Deer Crying for Wild Grass
“I was worried that the Canggu Temple would be stolen, but it seems the thief will be caught soon,” she added, trying to cover up her mistake.
Zhao Zhao rushed in like a whirlwind. When she saw Shen Qiexing sitting to the side, the hair on her body stood on end. She bared her teeth and claws and charged over, trying to say something with "ah ah" sounds, but could only utter incomprehensible onomatopoeia.
Shen Qiexing calmly put down his teacup, tapped his forehead, and chuckled, "Little Deer Fairy, it seems your friend has encountered a problem here."
"Zhao Zhao Zhao!" Lu Yixin stepped between the two, trying to calm Zhao Zhao down. "Are you alright? What's wrong?"
After confirming that she couldn't bring herself to say it, Zhao Zhao could only snort angrily and sit on the stool with her legs crossed.
"You said the burglar left clues, what were they?" Lu Yixin poured her a cup of tea.
Zhao Zhao gulped down the cup in one go and slammed it heavily on the table. "There were a few drops of blood on the ground at the entrance of the Scroll Pavilion. Perhaps even the burglar himself didn't expect that he would leave such a large trace before he left."
“Those few drops of blood seem different from ordinary blood,” she pondered. “According to what I’ve heard, the bloodstains have a golden sheen, which is especially noticeable in the dark. That’s all I know.”
"The seal on the scroll was set by the King himself. If it could be opened so easily, it would be too shameful."
Lu Yixin was sweating profusely. Without making a sound, she took half a step to the right, covering half of Shen Qiexing's body so that Zhaozhao wouldn't see the injury on his hand.
"That's true." She chuckled dryly, her only thought being that Zhao Zhao would leave as soon as possible.
But Zhao Zhao was a straightforward person. She glanced at Lu Yixin and said, "Why are you all sweaty on such a hot day?"
"Maybe, maybe it's because I haven't been exercising lately and my body is too weak." Lu Yixin almost wanted to kneel down before her.
“Alright then,” Zhao Zhao finally got up as promised. “I have a pill that can strengthen the body. I’ll bring it to you another day.”
"Anyway, that's why I came here. It's all over the place," she said, pursing her lips. "I'm leaving now."
"See you later."
After Zhao Zhao's figure had completely disappeared from sight, Lu Yixin slowly turned around and looked directly into Shen Qiexing's eyes.
"Brother Qiexing, don't you have anything you want to tell me?"
Shen Qiexing slightly raised his eyelashes, and with his injured hand, he gently pinched Lu Yixin's chin, drawing her closer to him. Lu Yixin involuntarily held her breath, her eyes widening as she looked at him in confusion.
"No."
His blue eyes were lowered, the corners of his eyes also looking down, making him look extremely innocent, with a hint of grievance in his eyes. To be honest, if Lu Yixin hadn't followed behind him and seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed that he was the burglar.
He didn't tell her the truth.
Lu Yixin was not angry. She was quite certain that he could not break the seal of the Forest King, so she was not worried about Juan Ge.
She felt helpless and confused; she didn't know who he was or what he wanted to do.
The Scroll Pavilion is the highest secret of the Forest Clan; no one except the Forest King and the leaders of various tribes is allowed to enter.
Even she can't.
Faced with Shen Qiexing's denial, Lu Yixin simply shook her head, freeing her chin from his grasp, crossed her arms, and looked down at him, saying, "Fine, don't tell me then. I can't force you to admit it by holding your head down."
"But from this day forward!" she said fiercely, "your every move will be under my surveillance, so don't even think about doing anything bad behind my back!"
Shen Qiexing looked up at her and suddenly laughed, "Little Deer Fairy, you are so cute."
—
He really took Lu Yixin's words from earlier that day to heart.
—If it weren't for the fact that she slept soundly again that night and her blanket was missing.
God resignedly covered her with the blanket, looked at her face which was covered by hair, and sighed.
Even if the Forest King transferred all the members of the Forest Clan to guard the council hall, he still had no choice but to go.
"Sleep peacefully, little deer."
His deep blue eyes seemed to be dripping with melancholy. He looked away, opened the window, and climbed out.
Sure enough, the council hall was filled with guards. These guards did not pose a problem for Shen Qiexing. Just as he was about to break down the door, he suddenly heard a faint noise coming from inside.
But no matter what I did, I couldn't hear anything.
He squinted, and a blue light thinner than a hair emerged from his fingertip, slipping through the crack in the door.
"...Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"This blood contains such immense divine power, does the Divine Lord still wish to deny it?"
"Just because of this divine power, the Forest King actually suspects that I was the one who did it? What a joke! What would I be doing in your Scroll Pavilion! In my opinion, this seems to be a self-directed and self-acted drama by your Forest Clan!"
The Phoenix Clan hasn't left yet? What is her purpose in coming here?
However, it seems that the Phoenix Clan and the Forest Clan have started to fight amongst themselves... Shen Qiexing's lips curled slightly.
"Stop arguing!"
A female voice other than that of the Phoenix Maiden said impatiently in a low voice, "The divine power in this drop of blood is neither from the Phoenix Clan nor the Forest Clan."
A deathly silence fell over the council hall. After a moment, the Phoenix Maiden asked in a trembling voice, "...What do you mean?"
"Huang Sheng, what do you mean by this!"
"My Lord, please don't forget the purpose of our visit to the Sen Clan."
King Sen's expression suddenly turned serious, and he tapped his cane heavily. "Then, what the Divine Lord said is true..."
The Phoenix Maiden snorted coldly, "I never lie."
"The dragon race was not completely wiped out in the massacre at Tianpin Sea a thousand years ago."
"We're still missing one, but we just can't find it no matter what we do."
"That one—the successor to the next Dragon God."
Shen Qiexing's forehead veins bulged, and his eyes turned into vertical pupils. He used almost all his strength to suppress himself from rushing in immediately.
What did the Phoenix Girl mean by that?
That massacre was actually caused by a joint effort between two forces!
Why...why!
"I sensed that the successor had left the Heavenly Female Sea, which is why I visited the Forest Clan. Forest King, it seems that the next Dragon God is hiding in your Forest Clan."
"Did you think the Forest Clan could escape responsibility for that massacre? Forest King, tell me what we should do now."
She placed her hands on the table, a malicious smirk playing on her lips. "I'm sure you haven't forgotten the terrible price we paid back then. We both know the strength of the dragon race perfectly well. Even the young dragon god struggled to contend with them; if we waited for him to grow up..."
King Sen remained silent for a moment, then leaned wearily against the back of his chair. "I am only responsible for finding it. As for the rest, the Divine Lord shall make the decision."
The footsteps inside the council hall grew louder. Shen Qiexing jumped onto a windowsill, his blood-red eyes fixed on the figure of the Phoenix Maiden, and silently followed her.
It's a pipe dream for the Forest Clan to wipe out the Dragon Clan with their strength alone, but even with the Phoenix Clan's power, it's still impossible to exterminate them.
Could it be the Spirit Race...? It's not impossible.
Even if the three races joined forces, theoretically they would be no match for the dragon race. This alone left Shen Qiexing completely baffled as to what exactly happened back then.
He absolutely had to go to Juange.
After whispering a few words to Huang Sheng, Huang Nu bid her farewell and returned to her room.
She closed all the doors and windows in the room, then went to the mirror and began to remove all the hairpins from her head.
Even the slightly yellowed mirror couldn't hide her stunningly beautiful face. She picked up a jade comb to tidy her long, black hair, and in an instant, as if sensing something, she immediately raised her eyes and stared in shock at her reflection in the mirror.
Suddenly, a thick, dark blue fog appeared behind her in the mirror. A figure emerged from the fog, and before the Phoenix Maiden could react, a dagger was held against her neck.
That's too fast!
The Phoenix Maiden only had time to grasp a golden hairpin in her hand, but before she could thrust it out, she was restrained by the figure. Her palms were constantly sweating, dampening the golden hairpin.
She instantly recognized the figure, her heart pounding. She narrowed her eyes, trying her best to calm herself.
"Phoenix Maiden, tell me the reason."
Shen Qiexing whispered in her ear, his eyes filled with malice, and slowly spoke.
After guessing the man's identity, the Phoenix Maiden calmed down and said sarcastically, "Why should I need a reason for doing things?"
He couldn't kill her; both Shen Qiexing and Huang Nu knew this perfectly well.
However... it's only because we can't kill her right now.
"Who could imagine the former overlord of heaven and earth, the Xuanhai Dragon God, bowing and scraping before me in such a pathetic state? Hehehehe..."
The breathing behind her ear suddenly became erratic and heavy. The Phoenix Maiden chuckled softly, "Back then, I kindly spared your life. Who would have thought that you would now come to my side seeking death? Naive little dragon god, do you really think my Phoenix Clan can't do anything to you?"
Outside, Sen Wang and Huang Sheng arrived with their entourage. Shen Qiexing waved his hand, placing a restriction on the door.
With his strength, although he can't hold out for long, he still has more than enough time to say a few words.
“Remember this,” Shen Qiexing gently tapped Huang Nu’s cheekbone with the back of his knife, his voice as cold as ice in the dead of winter, “I will come to take your life sooner or later.”
"I'm ready anytime," Phoenix Maiden said fearlessly, raising her eyebrows and raising her voice, "Little Dragon God, I, Phoenix Maiden, swear on this day that I will not let a single member of the Dragon Clan go."
"It was true then, and it is even more true now."
Shen Qiexing bit himself until his mouth was full of blood, and hurriedly left the Canggu Temple.
"Divine Lord!"
Huang Sheng rushed in, anxiously shouting, "That little thief didn't hurt you, did he?!"
“It’s alright,” Phoenix Girl glanced at the Forest King standing outside the room, “It’s just some thief who came from somewhere and got lost.”
—
Stay calm, you must stay calm.
But how could Shen Qiexing remain calm?
He guessed that starting tomorrow morning, the King of Forest would be searching for him house to house, so it seemed he would have to leave for a while.
Little Deer Fairy...
Shen Qiexing ruffled her hair, found some paper and pen at home, and left her a few words.
He will come back. There are still many mysteries left behind from that massacre that he has not yet solved. He will not give up like this.
"I have to leave due to the circumstances. Don't worry about me."
"Beware of those who come tomorrow, and do not reveal the truth."
—
After turning the house upside down, Lu Yixin finally found the note on her bedside table. She unconsciously clenched the corner of the note, and a sense of loss welled up in her heart.
Why didn't he say goodbye before leaving?
Will he come back?
What do these two sentences mean? Lu Yixin looked at the note over and over again. Could he have encountered some kind of trouble?
She was completely baffled, and the sudden knocking at the door only added to her frustration.
Surprisingly... someone actually came.
For reasons unknown, Lu Yixin pursed her lips, lit a flame with her fingertips, and burned the note.
After confirming that there was no one else in the house, she put aside her feelings of disappointment and the fact that she had tidied everything up before leaving, and opened the door for the person outside.
"grandfather!"
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