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"Where is your father? Did he come alone?" Seeing that Qiu Puyue was not opposed, Liu Qingfeng started the conversation.

"No... I came here with my friend." Qiu Puryue walked with him on the road, holding Taotie, and noticed that the man deliberately slowed down his pace to wait for her.

Bai Xiao looked at Taotie and asked curiously, "Is this your magical pet?"

"No, no." Qiu Puryue shook her head quickly, "He is——"

"I want to participate, too." Taotie grinned at Bai Xiao, "It's a pity that I don't have the chance today."

"Huh?" Bai Xiao was surprised, and raised his delicate eyebrows, "I am really surprised."

"Him too?" Liu Qingfeng was also a little surprised. He looked at the small and exquisite Taotie in Qiu Puyue's arms and did not feel any threat from it.

Qiu Puyue nodded, looked at Liu Qingfeng, then moved her gaze down to his broad hands. She seemed to have thought of something and lowered her head again.

"Do you want to become a demon tamer?" Liu Qingfeng looked at Qiu Puryue and asked with a smile.

"No... no." Qiu Puryue shook her head, "I want to practice Qi cultivation."

"Then why do you want to participate in the competition?" Liu Qingfeng tilted his head.

"..." Qiu Puryue pursed her lips. When she heard him ask this, she became depressed. "I...I don't know either."

Seeing her like this, Liu Qingfeng stopped asking questions and rubbed her head comfortingly: "Good luck in the next game. I hope to see you again."

Feeling the warmth coming from above her head, Qiu Puryue's eyes softened a little. She smiled gently at Liu Qingfeng and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you for your encouragement. I will keep working hard."

Although it doesn't matter whether you add oil or not...

Qiu Puyue said in her heart.

Liu Qingfeng looked at her and liked her more and more. He liked this kind of quiet and well-behaved girl. He thought about it and took out a Qi-guiding ring and handed it to her: "If you are in danger, you can use this to contact me."

Qiu Puyue was very surprised by this. She took it gently and her heart felt warm when her fingertips touched the warm palm.

"Why are you crying?"

A man's surprised voice came from above her head. Qiu Purue looked up, not understanding what he meant until her eyes became hot and two streams of unknown liquid suddenly fell. Only then did she realize that she was crying for some reason.

"...No, nothing." Qiu Puryue rubbed her eyes and smiled brightly at him, "I hope we will meet again."

……

"Is your father not good to you?" Taotie suddenly asked on the way to visit Yu Jin after saying goodbye to Liu Qingfeng.

"……Why do you say that?"

"Look at his eyes." Taotie looked away and looked at the busy street with an indifferent look, revealing a bit of indifference that saw through the world.

"You humans are always like this. If you can't get something from a certain person, you will want to get similar things from other places. I don't quite understand, what you want is the emotion itself, a certain person, or a certain person's emotion." Taotie's tone was strange, and there was a kind of indifference that Qiu Puyue had never heard before.

"..."

Qiu Puryue was silent for a long time and finally did not give an answer.

……

The next morning, Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu left the venue before the game was over, and they found a hot pot restaurant and sat down together.

"...I remember this thing is called Antique Soup." Qin Xiao stared at the red hot soup and said softly.

"What's that gurgling?" Yin Xihui was puzzled.

This shop is doing a booming business, so the food must be delicious. There was a couple sitting next to them. They were dressed and looked ordinary, but they had a noble air in their bones.

Nangong Huaxue glanced at Yin Xihui and secretly felt lucky that she had changed her appearance before going out.

Wang Ji glanced at Yin Xihui and Qin Xiao, then at Nangong Huaxue, and handed the cooked meat slices from the pot to her: "Let me talk to you about Qi cultivation again--"

Nangong Huaxue listened to Wang Ji's words with a hint of pain on her face.

"Nothing." Qin Xiao shook his head and glanced at Qiu Puryue, "Where is he?"

Qiu Puryue knew he was talking about Taotie, and replied with a smile: "He's sleeping."

Qin Xiao suddenly turned his head, glanced at Wang Ji, and raised his hand——

"Hello, can I have another serving of egg custard?" Qin Xiao asked the waiter in the store.

"Okay, wait a minute."

Wang Ji and Qin Xiao looked at each other, with smiles on their faces unchanged, and continued to speak to Nangong Huaxue slowly and leisurely.

Instead, Nangong Huaxue glanced at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao looked at her with no expression. However, Nangong Huaxue was stunned when she saw Mo Hanyu beside him. She seemed to have thought of something, and her expression fluctuated for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

"Have you learned how to tame monsters?" Mo Hanyu and Qin Xiao sat aside, face to face with Qiu Puyue, and asked her.

"Not at all." Qiu Puryue said without any hesitation.

"Then why did you come?" Qin Xiao asked while supporting his arm while waiting for the pot to boil.

"…Because of my father." Qiu Puryue's expression was gloomy. "I think…he wants to kill me."

The conversations were very quiet, but the two people next to them could still hear them clearly if they paid attention.

Nangong Huaxue paused.

Qin Xiao's expression remained unchanged: "Reason?"

"…He told me that I must win a place in this competition, otherwise he would kill me—"

This is all made clear, right?

Wang Ji was speechless.

"——He also told me that if I committed a crime, he would never show mercy, saying that those two magical beasts were the best in our family, and asked me to take good care of them and not to anger them..."

Listening to Qiu Puryue's words, Qin Xiao's expression gradually became complicated.

"...Do you believe it?" Qin Xiao asked.

Qiu Purue was stunned: "What?"

"Isn't it obvious that this is a lie?" Qin Xiao's expression was complicated, "I'm just looking for a legitimate reason."

"He thinks you will definitely fight to win the game in order to survive, and he didn't tell you about Yuhua's attitude towards the Corpse Binders. He also registered in his private name. It's obvious that he is waiting for you to make a mistake in the competition and be wanted. Then he can get away with it. After all, you are from the Lei Ting family, and Yuhua can't cross the country to judge you." Qin Xiao said lightly, "If you succeed, it will be even better. On the one hand, it proves the value of the two monsters, and also brings him fame and fortune."

Qin Xiao shifted his gaze and said in a cold tone: "I originally thought you were a family culture, but now it seems that you are not."

"There's no precedent of a corpse binder among the enemies." Yin Xihui glanced at her with a smile, "Maybe they think you're difficult to deal with and want to get rid of you quickly."

"Then why did he send you to him?" Qin Xiao looked at Yin Xihui again, "You said he was a playmate?"

Yin Xihui smiled and said, "Isn't this easy to understand? I have such close contact with her. If she makes a mistake, she will naturally link it to me. Or even worse, if she and I have a conflict and she kills me in anger, then it will be good news for my brothers and sisters, and her father."

"Then won't his father be implicated?" Mo Hanyu was puzzled.

Qin Xiao glanced at him and said, "Of course not. My daughter who has been away for four years suddenly came home. As a father, it's okay to think about her future, right? Sending her to the prince sounds very glamorous and promising. Who would have thought that she would kill the prince? This news is also very sad for me as a father. I want to commit suicide to apologize, but——"

Qin Xiao's eyes were slightly cold, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Isn't the prisoner still alive? As a father, if I kill my daughter to apologize, will anyone have any objections to me? She is my own daughter..."

"Anyway, the prince is dispensable to the royal family. Besides, he is close to the royal family, so a simple fine and some blood will be enough." Qin Xiao looked at Yin Xihui, "What do you think?"

Yin Xihui was silent for a moment, then slowly stretched out his hand and clapped: "Excellent."

Yin Xihui smiled and said, "It's wonderful."

"The cooperation is perfect." Yin Xihui's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he said to Qiu Puyue in a joking tone, "So you have to do your best, for our lives."

"Do you think this was a joint plan between enemies and the royal family?" Mo Hanyu frowned.

"Who knows..." Yin Xihui smiled and took a sip of water. Suddenly, he found some more blanched meat slices and vegetables on his plate. "The Corpse Binder is crazy to begin with. He is only 10 years old and has an unstable mind. He came from the mountains. It is normal for him to do such a thing under the instigation of others or in a fit of rage."

Qiu Puryue had already started eating while they were chatting. She swallowed the leaves in her mouth, looked at Qin Xiao, then at Yin Xihui, with a complicated expression: "...You guys are so scary."

Qin Xiao:……?

Mo Hanyu nodded in agreement, his features wrinkled: "It's too dark."

Yin Xihui: ...

Mo Hanyu scooped up the blood clots from the pot and put them on Qin Xiao's plate, and then put the peeled shrimps into his bowl: "This is quite delicious."

Qin Xiao tasted it and nodded.

Nangong Huaxue who was standing next to him was stunned.

How old are you? Is you so dark?

Although considering the outrageous operations in the history of the Thunder royal family, this is indeed possible.

but--

Isn’t it a bit too much that such a young child could figure out something so dark?

“…What should I do then?” Qiu Puryue sighed, “Even if I really win a place, when I go back, I will still…”

Thinking of her father, Qiu Puryue's eyes darkened even more.

Yin Xihui looked at her and patted her shoulder comfortingly.

Seeing this, Mo Hanyu wanted to comfort her, but didn't know where to start.

They ate in silence for a while. After Qin Xiao finished the last shrimp in the bowl, he suddenly said, "It would be better if we kill them all."

Qiu Puyue, who was not able to react for a moment, asked: "What?"

"Why don't you find a way to kill them all?" Qin Xiao raised his head, looking very serious. "Since there is no way to change his opinion and solve his problem, why not kill him and then you don't have to face these things?"

Qiu Puryue was stunned when she heard this.

Yin Xihui paused: "But that's her biological father."

"So what?" Qin Xiao was puzzled. "He was the one who wanted to kill her first. She was just protecting herself."

"What will we do after we kill him?" Mo Hanyu looked at him helplessly, "Will he be discovered and hunted down to death?"

"Of course I have to find out first." Qin Xiao looked at Mo Hanyu with a strange look, "First, I have to find out her father's daily thinking and behavior. After killing him, I can refine the body and control him to do things as usual. Even if he is discovered, it will be a long time later-"

"Please, stop talking." Mo Hanyu grabbed Qin Xiao's hand fiercely and said sincerely, "It's too scary."

"This person will be written as a villain in the storybook." Yin Xihui covered his forehead.

Qiu Puryue's eyes were complicated.

Mo Hanyu suddenly thought of something and looked at her with burning eyes: "Don't listen to him and learn bad things."

Qin Xiao: ...

"No, I--" Qin Xiao was about to explain.

"you shut up!"

Mo Hanyu and Yin Xihui spoke at the same time, and it looked like they wanted to cover his mouth.

Nangong Huaxue who was standing next to him was stunned.

Wang Ji put down his chopsticks and looked over there dimly.

This kid was beyond his expectations...

Nangong Huaxue looked at Qin Xiao with complicated eyes.

My originally firm belief suddenly wavered.

Mo Hanyu noticed the strange looks from the two and quickly said with a smile, "He read the storybook... he just made up nonsense, haha."

Seeing the dry laugh on Mo Hanyu's face, Nangong Huaxue forced a smile and nodded in response: "I understand, as for the child..."

Seeing that she seemed to believe it, Mo Hanyu quickly turned his head to look at Qin Xiao: "Can't you say something normal?"

"Then I'm not--" Qin Xiao just opened his mouth but was suppressed by Mo Hanyu.

"Just eat your food and stop talking." Mo Hanyu put the cabbage that had absorbed the spicy juice from the pot into his bowl and said unhappily.

Qin Xiao was very disappointed with their reaction. He lowered his head and just took a bite, but he was choked and coughed several times. His face turned red from coughing.

Seeing this, Mo Hanyu quickly poured him some water and patted him on the back.

"Look, this is the retribution for not speaking properly." Yin Xihui pointed at Qin Xiao with chopsticks and taught Qiu Puyue a lesson.

Qiu Puryue: ...

Qin Xiao looked up in disbelief, and just as he was about to speak, he couldn't stop coughing several times.

"Look, God has approved it." Yin Xihui said to Qiu Puyue again.

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: "Just tell me if it works or not."

Qiu Puryue looked at his serious eyes and felt that he cared so much about her, it would be a bit awkward for her not to reply, so she hesitated for a moment and replied: "I don't know how to refine corpses--"

"You really want to?!" Mo Hanyu was puzzled.

Qiu Puryue: ...

"I'm not..."

"Okay, you eat too." Mo Hanyu picked up another piece of cabbage full of soup for her.

As expected, Qiu Puryue was also choked.

Yin Xihui patted her on the back and handed her some water, saying, "Look, retribution has come."

Qiu Puryue: ...

Qiu Puryue glanced at Mo Hanyu.

It seems like he is "retribution", right?

"But even if you say so..." Qiu Purue wiped away the tears that were choked out and looked at Mo Hanyu, "There is no solution, right?"

"If you're worried, you can stay with me." Yin Xihui looked at her and said softly.

Qiu Purue was stunned, not quite understanding what he meant: "You mean..."

"Every prince and princess has a playmate." Yin Xi smiled, "You can ask them to live in your own palace, but there is a difference between men and women. You should be able to live next door to me."

Looking at Qiu Puryue's touched eyes, Yin Xihui said, "You don't have to be like this. I also feel insecure. After all, I don't know why so many people dislike me even though I haven't shown any ambitions. So I asked you to follow me mainly because I want you to protect me."

Looking at Yin Xihui's serious eyes, Qiu Purue was still very moved: "You clearly knew that there might be various schemes in the future to control me to kill you, but you still put me by your side. I am really moved."

Yin Xihui was stunned for a moment: "I didn't think of that. How about you wait for me to think about it?"

Qiu Puryue: ...

Qiu Purue looked at him, but saw a big smile in his eyes, so she knew he was joking and turned her head away without answering.

Qin Xiao looked at the two of them, hesitated for a moment, and was unwilling to give up: "Are you really not going to consider it?"

Mo Hanyu hugged him in his arms, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Qin Xiao was puzzled and was about to ask when he heard him speak softly.

"It's really not easy for your father to live till now."

Qin Xiao: …………