She stood beneath the clouds, observing the bustling world.

He stood atop the clouds, gazing at the misty clouds.

Watching Hua Yuxian's figure gradually disappear into the crowd, Gu Liyan turned his head away. Since they had no interaction from the beginning, it would be the same in the future!

——Divider——

Recently, Su Hu noticed Su Xian'er's unusual behavior: she always looked out the window, sometimes with a sweet smile, and would shyly avoid the question whenever asked.

Worried, Su Hu came to Su Xian'er's room before nightfall to talk to her. "Xian'er, you've just recovered from your illness. How about I take you out to play?"

"It's too boring outside, Xian'er doesn't want to go out," Su Xian'er said without hesitation.

Su Hu's expression changed slightly, and he continued to ask, "Would you like some candied hawthorns? Do you want any toys? Or any nice clothes? I'll bring them back for you."

“Xian’er has grown up and is no longer interested in toys. She doesn’t want to eat snacks, and she has plenty of clothes, so she doesn’t need any for now,” Su Xian’er said.

Su Hu nodded, then his expression suddenly turned serious. "Alright then, but I must remind you, demons and evil spirits are rampant these days. Many of your former playmates have been corrupted by them. If you go out, don't sneak out alone or trust strangers, understand?"

"Yes, yes, Xian'er knows!" Su Xian'er nodded hurriedly, then said, "Xian'er is a little sleepy and wants to sleep. Father, please come again tomorrow!"

"You silly girl..." Su Hu shook his head and walked out of Su Xian'er's room with a helpless expression.

After he left, several maids at the door respectfully stepped forward. Su Hu glanced at the maids and instructed them, "You all take good care of Miss. Don't leave her side after nightfall. Don't relax for a moment, understand?"

"yes."

Although he didn't know the specific reason for Su Xian'er's personality change, all Su Hu could do now was protect Su Xian'er at all times...

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The sunset at dusk is the color of anticipation.

Su Xian'er tricked Su Hu away and sat by the window, looking at the faintly visible moon outside, waiting for night to fall.

In the blink of an eye, the sun sets and night falls, stars and the moon adorn the sky, outlining a backdrop for the day's conclusion.

Su Xian'er was sitting by the window yawning when a maid came up to her and said, "Miss, it's getting chilly at night. If you're not going to rest, you should put on a coat."

Su Xian'er pouted. The maids had been by her side all day, and they all treated her like a prisoner. It was incredibly boring.

Having waited all day for Gu Liyan, Su Xian'er was truly exhausted and growing impatient. She couldn't help but complain under her breath, muttering, "How annoying! It's so late and he still hasn't come to find me... Humph, whatever, I'm going to sleep!"

Seeing that Su Xian'er had gone to bed, the maidservant withdrew, closed the door, and stood guard at the entrance.

Looking at the figure that hadn't left yet outside the door, Su Xian'er felt even more agitated:

"It's all because of them that he doesn't come to see me. If only they weren't here."

Just as she was tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, she heard a noise outside the window, and then saw the figure outside the door disappear. Su Xian'er couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, but since she didn't see who it was, she could only pretend to be asleep as before.

Immediately afterwards, a slight noise came from the window she was facing away from, and Su Xian'er knew that someone had come in.

The newcomer was none other than Gu Liyan, who had transformed into a little fox and slipped in through the window. After landing, she transformed back into human form.

Gu Liyan stepped forward, looked at Su Xian'er who was pretending to be asleep, and couldn't help but smile. He gently whispered in her ear, "You naughty girl, I didn't expect you to be pretending to be asleep again."

Upon hearing this, Su Xian'er opened her eyes, turned her head, sat up, and looked at Gu Liyan, her face flushed, saying, "I wasn't pretending to be asleep! I... I just woke up!"

Gu Liyan sat down on the edge of her bed with a smile and poked her forehead with his finger. "Oh? So, you were just waking up when you pretended to be asleep last time?"

Su Xian'er blushed and said angrily, "Since you knew at the time but didn't tell the truth, you really lacked gentlemanly manners."

Gu Liyan smiled and said softly, "Did you want to be exposed back then?"

Remembering what Gu Liyan had said last time, Su Xian'er's face flushed red, and she angrily pointed at Gu Liyan, "No, you can't..."

Gu Liyan looked at Su Xian'er and couldn't help but laugh, "Haha, you're still as cute as ever! But what I didn't expect was that you'd be so clever now. If you were my enemy, I'd be a little afraid of you!"

Su Xian'er glared at Gu Liyan and said angrily, "I, Su Xian'er, am not a stupid child like ordinary people! Besides, I already know your identity! You're a fox spirit, aren't you?"

Gu Liyan was stunned and looked at Su Xian'er with a surprised expression. He felt that Su Xian'er harbored hostility towards his identity.

Is this just an illusion...?

Su Xian'er didn't notice Gu Liyan's surprise. She put her hands on her hips and got off the bed, looking domineering. She pointed at Gu Liyan and scolded, "Not only that, you also want to harm my family, don't you? If you dare to do that, I will not only stop being your friend, but I will also ask my father to ask the Heavenly Master to arrest you!"

Gu Liyan stared blankly at Su Xian'er, sensing that something was wrong with her, and hurriedly took Su Xian'er's hand to check her from head to toe.

Without any wounds or symptoms, Gu Liyan asked blankly, "Xian'er, how could you say that? When did I ever hurt your father? Did your father say something bad about me, causing you to misunderstand me?"

Hearing this, Su Xian'er was slightly taken aback. She immediately recalled the time she last met him here, when Gu Liyan's gentleness was so genuine that she felt guilty and lowered her head, saying, "Yes, it was Grand Tutor Jiang who said you used magic on me, trying to frame my father through me... so..."

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