Wen Longting covered her mouth and giggled, "Mother, of course Big Brother has someone he likes~"
Zhao Feiyan looked at Wen Chuyu in surprise. "Yu'er has someone she likes?"
"Ting'er, stop talking nonsense!"
Wen Longting pretended not to see the look in his eyes and said, "Mother, you actually know that person too."
Zhao Feiyan's mind raced, and she suddenly realized, "Princess Anping?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Feiyan smiled broadly. She had thought of this for a long time, but it all depended on Princess Anping's wishes.
“Mother, don’t listen to Ting’er. I’m focused on my cultivation right now and have no intention of getting married.”
Wen Chuyu said with a serious expression, and Zhao Feiyan could not force him.
"Alright, I'll turn down those matchmakers for now. You can talk to your mother about it when you've thought it through."
Wen Longting pursed her lips. In fact, she had long realized that her eldest brother liked Xiao Jiu. She and her older sister also hoped that Xiao Jiu could become their sister-in-law. Her eldest brother just wasn't good at expressing himself.
“Ting’er, this matchmaker is partly here for you too, isn’t she?” Zhao Feiyan looked at her meaningfully.
Wen Longting was slightly taken aback. How did the topic suddenly turn to her?
He remembered the warm embrace he gave her in the cave.
"Mother, I...I'm still young! I don't want to get married so early." Wen Longting shook her head.
"Being engaged doesn't mean you have to marry immediately. I think Feng Yi from the Feng family is a good young man. He's steady and polite, and he's quite suitable for you."
Zhao Feiyan recalled the Feng Yi she had met before. Most importantly, the Feng family had sent someone to propose marriage, but they hadn't specified whether they wanted to marry her Xiuer or Tinger. She felt that Tinger was more suitable for the Feng Yi.
"Mom, I don't want to... I... I have someone I like..."
As Wen Longting spoke, her face flushed slightly. Zhao Feiyan was quite surprised. "Which young master is he? Mother will send someone to inquire."
Wen Chuyu narrowed his eyes, recalling the people Ting'er had been in contact with. A gentle figure appeared in his mind, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"Mom~ No, no, no, I don't even know if he'll like me~"
"Besides, my older sister isn't even engaged yet, and I don't want to..."
Wen Longting said with a somewhat flustered expression.
Zhao Feiyan thought about it and agreed. Ah Xiu was about to turn eighteen, and a woman of that age should be engaged even if she wasn't married yet.
Since breaking off the engagement with the Situ family, they haven't dared to mention marriage to her again.
"By the way, where is Xiuer?" Zhao Feiyan asked in confusion.
"Oh, my sister went out this morning and hasn't come back yet."
"They haven't returned by now?"
With less than two hours until nightfall, Wen Chuyu frowned slightly and looked at Wen Longting.
Wen Yan and Zhao Feiyan exchanged a glance. Usually, Ah Xiu would tell them when she went out, but she didn't this time. It was getting dark and she still hadn't returned, so the two couldn't help but feel worried.
"Ting'er, did A-Xiu tell you where she went?" Wen Chuyu asked.
Wen Longting shook her head.
Yoruichi.
A figure appeared behind Wen Chuyu, "Master!"
"Take some men and look for Ah Xiu!" Wen Chuyu said coldly.
"yes."
After Yoruichi left, Wen Chuyu said to Wen Yan and Zhao Feiyan, "Father, Mother, I'm going out to look for A-Xiu."
"I'm going too!"
Wen Longting stepped forward and said.
"Okay." Wen Yan replied with concern, then turned to Zhao Feiyan, "Feiyan, I'll go out and look for them too."
Go!
The group rushed out the door.
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As night fell, the moonlight was obscured by dark clouds in the vast sky, the starlight was dim and the pitch-black night enveloped the boundless earth.
Ji Jiuying seemed unaware of the passage of time. The man in the room had a gloomy face and exuded a cold and desolate aura, which made the temperature around them drop several degrees.
Little Phoenix rested her chin on her hand and stared at Ji Jiuying, her eyelids drooping from waiting.
Just when Xiao Huang'er was about to give up, Ji Jiuying's eyelashes trembled slightly, and Xiao Huang'er was instantly wide awake.
Ji Jiuying slowly opened her eyes. Her originally clear black eyes now emitted an eerie light. Her left eye had a noble and elegant purple pupil, while her right eye had a mysterious and eerie red pupil.
Her eyes were lifeless and still, like a deep well, as if she controlled everything in the world. They were exceptionally cold and sharp, yet also alluring and captivating.
Her eyes blinked slightly, then returned to their original state, as if the scene just now was an illusion.
It was actually a pupil technique. Ling Xiao looked at Ji Jiuying with a look of shock in his eyes.
The small animals stared wide-eyed, completely mesmerized.
"Mother, you're finally awake."
Xiao Huang'er came to her senses and excitedly went forward to hug Ji Jiuying.
Ji Jiuying looked at the little girl in the orange dress and cupped her face in surprise, "Little Phoenix?"
Little Phoenix broke free from Ji Jiuying's embrace, stood in front of Ji Jiuying and spun around a few times, "Mother, is Little Phoenix pretty in her human form?"
Ji Jiuying stepped forward and pinched Xiao Huang'er's chubby little face, her eyes full of joy. Xiao Huang'er's appearance was completely conjured up according to her aesthetic sense. "Xiao Huang'er is beautiful no matter what."
"It's just that your face is a little chubby."
Little Phoenix patted her cheeks in disgust.
"How could that be? This is called baby fat, it's so cute! Mommy loves you just the way you are." Ji Jiuying was telling the truth; she really loved chubby little girls like this.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huang'er's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Mother, then let's go out..."
Sensing something, Ji Jiuying paused slightly and immediately interrupted Xiao Huang'er, "Xiao Huang'er, Mother has something to take care of right now. I'll release you when I'm done."
Without waiting for Xiao Huang'er's reply, he disappeared into the space.
Little Phoenix: ······
Little boy: There is love, but not much!
Ji Jiuying had barely stepped out of the space when she was pulled in by a suction force and slammed into a firm and powerful chest.
"Jiu'er? Do you know how long I've been waiting for you?"
Gong Mingyue's deep voice came through, and the cold atmosphere around him spoke volumes about his unhappiness.
"Have I been cultivating for a long time?"
Ji Jiuying then realized that it was already pitch black outside. Had she been cultivating all night?
"Two days and two nights!"
"What?"
Ji Jiuying broke free from Gong Mingyue's embrace, which meant that she had spent two days and two nights comprehending the pupil technique.
Furthermore, she had agreed to attend the emperor's banquet but was unable to do so.
"The banquet arrangements..."
"Jiu'er, you still have the mind to care about the banquet?"
Gong Mingyue interrupted her, his tone and eyes filled with jealousy.
Ji Jiuying hugged Gong Mingyue and looked up to meet his deep eyes, one purple and one red.
A hint of surprise flashed in Gong Mingyue's eyes. It was actually a pupil technique. Could it be that Jiu'er had been in seclusion for the past two days because she had comprehended a pupil technique?
However, this eye technique cannot be acquired simply by learning it. People with eye techniques are usually born with heterochromia, but she is clearly not one of them. He guessed that it was related to the divine technique she cultivated.
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