Feeling wronged, Sha Ting thought he would be scolded by his master, Qin Jue.

Suddenly, I felt a large hand gently stroking my tiger head.

"roar?"

"Shating, you've been with me since you were little, now you have to protect Xiaoxi'er well, do you understand?"

"Roar—roar—!!"

"Daddy, the kitten said, 'Okay, don't worry, I'll protect my little dumpling!'"

Qin Jue patted Sha Ting's head again, then let Sha Ting take Xiao Xi'er out to play.

Sha Ting, having had its head patted by Qin Jue, happily ran out of the palace. Even when Xiao Xi'er grabbed its head, it didn't feel any pain.

"Kitty, slow down, I'll tell you where to go."

"Roar—" (Good!)

[The following is a summary of Xiaoxi'er's communication with the animals; I'll type out what the animals said in words.]

"Ahead, ahead!"

"Over here, over here"

"Over here, over here!"

Which side is it exactly?

The white tiger running on the ground was no longer willing to speak. "Little devil, which way is this?"

Unable to get an answer, Shatin looked at the two roads ahead and first ran to the left.

I'd only run two steps when I felt Xiao Xi'er mercilessly slap my head.

"Silly, silly kitty, it's not this way (not this way)."

Sha Ting, who had been hit, rolled his eyes wide, his tiger-like eyes as big as Xiao Xi'er's fist.

There was nothing they could do but obediently turn around and run in the other direction.

This time, Xiao Xi didn't hit Sha Ting's head again.

Sitting on Sha Ting's back, Xiao Xi'er saw the courtyard gate ahead and patted Sha Ting's head with her little hand.

"Go in, go in!"

"Mmm, good job, kitty! I'm all set (meow)."

After hearing that Xiao Xi'er was seated, Sha Ting immediately sped up, burst through the courtyard gate, and ran inside.

"hey-hey"

After entering the courtyard, Xiao Xi tugged at the tiger hair on Sha Ting's head.

"Kitty, I want to get down from my bed."

Sha Ting consciously lay down to make it easier for Xiao Xi'er to get down.

Xiao Xi'er successfully jumped off Sha Ting's back, and immediately ran towards the small lake.

This courtyard and this lake are where Qin Jingmu caught Xiaoxi soaking her feet.

Wow, it feels so good!

"Kitty, do you want to come along?"

After taking off her shoes and socks and putting her feet in the water, Xiao Xi'er turned to look at Sha Ting.

I have someone specifically assigned to bathe me, so I won't go downstairs.

"Little devil, you wash it yourself."

Okay.

After speaking, Shatin lay down on the ground, squinted his glasses, and began to doze off.

Xiao Xi'er soaked her feet for quite a long time this time, only reluctantly taking them out of the water as the sun began to set.

Not very skilled at putting on socks

Xiao Xi'er wore her shoes and socks crookedly. Before, every time Chunhe and the others had to take off Xiao Xi'er's shoes and socks...

Xiao Xi'er quickly took it off first, and Chunhe, who was kept in the dark, knew nothing about it.

"Let's go back, Daddy must have prepared a meal for us."

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When Xiao Xi'er returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she did not see the food on the table.

He ran over to Pinjue, who was reading a book, grabbed Qin Jue's clothes, and started climbing up.

After Xiao Xi'er successfully sat on Qin Jue's lap, she grabbed Qin Jue's collar with both of her little hands and said sullenly.

"Why isn't there any food, Daddy? My tummy is empty!"

"Little Xi'er ran off to play by herself, and stayed out for an hour without even thinking about her father."

Qin Jue tapped Xiao Xi'er's head with the book in his hand, pretending to be angry.

No, I miss my dad.

Hearing Xiao Xi'er speak, Qin Jue put down his book, propped his head up with his elbow, and looked at Xiao Xi'er with a half-believing, half-doubting expression.

"Really? Then why didn't Father sneeze?"

Someone lowered their head guiltily, fidgeting with their fingers, "Because..."

Qin Jue just quietly watched Xiao Xi'er.

Because...that's right.

"It's because I missed Daddy so much, so Daddy stopped sneezing."

"But Daddy only sneezes when Little Xi misses him."

"Since Father hasn't sneezed, it proves that Xiaoxi isn't missing Father."

Qin Jue, propping his head up and looking at Xiao Xi'er, touched her earlobe and continued to "go against" her.

Xiao Xi'er, who hadn't thought about Qin Jue at all, nervously stole glances at him.

She tapped her fingers and scratched her little face, and soon Xiaoxi'er's eyes lit up.

Little Xi'er raised her head and spoke to Qin Jue with a proud and arrogant air.

"Daddy didn't sneeze because I missed you so much. Sneezing couldn't express how much I missed you."

These words surprised Qin Jue. He raised his head, gently stroked Xiao Xi'er's nose, and looked at her with doting eyes.

"Where did you learn to be so glib? Hmm?"

Hehehe

"A cow's mouth?"

"But I don't eat beef snout!"

The gluttonous little Xi thought that Qin Jue's "slick talker" referred to the cow's snout she was being offered to eat.

"You and that gluttonous girl"

"hey-hey"

"Sanhezi, have the imperial kitchen prepare dinner."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go immediately."

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