When the sky brightened, the horizon was bathed in a pale white color, and the orange sunlight pierced through the clouds, shining into the room and spilling onto the bed.

On the bed, a young girl lay quietly, peaceful and serene. Her long hair scattered on the bed, covering her cheeks, and her lips were pale and devoid of any signs of consciousness.

"Your Majesty, please have breakfast. You are the king of the blood clan, so please take care of yourself and don't overexert." Candace's voice came to Lilia's ears, and her consciousness immediately returned. She didn't even know when Candace had entered the room. It was then that Lilia noticed that it was already bright outside the window.

Lilia raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror. She saw that she looked tired, but compared to Iris, it was nothing. She furrowed her brows with a stronger sense of guilt in her heart.

Taking a deep breath, Lilia suppressed the guilt in her heart and stood up. She tidied herself up, went to the bathroom to freshen up, glanced at Iris, and then left the room.

When she arrived at the dining room downstairs, Lilia saw that a sumptuous breakfast had already been prepared on the table.

"Your Highness, please enjoy!" The maids said respectfully.

Lilia nodded and walked straight to the dining room.

Lilia sat in her chair, eating her meal while thinking of how to make it up to Iris.

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Within Consciousness Space, Bai Wei's snakeskin had completely transformed into dragon scales. Her body was covered with scales, and her whole snake form had turned into a silver-gray color.

The silver-gray scales shimmered with a dazzling light. Vaguely, there was the shadow of a giant dragon on the surface of the scales, with its eyes closed and its head held high, exuding an indescribable majesty.

Bai Wei was overjoyed at the transformation of her silver-gray scales. It meant that she now had a dragon form.

"Eating more dragon scales will turn me into a dragon. The wise angel did not deceive the serpent." Bai Wei looked at the silver-gray scales, feeling an indescribable delight in her heart.

Bai Ying, on the other hand, sat on the side, gnawing on an empty bottle after finishing the milk. The bottle was now empty, without a drop of milk left.

It ran to Bai Wei's side, nudging her tail and making a milk-like sound, "Ying ying ying..."

Bai Wei looked at Bai Ying upon hearing the sound. She picked up Bai Ying and asked, "Do you think my dragon scales look good?"

Bai Ying nodded repeatedly to show her approval, then pointed at the empty bottle and said, "Ying ying ying..."

"Coincidentally, I'm hungry too. Sister will take you to find something to eat." Bai Wei said, then opened a portal and stepped out of Consciousness Space. (Consciousness Space is the summoning beast's home, they have the ability to enter and exit. Iris can no longer enhance or heal the summoning beasts after being magic-sealed.)

"Ying ying ying..." Bai Ying happily called out twice, but in her heart, she thought that this sister could finally do something useful, and she would repay her for all the times she made her happy when she grew up.

Bai Wei held Bai Ying and walked out of the portal, looking at everything around her with familiarity.

"Why does this Secret Realm look exactly like Lilia's bedroom?" Bai Wei curiously stared at her surroundings, wondering to herself.

"Ying ying ying, ying ying ying..." Bai Ying kept calling out on Bai Wei's shoulder.

Bai Wei turned her head and saw Iris lying on the bed, with bandages all over her body, indicating that her wounds had been taken care of.

"Mom, what happened to you?" Bai Wei quickly ran over and squatted by Iris's bed, studying Iris's pale face.

"Ying ying ying, ying ying ying..." Bai Ying licked Iris's arm, expressing her concern.

At that moment, Bai Wei heard footsteps outside, so she hugged Bai Ying and hid under the bed.

Candace came in with a medicine box in her hand and brought a basin of hot water to change Iris's dressings.

"Why does the Princess have water on her hands?" Candace frowned slightly.

Bai Wei glanced at Bai Ying under the bed and silently thought, "Why did this Bai Ying lick Mom's hand for no reason? She needs to be disciplined."

Candace didn't think too much of it and speculated, "This must be Her Majesty's tears. Her Majesty feels guilty about Iris, so she shed tears."

After Candace finished changing Iris's dressings, she carried the basin and walked out.

Baiying couldn't help but stick her head out and look into the room, but she didn't see anything, only Candace walking out. Baiying and Baiying crawled out from under the bed and came to Iris' bedside. By now, Bailu had understood the current situation. No wonder it looked so familiar here - this was Lilith's room.

"Mother is seriously injured and is being treated. When her injuries have healed, the torment will continue. Last time, Lilith cut off her hand. It took a lot of effort for it to grow back. With Lilith's methods, I'm afraid this time Mother's hands and feet will be cut off, making her a complete cripple..." Bailu guessed, unable to bear the thought and involuntarily shrinking her neck.

Baiying looked at the unconscious Iris on the bed, showing a pained expression. "Yingying... yingying... yingying..."

Baiying kept rolling on the bed, making sobbing sounds as if crying.

"Yingying... yingying... yingying... yingying..." Baiying sobbed, the sound breaking hearts, as if a thousand sharp knives were stabbing into the heart.

Bailu was speechless. What was wrong with Baiying? What was it trying to do, suddenly crying so miserably?

"Yingying... yingying... yingying... yingying..." Baiying's sobbing grew louder.

Hearing the noises, the shadow guards in the dark rushed into the room with lightning speed. They burst into the room.

Startled by the shadow guards in the dark, Baiying trembled all over and quickly burrowed into Bailu's arms, shivering.

Bailu turned back to look at Iris lying on the bed and reluctantly surrendered. She dared not reveal the form of the giant python and kill these shadow guards. What if she accidentally brought down the house and caused Iris to be injured again? The injuries might heal, but if she died... the guilt would be immense.

Soon, the shadow guards brought out ropes specially designed to bind summoning beasts and bound Bailu's hands and body tightly, making it impossible for her to break free. They even didn't spare the young Baiying and also tied her up, finally putting her into a cage and imprisoning her, waiting for the Queen's judgment.

To ensure that there was no chance of escape, the shadow guards also put an iron ring around Bailu's waist. This iron ring was made of special material to specifically restrain magical beasts. Once the magical beast wanted to escape, the huge weight of the iron ring would topple it and prevent it from getting up.

Back then, a white python had escaped from them, causing them to be scolded by the Queen.

Seeing this snake woman now, reminded them of what had happened back then, and they felt a chill in their hearts, afraid of a repeat of that situation.

Baiying kept squirming inside the cage.

"Yingying... yingying... yingying... yingying..." Baiying kept calling out anxiously and fearfully.

Soon, the two magical beasts were brought in front of Lilith.

The shadow guards respectfully saluted Lilith, then reported, "Your Majesty, these two magical beasts secretly sneaked into Princess's room while she was recuperating. We don't know what they were doing."

Upon hearing the shadow guards' words, Lilith's gaze fell on the two magical beasts. She sneered, "How did these two guys manage to sneak into the palace? Find out who was neglecting their duty!"

"Yes!"

Two shadow guards received the order and left the palace.

"Candace, carefully examine Iris' body. See if these two magical beasts did anything to her."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Candace bowed and slowly retreated.

Lilith's gaze shifted and fell on Bailu.

"You are so bold, actually daring to bring a cub to harm my daughter." Lilith glared at Bailu, coldly questioning.

Bailu was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She had never seen Lilith with such a terrifying expression before and was extremely scared.

Baiying also sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Lilith and began shaking violently, like a startled rabbit. She trembled, tears in her eyes, pitifully looking at Bailu and constantly crying, "Yingying... yingying... yingying... yingying... yingying..."

"Who ordered you to do this?" Lilith coldly asked.

Bailu was overwhelmed by Lilith's aura, her mind went blank, and she had no idea what to say. She could only continue trembling, unable to stop.

"Not willing to speak?" Lilia smirked when she saw Bai'an not answering. "Stubbornness is indeed a favorite trait of the Blood Clan's Department of Punishment, and coincidentally, not only am I the queen of the Blood Clan, but also the head of the Department of Punishment."

Lilia extended her right hand, and lightning gathered in her hand, forming a long whip. Just as she was about to swing the whip, Bai'an suddenly screamed, "Please don't, please don't, Grandma, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

The whip in Lilia's hand paused, and confusion filled her face. "Grandma? Who is your grandma?"

"I am Bai'an, Grandma," Bai'an said with a mournful face.

Lilia was stunned, looking at Bai'an's appearance, she couldn't help but sigh, "It's been a year, and Bai'an has changed so much, he has actually become a Snake Person."

Luckily, she didn't torture Bai'an, otherwise Iris would surely hate her even more.

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