The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

Although Xuan Yuanjing was touched by the little girl's earnest desire to protect him, he didn't actually take it too seriously.

After all, even though this little one seems to have something unusual about her, she is still just a three-year-old baby.

She's just a baby.

Therefore, although Xuanyuan Jing did not deliberately avoid Xiao Lanxing when discussing matters with Chen Li that could not be known to outsiders, he never had the idea of ​​seeking any help from her.

Rather, it would be more accurate to say that if such a thought actually came to mind, Xuanyuan Jing would feel that something was wrong with his brain.

That night, Chen Li once again evaded the gaze of most people in the Prince's Mansion and arrived at the room where Xuan Yuanjing now resided. After quietly entering the room, he subconsciously checked and, seeing that Xiao Lanxing was no longer in the room, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Xuanyuan Jing, who was sitting at the table, noticed the subtle change in his expression and raised an eyebrow: "Is something troublesome?"

If he hadn't wanted to avoid that little guy, Chen Li wouldn't have been so cautious.

After all, they had already said some of those things to Xiao Lanxing before.

Although he didn't deliberately avoid the girl at first, and even had the intention of testing her, Xuan Yuanjing discovered something over the past few days.

Although the little girl is young, it's quite difficult for most people to get anything out of her.

The little girl will only answer questions directly when she is facing him. Although her age sometimes leads to irrelevant answers and misunderstandings, she is cooperative in attitude.

As for the others, from Xuan Yuanjing's silent observation, the little guy either didn't answer or simply didn't listen.

Upon hearing this, Chen Li gave a wry smile and stepped forward to bow, but was stopped by Xuan Yuanjing raising his hand.

Xuanyuan Jing said, "Speak, what is it?"

Chen Li said in a low voice, "Do you remember that junior manager who was pressed down before?"

Xuanyuan Jing: "Poisoned?"

Chen Li nodded, understanding from these words that Xuan Yuanjing definitely remembered this matter, and continued, "Your subordinate has already found out where that person got the poison from, it was..."

At this point, Chen Li's eyes flickered, and he tilted his head slightly.

The movement wasn't obvious, but Xuan Yuanjing saw it clearly. Following his movement, he looked north and his eyes darkened.

The first place that comes to mind when thinking about this direction is probably the imperial palace, which is longed for by countless people.

This result left Xuanyuan Jing speechless for a moment.

Chen Li also fell silent.

He was a veteran who had followed Xuan Yuanjing for many years. Before Xuan Yuanjing became the God of War, Chen Li had already crossed paths with him and later became one of Xuan Yuanjing's fierce generals.

Later, due to injury, he retired from the palace and was saved by Xuan Yuanjing several times, which led Chen Li to come to Jingwang Mansion as the chief steward of the mansion.

Therefore, while others might not know, Chen Li was aware of the relationship between Xuan Yuanjing and the person in the palace.

It was precisely because of this understanding that Chen Li did not initially suspect that person when Xuan Yuanjing had his accident two years ago.

Now, two years have passed, and Chen Li has not found any real evidence. However, he no longer believes that the person who was treating his prince with the same brotherly kindness as before.

Especially in recent months, before Xuan Yuanjing woke up, perhaps after such a long time, that person felt that Prince Jing probably wouldn't wake up, and his acting wasn't as dedicated as before.

On the surface, his attitude remains the same, but in reality...

If he were truly a brother who cared deeply for his younger brother, would he really behave this way?

While Chen Li remained silent, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Xuan Yuanjing's hand, which was resting on his knee, had clenched into a fist, and he sighed inwardly.

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"I'm really dumbfounded. It must be because you gave him mind-reading abilities that Xuan Yuanjing's dark side has been fluctuating lately." The system muttered to itself in its little space, watching Xiao Lanxing tinkering with a small mechanism under the covers.

System: [The ability to read minds is a cheat code that only those with unwavering willpower can use. Unfortunately, Xuan Yuanjing is currently at a critical juncture. If he listens to too much of what he's said and turns to the dark side, our mission will be over.]

However, none of what it said entered Xiao Lanxing's mind, because the system had turned off the filtering; it was just repeating itself here.

The next second, seeing the little girl fasten the last clasp with her delicate fingers, the system deactivated its shield and said in a very gentle voice: 【Wow, host, you're amazing! You succeeded on your first try!】

Xiao Lanxing was also very happy. She burrowed into the blanket with her small body, but because she was too small, she didn't make any obvious noise.

Her eyes crinkled into crescents, and even in the darkness, she could trace the shape of the small mechanism in her hand with her fingers, her smile radiant.

Xiao Lanxing: [Can this protect Daddy?]

System: [Of course it can! After all, you made it yourself, host!]

That voice, that tone—it was so gentle, so full of encouragement, delivering just the right amount of emotional value.

Xiao Lanxing clearly believed what the system said. She touched the little mechanism she had made for the first time, fumbled around on the bed for a while, and hid it in a corner that she thought was secluded.

Then, the little girl finally decided to crawl out of the blanket, made a small fist with her little hand, and yawned loudly.

Xiao Lanxing: [Goodnight, everyone.]

The system voice softened as well: "Good night, sweet dreams."

As for the fact that Xuan Yuanjing's corruption level in the next room has started to fluctuate wildly again... sigh, whatever! It's just that his corruption level is playing a rollercoaster ride in the background!

As long as it doesn't cross the red line, let's ignore it for now!

Even if it crosses the red line, its host is still just a baby. What can it do? It can only run away with its host as soon as the situation gets bad!

As for whether the host will be angry after returning to normal after leaving the world... well, the host tricked it first anyway.

Yes, Xiao Lanxing is Xiao Lanxing, and Lanxing is Lanxing, they are not the same!

Under one roof, one side is filled with a stifling atmosphere that keeps you up all night, while the other side is carefree and sleeps soundly all night.

The next morning, the little girl got up and washed up as usual. Then she rummaged around on her bed and pulled something out from the corner. She turned around and ran towards Xuan Yuanjing's residence.

Warm Winter: "Miss!"

She took two steps, then stopped and glanced at the bed that had just been made. A doubt flashed through her mind—when Xiao Lanxing was washing up, the bed had been tidied up perfectly, and there was no trace of anything being hidden.

So, where did the young lady just pull out that indistinct object?