Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me.

Bai Luo was wondering when such a building appeared in the Misty Lake.

[Notice. Scarlet Devil Mansion, the residence of individual Remlia Scarlet]

The great sage explained.

Scarlet Devil Mansion?

Bai Luo recalled for a moment and had a vague impression.

In my memory, Remi seemed to be a vampire, which was indeed similar to the architectural style of the house. In addition, there was also a lazy and lazy boy, and a perfect maid who controlled her own eldest daughter, etc.

The Scarlet Devil Mansion is huge.

There was a circle of walls surrounding it. After searching for a while, Bai Luo finally found the main entrance. From a distance, he saw a figure standing at the door.

She was wearing a gorgeous dress and had long red hair that reached her waist. She had a pigtail on each side of her temples, and the pigtails were tied with bows.

The most noticeable thing is the hat with the word "dragon" engraved on it.

Menban?

[Correct answer. Hong Meiling is often described as a carp demon with one foot halfway across the dragon gate, and serves as the gatekeeper of the Scarlet Devil Mansion.]

"Who are you!"

Hearing the noise, Hong Meiling immediately looked up. After seeing who was coming, she narrowed her dark green eyes and looked at him vigilantly.

Bai Luo blinked. The person in front of him did not seem as lazy as he had imagined. Instead, he looked very capable and competent.

"who are you?"

Seeing that the other party was still silent, Hong Meiling asked again, but when she saw that the person coming was just a cute child, her tone became softer.

Bai Luo thought about his words and decided not to reveal his identity. He made up an excuse and said pitifully, "I'm lost..."

Hong Meiling was a little skeptical at first, but when she saw the other person's eyes as pure as crystal, she couldn't help but feel pity.

She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Where is your home? I'll take you back."

After these words were spoken, the light in Bai Luo's eyes dimmed a little, but it was quickly covered up. He lowered his head and whispered, "Home? I can't go back anymore..."

Hong Meiling was stunned for a moment, then quickly thought of something and felt a surge of guilt. She quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sad story."

"It's ok."

Bai Luo shook his head and forced a smile. Hong Meiling felt even more apologetic upon seeing this. As if remembering something, her eyes lit up and she suggested, "How about this? You stay in the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The environment here is good, the air is fresh, and it's safe."

Hearing this, Bai Luo's eyes lit up again, full of hope.

He raised his eyes, looked at Hong Meiling eagerly, and asked expectantly: "Is it really possible?"

"Of course." Hong Meiling nodded vigorously.

After receiving a positive answer, Bai Luo smiled brightly, so bright and sunny that Hong Meiling couldn't help but be dazzled.

However, at an angle that she didn't notice, Bai Luo's lips curled up slightly, showing a hint of success.

The plan goes through!

"My name is Bai Luo, and I'm from China. What about you, sister?"

Bai Luola moved closer, raised his face, and asked with a smile.

"China!?"

Hong Meiling was stunned for a moment, then excitedly grabbed Bai Luo's wrist and asked, "We are from the same hometown!"

Everything was just as expected. Bai Luo nodded and pretended to be surprised: "So my sister is also from China? What a coincidence!"

...

In this way, Bai Luo successfully sneaked into the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and during the conversation, he took the opportunity to obtain important information.

A week later, the Scarlet Devil Mansion will trigger the Red Mist Incident and dominate Gensokyo.

Chapter 31: The Majestic Miss

The interior of the Scarlet Devil Mansion was larger than Bai Luo had imagined. Entering from the back door, a long corridor came into view.

On both sides of the corridor, towering candlesticks emit soft light, illuminating the road, and the walls are covered with various paintings with a strong aristocratic style.

"Why do we have to come in through the back door and hide from other people?" Bai Luo was puzzled.

"Shh~"

Hong Meiling placed her index finger in front of her lips, signaling Bai Luo to speak more quietly: "Our head maid here is very strict. I will try to convince her to let you stay. In the meantime, you can hide in my room first."

Hiding in her room?

Bai Luo had a strange look on his face and glanced at Hong Meiling subtly. If it weren't for their recent interactions, which showed that the latter had a simple mind, he would have thought that this guy was up to something bad.

After some twists and turns, Bai Luo finally entered Hong Meiling's room. He sat on the edge of the bed, swinging his legs, watching Hong Meiling draw the curtains and dim the lights, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"No one usually comes to my room, so I'm sorry to bother you for a while." Hong Meiling said apologetically, then patted her chest and promised: "Don't worry, as a fellow villager, I will definitely ask Sakuya to agree to let you stay!"

After she finished speaking, she turned and left. As she closed the door, she reminded Bai Luo again: "If anyone comes in, be sure to hide well."

Bai Luo nodded: "I understand."

As the door closed gently, the room fell into silence.

Bai Luo looked around. The furnishings in this room were very simple and did not look like a woman's room. Only Reimu's room could be compared to it.

He fell back and lay limply on the bed, looking at the ceiling with a smug smile: "Great Sage, I'm amazing, aren't I? I sneaked into the Scarlet Devil Mansion with ease."

After a while, the great sage's voice still didn't come. Just when Bai Luo was confused, an image appeared in his mind along with the voice -

"Acting cute? I'll never do that in my lifetime! Don't even think about it!!"

In the picture, it is clear what he said when he first arrived in Gensokyo.

Bai Luo: “….”

It was obvious that the great sage was complaining that he had little moral integrity left, as only a month had passed and he was already issuing a warning.

"How can this be the same? This is to stop the mutation and sacrifice for a greater good."

Bai Luo muttered, "Besides, compared to Yakumo Yukari and the others, I still have a lot of moral integrity, okay?"

"Tat-tat--"

Suddenly, there was a sound of light footsteps outside the door, getting closer and closer until they reached the door.

As the door was pushed open, a tall figure appeared in the air. She was wearing a standard blue and white maid outfit, and her silver hair swayed gently in the wind.

"Where did this guy go during lunch?"

Izayoi Sakuya murmured something and was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly she felt a gaze watching her. Her ice-blue eyes fixed, and her right hand slipped into her maid outfit, ready to throw a flying knife at any time.

However, when she followed her feeling and came to the bed, she suddenly lifted the quilt, but did not find any suspicious figure, only a sea-blue ball on the bed that looked like a pillow.

Then, Izayoi Sakuya searched around the room, but still found no trace. She frowned and thought for a moment, then left the room as if it were an illusion.

Shortly after she left the room, the blue pillow that had been motionless on the bed moved slightly, revealing anthropomorphic eyes.

After confirming it was safe, the blue pillow squirmed and formed a human shape.

"Almost discovered."

Bai Luo patted his chest, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the door suddenly opened without any warning of footsteps.

Their eyes met, and the air suddenly became quiet. Bai Luo smiled awkwardly, "Hello."

I originally thought that Sakuya Izayoi would take action directly, or at least arrest him by force, but the expected thing did not happen.

"Master Bai."

She stepped forward and bent slightly.

"...You know me?"

Bai Luo tilted his head, confusion in his eyes.

"As a qualified maid, when arriving in a new area, mastering the corresponding information about that area is the most basic thing."

Seriousness was written in her ice-blue eyes. When Sakuya Izayoi first arrived in Gensokyo, she sent people to obtain intelligence and collect information from various forces.

However, what Izayoi Sakuya didn't expect was that Shiroku would appear in Hong Meiling's room.

If one did not know the character of one's own sect leader clearly, one would almost think that one of them was seducing the child out of lust.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Sakuya Izayoi, Bai Luo visited the Scarlet Devil Mansion and met the owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion - Remlia Scarlet.

She sat on the throne at the end of the hall, wearing an exquisite pink dress with light blue hair draped on both sides, gently shaking the bright red liquid in the cup.

"Who are you? What brings you to the Scarlet Devil Mansion?"

She spoke very slowly, and although she looked like a doll, she gave people a feeling of nobility, elegance and majesty.

Izayoi Sakuya lowered her eyes, looking a little embarrassed, but still responded to her young lady's question and explained:

"This is the young master of the Yakumo residence. He's passing by the Scarlet Devil Mansion and wants to visit."

"Oh, the young master of the Yakumo residence?"

A faint smile appeared on Remlia's lips. She took a sip of blood wine and said, "Well, welcome to the Scarlet Devil Mansion!"

Bai Luo smiled back politely. He didn't know if it was because the other person's appearance didn't match his imposing manner, or if it was because the lines were too childish and awkward, but he felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony.

[Information. Individual Remi is pretending to be dignified.]

The Great Sage's voice sounded appropriately. Bai Luo blinked and muttered subconsciously, "Is she pretending to be majestic? I told you, she looks like a doll, and she has nothing to do with the word majestic..."

There were only three of them in the spacious and magnificent hall, and even their quiet whispers to themselves could be heard clearly by those around them.

The hall fell into an eerie silence.

Remlia still had a smile on her lips, but her eyes were faintly glistening with tears, her nose was slightly red, and her fingers were tightly clasped on the armrests of the chair, which showed that she was not calm at the moment.

"Ahem..." Although Izayoi Sakuya agreed in her heart, she still coughed lightly to break the awkward situation. "Master Bai, you really know how to joke. The eldest lady's every move and word is majestic, so why should she pretend to be majestic?"

As Izayoi Sakuya spoke, she winked at Bai Luo, hinting at him.

If Bai Luo didn't follow her words, he would probably have to coax his eldest daughter all day today.

Fortunately, Bai Luo understood her hint as expected and nodded repeatedly: "Yeah, indeed, I was mistaken. Now I see that he is full of majesty."

Remi's originally stiff expression suddenly relaxed a little. She sniffed and tried to put on a majestic posture.

"Since you have come from afar, I naturally have to entertain you. Please have dinner at the Scarlet Devil Mansion."

Chapter 99 Hong Meiling Favorability +99, Meihong Favorability +

"Bai Luo, is he the young master of the Yakumo family?"

After listening to Sakuya Izayoi's narration, Hong Meiling trembled and returned to the room, only to find that Bai Luo had disappeared. Later, she learned from Sakuya that Bai Luo was actually the young master of Yakumo Residence.

She still couldn't quite believe it, not knowing whether it was because she had been deceived, or because the fellow countryman she had finally met was fake, or for some other reason, Hong Meiling looked dazed.

Izayoi Sakuya looked at her distraught look, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times. She really couldn't understand why her own sect member became so obsessed after they only met once.

Resisting the urge to throw a few flying knives, she handed the box over.

"What is this?" Hong Meiling asked blankly after taking the box.

"I don't know, but this is what Master Bai left for you. He borrowed the kitchen specifically for you."

"Leave it to me?"

Hong Meiling was stunned for a moment, and opened the box in confusion, revealing a bunch of exquisite little cakes inside.

Many of the pastries are very familiar, such as rice cakes, water chestnut cakes, osmanthus cakes, mung bean cakes...all kinds of cakes.

Gently pick up a piece of water chestnut cake, take a bite, and the familiar taste lingers in your mouth.

Suddenly, a note fell from the pastry box.

[I didn't lie to you. Except for the part about being lost, everything else is true.]

This box of snacks from my hometown is a welcome gift for meeting a fellow villager! It took a lot of effort on my part, so please eat it all with gratitude!