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"Father, why are you ignoring me?"
By the time Qin Jue reacted, Xiao Xi'er had already walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his legs.
"Father, why are you ignoring me?"
"Father hasn't ignored Xiaoxi'er."
"snort"
Xiao Xi'er released her grip on Qin Jue's leg, took a step back, turned around, and stopped looking at Qin Jue.
"Is Xiaoxi angry?"
"Mmm, I'm angry, and I can't be coaxed."
Little Xi turned around, put her hands on her hips, glared at Qin Jue, and pouted.
"Then Daddy will catch a few more pheasants for Xiaoxi'er so she can roast them and eat them, okay?"
Okay~
Xiao Xi'er was happy now and put her hands down from her waist.
Instead, she grabbed Qin Jue's hand and said, "Father, let's go find a pheasant, catch it, and roast it to eat."
As she spoke, Xiaoxi made a catching motion with both hands, then pretended to have some chicken in her hands and took a bite.
"Does Xiaoxi want to catch it quickly or slowly?"
"Um……"
Little Xi tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Grab it slowly—"
"OK"
Qin Jue, holding Xiao Xi'er's hand, searched for pheasants around them. Just then, Xiao Xi'er spotted the pheasant that had run away earlier.
"Daddy, pheasant, pheasant!"
After saying that, Xiao Xi'er let go of Qin Jue's hand and ran straight towards the pheasant.
Then, as he ran, he shouted, "Daddy, catch a pheasant!"
Without hesitation, Qin Jue walked over to Xiao Xi'er, squatted down, and prepared to catch the pheasant as well.
"Giggle giggle—"
The pheasant escaped again.
Qin Jue tried to catch pheasants with Xiao Xi'er several times, but they failed each time, which made Xiao Xi'er unhappy.
"Daddy~"
When Xiaoxi was unhappy, she started to whine and act cute towards Qin Jue.
"Sweetie, Daddy will catch it for you."
Qin Jue couldn't hold back any longer, so he simply picked up a small pebble from the ground and threw it at the pheasant.
The pheasant fell to the ground.
Xiao Xi'er was happy to see the pheasant she had been catching for so long lying on the ground.
They ran straight to the pheasant area.
Upon arriving at the pheasant spot, Xiao Xi poked the pheasant lying on the ground with a finger, and finding that it indeed didn't move, she...
A smile appeared on his face, and he reached out with both hands and grabbed the pheasant by the neck.
He walked step by step up to Qin Jue, still showing off.
"Father, am I amazing?"
"Look, they've even caught a pheasant in their nest!"
"Little Xi'er is the best!"
Little Xi'er was overjoyed to hear Qin Jue's praise, and happily lifted the pheasant by its neck with both hands.
After the dance, Xiao Xi'er reached out her hand, intending to give the pheasant to Qin Jue, and upon seeing Qin Jue, she immediately said it.
"Daddy, I want to eat!"
"good"
"Then you sit here, and Daddy will go pluck the feathers from this pheasant."
"Uh-huh"
Xiao Xi nodded vigorously and sat down on the ground.
After Xiaoxi sat down on the ground, she saw Qin Jue take a pheasant to the side and start plucking its feathers.
After the pheasant's feathers were plucked, he walked over to Xiao Xi'er's side.
"Father, can I eat now?"
"No, Father forgot that we should find a riverbank first, and then pluck the feathers."
"It's alright, let's go now, Daddy."
Little Xi looked up at Qin Jue and said sweetly.
After Xiao Xi'er finished speaking, she found herself being picked up by Qin Jue, who was using his light-footed skill to leave the area.
After searching for what seemed like an eternity, with Zou Heng grabbing Sanhezi by the collar, he finally found a pile of chicken feathers on the ground.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Jue figured he must have taken Xiao Xi'er to the riverbank, so he grabbed Sanhezi by the collar and flew towards the river.
When Zou Heng arrived, he saw that Xiao Xi'er and Qin Jue had rolled up their trouser legs and tied up their shirt hems.
A pair of oversized shoes and a pair of tiny shoes, no bigger than the palm of your hand, were placed on the riverbank.
The two people were barefoot in the river, kicking each other and splashing water at each other with their hands.
Actually, it was mostly Xiao Xi'er splashing water on Qin Jue. And Qin Jue would occasionally use his fingers to gently dart the water towards Xiao Xi'er.
Laughter echoed through the riverside woods, and the sizzling sound of pheasant meat roasting over a fire on the bank mingled with the occasional sizzling sound.
Zou Heng stood on the shore with Sanhezi. Neither of them spoke.
Qin Jue and Xiao Xi'er only went ashore after they knew the pheasant was cooked.
Once ashore, Qin Jue wiped Xiao Xi'er's feet and then helped her put on her shoes and socks.
After putting shoes and socks on Xiaoxi'er, he reached out and patted her little bottom, saying, "Go ask your Uncle Zou Heng to get you some meat to eat."
"Okay, Daddy, come quickly!"
Only after seeing Xiaoxi'er leave did she start putting on her shoes and socks.
When Qin Jue arrived, he saw Xiao Xi'er sitting obediently in front of the pheasant.
A pair of bright, watery eyes stared at the roasted pheasant, her little mouth occasionally making slurping sounds, and you could also see Xiao Xi'er licking her lips with her tongue from time to time.
Why aren't you eating?
Qin Jue sat down next to Xiao Xi'er, patted her head, and asked, puzzled.
"Because I'm waiting for Daddy~"
Upon hearing Xiao Xi'er's words, Qin Jue smiled silently, then reached out, tore a piece of meat from the pheasant, blew on it, and fed it to Xiao Xi'er.
Little Xi'er opened her mouth and took a bite, then squinted her eyes and ate.
While eating, she mumbled to Qin Jue, "Daddy~, hurry up and eat too."
"good"
Qin Jue fed all the chicken in his hand into his mouth.
The father and daughter stayed in the woods until evening before returning home. During this time, Qin Jue even had Zou Heng catch two more pheasants.
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Nighttime should be peaceful and silent.
But summer nights are different. The cicadas in the woods sing incessantly, accompanied by a gentle breeze. Leaves and flowers dance to the rhythm, and the stars in the sky twinkle like appreciators.
Qin Jue emerged from the side room and stood in the courtyard, saying to those lurking in the shadows, "Protect the princess."
"yes"
You're here too.
Upon hearing what Qin Jue said to him, Zou Heng stood at the doorway of the room.
Qin Jue walked out of the courtyard gate and headed outside.
A short while later, Qin Jue walked out of Wu Temple, and as soon as he reached the entrance, he used his lightness skill to head towards another mountain.
Yu Feng, who had been given the order, initially went up the mountain, but when he didn't see Xiao Xi'er, Qin Jue, and their group, he went back down.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw people using their lightness skills to head uphill. They recognized Qin Jue and his daughter in the distance. Not wanting to run any further, they crouched down at the foot of the mountain.
I want to wait for Xiaoxi and her father to come down the mountain.
Yu Feng sat down where Qin Jue had roasted the pheasant, went down into the river to catch a fish, and roasted it to eat.
After finishing his meal, Yu Feng sat under a tree, leaning against it, holding his sword in his arms, and closed his eyes to rest.
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Qin Jue arrived at the top of a mountain behind Wusi Mountain.
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