The next morning, Wan Qijin looked at Tu Shan Lingxi, who was fast asleep and lying obediently in his arms. She was so well-behaved that it softened his heart.
He held Tu Shan Lingxi's soft little body in his arms, feeling a huge pang of reluctance to let go.
However, he had to keep his promise, and even though he was reluctant and unwilling, he had no choice but to make this decision.
Wan Qijin tried to convince herself that this was a promise she had made long ago, and she had to keep her word.
Thinking this, Wan Qijin helped Tu Shan Lingxi get dressed, buttoned her clothes up tightly, and then reluctantly kissed Tu Shan Lingxi's little face.
Forget it, they'll have countless days and nights to spend together later, there's no need to rush things.
Wan Qijin felt a little better after thinking this, but he didn't loosen his grip on Tu Shan Lingxi at all.
"Xi'er, now that I've made such a great sacrifice for you, you must take good care of yourself and be happy in the future, so that all I've done for you won't have been in vain."
In truth, Wan Qijin's heart is very small, so small that it can only hold Tu Shan Lingxi alone.
But at the same time, he also had a big heart. It was his realization after he had taken life and death lightly and had died once that living was more important than anything else.
Let Xi'er experience as much as she can while she's alive. Humans can only live once, and so can demons.
Wan Qijin could tolerate all of Tu Shan Lingxi's little flaws, and also tolerate all the little troubles she caused.
Yin Changling is just a minor troublemaker; I really shouldn't take him seriously.
Wan Qijin took one last, reluctant look at Tu Shan Lingxi before disappearing from the spot in a flash.
...
It's Chen Shi (7-9 AM).
It was already broad daylight, and the royal palace, especially Yin Changling's sleeping quarters, should have been bustling with activity, with many soldiers guarding it.
Strangely, the hall was empty and quiet, as if it were waiting for someone.
Wan Qijin didn't care who others were waiting for; he only had one task now: to do his job well.
Wan Qijin appeared silently in Yin Changling's palace in a flash.
Yin Changling's palace was very large. The wind inside the palace blew the various gauze curtains, making it beautiful and giving it a fairyland feel.
Wan Qijin looked at the decorations here, and they were exactly the same as the ones she had seen three years ago, except that there were some more items that young women liked to use.
He glanced at it briefly, then found the bed and immediately stopped, tightening his grip on it.
Do I really want to do this?
Wan Qijin began to have doubts. He even had a moment of irrationality, wanting to take his people and leave.
However, as soon as he turned around, he happened to see Yin Changling dozing off with his arms propped up. In an instant, all his irrationality vanished.
Well, I proposed this contract myself, so I can't be the first to break it.
Wan Qijin didn't wake Yin Changling, but instead carried the person in her arms and walked around her.
With each step he took, he felt the steps growing heavier and heavier, and he didn't want to move forward at all; he just wanted to stay in place.
But no matter how much you don't want it, the moment will come.
Wan Qijin gently placed Tu Shan Lingxi on the dragon bed, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and slipped away.
...
After Wan Qijin left, she did not leave the palace directly. Instead, as agreed by the others, she took the little cub back to her own residence to take care of him.
He didn't do this for no reason, because he was bored or lonely and needed someone to keep him company.
Wan Qijin did this for their safety. Both children have Xi'er's blood in them; in other words, they are both half-human and half-demon.
Demons are scarce in this era, and people's understanding of medicine is becoming increasingly superficial. There are even rumors that eating demon blood and drinking demon flesh can grant immortality.
Wan Qijin had heard from some strange tales that some demons could indeed heal bones and even bring people back to life.
However, it was clearly not an ordinary demon, but a demon that symbolized good fortune and auspiciousness, like a dragon or a phoenix.
These kinds of demons have become extinct.
However, some ignorant people still believe that this kind of demon has not been exterminated, and even think that any demon can do this.
In other words, being a demon is very dangerous; if exposed, it could very well bring about one's annihilation.
I have repeatedly told Tu Shan Lingxi not to reveal her identity to outsiders.
Xi'er has not yet revealed her identity, at least not to the point that it has become common knowledge, or even that she has summoned some evil Taoists to exorcise demons.
Wan Qijin looked at the two little ones, who both had the same bloodline of the demon race, with the same worry.
He was really worried that if Yin Changling and he were gone one day, would someone abuse the fox sisters?
Yin Changling was an emperor in the human world, and also a notorious tyrant who could suppress all violence.
So with him around, I'm not too worried. After all, anyone who dares to plot against the emperor's daughter should probably die first.
He has magical protection and has accumulated merit from his ancestors' protection of the dragon vein.
He could easily protect the fox cubs; with him around, no one would dare to lay a hand on them.
Wan Qijin was afraid. She was afraid that if the two sisters were gone, they wouldn't be able to protect themselves before they had grown up.
As for relying on Tu Shan Lingxi, that's impossible; I could never put that kind of pressure on Xi'er.
Xi'er suffered so much to give birth to these two sisters. I've seen her go through that pain once, and I never want to see her go through it again.
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