Filial piety: the supreme emperor

Xiaoxiang Yayuan was as bright as day, and snowflakes were gently falling, like a thin layer of silver gauze covering the entire courtyard.

At this time, in the pavilion by the water, sat a mature and beautiful woman wearing a velvet shawl and an ink-colored palace skirt. She rested her chin on her hand, leaned against the railing of the pavilion, and stared intently at the koi in the lotus pond, lost in thought.

In recent days, whenever Qu Qirong fell asleep, she would dream of a young man who called her "Auntie Rong".

The dreams always repeat themselves, and every night is different.

Sometimes, he would accompany her to visit Xuancheng's bustling night market, taste street snacks, guess riddles, fly Kongming lanterns, and enjoy the night view.

Sometimes, he would hold her hand and teach her to paint.

The back of her hand, held by him, conveyed a warm feeling, and her heart seemed to be surrounded by a warm current, slowly becoming hot.

Sometimes, he would stay by her side quietly, often telling her stories from books. His voice was like a spring breeze, very soothing and pleasant to listen to.

The scene that appears most often in her dreams is actually a beautiful scene of removing the mind-controlling insect.

The heart was covered, and even changed into various forms under the sword energy, and even failed to restrain itself in front of him...

Whenever she dreamed of this scene, Qu Qirong's heart would tremble violently and she would wake up with a blushing face.

She kept telling herself not to think too much about it. After all, the other party was just her junior and the generation gap could not be crossed. However, the more she thought about it, the more obvious that strange feeling became.

In the end, Qu Qirong convinced herself that this strange emotion was just the longing of the elders for the younger ones.

She has always been alone, so naturally she hopes to have a younger generation who can spend more time with her and chat with her.

But in recent days, Lu Ran has not set foot in Xiaoxiang Yayuan, which makes Qu Qirong inexplicably feel irritated and resentful.

Therefore, Qu Qirong sent a message through the jade slip, inviting him to Xiaoxiang Yayuan tomorrow as an elder.

At this moment, the communication jade slip in his hand flashed with light.

"It turns out that it's because Zixia Sect has been busy with affairs recently that Ran'er was unable to come to see me."

Qu Qirong was immersed in her thoughts. Her beautiful face, which originally had a hint of resentment, suddenly blossomed into a touching smile, lighting up the entire snowy night.

As if she remembered something, she looked at the beautiful maid next to her and said, "Qing'er, go to the herb garden and pick some icy flowers!"

"Madam, will there be any distinguished guests visiting us tomorrow?" Qing'er nodded, but was a little confused.

Because the Bingying Flower is an extremely precious spiritual creature that needs to constantly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it will only bloom once every twenty years.

This flower can not only be used to make elixirs, but can also be used to make fragrant tea.

Whether it is making medicine or brewing tea, it can help the cultivator absorb the spiritual energy of the ice flower and nourish the meridians throughout the body.

It just so happens that this kind of ice flower is planted in Xiaoxiang Yayuan, and now is the time when the flowers are in full bloom.

If it wasn't an important guest visiting, why would the lady let her go picking?

Qu Qirong smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes revealing a gentle look: "Indeed, an important guest is coming, Qing'er, you also know him."

"The only person who can make Madam smile like this and whom Qing'er also knows is Mr. Lu!"

Qing'er thought about it for a while and immediately understood.

Xiaoxiang Yayuan is the residence purchased by the lady, and she never receives any guests.

The last time I received Qu Yun and her son was only because of their family status.

Apart from this, there is only Mr. Lu who calls his wife "Auntie Rong"!

Because when she left last time, she saw the lady give Mr. Lu a jade pendant that allowed him to enter and exit Xiaoxiang Yayuan freely.

Qing'er's thoughts were in a tizzy, so she left the water pavilion and walked towards the medicine garden to collect ice flowers.

Qu Qirong swayed her plump figure and walked towards the flower bed on the other side with light lotus steps.

Although the flowers there are not magical creatures, they can be made into exquisite cakes...

Qucheng, Youzhou, this city is closest to Yaozhou.

There were sparse stars in the night sky, snowflakes were dancing, and a light was lit on a transmission platform in the center of the city.

Then a tall woman in a green dress appeared.

She was wearing a veil, so her true appearance was difficult to see, but her fox-like charming eyes were particularly alluring, attracting the attention of the surrounding monks.

"Will Your Excellency be in Qucheng?"

Xue Ji ignored the gazes of the people around her, but walked while paying attention to the jade token in her hand, hoping that it would react.

Unfortunately, this jade plate belonging to His Majesty remained motionless.

"There are a total of 48 cities in Youzhou, and each one is very vast. Using the jade token to sense someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Xue Ji frowned and thought secretly in her heart.

Although it is true that I am wearing the emperor's jade token, the perception range of this jade token is limited to a thousand miles.

The entire Youzhou territory is vast and boundless, and searching for each city one by one will undoubtedly take a lot of time.

More importantly, Your Majesty may not just stay in one place.

If she had just left and His Majesty appeared in the city she had just visited, it would be even more difficult to find him.

Just as Xue Ji was thinking about these questions, a man in gorgeous clothes blocked her way with a smile.

Behind him were four followers at the peak of the Condensation Realm.

"Miss, how can I be of service to you?"

Xue Ji narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, murderous intent arose in her heart, but she remembered the elder's instructions, so she bypassed his obstruction and continued to move forward.

She came here to look for her Lord and didn't want to cause any trouble.

"You seemed very anxious just now, are you looking for someone?"

"If you really need to find someone, I can help you."

"After all, the head of the Qucheng Wang family is my father!"

Wang Luo found it interesting and quickly chased forward, blocking Xue Ji's way again.

He had noticed this woman in a green dress with a curvy figure and great temperament for a long time.

She was not wearing the clothes of a cultivation family, nor did she have any followers following her.