Yuan Qi was full of confidence. The array on this Soul-Locking Pestle was indeed ingenious, but it was not unbreakable, just a bit troublesome.
Yuan Qi ate dinner here without leaving the room. Xiang Li Youming also ate here with her.
The food was prepared with great care. The people of Xiangli Mansion didn't know what Yuan Qi liked to eat, so they made a little bit of everything, which resulted in Yuan Qi facing two large tables full of food.
“I don’t know what you like to eat, so I had someone make some based on what you like. I think people your age probably like sweet things, so there are quite a few sweet things. If none of these suit your taste, I’ll have someone make them again.”
Yuan Qi smiled, her eyes crinkling, as a table full of dishes she loved to eat: "I love them!"
The little girl ate with great satisfaction.
This is how a girl of this age should be.
Xiangli Youming watched her eat the whole time, and sometimes when he saw her reaching for dishes that were far away, he would help her move the dishes she wanted over.
In the time it took to eat a meal, Xiangli Youming remembered exactly what Yuan Qi liked to eat, what he would only take one bite of and then stop eating, and which dishes he wouldn't even glance at. He remembered it all clearly.
Yuan Qi loves sweets and cannot live without meat.
The residence of Xiangli Zhuoyue was brightly lit, and servants stood in the courtyard, ready to serve him.
Even Xiangli Mu and Xiangli Jiuyou didn't bother Yuan Qi. They were either watching Xiangli Zhuoyue or quietly instructing the servants in the courtyard.
Xiangli Youming accompanied Yuan Qi in breaking the formation until late at night, when Yuan Qi finally broke the last layer of the formation, the ninth core layer.
In the middle of the night, in a Taoist chamber of Wuji Palace, a Taoist priest who was meditating suddenly coughed up blood. His two disciples, terrified, cried out in unison, "Master!"
"Someone actually broke the formation."
The Taoist priest clutched his chest, relieved: "Luckily, I attributed most of the karma to him back then."
A small red figure emerged from the very center of the formation and bowed to Yuan Qi with clasped hands.
Yuan Qi pointed to Xiang Li Zhuoyue's body in the bedroom: "Go back quickly."
The little red figure emerged from the Soul-Locking Pestle, slowly growing larger until it reached the size of Xiangli Zhuoyue. It walked to the bedside and lay down, looking back every few steps.
Xiangli Mu and Xiangli Jiuyou showed joy on their faces, staring wide-eyed at Xiangli Zhuoyue on the bed.
A short while later, Xiangli Zhuoyue opened his eyes, looking around at the people in a daze, and finally his gaze settled on Yuan Qi: "I remember this older sister."
Xiangli Youming corrected him unhappily: "Call me aunt, not sister."
Xiangli Zhuoyue was also unhappy, pouting as he asked, "Uncle Jiu, why? The Celestial Master isn't much older than me, why can't I call her 'sister'?"
Xiangli Youming replied angrily, "I've already called her Seventh Sister of the Celestial Master. If you call her Sister, wouldn't that mess up the seniority?"
Yuan Qi tilted her head and smiled slightly, feeling a great sense of accomplishment. She had managed to break such an ingenious formation. Look how awesome she is!
Xiangli Zhuoyue's little mouth was so pouty it could hang a soy sauce bottle. He got up from the bed, but then felt dizzy and fell back down.
Xiangli Mu and Xiangli Jiuyou were immediately terrified, and both of them looked at Yuan Qi at the same time.
Xianglimu asked, "Little Celestial Master, what's wrong? Why did you faint again?"
Yuan Qi calmly took out a talisman from his cloth bag and stuck it on Xiang Li Zhuoyue's forehead, reassuring everyone in a sweet voice: "Don't worry, his soul and spirit have just returned to their places and are not yet firmly established. This talisman will stabilize them."
Xiangli Zhuoyue was even more unhappy. With such a talisman pasted on his face, he felt like a zombie from a children's book. He was almost in tears: "It's so ugly! How many days do I have to leave it on? Can I take it off when I eat?"
"Hahaha……"
...
The people gathered around the bed laughed.
Xiangli Jiuyou then remembered that her son had been unconscious for more than three days and had not eaten or drunk anything. He was indeed hungry, which explained why he kept worrying about whether eating would be a problem.
He immediately ordered his servants to cook a bowl of noodle soup.
He also had his servants prepare a table of soupy dishes for Yuan Qi.
While Yuan Qi was having a late-night snack, Xuanhu came to report: "Your Highness, the Second Master has vomited blood and is seriously injured and unconscious. It is said that he vomited a lot of blood, and blood is flowing from all seven orifices. Things are in chaos over there, and they are looking for a doctor overnight."
Xianglimu's face turned ashen: "I knew it was him. You may leave."
After Xuanhu left, Xianglimu asked, "Little Celestial Master, now that your formation has been broken, will it have any impact on the person who set it up?"
Yuan Qi nodded with his mouth full of food, and after swallowing, he said, "That's right, this formation is very powerful, and the backlash will be severe. If it was done by someone close to you, you can tell by looking at who gets seriously ill. However, if it was someone in your family, then unless they are a Xuanmen master, they may not be the one who set up the formation."
"It must be that the person who set up the formation blamed him for the cause and effect of this incident, which is why the backlash came to him."
Xianglimu nodded: "Don't worry, since we can find him, we can find the mastermind. Little angel, you've worked hard today. We've prepared a room for you to stay for the night. We'll talk about the Netherworld tomorrow."
Yuan Qi understood; there was progress on the matter of Xiangli Youming.
Xiangli Youming stepped forward and said, "Father, you won't be able to sleep tonight. It's too noisy here. It's not good for Seventh Sister to write here. It would be better if she came with me to the Nine Heavens Tower, where it's quiet."
Xianglimu strongly suspected that his son had taken a liking to the woman. He thought that his son had followed her around all afternoon and evening, guarding her even when she broke through the formation, and hadn't even gone to the outhouse.
"That's fine too." Xianglimu didn't expose his son's little scheme, but thought that it would be good to have such a capable daughter-in-law, at least the family wouldn't be harmed by others in the future.
Yuan Qi had no idea what the father and son were thinking; she just wanted to fall asleep quickly.
After washing up, Yuan Qi fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
Xiangli Youming couldn't bear to leave, so he stayed by her bedside, watching her sleeping face.
He wasn't sleepy at all.
Before long, it was dawn, and the second branch of the Xiang family was extremely busy.
Xiang Lilin was seriously injured and fell into a coma. The royal physician was summoned for treatment, but he was helpless. Xiang Lilin's son, Xiang Liwu, seemed to be thinking about something and went out alone without telling anyone.
The physician discovered that Xiangli Lin's skin had begun to ulcerate, emitting a foul odor that lingered for a long time. After a long period of treatment, the physician directly pleaded with Xiangli Mu to find a more skilled physician.
Xiangli Mu originally intended to settle accounts with Xiangli Lin, but given the current situation, there's no need for him to settle accounts; Heaven's retribution is enough for him to suffer.
Ignoring Madam Xiangli Lin's pleas, Xiangli Mu turned and left.
Yuan Qi had a good sleep, and when she woke up it was already afternoon.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xiangli Youming sitting on the edge of the bed, his hands supporting his chin, staring at her without blinking.
She instinctively shrank back and asked, "You haven't been watching me here for hours, have you?"
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