Chapter 15: Inexplicable
When Qihuang saw with his own eyes that there was only a ruined fire in his room, he finally realized that "blessing is incomparable, and disaster is not a single line" is not a joke.
It is said that when people are unlucky, they drink cold water and stuff their teeth, compared to what happened to her today, what is the stuffing of teeth? She thought that the accidental destruction of the cold mirror was already extremely dark, but she didn't expect that she was afraid that she would have to sleep on the street tonight.
In just a few hours, Qihuang's room was burned to the ground. Strangely enough, the four rooms were close, but she was the only one who suffered, and it must have been someone who deliberately set the fire. Although Qihuang's room is far away, there is not a single guard around, it seems that the person who set the fire has a very high status, and ordinary people don't dare to say anything even when they see this person's behavior.
It's also ironic, after experiencing all kinds of bad luck, seeing this ruin, Qihuang's current mood is a little indifferent. She was more worried about where to stay tonight than to find the real culprit......
Qihuang flipped perfunctorily, and did not have any purpose or hope, after all, she did not have anything important left in the room. Looking at the ashes in his eyes, Qihuang sighed helplessly, and then sat down on the steps outside the door, holding his chin with his hand, and was at a loss for a while, thinking that he would just accept his fate, and the night was a little bleak for a while.
At this moment, Qihuang vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a long mark on the wooden beams and pillars outside the door. She got up and looked at it, frowning, it seemed, it was a sign of a whip...... Sure enough, it was the fox.
She knew the traces. It stands to reason that ordinary whips are difficult to destroy mahogany, but the fox girl Qianyun often holds a whip, and the whip has its own abnormality, with barbs on the whip body, which is extremely sharp, not to mention wood, even stone can leave traces.
Come to think of it, who else could it be besides her. Today is powerless to deal with her, the top priority is to find a way to find shelter, but she must avenge this revenge.
Now that she is unrelated in the Demon Realm, the place where the big devil is gone, and there is no possibility that someone else will come to help her, stay outside in case the big bad wolf on the mountain runs down and something may happen.
Qihuang looked at the token in his hand and made a decision. Since there's only a one-day trial period, let's make the most of it. It's okay to stay overnight in the Fuhua Palace tonight, maybe you can find the second cold mirror by mistake? Thinking about it this way, Qihuang strode towards the Fuhua Palace.
This sleep was already tossing and turning, but I didn't expect that from the next day, the real torture would come.
She didn't know what the big devil was crazy about, she knew that the Ice Mirror was destroyed, and today was her death, but she rushed to the Fuhua Palace early in the morning with a group of attendants.
Qihuang was used to sleeping lightly, and the movement was a little noisy, and when she woke up, the sun had not yet risen, and only a faint morning light was seen outside.
Looking at Qi Ling's indescribable face in front of him, Qihuang was even more dazed, I didn't see him so angry last night, why did he change his face today.
Qihuang stood up and half-propped up the table, Xu was a little depressed because he hadn't rested well last night, and said sleepily: "Why are you doing? If you really want to take my life, don't be so anxious, I can......'t run away."
Who knew that Qi Ling didn't seem to be here for the Ice Mirror, and when he saw Qihuang's haggard appearance, he was even more angry in his heart.
He snorted coldly, his face darkened, grabbed Qihuang's wrist, forced her to look at him, and said in a deep voice: "The room was destroyed last night, why didn't you say it to me?"
It turned out to be because of this. Qihuang already knew it in his heart, but he wouldn't be so angry, his wrist was scratched a little painfully, and he struggled to blurt out: "It's not necessary." ”
It's really not necessary, it's not a big deal, isn't it a bit of a fuss to talk to the big devil, besides, he has no reason to care about her.
Who knew that these few words actually added fuel to the fire, which stimulated Qi Ling's already depressed mood even more, and the strength in his hand increased a little, but a gloomy smile hung on his lips, and he forced to ask: "Oh? is it not necessary? Do you not think of me, or do you think I can't help you?"
Maybe Qihuang didn't take it to heart, but what she said in Liquan that day, and the fact that she had no love roots, somehow became a thorn in Qi Ling's heart. The more he didn't want to care, the more he lingered.
Why is this big devil so inexplicable today. In the past few days, the successive unfortunate events have disturbed Qihuang's mood is irritable, and she was woken up in the morning and didn't even sleep well, and now the big devil is coming to find fault again, what do you want her to do?!
The more Qihuang thought about it, the more angry she became, she broke free of her wrist with her backhand, and said angrily: "What the hell is going on with you today, I don't seem to have offended you, or are you just trying to find an excuse to pick on you?"
Qi Ling's palm paused slightly in midair, and Qihuang's words made his expression seem to be a little lonely, and he didn't know how to respond for a while. Yes, what reason did he have to interfere with her, and what reason did she have to use him as a contemplative backing?
Qihuang has no love roots at all, how can he understand. His interference with her was, in her opinion, just a kind of picking.
Xu is face was not right, and after Qihuang calmed down, he felt a little guilty, bowed his head and said softly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you." I just didn't think it was a big deal, so I didn't think about bothering you. And there have been so many things in the past few days that I'm really a little irritable. Don't be mad at me. ”
Sometimes Qi Ling doesn't know what is wrong with him, and he can be affected by a person's words and deeds at will. In the past, he was the most taboo about being willful, but now he is always affected by emotions, especially when he is with Qihuang.
Seeing that Qihuang was soft, he couldn't even harden his heart, just looked at her, his eyes were deep, and he said very seriously: "I only hope that when I am here, you don't have to be so reckless." ”
Qi Ling didn't know why he had made such a hope, but he knew that it was what he wanted to say the most at that time.
In a trance, Qihuang seemed to see the soft light in his eyes.
After a long time, she realized that it turned out that to illuminate the thorny darkness all the way, there was no need to fill the sky with the Milky Way, one star was enough.
Then, there was another noise, and it turned out that the chief officer who was in charge of the Fuhua Palace had come to take over with his attendants.
At this time, it was time to close the Moon Zone and the Open Day Zone, but he didn't expect the Demon Lord to be here, so he didn't react for a while, so he led everyone to kneel down, stumbling and shouting: "Congratulations to the Demon Lord, meet the Demon Lord!"
How could the Demon Lord come to the Fuhua Palace today, it is difficult for ordinary officials and young generals to see Qi Ling's side on weekdays, but now it is close at hand, I don't know whether to be happy or afraid.
Qi Ling didn't take his eyes off Qihuang, and only said calmly: "No courtesy, get up." ”
Everyone got up cautiously after receiving the order, lowered their heads and consciously lined up in two columns, and after a while, the chief officer stepped forward and said tremblingly, "Your ...... Your Highness, the minister dares to ask you to move to the front hall with the Qihuang girl. The sun is about to rise, and the ministers have to routinely hand over things......"
When he said this, the chief officer was nervous in his heart, didn't it make it clear that he wanted to drive people away...... In case the Demon Realm is in a bad mood today, I'm afraid that my life will be in danger. But if you miss the time, let the baby in the moon area get yang energy, damage the aura, and it will be a death, it is really a dilemma.
Who knew that Qi Ling did not blame at all, only said the word "good" lightly, and prepared to retreat with Qihuang and his entourage.
The chief officer got Xu Ken and hurriedly ordered the maid in charge of wiping and inspecting to make a round, and Qihuang was nervous in his heart. Sure enough, before Qi Ling and the others stepped out of the threshold, they only heard an exclamation from a servant girl not far away.
Seeing this, the chief officer hurriedly stepped forward and cursed in a low voice: "Who is so uncontrollable! If you collide with the Demon Lord, I will see how you should be ......"
The servant girl looked panicked, as if she had seen a ghost, and trembled. Before the chief officer finished speaking, he followed the maid's gaze and let out another soft call. I saw that the jade platform that was supposed to be placed with a thousand-year-old ice mirror was empty, full of tides.
This cold ice mirror has been out of such a piece for thousands of years, and I don't know when it turned into water, this is a big disaster! Last night, only the woman in the heavenly realm came to the Fuhua Palace, this matter must have been done by her, if it can't be corrected, this responsibility will only fall on your own head, if this is the case, a few heads will not be enough to compensate!
The chief officer couldn't stand the stimulation for a while, and even crawled and knelt down in front of Qi Ling, trembling all over, buried his head deep in the ground, and said, "Your Highness, the minister has something important to report!"
Seeing this, Qihuang had already guessed in his heart. Thinking about it all night last night, it doesn't matter at this time. Could it be a return to the light?
Say. Qi Ling said indifferently. Although both of them probably already knew what the chief was going to say, they still had to do it on the surface.
"Your Highness, the treasure of the Moon District, the thousand-year-old ice mirror, has been damaged by thieves......" The chief official's words were sincere, and there seemed to be a great sense of regret.
I don't know if it's an illusion, when he said the word "thief", he seemed to glance at Qihuang intentionally or unintentionally. Well, who is to blame for themselves......
Although there are thousands of treasures in the Fuhua Palace, the ice mirror that can reflect people's hearts is special after all, and it is extremely precious, and there has been such a piece for thousands of years.
The chief officer originally thought that even if the Demon Lord was atmospheric, he would be a little angry, but he didn't expect Qi Ling to just float back lightly: "Okay, I know." ”
Such an abnormal response made the chief officer extremely puzzled, and he didn't panic for a while, so he only subconsciously raised his head and cross-examined: "Your Highness, how are you ......?"
"Why did I react like that?" Qi Ling didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and criticized himself, "I damaged the mirror, I saw that it was extremely cold, and I took it to roast the yang fire, why, do you have an opinion?" ”
Qihuang looked at Qi Ling and was slightly stunned when she heard this, didn't she say that she wouldn't help her last night? However, this excuse is too lame......
A mere ice mirror, what is a mere ice mirror? It is a priceless treasure, it is the painstaking efforts of the people who have been serving up and down the Fuhua Palace day and night! It has been destroyed by people for unknown reasons, and the Demon Lord is so light-hearted, so what is the point of them taking care of it so wholeheartedly before?
Although the Demon Monarch City Mansion is extremely deep and his actions are out of order, he is by no means a stupid person, how could he do such a thing.
It is rumored that His Royal Highness has always been eager to report, but now that there is such a big thing, he didn't even mention the word "investigation", and he also dismissed and concealed it, which is really abnormal, isn't it because of that woman?
The chief officer lowered his head and looked at Qihuang, only to see that her face showed a little depressed and uneasy, and she did not see the arrogant and arrogant look of the past.
There was only the woman in the Fuhua Palace last night, and it was very likely that she was responsible for destroying the mirror. It's just that seeing the current situation, I think that His Royal Highness is to protect her.
For a while, the chief officer didn't know where the courage came from, so he didn't panic, hooked his upper body, and said, "In this case, it was the ministers who collided with His Highness." ”
Although his words and deeds are respectful, his tone always carries some anger.
Seeing this, Qi Ling already knew that the chief officer should have guessed something, but his attitude was so clear, if he was more interested, he wouldn't dare to make any small moves.
Although the matter has come to this point, it should be considered to be over, but since the beginning, Qihuang has been tormented by a burst of indescribable guilt in his heart. That overly strong sense of integrity will save her, and it may well kill her.
After all, Qihuang decided to apologize frankly: "I'm sorry, chief, I broke the ice mirror." ”
The chief officer didn't seem to expect Qihuang to come out like this, and he was a little at a loss, so he was embarrassed and stunned in place. He seemed to suddenly understand why His Royal Highness, who had never been close to women, would be so special to this woman.
Although Qi Ling took the blame on himself, he knew that she would not fool around with this matter, and it was only a matter of time before she was honest, so her move did not surprise Qi Ling much.
But even so, Qi Ling is still a little dissatisfied with this matter. It's not that she hasn't accepted her kindness, it's just that he's angry. She is too immaculate to tolerate a trace of uncleanness, and it is difficult to touch. With such a character, I'm afraid that sooner or later I will be killed by myself.
On the surface, he can protect her thousands of times, but behind the scenes?
"I know this Ice Mirror is important, and I blame me for using it without thought. But the matter has come to this, and I ask the lord to calm his anger, and to beat and punish him, and I should accept it. "The righteousness that Qihuang said is awe-inspiring, and it is quite open-minded.
The chief official was speechless, and after a while, he actually waved at Qihuang again, and said: "Don't say a cold ice mirror, this Fuhua Palace is subordinate to His Royal Highness the Demon Lord." This matter should be decided by His Highness. There was no longer as cold and unhappy in his tone as before.
Hearing this, she looked at Qi Ling with a bit of sneer and flattery, and said, "What do you say, His Royal Highness the Demon Lord?"
Only at this time would she be more well-behaved, Qi Ling looked at Qihuang angrily, snorted, and ordered loudly: "Today's matter, if you dare to say it, don't blame His Highness for being ruthless." ”
"Yes. The crowd responded.
Then, Qi Ling strode out of the door, seemingly breathing.
What's the matter? Qihuang hurriedly caught up with him, grabbed the placket of his clothes, and said, "What's wrong with you, why are you so inexplicable today......?"
Hearing this, Qi Ling was even more annoyed and said, "Yes, I'm inexplicable." You're really not afraid of death, are you, I made it so clear last night, once you admit this crime, even if I keep you, it will definitely cause trouble, why do you still admit it?"
"There's no way to get into trouble, blame me for it. No matter how much they tossed, they couldn't really kill me. Since I have made a mistake, I can't fool around at will, and besides, I should give an explanation to the upper and lower levels of the Fuhua Palace. ”
"What should I do with you......" As if asking Qihuang, and as if talking to himself, Qi Ling's eyes at this time were gentle.