"So ......"

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"Do you agree?"

The night breeze blew the nightdress and hair, and Qianling stood on top of the waterfall boulder, slowly looking at the people beside her.

The moonlight was cold, and her eyes reflected the moonlight, but it was dim.

Li Jiu looked at her eyes and was stunned.

But she slowly turned her face away and muttered to herself:

"The fox patriarch agreed to Xiao Ruo's stay, isn't it because of her special ability?"

"Yes, Xiao Ruo did not sell it to the fox patriarch, but from now on, everything she does in this orc clan will not be arranged and manipulated by the fox patriarch? ”

"Rather than live her life under the control of others, I would rather her leave, perhaps hard but free. ”

The voice was soft and bitter.

Li Jiu looked at the girl's side face reflected in the moonlight, lowered her eyelashes slightly, and her soft voice was like a sigh:

"Qianling, you actually ......"

"I really treat Xiaoruo as my own child. ”

She looked at the moonlit waterfall and the wind curled her hair.

“…… When Xiao Ruo was still in Li Sang's belly, I accompanied her. After she was born, I was also with her. ”

"So far, Xiao Ruo has always needed me, but maybe one day in the future she won't need me anymore......"

"When I think about it, I feel sad and scared. ”

The voice is a little hoarse.

"I hope she can stay and live happily in her homeland with Ajing Axi, as well as Xiaoguo and Mrs. You. Xiao Ruo is a fox clan, here is her roots, there is a blood connection......"

And she is duckweed, without roots.

There used to be a homeland, but it has been sacrificed with blood, and the only proof of identity has been cut off, and it can no longer fly into the clouds.

"But it is not unwarranted to fall into the hands of people with ill intentions and be used as weapons. ”

She looked at Li Jiu beside her:

"Madam, what kind of person is the fox patriarch Hu Yu, you know better than me, he almost killed Xiao Ruo and Xiao Guo not long ago, and now that he knows Xiao Ruo's ability, he promised Xiao Ruo to stay, doesn't he want to control this power for his own use?"

The voice paused, and she slowly bit her lip:

"Madame...... I know that you are Xiao Ruo's blood relative, I can't refute your decision, I am not qualified to point fingers at Xiao Ruo, but I ......"

One hand gently stroked his head and rubbed his hair.

She raised her head and looked into Li Jiu's clear and gentle golden eyes.

"You're eligible. Sang'er is Xiaoruo's biological mother, but you are her adoptive mother, mother's love is given by you, growth is accompanied by you, she has always called you 'Mom', isn't this proof that she recognizes you?"

She bit her lip and suddenly her eyes reddened slightly.

"Xiaoling...... Can I call you that?" Li Jiu saw her nodding, a smile appeared on her lips, "You have a point, everything you think and consider is for the sake of Xiao Ruo, I am very happy and relieved." ”

"But you forgot one thing, that's the situation now, and where we are now. ”

Qianling slowly raised her head to look at her and did not speak.

Li Jiu slowly took a step forward, the night breeze blew up the long water-blue hair, and the snow-white fox fur dress rolled in the moonlight:

"First of all, I don't agree with you to return to the Demon Clan because I fear for your safety. Now the two most powerful races in the world are in the midst of war and war......"

"Getting involved in racial strife is just breaking your bones. ”

She looked at the night sky, and the moonlight illuminated her golden eyes:

"The Demon Clan has a great kindness to the Li Jiu family, and I should do my best to help the sword mountain and the sea of fire. But you're different...... You children are still young and should not be caught in the vortex of war for no reason, so I want you to stay away. ”

"I was thinking of relying on my family's past connections throughout Galandel to find a place that is relatively safe from strife so that you can live well...... But it backfired. ”

"Xiaoling, are there eggs under the nest?Since the war between the Demon Clan and Ellens, the war has spread and the lives of Galandel have spread, and countless weak races have rushed to flee for fear of being affected by the war......"

"When the battle flag is held high, there is no paradise in the world, and no one is immune. ”

"Where can we go?"

Li Jiu stared at the silent mountains and rivers under the night sky, and his voice was very soft:

"Even if you do escape, you will be careful to live in the cracks of war...... How do you make sure that Xiao Ruo's spirit summoning power won't accidentally get out of control again, and that it won't be used and manipulated by anyone again?"

Qianling stared blankly at the moonlight pouring on the water, her eyes trembling slightly.

"Xiao Ling......" Li Jiu looked at her, "I naturally know who Hu Yu is, and I don't want Xiao Ruo's ability to be targeted by him and used by him." ”

"But no matter what, Hu Yu is the patriarch of the fox clan, if Xiao Ruo is a member of the fox clan, if he wants to use Xiao Ruo's ability to prosper the fox clan or enhance his power, he will inevitably protect Xiao Ruoquan. ”

"Similarly, Xiao Ruo is also a member of the orc clan, and her ability will increase the overall combat power of the orc clan. Therefore, the five veins of the orcs and the five patriarchs, although they have intrigues and disagreements with each other, they will jointly safeguard the interests of the orc race, especially when the outside world is stormy, this unity is more stable. ”

That is to say...... Staying here, for Xiao Ruo, is a shackle, and it is also the safest protection. ”

Li Jiu looked at her deeply, and his words were deep:

"That kid is too young...... She needs to grow, she needs good care, she needs the right guidance. All this is only here - only Hu Yu can do it. ”

"When one day she grows up, becomes stronger, and is strong enough to break free from the shackles and be self-reliant, then neither Hu Yu nor the orcs can trap her anymore. ”

"And now we can only retreat. ”

Li Jiu paused, looked at her, and said in a soft voice:

"I've talked to Luna-sama, and that's what he thinks. ”

"What's more...... And Xiaojing Xiaoxi and I are here, I can assure you that if Hu Yu does anything that is unfavorable to Xiaoruo, we will protect her even if we risk our lives. ”

The night breeze is cool and blows your hair.

There was a brief silence.

Qianling lowered her eyelashes slightly:

"Hmm...... Madame, I see. ”

Li Jiu looked at her, sighed slightly, and reached out to rub her head:

"Xiaoling, I know you are reluctant to be Xiaoruo. Didn't you say you wanted to stay with us, and if we stayed, you would stay with us. In this way, I can always accompany Xiaoruo, and I am more relieved than anyone else to have you accompany her to take care of her. ”

She paused, her expression suddenly became a little weird, and she seemed to be a little entangled:

"It's just the Demon Clan's ......"

"Madam, that is to say......" She didn't seem to hear, she raised her head and looked at her seriously, "Does the fox patriarch agree that you all stay?"

Li Jiu nodded: "It should be so." Since he hopes that Xiao Ruo will stay in the fox clan, he will naturally not drive us again. ”

He gently took her hand again and smiled:

"Xiaoling, it seems that we will really be a family in the future. ”

"You are the same sister and brother as Sang'er, Xiaojing and Xiaoxi, and you are Xiaoruo's adoptive mother and stepmother, why don't you call me my mother with Xiaojing Xiaoxi in the future, are you willing?"

Qianling was stunned and looked up at her blankly.

Gradually, the circles under his eyes turned red, and there was a slight tremor in his hoarse voice, but he couldn't stop the smile on his lips:

"Hmm...... I do!"