The young man seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, disappearing without a trace in this huge palace.

A stranger had sneaked into the Prince Regent's Palace and escaped unscathed, vanishing into thin air. Word of this had spread like wildfire, and now, with no one knowing who had started it, rumors of a haunted mansion began to circulate.

The rumor became more and more intense, and even the young emperor in the capital heard about it and rushed from the capital with supplements.

The regent met with the little emperor at the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the villa.

Qi Xuan looked at Qin Zhao, his face full of worry. "I heard that the Regent encountered a monster and had his energy sucked away?"

"..." Qin Zhao had been feeling bored these past few days and glanced at him unhappily. "Your Majesty, how many memorials have you reviewed today? How many classics and history books have you read? If you have so much leisure time, why not write a few more poems?"

Qi Xuan silently shut up and drank his tea without saying anything else.

After a while, he asked worriedly, "Are you really okay?"

Qin Zhao had a blank expression on his face: "Does it look like something's wrong with me?"

"Yes." The little emperor paused and told the truth, "It's rare to see you so distracted."

Now it was Qin Zhao's turn to remain silent.

He was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you really believe that there are demons in this world?"

Qin Zhao knew about the rumors of a demonic presence in the mansion, but he didn't stop them. Instead, he secretly fanned the flames, allowing the news to spread even more widely. He felt that if the young man truly had intentions towards him, he might return after learning of this news.

But no.

The boy never appeared again.

The night they met in the study seemed to be just a dream to Qin Zhao. Even today when the rumors are getting more and more intense, he himself is wondering, could it be that the young man is a monster?

"It's better to believe it than not to believe it." The little emperor took a piece of cake and lowered his head to take a bite. "How about I go find a few magicians who can exorcise demons and have them come to this farm to take a look?"

"No need." Qin Zhao shook his head.

He didn't believe any of this and was too lazy to make a fuss about it.

The young emperor knew the man's temper and stopped trying to persuade him: "Hey, where's the little koi fish I sent you? Why haven't you seen it yet?"

"The servants said it's been hiding under the water lately and doesn't like to come out." Qin Zhao said, "Throw a piece of cake and try."

The little emperor was skeptical and broke off a piece of cake in his hand and threw it into the water.

The moment it touched the water, a bright red koi fish jumped out from the bottom of the water and bit the pastry.

"Here it comes!" The little emperor's eyes lit up, and he fed the little koi another piece of cake.

The little koi fish held its head high, its eyes fixed on the cake in the little emperor's hand, and its tail waggled happily.

Qin Zhao sat aside, watching all this silently, but his brows were slightly furrowed.

He likes to eat cakes, can't hide his emotions, and is a little silly.

...No way?

Qin Zhao's gaze fell on the little koi. The latter noticed his gaze, looked at him, and its body visibly stiffened. It quickly swung its tail and dived back into the water.

The back figure looked a little flustered.

It was exactly the same as the way he fled in his study.

"Hey, aren't you going to eat anymore?" The little emperor was still looking into the water in confusion.

Qin Zhao looked at the water surface that was gradually returning to calm and felt that he seemed to have discovered something.

Qin Zhao: "..."

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