Meeting Zongzheng Xiaoting's somewhat worried gaze, Situ Xunxiao immediately understood that since a short pain is worse than a long one, she chose to stay away from and escape from him?

If you think about it carefully, you can understand her thoughts. If she really accepts me, then she will clearly understand how hurtful it will be to leave me. And because she understands me, she knows that I will help her achieve her wish and share the search with her. Because I understand it too well, I resist. I didn't expect that the chasing and hiding between them was because they understood each other too well.

"Zong Zheng Xiaoting, how do you know that what you call a short pain is worse than a long pain makes no difference to me?" Situ Xunxiao shook his head, staring at the person in front of him without blinking.

Hearing his words, Zong Zheng Xiaoting couldn't help but raise her head and look into those deep blue eyes. This look hurt her. She never knew that Situ Xunxiao's disappointed expression would have such a big impact on her. The pain in her eyes was something she had never expected.

"There has never been a person who can make me feel that nothing else matters." Situ Xunxiao raised the corners of his lips and smiled bitterly, "When you meet someone, sometimes, just a little bit is enough to make up for the coldness of these years. Your reasons will only backfire on me."

"Situ Xunxiao..." Zong Zheng Xiaoting felt a sudden pain in his heart when he heard his words.

"If you say that losing someone you care about is better to suffer a short pain than a long one, I don't agree with this logic." Situ Xunxiao's low voice carried a hint of sadness that was not easily detected. "Since it is pain, it is the same, there is no difference between long and short. If a person does not take root in your heart, even if the pain is long, it will not last long. If he takes root, even if it is a day, it will be a lifetime."

He did not express his feelings directly, but Situ Xunxiao's words were very clear to Zongzheng Xiaoting. What he thought was not what Situ Xunxiao thought. When he approached his cold heart, everything was the beginning of pain.

"I just don't want my leaving to make you even more indifferent." Zong Zheng Xiaoting sighed helplessly. Did he do something wrong after all?

"Or, could it be the warmth of the rest of my life?" Situ Xunxiao stretched out his palm towards Zongzheng Xiaoting, "Zongzheng Xiaoting, let me help you find it."

Let me help you find it.

It sounded like a very light and faint sentence, but the ripples that arose in Zongzheng Xiaoting's heart lingered for a long time.

Looking at his outstretched hand, Zong Zheng Xiaoting was still torn between his conscience and his desires. For Situ Xunxiao, would this really be the warmth of his life? Why did he feel so reluctant to leave? Was it because he had grown attached to her over time that he could no longer let her go?

Staring at his hands spread out in front of him, Zong Zheng Xiaoting pursed his lips tightly.

The two of them maintained such a stiff posture, and the air and time seemed to be frozen there. I don't know how long it took, but Zong Zheng Xiaoting's frown gradually relaxed, and his slender fingers slowly raised and placed on Situ Xunxiao's open palm, and he said softly, "Okay," without saying anything more.

The warmth from the palm of his hand calmed Situ Xunxiao's anxious heart.

Holding Zongzheng Xiaoting's hand, Situ Xunxiao's face was completely icy. "That day, when Concubine Jing wanted you to escape the marriage, did you look at all the jades in the palace?"

"It's a pity that we got nothing." Zong Zheng Xiaoting shrugged.

"What kind of jade are you looking for?" Situ Xunxiao frowned.

"If I say that I have magical powers and can sense the stone I want, would you believe it?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled slightly.

Situ Xunxiao just raised his eyebrows, looked at the smile in her eyes, and nodded slightly, "You have no reason to lie to me."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting pursed his lips and rolled his eyes at him unconsciously. This person was not fun at all. He made him think of many excuses to evade the question.

"If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask." Seeing Zong Zheng Xiaoting's inner thoughts, Situ Xunxiao spoke again, "Or, there is a piece of jade, you need to go and take a look at it."

"What?" After hearing Situ Xunxiao's words, Zong Zheng Xiaoting's eyes were full of anticipation.

"The jade seal of Yunguang Kingdom."

"Pfft..." Zongzheng Xiaoting couldn't help laughing out loud, looking at Situ Xunxiao with a look that seemed to indicate he was mentally ill, "I say, the jade seal of Yunguang Kingdom is not a cabbage sold on the street."

"Really?" Situ Xunxiao looked unconvinced. It was this unconvinced look that suddenly reminded Zongzheng Xiaoting of the time when he sensed the aura of the Jade Haze Stone through a wall in Luozha Country. He then widened his eyes and asked, "Situ Xunxiao, when you went to Luozha Country, did you touch the jade seal of your Yunguang Country?"

"Yeah." Situ Xunxiao nodded, without asking her how she knew that.

"Or, we can really go and take a look at your jade seal." Zong Zheng Xiaoting excitedly twisted the corner of Situ Xunxiao's clothes, "Do you want to explore the palace at night?"

Seeing her excited face, Situ Xunxiao just shook his head and said, "No need, just ask someone to get it."

Did I hear it right?

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at Situ Xunxiao in astonishment. The jade seal of Yunguang Kingdom can be taken by anyone. Are you kidding me? Zong Zheng Xiaoting cast a look at him, but saw that he raised his eyebrows, "It's just like cabbage."

Hearing this, Zong Zheng Xiaoting couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. She was absolutely sure that Gong Yunyang didn't know about this, which meant that the jade seal could change hands at any time and anywhere!

Suddenly, she felt sad for Gong Yunyang. His imperial power made him very jealous of Situ Xunxiao. He wanted to suppress and control him in every way possible, but he didn't know that for Situ Xunxiao, it was not a big deal. If he could take something as valuable as the jade seal, then it meant that Gong Yunyang was not worth mentioning in Situ Xunxiao's eyes. More importantly, the current royal family of Yunguang Kingdom was just a transfer of the Situ royal family. In other words, if the jade seal was in Situ Xunxiao's hands, it would be legitimate.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing her sudden silence, Situ Xunxiao felt a little strange.

"I was wondering if you have ever thought about a hegemony." Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at him with certainty in his eyes, and then smiled, "Actually, there is no need to ask, right?"

"Still hesitating." Situ Xunxiao had no intention of hiding his ambitions towards Zongzheng Xiaoting.

Hesitation?

To him, the goal of conquering the world is not a plot, but a hesitation. Such an arrogant tone will probably make many people angry. But why is it hesitation?