After helping Di Jingchen, Ruan Xiaojiu poured herself a cup of tea and sat down at the table leisurely, like a lazy kitten. Di Jingchen slowly opened his eyes and sat down at the table. His eyes were like a deep lake, difficult to understand.

"How do you feel? You can already feel the results."

Di Jingchen nodded, "Yes, I have already unlocked three levels. Now even when I practice, the places that used to feel blocked are now easy. Thank you." His voice was low and magnetic, full of gratitude to Ruan Xiaojiu.

Ruan Xiaojiu chuckled and took a sip of tea. "No need to thank me. This is what I promised you."

Ruan Xiaojiu thought of the finger bone and after a moment's thought, he asked, "What do you want to do with the finger bone in the imperial mausoleum?"

When Di Jingchen heard the word "finger bone," he looked at Ruan Xiaojiu, wondering what she meant by asking. Did she want that finger bone as well? Di Jingchen pondered this, but his expression remained calm, like a calm lake, without a single ripple.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, then put it down. He looked at Ruan Xiaojiu and said, "That finger bone has special meaning to me. I can't tell you the specific reason yet. But I can be sure that the finger bone is of no use to you. I hope you will return it to me as soon as possible."

Ruan Xiaojiu frowned slightly. She felt that Di Jingchen was hiding something. However, since he refused to speak, she didn't want to ask any further.

"Well, if that's the case, then I won't ask any more questions." Ruan Xiaojiu said, standing up. She still had to go back to accompany her princess and didn't want to stay any longer. "I should go back."

Di Jingchen nodded slightly without saying anything. He looked at Ruan Xiaojiu's departing figure with mixed feelings.

Ruan Xiaojiu returned to her room and found Ruan Siqi sleeping soundly. She leaned over and kissed Ruan Siqi lightly on the corner of her mouth.

Thinking of Ruan Siqi's accusation, Ruan Xiaojiu just lay quietly beside him and did nothing.

For several days, Ruan Xiaojiu was very honest, which made Ruan Siqi feel more at ease, and her health gradually recovered.

But it was really boring to stay at home every day, so Ruan Xiaojiu thought of taking Ruan Siqi out for a walk.

The two of them walked on the street. Most people only knew that Ruan Xiaojiu was cruel but had never seen him, so they were quite leisurely.

Ruan Siqi didn't know why, he never liked sweets before, but now he wanted to eat them every day, and he ate a lot. Ruan Xiaojiu also noticed this.

So when they saw the pastry shop, they asked Xiao Cui to buy some so that Ruan Siqi could eat to her heart's content.

The two of them ate and walked around. No matter what Ruan Siqi looked at for a few more seconds, Ruan Xiaojiu would signal Xiao Cui to buy it.

This touched Ruan Siqi deeply, but she still said, "You don't have to buy everything. I'm just curious about some things. I don't dare to look at them anymore if you do this."

Ruan Xiaojiu smiled dotingly and agreed, "Okay." In fact, Ruan Xiaojiu didn't care about the money at all. As long as Ruan Siqi liked it, she could give it to him as long as he was obedient.

Ruan Siqi and her friend were strolling when they suddenly noticed a commotion ahead. A young boy was frantically running towards them, a panicked mess, followed by several ferocious-looking men. The boy saw Ruan Siqi and, for some reason, ran to him, begging for help. Perhaps he felt Ruan Siqi could save him, or perhaps it was instinct, pushed to the limit, that led him to cry out for help, as if grasping at a lifeline.

"My dear, please save me!"

Ruan Siqi was stunned by the sudden scene, frowning, looking at the young man and then looking at the big men. Seeing them coming up to her, she asked, "What happened, who are they, why are they chasing you..." Before she could finish her question, the people chasing her arrived in front of her. Ruan Xiaojiu stepped forward and protected Ruan Siqi behind him.

"Stop, who are you?" Ruan Xiaojiu narrowed her eyes. They were coming for the young boy. They could arrest him, but they couldn't scare her princess. Ruan Xiaojiu looked at them coldly. She didn't care if they arrested the young boy, but she couldn't scare her Siqi.

"Mind your own business! This kid's family owes our master money, and his parents have already pawned him off to our master to pay off the debt. We're going to capture him and take him back to pay off the debt! We're not arresting random people." One of the big men shouted.

Ruan Siqi glanced at the boy next to her. The boy was thin, with red lips and white teeth, and his eyes were full of fear.

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