Who will return after the deer has gone?
Lu Yixin couldn't help but feel a little nervous and guilty.
Beware of those who come tomorrow; could it be that we're wary of the Forest King?
How did he know someone would be coming today?
With a loud "bang," two antlers suddenly sprouted from Lu Yixin's head.
"I'm doomed!" Lu Yixin wailed inwardly. She couldn't control herself when she felt guilty!
Sen Wang looked meaningfully at the top of her head and said gently, "Grandpa hasn't visited you in a long time. Is there anything you need?"
“Although you can’t come to see me, you always send people here to deliver things every few days,” Lu Yixin poured Sen Wang a cup of tea and said, feigning distress, “Xinxin’s house is almost overflowing.”
“Hahahaha,” Sen Wang laughed heartily a few times, then sighed, “Grandpa was originally planning to come the day before yesterday, but that incident in the Canggu Temple caused quite a stir, and even Mi Tianze heard about it.”
"Yes, Xin Xin has heard about it too," Lu Yixin said calmly, a fine layer of cold sweat beading on her forehead. "I wonder which little thief is so bold as to dare to steal things from the Scroll Pavilion!"
"Fortunately, the seal in our Ancient Temple has always been strong. No matter who he is, he absolutely cannot break the seal!" Lu Yixin proudly raised her head, crossed her arms, and hummed smugly.
Bullshit!
If she hadn't made a commotion that night to attract the guards, Shen Qiexing might have actually forced his way in!
Who could possibly possess such power...?
"Xin Xin, do you know who broke into the Cang Gu Temple that day?" Sen Wang suddenly hid his smile, a trace of regret lingering between his brows.
Of course I know, it's God Qiexing, Brother Qiexing.
"Xin Xin doesn't know." Lu Yixin honestly shook her head.
“Very well,” King Sen stroked his beard and looked at her with affection, “these are all old stories, nothing new.”
“Grandpa has something to do and has to leave now,” he patted Lu Yixin’s hand. “If you need anything, just tell Grandpa. Don’t make yourself suffer.”
"Yes, Xin Xin knows."
Lu Yixin escorted Sen Wang all the way to the courtyard gate, watching his aged figure disappear into the distance, and waved vigorously.
What did Grandpa mean by the old story he just mentioned?
Lu Yixin was absolutely at her wits' end. Did Shen Qiexing know Sen Wang?
That's ridiculous.
When her brother returns, she will definitely grab him by the collar and give him a good talking to.
But before long, about half a month had passed, and there was still no news of Shen Qiexing.
During this time, something big seemed to have happened to the Sen tribe.
More and more members of the Phoenix Clan appeared in various parts of Mitianze. Their faces were solemn and stern. They turned Mitianze upside down, but they still couldn't find what they were looking for.
At first, Lu Yixin didn't understand what they were patrolling every day, but she gradually realized that they were searching for the gods.
The hairs on her body almost stood on end.
How is it that they're connected to the Phoenix Clan?
Brother Qiexing really has a lot of influence.
She was itching to know what had happened to him, but she couldn't just ask Sen Wang directly, because that would be like self-destruction!
But she really wanted to know.
The Phoenix Clan members stayed in Mitianze for two whole months, but unfortunately, they gained nothing during those two months. Finally, the Phoenix Maiden led her clan members away from there.
"I heard this matter is related to the Dragon Clan, but those Phoenix Clan girls are too tight-lipped, and we can't get anything out of them," Zhao Zhao sighed dramatically. "It's all very serious. Although the Phoenix Clan people have left, the King has deployed troops all over Mitianze, so not even a fly can get out."
But what if that fly wasn't even in Mi Tianze at all...?
Lu Yixin sat on a rock, resting her chin on her hand, lost in thought, occasionally giving a casual reply to Zhao Zhao's questions.
She knew nothing about dragons.
She had never left Mitianze for over three hundred years and knew nothing about what was happening outside.
Brother Qiexing seems to have absolutely no connection to the dragon race...
I can't figure it out.
As dusk settled and the remaining days faded, Lu Yixin jumped down, dusted herself off, said goodbye to Zhao Zhao, and prepared to go home. With her limited intelligence, she shouldn't force herself to understand things she couldn't grasp.
She is very self-aware.
Lu Yixin kicked a small pebble along the way, intending to kick it home and keep it as a souvenir.
"Since we're so destined to meet, I don't mind taking you home as a lucky charm... Sigh!"
Ripples spread across the water's surface, resembling winding strands of silver under the moonlight, creating a scene of springtime beauty.
I accidentally kicked the stone too hard and it went into the river!
Lu Yixin angrily punched the air with a set of military-style boxing, then squatted on the shore, scratching her hair in frustration. "Well, see you again sometime."
She bowed respectfully and was about to get up when she suddenly felt a rustling in the grass behind her. Then a hand reached out from behind, covered her mouth, and dragged her into the bushes!
"Hmm!"
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Before Lu Yixin could react, half of her body was already sunk into the soft mud.
"Brother Qiexing!"
Upon seeing the person in front of her clearly, Lu Yixin's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed with delight, "You're back!"
That person was none other than Shen Qiexing, whom I hadn't seen for over two months.
However, his eyes seemed more tired, and there were some new scars on his hands.
"Where have you been these past few days?" Lu Yixin asked anxiously. "You don't know that the Phoenix Clan has been looking for you in Mi Tianze."
Shen Qiexing gently stroked her long hair, his blue eyes filled with tenderness. "Let's go home first. It's not safe here. We'll talk about it after we get home."
He could walk into Lu Yixin's courtyard with his eyes closed without getting lost.
Shen Qiexing drank the entire pot of tea in one gulp, lay back in the chair, and closed his eyes.
"Brother Qiexing, tell me what exactly happened," Lu Yixin said anxiously, scratching his head and making him another pot of tea. "It can't be because you failed to break into the Scroll Pavilion that so many people were sent to arrest you, can it?"
"The Phoenix Clan..."
Shen Qiexing covered his face with his hands and chuckled softly.
Lu Yixin was confused, but she was startled by his appearance. She squatted down, took his hand, and whispered, "Tell me what's wrong, okay?"
When she looked up again, a hint of pink appeared at the corner of Shen Qiexing's eyes.
“Xin Xin, if it weren’t for you, I probably would have taken my own life in the last two months.”
He was already strikingly beautiful, but now his nose was slightly red and his face looked like he was about to cry, which made people feel sorry for him.
"Brother Qiexing, don't say that. You should cherish life."
Lu Yixin may not be good at anything else, but she excels at empathy and can't stand seeing others sad. She pouted, wiped her eyes, and almost burst into tears.
Shen Qiexing's lips twitched almost imperceptibly; he turned his head slightly to cover it up.
"Why are those Phoenix Clan members acting so strangely? Why are they chasing you everywhere?" Little Deer Fairy choked up and wiped her eyes at him.
“Xin Xin, you are the only person in this world who truly cares for me. I won’t lie to you,” Shen Qiexing said, his face pale, his hand on his chest, still shaken. “That day, the Canggu Temple’s scroll pavilion was almost robbed. It was indeed me who did it.”
"As I told you before, I wandered around before I accidentally entered Mitianze. One day, I happened to meet people from the Phoenix Clan."
"Those two women seem to hold high positions in the Phoenix Clan. They were hiding together and whispering. I was curious, so I came over to listen. I heard that they were plotting a rebellion to annihilate the Phoenix Maiden and take over the Phoenix Clan for themselves!"
"What!" Lu Yixin exclaimed in surprise.
Shen Qiexing quickly raised his index finger and placed it on her lips, shaking his head almost imperceptibly, his expression solemn: "I overheard it by accident and tried to run away immediately, but unfortunately my magic power is weak and I don't know how to conceal my aura, so those two discovered me."
"Fortunately, I've been a wanderer for many years. I don't have any other skills, but I'm excellent at running away. It took me a day and a night to shake them off. I was quite pleased with myself at the time. Who would have thought that they would come here to hunt me down?"
"It wasn't my intention to break into the Scroll Pavilion that day. I just wanted to make a commotion to alert the Phoenix Maiden. I didn't expect someone to beat me to it, which suited my purpose perfectly. I quickly fled home."
“But not only did the Phoenix Maiden not raise her guard, she also treated me like a thief and searched for me everywhere,” Shen Qiexing smiled bitterly and said softly, “I knew it, I was never worthy of anyone’s trust.”
He felt guilty after telling such outrageous lies.
However, seeing the little deer fairy's tearful appearance, she seemed to believe it again.
Shen Qiexing felt that she would believe him even if he said the sun would rise in the west tomorrow.
Who said he doesn't deserve to be trusted? Little Deer Fairy is crying her eyes out right now.
"I'm sorry, Brother Qiexing..." Lu Yixin wiped away her tears hastily, "Actually, I was the one who called the guards that day."
“I couldn’t sleep that night. I was suspicious when I saw you leave in the middle of the night, so I followed you. You went to the Canggu Temple and then went to the Scroll Pavilion. I thought you were going to do something bad, so I attracted the guards.”
It really was her that day.
Shen Qiexing's skill in using clichés is truly first-rate.
He pressed his palm against his chest, forcing out a mouthful of foul blood, which spurted out with a violent cough. Lu Yixin believed him and was terrified. She quickly took out a handkerchief and touched the corner of his lips, crying and shouting, "Brother Qiexing, I didn't mean to hide it from you! Are you going to be so angry with me?!"
“It’s alright,” he said weakly, leaning back in his chair and letting out a trembling breath. “In the two months since I left Mi Tianze, I have encountered countless demons. Every single one of them wanted to kill me. I lived in constant fear of death every day, but I dared not come back.”
It is true that he encountered many demons during these two months, but he killed them one by one and converted their demonic power into divine power for his own use.
Although this method was shady, it was the fastest way he could currently improve his cultivation.
However, demonic power is ultimately a dirty thing that cannot be brought to the table. No matter how powerful the magic is, after it is transformed into divine power, only a thin and scattered bit remains.
It's better than nothing, I suppose.
“Then let’s tell Phoenix about this,” Lu Yixin’s eyes lit up, then dimmed again. “But it seems the Phoenix Clan has already left. I haven’t seen them in the last few days.”
Moreover, she didn't know where the paulownia tree was.
“Little Deer Fairy, you are a good child,” Shen Qiexing stroked her long hair and sighed. “Even if we tell the Phoenix Maiden, do you think she will believe us, given her arrogant attitude? It would be good enough if she didn’t say we were intentionally smearing the Phoenix Clan.”
Lu Yixin nodded blankly, then, as if suddenly remembering something, asked, "By the way, Brother Qiexing, did you and Grandpa know each other before?"
"How did I come to know the Forest King?" Shen Qiexing's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced at her again. "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"After you left that day, Grandpa came to see me. He asked me if I knew who had broken into the archives, and said it was all old news..."
Lu Yixin scratched her hair and muttered in frustration, "I'm probably too stupid. I don't understand what Grandpa means."
It seems the Forest King has already noticed that he's with the Deer Fairy...
However, Shen Qiexing did not take the Forest King seriously, because he would never let the Forest King find any evidence of his existence.
“I don’t understand either,” he chuckled softly. “Perhaps the Forest King has mistaken me for someone else.”
Lu Yixin accepted this explanation because she suddenly recalled the dragon clan that Zhao Zhao had mentioned that day, but Shen Qiexing didn't look like a dragon at all.
He's clearly a deer.
Grandpa's health was deteriorating, and now he couldn't even distinguish between a dragon and a deer. Lu Yixin couldn't help but sigh.
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