Although the little apprentice sister is weak, she can fight

Shen Qiao shook his head meaningfully, then turned to look at the smoke rising from the capital.

With their good hearing, they could even hear the hawking sounds coming from an alley.

'Bought it with your ashes, how does it feel?'

Chi Musheng sighed softly and said frankly, "Not bad."

Shen Qiao snorted and chuckled, then looked away and was about to jump down like before. However, his legs had not recovered from standing all night, and his foot slipped, and he was about to fall.

There was a gleam in her eyes, and she quickly grabbed Chi Musheng who was trying to hide. She was startled and quickly turned around to catch her, and then carried her to the ground.

"benefactor!!"

As soon as they landed, Si Huangzhao, who had been waiting all night, came out with dark circles under his eyes and kowtowed to the two of them.

The two were frightened. Chi Musheng quickly put the person down and tried to run away, but before he could turn around, Shen Qiao pulled him back by his sleeve.

This man was seen holding Chi Musheng with one hand, and had the other hand free to support Si Huangzhao who was about to kowtow.

"No! You have to bear this! Without you, master and disciple, I wouldn't be able to see the light of day again today! You have to bear this kneeling!"

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I helped you save the people of the capital because you promised me that you would be a good emperor. Don't look at me like this now. I will recover in a few days at most. And..."

She smiled and said, "The ashes scattered in the offering are hers, not mine."

Si Huangzhao understood and looked at Chi Musheng gratefully. He couldn't kneel down, so he could only bow to her and give her a very formal salute. "Senior Chi, I will never be able to repay your kindness in this lifetime! If you have any requests, please feel free to ask! Si Huangzhao will definitely do it one by one!"

Chi Musheng, the "social madman" who hadn't been seen for a long time, was actually a little overwhelmed by this. She cleared her throat in a serious manner and said, "I don't need you to do anything. Just do as this guy said. You just need to be a good emperor and make sure there is no more chaos in the human world."

"Yes! Si Huangzhao will definitely abide by the words of the two benefactors!" He straightened up then. Although he was clearly over fifty years old, his eyes were bright and his gaze was burning.

"Be a good emperor who is worthy of the people!"

After the pleasantries were almost over, Shen Qiao looked around and found that all his acquaintances were gone. Even the old man Wang You was nowhere to be seen.

'Hey? Where are they?'

"Oh, that's right. Last night, at the Huayue Festival, one of the four festivals in the capital, some remaining ghost soldiers were found. Several immortals went to help clean up the mess. They just reported that it's over."

Si Huangzhao finished speaking and added, "The two Taoist priests from the Shenxiao Sect returned directly to the sect after handling their business. The other immortal master who was with you disappeared last night. He left a message saying that he was waiting for you outside the city and asked you to find him after you were done."

Outside the city...that's fine. It's okay now. It's more convenient to just go there.

Thinking of this, Shen Qiao naturally held Chi Musheng's hand and turned around, "Then we will leave first, and the rest of the aftermath will be left to you."

"Of course, of course. But are you two really not going to stay for a while? At least have breakfast first..."

Shen Qiao was about to leave, but after hearing what he said, he suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly turned around and walked back.

Seeing this, Si Huangzhao thought she had agreed to stay for dinner, and hurriedly asked someone to arrange it. Unexpectedly, Shen Qiao asked without any context, "Excuse me, I have another question, where is Xiao Luan'er's bedroom? It's the one you named Concubine Hui."

"Ah?" Si Huangzhao was stunned for a long moment, then slapped his forehead. "Just go out here, turn right and go straight. Turn left at the seventh door, then go straight and turn right at the fourth door to Luomeixuan. My father saw that she had a special fate and wanted to use her for experiments, but for some reason he never succeeded. He lost interest and took into consideration that she had two brothers who were military commanders. To save face, he just gave her the title of concubine."

"When I was sober, I was afraid that if she kept hanging around Father, he would keep noticing her, so I found an excuse to ask her to live somewhere more secluded."

Shen Qiao nodded meaningfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care. However, my little sister is still young, and some things may not be suitable for her..."

Si Huangzhao understood immediately. He seemed to remember something and was about to run back to the palace, but he was afraid that Shen Qiao would leave if he left, so he turned back halfway. "I'll sign a blank document for her right now, and she can fill it out however she wants! Even if she wants to leave the palace, I will never stop her!"

Shen Qiao smiled politely, "Your Majesty, you are indeed a generous and unconcerned person."

After getting the document, Shen Qiao said goodbye to Si Huangzhao and went in the direction he said. The palace maids and eunuchs he met along the way were all well-behaved and immediately gave way when they saw him, as if it was Si Huangzhao's order.

Chi Musheng had no chance to change back and could only follow along.

"I'm curious, why are you so concerned about this ordinary woman?"

Shen Qiao lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "I owed her this in my previous life."

"No, to be precise, I owed her something from my past life."

"A favor you owe me?" Chi Musheng felt that there was something going on.

"Tell me about it. It's still far from where she is."

Shen Qiao was silent for a long time, so long that Chi Musheng thought she would not speak again, only then did he hear her voice coming back.

"If I hadn't used her to commit suicide in my previous life, she would have been Qingluan's sword spirit."

Chi Musheng frowned, "Qingluan...is that the sword you mentioned before?"

"Yes." Shen Qiao unconsciously clenched the document in his hand. "At that time, I only wanted to completely sever ties with that person, but I forgot that Qingluan and I had already become one."

"The last time I met her at the Yu family, I heard the lady there call her 'Luan'er'. I thought it was just a coincidence, so I read her fortune."

Shen Qiao felt very depressed and didn't continue to speak.

Chi Musheng is also a sword cultivator, so he knows a lot about sword creatures.

The most unacceptable thing about a contracted sword is that it harms its owner, let alone causing direct death.

"Qingluan's spiritual energy is already quite high. If I could wait another ten years, perhaps I could see her give birth to a spiritual body."

But she did not hold on until that time. Instead, Qingluan, who had just regained consciousness, ended her life.

Qingluan shattered after it landed on the ground. Perhaps it felt Shen Qiao's despair, or thought that Shen Qiao also hated her, so it collapsed and destroyed itself.

"There are rumors that...spirits that develop consciousness have a chance of reincarnation." Chi Musheng said comfortingly.

"Since we can meet again, let's talk it out so that we don't have a knot in our hearts."

Shen Qiao shook his head.

"I just want her to live a peaceful life in this life, following her own wishes. She doesn't want to be like me, bound by the shackles of past life memories. Besides, these things are my own problems."

"As long as I remember these... that's enough."