Chapter 1000: Chapter 587: Xiaoxiao: Late, But Here!
Zhao Rong had already begun to fantasize about the scene when he would return after a long ti.
It might be several months, or perhaps years, when he returned ho in Du You City, either dragging his weary body or with a renewed appearance. Qing Jun and Qian’er would pounce on him, beating his chest, followed by tearful reproaches, and finally hot kisses and embraces… and then a joyful family reunion; no, with a little Fox Demon missing.
But the past is like smoke. After undergoing hardships and reflection on his journey south, he is now able to calmly and honestly face Qing Jun and Qian’er. He would hold Su Xiaoxiao’s now matured and sensible hand and tell Qing Jun and Qian’er that she is also family.
They would sit in silence, relieved and smiling, around a sumptuous dining table, listening to this beloved man recount the difficulties and joys of his journey, worrying about his life-and-death monts and rejoicing over his growth and adventures…
Having achieved personal growth and perfection, he could even cheerfully face Mr. Zhu Da, who never spared on fabric. Perhaps by that ti, she would have realized how reckless her initial confession was, extinguishing those budding dangerous feelings. Looking at him, now mature and stable, they could smile at each other, let the past go, and comfortably sit at the tea table, becoming like-minded Daoist companions who accompany but do not overstep…
Zhao Rong walked on the path leaving the Bamboo Forest courtyard, his eyes blankly fixed on the Nine Heavens Cold Palace Flowers that didn’t wither in autumn, his gaze unfocused and aimlessly dreaming.
At this mont, as if thinking of those future confrontations and awkward situations that could be smoothly resolved, he smiled.
He beca even more determined in his intention to journey south for self-cultivation.
Zhao Rong nodded, raised his hand preparing to rub his face, but at this mont, a white-clad female figure suddenly appeared ahead.
“Why have they co again? This Du Gu clan is becoming quite impolite.”
He couldn’t help but frown.
Previously, Zhao Rong and the Academy teachers had already told the people from Great Li not to co and disturb them, to patiently wait for their arrangents after the investigation of this incident.
Zhao Rong shook his head, preparing to avoid, but then his steps halted, and he glanced back at the Elegant Courtyard where Qing Jun and Qian’er were.
If he avoided them now, it’s very likely that the string ensemble girl from the Du Gu clan would go looking for Qing Jun.
And the ssage Zhao Rong left at the corner of the path would probably be discovered early too…
Zhao Rong sighed, made up his mind, and faced them directly.
“Stop, are you from the Du Gu clan… huh, why is it you?”
He spoke as he approached, but was surprised enough to pause mid-sentence.
Because he recognized the string ensemble girl in front of him.
“Young Master Zhao!” the newcor hastily greeted him.
Zhao Rong glanced at the familiar baby-faced girl and softened his tone, “Hmm, we et again.”
This baby-faced girl was the amusing little girl he had t atop Sacrificial Moon Mountain on the eve of the Fengshan ceremony, who had inspired Zhao Rong’s thoughts on that grand ceremony.
He rembered it well.
“What brings you to see ? You’re not here to wish a thunder strike on again, are you?”
This was a running joke between them.
The baby-faced girl felt a bit embarrassed.
She first glanced up, quietly looked at the handso face of the man in front of her that had been circulated overnight among her Music Workshop sisters, and for soone who was always naive about matters between n and won, her little heart skipped a beat.
Commonly known as having butterflies in her stomach.
She shyly waved her hand, “No, no, that day, I was just joking. Don’t take it to heart, sir. You’re a grown-up; you should be magnanimous.”
The baby-faced girl nodded vigorously, secretly thinking that her sisters were right; this Young Master Zhao had indeed beco much more attractive, so… why is he so good-looking, even frowning looks so dashing…
The young girl couldn’t help but want to touch those furrowed brows, but imdiately stopped herself, trying hard to put on a straight face, attempting not to sneak a peek… okay, one last glance…
Zhao Rong seed to sense sothing, first frowning slightly, then sighing helplessly in his heart.
Recently, he had also realized that this handso face of his was perhaps a bit unnaturally attractive…had he beco… a handso man?
Zhao Rong slightly tilted his head, seriously saying, “Have you seen enough?”
“Ah, what.” The little girl imdiately played dumb.
Zhao Rong didn’t make it difficult for her.
He smiled, noticing her eyes wandering again, so he restrained his smile and then said earnestly, “Thank you.”
Thanking her for enlightening him that “Thunder is indeed the voice of the Heavenly Dao” that night.
The baby-faced girl was stunned, “Oh, oh, it’s nothing.”
Zhao Rong smiled, “Is there sothing you want, were you sent by the Du Gu clan?”
Although he wasn’t fond of the Du family and their endless sches, he wasn’t prepared to make things difficult for this baby-faced girl from Li.
However, what surprised Zhao Rong was that the baby-faced girl shook her head and said, “No, no one sent here. I ca by myself. There’s sothing I think might be related to you, Zhao Gongzi, so I ca to tell you.”
“What is it?”
The baby-faced girl turned and looked toward Sacrificial Moon Mountain, probing, “Zhao Gongzi, do you know a fox-eyed girl dressed in pink with her hair tied with a red ribbon?”
Zhao Rong was taken aback, “Su Xiaoxiao?”
Gui: “Su Xiaoxiao!”
In Heart Lake, the Sword Spirit almost simultaneously blurted out.
Only the sa sentence was uttered with different tones by the two of them…
The baby-faced girl curiously asked, “Gongzi, you know her?”
Zhao Rong ignored the Sword Spirit and quickly nodded, “I know her, did you see her? Where is she? Did she also co to Sacrificial Moon Mountain?”
Sensing that this ‘Su Xiaoxiao’ might hold a special place in his heart, the baby-faced girl stole a glance at Zhao Rong’s anxious expression and nodded, “Yes, yes, it seems like she’s the one you know. Don’t worry, Gongzi, she’s alright, but her emotions might not be in a good state…”
Then she recounted the events.
“Last night, I replaced an older sister to stand guard at the peak of Sacrificial Moon Mountain, still guarding the Heavenly Altar. But in the middle of the night, I saw a sneaky figure running up the mountain top, looking around as if searching for sothing.”
“At first, I thought it was so foolish thief. As I approached, I realized it was a fox-eyed girl with red, swollen eyes from crying, wearing a pink dress with a red ribbon in her hair… I wanted to approach and question her, but she noticed , and then she ran away quickly. I didn’t expect her to run so fast.”
“I was just curious and didn’t pursue, then I returned to the mountain top to continue my night watch, as long as she didn’t cause any trouble here…”
The baby-faced girl touched her lips with her index finger, nodded, glanced at Zhao Gongzi, who was focused, and continued:
“Then I saw her again in the morning while descending the mountain. I saw her wandering around the mountain, so I followed her out of curiosity. I found her running all over the mountain, looking like she was searching for sothing urgently. Besides, her clothes and hair were a ss, clearly having spent the night outside without grooming, and it seed like she caught a cold, sneezing repeatedly.”
Speaking of this, she nodded and sighed, “No wonder, in this chilly autumn, even on the mountain, we have to use several Bright Lamp Warm Fire Talismans to warm ourselves. This thin, pitiful girl ran all night across the mountain, breaking a sweat and blown by the wind…”
Zhao Rong listened more, his heart tightened, frowning, noticing the baby-faced girl was beginning to stray off topic, rudely interrupted, “I got it, then what?”
“Oh, later when I went back to the camp and rested for the morning, after lunch, when I went up the mountain again, I saw her near a high platform in the middle of the mountains, in the nearby forest. This fox-eyed girl dressed in pink was easy to recognize… But this ti, seeing her, her spirits were not good…”
“She was lying in front of a newly erected grave marker, crying mournfully. When I went there, she was holding that tombstone tightly, crying until she had no more tears, with snot and tears saring her little face, sobbing while dryly wailing with an open mouth, seeming very sad and pitiful. Initially, I thought it must be an important relative of hers who died, buried here…”
The baby-faced girl was saying this when her eyes beca strange, looking at Zhao Rong.
Zhao Rong frowned with anxiety, “What happened? Then what?”
“Then… I originally was going to turn and leave, after all, it’s soone mourning, it’s not good to look and disturb, but after taking two steps, I suddenly rembered sothing odd.”
“What odd?”
“This fox-eyed girl hugging the mourning grave seems to be newly erected, and last night at dusk when my sisters and I went down the mountain for dinner, we happened to encounter that Qian’er lady following you, Zhao Gongzi. She was holding a severed arm at the ti, ignored our greetings, and went straight into the woods next to the high platform on the mountainside… So, this grave seems to be made by the Qian’er lady.”
Zhao Rong knitted his brows, suddenly understood sothing.
He was speechless and heartbroken.
The baby-faced girl’s subsequent words confird what he suspected.
“Zhao Gongzi, I think it might be a coincidence, so I wanted to take a closer look, but the sorrowful crying fox-eyed girl noticed soone coming, stumbled and ran away… But this ti, I saw clearly the carved words on the tombstone, engraved with none other than your na, Gongzi.”
Zhao Rong: “…”
Grass. (A kind of plant)
Now he really wanted to turn around and return to the Elegant Courtyard, picking up little Qian’er who was bathing fragrantly and spank her little butt hard.
You mischievous girl, what fake grave are you erecting for husband ? Setting it as a broken-arm cenotaph?
Or symbolizing or commorating sothing like bidding farewell to the old and burying bad luck and such aning? Most importantly, what’s the point of erecting a tombstone for ?
Really knows how to create a scene for .
Now it’s good, it’s beco a Fox Demon’s trap, set it up perfectly… And then there’s Su Xiaoxiao, you are a small fool too.
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