Chapter 948 Lonely
When Luo Qinghan got into the carriage, he realized that he was still holding the yellow talisman in his hand.
He crumpled the talisman into a ball and prepared to throw it out of the window.
But after thinking about it, he changed his mind.
He planned to take the yellow talisman back and ask Xixi to help take a look at it.
The carriage moved forward smoothly and returned to the palace safely.
Inside Yunxiu Palace.
When Xiao Xixi saw the snacks that Luo Qinghan brought back, she was immediately overjoyed.
She opened the snack box, picked up a piece of mung bean cake, and put it in her mouth. It was fragrant and sweet, and delicious!
She pounced on him and wanted to give Luo Qinghan a loving kiss.
But Luo Qinghan dodged it.
Xiao Xixi looked at him in confusion.
Luo Qinghan: "I just went to the prison cell of the Dali Temple and got some bad luck."
After that he went to the next room to change his clothes.
Xiao Xixi sighed while eating pastries.
"Your Majesty is becoming more and more superstitious."
In the small room next door, Luo Qinghan stretched out his arms, and Eunuch Chang helped him change his clothes with skillful movements.
As soon as he untied his belt, a crumpled yellow talisman fell from his clothes to the ground.
Eunuch Chang quickly bent down and picked up the yellow talisman.
When he saw the words on the yellow talisman, his expression changed immediately.
"Your Majesty, the words on this talisman paper..."
It was just a talisman to drive away evil spirits, but Eunuch Chang's performance was too exaggerated. Luo Qinghan felt that it was a little unusual, so he reached out and took the talisman.
On the front of the talisman paper were still the two crooked words "Exorcise Evil Spirits".
But there was an extra word on the back of the talisman paper out of nowhere: "Gu".
The word "gu" was written in a flamboyant style, and its color was as red as blood, revealing a strong ominous aura.
Like a curse.
Luo Qinghan's eyes quickly turned cold.
Although Eunuch Chang didn't understand where this talisman paper came from, as long as he saw the word "Gu", he could guess that this talisman was definitely not a good one.
He felt very uneasy and couldn't help asking.
"Your Majesty, where did this talisman come from?"
Luo Qinghan: "A charlatan."
He quickly changed his clothes, strode out of the room, and ordered someone to call Zhao Xian and ask him to arrest the old Taoist priest immediately!
Zhao Xian took the order and left.
Xiao Xixi eats very quickly.
When Luo Qinghan came back, she had already finished eating all the mung bean cakes.
She noticed that Luo Qinghan's expression was not right and asked curiously.
"What happened?"
"Today I went out of the palace and happened to meet an old Taoist priest. He gave me a talisman." Luo Qinghan took out the yellow talisman and placed it in front of her.
Xiao Xixi licked the pastry crumbs off her fingers and then wiped them with a handkerchief.
She picked up the yellow talisman, passed over the two crooked words "Exorcise evil spirits", and fixed her eyes directly on the word "Lonely" which was full of ominous aura.
Luo Qinghan: "When I first got this talisman, there was no word 'gu' on it. It appeared out of thin air later."
After this talisman came into his hands, he always carried it with him and never let anyone else touch it, so there was no possibility that it had been tampered with by anyone.
So he could be sure that this word "gu" absolutely appeared out of thin air.
Xiao Xixi raised her eyes to look at him and said seriously.
"It's just a piece of ordinary paper. It doesn't have any effect of exorcising evil spirits or curses."
Luo Qinghan had no doubt about her judgment.
He was originally worried that this talisman would have a bad effect, but now he can breathe a sigh of relief.
But his expression remained solemn.
"That old Taoist priest gave me such a strange talisman. What was his purpose?"
His upbringing experiences from childhood to adulthood have made him accustomed to thinking the worst of people. He believed that the old Taoist priest had bad intentions and that the talisman might be part of a conspiracy.
Xiao Xixi placed the talisman paper in the palm of her hand, then clasped her hands together, intending to use divination to see if she could find the person behind the scenes through the talisman paper.
Luo Qinghan stopped her in time.
"Your internal injuries haven't healed yet, don't do anything rash."
Xiao Xixi: "Don't you want to know who that old Taoist priest is?"
Luo Qinghan: "I have sent someone to catch him. We will have the answer soon. You don't need to take risks."
He was afraid that Xixi would secretly tell fortunes again, so he took the yellow talisman and put it in his sleeve to prevent Xixi from touching it again.
Xiao Xixi: "Actually, you don't need to be so careful. I'm not made of glass. I won't break if touched. And divination won't make my injuries worse."
Luo Qinghan: "But divination will make you feel uncomfortable."
Divination can trigger empathy, and empathy feels very unpleasant.
This can be seen from the pain and weakness she shows every time she finishes divination.
Xiao Xixi: "It's just uncomfortable for a while, it will be fine after a rest."
Luo Qinghan pulled the person into his arms and hugged him gently.
"I don't want to make you feel bad. I hope there is only joy and happiness in your life."
Xiao Xixi moved closer to his arms, pursed her lips and smiled: "When did you learn to say sweet words?"
Luo Qinghan: "Just telling the truth."
In the evening, Zhao Xian came to report the outcome of the matter to the emperor.
The old Taoist priest disappeared.
The guards had been following the old Taoist priest, and in just a blink of an eye, the old Taoist priest suddenly disappeared.
Afterwards, the guards searched the area thoroughly, but still could not find any trace of the old Taoist priest.
It was as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth, leaving no trace.
Zhao Xian knelt on one knee and said: "I failed to do my job well and failed to complete the task assigned by Your Majesty. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Luo Qinghan was silent for a long time before speaking coldly.
"Stand back."
This meant that there would be no punishment. Zhao Xian immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude, then quietly retreated.
Luo Qinghan took out the yellow talisman from his sleeve.
He looked at the word "Gu" on the back of the talisman paper and recalled what the old Taoist priest had said.
The old Taoist priest said that he lost his mother in childhood, his father in youth, and that he had bad relations with his brothers.
Don’t these just fit the description of “lonely”?
There was a sound of footsteps approaching.
Luo Qinghan saw the talisman paper was stuffed back into his sleeve.
He looked at Xiao Xixi who was walking towards him.
Xixi was wearing a soft, loose, light-colored skirt, with her long black hair draped behind her. Her face was still a little pale, but fortunately she was in good spirits, and her eyes were bright like the stars in a midsummer night.
In her arms, she was holding a chubby orange cat.
Lao Wang seemed to enjoy her embrace, his eyes narrowed into slits, and his tail hanging in the air swayed back and forth.
She walked up to Luo Qinghan and asked curiously.
"Were you talking to Zhao Xian just now?"
Luo Qinghan: "Well, I told him something."
Seeing that he had no intention of explaining in detail, Xiao Xixi tactfully stopped asking and changed her topic.
"Dinner is ready, let's go eat."
"Um."
Luo Qinghan's eyes swept over the dead fat cat in her arms and he continued in the same tone.
"This cat is too fat. It's hard for you to hold it. Let me hold it."
(End of this chapter)
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