Although there was a lot of noise around him, his voice would not be mistaken.

Hearing this, he looked back at the deep eyes of the sinking boat, and Xi Ci said happily: "Master! ”

"The guest officer got it right." When the woman heard this, she raised her eyes to look at the noble man, and couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.

Shen Zhou walked to her side, leaned over slightly and asked, "Do you still want to guess?" ”

Xi Ci looked at the woman hesitantly, and then looked at him: "The boss said that if you guess three in a row, you will send me a flower hairpin." ”

Shen Zhou nodded knowingly, and looked at the woman kindly: "Please help me choose one at random, thank you." ”

When the woman heard this, she really chose a lantern very casually, and turned out the riddle that was tied to the lantern rope: "It's sunny and happy, or type." ”

"Love." Shen Zhou replied without thinking.

The woman smiled in surprise: "The guest officer is right again!" ”

Xi Ci turned to him in surprise, blinked, Shen Zhou looked back at her, and blinked her in confusion.

"Or do you want to pick one at random?" The woman interrupted their gaze and asked with a smile.

Shen Zhou nodded and said gently: "It's hard work." ”

Xi Ci raised his head slightly, looking at him with a look of adoration, his eyes shining.

Seeing her so playful, Shen Zhou couldn't help but want to raise his hand to touch her head, but his hand suddenly stopped in mid-air, and then clenched it into a fist and took it back.

Thinking that it was the last course, the woman remembered that the more difficult ones were placed behind the many lanterns, and she chose one from the depths.

"Dead hearted." When the woman finished reading the word on the riddle, she held up a finger and typed a word.

After listening to this, Shen Zhou did not answer immediately, as if he was thinking about something.

Xi Ci tilted his head and leaned in slightly, comforting: "It's too difficult." ”

Hearing this, Shen Zhouyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, then smiled slightly, and said softly: "Forget." ”

The woman was stunned, then smiled and presented the flower hairpin: "The son is really brilliant!" ”

Shen Zhou took the flower hairpin, shook it, raised his eyes and looked at Xici for a moment, and smiled.

He immediately raised his hand and carefully inserted it into her bun, moving very gently and slowly, for fear of hurting her.

After plugging it in, Xi Ci touched his head and smiled at him: "Is it good-looking?" ”

If it's not good-looking, Xi Ci is going to exchange it for food, it should be worth something.

Shen Zhou stared at Xi Ci steadily, and there was always a moment when he felt that the person in front of him was Qingge, and said with relief: "It's good-looking." ”

"Sky lantern!" At this moment, Xi Ci was already attracted by the rising sky lantern, and did not notice the change in Shen Zhou's eyes.

As she spoke, she pulled up the sinking boat and walked towards the place where the sky lantern was raised: "Let's go, Master, let's go and have a look!" ”

Shen Zhou was dragged by her like this, and involuntarily trotted up with her, his eyes dyed with a touch of tenderness.

I followed her to the place where the sky lantern was raised, and many vendors prepared the sky lantern, waiting for someone to pay for it, inscribe it, and then light the candle to fly.

Xi Ci also wanted to join in the fun, she touched her body, and the money she brought out today was not much, so she turned her head to look at Shen Zhou, and stretched out her hand aggrievedly: "Taishi......"

Shen Zhou paused, helplessly with a hint of pampering, took out a silver ingot from his sleeve pocket and handed it to the vendor: "No need to look for it." ”

Hearing his words, the hawker laughed so much that the corners of his mouth were about to crack to the root of his ears: "Thank you, guest officer, this has a pen, but the inscription can be made, and if it is wrong, feel free!" ”

Xi Ci happily put away his hand, turned around and chose a sky lantern, took two pens, and handed one to Shen Zhou: "Taishi!" ”

Shen Zhou took her pen with some hesitation, Xi Ci thought that Shen Zhou was unknown, so he smiled: "It is said that after the inscription on the sky lantern is released, the wish can be realized, although the gods don't have the heart to see it at all, so let's join in the fun!" ”

As he spoke, Xi Ci squatted down and inscribed on the sky lantern with great interest.

He knelt on one knee without saying a word, looked at the sky lantern and didn't know what to do, and tilted his head slightly to see what Xi Ci wrote.

I saw her writing "joy, peace" stroke by stroke, very seriously.

Shen Zhou's hand froze in mid-air, and he hesitated for a moment before he started writing.

After writing those four words, seeing that he had finally started writing, he couldn't help but look at it curiously.

The words "Dead Heart" were written on it, Xi Ci frowned slightly, and looked at him puzzled: "Isn't this a riddle for Fang Cai?" ”

Shen Zhouyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, his eyes trembled imperceptibly, and he raised his eyes slightly: "Well, it's good." ”

On the surface, these four are really affectionate, but the mystery is his prayer.

"Master, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to fool me." Xi Ci smiled at him with an embarrassed but polite smile.

"You're welcome, it's all what I'm supposed to do." Shen Zhou looked at her with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Taking a step back and opening up the sky, Xi Ci nodded to him with a smirk.

Then the two of them held the lantern, and the vendor helped light the candle, and the lamp slowly expanded.

Shen Zhou and Xi Ci had a tacit understanding and slowly let go of it to rise, until it was completely let go, and the sky lantern slowly flew upwards.

Just as Xi Ci looked up at the sky lantern with a surprised face, Shen Zhou suddenly asked coldly, "Aren't you afraid that the Protoss will recognize your handwriting?" ”

"They weren't that diligent, reading the Terran prayers one by one." Xi Ci couldn't help but tease.

Shen Zhou nodded in agreement, when he was in the Heavenly Realm, he really didn't see a few Heavenly Officials who would patiently read all the wishes of the human race, all of them were selected immediately, and only those who were selected in the lottery would respond to their requests.

Xi Ci looked up at the night sky with a smile, although he couldn't believe it, he still had a trace of anticipation.

Shen Zhou looked at her side face, thought about it for a while, and although he couldn't bear it, he still decided to tell her: "Xi Ci." ”

"Huh?" Xi Ci replied with a smile.

Shen Zhou knew that the next words might make her unhappy, but she had to accept that from the moment she volunteered to stay, she had a share of all the consequences of the development of events.

"Your Majesty will decree tomorrow to make you the lord of the country." Shen Zhou paused, bowed his head slightly but didn't look at her.

When Xi Ci heard this, he felt that it was not a bad thing, and he thought that it should be because he had hunted a wild boar that came in handy at the Hundred Flowers Festival, and he was a happy reward for a while!

But she faintly felt that something was wrong, she looked at Shen Zhou's slightly silent side face, thought for a moment, and found a blind spot: "Aren't the township lords all the kings and daughters?" I'm just a maid in the Taishi's Mansion, I don't follow the rules, is Your Majesty mistaken? ”

"The daughter of a meritorious hero can also be named the lord of the township." He still kept his head down, not facing Xici squarely.

"My father is not a courtier!" When did Akino come to be a courtier for the monarch of the human race?

Yi Xici's understanding of his old father is absolutely impossible, and he has to reluctantly think about it when he becomes a king.

The sinking boat was like a fish in his throat, and he spit out two words with difficulty: "I am." ”

"Then you're not my father...... Wait a minute! Xi Ci, who had originally listened to it as a joke, suddenly realized that something was wrong.

She was stunned, a joyful smile froze on her face, and then disappeared little by little, and was replaced by a look of disbelief staring at Shen Zhou, and her tongue was a little knotted and asked, "You want to be my father?" ”

"From tomorrow onwards, I will be your father-in-law." Although it was difficult to speak, Shen Zhou still told her this fact very seriously.

Xi Ci was completely stunned, and looked at him stunned, in addition to disbelief, there was also a little sadness in his eyes, his eyes were slightly red, and the joy around him suddenly had nothing to do with her.

"I regard you as a master, I admire you very much, I can't say that I am completely selfless, but I don't dare to think anything wrong, and you ......" Speaking of this, she was like a fish in her throat, paused and continued: "And you actually want to be my father." ”

Shen Zhou looked at her with a solemn face, without saying a word, Xi Ci didn't wait for his explanation, and felt aggrieved: "I know you don't like me, and even think I'm a trouble, but this is too ridiculous." ”

"If this decision is only for your purpose, I will not accompany you." Xi Ci said with red eyes.

Xi Ci's angry appearance was like a Qing song, and every word pierced Shen Zhou's heart.

He reached out and tried to reassure her, but Xi Ci opened his hand violently, turned his head and ran.

Looking at the back of Xi Ci running away, he originally wanted to catch up, but suddenly there was a burning heat all over his body, and the curse broke out again, and the curse mark loomed on his skin.

Shen Zhou's body was self-immolating due to the curse, and he knelt on one knee in pain, looked at the direction Xi Ci left, hesitated for a moment, got up and went in the opposite direction......

Xi Ci, who ran back to the Taishi Mansion, locked herself in the house and sat on the ground with her back against the door, although her eyes were moist and she didn't really cry.

These days of getting along, she followed Qingge in her dream to re-acquaint herself with Shen Zhou, as well as his relief in the paddock, which made Xi Ci feel a little moved by him, and everything stopped dumbly.

The servant passing by in front of her room heard the movement, so he knocked on the door and asked tentatively, "Xici?" Are you back? ”

Xi Ci sniffed and tried to calm himself down: "Oh! ”

"Huh? What happened to you? Uncomfortable? The servant felt that Xi Ci's voice didn't sound right, and asked with a little worry.

Xi Ci didn't open the door, but buried his head in his knees, and whispered: "Wangcai, the sound of silk and bamboo outside is too loud, and it scares my heart......"

"That's it, haha, I didn't expect you to have something to be afraid of, so you should hide well, protect your heart, and don't let it get hurt." Hearing this, the servant believed her, and then left through her door.

The servant's words made her squeeze out a few more tears, but she also listened to it, Xi Ci staggered to her feet, wiped the tears from her face, looked around, and began to pack her things.

Since he couldn't tolerate himself so much, Xi Ci made up his mind to go back to Gufeng Mountain.

"I don't want to be your righteous daughter!" Xi Ci choked up and packed his burden angrily, he didn't live for a long time, and he didn't have many things.

She glanced at the casting diagram on the table, was silent for a moment, and slowly picked it up to take a look, and she didn't have time to use the casting materials she bought.

wanted to tear it up, but couldn't bear it, Xi Ci really liked the picture that Shen Zhou drew for himself.

Afterwards, Xi Ci threw the painting back on the table, picked up his baggage and walked outside.

Taking advantage of the night, when she was resting with everyone, she ran to the stable and pulled out a horse, and quietly left through the back door.

In the second half of the night, Shen Zhou finally came back from outside, walked to the door of her room, hesitated whether to knock on the door to explain, and after thinking for a moment, he gave up this idea and turned back to his room.

The next day, a servant noticed that a horse was missing from the stable, and wanted to ask Xi Ci if she had forgotten to bring it back.

But when she knocked on her door, no one responded, so the servant tentatively pushed it open, and found that it was empty, as if no one had lived in it, so he hurriedly reported to the master.

Shen Zhou rushed to Xi Ci's room, only to see a somewhat wrinkled weapon casting drawing on the platform.