Ji Fengyao laughed heartily at her brother's rather dim-witted appearance.
Ji Fengming realized he'd been tricked again and rushed over to pinch Ji Fengyao's cheek: "You naughty little sister, you're teasing your brother again!"
Ji Fengyao laughed and hid behind Shang Xiye.
Like a protective eagle, Shang Xiye spread his arms wide, expressionless, firmly shielding his wife behind him.
"This is between my brother and me, don't stop me. I'm going to pinch her today!" Ji Fengming shouted like a sulking child, but his eyes were full of laughter.
Shang Xiye: "..."
Brother-in-law, be more mature!
I really don't want to play "Eagle Catches Chickens" with you, it's such a childish game!
"Brother, you jumped into this pit yourself, how can you blame others? You should pinch yourself!" Ji Fengyao peeked out from behind Shang Xiye and continued to tease Ji Fengming with a smile.
She had lived through several lifetimes, and rarely had she been so relaxed and joking. She also rarely felt as close to her siblings as Ji Fengming, as if they were destined to be brothers and sisters, without any barriers between them.
"You wait, you little rascal, I'm going to pinch you today and restore my brotherly glory!" Ji Fengming said, pretending to be angry as he grabbed Shang Xiye from behind.
Shang Xiye: "..."
Who am I? Where am I?
What am I doing?
Black Owl: "..."
I think I'd better just steer my own ship!
In a short time.
The long-silent, dark cave was filled with the sounds of the brother and sister laughing and playing.
Unbeknownst to them, both Shang Xiye and Hei Xiao, the two mature men, subtly curled the corners of their lips: their lives had always been stagnant. Only after meeting the two young female bandits had their lives begun to be filled with laughter and warmth.
That's great.
Meanwhile, at Qiwu Palace.
Liu Yunzhao crouched low and tiptoed out of the Empress's palace, slipping along the walls and shadows. She skillfully avoided the imperial guards patrolling the palace and successfully made her way into the Cold Palace.
But she did not let her guard down after being sent to the Cold Palace; on the contrary, she became even more cautious.
Every time she escaped from her hiding place, she would do everything in her power and use her fastest speed.
Because she knew,
The most terrifying, complex, and treacherous place in the palace is the Cold Palace!
Hidden here,
These are all things that can't be brought to light.
If you encounter it, you're dead!
And they died silently, vanishing into thin air!
Xiao Jianzi received a tip and personally followed behind Liu Yunzhao.
The direction Liu Yunzhao went was actually the entrance to the branch altar that their Black Purgatory had previously hidden in the palace.
That is the passage through which Shang Beiyu once led Ji Fengyao away from the Cold Palace.
"When did this girl discover this place?" A chilling glint appeared in Xiaojianzi's usually timid and gentle eyes.
The man in black beside him asked in a low voice, "Your Excellency, should we kill her?"
"No need for now. She's been hiding in the palace for so many years, and there must be a reason why she suddenly ran out," Xiao Jianzi instructed. "Follow her first and see what she knows. Come back and tell me, and then we'll make a plan."
"Yes, Your Excellency!" The man in black accepted the order and quietly followed Liu Yunzhao into the hidden and gloomy passage.
This was Liu Yunzhao's second time walking through this secret passage.
The first time she came in, she took many wrong turns;
At the end of each fork in the road, there were many tiny human bones in the cells, which nearly scared her to death.
Even though she knew she didn't have to take the wrong path this time, she was still terrified, feeling like there were footsteps behind her and someone was following her.
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