She slowly stood up, straightened her robes, and wore a perfectly appropriate expression of apology.
"I suddenly remembered that there are still some matters to be dealt with in the palace. Yao'er, I will come to see you and Rongrong again next time."
"Okay, Brother Xue, I'll see you off."
...
Watching Xue Qinghe board the carriage and leave with the group of soldiers until they completely disappeared at the end of the forest path behind the mountain.
The innocence and naivety on Dongfang Yao's face vanished instantly.
"well..."
She let out a long sigh of relief and rubbed her stiff cheeks.
It must be tiring to always pretend like this, right?
Hearing a slight noise, Dongfang Yao turned her head and saw that it was A Yin walking towards her from the direction of the villa.
She jogged over to meet her, got close to Ah Yin, and lowered her voice.
"Sister Yin, has she left?"
"They've already left." Ah Yin smiled and reached out to gently pinch the girl's smooth cheek. "You little rascal, you're such a good actress."
"Hehe, no~" Dongfang Yao said a little shyly, smiling sheepishly.
Ah Yin raised an eyebrow at the girl and suddenly said, "Well, if you don't say it, Ah Jing probably will never realize your feelings."
The moment this topic was brought up, Dongfang Yao's face fell.
She clasped her hands together, pouted, and looked pleading.
"Sister Yin, please don't tell my brother, please, please!"
Ah Yin was amused by her appearance.
"It's possible, but are you really planning to keep this a secret for the rest of your life?"
"That would be even more painful!" Dongfang Yao shook her head repeatedly.
She hugged Ah Yin's arm, clinging to it and swaying back and forth, acting coquettishly.
"Sister Ayin, you're the best! Could you share some of your experience with me?"
Ah Yin rubbed the girl's head, letting her hug his arm.
"Didn't you bid on that pink potion at the auction yesterday?"
"At that time, Bing'er and I suspected that you were going to use it on A Jing."
"Well..."
Dongfang Yao froze, a blush of embarrassment spreading across her face.
"Nothing can be hidden from my sisters..."
"You...won't object?"
"If we were against it, wouldn't we have told Ah Jing already?" Ah Yin asked with amusement.
"Your rather radical ideas are correct."
"To deal with Ah Jing, we must use some tough measures against him."
"But being too forceful might provoke his resentment. In short, if you give him the medicine without any preparation, it won't end well."
Is this a setup?
Dongfang Yao's eyes darted around, and she immediately understood.
"I understand! We need to make him doubt himself first, to make him suspect that we have those kinds of feelings for him, and then get him to accept it to some extent, right?"
Ah Yin nodded: "That's right, but this is also the most difficult step."
"Ah Jing... he prefers older women. Right now, he only has eyes for Sister Biji. You and Qiu'er... sigh, it's tough..."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao was also very distressed.
She couldn't help but say enviously, "I really envy you, Sister Yin. You and Sister Xue'er are exactly the types my brother likes the most, right?"
"Sister Bing'er can barely be considered?"
"Even if you force your brother to do *that*, he won't say anything, right?"
Hearing this, even Ah Yin was amused and annoyed.
She raised her hand and gently flicked the girl's smooth forehead.
"What nonsense are you talking about at such a young age? We don't have any feelings for Ah Jing."
"If Sister Bing'er hears you say that, you'd better prepare to get a beating!"
Dongfang Yao secretly stuck out her tongue.
If that happens, my brother will definitely protect me!
...
On the other side.
Achoo!
Dongfang Jing, who was driving, sneezed without warning.
He inexplicably suspected that Yao'er was talking about him behind his back again.
That's not necessarily true. Perhaps... it was too cold in the car?
Through the rearview mirror, he could clearly see the Hyotei in the back seat and the Yukitei in the passenger seat next to it.
Biji, Wang Qiu'er, and Dugu Bo were in the car in front.
Wherever the Snow Emperor is, the Ice Emperor follows.
Just now, the two emperors of ice and snow explained to him the reason why they were going to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire together.
It is for the extremely cold Yin Spring.
"Bing'er and I were planning to tell you last night..."
Xue Di was only halfway through her sentence when the embarrassing scene of her massage last night suddenly flashed through her mind.
She silently turned her head to look at the scenery rushing past the window.
The conversation abruptly ended, with no further comment.
Her mention of it reminded both Hyotei in the back seat and Dongfang Jing, who was driving, of the awkwardness of the previous night.
The atmosphere inside the car instantly became somewhat stiff.
Dongfang Jing felt that he bore the main responsibility for the matter, so he took the initiative to apologize.
"I'm sorry, Sister Xue'er, Sister Bing'er, I've been massaging Master and Sister A Yin like that before, and nothing went wrong. I really didn't know that the massage technique recorded in this ancient book... had that kind of effect... uh..."
Hyotei, sitting in the back seat, coughed twice and interrupted, saying, "We've already heard about it, and we don't blame you. Besides, it's not a big deal. You don't need to be so polite."
Xue Di also said, "Little Mirror, you are our younger brother. The accident happened because you wanted to reward us. Don't worry about it too much."
"Besides, we both feel much more relaxed today than usual."
"Xue'er is right. I feel that my state of mind during cultivation is different after you massaged me. So you... you don't need to blame yourself."
The two of them took turns offering words of comfort.
They went to great lengths to care for their younger brother.
But it would be even more perfect if their voices weren't so stuttering, stiff, and lacking in confidence.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jing actually believed it!
Besides its ability to clear blockages, this seemingly unorthodox massage technique actually helps with cultivation?
No wonder Master and Sister Yin have been willing to let me massage them all these years, so that's why!
He suddenly realized!
"If this is helpful to your cultivation, then... if you don't mind, would you like me to...?"
As soon as the words were spoken, both the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress trembled simultaneously.
Hyotei immediately went crazy in his mind.
It's of no help whatsoever to cultivation! That's just an excuse, an excuse, you understand? How could you actually believe it?
But the next moment...
The two of them simultaneously gave a soft "hmm".
Then they all lowered their heads and stopped talking.
...
The six of them soon arrived at Sunset Forest, which was not too far from Tiandou City.
Led by Dugu Bo, they arrived at a mountain peak inside the forest.
The entire mountain was shrouded in a thick, purple poisonous fog.
Dugu Bo explained, "This is a poison array I set up. Anyone who enters it will be contaminated with the deadly poison."
"It takes about an hour for the poison to take effect. After an hour, the poisoned person will experience convulsions all over their body, and their meridians will atrophy, leading to death."
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