Did I know early on that there would be an assassination?
Hearing this, Qin Yu turned his head and moved his gaze to the outside of the corridor and said calmly, “If I say I don’t know, would you believe it?”
After hearing Qin Yu’s words, Jiao Yi let go helplessly and the crushed hibiscus flower in his hand disappeared with the wind, “Of course not.”
His voice was mixed with extremely complicated emotions. There was regret for not being able to eliminate the hidden danger immediately, loss for being kept in the dark by Qin Yu and more importantly, the anger for not caring for Qin Yu, “I know His Highness is planning something, you don’t have to tell me everything, I won’t be angry. But what I can’t accept the most is that you gamble with your own safety.”
Looking at the branches swaying in the wind, the shadows of the trees on the wall were dazzling and Qin Yu thought to himself that Jiao Yi’s observation skills were sharper than he thought, especially things that are related to him. After his eyes moved slightly, Qin Yu spoke, but the problem was that his tone was a bit roguish and coquettish, “But aren’t you just angry at me? Jiao Yi, you said you won’t be angry at me.”
A look of disbelief instantly appeared on Jiao Yi’s face. He stared at Qin Yu’s profile in disbelief, secretly thinking if the other party is really his wise and mighty Highness? The topic change was too abrupt. Is he talking about whether he is angry or not?
Qin Yu couldn’t bear the heated gaze, covered his lips with his hands, coughed a few times like his voice was hoarse.
Well, no response?
Finding that pretending to be pitiful didn’t work anymore, Qin Yu sighed in his heart, turned around, looked at the indifferent Jiao Yi and said in a serious tone, “Sorry, Jiao Yi, there are some things I can’t tell you now.” Noticing Jiao Yi lowering his eyes, he paused and said, “Wait a little longer. When the time is right, I will tell you everything.”
Knowing that he could not ask any questions, Jiao Yi could only compromise and take a step back to think about it first, after obtaining Qin Yu’s promise, “Your Highness must keep his word.”
“Of course, if you don’t believe it,” Qin Yu stretched out his palm, “We can high-five as an oath.”
Jiao Yi looked at Qin Yu, then looked at his outstretched hand and finally put his own hand on it. The moment their palms touched, both of them were shocked, as if something was connected between them in a wonderful way.
“In addition, I did say that I will not be angry with His Highness, but there is a premise!” After high-fiving, Jiao Yi did not forget the main purpose of questioning Qin Yu.
Qin Yu touched the tip of his nose and thought that what was supposed to come had come, “Say it.”
He said word by word, “The prerequisite is that the safety of His Highness is not involved.”
It was exactly as Qin Yu guessed, “I understand, next time I…”
Under Jiao Yi’s disapproving eyes, Qin Yu changed his words and said seriously, “There is no next time, I will not bet on my own safety.”
After getting the answer he wanted, Jiao Yi raised his head with a faint smile, his goal was achieved. Then he turned around and mentioned another matter, “The assassin is still in a coma and cannot be interrogated.”
“It’s okay. He is just a little bait. There is no need to interrogate him yet. We just need to ensure that he does not die.” Qin Yu opened his five fingers, then he clenched his fist tightly, “The important thing is to catch the big fish behind him.”
“What are we going to do?”
“No need to do anything,” Qin Yu smiled, pretending to be mysterious, “Someone will do it for us.”
Jiao Yi frowned and opened his mouth to speak. Qin Yu immediately shook his head as if they had a tacit understanding, “I know what you are going to say. Needless to say, I will not put myself in danger.”
After all, he finally made him feel comfortable. Relieved, Qin Yu sighed as he watched Jiao Yi leave, “Why didn’t I realize that Jiao Yi also had a verbose side before?” You must know that Jiao Yi once had the image of a cold-faced and cool brother in his heart.
“Because the host is everything to Jiao Yi.” The system’s gentle words made Qin Yu rub his wrist unnaturally.
The system fell silent, what it didn’t say was that the host cares about Jiao Yi more than he thinks. As a bystander, the system is far more discerning than the parties involved. In the past, except for the plot, the system had never seen Qin Yu act like a coquettish person like he did today.
After careful consideration, the system spoke again, “Why doesn’t the host tell Jiao Yi the whole story?”
“I’m afraid that when he gets emotional, he will ruin my plan.” If Jiao Yi knew the outcome of his previous life, he couldn’t imagine what he would do. And he likes to control things in his own hands and cannot tolerate any changes.
Just that? The system fell into silence again and did not say it out loud. Because saying it under the current situation would be of no use except to make the host think about it for a while, so it was better to let things take their own course. This can be regarded as a bit of selfishness to Qin Yu’s system. He hopes that Qin Yu can find someone to walk with for life but he doesn’t want him to discover his feelings too early. After all, the one who is tempted first will lose the most.
On the other side, after leaving Qin Yu’s sight, Jiao Yi slowed down his pace. He raised his hand, looked at his palm and clenched it. The warmth seemed to still be there. He raised the corners of his lips lightly, like ice melting or flowers blooming, causing a group of maids in the corridor opposite to blush. They all exchanged knowing glances with each other, smiled and left.
None of this alarmed Jiao Yi. He still stood there, staring at his palms. The shadows of the trees outside the corridor fell on him, blurring the clear boundaries that had always been there.
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“Your Highness.” Shou Yue met Qin Yu as soon as she left Xingming Palace.
Qin Yu responded softly and asked, “How is Lin He’s injury?”
“Don’t worry, Your Highness,” Shou Yue replied, recalling the nobleman in Xingming Palace, “Xianjun, he is almost healed. In a few days, he will be better. He will be fully recovered in a day.”
“Okay, I understand.” Qin Yu wanted to say that you can go back, but when he turned around, he found that the other party looked confused, “What else?”
Shou Yue said hurriedly, “It’s okay, His Highness misunderstood. I just feel that Xianjun is a bit familiar. Although it is the first time we are meeting, I feel as if I have seen him before. But I can’t remember it so I am anxious, that’s why it’s on my face.” She smiled sheepishly at the end.
Qin Yu raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, thinking that she is indeed a woman and her intuition was terrifyingly accurate. As a boss, how could he watch his subordinates get into trouble even though he knew the answer? “Tell me,” Qin Yu took a step closer and said in a low voice, “Does he look like Xiaobai?”
Xiaobai? Shou Yue was stunned when she heard the long-forgotten name, and then realized, isn’t that the name of the white fox she had treated before? After thinking about it, she followed Qin Yu’s words and realized that Qin Yu was right. They did give her a similar feeling, “Your Highness is amazing, he thought of it all at once.”
“It was also a random thought. You guessed it.” Qin Yu smiled and waved to let her retreat. As soon as he turned around, he heard someone calling him, it was Lin He. At this time, he was standing in front of the Xingming Palace with a smile and looking at Qin Yu.
As soon as he got closer, Qin Yu heard him ask, “What interesting things did you two say? You smiled so happily.”
Qin Yu didn’t show off, “Shou Yue said, she seems to have seen you before, but she just can’t remember. I just said…”
At this point, Qin Yu stopped.
“What did you say?” Lin He was curious.
“I just said,” Qin Yu said in a longer tone, “Do you think Xiaobai looks like the immortal? Then she gave me a definite answer.”
Lin He’s eyelids twitched and he took a small step back while comforting himself. Qin Yu must not know the truth. Qin Yu didn’t know that he was the one who transformed into Xiaobai. He said in a calm tone, “Miss Shou Yue is thoughtful and considerate. She is like her master, so it’s not surprising that she feels similar.”
“Yeah, it’s not strange.” Qin Yu nodded, as if he suddenly thought of it, “By the way, how is Xiaobai doing recently? Speaking of which, I haven’t seen it in your fairy mansion the several times I’ve been there. Did it run out to play again?”
Flustered, Lin He licked his lips, “It’s very good. Since I came back last time, it hasn’t gone out and has been staying in the house. Maybe you can see it next time.”
“That’s it.” After watching Lin He as he pretended to be calm, Qin Yu turned around and asked about his injury in a good mood, “Shou Yue said your injury is almost healed. How do you feel?”
“Indeed, I feel much better.” Lin He breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he no longer mentioned Xiaobai.
Qin Yu added, “But you can’t be careless until your body has fully recovered.”
“I know.” Lin He smiled in his heart, secretly thinking that if he could get Qin Yu’s care because of this injury, then it is indeed worth it. If they can go further, “Well,” thinking about this, Lin He’s mind moved and said, “Do you want to think about what I said last time?”
“What’s the matter?” Qin Yu looked confused, probably because he didn’t expect the topic to suddenly go in a direction he didn’t understand.
Lin He gritted his teeth. Does he really want him to say it clearly? Forget it, let’s save face for a while. “Of course…” I’m confessing to you! In the middle of the sentence, he suddenly heard something outside the hall.
Someone announced that the Emperor was coming.
Just like Demon Emperor is the exclusive honorific title for the Lord of the Demon Realm, Emperor is the exclusive honorific title for the Lord of the Immortal Realm.
And isn’t the current emperor Xun Ling?
Xun Ling is here?!
Qin Yu and Lin He looked at each other, and they saw the same surprise in each other’s eyes. Since the death of Qin Xuan, the eldest son of the Demon Emperor, Lin He has rarely stepped into the Demon Realm and it is not a secret that he has a bad relationship with Qin Yu. Now it is really surprising to hear that Xun Ling has come to the Demon Realm.
With some suspicion, they looked towards the entrance of the palace together.
The next moment, someone walked in. He was dressed in white clothes, with his hair tied up with a silver crown. His whole body exuded an aura that would repel people thousands of miles away. Who else could it be if it wasn’t Xun Ling?
After entering, he glanced around the hall and found that there were only two people in the hall, Qin Yu and Lin He, and his face immediately turned as cold as ice.