The life-saving that Shen Qiqi mentioned was not referring to the sword attack by Shen Ning'er just now, but four years ago.
Four years ago, Shen Qiqi was not yet twelve years old. She was taken out for training by the elders of the clan for the first time. On the way back, she passed by a dilapidated temple, and it was in that dilapidated temple that she discovered Qingluo.
At that time, Qingluo didn't know how long it had been since she had eaten. She was so thin from hunger and had a high fever. She was dying and looked like she would die at any time.
On an old tree next to the dilapidated temple, there were several vultures squatting in a black mass, which specialized in eating carrion.
Shen Qiqi chased away the vultures, fed Qingluo some medicine, and left some food and a purse before leaving.
After that, Shen Qiqi forgot about it and didn't take it to heart.
Unexpectedly, a few months later, Qingluo found her home with a bag of money and made a solemn vow to serve her for the rest of her life.
It just so happened that Shen Qiqi didn't have any capable maids around her at that time, so she accepted this little maid who relied on the "Qi" character on her purse and wandered around for several months before finding her.
From then on, Qingluo has always been by her side, serving her wholeheartedly.
Even though she later had Ningshuang and no longer loved and trusted Qingluo as much as before, Qingluo never complained and continued to follow her loyally, demonstrating with her actions what it meant to follow someone until death.
Until death.
In her previous life, she had let this girl down.
Shen Qiqi's eyes were slightly red, and before the tears could fall from the corners of her eyes, Qingluo suddenly opened her mouth and burst into tears.
The little girl cried loudly, her mouth wide open, her facial features wrinkled and squeezed together, her already long and narrow eyes were squeezed into two thin lines, and big tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
Shen Qiqi was so frightened that she forgot to feel sad and blame herself. She quickly found a handkerchief and wiped her tears while anxiously saying, "What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason? Are you scared? It's okay, don't be afraid. I'm here and I will definitely not let the big girl cause you any trouble."
Then he said angrily, "You were so brave just now, but now you're scared? It's good that you're afraid. It'll teach you a lesson so you don't get so reckless again and die without even knowing how you died."
In her previous life, this girl was too stubborn, had no scheming, and said whatever she wanted, so she ended up being framed and died tragically.
If she hadn't been there just now, based on Shen Ning'er's personality, Qingluo would probably be dead now.
Therefore, Shen Qiqi subconsciously thought that Qingluo was crying because she realized the seriousness of the matter belatedly and was scared to tears.
Before she could finish her words, Qingluo, who was crying with tears in her eyes, suddenly stopped crying and shook her head, saying, "No, I'm not scared at all. I'm crying for joy!"
"Happy?" Shen Qiqi frowned and asked suspiciously, "Right now, the eldest lady is in the limelight. Even I am suppressed by her and cannot move. You are just a little maid. You just offended her like that. She might go to father to complain at any time. Otherwise, it is not impossible that she will just kill you while I am away. What is there for you to be happy about?"
Is the little girl scared silly?
Seeing Shen Qiqi looking at her with a look that said, "Are you scared silly?", Qingluo quickly said:
"Miss, I wasn't scared silly. I was really happy because you just said that without your permission, I'm not allowed to die. This shows that in your heart, I still have a place. That's why I cried out of joy, not because I was scared, really!"
Qingluo grinned as she spoke.
The little maid was really happy, because ever since Ning Shuang appeared, Shen Qiqi had gradually become cold towards her and would scold her at every turn. She was so sad because of this that she shed tears several times.
But just now, Shen Qiqi not only blocked the sword for her, but also told her not to die without permission, which comforted her wounded heart at once.
Qingluo raised her hand, wiped away her tears, then straightened her back and solemnly promised: "I will remember your order, young lady. From now on, my life belongs to you. Without your permission, I will never dare to die on my own!"
As for the fact that she had offended the older girl just now... humph, she wasn't afraid at all!
The reason why the eldest girl was able to worship Immortal Purple Spirit as her master was because her daughter had always been hiding her incompetence and giving in to the eldest girl. If we really talk about strength, the eldest girl is not even half as good as her daughter!
But Qingluo didn't say anything, she just said, "Don't worry, young lady. I have remembered your teachings and will not act rashly in the future."
She has to keep her life to protect the girl.
Shen Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She never expected that Qingluo, who seemed carefree and didn't care about anything, actually had such a sentimental side in her heart. She treated this girl like that in her previous life, and she didn't know how many tears she had shed behind her back.
Thinking of this, Shen Qiqi couldn't help feeling guilty again. She gently scratched Qingluo's nose. Before she could say "I'm sorry", a "bang" sound suddenly came from the next room.
Then came the man's muffled groan.
Shen Qiqi frowned, thinking of something, her expression changed, and she quickly ran out of the house and rushed to the next room.
With Shen Ning'er interrupting her like this, she actually forgot about Xie Beiming!
Qingluo also heard the man's muffled groan, and saw Shen Qiqi running out in a panic, so she hurriedly followed him out.
Unfortunately, he was a step too slow and was locked outside by her girl.
Touching her nose that was almost pinched by the door, Qingluo knocked on the door anxiously and said, "Girl, girl!"
"It's okay!" Shen Qiqi's voice came from inside the house, "Qingluo, you...quickly go get a basin of hot water!"
"Oh, okay!"
Qingluo didn't understand what was going on, but she still went to get a basin of hot water as she was told.
"Girl, the hot water is here... do you want it brought in?"
"No need! Just leave it outside and I'll come out to get it myself!" Shen Qiqi said hurriedly as she looked at Xie Beiming, who was sitting on the ground with sweat all over his forehead and disheveled clothes.
Xie Beiming looked like he had just had a fierce fight with someone and was defeated.
Although Shen Qiqi still didn't know what had happened, she was very clear about one thing: Xie Beiming's current miserable state must not be seen by anyone, otherwise this guy would have no image in the future.
Thinking of this, Shen Qiqi hurriedly instructed Qingluo through the door, "Qingluo, go to the kitchen and bring some food over... Oh, it should be light, and don't put any spicy food in it!"
The climate in Yuzhou is humid, especially in winter, when it is extremely cold. Therefore, the local people in Yuzhou have a strong taste for food. Even a bowl of tofu pudding will have some chili added to it to keep away the cold.
But Xie Beiming is from the south.
It seems that people in the south generally eat light food.
Judging from the fact that Xie Beiming fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow, he probably not only stayed by his side all night long these past few days, but also didn't eat well.
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