That night, Qi Jin had nightmares as soon as she closed her eyes. She didn't sleep well at all. When the sun rose in the east, she couldn't lie down anymore. She immediately got up to freshen up and go out to look for Xi Ruoshui.
"Miss, you're up so early." Xiu Gu was sleeping in the side room. When she heard the noise in the next room, she immediately came over. "You don't look well. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Qi Jin said, "How can I sleep? I'll go out to look for her."
"Miss, it's not even dawn yet. Even if you go to look for her, you don't know where to find her." Xiu Gu said helplessly, "Sit down first. I'll bring you breakfast. It's not too late to look for her after breakfast."
"All right." Qi Jin looked at the sky. She knew that it would be difficult to find Xi Ruoshui. "Did Xi 'er ask anything yesterday?"
Xiu Gu lowered her head and said, "He asked a few questions, but I answered them perfunctorily. Children are forgetful. He won't ask in a few days."
Qi Jin sighed. "Fortunately, I didn't tell him his mother's name."
"Miss, don't worry too much." Xiu Gu said.
"How can I not worry?" Qi Jin shook her head and smiled bitterly. She now regretted letting Qi Ruoshui leave without finding out anything.
Xiu Gu didn't know how to comfort her. After all, this matter was a dead knot in their hearts that could never be untied.
"Go see Xi 'er," Qi Jin said and sent Xiu Gu away. "I'll go out after breakfast."
Xiu Gu sighed in her heart. "All right."
Qi Jin simply ate something and went out. In fact, she didn't know where to find Qi Ruoshui. Last night, she went to a few inns but didn't get any information. Today, she planned to go a little further to inquire.
As soon as she went out, the figure hiding in the dark moved.
The white sky in the east was broken by a golden light, and the sun gradually shrouded the ancient city wall.
Creak!
The door of a secluded and elegant residence opened, and two women walked out one after the other.
Dan Shi always liked to sleep. This morning, he was forced to go to Huguo Temple. He was very unhappy, and there was no joy on his face.
"You've been getting lazier and lazier these past few years. I remember that you weren't like this back in the academy." Qi Ruoshui was wearing a light blue dress with white magnolia. Originally, this kind of dress was more suitable for young girls, but it was somewhat unsuitable for her age. However, when it was worn on her body, it did not seem out of place. Instead, it made her look more elegant and charming.
"The past is the past. Am I still a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl?" Dan Shi said snappily.
"The older you get, the more you can't be lazy." Qi Ruoshui said with a smile.
Dan Shi's expression turned even uglier. "I'm younger than you. Don't talk about age so easily."
Qi Ruoshui just smiled and did not speak. "Quickly get on the carriage."
"Why do you want to go to Hu Guo Temple?" Dan Shi followed behind her unwillingly.
"Just walking around." Qi Ruoshui said with a smile.
Dan Shi looked at her suspiciously. Why did she feel that Qi Ruoshui did not look like the kind of person who would go to Hu Guo Temple for a walk? Although she was suspicious in her heart, she followed her to the carriage and went to Hu Guo Temple together.
Sitting in the carriage, Qi Ruoshui's eyes were smiling. She knew that someone had been following them. It seemed that Lu Yaoyao suspected Dan Shi or learned her identity from Qi Jin.
No matter which possibility it was, it was all the same to her.
Ye Zhen was shocked to learn of Qi Ruoshui's identity. Today, she asked Wu Chong to find out who Qi Ruoshui was.
Not long after, Xue Lin came to answer Ye Zhen in person.
"Your Highness, Medical Officer Qi went out early to search outside. He went to every inn to inquire if there was a woman with different eyes." Xue Lin said.
"Different eyes?" Ye Zhen raised an eyebrow. What did this mean?
Xue Lin said, "This subordinate secretly heard Medical Officer Qi describe the woman as such. One of the woman's eyes is black and the other is amber. She is different from ordinary people."
"There is such a person?" Ye Zhen asked in surprise. Suddenly, she was very curious about what Qi Ruoshui looked like. Wouldn't it be strange if a person's eyes were different?
"Your Highness, Medical Officer Qi seems to be in a hurry to find that woman." Xue Lin said, "However, in this subordinate's opinion, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I am afraid it will not be easy to find her."
The capital was so big, and there were countless inns. What's more, the woman may not necessarily live in an inn.
"Go and invite Medical Officer Qi to the palace." Ye Zhen whispered. If Medical Officer Qi continued to search like this, sooner or later he would be exhausted. She had already guessed that the person with Mister Dan was Qi Ruoshui.
However, perhaps Qi Ruoshui knew the news of Huangfu Chen from Mister Dan.
Xue Lin went out of the palace to invite Medical Officer Qi. Ye Zhen also sent someone to the shadow guards to inquire about the whereabouts of the two portraits.
Now, they could only confirm that the person in the portrait was the guard of the Western Liang Priest Palace, but they still knew nothing else. The Witch King was still a mystery to them.
"Your Highness, Eunuch Fu asks to see you." Dai Mei came in and said.
Ye Zhen was slightly startled and asked Eunuch Fu to come in and talk.
"Your Highness, the emperor invites you to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He has something to discuss with you." Eunuch Fu smiled and saluted when he saw Ye Zhen.
Mo Rongzhan asked her to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity at this time. Ye Zhen was shocked and knew that there must be something urgent.
When she arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Ye Zhen went directly to the imperial study to find Mo Rongzhan.
"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Ye Zhen thought there was news of Huangfu Chen. Looking at Mo Rongzhan's gloomy face, she thought that something had happened.
Mo Rongzhan handed a secret letter on the table to Ye Zhen. "Dan Shi has been in the Northern Dark Kingdom for the past six months, not in Qi at all."
"What?" Ye Zhen blinked, a little confused. "Mister Dan is not in Qi?"
"Huangfu Chen was taken away from Qi a month ago. How could Dan Shi in the Northern Dark Kingdom know about him and see who took him away with his own eyes?" Mo Rongzhan said in a deep voice.
Ye Zhen was shocked. She couldn't figure out why Mister Dan lied to her.
"What does Mister Dan want to do?" she asked in a low voice. "Since he didn't see it with his own eyes, how did he know how to draw the guards of the Temple of Priests?"
"That's what I want to know." Mo Rongzhan said coldly. "I have sent someone to invite him into the palace."
"Are you going to confront him?" Ye Zhen asked.
Mo Rongzhan's dark eyes looked at her faintly for a while. "He is your teacher. You can ask him."
"Good." Ye Zhen nodded. She also wanted to know why Mister Dan lied.
"Don't believe everything he says just because he is your teacher." Mo Rongzhan whispered.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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