"Your Highness, we are just ahead at Baiyun Town. We will rest in the town for one night and set off early tomorrow morning. We will be able to return to the imperial capital before the city gates close." Zhou Nian said as he rode beside Huangfu Lingao on horseback.
Huangfu Lingao nodded and said, "Let's rest in Baiyun Town today. I remember there is a stream ahead. Let the horse drink some water first."
"Your Highness, look, there is a woman by the stream," Zhou Nian said, pointing to the stream not far away.
Qi Qing squatted by the stream, her hands wrapped around her knees, her face buried between her legs, hugging herself. Yu Wuchen had been taken away by those people, and Xiaobao had also disappeared. She followed the feeling of her palm to this place, but the feeling in her palm was gone.
This time, Qi Qing almost became possessed by the devil again because he hurt Bai Ziche and Bai Ziyu, but Yu Wuchen arrived in time and played a magic-soothing song, which prevented Qi Qing from completely losing control.
However, the forget-me-not song played all night long made Qiqing, who was already in a state of restlessness, forget what happened after he left Mount Qishan.
Qi Qing is now directionless. She doesn't know what to do next or where to go next.
Qi Qing had been following her instincts since she woke up. She stayed in Qingyun Mountain because the medicinal scent of Ning An'an comforted her, and she followed Bai Ziche because she was drawn to his warmth. She clung to Bai Ziyu like a person instinctively chasing away the sun.
People who have stayed in darkness and loneliness for too long will be attracted to these things when they encounter them.
And Yu Wuchen, the companion of the Yu family whose character has been ingrained in his bones for thousands of years, shares the bond of loneliness.
First meeting Ning An'an, then meeting the Bai brothers, Qi Qing is like a spirit that has just entered the mortal world, ignorant of human love but full of curiosity. However, he is repeatedly hurt by external interference and Qi Qing's latent evil nature.
She subconsciously closed off her budding emotions, hiding them in a hazy state. So when the familiar flute sounded, she subconsciously wanted to return to the original, most familiar loneliness of the past thousand years.
But now the flute music had faded, Yu Wuchen had vanished, and the connection in her palm was gone. Qi Qing hunched over, crouching beside the empty stream. The cool breeze blew her scattered hair, leaving her feeling desolate and sad, enveloped in an endless loneliness.
Huangfu Lingao looked at the desolate back of the purple-dressed girl. For some reason, the image of another woman in red clothes and red hair appeared in his mind. He involuntarily rode his horse to Qiqing's side.
Zhou Nian, Po Sha and others were puzzled by their prince's behavior and could only wait.
Huangfu Lingao stared at Qiqing for a long time. Qiqing didn't stand up, but just tilted her head back to meet his gaze. Huangfu Lingao lowered his eyes to observe the purple-clad girl, his violet eyes veiled in a thick haze, their depths invisible.
"Gurgle... Gurgle..." Huangfu Lingao's inquiring gaze moved downwards.
When Zhou Nian looked at Huangfu Lingao and the purple-clothed girl in his arms for the third time with a hesitant look, Huangfu Lingao's impatient look shot towards Zhou Nian as if it were real.
Zhou Nian finally couldn't help himself and, despite the risk of being silenced by his own prince, asked, "Your Highness...who is this girl?"
Huangfu Lingao snorted coldly!
Zhou Nian understood. He was sure that his highness did not know this girl in purple.
Zhou Nian asked again, "Your Highness, how do you plan to settle this girl?" Zhou Nian didn't know martial arts, let alone internal energy, and he wasn't close enough to hear the conversation between His Highness and the girl. In fact, His Highness and Qi Qing hadn't spoken at all.
Huangfu Lingao frowned in distress, obviously not knowing what to do. Just now, he seemed to see the woman in red who was feared by everyone on Mount Qishan through this girl.
Aside from the initial feeling of loneliness and emptiness, the quiet and well-behaved girl in his arms was nothing like the arrogant woman.
But he couldn't just throw the person off the horse now, so Huangfu Lingao said, "Let's take him to Baiyun Town first."
"That's fine. We can't just throw such a little girl away. This place is the closest to Baiyun Town. We'll ask around before making any plans." Zhou Nian agreed.
In Baiyun Town, inside a restaurant, Huangfu Lingao, Zhou Nian, and Posha sat on either side of a table, watching the purple-clad girl finish an entire meal by herself. They couldn't help but glance at each other, each revealing shock in their eyes.
Finally, Zhou Nian kindly asked, "Miss, are you full? Do you want some more?"
Qi Qing nodded seriously when she heard this. She really wanted to eat a little more.
"Hiss..." Zhou Nian took a breath and called the waiter to serve another table of dishes.
After finishing the second table of food, Qiqing finally stopped.
Qi Qing looked up at the three people staring at her, a little confused. Those around her couldn't help but feel soft-hearted at the ignorant look in their eyes.
Zhou Nian looked at Huangfu Lingao, nodded slightly, then turned to Qiqing and asked, "May I ask your name, young lady?"
Seven Emotions: "Seven Emotions"
Zhou Nian nodded: "Miss Qiqing, do you still remember where you live? We can send someone to take you home."
She shook her head dejectedly. Yu Wuchen and Xiaobao were both gone. She didn't want to go back to Qishan alone. It was too cold.
"Girl...Girl..." Zhou Nian called out several times as he looked at the strange girl who seemed to be lost in thought.
Huangfu Lingao, who was closest, reached out and grasped the girl's arm. Qiqing suddenly looked up. The empty eyes reminded him of the glimpse he had on Mount Qishan. He was a little dazed, and a hint of disappointment filled his eyes as he looked at the soft and innocent girl before him.
Zhou Nian frowned. A girl with such stunning beauty, yet so powerless as to be unable to even tie a chicken. Zhou Nian felt a little distressed. After all, they were still in Sheng Yuan's territory. Since they had encountered such a little girl, they couldn't just ignore her.
However, he knew the temper of his own prince. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was cold-hearted and heartless. Although he did not know why he brought this girl to Baiyun Town, he was afraid that his prince would not agree if he wanted to continue to take this girl with him.
"This girl looks like..." Zhou Nian pointed to his head, the meaning was obvious, this girl had some brain problems, "The doctor in Baiyun Town, well... may not be able to... and we can't waste time staying here... so..."
"Take it with you," Huangfu Lingao said in a cold voice.
"So, Your Highness, we shouldn't...huh?" Just when Zhou Nian was struggling to find a reason and how to convince his own prince, he suddenly heard His Highness agree so readily, and felt a little dazed.
Suddenly, as if he thought of something, he looked back at Qiqing and Huangfu Lingao with a strange expression.
Looking at Po Sha, whose face showed no trace of curiosity, he wondered if His Highness had taken a fancy to the girl's beauty and wanted to take her back to choose a concubine?
Po Sha glanced at Zhou Nian with cold eyes, who looked gossipy and curious, and snorted coldly: Idiot!
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