"What brings you here?" He was used to the ugly thing never coming to his door without a reason, so he got straight to the point.
Helian Si choked, his hand pausing as he punched Helian Nie's shoulder. An awkward expression crossed his face; he looked embarrassed at having his thoughts exposed.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to chat with my father, just a chat."
She came this time intending to subtly inquire about the whereabouts of her "fairy brother" from her father, the Emperor. Dongchen was a territory personally conquered by her father.
If I were to ask directly, without even thinking, my father would definitely not answer me, so I have to be tactful, very tactful!
"Father, well, today the sky is clear and the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming—it's a perfect day for a spring outing!"
Helian Si looked at the sky outside the window and started rambling on and on, while his little fists, which had been resting on Helian Nie's shoulder, began to punch him eagerly.
Helian Nie felt a throbbing sensation between his brows. Such a clumsy trick; the ugly thing really only gets worse as it gets older.
He spends all his time with those other kids, how come he hasn't learned even a tiny bit of shrewdness from them?
"Father, um, have you found the immortal brother yet?"
Finally, Helian Si spoke seemingly unintentionally, asking the question that had been on his mind the most. His heart was pounding slightly, fearing that the immortal brother had already been killed.
"how?"
Helian Niexin understood. Since the fall of Dongchen Kingdom, given the strength of Beiyin Kingdom, it was impossible that they hadn't been able to track down Sibei Taohua's whereabouts.
Helian Nie's narrow, peach-blossom eyes flashed with darkness. He shouldn't have given Si Bei Tao Hua the chance to get close to that ugly thing back then, because of the Wen Yi incident. He could only blame himself for not being decisive enough when he was young.
"I'm just curious, so I'm asking, Father. Please tell your sweet little darling."
Helian Si shrank back, a little intimidated, but remembering how kind the immortal brother had been to him, he coughed lightly and, with audacity, asked again.
"Found it." Helian Nie's sinister voice carried a hint of coldness, but Helian Si, being oblivious to the danger, failed to notice.
Upon hearing that they had found it, her beautiful peach blossom eyes lit up. She stopped pounding Helian Nie's shoulder, sat down in front of him, and excitedly said...
"Really? Can I go and meet the fairy brother?"
As Helian Si asked this question, his fingers clenched tightly, his heart filled with unease, as he looked at Helian Nie with expectant eyes.
"Okay." Unexpectedly, Helian Nie agreed. The surprise was so sudden that Helian Si immediately wanted to shower Helian Nie with compliments.
"Father, you are truly wise and mighty!!"
"I will kill him." Helian Nie interrupted Helian Si, his imperial black robe with five-clawed dragon patterns spread out on the golden nanmu chair.
Backlit, Helian Nie's handsome face, with its well-defined features and narrow, almond-shaped eyes, revealed a hint of imperial coldness.
"W-what?" The bucket of ice water hitting him was so cold that it left Helian Si a little dazed.
Helian's wicked eyes were fixed on Helian Si's face. His thin, crimson lips parted slightly, and he repeated what he had just said, "I will kill him."
"No, Father, Father Emperor, we, we can't let you kill the Immortal Brother, can we? You see, when I was little, at least the Immortal Brother..."
Helian Si panicked and blurted out whatever came to mind. Given her father's public persona, she had long considered the possibility that he would kill her immortal brother.
But I still held onto a sliver of hope; it was nowhere near as shocking as hearing it with my own ears.
"The remnants of Dongchen must die." This emotionless statement shattered the last shred of hope Helian Si had.
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