Bai Ziyun and Xia Ling stood on the spaceship and looked into the distance. As far as they could see, there was an endless sea of clouds. In this sea of clouds, a majestic mountain was looming. The spaceship passed through layers of clouds and finally arrived at its destination - Shenxiao Sect.
"Master, look! We are here!" Xia Ling shouted excitedly, holding Bai Ziyun's hand tightly, with joy in her eyes. Bai Ziyun smiled and touched her head to show his approval.
Indeed, they had not been back to Shenxiao Sect for a long time. After careful calculation, it had been a year since the last time they came back. Being able to come back here again this time made Bai Ziyun feel a sense of familiarity.
The spaceship landed in the town at the foot of the mountain. Bai Ziyun put away the spaceship and prepared to walk up the mountain. Along the way, she could enjoy the surrounding scenery and buy some things she liked.
Bai Ziyun brought Xia Ling to a familiar Taohua Restaurant, which was a place Xiao Ning often visited. The restaurant was crowded and bustling. Bai Ziyun saw the busy figures of the owner and his wife and decided to let Xia Ling buy the necessary items for them to avoid causing trouble for them.
"Ling'er, go buy some wine and cakes. I'm familiar with them and I don't want to disturb them." Bai Ziyun said softly.
Xia Ling nodded obediently, turned around and walked into the restaurant, and bought a lot of peach blossom wine and peach blossom cakes. Just as she paid and was about to leave, she suddenly felt a hand gently on her shoulder, which scared Xia Ling. She turned around and found that it was Qin Ruxue standing behind her. She immediately shouted in surprise: "Uncle Qin! Why are you here too?"
Qin Ruxue was holding several boxes of peach cakes in her hands and looking at her with a smile. After hearing Xia Ling's words, Qin Ruxue replied gently: "I just came out to buy some food. I happened to pass by this store and thought it was pretty good. Ling'er, why are you here? Did Ning'er come with you?"
Xia Ling looked around and found that there were people coming and going around. She was worried about causing unnecessary trouble, so she quickly reached out and grabbed Qin Ruxue's arm, led her out of the store, and walked straight to Bai Ziyun.
When Bai Ziyun saw Qin Ruxue, he was surprised, but when he noticed what Qin Ruxue was holding, he couldn't help but mutter, "Hey, isn't this Master Qin Feng? Didn't you always say that you don't like sweets?"
After hearing what Bai Ziyun said, Qin Ruxue's mouth curled up slightly, a sly light flashed in her eyes, and she responded unwillingly: "That's because Ning'er bought these for me before, and then I gradually fell in love with them."
As soon as the two met, they started to argue with each other, refusing to give in, and the atmosphere became tense. Seeing this, Xia Ling shook her head helplessly and quickly stretched out her hands to block the two of them, trying to stop them from arguing any further.
"Master, stop arguing! Have you forgotten what we are here for?"
Bai Ziyun then turned his head away and stopped looking at them. Qin Ruxue asked Xia Ling why she returned to Shenxiao Sect. Then Xia Ling told her the reason.
"What? Ning'er's cultivation was sealed? And even his parents can't do anything about it?"
"Well, Junior Brother was set up by that woman. Although he escaped, the seal is still there. Now that woman has gone insane, if we want to remove the seal, we have to restore her to health."
"I heard that we have a heart-nourishing grass on Wutong Peak. This time, my master and I came back to see if we can use it to cure that woman."
Qin Ruxue roughly understood the reason and sighed, "I didn't expect that after we separated, Ning'er fell into this unprovoked disaster again."
Bai Ziyun couldn't help but feel a sense of loss when she heard this. She knew very well that Qin Ruxue had no false feelings for Xiao Ning, and that Qin Ruxue had indeed trusted Xiao Ning more than she did. Thinking of this, Bai Ziyun realized that she had been too harsh before, so she changed her attitude and said, "Ruxue, the most urgent task now is to find the Yangxin Grass. I hope you can help us with this."
Qin Ruxue noticed that Bai Ziyun's tone had become much softer, and she also understood the importance of the matter. She responded, "Okay, since this concerns Ning'er's safety, I will definitely do my best. Let's return to the sect immediately!" After that, the three of them walked towards the mountain gate together.
Meanwhile, in the Chu palace, Xiang Yuxin was busy dealing with memorials for the entire day. Without Nangong Luoyu's assistance, she had to handle the affairs of the entire Chu state alone. After a whole day of hard work, Xiang Yuxin finally completed all the tasks. At this time, the eunuch next to her reminded him, "Your Majesty, it's time to rest."
Xiang Yuxin slowly raised her head and looked out the window into the distance, but was surprised to find that the sun had already set and night had quietly fallen. She couldn't help but sigh that time passed so quickly, and a busy day made her forget the passage of time. She gently rubbed her sore eyes, trying to relieve the tiredness.
"Well, I feel a little hungry."
The eunuch beside her immediately understood what she meant and was about to turn around and leave when Xiang Yuxin suddenly called him.
"Wait, prepare the food and send it to the Imperial Master's bedroom. I will go there to enjoy it later."
After saying that, she stood up, walked towards the door with light steps, got on the long-awaited sedan chair, and went to Nangong Luoyu's bedroom.
A moment later, she arrived at her destination. When she entered the palace, she saw Xiao Ning sitting in the courtyard, and Nangong Luoyu was leaning gently in his arms. Xiao Ning heard footsteps, looked up, and saw that it was His Majesty. He hurriedly stood up to salute, but was stopped by Xiang Yuxin.
"Mr. Xiao, there's no need to be so polite."
"Your Majesty, you are here. From your expression, it seems that you have just finished a busy work."
Xiang Yuxin nodded slightly, a trace of fatigue appeared on her face, but she still forced a smile.
"Well, I would like to have dinner with you today, and I also want to learn about Master's recent situation."
Xiao Ning nodded slightly to show his agreement, and then said: "Your Majesty's master is currently in a relatively stable condition. I have found a way to treat him, but I haven't found the thing I need yet. It is a heart-nourishing grass. I have sent people to look for it, and I hope it will be effective."
Xiang Yuxin nodded gently, and her eyes moved to Xiao Ning's handsome face. Under the red sunlight, he looked particularly handsome and unrestrained, which made people fall in love with him. She couldn't help but stare at him, and for a moment she was fascinated.
Xiao Ning noticed that Xiang Yuxin was staring at him intently, and called softly, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
Xiang Yuxin finally woke up from his dream and realized his own loss of composure. He quickly coughed to cover up his embarrassment, "Sorry, I lost my composure a little."
Xiao Ning didn't mind. Suddenly, Nangong Luoyu threw himself into his arms and rubbed his face against Xiao Ning's. Xiao Ning smiled helplessly. Xiang Yuxin witnessed their intimate behavior and sighed inwardly.
"The man that Master values is truly different from others. Even I..."
Thinking of this, her cheeks suddenly flushed, as shy and cute as a young girl in love.
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