When I came back from the spiritual cave in the back mountain, it was already sunset. Yue Hengtang's white-clothed figure disappeared from the end of the fiery red clouds, and Zi Ning looked at her neck so painfully that she reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

There were many things to say in my heart, and when I saw him turn away, every wisp of his soul was taken away.

The third time they met, would he understand her thoughts?

returned to the big courtyard reluctantly, only to learn that Lin Niang was taken back to the inner palace by Qianji to recuperate, and Zining finally let go of a big stone in her heart. With the protection of Empress Hua Yao, no one must dare to trouble A-Niang.

Huanling was worried all day, as soon as Zi Ning came back, she ran forward, looked around a few times, and saw that everything was fine, so she was relieved and said: "Ning'er, you shouldn't come back, it's good to go to Kunlun with the Emperor." There was a hint of worry between his eyebrows, "The palace steward came at noon, and ordered Ming'er, the maid at the gate of the outer palace, to wait for the order, saying that she wanted to choose a maid." ”

The search for the haunting of the inner palace was over, and the old palace concubines in charge of teaching were worried about burning the fire on themselves, and lied that the female thief had fled outside the palace. Emperor Fa Jiu's injuries had not healed, and he could not investigate the matter in person, he couldn't bear to see Princess Tong wronged, but Empress Hua Yao was indifferent to this matter, and he had to give up.

But the matter of choosing a maid is imminent, so Fang Yan is specially ordered to manage it, and tomorrow he will select ten women with neat appearance and pure spiritual roots, and send them to the place where Xuanyuan Tai is enshrined in Zen.

There are many cultivators of the two clans of the Immortal Dao, and the inheritance of immortal arts is varied, but it is extremely difficult to practice to the level of the Divine Monarch. I don't know that since that year, there are immortal cultivators who use the pure spiritual root girl as a cultivation furnace ding, and by chance refine it to the level of the god monarch, and then the immortal world will rise to the wind of the furnace ding, and the cave will give each other the furnace ding, and even the immortal clan is not exempt from vulgarity.

These furnaces are called "concubines", signed a deed of sale and death, and their status is low.

On April 3rd, Xuanyuan Tai sealed the Zen ceremony, and the immortal world was going to give birth to three god monarchs and empresses.

Zi Ning didn't know what a maid was, and guessed in her heart that it was probably a dowry girl or something, and after a while, Fang Luoxi got married, and Emperor Fa Gu must choose some maids to dowry.

Seeing that Huan Ling's face was melancholy, and there seemed to be a trace of sadness, Zi Ning smiled: "You don't have to worry, no matter what woman you choose, you must always be beautiful and strong, and I must not be able to choose this scar." Speaking of the scar, he suddenly felt no pain on his body at all, and hurriedly rolled up his sleeves, only to see that the wound had already healed, and the scab had faded, leaving only dark red marks.

Suddenly happy, groping with both hands on his body, and sure enough, the injury was all healed, and he thought: "It must be the credit of the 10,000-year-old snow lotus." But she didn't know that the Emperor of the Absolute Emperor healed her wounds, and she didn't use any immortal arts, she relied on a trace of true qi to heal her wounds.

Using immortal magic to heal wounds can only show clever means, but the Absolute Emperor lost his true qi to her, and a piece of true love can be learned, which is self-evident.

Zi Ning didn't know about it, and when she saw that the injuries all over her body were healed, she felt very comfortable, and pulled Huan Ling and said with a smile: "The Snow Lotus Pill is really a good thing, wait for the white ball to come back, and give it a great credit." "The white ball has been gone for most of the day and hasn't come back, the absolute emperor let her not worry, Xiao Pixiu is an ancient immortal pet, the spirituality is beyond the ordinary immortal beast, and he knows spells, he will definitely be able to find a way back.

In the evening, I ate three bowls of yellow rice, and I felt that the coarse tea and light rice were also delicious. After eating, he stroked his full belly, and fell down on the bed to recuperate with satisfaction, muttering: "This day is so happy." ”

Empress Hua Yao sent someone to issue an edict to the kitchen steward, exempting Zining from all miscellaneous labor, and there was no need to work in the dining room in the future.

She rubbed her stomach with both hands, and regretted that she didn't go to work in the dining room, and she didn't have the opportunity to show her skills as a great chef.

Because Lin Niang moved to the inner palace, Huan Ling came to accompany her and lit a small oil lamp, which illuminated a hazy and dim light in the room.

The night was as cold as water, and a thick quilt was rolled on the couch, and the two of them spread their hair and lay down, their heads together and whispered.

Huan Ling stared at a pair of big eyes, and asked faintly, "In the future, Ning'er will leave the development dove country, what should I do?"

After being silent for a long time, Zi Ning shook her hand and said with a smile: "Huanling, no matter where you go, there is me and you, and we are all in one place." ”

"What if Ning'er marries?" asked Huanling.

Zi Ning pursed her lips and smiled, "Even if you get married, Huan Ling and I will never be separated, let's take care of each other, I won't let others bully you, okay?" Huan Ling nodded frequently, with a warm smile in his eyes, "I will also help Ning Er and let Lin Niang feel relieved." Ning'er is the most clever and intelligent, and she is the first in her appearance and talent, and she will enjoy good luck in the future. ”

After saying half a night, Zi Ning fell asleep in a daze.

In the dream, Liang Ziye had a pair of intoxicating peach blossom eyes, looked at her and smiled: "Ning'er is so smart and beautiful, I don't know who is blessed and worthy of you." Zi Ning was a little angry, jumped to her feet and shouted, "Why did you break up with me?"

Another handsome face emerged, but it was a strange man, and he said sentimentally: "Xi'er, after 100,000 years, don't you miss me?"

"Who are you?" Zi Ning asked in surprise.

The strange man showed a painful look, shook his head, and said, "You really have a curse to forget me for the rest of your life?"

Zi Ning wondered, "I really don't know you. ”

The strange man's face turned pale, "Xi'er, you must not forget me, you must not forget-" Zi Ning broke free of his hand and turned away in panic.

"Xi'er, Xi'er!" he desperately caught up, his eyes overflowing with despair.

Zi Ning exclaimed, "Who are you? Hurry up and go away, don't follow me-"

"Xi'er, Xi'er-"

Zi Ning woke up in shock, her head was covered with cold sweat, and she saw Bai Qiu pulling her hair with her little paws on the pillow, and kept shouting: "Xi'er, Xi'er!"

"Baiqiu, where have you been?" Zi Ning asked with a splitting headache and his hands knocking on his head.

Then he exhaled a long breath, the violent heartbeat gradually calmed down, the strange man in the dream was very real, he was dressed in black, and his desperate and sad eyes contained tears, all of which were imprinted in Zi Ning's mind.

When I got up, I saw that the sky was already bright, and Huanling was not in the house, so he must have gone to the dining room early in the morning to work on an errand.

Baiqiu's little paw tugged at the placket of her clothes and shouted, "Xi'er, hurry up, go see my brother." The two wings fluttered, and the little body ate round, and the white fluff was smooth and shiny, and it was evident that the day of its disappearance had been very moist.

"White ball, it's time for you to lose weight. Zi Ning poked its round belly with her fingers, and suddenly was stunned from a semi-confused state, "Brother, whose brother, your brother?" If someone said that she was going to see her brother, she would not be surprised at all, but when Bai Qiu said this, she was shocked all of a sudden.

Bai Qiu nodded very seriously, his little paws were brought to his chest and scratched his white hair, and a pair of small black eyes rolled around, "My brother, Xi'er is going to see my brother." ”

Zi Ning was a little dazed, her eyebrows raised slightly, and she thought: "I thought that the ancient immortal pet was extinct, and there was only one white ball left, but I didn't expect it to have an older brother! This is really strange, it is a white ball, is its brother a black ball?"

The more I thought about it, the more strange I felt, and when I turned my eyes, I saw that the little eyes of the white ball were black and watery, and he called "brother" in his mouth, with a warm look, and he felt even more incredible, and muttered in his heart: "The little white ball plays with Laipi all day long, I can't imagine that it is so affectionate!"

couldn't help but be a little moved, Zi Ning immediately got up and washed hastily, because Huanling was not in the house, no one helped her comb her hair, so she had to pull a ball on the top of her head. Although the crooked one is a bit ugly, it also adds some playfulness.

Bai Qiu was very attentive to help Zi Ning get the clothes, and threw them on the bed one by one, the old goose yellow skirt, which was the only dress she could go out to meet people.

Hurriedly running out of the big courtyard, the white ball flew happily in front of Zi Ning's eyes, cooing in his mouth, guiding the way, and going to meet his brother together.

Zi Ning thought as she ran, the white ball was a small Pixiu, and its brother was estimated to be the same kind, probably a big Pixiu, who looked more burly and ferocious. Then I began to worry again, if it is really a big pixiu, it is not easy to feed. Not to mention that Baiqiu is naughty and mischievous, one meal can eat two tables of banquets, what about its brother?

I really didn't dare to think about it, Zi Ning suddenly felt that she was very depressed, and she couldn't even afford to keep a pet.

A dense willow forest in front of me, looking up, I saw clusters of pink and white begonia flowers blooming, lingering with the slightest fairy breath.

She rejoiced, her eyes shining, and she couldn't imagine that there was no cave in this remote place, as if it were a fairyland.

"The green willows are blowing and the flowers are falling, and the east wind is misunderstanding the ...... of returning to the door" A faint voice came from the green willow forest, ethereal and ethereal, melodious and indifferent, without a trace of dust and smoke.

Zi Ning was greatly surprised, and walked into the willow forest and looked up, but there was no one in sight, but the slow voice seemed to be in the ear, and the words were clear.

When I was confused, I suddenly heard a sharp wind sound of "whirring", and the willow leaves in front of me "swished" and fell down, and in an instant, the green young leaves swayed all over the sky, covering a layer of misty green screen from front of me.

In a trance, a cyan glowing figure flew out above the green screen, swirling in the shade of the tree branches, shuttling like a swimming dragon, and the fluttering willow branches flew up, emitting a "whooshing" sound. The man was elegant, and the flying wicker could not even touch a piece of his clothes.

Zi Ning raised his head and stayed in place, seeing him flying out of the willow forest, as light as an immortal stepping on the mist. I exclaimed in my heart: "Who is this, my skills are really good." ”

"Wow!" A bright blue light and shadow flashed like a fierce wind, and Zi Ning screamed "ah", tilted his head, and avoided the bright shadow very embarrassed.

Her sideburns fluttered, and she turned her head to see that it was a cyan flying knife in the shape of a willow leaf, piercing into the trunk of an old willow tree behind her.

The knives seemed to be forged from a special material, and glowed with a scorching blue glow in the light.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, Zi Ning's hands trembled, pinched the cold sweat, and turned around and shouted: "Whose flying knife is it, if I flash slowly, a blood hole will be inserted in my head!" raised his hand and patted his forehead, and a layer of fine sweat also floated.

The sound of gentle footsteps approached, Zi Ning glared angrily, only to see a shiny man in green clothes walking from the shade of the tree, wearing a blue mask on his face.

"Donglin Gongzi!" she recognized the person at a glance, and said angrily: "Hey, why do you casually hit people with flying knives, this is called grass Kan human life, grass Kan human life, do you understand?"

Donglin Gongzi, dressed in a fine satin cyan robe, stood still, ignoring her screaming and jumping, his eyes looking through the dense willow leaves, with a hazy color.

As soon as Bai Qiu saw the son of Tanglin, his eyes turned suddenly, and he happily flapped his wings and flew over, and his little paws grabbed the collar of his neck, and shouted, "Brother, brother!"

Zi Ning was taken aback, her body stood back, her head hit the pink and white begonia branch above her head, and a few petals fell and sprinkled lightly on her shoulder.

She raised her hand to support her forehead, gritted her teeth in pain, and couldn't help but shout: "Bai Qiu, you are not mistaken, is he your brother?" Bai Qiu has lived for more than 100,000 years, and it is already very strange that a brother suddenly appeared, and this brother turned out to be the son of Tanglin!

Tanglin Gongzi's indifferent eyes looked at the white ball, revealing a trace of warm pampering, and with a flick of the green satin sleeves, he gave it a golden sunflower flower. The white ball grabbed it with his claws, and shouted with a smile: "I like my brother, my brother gives me something to eat." Stretching out his paws to lift the sunflower high, twisting his small body, he kept showing off to Zining.

Zi Ning's head twitched, and she finally figured it out.

Yesterday, it was the son of Tanglin who abducted the white ball, I don't know what to give it to eat, the little Pixiu brain melon is hot, regardless of the seniority, and he is willing to be a little brother.

Suddenly remembered that the prince of Tanglin was the sworn brother of the emperor, and he was a little stunned for a while, and thought: "The combination of these three brothers is a bit strange, but Baiqiu is very smart, there are many benefits of being a younger brother, and there are drudgery for the eldest brother to do, it is happy and leisurely, and it does not delay cheating to eat and drink." ”

After thinking about it again, "No, what if I and the Absolute Emperor in the future,...... Does Bai Qiu call me sister-in-law?"

She had a strange expression on her face, her expression was unpredictable, and the corners of her mouth twitched, and when Tanglin Gongzi saw it in his eyes, he felt very weird, and secretly thought: "Why does Yue Hengtang like her?"

Seeing that she was wearing a shabby and faded goose yellow dress, with two patches sewn on her shoulders, her hair bun twisted to the side on her head, and her sloppy appearance, Donglin Gongzi frowned slightly, and the corners of his mouth tightened.

"You ......," he stopped.

Zi Ning came back to her senses from the state of "sister-in-law", her eyes turned, and she saw a young man in front of her, standing under a row of green willows. Between the two of them, there are willows and begonias that fall to the ground, like a layer of snow-white and emerald green silk veil curtains, the breeze blows, and the green tassels swing upward, reflecting the light and shadow of his green clothes.

After staring straight for a long time, Zi Ning stretched out her hand to pluck the branches and leaves of the flowering tree, walked forward with a stack of willow leaves, and stepped on the petal grass blades, making a "rustling" sound.

After a closer look, the figure in Tsing Yi stood still, and his eyes also looked at her.

The white ball hugged the sunflower with its little paws, flying around the son of Tanglin, very curious about the mask on his face, and kept shouting: "Brother give me a mask, I will also wear a mask!" This mask is made of soft green black iron, light as thin wings, water and fire are not invaded, and it can change size.

Tanglin Gongzi obviously favored Bai Qiu, and without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand to wipe his face and took off the mask and gave it to it. The mask was the size of a fingernail and was tightly pressed against the white ball's small head.

Bai Qiu's eyes narrowed into a slit with joy, knocked the shiny mask with his paws, and carried the sunflowers contentedly, and flew to the side to eat melon seeds.

Zi Ning half-opened her mouth, her eyes widened, and she had to admit that the blue mask was dazzling and shiny, and it was indeed very suitable for the white ball.

In an instant, her eyes lit up, and she finally saw the face of Donglin Gongzi clearly.

The eyebrows and sideburns are picturesque, a pair of autumn waves are like fresh water, and the lips are red and the teeth are white. He took a step forward slowly, without saying a word, silently examining Zi Ning, as if staring at an ordinary landscape, and there was no trace of fluctuation in his eyes.

Zi Ning stood for a moment, his smile stiffened, reached out and tore off two thin wicker sticks, shook them in front of his eyes, tilted his head and asked, "Hey, you...... Your eyes won't move?"

Seeing that he was dressed as a fairy son, the stone blue fine satin arrow sleeves and tasseled robes were reflected by the light, showing the satin color of silver and flowers. The cyan ribbon under the crown slowly fluttered, a bean green dragon-shaped jade ring was tied around the waist, and a transparent and turquoise bamboo flute was held behind him.

I couldn't help but regret: "Such a Peugeot character, can't see things?"

Tanglin Gongzi snorted lightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Who said that my eyes can't move!" Ignoring her strange eyes, he raised his hand slightly, and the cyan flying knife made a "zheng" buzz, pulled it out of the trunk, and withdrew it into his sleeve in a blink of an eye.

Zi Ning Fang knew that it was a misunderstanding, smiled, and looked at him intently, very curious about this sworn brother in Yuehengtang. There is a way that things gather by like, and people are divided by groups, he is so immortal and arrogant, and he is indeed similar to Yuehengtang's temperament.

Tanglin Gongzi was uncomfortable by her, and the black pupils in his eyes flickered, as if they were filled with overlapping mist, as if he was separated from her in a deep world. Slowly, the corners of his mouth curved upward, and he asked lightly: "Your name is Zi Ning, who is it, and how can you know the Absolute Emperor?"

His face was silent, and there was a trace of pride in his eyes, and he was full of the fragrance of green willow flowers, like the loneliness in the deep palace, and he lived up to all the quiet beauty.

He didn't care about mundane things, and the reason why he asked Zining was because he was very concerned about the Linglong feather fan, and he wanted to find out what the relationship between this little girl and Yue Hengtang was.

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Q version:

Zining: Yue Hengtang, do you like me?

Yue Hengtang: Uh-huh, I like it.

Zining: Okay, I won't harm you, and you shouldn't hurt me, okay?

Yue Hengtang: I promise, love each other will not kill each other.

Zining: Then I'll be relieved.

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