"Heh-" Silver Pupil snorted coldly, stopped talking, put down the chopsticks, turned upstairs, and returned to his room, Lan Cao seemed to have expected this result a long time ago, but with a wry smile on his face.

"If you regret it, why did you choose it in the first place?" Yehuo put down the chopsticks in his hand and stared at the blue grass curiously.

"A lot of things that weren't my choice. Just like you, what you're doing now isn't necessarily your choice, is it? Bluegrass took a deep look at the night fire and turned to go upstairs.

Duanmuqi and Yehuo looked at each other with wide eyes, shrugged their shoulders, and went back to their rooms.

On this night, heavy rain poured down, lightning and thunder, as if to wash everything in this world.

The next day, the weather was clear, and the sky was washed blue by the heavy rain overnight.

A few people left the inn, and they were not in a hurry to return to the palace, Duanmu Xun ordered Duanmu Qi to return to Wuhua Palace to deal with palace affairs.

Night Fire has to follow a few people, saying that the reward promised by Ziyi has not been paid in full, and he can't leave!

Blue grass didn't say a word, just silently followed behind the silver pupil, and the silver pupil, talking and laughing all the way, completely treated the blue grass as transparent.

Ziyi and Duanmu Kaoru glanced at each other and shook their heads secretly.

Silver Pupil's temper is like that of a child.

In fact, it is not so much that a few people are not in a hurry to return to the palace, but that Ziyi does not want to return to the palace.

She was afraid, afraid to face the hurt again.

The days with Sisi are neither long nor short.

She watched a child who was waiting to be fed grow into such a cute little appearance as she is now, the milky call, the staggering little body-

Although it was a long time, on the third day, the group still stood outside the palace.

Kaoru Namiki said very few words along the way, and his brows kept locked deeply, as if he was thinking about something.

At night, he secretly returned to the palace, Lan Cao followed Ziyi back to Ziyao Palace, and Night Fire, Silver Pupil and Duanmu Xun were completely in the Heart Cultivation Palace, as if they were discussing something.

After placing the blue grass, Ziyi hesitated for a moment and changed to Bi'er.

"Bi'er, how is the little princess doing recently?"

"Mother, the little princess is very good! Follow the Queen Mother in this palace every day, and you can hear the crisp laughter every day. ”

Bi'er replied with a chuckle.

This night, Ziyi slept unsteadily, and her dreams were messy. Xiao Sisi's smile was sometimes innocent, sometimes weird.

Ling Zi's eyes and Cao Lanlan's face intertwined in the dream, a sharp voice intertwined with a sad smile.

When he woke up, there were two big black circles under his eyes.

"Niangniang, the little princess is here." Before she got up, Bi'er's voice sounded outside the door, and the figure in purple clothes shook slightly, not even familiar, so she ordered the little princess to be brought in.

"Purple clothes-purple clothes-" Before I saw the figure, I had already heard the immature voice. Ziyi's heart softened, and she hugged the little girl who rushed from afar in her arms.

"Ziyi, think of you."

is only one year old, but she already speaks more neatly, no wonder the Queen Mother likes this little girl very much.

Ziyi pinched the tip of Sisi's nose and said dotingly: "How much do you want to?" ”

"Let's chirp", Sisi printed saliva on Ziyi's face, and Ziyi looked at Xiao Sisi with a smile: "Well, I really want to." ”

Holding the person in his arms, Ziyi became more and more disbelieving that such a child would be a heinous criminal.

Inside the Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

"Are you saying that Ling Ziyan didn't just want to take the body of the purple coat in the first place, but also to summon this thing that had been sleeping in the dark?" Kaoru Duanmu had exhaustion in his eyes.

All night, he and Silvereye listened to Nightfire talk about what he knew.

But I was helpless because the night fire was always talking and going off-topic, and until the morning, I didn't make it clear what happened.

Duanmu Kaoru sighed slightly, he really felt that listening to the night fire was torture.

And the silver pupil on the side was already lying on the table, drowsy.

"Yes! Of course, the purpose of Ling Ziyan's eyes was not just to take away the body! She secretly injected the power of darkness into the body of the queen who was pregnant at the time! Let that power be hidden in the queen's womb and gradually merge with the child! You tried to stop it, but the baby was born! It's just that most of the power is still sealed. As for how I know about it, it's thanks to who I am! You know, as long as you give money, I'll do it! And I've always been very productive—so go to my employer—"

"Aren't you tired after all night?" Yintong picked up an inkstone from the table, and threw it at the night fire without raising his eyes. "Shut up, I'm going to sleep for a while."

Silver Hitomi whispered, and shifted her body again, adjusting to a comfortable position.

Nightfire raised his hand, wiped the black ink on his face, and pursed his lips: "The employers who are looking for me are not mortals—"

With a "snap", the inkstone in front of Duanmu Xun's case also flew towards the night fire, and this time the night fire didn't have time to dodge, just hit by the inkstone, blinked his eyes, and fell to the ground with a bang.

The ears were finally clearer, and Duanmu Kaoru rubbed his temples that were a little painful.

I don't know what Ziyi is doing at this time.

Looking at the time, Nie Yun had already gone for him, and without thinking much about it, Duanmu Xun got up and went back to the inner hall to wash up, changed his clothes, and when Nie Yun got off the morning court, he went to Ziyao Palace.

Duanmu Kaoru didn't notice that when the night fire fell, the cloth bag that had been pinned to his waist flew out and was thrown into the corner.

The mouth of the bag opened, and a dark red poured out of the bag.

Outside the Ziyao Palace.

Ziyi was playing in the courtyard with Xiao Sisi, Xiao Sisi's eyes could no longer see a little purple, and the big dark eyes were full of innocence: "Ziyi, hug." ”

"My sister is so interested." A soft female voice sounded overhead, and Ziyi and Sisi raised their heads together, only to find that at some point, a graceful person had already stood in front of the two.

"Xue Xue see the concubine Niangniang."

Xue Xue?

Ziyi tried hard to search for this name in her mind, and it took a long time to remember that this woman was the daughter of a bachelor from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and she was named Xue Concubine by Duanmu Xun. Looking up, this Xue Xue has black hair and a white face, but she lives up to this name.

"Sisi, come." Xue Xue stretched out her hand to Sisi, and Sisi shook her little head and came to Xue Xue's side.

Ziyi suddenly became a little curious about this Xue Xue.

Sisi has never been willing to get close to strangers lightly, according to the current posture, this Xue Xue seems to be familiar with Xiao Sisi.

"Xue Niang, I miss you - Xue Niang hug!" Sisi and Xue Xue were the same coquettish, which made Ziyi's heart a little uncomfortable, as if something that belonged to her was snatched away.

"Si Si is good." Xue Xue hugged Sisi, pasted it to the little face, and looked at Ziyi: "I also saw Sisi a few days ago, this little girl is very clever." ”

Xue Xue looked at Sisi with tenderness in her eyes, and this gentleness made the unhappiness in Ziyi's heart gradually fade.

"Every day in this palace, there are few people to chat, and with such a little girl by her side, it will not be so boring. I didn't expect the relationship between Sisi and the concubine to be so good. Xue Xue stretched out her hand and pinched Sisi's pink little face, with a faint smile on her face.

"Yes, this girl is very clever, she can run and jump at the age of one, and she can speak like an adult." gradually let down his guard against Xue Xue, and Ziyi's mood suddenly improved.

In the deep palace compound, there are even women who can maintain this mentality of not fighting or fighting. Although she doesn't know much about this Xue Xue, she gives people a faint and warm feeling.

Such a woman, Ziyi is very willing to make friends.

"Purple."

Duanmu Xun saw Ziyi from a distance, called softly, and walked quickly to Ziyi's side, only to notice that Sisi was holding in the arms of other women.

"Xue'er see the emperor." Xue Xue was slightly stunned when she saw Duanmu Xun, and immediately reacted and hurriedly saluted.

It's just that there is not much joy in her eyebrows, as if Duanmu Kaoru is just a person with a higher rank than her to her.

That's all.

"Why is Concubine Xue free today?" Duanmu Kaoru's voice sounded a little cold, not at all like the "purple clothes" just now.

"Back to the emperor, the concubine heard that Princess Sisi was here with the concubine, so she came to take a look." Xue Xue lowered her eyes and face, she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, just like her person, faint.

"Sisi." At the mention of Sisi, a complicated look flashed in Duanmu Xun's eyes, he lightly called Sisi's name, and stretched out his hand to Sisi in Xue Xue's arms: "Come, come to my father." ”

Xiao Sisi tilted her head and looked at Duanmu Xun, clicked her big eyes, hesitated for a while, and then reluctantly stretched out her fleshy little hand to Duanmu Xun.

"It seems that Sisi is still a little afraid of the emperor." Seeing Sisi's appearance, Xue Xue hooked a smile on the corner of her mouth, and said softly: "The emperor should accompany the little princess more in his spare time, and don't let the princess and the emperor have a part." ”

Duanmu Kaoru didn't speak, just hugged Sisi in his arms, and the warm touch in his arms warmed his heart.

No matter how you look at it, Sisi is just a one-year-old child.

As if realizing that she had too much mouth, Xue Xue bowed slightly, "Xue'er is too talkative, since the emperor is here to accompany the little princess, then Xue'er will retire first." ”

"Yes."

Duanmu Xun just answered softly, and Xue Xue retreated.

Ziyi looked at Xue Xue's back with some confusion, stretched out her elbow and pestled Duanmu Xun's chest: "Anyway, it's also a girl, why are you fierce." ”

"If I'm not cruel to them, aren't you going to be jealous again?" Duanmu Xun's tense face relaxed, and a slight smile appeared on his face: "Sisi, don't you recognize your father?" ”

"Father--Sisi recognizes! Thinking about my father! ”

Xiao Sisi said, two fleshy little hands holding Duanmu Kaoru's head, "Bar" is a mouthful, Ziyi looked at Sisi's saliva on Duanmu Kaoru's forehead with a little smile, and quipped: "You little girl, I thought you really missed me, but I didn't expect to see everyone with such a sentence!" Who did you learn from with such a sweet mouth! ”

"Imperial Grandmother!"

Si Si clicked his big eyes, raised his little head, and said stiffly.

"You-" Even Duanmu Kaoru was amused by Sisi's small appearance, he scratched Sisi's little nose, and said softly, "What else did the imperial grandmother teach you?" ”

"Hug!" Sisi opened her little hand and said in a milky voice.

"What else?" Ziyi stared at Sisi's little face and asked.

"No more!" Sisi bit her little hand and shook her head: "Purple clothes, hug!" ”

"You girl, why do you call people Xueniang, and call me Ziyi directly?" Ziyi took Sisi from Duanmu Xun's arms, and the happy appearance of the three of them really envied others.

At this time, the scene in the Heart Cultivation Hall made the silver pupil who had just woken up stunned for a long time.

The entire space in the Heart Cultivation Hall was completely distorted, surrounded by thick red smoke, and the air carried the unique fishy sweet smell of blood.

Silver Hitomi stood up and kicked the sleeping night fire on the ground, and when the night fire opened her eyes, she was also startled!

He suddenly realized something, and his hand reached to his waist, and the bag that had been pinned there was now gone.

"Damn! Why is this guy's ability so strong? Cursing in a low voice, Nightfire rose from the ground, back to back with Silver Pupils, staring at the red mist.

"But I slept for a while, what about Kaoru Duanki?" Silver pupils shook her aching shoulders and frowned.

"I don't know." Yehuo scratched his hair speechlessly, his black hair turned red, and the leather whip in his hand "snapped" and threw it on the ground: "While it's still daytime, we still have a chance to win!" If the sun goes down, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the two of us to suppress this guy! ”

Nightfire's ability is to raise ghosts, and it is still a little difficult for him to recover ghosts.

Otherwise, last time, he would not have ruthlessly abandoned Nie Wanrou's soul.

"What the hell is this?" The silver pupil unfolded the folding fan with some headaches, dancing lightly in the air, and a white circle of light poured out from the folding fan, isolating the two people from the red mist.

His main ability is to communicate with spiritual creatures and purify, and simple little ghosts can be eliminated, but with such a big resentment, he is also a little powerless.

"This ghost seems to have some grudges with Ziyi before he died. When I passed by the city wall that day, I saw that he refused to reincarnate with a grudge, so I took him! But at that time, he was just a little ghost with average qualifications, and his hands were wasted! But after three days of being buried under the locust tree, it turned out to be like this—"

"Phew! I dug it up after a day of burial. If it were three days, I'm afraid that you and I would have been gone! The folding fan in Yintong's hand poked the [harmony] strand of the night fire fiercely, and the night fire jumped up in shock: "Please, how can you touch the man's fart [harmony] strand casually!" You dead [harmonious] state! ”

"What now?" Completely ignoring the thunderous thunder of the night fire, Silver Hitomi took a deep breath and asked.

"I don't know, Ziyi has more ways to deal with this kind of guy than we do—pray, we can hold out until she finds out about the situation here."