Er asked politely, his face still wearing a friendly smile.
"This is the harem's forbidden ground..." the female guard said, her voice trailing off.
A nameless sense of dread welled up in her heart, spreading rapidly.
"Little girl, can you lead us the way?" Master Xie Yan stepped closer, thrusting his face towards the female guard. "She needs our treatment now."
As he spoke, the red light from his left eye darted incessantly over the female guard.
The female guard's mind suddenly went blank.
When she came to her senses, she found herself standing at the entrance of Consort Li's chambers...
"Thank you," the two masters called out politely and walked into the hall.
The female guard watched their retreating backs, feeling utterly bewildered...
"How did I end up leading them here???"
"What just happened???"
"It's over, it's over..."
"I wonder if it's too late to write a will now..."