The villain has been playing badly for ten years

"The ship in Haixu was a modified vessel from Dayan. As for the Nine Domains Order, it's not even complete."

At this moment, a sound of light footsteps came.

The woman was wearing a more everyday silk dress, a lotus pink skirt and a turquoise gauze draped over it. She was as ethereal as green smoke and was faintly visible in the light coming through the window lattice.

It was Hu Xiaoxiao who walked into the room. Her face was as tender as a lotus, and her beauty was captivating.

"Ugly Granny, the current Nine Domains Order is split into countless small pieces, and it is even more impossible to involve things that happened three hundred years ago. As for what you want to know, we naturally don't know."

Hu Xiaoxiao's words seemed to have a hidden meaning, and Madam Jiang Zhu stopped her doubts and questions.

She said, "Daughter of the Xi family, for Mr. Mo's sake, I promise to do three things for you. I have already completed the last one."

She hunched over, turned around and left the room. As she left, she suddenly let out a long sigh.

"From now on... if it's about the old affairs of the mermaids, I won't get involved."

The scene before Ning Xiusu's eyes gradually turned into a thick black.

It seemed that as the old woman stepped out of the house, the effect of the mind technique had reached the point where it should dissipate.

Suddenly, he pinched his fingers together, and the light from his fingertips turned into an imperial decree that flashed by.

The curling green smoke from the copper furnace gathered again, and a thick ink spread out before my eyes. Although I couldn't see the picture directly, it was better than passively falling into darkness.

"Your Highness, your injury hasn't healed yet. You'll have to get used to being blind for a while."

Hu Xiaoxiao opened her pearly teeth slightly, and her voice was as soft and melodious as the sound of Jiangnan string music.

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be too exhausting to use magic to see things?"

She stood against the light, and it was indeed a kind reminder.

Ning Xiusu glanced sideways, his expression lazily: "It can't be helped. I'm not used to the dark, and I don't like the unknown even more."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but look at the other person's gentle eyes. The golden sunlight shone through the window lattice onto his body. The dark scales under his eyes, as dark as jade, were slightly shiny.

"The unknown is indeed dangerous, but Your Highness can rest assured. This place is close to Haoye and far from Cangming City in Qi'an."

Haoye...one of the thirty-six cities in Mobei.

Ning Xiusu said lazily, "This inn belongs to the young lady. It seems that the mermaid clan has quite a few businesses in Mobei?"

"Just like the prince. After all, when the prince was in Lingnan, didn't he also like to do some small business..."

Hu Xiaoxiao smiled gently, her voice soft and melodious, just like the drizzle falling in spring in the south of the Yangtze River, very pleasant to hear.

"Come to think of it, Your Highness, it's been a while since you've been back to Dayan. Are you getting used to the local customs and landscape of a foreign country?"

Ning Xiusu was a little suspicious: "Hu Xiaoxiao, do you remember everything?"

"When I was in trouble in Lingnan, I was taken care of by the prince and Mr. Hua. I will naturally remember it in my heart."

"You only remember the palace, or..."

Hu Xiaoxiao interrupted his question as if unintentionally: "What I remember is not important."

……

Ning Xiusu had other doubts and just asked:

"But when you came to Luo Mansion, why did you use the name of Prince Qi'an?"

She tilted her head slightly, her eyes full of gentleness:

"Your Majesty, are you curious about what our Xi family is doing?"

"It seems that the girl is not going to tell you directly."

"I can only tell you that I came here for the Dragon Bone Seal, but now... the Nine Evil Stars are hidden beneath the Luo Mansion, turning the Dragon Bone Seal into a violent and ferocious creature."

Hu Xiaoxiao's eyes were shining brightly, and she looked at him again:

"The people in the Luo Mansion want to achieve immortality, so they tampered with the dragon bone seal. As a result, Mr. Hua is not very stable..."

He pursed his lips tightly, showing his nervousness.

"Where is he?"

"We will take good care of him. The prince is injured. To avoid a crisis, it is better not to meet him."

Ning Xiusu frowned slightly when he heard this.

"I need to know how he is."

"The Playboy is downstairs..."

Hu Xiaoxiao's eyes were as tender as water, as if hiding a pool of autumn water. She suddenly turned around and said:

"But my lord, don't forget that you owe me two lives now."

Ning Xiusu said "Oh" and looked towards the source of the voice: "It sounds like you want to blackmail me?"

"Your Highness, just remember this."

When she spoke, her voice was neither high nor low, but gradually became farther away.

When Ning Xiusu saw her leave the house, he put the Jiuchou Order and Lingfeng Book in his pocket and walked out of the house thoughtfully.

He used the art of seeing with his mind. He raised his hand and a wisp of invisible air condensed into a faint butterfly shadow, which went to explore the attic.

The attic had three floors. He was on the second floor. Looking down from the railing, he could see a carpet embroidered with colorful flowers of Qi'an on the ground.

Vermilion pillars supported the dome surrounding the inn, which was covered with vibrant murals. Along one side of the wall, wine jars of varying sizes were neatly arranged.

The candlelight from the lanterns cast mottled shadows on the wall.

To perform this technique, one needs to close their eyes, which is just right for now...

Ning Xiusu gradually got used to it. He went downstairs and walked around, roughly figuring out the structure of the inn.

It was obvious that this inn was not used for business, but rather a place to seek employment. Besides Hu Xiaoxiao and Xi He, there were also some former mermans from the Sea Ruins.

Hu Xiaoxiao said he was downstairs, but why didn’t he see anyone?

Ning Xiusu couldn't help but feel a little strange.

……

Let’s talk about Hua Jianbai. He was indeed in this inn. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw Hu Xiaoxiao. He only knew that she asked someone to get a bucket of medicine for him to soak in.

In the dim candlelight, a carved wooden window was half-open.

When he regained consciousness, Hua Jianbai found himself in a bucket of potion.

The dark surface of the water completely blocked the view of people, and there were many herbs floating on it. The room was filled with hot steam, and the faint herbal scent filled the air, which was a bit bitter.

But the temperature of the potion was extremely hot, he couldn't bear it, and shouted at the top of his voice again.

"Hu Xiaoxiao! How long do I have to soak for?!"

After a while, someone pushed the door open.

But the person who walked into the room was not Hu Xiaoxiao, but Xi He. She had regular features and slightly wheat-colored skin.

At this moment, he frowned slightly, "You are so annoying, why are you yelling for no reason?"

"Little liar, why are you here? I remember your sister was here before. Ask your sister to come over."

Her eyes were dark and full of spirit, and she seemed very unhappy as she glared at him: "My sister doesn't have time to deal with you right now."

Hua Jianbai saw the roll of silver needles in her hand and immediately said anxiously:

"No way, this is the third time, do you still need acupuncture?"

"Yes, this is a poison needle tempered with ice bees. It's not an ordinary needle."

"Ahahaha... little liar, can you please stop piercing me?"

"If you call me a little liar again, I'll stab you hard!"

"Hu Xiaoxiao, help—"

Xi He smiled with a curved brow, and said sinisterly, "The ugly old woman said that if you don't stay in the dragon bone seal for seven days, your body will explode and you will die. If you yell again, I will have Sister Youlai stop saving you."

Hua Jianbai swallowed his saliva but didn't dare to say anything else.

But Xi He's technique was not gentle at all. Hua Jianbai had a head full of silver needles, and was grimacing.

"Wow, you little liar, are you seeking revenge for your own misfortune?"

"Yes, who told you to talk nonsense when you were in Luo Mansion!"

He looked confused: "When did I start talking nonsense?"

Xi He narrowed her eyes slightly, full of displeasure and indignation, and yelled at him: "You ignorant fellow, how dare you like my sister You Lai? Are you worthy?"

"Tsk~ I thought it was something else."

Hua Jianbai was speechless and couldn't help but roll his eyes:

"That's just a temporary solution, don't you understand? Besides, your sister doesn't take it to heart, so why are you so anxious?"

The red scarf on Xi He's head made her skin look a little darker, and at this moment she looked like a jumping flame.

"My sister won't like you. If you dare to have any bad thoughts, I'll stab you to death with a needle!"

Hua Jianbai's mouth twitched, and he said, "Oh, don't worry, I can't possibly like her."

After hearing this, Xi He calmed down a little and snorted coldly.

"That would be best."

Hua Jianbai's eyes flashed, and she asked, "Hey, little liar, if your sister fell in love with someone else, would you stab that person to death?"

Xi He raised the corners of her eyes slightly, and her dark pupils flickered with intelligence.

"Unless it's Brother Ye, no one in this world is worthy of Sister Youlai."

"Hey, I didn't realize you're such a crazy CP fan."

Xi He seemed to hear something strange: "What did you just say?"

Hanamibai shrugged his shoulders and soaked in the dark potion, too lazy to explain.

After a moment, he continued:

"But you little liar, but I really have something important to tell your sister. Go and ask her to come over."

"You wish. You have dirty thoughts. Just stay alone."

"Hey, why am I not clean?"

After the needles were inserted, Xi He brought a bowl of medicine to his lips and said:

"After drinking the medicine, you must stay in this potion for three hours before you can come out."

"No way, what kind of medicine is this? It's so bitter!"

Without saying a word, Xi He poured a bag of strange medicinal powder next to him into the wooden barrel, and it immediately became hot and bubbling like quicklime.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

Suddenly a shout penetrated the basement and immediately spread throughout the attic.

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