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Chapter 171 National Preceptor

"father?"

Qin Xiao looked at Qin Xiuyun who appeared in his room in surprise. Qiongqi had gone to play somewhere, and there were only the two of them in the room.

"...Have you met Wang Ji?" Qin Xiuyun asked with a serious look.

Qin Xiao was stunned: "Yes."

"What did he say to you?" Qin Xiuyun seemed to have thought of something and his face looked grim.

"...didn't say anything." Qin Xiao didn't hide anything from him. Recalling the meeting with Wang Ji, there seemed to be nothing worthy of attention. He was not quite sure what Wang Ji was thinking now, but so far there were only two people following him, and they didn't do anything. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Qin Xiao thought so and said so to Qin Xiuyun.

After listening to the conversation between him and Wang Ji, Qin Xiuyun looked complicated and hesitated to speak.

Seeing him like this, Qin Xiao also remembered what Wang Ji said to him.

Qin Xiuyun looked for Wang Ji...

Qin Xiao's eyes dimmed, and after thinking for a while, he whispered to Qin Xiuyun, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Faced with his sudden apology, Qin Xiuyun was stunned for a moment, then chuckled: "It's okay, you didn't mean to cause trouble."

Although Qin Xiuyun said so, Qin Xiao's eyes became deeper as he recalled the past.

"Are you worried about Wang Ji?" Qin Xiao saw that Qin Xiuyun was still frowning, and asked, "I heard that you went to see him. What did you say to him?"

"...It's nothing, just some trivial matters." Qin Xiuyun shook his head, indicating that it was not worth mentioning.

Qin Xiao looked at him and said nothing more.

"You don't have to feel sorry." Qin Xiuyun paused for a moment, thought about it, and reached out his hand and patted Qin Xiao's shoulder, "I've said it before, you are my child. It's normal for me to do this, and you haven't done anything wrong, so you don't need to feel sorry."

Qin Xiao paused, not daring to look Qin Xiuyun in the eye, fearing that he would be burned by his gaze, and shifted his gaze: "...Do you want to see her?"

Qin Xiao's inexplicable words made Qin Xiuyun stunned for a moment. He carefully observed Qin Xiao's expression and made sure that he had no negative emotions before he started to think about the question just now.

Recalling his conversation with the third brother, Qin Xiuyun paused, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Qin Xiao changed: "...Is she your sister?"

"……Yes."

Although Qin Xiao had mentioned it to her, he never took the initiative to introduce or talk about his sister. Perhaps he didn't want her to know too much, so Qin Xiuyun never took the initiative to ask anything.

After the conversation that night four years ago, Qin Xiuyun suddenly didn't know how to get along with Qin Xiao. It was always too strange to speak to him in the tone of a peer, but it was too awkward to speak to him in the tone of a child.

Qin Xiao had many secrets. Qin Xiuyun knew them, but he didn't want to force Qin Xiao to be completely under his control, nor did he want to force Qin Xiao to say things he didn't want to say. But he was really curious, so he could only ignore them again and again, trying to suppress his strong desire for knowledge.

He was waiting for the day when Qin Xiao would take the initiative to talk to him about it.

He believed he would wait.

This time, Qin Xiao suddenly proposed to meet, which surprised Qin Xiuyun. He originally thought it would take a long time.

Besides being surprised, I also felt an indescribable joy.

"Of course,...now?" Qin Xiuyun agreed, but then hesitated, wondering if it would be inappropriate to be so casual.

Qin Xiao saw his concerns and said calmly: "It's all right, she wants to see you too."

Qin Xiuyun was stunned.

Without warning, a wisp of black smoke rose from the ground beside him. When the black smoke dissipated, a girl in a white dress appeared in front of him.

"You are Xiao's father, right? Hello, hello."

As soon as Qian saw Qin Xiuyun, she immediately walked up to him with a smile on her face and held his hand: "My name is Qian, and I'm his sister."

Before Qin Xiuyun could react, his body had already responded -

He shook Qian's hand in return, chuckled, nodded and greeted: "Hello."

After saying hello, Qin Xiuyun's dazed consciousness returned to his body. He took a closer look and was startled.

This girl...

It’s no wonder Qin Xiuyun was like this. The scars on Qian’s body were really eye-catching. Just looking at them made him gasp.

"I want to talk to him alone, you can go out." Qian said, trying to drive Qin Xiao out.

"Ah?" This decision was obviously beyond Qin Xiao's expectation, and he was stunned for a moment. Qian took the opportunity to throw him out the door.

"Go find that thing...Mo Hanyu and go play, go ahead, baby." Qian said, waving her little hand, and closed the door with a "click".

Qin Xiao: ...

Qin Xiao: ………………

"……you--"

Qin Xiuyun looked at the little girl walking towards him. The cold touch seemed to still linger on his fingertips. He looked at her young face, feeling a little hesitant.

"I want to talk to you about Xiao's past." Qian said with a smile without waiting for Qin Xiuyun to speak.

……

Qin Xiao stood at the door, looking at the closed door, sighed helplessly, and went to Qin Jichen and Qin Jinyi's room to rest.

"Why are you here?" Qin Jichen was surprised by his sudden visit. "I haven't seen you these past two days. Where have you been?"

"I went to Yun City for a stroll." Qin Xiao was sitting next to his bed. Qin Jichen and Qin Jinyi were practicing when he came in. Qin Jichen stopped when he sensed his arrival. Qin Jinyi was still practicing, perhaps because he was too engrossed and didn't notice it at all.

Qin Jichen stretched out his hand and grasped Qin Xiao's pulse, injecting Qi into it. It was like a gust of wind passing through, circling around in his body at a rapid speed.

"Your tendons and veins are strong." Qin Jichen was a little surprised, "You are also practicing."

"Of course." Qin Xiao withdrew his hand and touched his wrist.

"What is your attribute?" Qin Jichen suddenly realized that he knew very little about Qin Xiao.

"Lei." Qin Xiao didn't even raise his head.

"That's not bad." Qin Jichen nodded affirmatively, "Come to our school in two years."

Qin Xiao paused and looked at him: "Is it okay to be an evil cultivator?"

"You are an evil cultivator?" Qin Jichen was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and remembered the scene when Qin Xiao awakened, "Oh... that's true."

Qin Jichen frowned: "This is indeed a bit troublesome..."

"Don't think so much." Qin Xiao didn't think there was anything wrong, "There's no point in talking about this now."

Qin Jichen still frowned, obviously still thinking about this.

"How are the games going these days?" Qin Xiao didn't want him to waste his time on such meaningless things, so he took the initiative to ask him.

"Oh, it's just so-so." Qin Jichen's attention was successfully diverted by Qin Xiao, and he waved his hand, "There is no dark horse..."

Qin Jichen looked at Qin Xiao who was sitting beside the bed and listening to him carefully. He suddenly realized that he had not chatted with him for a long time. After a pause, he started chatting with him seriously.

"…If the weather is good tomorrow, let's go to the training ground and try it."

In the end, Qin Jichen invited Qin Xiao to a duel.

"I know that you and your friends often went to the training ground in the suburbs. I have been free these days, and we have never fought each other. How about it? Let's give it a try." Qin Jichen asked with a smile.

Qin Xiao was stunned and hesitated: "But I——"

"Hmm...it should be fine." Qin Jichen touched the side of his face and turned his head to think about something, "I'll go ask Xu Junyi, he has a training ground at home."

"...Okay then." Qin Xiao did not refuse.

……

The drizzle continued and dark clouds covered the sky.

White House.

Looking at Bai Xirui who was walking towards him, Bai Yu'an lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Call Shuheng over." Bai Xirui glanced at him, neither happy nor angry.

Bai Yu'an quickly agreed.

Bai Xirui sat on the rocking chair in the courtyard, looking at the diffuse rain and fog, with undercurrents in her eyes.

Although there was no shelter overhead, the raindrops seemed to be blocked by a transparent barrier and did not fall to the ground.

"Grandma, are you looking for me?"

Bai Xirui looked sideways and waved at him.

"How's your consideration?" Bai Xirui turned her head, but her eyes did not fall on him. Instead, she casually glanced at the dead branches in the courtyard pond.

"...I reject this plan, grandmother." Bai Shuheng clenched his fists, as if he had made a huge decision.

"Because of that kid Mo Hanshang?" Bai Xirui sneered and glanced at him, "You don't care much about cultivation, but you like men."

"I--" Bai Shuheng hesitated, his lips trembling slightly, and finally he lowered his eyes.

"Why are you acting like this? Didn't you tell me before that you really liked him? You would rather be whipped by your father four times than ask for our consent. Now that you have knelt down as punishment and endured the family discipline, you tell me that he is dating another man?"

Bai Xirui raised her eyelids, seeming to find it really funny, and could not hide the sarcasm on her face: "Don't you think it's ugly?"

"..." Bai Shuheng did not answer. He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Now you want to reject this plan because of Mo Hanshang. What? Did he eat your brain?"

"It has nothing to do with him." Bai Shuheng lowered his eyes and spoke calmly, "I just think the risk is too great."

"Oh?"

"I don't quite understand, Grandmother." Bai Shuheng raised his eyes and asked gently, "Why do you want Mo Hanshang and Xu Junyi to break up? And why do you want the Liu family to think--"

"Mo Hanshang is Wang Ji's man, he is working for Wang Ji, don't you understand?" Bai Xirui emphasized, her words faintly revealing disgust, "Mo Jian knew it clearly, but still indulged him to do so, doesn't it explain the position of the Mo family?"

"The relationship between your majesty and Wang Ji is not clear yet, but he is so blatantly standing on the same side, do you think it is appropriate?" Bai Xirui said, frowning, "The Xu and Liu families are unclear about their attitudes, but getting too close to him is definitely not a good thing. If your majesty wants to take back power in the future, my Bai family will fully support you. Do you understand?"

"But... our relationship isn't that good right now..."

"Someone in Lei Ting is causing trouble." Bai Xirui recalled what the emperor said today, and her expression darkened. "They want to stir up trouble within Yu Hua."

Bai Shuheng frowned upon hearing this: "What happened?"

Bai Xirui briefly told him what happened today: "...His Majesty seems to be testing the Bai family's position. We need to reassure her, understand?"

Bai Shuheng paused and nodded gently: "However, Grandmother. If Lei Ting's purpose this time is really to stir up trouble, then we..."

"First, make sure the competition runs smoothly. We can talk about everything after the competition is over." Bai Xirui said, "We can't let others watch the excitement."

Bai Shuheng understood what she meant and nodded in agreement.

"You have a competition the day after tomorrow, go and rest first." Bai Xirui waved her hand and thought of something else, "Since you don't agree with this plan, forget it. In the future, just focus on the competition and don't hang out with Mo Hanshang all day."

Bai Shuheng paused, but still agreed.

……

Thunder...

Gu Master...

National Division……

Nangong Huaxue rubbed his temples with a headache and closed his eyes in pain.

What the hell is going on here...

Looking at the names written on the table, Nangong Huaxue tried to connect them together, but could not come to a conclusion after a long time. In frustration, he crumpled the paper into a ball, clenched his fingers, and flames shot out. In the blink of an eye, everything was burned to ashes.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor wishes to see you."

Just when he was feeling upset, Nangong Huaxue's eyes became fierce when he heard this report, and his whole aura became sharp.

"Let him in."

Seeing the Imperial Master in an airtight black robe sitting down in front of him, Nangong Huaxue closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and was about to ask a question -

"Your Majesty, are you worried about my meeting with Xiao?"

An androgynous voice came from under the robe. As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly became extremely depressing, as if it was covered by dark clouds.

"Ah, Imperial Master, is there anything you want to tell me?" Nangong Huaxue raised his eyes, his gloomy eyes seemed able to squeeze out water.

"I came here this time just to explain things to Your Majesty." The Imperial Master chuckled, "I have no ill intentions, Your Majesty does not need to worry about me."

"Oh?" Nangong Huaxue sneered, "How can I feel at ease if you say that?"

The Imperial Master sighed: "Why don't you believe it?"

"Why do you say that?" Nangong Huaxue gritted her teeth when she mentioned this. "You have figured it out, right? You know that I have a relationship with him, and you went to find him right after I met him. What do you want to do?"

"Your Majesty knows, right? I didn't say anything." The Imperial Master seemed to still feel aggrieved, and turned over his palms, "I just gave some advice."

"Advice?" Nangong Huaxue recalled what she had heard, her face changed, "Speaking of this, you have told him, right? You said he would meet him, that him..."

"Don't you know?" The national teacher suddenly laughed, "It's that person."

"How is this possible? That person should have died a thousand years ago!" Nangong Huaxue slammed the table and said angrily.

The Imperial Master paused. Nangong Huaxue couldn't see his expression because he was wearing a black robe.

"Why is your majesty angry?"

Isn't this nonsense?

Nangong Huaxue stared at him with complicated eyes, as if she couldn't understand why he asked such a question.

It was clearly said that Mo Ze died a thousand years ago. According to common sense, the person named Mo Hanyu was his reincarnation. So according to what the national teacher said, Mo Ze was still alive? Then why didn't he go to see Xiao? Don't say nonsense that you don't know him. Obviously, they all see souls. She had already asked Qian about it.

Also, if Mo Ze is really still alive, what about Mo Hanyu?

Is it really a good thing for someone who looks so much like him to be around Xiao? How should the child cope with it?

Nangong Huaxue thought a lot in his mind but didn’t say it out loud. He just looked at the Imperial Master coldly.

The Imperial Master paused for a moment, somewhat surprised: "Don't you feel anything about Xiao wanting to meet him?"

Nangong Huaxue's expression became more complicated.

How could she feel? What else could she feel besides being happy for Xiao? The person she had been pursuing for her entire life was about to stand in front of her. It was exciting just to think about it.

Nangong Huaxue looked away.

But she was really curious about what Mo Ze was like. From what she had said while chatting with Xiao before, it was clear that Mo Ze was dead. How could she see him again? Could it be that he was going to be resurrected?

Nangong Huaxue muttered to herself.

wrong.

Nangong Huaxue turned to the Imperial Master questioningly.

Why did he act like he knew what she was thinking just now?

This immediately reminded Nangong Huaxue of those mountain gods.

"Since Your Majesty does not answer, then I have nothing to say." The Imperial Master sighed and stood up. "Then I will go first--"

"Who are you?" Nangong Huaxue suddenly had an incredible thought in her mind. She covered one eye as if she was in a state of collapse, and looked at him in confusion. "We have been together for so many years, can you at least take off your hat? You can't be the only one who knows me? This is so unfair."

"..."

The Imperial Master was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't pretend. If you want to see it, I'll take it off."

Now it was Nangong Huaxue's turn to be stunned. She had never expected that he would compromise so easily.

After the Imperial Master finished speaking, he reached out and gently lifted up his hat.

Nangong Huaxue didn't even blink, and her nervous breathing almost stopped.

From the time she was born until now, she has never seen his true face.

Not even a strand of hair was seen.

As the mysterious brim of the hat slowly fell, Nangong Huaxue's pupils shrank more and more.

he……

He actually—

He was wearing a fucking mask? ! !

Nangong Huaxue was so exhausted that she almost couldn't help but pour a cup of tea on him.

It's fun to play with her, right?!