The two stopped their playful fighting under Haoran's gaze.
Judging from Haoran's expression, it seemed that the two of them wanted to continue.
Song Xiwei said somewhat embarrassedly, "He's never seen anything like this before. It's the first time he's seen such heavy snow, and he insisted that I play with him."
Ao Qian's eyes widened. "Song Xiwei, where's your face?"
She was the one who started it all, but she's shifting the blame onto him.
Song Xi chuckled, "After all, the young lord is a month younger than me, so it's understandable that he's a bit playful!"
Although it wasn't the first time he'd heard her bring up the fact that he was a month younger than her, Aoqian was still sullen and bothered by the one-month age gap.
Song Xiwei was there to do serious business, and she had teased Aoqian a bit to avoid making the atmosphere too heavy. Now it was time to get down to business.
She suppressed her amusement, reached out and put her arm around Aoqian's arm, and continued walking. "Are you cold? Let me warm you up."
Aoqian angrily pulled his arm away, saying, "Stay away from me."
Song Xi chuckled, "One day you'll willingly call me 'brother'."
Ao Qian rolled his eyes, as if to say, "Dream on!"
Before long, they arrived at the residence of Master Haoran, who was also the Valley Master of Fengbo Valley.
Just as Song Xiwei was about to step across the threshold, Ao Qian reached out and stopped her, saying, "You stay here."
Seeing that Aoqian wanted to go by himself, Song Xi frowned slightly, "Have you noticed something?"
It wasn't that she doubted Aoqian's abilities, but rather that Aoqian's repeated failure to consult with her had left Song Xiwei with a fixed impression.
There absolutely cannot be any mishaps in these peaks and troughs.
“A large amount of demonic energy has leaked out; we don’t know anything else for now,” Ao Qian said.
Upon hearing this, Song Xiwei exclaimed, "Then I'll definitely go too! Maybe I can lend a hand!"
She insisted on going together, and Aoqian's eyes flickered. "Fine, let's go in."
Stepping across the threshold, Song Xiwei finally understood why Ao Qian had made her stay outside when she sensed something unusual.
Good heavens, there are snakeskins everywhere, and snakes that are still hibernating and haven't woken up yet, densely packed all over the room...
Song Xiwei was instantly unable to move her feet, and even experienced a strong sense of discomfort. Goosebumps rose all over her body, and her limbs were stiff.
Haoran noticed that Song Xiwei hadn't followed him inside, so he turned around and saw that she looked unwell.
Aoqian stood by Song Xiwei's side the whole time, watching her as she fell into deep thought.
After a while, Song Xi sighed, "That bastard Ze Lin knows my weakness and is deliberately targeting me. It seems I can't help him."
"I'll be back to find you soon." This time, Aoqian didn't suggest carrying her like before, but chose to go by himself.
Song Xiwei didn't ask why, because she saw the determination in Aoqian's eyes and thought that she should give him room to improve on his own.
After leaving the house, Song Xiwei enjoyed the snow under the eaves.
Sure enough, not long after, Aoqian returned.
For Song Xiwei, it was nothing more than a moment of blankness, a moment of thinking about random things.
When Aoqian came out of the room, he saw Song Xiwei's thin back staring blankly at the snow falling all around.
His brows were furrowed, as if he was preparing his words.
Song Xiwei slowly turned around, taking in Aoqian's hesitant expression, but instead of asking Aoqian, she looked at Haoran, who also had a solemn expression.
"How is it?" Song Xi asked.
Haoran said, "The secret passage in Master's room has been leaked. I'm afraid not only our Fengbo Valley, but also the surrounding villages and towns will be tainted by demonic energy."
Song Xiwei then looked at Aoqian, "Do you have anything to add?"
Ao said in a deep voice, "There are only twelve hours left. I have observed the spread of the demonic energy. At the latest, within twelve hours, all humans tainted by the demonic energy will be completely possessed by the demon. And they themselves are contagious. Anyone who gets close to them will be infected. If this continues..."
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