The man then jumped up and balanced himself on top of the railing, his long garment flapping against the wind as he shapeshifted back into Xiong Mei's familiar, dainty appearance. With a burst of melodic laughter she added, "You better get your son to join our cause, because if he won't be my ally, he will definitely be my enemy."

"Are you threatening me again?"

Then Xiong Mei turned to stare at Bai Zhang, her bright ocean water eyes meeting his, "Call it what you will, ah! But trust me, you don't want your fox cub to be my enemy."

She pushed off the railing with a leap and flew high into the night sky, her final words lingered in the air, "Also, be a dear and get him off my back already. He's been sniffing around for my whereabouts since I met the sweet-smelling human girl."

After hearing that, Bai Zhang's brow arched high with a contemplative look on his face. 'Sweet smelling? Oh my…'

He had an alliance with the Jade Emperor's bastard child for many years now, but this was the first time he had seen the illegitimate prince shapeshift into his original form. The Dragon Prince was a peculiar being who was difficult to decipher, and it was even more difficult for anyone to grab hold of his attention. The Prince may be the type of character that laughs and teases, but there was nothing genuine or pleasant about him.

From what little he knew of the Dragon Prince, all he ever seemed to care about was assembling troops to challenge the heir apparent for the throne, and the Huli Jing were known to be some of the best fighters in the Heavenly Realm. As such, the request to forge an alliance came as no surprise. The Bai clan had age old scores to settle with the dragon clan, and toppling the Jade Emperor's reign wouldn't be such an unthinkable plan for the tribe who had been condemned by him into extinction.

Still, why would Long Tiang Feng, the royal bastard child whose only thoughts were to overthrow his father's rule, suddenly take an interest in Li Meirong, Little Qingyue's human..? And why now, after so many years, did he suddenly choose to shift back into his male form, even if just for a few seconds?

Shaking his head at these troubling thoughts, Bai Zhang went back to looking over the notes on his latest experiments. Hopefully, he was just overthinking the matter.