"Come on, let me take you to the Imperial City this time." After a while, Yun Xiao blinked and smiled mysteriously at him, then raised a finger and tapped his eyes, muttering, "

But you have to close your eyes and don't peek."

"Why?" Xiao Qianye was puzzled. He saw her break free from his arms, jog a few steps and stand on the edge of the cliff of Wanling Peak with her arms spread out. The wind blew up from below unbridled, making her skirt fly.

, Yun Xiao lowered his head and glanced, and then said with a smile, "After all, I am also a girl. I always want to be beautiful in front of the people I like. What if you see... you see my look like that, and you are scared and disgusted?

What should I do? So it’s better to close your eyes and not peek."

"I'm not afraid, and I won't dislike you." Xiao Qianye followed her and took a deep look at the cliff. What appeared in his mind was the scene of the Qiongqi being kicked by Di Zhong.

A smile couldn't help but appear on her lips. Yun Xiao tilted her head and leaned in front of him, insisting resolutely: "That won't work, I don't want you to see it."

Xiao Qianye looked at her, a little helpless, but he still closed his eyes obediently. Yun Xiao held his hand and continued walking forward, whispering: "That year, I lost my footing and fell from the top of Kunlun. In fact, I didn't either.

I feel very scared. Maybe some memories in my bones keep reminding me that even if I jump from a place like this, I should be able to spread my wings and fly high with my own strength. Don't open your eyes, okay?

I really hope that in your heart, I am still the same ordinary girl."

"Okay." He responded in a low voice. When his feet were in the air, he felt that his whole body was surrounded by a ball of blazing flames. Suddenly, his whole body seemed to be suspended in the void. He couldn't help but reach out and want to touch it. What he felt in the palm of his hand was a kind of flow.

The dynamic flames did not burn him, but instead gave off a familiar warmth, making his whole body feel like a warm sun. The wind quickly became softer from the harshness of the moment, brushing against his face.

The top of Wanling Peak was reflected in bright red by the flames of the Imperial Bird. Lingshuang raised her head and silently looked at the two people in the sky. She was dragging Xiao Qianye in her original posture, and the firelight turned into a thin shield.

, isolated from the cold wind of the snow-capped mountains.

A fire feather fell in front of her. At the same time as the order came, the wings of the imperial bird fell in the direction of the imperial city, and when it was near the outer wasteland, it was covered with illusions silently. After she re-transformed

Holding Xiao Qianye's hand, he ran hastily. He let Yun Xiao pull him, closing his eyes and not knowing where he was. After a while, he heard a low voice in his ear, as if he was relieved.

Pan said: "You can open your eyes now."

Xiao Qianye opened his eyes obediently and found that after a while, the two of them had arrived at a garden backyard. Because it was winter, the fragrance of white plum blossoms in the courtyard filled the nostrils, but judging from the scattered petals under their feet, it seemed that

It hasn't been taken care of for a while.

"Ye Family?" Xiao Qianye was startled. Although Yudu was not far from the Imperial City, he was still surprised to arrive at the Ye Family silently in such an instant. Yun Xiao mysteriously hissed at him.

, said in a low voice: "I saw a lot of people from the military pavilion outside the city just now. I don't know what kind of conflict happened, but thanks to the trouble over there, I was allowed to fly in secretly without being noticed. I don't know Zhuo.

If someone is at home or not, will it scare them if he comes suddenly?"

Xiao Qianye glanced around cautiously. He had long heard that the Ye family had dismissed their servants behind closed doors to thank guests. Judging from the current state of the courtyard, it was probably true. If he used the light transformation technique of the heaven to enter the city, he would still be able to enter the city.

Will be noticed by the golden thread under Xingluo Lake. I didn’t expect Yun Xiao to bring him back so quickly!

"Why don't you wait for me outside, or come with me to find Madam and Zhuo Fan?" Yun Xiao walked across the stone bridge in the garden as she spoke. The pool was already a little dirty. There were still plants planted here last time she came here.

There were many lotus flowers. Mrs. Ming Qi said with a smile that they were brand-new varieties developed by Xingxing Palace. They could bloom all year round regardless of whether they were warm in winter or cool in summer. But now those bright red flowers seemed to have changed with the gradually lifeless mansion.

Withering away, the more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, so she went to Ye Xue's boudoir to look for it based on her memory from last time.

Xiao Qianye followed her closely. Such a strange atmosphere made him dare not take a step away from Yun Xiao, as if he was worried that this person would suddenly disappear in the blink of an eye.

In fact, since the death of the right minister Ye Zhenkai, the Ye family has been in decline. Compared with the powerful Gao Chengchuan on one side and the prosperous Gongsun family on the other, the Ye family, one of the three powerful people, is really struggling, but

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, coupled with Mrs. Ming Qi's strong-willed temperament, a woman can really carry the entire family on her weak shoulders. Miss Ye will get married to Gongsun Yan, except for A Xue

Apart from my soft spot for that guy, a political marriage was originally a reasonable thing. If Gongsun Yan hadn't unexpectedly fallen in love with the owner of Die Valley who he killed with his own hands, I'm afraid this marriage would have become a good talk about the talent and beauty of the men in the Imperial City.

Bar?

Even if she didn't like it, she wouldn't refuse it. She just used Tumi aromatherapy to make A Xue suffer from narcolepsy, which also made the marriage postponed again and again. Until the day when the truth came out, Mrs. Ming Qi didn't dare to offend her junior Gongsun Yan.

Can compromise and find excuses to break off the engagement.

Xiao Qianye sighed deeply. He knew a little about the intricate network of relationships in the Imperial City. Everyone had their own purposes, mediating and calculating. As long as they were in it, it would be impossible to be alone.

Ye Xue's room was slightly open, and a strong medicinal fragrance came from far away. Yun Xiao's heart sank. Isn't this the tea fragrance that Gongsun Yan used before! Why did he light it up again?

?

She quickly quickened her pace and leaned over. Through the crack in the door, she saw a small oil lamp lit in the dim room. Under the candlelight, the whole room was filled with smoke. She opened the door slightly to let out the choking smell.

The aroma dissipated a little, but unexpectedly, an unkempt man rushed out from inside. He held down her hand and yelled: "What are you doing! Don't open the door! Axue is asleep. It's so cold outside now, what do you want?"

Let the wind blow in and freeze the lady! Where did you get such a dead girl with no eyes? Get out, get out! "

Mrs. Ming Qi cursed and pushed her away. Wushuang's unfocused eyes did not look up for a second. Yun Xiao anxiously held her hand and said seriously: "Madam, I am Yun Xiao, look at me.

, I’m here to see you.”

"Yun Xiao..." It seemed that these two words attracted her attention. Mrs. Ming Qi stared at her blankly for a while, which also made Yun Xiao's heart twitch and hurt. It was less than a year ago.

At that time, the resolute and resolute female head of the family became like an old man. Her skin, which had always been carefully maintained, quickly aged and developed deep wrinkles. Even her hair was dyed gray early. Mrs. Ming Qi raised her hand tremblingly and brushed Yun Xiao's hair.

She opened her cheeks and opened her mouth, but still not a single word came out. She finally choked and closed her eyes, with a tear falling from the corner of her eye.

"Madam, please sit down and rest first." Seeing this, Yun Xiao quickly helped her walk into the room. The furnishings in the room were exactly the same as before, except that the number of furnaces burning tea incense had increased to dozens, and they were densely packed from the table to

The chair was even placed on the floor, and Xiao Qianye followed the two of them inside. The choking smell made him cough heavily. Mrs. Ming Qi looked at him as if she was lost for a while.

I just remembered who he was, but the expression on his face was just faint, without any change.

In the innermost part of the room, Ye Xue was lying quietly on the bed, using some weird method to make it look like she was asleep.

Xiao Qianye and Yun Xiao looked at each other tacitly. Mrs. Ming Qi was dumbfounded for a moment, then suddenly smiled strangely, and as if she was a different person, she took Yun Xiao's hand and said enthusiastically: "You

Why did you come to Feiyuan from Kunlun? I didn’t know to say hello in advance. Look, look, I haven’t prepared anything. By the way, you guys sit down first. I’ll let Qiu’er get some tea and snacks.

Let’s eat to fill our stomach first, Xiao’er, why didn’t your mother come with you? Is she still resentful and doesn’t want to come to Feiyuan?”

Yun Xiao silently looked at Mrs. Ming Qi, who was obviously not in a normal state of mind. She didn't know how to answer for a while. After a while, Mrs. Ming Qi was playing with her hair and quickly combed it.

After changing her clothes, she happily poured water for her from the teapot that contained no drop of water in the room, and then handed it to her. She repeated the same action and handed Xiao Qianye a cup, her face glowing with glory.

He said: "Qianye is also here. The last time I met your mother, I quietly told her that you had a girl you liked. Your mother was very happy. From then on, she chased me every day to ask who she was and how old she was.

Do you think I should tell her whether I like you or not, whether you are beautiful or not? How about taking your mother with you next time you go to Kunlun Mountain?"

Xiao Qianye looked at the empty cup in his hand, actually took a sip subconsciously, and replied in a strange way: "Okay, you can take my mother with you..."

"Qianye!" Yun Xiao quickly grabbed his arm and pinched it hard. Xiao Qianye was shocked. In such a short moment, he was actually affected by the aroma of Tumi in the room and became confused! Yun Xiao was worried.

Looking at him, he was only a human body after all, and she had actually seen some similar aromatherapy from Lie Wang Zisu. It was really powerful and hard to guard against, so she looked at him carefully until she was sure that he had recovered.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Mrs. Ming Qi calmly, thought for a while, and sat upright and said: "Madam, my mother has passed away. I came here this time because I heard some things. I am very worried about you and Zhuo Fan. In addition,

...Axue, Axue..."

Yun Xiao looked at the bed. As early as the first time she came in, she saw the thin stitches on Ye Xue's neck. Even though magic was used to preserve the body, the eye sockets were sunken, the lips were dry, and the skin began to appear.

The faint stains on the corpse showed that it was not a living person. She knew at a glance that it was a person who had been dead for a long time.

"Axue..." Mrs. Ming Qi looked at her alertly, startled for a moment, her eyes changed slightly, but her voice was calm and calm, "Axue's illness has relapsed again, and she has been sleeping for more than a month this time.

, she didn’t wake up even once. I was so worried about her. I made her favorite food and left it there every day, but she just didn’t wake up. Xiaoer, Xiaoer, can you go and call her? You have been like sisters since childhood.

If you go call her, maybe she will wake up?"

"Madam..." Yun Xiaoshun stood up, her face suddenly turned horribly pale, and said word by word, "Madam, Ashue has passed away. Please be more awake. This kind of aromatherapy will affect your mind. Over time, it will

Endangering the body, where is Zhuo Fan? Where did Zhuo Fan go? Why is he not with you? "

"Dead?" Mrs. Ming Qi just sat silently by the couch and looked at her daughter. She gently touched her daughter's pale and cold face, and suddenly pointed at Yun Xiao like crazy and yelled, "You are talking nonsense! Axue is just sleeping."

Well, why did you say she was dead? You are dead, you are dead..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Ming Qi suddenly straightened her back, with a strange light in her eyes, and raised a finger to point at Yun Xiao. The atmosphere at this moment was extremely strange. She seemed to remember something and asked,

"Who are you? Why did you pretend to be Xiao'er to lie to me? Xiao'er is already dead and was killed by that Zhu Yan. Why did you pretend to be her to lie to me and spread rumors that Axue is also dead? Go away, you

Don't harm my daughter, she is innocent, please let her go, please let her go!"
Chapter completed!