Inside the room, a bronze beast-shaped cauldron emitted a faint bamboo fragrance, filling the room with a gentle, serene aroma. A single candle was still lit, casting a dim, warm glow.
The young man, dressed in white, sat cross-legged on the couch, practicing breathing exercises with great skill.
The little boy seemed to see a room filled with ethereal clouds, white and misty.
The next moment, the boy's deep eyes slightly opened, and the feeling that made one feel detached from the world and floating in the heavens suddenly vanished.
The little dumpling looked curiously at the house that had suddenly returned to normal, then took a few quick steps and jumped into the boy's arms. Looking up at him, she asked in a childish voice, "Does Crown Prince know magic? The fairy clouds were so beautiful just now, Niannian wants to transform too! Crown Prince, can you teach Niannian?"
Spell?
Huo Chengche was taken aback, then casually scooped the little boy into his arms, explaining, "Your Highness doesn't know magic. The celestial clouds that Nian Nian saw might just be the incense smoke from the golden beast at the gate. Do you like it, Nian Nian?"
The little baby nodded.
“If Niannian likes it…” Huo Chengche smiled faintly, “then she can live here with her Crown Prince brother from now on, so she can see him every day.”
The little boy looked at the prince's gentle smile, blinked, and felt that something was not quite right.
Then, the little dumpling thought about it seriously.
Finally, the little dumpling puffed up her cheeks and blinked her dark eyes at the boy, "But what Niannian saw wasn't the white smoke from burning incense. It was only there when the Crown Prince was sitting and sleeping. It disappeared after the Crown Prince woke up."
Huo Chengche couldn't help but look puzzled, vaguely recalling that the Empress Dowager had also guessed that although Xiao Niannian was young, her "ghost eyes" were still open and she could see things that adults couldn't.
He didn't believe it at first, but after hearing it today, he's starting to believe it.
He gently explained to the little boy in his arms, "That's internal energy. Your Highness wasn't sleeping just now; he was circulating his internal energy through breathing exercises."
Is this the Crown Prince's anger?
The little boy opened his mouth and exclaimed "Wow!" before saying in his sweet, innocent voice, "Brother Crown Prince is so amazing! Even more amazing than Fifth Brother!"
Previously, she had noticed that other people's aura was just a thin, faint layer, wrapped around their bodies, but her parents' and brothers' aura was very strong.
She thought only her family was like this, but it turns out her brother, the Crown Prince, is like this too!
The little boy's eyes sparkled, and he suddenly pounced into Huo Chengche's arms, hugging his neck. His soft, sweet voice was obedient and charming, "Crown Prince, please teach Niannian! Niannian wants to learn too! Daddy and Brother are naughty, they won't teach Niannian."
The little dumpling pouted pitifully, whining and looking at him with pleading eyes.
Huo Chengche looked at the little baby in his arms, smiled helplessly, and bounced her little bottom. "Learning this is very hard. Your Crown Prince brother will protect you. You just need to grow up happily. You don't need to learn these things."
"No, no! Niannian wants to learn!" The little dumpling pouted, and her dark eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Huo Chengche immediately softened, quickly bounced her around, and coaxed her gently, full of helplessness, "Alright, I'll teach you. But this internal energy cultivation is no joke, one wrong move and you'll go into qi deviation, Nian Nian must promise me that she will listen to me obediently and not be unserious."
"Mmm!" The little boy got his wish and happily hugged Huo Chengche's neck, giving him a big kiss.
Then, the little dumpling remembered the important matter of the day, "Brother Crown Prince said that if Niannian comes to see Brother Crown Prince tonight, she can have candy!"
These were the words Huo Chengche had whispered in the little boy's ear when he took him home earlier.
Sure enough, a piece of candy was enough to lure the chubby little glutton over.
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