"Put down the dangerous stuff, both of you, now, immediately!"

The atmosphere lingering in the Royal Garden could rival that of a boxing arena;

Cai and Charley, two longstanding archenemies, harbored extremely unfriendly attitudes towards each other;

Given this major premise, if someone suddenly shouted out to stop the two women from conflicting;

If someone really did so, the level of difficulty faced would not be less than interrupting an intimate couple in the middle of something.

However, upon hearing that sudden, powerful shout, the actions of the two women instantly halted, just like that, frozen in place.

That sudden shout seemed to carry some sort of magic within it;

It's not wrong to interpret it that way.

However, what possessed the magical power to instantly calm down the girls was not the shout itself, but the person who uttered it.

Isabella hadn't returned to the bedroom yet, Freya had already returned to the new residence;

After decisively ruling out the above two most likely candidates, it wasn't hard to figure out that the abrupt shouter was actually Wang Xiaole.

Not long ago, Charley had forced Wang Xiaole to inhale a gas that would render him unconscious through a surprise attack;

According to Charley's plan:

That pink gas was enough to keep Wang Xiaole out cold for the entire night.

But the fact was:

In less than ten minutes, Wang Xiaole woke up once again.

The reason the pink gas didn't work as intended was somewhat related to the immediate reaction of the person involved.

Despite Charley's perfect disguise, at the moment Wang Xiaole opened his eyes, he suddenly realized the trap and only had two or three seconds left to react.

Yet in this rushed timeframe, Wang Xiaole responded by promptly holding his breath.

Even though the pink gas later seeped into his body through his pores, its effects were minimized to less than one percent due to the resistance of his body's inner power against it.

It was precisely due to these reasons that Charley's "unusual night raid" did not truly succeed.

After noticing the strange noise coming from below, Wang Xiaole leaned against the window edge, reaching with the hand that was also holding onto a support, extending half his body out the window.

As he made a sound and gazed downward, the scuffle between Cai and Charley had to come to a halt.

(Whispering) "Pause for now!"

(Softly) "No alternative!"

Cai shrunk the cross sword back to the size of an ornament, Charley positioned the whip behind her;

The movements of the two girls were completely different, but the reason for their hesitance was the same, and their abrupt change in attitude was also alike.

Neither of them wanted to ignore the reminder and insist on moving forward while Wang Xiaole watched the situation below.

Cai’s reluctance can be easily understood, considering her personality.

As for Charley, she was concerned about the situation with Freya, not wanting to jeopardize the hard-earned rapport abruptly.

After all, the existence of rapport directly affects Charley’s "strategy progress" towards the target.

In light of this, Charley had to behave herself and chose to be a good kid for the moment. "Very well, you've finally listened... come inside, it's cold outside and warmer in here." The showdown where neither party could determine the winner was already running out of time; however, even though they were evenly matched in strength, they still wanted to compete in other areas against their arch-rival.

"I'll go first!"

"No, I'll go first!"

Both pressed against the wall, Charley used her elbow to nudge against Cai's face, while Cai pressed her palm against the other's head, engaging in a gentle form of resistance against each other.

Looking at them now, Wang Xiaole suddenly pictured a crowded scene from the Spring Festival travel rush in her mind.

The question of which of the two entered the room first was actually not important; what was crucial was that from their undiminished fighting spirit, Wang Xiaole suddenly thought of a good way to improve the situation.

Before carrying out this plan, she needed to provide some reassurance, so she reached out her hands and gently placed them on the shoulders of the two in front of her.

The purpose of this gesture was to soothe their hearts, akin to petting two agitated pets at home.

"I was just thinking..."

Wang Xiaole didn't need to clear her throat to come up with words of comfort. Unfortunately, before she could formally speak, two crisp voices interrupted:

"I told you the Master wasn't at that place, right? We should have followed the search strategy I provided to find her."

"Blah, blah, blah! I know my dear very well, it just so happened that I wasn't in the right state of mind this time, that's why I couldn't find her."

From the way they addressed each other, it was evident that the two voices represented Isabella and Lucia.

How did they end up together?

It all started an hour ago: prompted by Charley disguised as a maid, Isabella was tricked into leaving the palace to go to the wrong place to find the Master. Naturally, Isabella came back empty-handed. Though she made a wasted trip, she didn't blame the maid; instead, she just wondered if her slow actions were the reason why she couldn't find the Master, wasting an important piece of intelligence.

During her deep self-reflection, Isabella encountered Lucia, who shared the same goal. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't even give each other the time of day, but at this moment, they united temporarily for a common purpose, sharing the information each of them had.

In order to exchange information, they inevitably grew closer, walking side by side on the street since twenty minutes ago. Some citizens who had witnessed the entire wedding in the afternoon were still up, strolling through the dark streets and alleys. With the help of the lighting on the sides of the road, a few lucky citizens had the chance to witness what seemed like an intimate moment between these two rivals. If not for the arguments that had occurred along the way, the stunned citizens would have almost mistaken the Queen for preparing to take some mistresses.

And these two who were misunderstood by the uninformed would soon become the ones misunderstanding others when they briefly rested upon their return to the palace.

As they stood at the doorway, they saw:

Wang Xiaole stayed in the room - for sure a good thing!

What made it regrettable was:

Standing beside Wang Xiaole were two other young girls;

Not only that, Wang Xiaole even made a reaching-out gesture with both hands.

The person involved surely knew:

He was just planning to pat the shoulders of the two;

But how would this seemingly ordinary scene appear to the second and third pairs of eyes?

No wonder Isabella and Lucia both misunderstood, as from a distance, that action really did look a lot like preparing for a hug.

"Master?"

"My dear?"

Upon hearing these overlapping calls, Wang Xiaole began to suspect if he was cursed.

Otherwise, why did he keep getting caught in these awkward situations by the opposite sex every now and then?

Without looking back or asking, Wang Xiaole knew he must have been misunderstood.

Like letting go of himself, Wang Xiaole realized he would have to explain it all again, so he decided to just go for it.

"A puff."

He embraced Charley and Cai in his arms, turning the misunderstood scene into a reality, experiencing a 'left hug right embrace' on a physical level.

At that moment, Wang Xiaole's inner thoughts were simple and easy to understand:

At least after actually hugging once, I won't have lost out at all!

Since the outcome was already certain, why not make the process more enjoyable?

Anyway, in his current mood, Wang Xiaole felt super good!

"What?"

Times two

Isabella and Lucia, probably not expecting their Master (my dear) to do such a thing after noticing them, were momentarily petrified on the spot.

After the soul-healing embrace ended, Wang Xiaole turned back and walked towards the two women in the opposite direction.

Approaching the two women, he raised his right hand and tightened his fingertips, gently tapping the figures of the two women one after the other.

There was no expected "boom" sound, proving that the 'petrification' of the two was only in their minds and had not spread to the physical realm.

As long as their bodies weren't stiff, then it was fine.

Clap clap!

The crisp sound of clapping hands brought the thoughts of the two women back from some unknown dimension in an instant.

Seeing the person they wanted to find standing in front of them unharmed, the two women felt a wave of relief.

They didn't care where Wang Xiaole had been before, or what he was doing; they were just grateful for his return at that moment, and slightly hopeful to know:

"Master (my dear), what were you doing with those two intruders (two fox spirits)?"

Under the gaze of two complex expressions, Wang Xiaole's calm expression did not change noticeably, but his tone became slightly more serious:

"You've come back just in time. 'A moment of spring evening is worth a thousand gold coins.' On this unforgettable night, let's not waste any time."

With that, Wang Xiaole lay back on the spacious "Queen's exclusive bed";

Due to Charley's earlier undressing, the current Wang Xiaole was just in a semi-revealing state;

Now, with the spring in full bloom in his body on display, and with the added gesture of lying on the bed, beckoning, it all seemed even more enticing.

The motion of patting the bed was a silent invitation...

Without a doubt, Wang Xiaole was shifting the topic with practical actions.

If the event before hadn't happened, Lucia might have taken the bait.

Unfortunately, instead of the allure of immediate beauty, Lucia wanted to ask a question that even a rival would be curious about:

"Let's not rush into things in bed, Master (darling), can this disciple (me) first take care of those two intruders (fox spirits) before we proceed?"

The seduction failed!

"Take care of them? Hahaha..."

Isabella propped up her nose arrogantly.

"Hmph, what a joke!"

Charley looked at Lucia with disdain in her eyes.

For some reason:

Whenever faced with external enemies, girls who were originally at odds with each other in a love rivalry often formed a small team to join forces against combinations from opposing camps.

The situation on the scene could only be described as "outrageous";

At present, the girls in pairs were actually holding hands to jointly confront the new duo on the other side!

The situation deteriorated much faster than what Wang Xiaole had anticipated.

Regrettably, he had to play his trump card.

The trump card, originally meant to be used on the initial two girls, unexpectedly had to be expanded in its scope.