Fairy's pity
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! It's impossible for two completely unrelated people in the six realms to look so similar. That would require a connection. Just like you and my sister look alike because..."
Heqi closed his mouth in time as he was about to explain, and he wanted to slap himself on the mouth for speaking too quickly and almost saying something bad, so that he would remember it well.
"In short, for your own safety, from now on, you must be on guard against Xiaobai."
"Okay. Could you please keep the fact that Xiaobai looks similar to Su Yang's Youyou a secret for now? I'm afraid I won't be able to find out the facts and produce evidence quickly enough, and Xiaobai's situation will be very difficult. When the time comes to make a decision, I swear I won't let my emotions get the better of me."
"Okay, I promise you, sister. But you also have to promise me to protect yourself first."
After saying that, Heqi made a pinky promise gesture towards her. Yuanli immediately clenched her fist and hooked her pinky finger with his.
He wasn't really so childish as to ask her to make a pinky promise; he just wanted to relive the memory of his sister always making pinky promises with him when they were little.
"We'll make a promise to each other for ten thousand years. No changes! Anyone who changes is a complete fool!"
"We'll make a promise to each other for ten thousand years. No changes! Anyone who changes is a complete fool!"
Yuanli told her all the rumors Jiuwei had told her about the Emperor of Heaven, and then analyzed, "It's understandable that you have no recollection of the rumors about the Emperor of Heaven. After all, you were young and well protected by your uncle, and Tianshu and Hengjin couldn't have been unaware of them. But when Su Yang asked them if they knew of any immortals in the heavens who were having affairs, they both lied for some reason and said they didn't know. Not only do the rumors now support the hypothesis that the Emperor of Heaven is Qinghui, but even the appearance of Qinghui provided by Su Yang is extremely similar to the younger version of the Emperor of Heaven. All the clues point to the Emperor of Heaven."
He Qi's face darkened as he asked, "Why else would they lie? That bastard Heng Jin was raised by the Celestial Emperor, and Tian Shu has always been wary of many things. It's only natural that the two of them would choose to lie and cover up for him."
"We have to investigate the truth to know the truth. We can't just rely on conjecture. I will return to the heavens first and show them the appearance of Qing Hui that Su Yang showed them. I will see how they will deal with it and then I will discuss it with you."
"Okay, since this is a matter concerning the Heavenly Emperor, Ah Zixing must be more careful and protect himself. As for Su Yang, I will temporarily trap him in the Demon Realm."
"Yes, evil spirits have been causing trouble recently, so you have to be careful. These are the pills Taibai Xingjun gave me. They are all healing and nourishing medicines. They are all for you. Ah Zi is not cursing you to get hurt, but killing the enemy is dangerous..."
"I know Ah Zi means well, and Ah Zi loves me the most."
He Qi put away the brocade box containing the elixir and hugged her reluctantly.
"Ah Zi just arrived and left before he could even spend some quality time with me. I don't know when we'll see each other again. I really don't want to be separated from you."
"We'll see you soon."
After saying goodbye to Heqi, Yuanli turned back just after leaving the Demon Realm. "I forgot to ask, how is Yan Ye?"
"His health has recovered and he's fine now. As soon as he came back from Baiwu River, he and Sixi often came to ask about the progress of the family-annihilation case. Yan Ye knew the truth about his aunt killing you, and he felt extremely guilty towards Sixi and me. He even felt that he had no face to face us anymore. Sixi comforted him by saying that although the victim was his aunt, it had nothing to do with him, and it was his aunt who should pay the price, so he didn't need to blame himself too much. Anyway, the atmosphere between them was quite subtle those days. I waited until he recovered before telling him the truth, which was yesterday. After knowing the truth, he kowtowed to me several times. He asked me not to tell Sixi the truth for now, and wait until he had digested it and calmed down. He would find a way to tell Sixi himself, and then he locked himself in the room after returning."
"We will have to face the truth eventually. We're engaged, and we consider each other family. The current situation makes it difficult for us to meet. If it's convenient, it's best to send someone to secretly keep an eye on them. Don't let them do anything stupid."
"Don't worry, sister. I have already arranged for someone to watch over you day and night."
After bidding farewell to Heqi again and returning to the Immortal Lord's Mansion, she saw that there were many unfamiliar immortal messengers in the mansion. When they saw her enter the door, the immortal messengers beside them immediately put down their work and silently saluted her.
Arriving at the lotus pond, bubbles gurgled as Xiaobai emerged from the water in his original form, standing tall and straight like a thick beam. He turned over in the water, facing the sky, and suddenly raised two slender hands. Like his dragon body, they were covered in shimmering white scales, resembling dragon claws, yet not quite.
"Xiaobai, have you grown arms?"
Xiaobai came ashore and showed her his claws. "We dragons are born with claws, but we had to disguise ourselves as snakes before, so we kept them hidden. But now I've decided not to hide them anymore. I want to follow you in my original form. My claws can still do a lot for you."
"Why do you suddenly want to follow me in your original form? Aren't you quite satisfied with your transformed appearance?"
Xiaobai said aggrievedly, "You've been riding the Nine-Tailed Fox lately instead of me. There are so many new immortal servants in the mansion. If I don't transform into my true form, you won't be able to see me first. I made it smaller so it won't take up too much space."
"Xiaobai can transform if he likes, and can stay in his true form if he likes. It's fine as long as he feels comfortable and likes it. You will always be my favorite Jiao. Whether you transform or not, I can see you at a glance. It's my fault for neglecting you. I will try to pamper my Xiaobai more in the future."
Xiaobai transformed into a human form with a "bang", stood beside her, looked at her and grinned foolishly, with the corners of his mouth almost reaching his ears.
Looking at Xiaobai who could be coaxed into submission with just a few words, she kept praying in her heart that Xiaobai would remain just Xiaobai.
"Xiaobai, you've been following me for so long, but I've never heard you talk about yourself. I've always been curious about what kind of life you led before you met me, and why you appeared in the human world? And you were injured."
"I don't remember much either. I've never seen my parents, and I don't know who they are. They might be dead. My memories before meeting you were all of homelessness, wandering the world, going wherever I wanted. I was very weak, unable to transform, and even protecting myself was a struggle. My cultivation was also extremely slow. In comparison, the human world was the safest for me, so I hid there. Gradually, my horns became more and more obvious, and more and more people targeted me. I was hiding well in the mountains, but suddenly many monsters appeared in my area. They wanted my scales and kept hunting me. I hid everywhere, but I still had a scale picked off and was injured before I escaped. I thought that if I fled to the most prosperous and lively place, those monsters might not be so unscrupulous. Later, I fled into your house in a panic and met you."
"Maybe you have seen your parents? But you are too young to remember them. Let me help you check."
"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter whether I've met them or not. Since they didn't look for me, they probably don't care about me, so I don't care about them either. But, Master, can you help me find where I hid my dark purple brocade box last month? I've changed the hiding place so often that I can't even find it."
As he spoke, Xiaobai put his head next to her hand, closed his eyes and waited expectantly for her to check his memory.
Yuanli took the opportunity to openly explore his memory. She looked through Xiaobai's memories before he met her for a long time. There was no missing or blank memory. From the time he opened his eyes when he was born to the time he met her, everything was indeed as normal as Xiaobai said.
"Under my bed."
"Master is so awesome! Next time I can't find it, I'll ask you to help me check my memory!" Xiaobai was so happy that he wagged his tail like a puppy, his eyes full of admiration.
"good."
"By the way, Master, while you were away, Emperor Hengjin came looking for you again. He was planning to stay in your palace and wait for you to come back, but the mermaid went to serve him some tea, and he left in a huff again. I really don't understand why he had so much to be angry about. He's a phoenix, but he has the temper of a pufferfish, always getting angry."
"Who is the mermaid? Why are you so angry just because I'm serving you tea?"
"He's a new fairy messenger. I haven't remembered his name yet, but he's a mermaid, so I'll describe him that way privately. I don't know why he got angry just because I served him tea. The mermaid seems very polite, makes delicious tea, speaks gently, has a good temper, has a pleasant voice, and is very handsome, especially his long, curly red hair. It's so special. He's my favorite of all the new fairies."
Yuanli had never heard Xiaobai say so many good things to anyone before, and she couldn't help but become curious about mermaids.
"Red curly hair? It's indeed special. Call the mermaid to my palace and I will ask her what happened."
"good."
Xiaobai acted very quickly. As soon as Yuanli entered the hall and sat down, before the cushions had even warmed up, he came in with the mermaid.
"I pay my respects to the Star Lord."
"Hello! Why are you here?"
"To the Star Lord, when I accompanied the East Sea Lord to the Celestial Realm, I accidentally saw you passing by. The East Sea Lord told me you were the Broom Star Lord. On my way to meet the Celestial Lord, I overheard several immortals discussing how the Broom Star Lord was recruiting immortal children. I begged the East Sea Lord for help, and with his grace, I was granted an exception to the immortal examination and accepted into your Celestial Lord's palace. From now on, I am your immortal. I have committed a grave error by rashly entering your palace to repay my gratitude, and I ask for your punishment."
Chuan Lian's tone of acknowledging his mistake was sincere. He frowned with worry, his eyes lowered, and his back was straight when he knelt down. There was no fault to be found in his etiquette and rules.
"Get up first, you two sit down and talk."
"Yes, thank you, Xingjun." After replying, he stood up and bowed slightly to her before sitting down with Xiaobai.
"You can even go to the Heavenly Realm with the King of the East Sea to meet the Lord of Heaven? What is your identity?"
"My father is the leader of the mermaid tribe. We mermaids are able to purify waters, and therefore we are treated very kindly by the Water Lord. When the Water Lord saw that my cultivation was severely damaged after my return, he invited me to accompany him to the heavens to absorb the spiritual energy of the heavens to help me recuperate."
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