“Three days.” Helian Nie’s narrow, peach-blossom eyes narrowed, and his thin, crimson lips parted slightly.

"Six days!" Si Beitao was furious. The composure she had maintained was almost shattered by Helian Nie's shamelessness.

"Two days." The emperor's sinister voice was already tinged with sleepiness. He moved his neck slightly, as if he was about to get up and leave.

Si Beitaohua gripped the peach-shaped umbrella tightly, nearly crushing it with her bare hands. She spoke each word through gritted teeth.

"Five days."

"Deal made, Changying, see the guest out."

This time, Helian Nie readily agreed, flicking his crimson dragon-patterned robe, rising from the golden nanmu chair, and striding away from the outer hall.

All that remained was a tall and imposing figure of Si Beitao, even the crimson dragon-patterned hem of his robe seemed to silently proclaim the emperor's supreme dignity.

Si Bei Tao Hua: "..." Damn it!

**

At Yongqing Palace,

After a successful prison break attempt, and even though the Master discovered it in the end, he was not punished,

This guy has become arrogant and has gone too far. He is no longer Helian the Flower Thief, but Helian the Open-Minded Scoundrel.

That night,

The little one, once again tucking her soft little pillow under her arm, skillfully got off the bed, tiptoeing with practiced ease.

On tiptoe, she slipped from the inner hall to the carved door of the sleeping quarters. Just then, she brought over a small bamboo stool, intending to go up and pry open the door latch.

The group of hidden guards were extremely conflicted, especially Di Ying, whose brows were furrowed so deeply they could have trapped several flies.

My little princess, I beg you, please just go to bed peacefully. You haven't been asleep at Young Master Jinghua's place for very long.

Even though everyone was shocked by your appearance, they still carried you back to your palace. So what was the point of all that trouble you went through to make this trip?

Just as Di Ying was scratching his head in frustration, suddenly, two tall figures leaped over the high walls of Yongqing Palace.

One of them, quite astutely, leaped onto the eaves of the imperial bedchamber, while the other jumped into the bedchamber itself.

"Ugh, why isn't it falling yet? It's driving me crazy!"

A little girl, standing on a small bamboo stool, tiptoed and pried at the door latch for a long time, but it wouldn't come down.

This really infuriated me! This door latch is so annoying! How could the manufacturer of this door latch do something like this?

She fell down by herself yesterday, so she should fall down by herself again today. Ugh, I've deceived her feelings, my little darling.

Helian Nie stood right behind Sisi, his handsome face now dark and gloomy.

Where to?

The voice was sinister and chilling, and the darkness on Jun's face intensified. This ugly thing doesn't sleep in the middle of the night; it gets up to break into the door. Ha.

"Sisi is going to find the handsome and divine teacher."

Sisi was currently in a daze, wondering why the door latch wouldn't fall down by itself. She was so angry that her head was spinning. When she heard someone ask her a question, she subconsciously answered without thinking.

"Do you need my help?"

Helian Nie no longer had a gloomy face. On the contrary, his thin, crimson lips slowly curved upwards, and his voice was extremely gentle.

"Good! Good..."

Sisi's eyes lit up, and as she turned her little head to look, her smile, which was about to spread across her face, froze instantly...

Her curled eyelashes fluttered once, then fluttered again. Sisi swallowed hard, wondering if she had turned her head in the wrong way.

She closed her eyes, silently turned her little head back, and with her eyes closed, her little mouth trembled and slurred softly.

"One, two, three, change, change, change, Father Emperor disappears."