Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Why Is the Princess Following Him Out?! The First Attendant's Time

"Hah...hahahaha!"

It turns out that when people feel utterly speechless, they can't help but laugh.

The princess completely lost her composure, momentarily feeling her brain wasn't functioning well enough.

Could such a person really exist in this world? Why was he so shamelessly self-righteous?

This wasn't just taking an inch when given a mile - this bastard was outright riding on her head!

Perhaps this guy had already made this decision when he first entered the room looking around...

"You, are you really sure you want to stay here?"

The princess wore a strange expression, barely suppressing her laughter as she looked at Lu Ce.

"What do you mean 'sure'?" Lu Ce was beginning to find this woman unreasonable, casually glancing downward.

"Also, stop digging your hands into my bed. Shouldn't you have some shame?"

This was already YOUR bed now?!

The princess was so angry she laughed, bare feet swinging off the bed as she sat on the edge, her pristine white dress spreading across the mattress like a decorated seashell.

"You...just how did you get in here? Do you realize what you're doing?"

A flicker of pity flashed through the princess's eyes but quickly disappeared, her smiling eyes filled with profound coldness, lips curling in mockery.

"You really want me to leave this room so you can stay here? Then where should I stay?"

"Where you stay has nothing to do with me." The golden mask remained imperious from start to finish, his tone mostly declarative, as if his world only required issuing commands.

"Leave now. Considering your attitude in admitting your mistake - immediately stating you're not the Supreme Will - I won't hold this transgression against you."

Princess: ......

What transgression have I even committed?

But now, with her mind barely returned to normalcy, she didn't plan to argue with this lunatic.

She simply played along:

"Earlier, you seemed to say my residence was nice. Good and bad are relative - meaning your place is terrible?"

"Where were you staying before? Maybe I should go there instead?"

Her eyebrows arched teasingly, as if taunting him.

But Lu Ce detected no mockery, schemes, or sarcasm - he found everything perfectly reasonable and even gave her a look as if this was only to be expected.

"You certainly know how to take advantage."

Princess: ?

Though her condition hadn't flared up yet, she already wanted to start scratching her head again.

How am I taking advantage! What advantage am I even taking!

This person's words were truly incomprehensible - like sarcastically calling someone "peerless" only for them to think your praise was too modest.

Taking a deep breath, the princess's chest rose and fell as she patiently said:

"You...could you step back a little? Don't stand so close to the bed. Let me get up."

Lu Ce stood unmoving. Without speaking a word, miraculously, the princess could actually read his thoughts from that mask:

—Why should I move back for you?

The princess fell silent, wordlessly scooting sideways on the bed before climbing down from another spot.

No helping it - you can't reason too much with a madman.

Her bare feet touched the floor, then paused. Normally, simply extending her legs would prompt someone to present her shoes, but with this guy...

Wordlessly, she turned to find her silver high heels and put them on herself.

"Perhaps, if I may have the honor, could you show me your previous room?"

She habitually laced her words with subtle sarcasm, but immediately regretted it - she never learned.

Lu Ce nodded slightly, as if acknowledging her improved manners, then headed straight for the door without another word.

The princess could only follow in silent exasperation.

......

The door opened, revealing Lu Ce's golden mask to the two guards outside. They glanced back, about to turn away.

But halfway through turning, their peripheral vision caught something amiss.

Why was there someone else?!

Why was the princess following him out?!

The guards whipped their heads around in shock, nearly speechless, eyes darting wildly.

The princess lowered her head slightly, lips curling.

She'd done this deliberately. She didn't know how this lunatic got in, but no matter - bringing him before the guards would make for good entertainment.

Lu Ce treated the guards as mere decorations, striding past them. Before they realized it, he was already far ahead!

"Wait!"

A frantic shout as they charged forward, completely losing control in their urgency.

But Lu Ce didn't even pause, merely stating:

"One guide is enough."

Both guards froze. Guide to where?

Then they snapped back to reality - who said anything about guiding you?!

Thanks to prior desensitization training, the princess had developed some resistance, but even she was struggling to maintain her composure now.

"Princess, you...why have you come out?"

"There is no princess here, only a king." She calmly pointed at Lu Ce ahead.

The guards were stunned! This was official confirmation!?

After a dazed pause, they hurriedly asked:

"Then, where are you going now?"

"To his original room. He says this one belongs to him now." The princess continued deadpan.

As the guards stood bewildered, suddenly a bell rang through the corridor.

A single crisp chime. Lu Ce didn't understand its meaning, but they all knew - it signaled the first attendant's scheduled time to meet the princess.

Normally, this was when someone would try to cheer up the princess.

The door opened.

A towering man over 1.9 meters tall emerged, his face unreadable in age, wearing a vicious grin that made him look anything but friendly.

Most noticeably - he wasn't wearing attendant's robes!

The princess's eyes widened. Two extraordinary fools in such short time - what was happening today?

But Lu Ce's golden mask showed a slight eyebrow raise.

Because he actually recognized this person.

—"Sun."