Si Jin released a burst of divine power, dispelling the illusion left by the Heavenly Lord above Xiao Yao's head.
Swipe—
The little tiger has gone bald again.
But this time, instead of immediately reaching out to cover her hair with her paws, Xiao Yao hung her head, looking extremely depressed.
After a long pause, she finally mustered the courage to speak: "My lord! I will try my best to level up, and I won't let anyone use illusions to affect you next time."
As she spoke, she secretly sniffed to prevent tears from rolling down her big eyes.
But... I can't control myself.
It's okay, it's not your fault.
For the first time ever, Si Jin helped the little tiger restore his hair and explained: "When you went to gather information, you were already under an illusion."
However, his divine power far exceeds the system's perception range, so it's not your fault.
Touching her newly grown hair, Xiao Yao raised her paws, hugged Si Jin's hand, and started crying.
[You're the best, sir! Waaaaah!]
A short while later, another cry came from outside.
The sound of Xiao Yao crying echoed in the background, and annoyed, Si Jin threw the system back into his mind.
Duang~
Xiao Yao fell into the system space, and only Mo Qi's crying could be heard outside.
He seemed to have drunk too much and was carried back by Sheng Yu.
She clung to the man's neck, tears and snot streaming down her face, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Young Master Yue, I'm so sorry! It was that bastard Sheng Yu who made me wait for you in the private room and kept me drinking all night. I... I got drunk."
"I woke up groggily. I mistook Sheng Yu for you and kissed him, but you two look so alike, waaaaah."
"Young Master Yue, please forgive me."
Si Jin frowned—how did he end up raising two crybabies?
Just as he was about to say something, Sheng Yu asked, "Young Master, where is his bedroom?"
Si Jin pointed out a road, and Sheng Yu thanked her before carrying the annoying girl away.
After arriving at the room, he carefully settled the person down, faintly recalling the fleeting kiss at Manjianglou.
Staring at Mo Qi's sleeping face for a long time, he laughed and scolded, "So stupid."
… …
In the evening, Sheng Linyuan finished reviewing the memorials and was about to send them to the palace when he was blocked at the door by the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial decree.
"Young Master, His Majesty has urgent business and requests your presence at the palace. Please go quickly."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Linyuan's gentle eyes instantly darkened.
He naturally shielded Si Jin behind him, and his usually clear and gentle voice carried a heavy sense of oppression.
"I happen to have a document to deliver, let's go together."
"Oh, okay." The little eunuch was a little flustered by his gaze, and as he turned around, he was still wondering to himself.
Sheng Linyuan and Mu Sijin have always been at odds, haven't they?
Why does he always seem to look at Mu Sijin with such an ambiguous, even... tender, gaze?
The young eunuch couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he simply followed Shen Zhiyu's instructions and led Si Jin to the Crown Prince's bedroom.
Then, steeling herself, she waited outside with Sheng Linyuan.
Inside the palace, the crown prince lay on the bed, his cheeks swollen high, looking extremely weak.
Sitting next to him were Shen Zhiyu and the Empress Dowager.
Shen Zhiyu looked anxious, but as soon as she saw Si Jin arrive, she immediately concealed the malice in her eyes and quickly walked to his side.
"Minister Mu, you've finally arrived. The blood transfusion from last time was ineffective, and the Crown Prince is still not better, so the imperial physician has prescribed a new formula."
"However, one of the medicines comes from the northern border, and the imperial physicians are not sure if it can cure the disease. I thought to myself, aren't you often fighting in the northern border? So I asked you to take a look."
"Come and help me take a look." Shen Zhiyu thought smugly: "After looking at the medicine, I'll help you test it."
The system said you wouldn't die? Well then, I'll put arsenic in your medicine and see if you really do... die on the spot!
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