Ti Zhen just looked at the place where he left, and after a long time, a few crystal tears overflowed from her eyes, and when they landed, they turned into several large, round golden pearls.

Slowly getting up and leaving the forbidden land to return to his palace, Ti Zhen had just laid on his side on the huge clams bed, and a gray-haired old woman with a coral glass staff walked in.

"The old body has seen His Majesty the Shark King. The old woman's voice came into Ti Zhen's ears.

Ti Zhen sighed slightly, turned around and sat up, looked at the old woman in front of her, and showed a little little little girl's coquettish look on her face: "Mother-in-law, there are no outsiders here, are you deliberately trying to break Zhen'er?"

The old woman stared at her face, and sighed heavily after a long time, "You, you, it's just that you consumed all the spiritual energy in the water of the Spirit Gathering Pool for the sake of Xiao Qi's child, and even pulled out the golden scales to deplete your vitality, is it worth it?"

Seeing the distressed look on the old woman's face, Ti Zhen got up and pulled the old woman to her bed and sat down, and said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, look at what you said, I didn't want him to get better soon, so I helped him a little." It's not that the golden scales on my body won't grow again, it's not that serious. ”

How could the old woman, who was also a golden shark and a golden shark saint, not know that the golden scales would grow again. But for their merman clan, it is very painful to remove the scales stiffly, not to mention that the golden shark's physique is the most delicate, and removing the golden scales is too painful for the golden shark king.

There was another sigh, and the old woman raised her hand and stroked the hair on Tizhen's face, "Over the years, I've suffered you kid." If it weren't for your Aunt Qin's joke back then, maybe you wouldn't have ......."

Ti Zhen's eyes darkened slightly, and then the corners of his lips curled up and chuckled, "How can there be so many 'if not' in this world", I also disliked Ah Qi when I was a child, laughing at him for not knowing anything, not having any mana at all, I can't believe that he will be Aunt Qin and that man's child. But who would have thought that when I saw him again, he completely subverted the weak and incompetent appearance of the past, so strong that I couldn't help but look up to him. I've figured out one thing over the years, even if it wasn't for Aunt Qin's joke back then, I'd definitely be tempted by him. ”

"Xiao Qi's child is different from his father, he has hated his father's inattentiveness since he was a child, and the women around him are one after another, so if he is moved by any woman, I am afraid it will be a lifetime. Such a man has a strong sense of responsibility for women, if you really want to have him, the next time he appears again, you have to use some means to make him feel responsible for you, and his heart will naturally slowly lean towards you. The old woman thought about it and still came up with such an idea.

In fact, her meaning is obvious, because Qingci has a strong sense of responsibility for the affairs of men and women, so as long as he gets his person, he can slowly get his heart, even if there is little love in that heart, but Ti Zhen can also stay by his side in a grand manner, and he will treat her well for the rest of his life.

I have to say that this opinion Ti Zhen is a little tempting, and even she once thought of using some less glorious means to keep Qing Ci by her side.

But after all, she still couldn't bear it, she could feel that there were too few things worth being happy about Qing Ci's life so far, and she hoped that he would be happy when he fell in love with a woman, not because of responsibility and guilt.

"Mother-in-law, I understand what you mean. Isn't Ah Qi still married? When he finishes his affairs outside and wants to rest, he will one day find Zhen'er's good, and he will come to Zhen'er's side. Ti Zhen smiled and said softly.

......

It was the end of the day when he left the secret sea area, Qing Ci was anxious, and the mana around him exploded, and in less than half a cup of tea, he returned to the courtyard where their group lived in Tianxi Village.

At this time, there was a dim silence in the courtyard, and everyone who remained here must have fallen asleep for a long time.

Qing Ci quietly walked to the door of An Ruyue's room, and found that the lights had been turned off inside, he wanted to go in and have a look, but after thinking about it, he decided to go back to his room.

At the moment when he turned around, he suddenly heard some movement in An Ruyue's room, although the voice was small, he heard it clearly, it was An Ruyue's low sobbing.

His heart ached, he knew that he had left for two whole days without saying a word, this stupid girl must have been cranky.

Although he hadn't thought about how to explain to An Ruyue in detail what happened between him and Ti Zhen, the moment he heard An Ruyue's sobbing, he had already moved into her room.

The room was dark, and with the dim light projected from the window, Qing Ci saw An Ruyue lying on her side on the bed, with her back to the outside. Because he was crying, his body trembled slightly.

Qing Ci walked slowly to the side of the bed and called softly and in a low voice: "Yue'er." ”

An Ruyue's figure stiffened suddenly, and then she immediately turned around and sat up from the bed, staring at the sudden man in front of her with a pair of red and swollen eyes that were crying.

I haven't seen each other for two days, and I don't know if it's my own delusion, Qingci actually feels that An Ruyue seems to have lost weight.

With a burst of self-blame and sourness in his heart, he hurriedly leaned down and hugged her into his arms, stroked her back and whispered, "Yue'er, don't cry." ”

With just six short and gentle words, An Ruyue felt as if her heart was clenched tightly by a palm and then suddenly released, beating painfully and rapidly, and the blood around her body also accelerated its flow.

There was an urge to cry loudly, just like she was a little girl, but she was twisting her head again, An Ruyue was stunned and bit her lip, not wanting to let herself cry, but the tears that she couldn't suppress still flowed out of her eyes, and they all fell on Qingci's shoulders.

Seeing that An Ruyue didn't say a word, but her body had been trembling slightly, Qing Ci sighed heavily in her heart, and said apologetically: "It's me who is not good, originally I thought I would be able to come back overnight, but who knew that it was still delayed." I'm sorry Yue'er for worrying you. ”

Listening to the soft and soft tone, An Ruyue finally couldn't help crying: "Qingci, I thought it was ...... I thought you weren't coming back, I thought you'd just disappear into my world. You know what? During the two days you've been away, I've been worried about you all the time. I'm afraid I'll never see you again......"

Qing Ci sent her away, held her face with both hands to wipe away the tears on her cheeks, and said seriously: "Silly girl, in your mind, I am such an irresponsible man?"

An Ruyue shook her head with red eyes, "No...... I just ......"

"Just what?"

"I'm just a little uneasy, somehow, you left quietly this time, I always feel that you have something unspeakable to be afraid that I know. An Ruyue sobbed.

Hearing this, Qingci's eyes flashed slightly, and he had long heard that when a woman faced her beloved man, her intuition was terrifying, and now it seems that this is really the case.

Qing Ci's flashing expression did not escape An Ruyue's eyes, and she quickly said, "Actually...... I don't have to tell me everything, and if you have something important to leave next time, I just want you to tell me where you're going and when you'll be back, so I'll have peace of mind. ”

An Ruyue's cautious appearance made Qing Ci's heart tense for a while, although he had no intention of Ti Zhen, but he always felt that it was not appropriate to tell An Ruyue these things now, this stupid girl's concept still didn't seem to have completely changed, and she always subconsciously put herself in a first-class position than him, and sometimes he really hoped that she could ask more for him.

After thinking about it, Qing Ci still said: "Yue'er, I went to find an old friend this time and borrowed the mana recovered from her treasure, but in this way, I owe her a favor." But I promised her that whatever danger she and her people encountered in the future, I would repay her with all my might. ”

Looking at Qing Ci's current expression and speaking attitude, An Ruyue already knew a little in her heart, she pouted slightly, and said sullenly: "So, your old man is a woman." ”

Qing Ci raised his eyebrows, and his heart was shocked, what did he just say, so that An Ruyue could hear that what he was talking about was a woman?

"Hmm...... It's a woman. Qing Ci replied with some embarrassment.

"You didn't say hello when you left, were you afraid that I would be too careful?" An Ruyue asked.

"Hmm. Qingci nodded.

"If you're afraid that I'm too careful, why are you telling me now?" An Ruyue asked again.

"......" Qingyi was dumbfounded.

"Isn't that woman beautiful?" An Ruyue then asked.

"Uh......" Qing Ci couldn't understand what An Ruyue meant at all.

"In addition to being beautiful, the mana must also be very strong. An Ruyue nodded to herself, and there was no need to answer.

"Yue'er, what do you want to say?" Qing Ci's heart was already furious by her current look.

"She must like you, but you don't like her. But you are seriously injured this time, and if you want to recover your mana quickly, you can only rely on her treasures, and she wants you to make a personal promise, but you can't, so you promise to protect her and her people in the future. You know you shouldn't have anything to do with her, that's why you didn't dare to tell us about this, am I right?" An Ruyue's attitude suddenly calmed down.

"Ahem...... cough cough ......" Qing Ci subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then choked himself, he couldn't believe it, when did this girl become so smart?

"Qingci, I only want to ask you, between you and her...... Has anything happened?" An Ruyue's eyes stared at him directly, and asked very seriously.