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...However, the little girl Huaxue had a strange reaction when she saw the news.

Wang Ji looked at the clear tea in the cup with a slightly dim look in his eyes.

And that portrait...

Wang Ji's eyes turned slightly. The portrait of the so-called Mo Ze really looked like the child named Mo Hanyu.

Wang Ji raised his eyes and looked at Mo Hanshang, who was gloomy in front of him. The expression in his eyes changed several times. Finally, he chuckled, took a sip of tea, and lowered his eyelids to cover his thoughts: "What are you thinking about? Why did you suddenly ask me to investigate these things?"

"...I heard some rumors before." Mo Hanshang held up his palms, his face complicated, "That Mo Ze...what are his characteristics?"

"That's not written down." Wang Ji's eyes turned slightly, and he chuckled, "You're almost there. I've found out so much about things that happened thousands of years ago, but it's not certain whether this person existed or not. Most of them are just oral records, and even the only portrait that remains was drawn based on the description."

Mo Hanshang's eyes lit up: "Then that painting——"

"Because of an accident, it was accidentally burned by the emperor." Wang Ji's eyes darkened when he mentioned this.

"Ah?" Mo Hanshang was disappointed, but then he asked, "Didn't you see it?"

"I took a look." Wang Ji glanced at him, "I only remember that he had white hair... golden eyes, and he was quite good-looking, that's all."

Mo Hanshang frowned, pursed his lips and slowly lowered his head.

"…By the way, your brother is an evil cultivator, right?"

As soon as Wang Ji said this, he felt the gaze of the person opposite him suddenly became sharp.

"How do you know?" Mo Hanshang's expression faded.

"Why wouldn't I know?" Wang Ji said in a relaxed manner, clearly not taking it seriously. "Just to remind you, he should be going to school in two years, right?"

Hearing this, Mo Hanshang was stunned, and then realized what Wang Ji meant.

None of the Qi cultivation academies in Yuhua will admit evil cultivators.

There are even many Qi cultivation academies whose first rule is that you cannot have any connection with evil cultivators.

"But he was born with it?" Mo Hanshang frowned.

"They don't care about these things." Wang Ji laughed sarcastically, and then restrained his smile, "Recently, I heard some rumors."

Hearing him suddenly change the subject, Mo Hanshang was a little confused and looked up at him.

"It is said that a cave has appeared in Rongcheng." Wang Ji's tone was calm, even a little gentle.

Mo Hanshang paused, and his hair stood up instantly.

"It happened a while ago." Wang Ji seemed not to notice his stiffness. He smiled, picked up the teapot beside him and filled it up for himself, then looked up at the person opposite him, "Do you want some?"

Mo Hanshang twitched his lips slightly and pushed forward: "Please..."

"Why are you so nervous?" Wang Ji laughed and gently added some to his cup, not stopping until the cup was full.

Mo Hanshang looked at the teacup that would overflow if one more drop was added, his eyes moved slightly, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

"It's really strange." Wang Ji put the teapot down quietly, his voice still calm, "Because I heard from the visitor that you seemed to be there at that time, but I didn't hear you mention this matter."

Wang Ji smiled softly when he said this. The soft smile made Mo Hanshang's heart tremble.

"After all, I spent a lot of effort to collect these things for you..." Wang Ji showed a tangled look, "Why don't you want to tell me?"

"..." Mo Hanshang lowered his head and paused for a moment before he said softly, "Because I'm not sure yet."

"What are you not sure about?" Wang Ji smiled broadly, not showing any sign of being angry.

"That... cave puppet is a little different from the ones I've seen before."

"Oh?"

Mo Hanshang raised his eyes and saw the man smiling gently. He sighed in his heart but could only say it out loud.

"You should know that although the puppets have the souls of their original owners, their actions are controlled by their owners. Each puppet will be marked by its owner and can only obey one person's command. They also have no thinking ability at all." Mo Hanshang said, pursing his dry lips, "But that one is different."

"I think...she is capable of thinking for herself."

"Why do you think so?" Wang Ji's expression did not change at all, and his smile was as warm as a spring breeze.

"...eyes?" Mo Hanshang hesitated.

Wang Ji: …

Wang Ji's smile remained unchanged, but his tone was much lighter: "You now have two choices. One is to prove your idea - bring the cave to me and prove it to me. The other is..."

Wang Ji paused and glanced at him, the smile in his eyes completely disappeared: "I don't think you want to know."

Mo Hanshang frowned: "I can't find that one now-"

"Qin Xiao." Wang Ji's tone was slightly cold, "Is that his name?"

Mo Hanshang: ...

Do you know all this?

"In this case, I won't make it difficult for you." Wang Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke in a slow tone, "After all, he is a child of the Qin family. I love him and his family. I can understand your selfish desire."

When Mo Hanshang heard his words, he not only did not feel relieved, but became even more worried.

"Tell him what I said and tell him to come here to find me after the competition is over." Wang Ji said calmly, "The competition will last for nearly a month. Isn't that enough time for him to think?"

"Just leave him alone?" Mo Hanshang was stunned, incredulous, "Why?"

"Just tell him what I want to say." Wang Ji didn't seem to want to say more, and his tone was much lighter. "And you'd better keep an eye on him during this period of time. If anything goes wrong in the competition--"

Wang Ji looked at him with a slightly cold look in his eyes: "You should also know the importance of this competition, right?"

Mo Hanshang certainly knew that this was the first time a competition had been held since the new emperor took office. There were many people who came to watch the fun and those who wanted to cause trouble. Wang Ji had too many people and things to guard against openly and secretly all day long, so he didn't want to divide his energy to take care of this.

After thinking about it carefully, Mo Hanshang could understand Wang Ji's feelings and nodded in agreement.

……

Qin Jinyi took them for a walk and met Mo Hanshang when they were leaving the market. It happened to be noon, so he took them out for lunch.

On the road, Qin Xiao always felt that Mo Hanshang was looking at him. He turned his head to look, but saw him turn his head and look around. Seeing this, he couldn't help but frowned in confusion.

"What's wrong?" Mo Hanyu asked when he saw that he always looked at Mo Hanshang.

"Nothing." Qin Xiao shook his head.

……

Until he separated from Qin Xiao in the evening, Mo Hanshang was still struggling.

Mo Hanshang sat cross-legged on his bed, half wrapped in a bath towel, frowning in thought.

"...What's wrong with you?" Mo Hanyu walked out of the bathroom and saw that he still looked like he had lost his soul, so he couldn't help but ask.

Mo Hanshang glanced at him, and when he remembered that Qin Xiao was his friend, his expression became more complicated.

Mo Hanyu:……?

"..." Mo Hanshang hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke after seeing Mo Hanyu sitting on the bed, "What kind of child do you think Qin Xiao is?"

Mo Hanyu:?

Mo Hanyu was stunned at first, then looked at him: "Why are you asking this?"

"Just asking..." Mo Hanshang laughed dryly.

"..." Although Mo Hanyu was puzzled, he thought about it and replied, "Although his personality is a bit weird, his temper is a bit bad, he doesn't know how to control the severity of his actions, his emotions are a bit cold, and he looks very ordinary...but other than that, he is quite good."

Mo Hanshang: ...

Isn't there anything else besides these?

Is he that bad in your eyes?

If that's the case then why do you still want to be friends with him? ?

Perhaps it was because the strange look in Mo Hanshang's eyes was too obvious. Mo Hanyu frowned and thought for a while, then added with difficulty: "...Actually, he is quite kind--"

Mo Hanyu was about to say yes, but suddenly he remembered how he killed people without blinking an eye, and he was unable to say anything for a moment.

"——Still, still quite... innocent."

After Mo Hanyu finished speaking, he turned his head away, looking as if he had gone against his conscience.

Mo Hanshang: ...

Is it really that exaggerated?

Mo Hanshang thought about the child. He just thought that the child might be a little lonely, but Mo Hanyu made it sound like the child was some kind of evil, selfish devil.

"...Then why did you become friends with him?" Mo Hanshang asked with a twitch of his mouth.

Mo Hanyu thought about it and said solemnly: "Now that I think about it, if I didn't play with him at that time, he would really have no friends."

Mo Hanshang: ...

"A-choo——" Qin Xiao, who was washing up, suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and was a little confused.

"Are you cold?" Qiongqi, who was outside the door, asked casually with a lollipop in his mouth - which Qin Jinyi bought for him when he came back.

"Probably not." Qin Xiao turned off the water, took out the towel next to him, wiped his hair, and walked out.

"Hey - surprise!"

As soon as Qin Xiao opened the bathroom door, he saw Qian wearing her white dress and standing in front of him. When she saw him, she glared at him and was about to pounce on him.

Qin Xiao hurriedly caught her, and when he touched her skin which was completely inelastic and as cold as ice, he couldn't help but shiver.

Qian threw herself into Qin Xiao's arms and touched his smooth skin, only to find that he was not wearing any clothes. She quickly ran out of his arms, covered her eyes and pretended to be shy and ran to the bed.

Qin Xiao: ...

"Why did you come out?" Qin Xiao picked up the outer robe beside him, tied it simply, sat next to her and asked.

"I missed you." Qian laughed, reached out to hug him, and got into Qin Xiao's arms, "Before, you were always out, so you didn't have time to play with me."

Qin Xiao thought of what happened before, his eyes darkened and he felt a little sad: "Sorry..."

"Ah? It's okay." Qian noticed his strangeness and waved her hand. She climbed onto the bed with her hands and feet, hugged Qin Xiao's waist, and raised her chin to rest on his lower abdomen. The warmth came through the fluffy bathrobe, making her squint her eyes comfortably. "I live very well there. Everyone is very nice. Mang Ling is also very nice. He taught me how to speak."

"...Did he teach me?" Qin Xiao was surprised.

"Yeah." Qian nodded, then sat up suddenly and smiled, "So, you don't have to worry about me. I'm really doing well."

Qin Xiao tightened his fingers slightly, not knowing what to say.

Qian imitated him and sat cross-legged, looking at him and smiling: "You don't have to feel like you owe me anything. I'm living a good life. You don't need to think too much, just live your life well."

As he said this, he observed Qin Xiao's expression, blinked, thought for a moment and said, "If it really doesn't work, take me to play in a few days, it's the place you went to today, I see a lot of things and I'm interested, just the two of us, how about it?"

"Okay." Qin Xiao barely thought about it.

"But...if I want to go out, I still need to dress up, right?" Qian thought, "I'm quite eye-catching like this."

"That's not true." Qiongqi slumped on the sofa and said lazily, "If you don't know, you might think it's a ghost."

Qin Xiao frowned and looked at him. Qian laughed.

"Really?" Qian didn't care. "Indeed, these wounds on the body..."

Qian looked at her arms covered with scars and touched the stitches on her neck. She could see black air leaking out of the stitches.

"Can I put some powder on it or something?" Qian scratched her head.

"..." Qin Xiao looked at her and hesitated for a moment, "I saw some animal-like costumes for sale today--"

"That's called a doll costume." Qiongqi looked at him coldly, "The human told you before."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao turned his head and saw Qian was still confused, so he explained to her: "That kind of thing is a kind of clothing made based on animals to simulate humans... After wearing it, you can also hear and see outside."

"I'll buy it tomorrow." Qin Xiao estimated the money he had and thought it should be enough.

Qin Xiao did what he said. He knocked on Qin Xiuyun's door the next morning and told him his plan.

Qin Xiuyun was so confused after hearing this: "So... you want to...?"

"I just want to say that I will act alone in the next two days." Qin Xiao looked serious.

Qin Xiuyun: ...

Qin Xiuyun was upset, but there was nothing he could do, so he gave him a bracelet with positioning function and asked him to carry it with him at all times.

Qin Xiao agreed, and after buying the items that day, he took Qian out to play the next day.

The journey was smooth, because big cities like Luoyun are very inclusive. In addition, people from all over the continent came here in the past few days, and all kinds of strange things could be seen along the way. There was nothing strange about a mere round pink bear.

Qin Xiao took her around for a day, and when he came back he heard that Mo Hanshang had been looking for him for a day.

Qin Xiao:?

Facing Qin Xiao's puzzled expression, Qiongqi shrugged: "Don't look at me, I don't know either. I just followed that human for a walk out of boredom - but don't worry, he definitely didn't notice me, and I only found out about it last."

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao couldn't understand, but he didn't plan to ask. If he asked, wouldn't it be just trying to cover up the truth?

Qian played with him for a whole day and was still very excited when it was time to go back. She said goodbye to him happily and then returned to the Soul Sea and fell asleep.

Mo Hanshang hesitated for a long time after learning that Qin Xiao had returned, and finally decided to ask indirectly. Qin Xiao almost understood after listening for a while, and although he didn't understand, he still answered honestly, looking at Mo Hanshang's big sigh of relief, thinking for a moment and then asking.

Mo Hanshang hesitated for a moment, but still told Qin Xiao what happened under his puzzled gaze. Qin Xiao didn't know what he was thinking after hearing it, and didn't answer Mo Hanshang's question "What are you going to do?" He turned around and went into Qin Xiuyun's room and told him what happened.

Qin Xiuyun, who had just put his mind at ease, said:

"...What are you going to do?" Qin Xiuyun asked him, rubbing his brows.

"I don't know." Qin Xiao said truthfully, "Let's talk about it when the time comes. There's still so much time left anyway."

"But you don't have to worry." Qin Xiao saw that Qin Xiuyun's brows were about to frown, so he comforted him, "Since he said it so openly, it means that he has no ill intentions now, and there shouldn't be any big problems."

"...Have you never heard of something called open conspiracy?" Qin Xiuyun held his forehead with his hand.

Qin Xiao: ...