"Your Excellency, Imperial Preceptor."
Tu Shan Lingxi turned around and saw the man with an exceptionally haggard face. She was at a loss, unsure whether she should greet him or what to call him.
Master?
No, that title was corrected by the man long ago. Although Wan Qijin taught her many things, he didn't acknowledge that he was her master.
A good man?
No, the two of them separated a long time ago, so this way of addressing each other is inappropriate. Tu Shan Lingxi quickly rejected this form of address.
The child's father?
Tu Shan Lingxi's eyes lit up; she thought the title was quite nice. She often heard the term "mother of my child" when she secretly went to play on the long street.
However, Tu Shan Lingxi secretly glanced at Wan Qijin's expression, which wasn't very pleasant; he was probably still angry with her.
Tu Shan Lingxi immediately became obedient. She dared not joke anymore and gave up the idea of making small talk.
After much thought, she still awkwardly called out "Grand Preceptor," which symbolized the estrangement between the two, as if it were a resolute break.
Tu Shan Lingxi's expression was easy to understand, especially to Wan Qijin, who found it crystal clear, after all, it was someone he had raised himself.
Xi'er is deliberately distancing herself from me.
Wan Qijin quickly came to this conclusion. He couldn't understand how he had hurt Tu Shan Lingxi's feelings, which made her distance herself from him like this.
He desperately wanted to ask, desperately wanted to get to the bottom of it. This matter had been weighing on his mind for days, and he was going crazy if he didn't find out soon.
Wan Qijin felt as if her heart was bleeding, in great pain, as if a giant hand was grabbing her heart and tearing it apart.
But sadly, he could also clearly feel a surge of joy in his heart, the most instinctive reaction he had when he met Tu Shan Ling Xi.
Wan Qijin felt the intense pounding in her chest, one beat after another, like a small hammer pounding down hard, and she couldn't help but cheer with joy.
He thought, "Just as I thought. No matter how much she hurts me, my heart still beats for her, and I still feel joy because of her."
"Xi'er, I want to talk to you. Let's clear things up, okay?"
Wan Qijin was filled with countless thoughts, but in the end, they all boiled down to this one sentence, and a pleading look flashed in his eyes.
Tu Shan Lingxi looked at the man's haggard face, pale lips, and bloodless complexion, and he looked very pitiful.
She was also feeling bad, after all, she cared about the Grand Preceptor, but she was afraid that she would bring disaster to him, so she had to stay away.
Tu Shan Lingxi didn't know what the man wanted to say to her, but she should explain things to him clearly, since he was the one who caused his current state.
She looked at the man in front of her, and a trace of sorrow appeared in his eyes. Tu Shan Lingxi's heart seemed to be gripped tightly, and she also felt a pang of pain.
Tu Shan Lingxi hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded in agreement. She owed Wan Qijin an explanation.
"good."
"But where is Yiyi? I've searched the entire Imperial Preceptor's residence but can't find her. Could something have happened to her?"
Tu Shan Lingxi hadn't forgotten that she had come to find her child. Now that she couldn't see or find Wan Qiyi, Tu Shan Lingxi was naturally a little anxious.
Thinking this, she simply asked the question aloud.
Tu Shan Lingxi reminded herself that she must not forget that the little fox cub was born after she went through so much trouble, and she must not lose it.
Wan Qijin looked at Tu Shan Lingxi with eyes full of worry. Her concern for the little fox cub surpassed everything else, which was enviable.
A pang of sorrow welled up in his heart. Why did Xi'er never worry about him the way she worried about the children? Why wasn't he the apple of her eye?
Even if she only cares about him a little, he would be content.
When had Wan Qijin ever become so humble? But he had no choice but to do so, after all, Xi'er's heart had been torn into several pieces, and he couldn't even get one of them.
He so fondly remembered the days when Tu Shan Ling Xi first came to Ling Shan, when the two of them had only each other in their lives and their hearts were connected.
Wan Qijin suppressed the bitterness in her heart, tried her best to remain calm, and made herself look like a normal person as she spoke to Tu Shanlingxi.
"Don't worry, she's in a very safe place."
He suppressed the madness in his heart and turned around to take Tu Shan Lingxi to Lingshan, where their initial memories began, and where everything should start.
"Can't we just say it here?"
When Tu Shan Lingxi saw that the man was going to take her to Mount Ling, she thought that since there was no one around, it would be fine to just sit here. Why go to Mount Ling?
Wan Qijin did not turn around, but her voice came with the wind and reached Tu Shan Lingxi's ears, so that Tu Shan Lingxi could hear it clearly.
His voice carried a sense of desolation, making listeners feel sad and even want to shed tears.
“Let’s go. That’s where we started out together. It should be the place where it ends.”
Tu Shan Lingxi bit her lip, but in the end, she followed the man and walked over together.
On an autumn day, a gentle breeze caressed the two of them as they walked one after the other.
Although neither of them spoke, their backs showed them to be very close, as if they had never been apart.
"What do you want to say to me? Then start saying it. I'm listening."
Tu Shan Lingxi looked at Wan Qijin, her eyes seemingly shining with a light like glass, like the bright moon and stars, but upon closer inspection, they were desolate, as if no one could enter her heart.
Wan Qijin also looked back, and Tu Shan Lingxi saw her own reflection in his eyes, so clearly visible, her own image filling her eyes.
"Xi'er, why are you distancing yourself from me and marrying that scoundrel? You went through so much trouble to save my life, shouldn't we be together?"
Wan Qijin didn't beat around the bush and directly expressed her thoughts.
This question tormented him for three whole months. Wan Qijin just couldn't understand it. Could three years of companionship really be worth less than three months?
Why could Xi'er let go of herself so easily? Could it be that she really fell in love with Yin Changling and transferred her affections to someone else?
Wan Qijin considered all sorts of possibilities, and even thought about giving up, but she still couldn't let go, and was being tormented to the point of madness.
"this……"
Tu Shan Lingxi hesitated for a while, unsure whether to tell the truth or express her concerns.
Although she is not very old now, she has lived through two lifetimes and believes in karma.
Although Tu Shan Lingxi lacked concrete evidence, the fact that Wan Qijin's two mishaps were both due to her involvement speaks volumes, doesn't it?
Tu Shan Lingxi was truly afraid that if she insisted on getting close to him and being with the Grand Preceptor, would she bring further disaster upon Wan Qijin?
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