Looking at the chubby little dumpling, Xi You couldn't help but sigh.
"So cute."
I couldn't resist reaching out my little mink's paw and placing it on the back of the baby's hand, making two soft chirping sounds, as if telling him not to cry.
The baby couldn't understand Xi Xizhi's words, but it's true that children love cute animals. The baby stared intently at the little white ball, its tear-streaked eyes blinking, its adorable and alluring appearance rivaling that of Xi Xizhi.
Not daring to waste any time, Xi Xizhi grabbed the jade bracelet with both hands and carefully tried to pull it outwards. But the bracelet seemed to be rooted to the spot and couldn't be pulled away.
Xi Xizhi tried her best, but the bracelet didn't move an inch.
Xi Xizhi stared intently at the bracelet, muttering a string of curses.
If she had the cultivation she possessed in her previous life, she would never have allowed a bracelet to harm the world. Xi Xizhi refused to give up, pulling at the bracelet with both hands while channeling spiritual energy into it to fight back.
Firmly believing that evil cannot prevail over good, Xi Xizhi gritted her teeth and continuously used her spiritual energy to repel the evil spirit that was clinging to the infant. Although Xi Xizhi's cultivation level was not high, her spiritual energy was extremely pure. Compared to ordinary cultivators, her control over spiritual energy far surpassed that of others. The purity of a single strand of her spiritual energy was comparable to that of ten strands of others.
The prolonged struggle took a toll on Xi Xizhi, and she nearly succumbed to the evil energy several times.
The short time it took for an incense stick to burn felt like an hour to Xi Xizhi.
With a snap, the bracelet finally loosened from the baby's wrist. Xi Xizhi, panting heavily, quickly pulled the bracelet away and successfully removed it.
The baby sobbed a few times before finally stopping. But then, its face turned very pale, and its tiny red lips were completely bloodless.
Xi Xi gathered her energy in her dantian, still retaining a quarter of her spiritual energy, and stomped hard on the bracelet twice.
If it weren't for this bracelet, her painstakingly accumulated spiritual energy wouldn't have been completely drained. It would take at least two or three days for her spiritual energy to recover, and just thinking about it made Xi Xizhi angry.
Although the bracelet was removed from the baby's wrist, the evil energy that had invaded his body did not disappear.
As the saying goes, "If you're going to help someone, help them to the very end." Xi Xizhi squatted down again, cradling the baby's chubby fingers in her hands, and channeled spiritual energy into the baby, purifying and expelling the evil energy from its body.
This process is much easier than fighting against the bracelet.
Just as she was about to finish, a panicked voice came from outside the door, "Your Excellency, there really is something... there really is a ghost! Just now, a lot of small stones flew over and hit me for no reason, and the door kept making a clattering sound."
"Nonsense! I am an official appointed by the imperial court. What demons or monsters would dare to cause trouble in my residence?" Liu Fuqing, concerned for his grandson, hurriedly ran into the house, pulling up his trousers.
He was followed by more than a dozen guests, including An Honghan.
The moment they stepped into the room, they immediately saw the baby and the ferret lying on the bed.
Liu Fuqing showed a hint of surprise, then calmly walked over. An Honghan took a step forward before him. Others might not notice Xiao Diao's unusual behavior, but surely he, who spent every day with Xiao Diao, would notice?
The small body of the Phoenix Cloud Sable trembled slightly, its brows furrowed with exhaustion, and the fur around its forehead was soaked with sweat.
After Xi Xizhi exhausted her last bit of spiritual energy, she shuddered and tried to hide, but it was too late. She slowly moved to her right side to cover the bracelet and quickly grabbed it with her claws.
If this bracelet were left in the public eye, it would surely cause another uproar. Only by keeping it with Xi Xizhi can it remain safe.
"What's going on?" Ignoring the surprised looks of everyone, An Honghan picked up the little ferret and hugged it close to his arms. In that instant, he saw the jade bracelet on its paw and quietly hid it for it.
"Chirp chirp..." Xi Xizhi had exhausted too much spiritual energy, so she was a little tired and only called out to An Honghan twice before falling silent.
The spiritual energy I had painstakingly cultivated was completely depleted. I must speed up my cultivation in the next few days to recover my spiritual energy as soon as possible.
"Young...Young Master, stop crying!" the nanny exclaimed in surprise.
The baby on the bed regained its spirits, its little face was very lively, and it occasionally chuckled.
Liu Fuqing noticed that the bracelet on the baby's wrist was missing, but he did not pursue the matter, or perhaps the shrewd Right Chancellor had also thought of something.
"It's good that Lin'er isn't crying, Grandpa's good grandson." Liu Fuqing held the child, gently stroking its back, his mouth crinkling with joy.
An Honghan's wide sleeves fluttered gently, covering half of the little mink's body.
No matter what, this is someone else's gift. If it were taken away in front of so many people, the Right Chancellor would lose face and it would surely cause a verbal dispute.
The baby chuckled at the ferret and reached out to touch it. Unfortunately, the distance was too great, and the emperor's imposing aura prevented the baby from succeeding.
Seeing that his grandson had stopped crying, Liu Fuqing felt relieved. "Since everything is alright, let's go back and continue our drinking and eating. Where would ghosts and monsters appear in broad daylight? In my opinion, it's all just that you, the wet nurse, are seeing things and have a hallucination."
The nanny retorted, "But Wang Wei and Li You'er saw it too..."
She had barely finished speaking when she saw the Right Chancellor glaring at her.
As a long-time servant of the Prime Minister's residence, he immediately shut his mouth when he saw the Right Prime Minister give him a meaningful look.
Anyway, what just happened can't be fake, and even now, the wet nurse's whole body is still aching.
Xi Xizhi pretended to be indifferent, quietly observing the expressions of the nanny and Liu Fuqing. It had done everything it needed to do, and now it was too tired to do anything but sleep. It yawned twice wearily, then secretly slipped the bracelet into An Honghan's clothes, before lying down in his arms to sleep, hoping to recover its strength through rest.
Feeling the movement of the small animal in his arms, An Honghan patted the little ferret's back hard and couldn't help but laugh: Did this little ferret know from the beginning that he would protect it?
The bracelet was unusually cold, not the kind of coldness found in jade, but rather a chilling, icy coldness emanating from it. If I had to describe it, it would be a creepy, sinister chill…
An Honghan frowned, looking down at the little ferret. Perhaps the little ferret wanted the bracelet not because it liked it...
Xi Xizhi wasn't worried that the bracelet would harm An Honghan, because he was the emperor, and any evil spirits would have to give way to him. The true dragon emperor was the chosen one, protected by heaven, and his noble aura was the nemesis of all kinds of demons.
Any demon that gets close to him will inevitably deplete his own vital energy first.
In other words, if Xi Xizhi hadn't been cultivating immortality, she wouldn't have been able to stay by An Honghan's side.
Xi Xizhi was fast asleep, and used An Honghan's arm as a pillow, resting her small head on it with her eyes closed and a steady breath coming from her nose.
An Honghan had originally planned to take the little ferret out for a stroll, but seeing its current state, he had to abandon the idea. In any case, there would be many opportunities to leave the palace in the future, so there was no rush.
"Prime Minister, I'll be returning to the palace now," An Honghan said softly as he stood beside Liu Fuqing.
Liu Fuqing had intended to persuade him to stay, but the words stuck in his throat. He simply said, "Respectfully seeing Your Majesty off."
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