After sorting through all this, Chen Xiao became even more curious about this mutant.
But there was a beautiful woman watching her with concern, so it seemed she could only ask Xixi another time. For now, she had to answer the woman first.
"Hmm... I'll tell you as soon as the time is right." Hearing what Xi Xi said about the consequences, Chen Xiao had no choice but to keep these things a secret again.
Seeing this, Yuan Yin became even more certain that Chen Xiao had his reasons, so she didn't say anything to make things difficult for her. Instead, she continued speaking from where she left off—
Knowing that Chu Qianyun didn't have much time left, the group was quite depressed. In order to distract them, Chu Yanxi began to explain many things they didn't know.
As expected, they began to shift their attention to Chu Yanxi, wondering why she knew so much. Only Chu Qianyun had no doubts about her younger sister.
They even interrupted their curiosity about Chu Yanxi by speaking up.
That's how the conversation ended that day.
After Chu Qianyun passed away, Li Yuan was the first to discover it.
Saying she passed away isn't entirely accurate, because no one found her body or any trace of her. All that was known was Li Yuan's casual remark, "Qianyun is gone."
The tomb of Chu Qianyun in the imperial mausoleum contains only her clothing.
Yuan Yin was heartbroken and confused. Why couldn't she even see her mother one last time? Why wouldn't they even see her mother's body?
Faced with Yuan Yin's confusion, Li Yuan remained calm.
He didn't shed a tear, nor was he sad; he showed no emotion whatsoever, like a walking corpse.
Then one day, he suddenly regained his spirits and, just like Chu Qianyun had done before, came to find Yuan Yin and told her, "I'm going to see your mother soon. When that day comes, don't be sad. We're all still alive. We're not dead. I will find her."
No matter how Yuan Yin asked him, he always only said the same few words.
After that, Li Yuan returned to the state he was in when Chu Qianyun was still alive.
Until recently, on the anniversary of Chu Qianyun's death, Li Yuan, like Chu Qianyun at the time, suddenly disappeared.
Yuan Yin was still somewhat downcast when she mentioned this matter. "Thinking back to what my father had told me before, I realized that there seemed to be some secret involved, a secret that I didn't know and couldn't figure out."
Chen Xiao frowned after hearing this. She knew when Li Yuan passed away. Yuan Yin said that he was found to have disappeared at midnight, so Li Yuan's death anniversary was the same day as Chu Qianyun's.
She was somewhat moved at the time, as the couple even shared the same death anniversary.
Hearing Yuan Yin say this now is indeed a bit strange.
First, both of them foresaw their lifespans and informed Yuan Yin in advance.
Secondly, neither of them had a body when they "passed away," so it's more accurate to say they disappeared.
This situation... is remarkably similar to Chu Yanxi's!
She had previously visited Chu Yanxi's tomb, but there was no body there, and Xi Xi also said that Chu Yanxi was not dead.
And since Chu Yanxi was a mission taker, Chen Xiao immediately understood: Chu Yanxi had completed the mission and returned to the original interface, no wonder she disappeared without a trace.
Are Chu Qianyun and Li Yuan also mission takers? Are there really that many mission takers on this screen?
Xi Xi was unaware of Chen Xiao's inner thoughts and was anxiously waiting for him to ask questions. Although the main god had instructed Chen Xiao to know anything, she still preferred her host to be completely unaware.
After all, knowing too much isn't always a good thing.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiao didn't ask her, but instead comforted Yuan Yin, "I roughly know this secret, don't worry, your aunt and uncle are fine."
"Really!?" Yuan Yin's voice suddenly grew louder.
Although her father had told her before that they had not passed away, it was only a psychological comfort, and whether it was true or not was still unknown.
But she believed Chen Xiao wouldn't lie to her, and knowing that her parents were still alive, she couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Looking into Yuan Yin's bright eyes, Chen Xiao nodded firmly and patted her head to comfort her.
Yuan Yin received an affirmative answer, and suddenly smiled, tears streaming down her face. She wiped away her tears abruptly and almost threw herself at Chen Xiao, her muffled voice reaching Chen Xiao's ears through her clothes, "Xiao Xiao, thank you."
...
Side hall of the Hall of Diligent Governance.
The two beauties in the main hall were chatting happily, while the people in the side hall were almost falling asleep from waiting.
They used to chat occasionally, but later they didn't know what else to talk about, so they just started to zone out.
Even Xu Ruyan, who is usually very talkative, fell silent, which was unusual for her.
Just as they were about to fall asleep, Ye Qi descended like a god. He had only said "My lords" outside the door when Xu Ruyan jumped up, opened the door, and pulled Ye Qi in.
"How about it? They've finally finished talking? Now it's my turn!" Xu Ruyan looked at Ye Qi expectantly.
Unfortunately, Ye Qi is going to disappoint him.
Faced with such a strong expression of emotion, even Ye Qi, a cold and aloof eunuch, couldn't help but look away, deliberately avoiding looking at Xu Ruyan, and said to Qi Yanshang, "Lord Qi, His Majesty summons you."
Upon hearing Ye Qi's words, Xu Ruyan let out a wail, disregarding her image, "Ah? It's not my turn yet! I just want to ask one question!!! Why! Is it so difficult to even speak to His Majesty!"
If Chen Xiao were here, he would definitely laugh at Xu Ruyan first, and then complain, "I don't know who invented this summons system. I actually prefer everyone to sit and chat together!"
Ye Qi, the culprit, suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Completely unaware that he had done something wrong, he turned and left, concealing his merits and fame.
Qi Yanshang nodded upon hearing this and left with Ye Qi.
...
Just as Qi Yanshang arrived at the entrance of the main hall, Yuan Yin happened to come out. He was not very familiar with this younger brother's sister, so he bowed to Yuan Yin like the others, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness the Princess."
Yuan Yin smiled and returned the greeting in his manner, saying, "Greetings, Prefect."
Her move was clearly a joke, but they weren't familiar with each other, and there was some... Qi Yan was still somewhat surprised.
Yuan Yin had no prejudice against Qi Yanshang. On the contrary, she had long heard of Qi Yanshang's reputation, which was incredibly exaggerated—the young master of Guangling Qi, handsome and ethereal, aloof and indifferent to women.
The most popular one has even made it to the capital, attracting many women there who want to catch a glimpse of his beauty.
She was one of them, of course.
Upon closer inspection, he realized the rumors were true, and the more he looked, the more he felt that he and Qi Fengli were a perfect match. His shipping heart stirred again, and he smiled even more brightly.
"The Prefect is my brother's elder brother, so he's naturally half an elder brother to me. Since we're family, there's no need to be so polite with me!"
Seeing Yuan Yin so open and enthusiastic, Qi Yan was still a little flustered and didn't know how to respond.
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