After Ye Qingxue and Dong Bai sneaked into Fushouju last time, the small Buddhist hall strengthened its security, with two maids guarding the entrance even during the day.
But this didn't stump Ye Qingxue.
She had previously obtained a lot of sleeping powder and sleeping pills from Xiangsi Zi, which she hid in her sleeve pocket before preparing to take Xiao Bao there.
Qiu Shen said, "Miss, why don't you let me go with you? It would be good to have a helper."
Ye Qingxue thought for a moment and said, "Alright, you can keep watch for us. If there is any unusual activity, you can imitate the call of a cuckoo three times."
The three of them reached an agreement and headed towards Fushouju.
Standing outside the wall of Fushouju, Ye Qingxue first leaped onto the wall, then onto the big tree in the courtyard, and used the tall tree to leap onto the roof.
She found the direction of the small Buddhist shrine, lifted the tiles, and blew smoke into it. Seeing that the two maids had fainted, she returned to the outside of the wall and met up with Qiu Shen and Xiao Bao.
She left Qiu Shen behind and took Xiao Bao through the main gate into Fushou Residence, where they were immediately stopped by the old women and maids inside.
Ye Qingxue said, "Grandmother said the cloak she wore this morning wasn't warm enough, so she asked me to get her another one."
The old woman and maid thought the reason was reasonable, and since there were other maids guarding the room, nothing bad would happen, so they let Ye Qingxue take Xiaobao inside.
Along the way, Ye Qingxue walked with a graceful gait, unhurried and unhurried. The old women and maids in the courtyard stared at her back but couldn't see anything strange about it.
However, once inside the house, Ye Qingxue gently closed the door and then darted towards the small Buddhist hall, moving so fast that Xiao Bao almost couldn't catch up.
The two maids were still lying on the ground. Ye Qingxue was sure they were still unconscious, so she immediately turned the mechanism, opened the door behind the Buddhist hall, and pushed Xiao Bao inside.
"Look closely, it's this skeleton." Ye Qingxue lowered her voice and said, "Can you really tell what she originally looked like from the complete skeleton?"
Xiao Bao said, "Mother, I'm just a child. Aren't you afraid I'll be terrified if you push me in front of a dead skeleton like this?"
"..." Ye Qingxue had indeed not thought of this.
Can this child be regarded as an ordinary child, given that he was able to subdue Bai Qi with force?
When asking someone for a favor, you still need to have the right attitude.
Ye Qingxue said, "I've always known you're a brave child, so I'm not worried about you."
Xiao Bao was indeed pleased. He walked in with his head held high and chest out, his gaze moving from the top of the white bone all the way to the toes, not missing a single detail.
"Tying so many red threads around her is to ensure she'll never be reincarnated. What a cruel old hag!" Xiao Bao's voice was low and cold.
"Isn't she afraid that her descendants will suffer retribution? Hasn't she thought about how unbearable it will be for her descendants to endure the torments of hell?"
Ye Qingxue was slightly taken aback when she heard his cold words. She looked closely at his face and found that his expression was also very cold, as if something had angered him.
It turns out that when children are angry, they are no different from adults; they can be frighteningly cold.
Xiao Bao slowly reached out and touched the bare white bone on the other person's fingers. He closed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought or feeling something.
Ye Qingxue waited patiently at the door.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps outside, as if Wang Mama had returned. Ye Qingxue was startled and whispered, "Can we go now? Someone's back."
Xiao Bao immediately opened his eyes, released Bai Gu's fingers, and turned to walk in front of Ye Qingxue.
Before he could speak, Ye Qingxue had already pressed the mechanism to close the door, then picked up Xiaobao, jumped onto the windowsill, and leaped out of the window.
Qiu Shen was waiting outside the wall. When she saw them come out, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Wang Mama is back. I was just about to remind you."
Ye Qingxue thought that the two maids were still unconscious, and that Wang Mama would notice something was wrong as soon as she went in.
She said in a deep voice, "Let's go back first!"
Upon entering Guanju Courtyard, Ye Qingxue led Xiaobao to the study and prepared brush, ink, paper, and inkstone for him: "Can you draw it?"
Xiao Bao remained silent. Ever since he saw the skeleton, his face had been solemn, as somber as an adult's, with a hidden anger beneath the weight of his expression.
He was clearly angry that someone was treating the dead like that, and judging from the appearance of the skeleton, it had been treated that way for more than ten years.
He picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and was about to put pen to paper.
She suddenly stopped and looked at Ye Qingxue: "Mother, are you sure you want me to draw this? Won't you regret it?"
Ye Qingxue said firmly, "I'm sure. I won't regret it."
Xiao Bao looked extremely serious and said, "Then please ask Mother to go out and wait."
Ye Qingxue was a little surprised that she couldn't just stand by and watch.
However, she wasn't one to talk much. She nodded and left, closing the study door behind her.
Half an hour later, Ye Qingxue asked him from outside the door, "Are you done?"
There was no response.
Ye Qingxue thought he was too focused on something, and waited for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, but there was still no movement from inside. She went up and knocked on the door: "Xiao Bao?"
There has still been no response.
Ye Qingxue was shocked. Given how much Xiaobao cared about her, it was impossible for him not to give her any response at all!
Moreover, it has been almost an hour. No matter how focused he is, he should have a moment to rest or let his mind wander.
Without waiting any longer, Ye Qingxue forcefully pushed the door open.
At a glance, you can see that Xiao Bao is lying face down on the table, without any breath.
Ye Qingxue was startled. She strode forward, helped him up from the table, and let him lean against her chest, calling his name repeatedly, "Xiao Bao, Xiao Bao!"
The person in my arms wasn't responding at all. Could they be dead? How could they suddenly die!
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