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"Ah, that's not because—"

Ji Meng still didn't sense anything unusual.

“Ahem…!!”

It was not until Nangong Huaxue suddenly burst into a violent coughing fit that she looked at Qin Xiao in a daze and realized that she had let the cat out of the bag.

It seems like this little girl doesn't want anyone to know.

Ji Meng looked at Nangong Huaxue and suddenly felt a little sorry for her.

Nangong Huaxue supported her forehead with one hand, half covering her face, her eyes wandering.

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiao's face was calm, and there was even a hint of a creepy smile, "You never mentioned this."

Nangong Huaxue didn't know why, but he felt guilty and uneasy.

I clearly couldn't find where I had done anything wrong, but it seemed as if I had done something wrong and I felt inexplicably humbled.

In order to avoid Qin Xiao's gaze, Nangong Huaxue moved closer to Wang Ji, but met his smiling face.

Nangong Huaxue paused and opened his mouth to say something.

"I'm a little curious too." Wang Ji looked at Qin Xiao, then at her, smiled and clasped his fingers together, as if waiting for her answer.

Nangong Huaxue: ...

Like a thorn in the back, treading on thin ice.

Nangong Huaxue even felt that she had never been so nervous and excited in her two lifetimes combined.

and……

This is different from what she expected!!

How come these two suddenly united as one?!

Nangong Huaxue had thought that if there was any conflict between the two today, she would be able to mediate, but she never expected that the topic would suddenly shift to herself.

Noticing the half-smiles in the two people's eyes, Nangong Huaxue lowered her head and stared at the cushion, suddenly hoping that a crack would appear out of nowhere so that she could crawl in.

Nangong Huaxue's resistance was so obvious, how could Qin Xiao not see it? He stared at her for a moment, watching beads of sweat on her forehead, but she still bit her lips and refused to say anything, and couldn't help but sigh.

"If I give you another chance, will you still do this?" Qin Xiao looked at her straight, his eyes solemn and heavy.

Nangong Huaxue was stunned, and glanced at Wang Ji beside him, then retracted his gaze and stared at the tea in front of him and thought carefully.

"meeting."

Nangong Huaxue raised her head, not afraid, not flinching, her eyes calm: "Even if I am given another chance, I will still make this choice."

Qin Xiao's eyes were heavy, and he looked away after a moment of silence: "...Since you don't regret it, there is nothing to say."

Wang Ji kept looking at the two of them, his face calm and his eyes clear, as if there was no fluctuation at all.

Nangong Huaxue just smiled lightly and didn't express any opinion.

Ji Meng looked at the strange atmosphere, scratched his head, and felt that he had nothing to do, so he planned to leave.

"Don't leave in a hurry." Qing Yi suddenly tried to persuade him to stay, "If you have nothing to do, beat up Qiongqi and make him bleed a few drops before leaving."

Ji Meng:……?

Finally, under the persuasion of Nangong Huaxue and Qin Xiao, he gave up this simple and crude method and decided to use courtesy before force, persuading first and then fighting if that didn't work.

As Ji Meng left, Qingyi gave him a few simple instructions, made an appointment to meet the next day, and then followed him.

Qin Xiao looked at Wang Ji, then at Nangong Huaxue, and always felt that the atmosphere was not right, but he also felt that he would be sorry for her if he left at this moment.

"...This is the Scaled Thunder Orchid, which has the same properties as you. It has the effect of accumulating Qi and refining the body." Nangong Huaxue took out a handful of orchids with flashing lightning flowers from the ring and handed them to Qin Xiao. "That's all for now. You should go back and rest early."

Qin Xiao looked at her without saying anything, then turned to look at Wang Ji.

Wang Ji smiled slightly, without any flaws: "I will remember what I said today, and you should also remember your promise."

"……I will."

After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.

Nangong Huaxue understood his thoughts immediately, rolled her eyes, and forced it into his hand: "Just take it, there are plenty of these in the palace."

"...Thank you."

Nangong Huaxue was helpless.

As people left one after another, the hall returned to peace.

"Next... do you want to talk to me?"

A voice came from behind her, and Nangong Huaxue turned her head. The man who had been hiding his emotions finally took off the mask of perfect smile, his face was gloomy and his eyes were cold, looking straight at her.

“…Okay.” Nangong Huaxue looked at him without backing down.

"What do you want to know?"

"What do I want to know?" Wang Ji repeated the question, unable to help but sneer from the corner of his mouth. He slowly raised his hand to cover up his almost out-of-control expression.

He wanted to know all...

All about her.

Watching them chatting as if no one was around, but knowing nothing and not even understanding what they were talking about, I felt left out...

I'm going crazy with jealousy.

Wang Ji suddenly clenched her fingers, raised her eyes to look at the emperor who was looking down at her, her eyes revealed a strong possessiveness and aggressiveness, as if he would grab her into his fist at any time and she would not be able to escape.

Nangong Huaxue paused when he met such a gloomy and twisted gaze, a little surprised, but he did not dodge, instead he sat down calmly.

"Calm down." Nangong Huaxue gently held his cold fingers, "Didn't Qingyi tell you not to get angry?"

Before leaving, Qingyi specifically reminded Wang Ji to be less angry.

Wang Ji clenched the warm and tender hand tightly, with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to crush it alive.

"What's your relationship with him? How did you meet him?" Wang Ji stared at her closely, not wanting to miss any details. "Who do you think of him? Why did you die in your previous life? You——"

"Come one by one..." Nangong Huaxue was a little helpless. Looking at his increasingly gloomy eyes, she raised her hand and touched his eyes soothingly.

Wang Ji blinked as she moved, met her gentle gaze, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly.

Nangong Huaxue waited until his breathing calmed down, closed her eyes, and her tangled brows slowly relaxed. A tiny light flickered in her opened eyes.

"Qing Yi's words..."

"I'm talking about Qin Xiao." Wang Ji said emphatically, "That, Xiao."

"..."

Nangong Huaxue lowered her eyes, remained silent for a long time under his gloomy gaze, and sighed: "Let me tell you a story."

"It might be a little long..."

Wang Ji frowned and looked at the person in front of him as if he had made some important decision. His fingers trembled slightly and he slowly loosened his clenched hands.

"Appreciate further details."

……

"where did you go?"

Mo Hanyu crossed his legs, folded his arms and stared at the man in front of him, his tone slightly serious.

"With what identity are you asking?" Qin Xiao glanced at him coldly.

"Of course they're friends." Mo Hanyu frowned.

"You look like you're accusing someone of something. If someone doesn't know better, they would think you're talking to your rebellious son." Qin Xiao said sarcastically.

"...I didn't mean that." Mo Hanyu saw that Qin Xiao was in a bad mood, put his hand down and wanted to explain, "You went to see Wang Ji today, right?"

"Whether I meet him or not is none of your business." Qin Xiao didn't want him to get involved in these things, so his tone was very bad.

"Is it for me?"

"..."

Qin Xiao stared at him intently. Mo Hanyu suddenly felt as if he was being stared at by a wild beast.

This was the first time that he felt such a dangerous aura from Qin Xiao.

"Didn't I tell you not to use that talent?"

"I didn't." Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao who was already sitting on the bed and stood up. "I guessed it myself."

After saying that, seeing that Qin Xiao had no intention of interrupting, he continued.

"Although I don't know what happened at the time, judging from your reactions, it must not be an easy matter... With Wang Ji's personality, he will not let it go easily after something like this happens. He will definitely do something..."

Mo Hanyu said with a complicated look in his eyes: "So I just want to ask you, is it because of me——"

"Of course not." Qin Xiao denied without hesitation, "It has nothing to do with you. You should worry more about your family relationship."

"Of course I would worry about that kind of thing, but I'm talking to you now, can you please speak properly?" Mo Hanyu became increasingly dissatisfied and stretched out his hand to pinch Qin Xiao's face, but he dodged.

"Don't touch me." Qin Xiao said with half disgust.

Mo Hanyu seemed hurt by his attitude. She was startled for a moment, and then tears welled up in her eyes.

"I... don't mean anything else." Mo Hanyu pulled the corner of his mouth, a little aggrieved, "I'm just worried about you, and I want to tell you that you don't have to bear it alone..."

As she spoke, tears flowed from her eyes, and her beautiful face was covered with tears. Her slightly red lips were pursed tightly, and she tasted the salty taste.

"Sorry……"

Mo Hanyu lowered his head, and his tears happened to drip onto the back of Qin Xiao's hand.

Qin Xiao became more and more upset. Looking at the child in front of him who was crying bitterly, although he knew that the child was trying to retreat in order to advance, he still reached out and wiped the tears from his face.

"Don't cry." Qin Xiao said stiffly, "I——"

Before he could finish his words, Qin Xiao suddenly stopped, his whole body stiffened, and he fell straight down uncontrollably.

Mo Hanyu was shocked, and quickly supported his fallen shoulder, and asked anxiously: "What's going on? What's wrong with you?"

Qin Xiao frowned, his heart seemed to be pierced through his chest by a pair of invisible big hands, squeezing it tightly and causing pain.

The pain made his breathing quicken, and his nose suddenly filled with the smell of rust. The next second, liquid choked out of his throat. He vomited uncontrollably onto Mo Hanyu, and the scarlet blood immediately dyed his shoulders red.

“………Xiao!!” Mo Hanyu grabbed the man’s firm shoulders, pressed his fingers on the pulse of his neck, and checked. He found that Qin Xiao’s tendons were contracting rapidly, like a rubber band that was stretched to the extreme and suddenly loosened.

The blood vessels were squeezed, and even a layer of blood mist formed on the skin. Mo Hanyu could clearly feel that the body in his arms was shrinking, but the liquid on the body was getting more and more, and even soaked the whole body.

The strong smell of blood floated in his nose, and Mo Hanyu's pupils trembled violently due to the intense emotions. He hugged the gradually shrinking body in his arms at a loss, until it finally stopped, and the stiff and cold body began to heat up again.

Qin Xiao coughed a few times. Mo Hanyu woke up as if from a dream and hurriedly let go. Only then did he realize that both of them were stained red with blood, and the blood even stained the bedding red.

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao, who had almost become a bloody man, and said in a trembling voice: "What... is going on?"

Qin Xiao panted heavily, and it took him a long time to get rid of the pain: "Nothing, time is up."

It was the same when I planted the poison, but I was in a hurry to chase someone and didn't have time to be pretentious.

Qin Xiao looked at his blood-red hands and decided to take a shower.

“…Let’s go together.”

Qin Xiao was about to go into the bathroom with a bath towel in his hand. He turned around and saw Mo Hanyu, who was still in a daze with blood stains on his face, and invited him.

Mo Hanyu stared at him in a daze, and it was not until it happened for the second time that he came back to his senses and pounced on him.

"Are you really okay? Do you want to see a doctor? You've lost so much blood..."

"I told you, it's no big deal." Qin Xiao pushed away the face that was approaching.

At this time, the body had returned to its original state. The clothes that were originally fitted became loose and there was no need to take them off. The clothes fell to the ground by themselves. Qin Xiao was naked and took a bath towel to argue with Mo Hanyu.

"Let go, I want to take a shower." Qin Xiao really hated the smell of blood on himself.

"Then let's go together." Seeing that his attitude had softened, Mo Hanyu took advantage of the situation and moved closer, holding onto his waist and refusing to let go.

"...I just said that we can go together."

Qin Xiao tore him off forcefully, stomped him to the ground, and seeing that he was trying to get up and pounce on him, he frowned and pointed at him.

"If you do this again, get out."

Mo Hanyu looked at the black lightning flashing on Qin Xiao's fingertips and believed that he was serious.

"I, I understand..." Mo Hanyu had to get up covered in dust and dirt. She didn't dare to act coquettishly anymore. She lowered her head and grabbed the bath towel in Qin Xiao's hand.

Qin Xiao retracted his attitude when he saw that he had restrained himself, turned around and took him into the bathroom in a bad mood.

"Take off your clothes and bow your head."

Qin Xiao looked at the white hair stained with dark red, waved his hand, and slowly rubbed it clean with warm water.

Mo Hanyu lowered his head obediently, felt the fingers kneading his head, and squinted his eyes comfortably.

“…Owl.”

Mo Hanyu suddenly called him.

"what happened?"

Qin Xiao injected Qi into the water and sprinkled it, letting the warm water pour down.

"Thank you."

Mo Hanyu lowered his eyes and spoke softly.

"Thank you for always helping me."

After he finished speaking, he heard the sound of running water in his ears, and the fingers rubbing his head paused for a moment, then returned to normal.

In an instant, a familiar voice sounded above my head.

"It's not a big deal, you're exaggerating."

Mo Hanyu slowly closed his eyes, a complex smile flashing across the corners of his mouth.

How can it be said that it is too serious...

In a quiet room in a simple residential building, the girl lying on the bed slowly opened her eyes.

"woke up?"

When the voice reached her ears, Qiu Purue slowly turned her head and saw Yin Xihui sitting on a chair not far from the bed, holding a book in his hand and seemed to be reading.

Without hearing her answer, Yin Xihui closed the book, put it on the table next to him, stood up and walked to the bed.

"Is it hard?"

Yin Xihui slowly reached out and touched her forehead.

Qiu Puryue's eyes were dull and unfocused, she just stared at him.

You won’t be beaten stupid, will you?

Yin Xihui thought to himself, and felt her pulse again. He felt relieved when he found that everything was fine.

Facing the girl's ignorant eyes, I was still puzzled.

"Pu Yue? Can you hear me?"

After a long while, Qiu Puyue nodded slowly as if she had received the words.

Yin Xihui breathed a sigh of relief: "Would you like some water?"

Qiu Puryue nodded slowly.

By the time Yin Xihui brought the water, Qiu Puryue had already sat up. She took the cup of warm water and took small sips.

"Feng Rutang is dead."

Yin Xihui looked at her and said calmly: "But Liu Qingfeng survived."

Hearing this, Qiu Puryue stopped drinking water and slowly looked at him.

Yin Xihui looked at her straight in the eyes: "He has been coming to see you these past two days, for that curse."

Qiu Puryue's eyes moved slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

"He has been here today, but you were still asleep. You can only see him tomorrow if you want to." Yin Xihui took the cup of water and put it on the table.

Qiu Puryue nodded slowly, indicating that she understood.

"Yin Xihui..."

She finally opened her mouth, her voice hoarse.

"Is there anyone else in the room?"