My beloved
Hearing this terrifying name, Xia Qi's scalp went numb and he felt like he was struck by lightning.
Looking at the white shadow beside him, Xia Qi sighed helplessly and thought, if he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have wasted his energy running for so long.
From the moment he stepped on the mandarin duck sachet, Xia Qi had already guessed that his chances of escape were slim. As for the fan, handkerchief and other things he stepped on later, they were not unexpected to him.
"My beloved?" Seeing that Xia Qi was distracted, the man called him gently again.
“… Sorry.” Xia Qi lifted his feet, turned around, and looked at the man who had been waiting for a long time beside him.
When he saw his appearance clearly, Xia Qi was stunned.
Unlike the imagined ancient emperor wearing a dragon robe, the Ghost Emperor in front of him was wearing a snow-white robe, with raven-colored hair hanging lazily on his shoulders. He did not look like an emperor, but more like a noble and elegant scholar.
In the dark environment, there was a faint glow flowing on his skin, and his eyes flashed with glass-like light as he looked at Xia Qi. There was a faint smile on his handsome face.
The Ghost Emperor in front of him looked a little younger than the Night Emperor who had been sleeping for a thousand years. Xia Qi observed him closely and did not sense any pressure or aura of a superior from him. Instead, he unexpectedly felt a very comfortable sense of closeness.
When the Ghost Emperor really became the emperor, he actually didn't look like an emperor anymore.
This made Xia Qi doubt, as he always felt that he was constantly learning and improving.
"My beloved?" Seeing Xia Qi looking at him in a trance, the Ghost Emperor's smile widened. This was an unprecedented treatment. After calling him softly, he said in a gentle voice, "Have you seen Gu Diu's sachet?"
Xia Qi's eyes twitched. He actually dared to carry the sachet!
If he hadn't thrown his personal belongings all over the floor like garbage, how could the sachet have been lost
Just as Xia Qi was secretly complaining, he suddenly realized what was wrong.
When he was working part-time in a coffee shop, his colleague, the barista, was particularly fond of watching a palace TV drama. There was a plot in the TV series where a concubine ascended to the throne. The concubine deliberately dropped her personal belongings on the road that the emperor had to pass by to create a chance encounter with the emperor.
Thinking of this, Xia Qi understood everything.
Xia Qi raised his eyebrows and said to him, "I saw it."
In fact, he wanted to say that he didn't see it, but he couldn't lie to him.
Hearing this, the Ghost King nodded, his eyes full of expectation, and asked again: "Then my beloved concubine, can you help me find it?"
Xia Qi: “…”
Hearing this, Xia Qi's pupils dilated greatly, and he was full of admiration for his words and actions.
If he had said that he didn't see it just now, the Ghost King would definitely play the victim on purpose and ask him to continue to accompany him to look for the sachet.
So, no matter what Xia Qi said, he could not escape the fate of being asked to find the sachet.
Fortunately, he was an honest man and answered frankly that he had seen the sachet, thus avoiding the condemnation of his conscience.
However, in short, he can't think of leaving the Imperial Garden tonight and has to accompany the Ghost King until he is satisfied.
"Okay, let's look for it." Xia Qi nodded, then pointed to the path behind him, "The sachet was just on this path."
"Well, please lead the way, my beloved." The Ghost Emperor walked side by side with Xia Qi with his hands behind his back.
Xia Qi ignored his burning gaze, stared at the ground seriously, and began to look for the sachet.
As he walked, Xia Qi discovered something was wrong. Not only did he not see the sachet, but even the handkerchief and fan that were supposed to be lying on the ground were gone.
The corner of Xia Qi's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at the Ghost Emperor beside him, only to find that the Ghost Emperor was still looking at him.
The Ghost King stared at him without blinking, as if his eyes were glued to his face.
Seeing Xia Qi showing a strange expression, the Ghost Emperor not only did not feel that there was anything wrong with him, but his eyes became even more open.
"Why, my beloved, don't you like me looking at you?" Without waiting for Xia Qi to open his mouth to accuse him, he took the initiative and turned the tables on Xia Qi.
The Ghost King looked at his expression, which was as natural as eating and drinking, without even a hint of guilt showing.
"Let's keep going." Xia Qi turned his head expressionlessly and walked forward again.
He originally wanted to walk faster, but he found that the road ahead would become darker if he walked faster.
The Ghost King was like a big light bulb in the dark night. Xia Qi couldn't move forward unless he walked side by side with him.
Therefore, Xia Qi had to stop and wait for him every two steps.
The Ghost King walked slowly on the road with his hands behind his back.
He was clearly a young man in his twenties, but he walked as slowly as an old man half buried in the ground. His face showed an indifference as if he ignored the promotions and discounts in the vegetable market, which actually slowed down Xia Qi's speed.
Xia Qi was getting increasingly anxious waiting, and he deeply suspected that the Ghost Emperor wanted to keep him here on purpose.
Xia Qi narrowed his eyes and thought that he couldn't continue to be passive.
"Where did the sachet go? Why can't I find it?" Xia Qi suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to the Ghost Emperor with an angry look on his face, "I'm very angry."
Perhaps it was because Xia Qi was so rarely angry, the Ghost Emperor was confused for a moment, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and asked carefully: "My beloved... are you angry?"
"Well, I'm very angry." Xia Qi curled his lips, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a cold voice.
The Ghost King looked at him seriously, then suddenly raised his hand and pointed to something not far behind him: "Look, is that my sachet?"
Xia Qi: “…”
Sure enough, when Xia Qi turned his head, the mandarin duck sachet was lying not far behind him.
This is truly Schrödinger's sachet.
After Xia Qi picked up the sachet, he stuffed it into his hand and continued to ask, "What else are you looking for?"
"My fan..."
Just as the Ghost Emperor opened his mouth, he saw a row of bright lights suddenly flash on the palace road not far from the Imperial Garden, and it looked like a group of people holding torches rushing over.
"Someone come, search for me!" Concubine Wu's voice was extremely loud, and even though he was standing in the imperial garden, Xia Qi could hear it clearly.
Xia Qi had never felt that Wu Fei's voice was so beautiful. Wu Fei was like an angel who came to the world and saved him from the fire pit.
"I have to go back." Xia Qi turned around and said to the Ghost Emperor, "If they find out that I'm not in the room, they will accuse me of violating palace rules."
Hearing this, the Ghost Emperor flew into a rage. His hair, which had been lazily hanging down behind him, actually fluttered in the wind. He shouted angrily, "Who dares to convict you of a crime? I want to see who has such courage!"
Xia Qi was not affected by his anger at all, but was extremely calm: "Even if no one dares, I don't want to cause criticism."
He really doesn't want to be considered a cheater anymore, as this will affect his normal exploration of the game and cause many inconveniences. Playing the pig and eating the tiger is the only way to go.
Seeing that Xia Qi insisted on going back, the Ghost Emperor had no choice but to agree, and said with a look of resentment: "I will take you back."
Hearing this, Xia Qi took a step back unconsciously.
However, before he could react, the Ghost King strode forward, stretched out his hands very skillfully, placed one hand behind Xia Qi's shoulder, and passed the other hand through his knee, and without saying a word, he picked him up sideways.
Another princess hug.
The Ghost King carried Xia Qi in one smooth motion, without any trace of the lazy look he had just had.
Knowing that he couldn't escape, Xia Qi raised his hands helplessly and hooked them around his neck.
After getting Xia Qi's response, the Ghost King smiled and rubbed Xia Qi's forehead with his chin, his eyes full of doting.
"Let's go." Xia Qi didn't want to delay any longer, so he urged.
The maids' room in Shouju Palace.
Under the escort of Oubin, my sister has slipped back into her room.
Just now, he and Concubine Ou ran all the way out of the Imperial Garden, and while running, they found that Xia Qi was missing, so she had to go back to the Imperial Garden with Concubine Ou.
When they arrived near the Imperial Garden, they found that the road to the Imperial Garden had completely changed and the original entrance had disappeared.
The two ran at the edge for a while, and suddenly, they saw a white shadow rushing towards Xia Qi. When they were worried that something might happen to Xia Qi, Xia Qi actually started talking to the white shadow.
After the white shadow stood firm, Ou Bin seemed to be shocked by an electric baton and her whole body began to twitch.
He looked like he had epilepsy, his mouth was twisted with fear, and an unknown liquid even flowed from the corners of his mouth. If his sister hadn't grabbed his arm, Ou Bin might have wet his pants while running away.
"Little sister, please let me go! I want to save my life!" Ou Bin begged bitterly while trying to back away.
The younger sister was dragged back by him. She held Ou Bin's hand tightly and asked, "Who is that white shadow?"
"That's the boss!" Ou Bin was so scared that tears and snot flowed.
"It's the boss, what's the big deal? Isn't Brother Xia fine?" The sister raised her chin towards the two people opposite.
As if to confirm his sister's words, Xia Qi and the white shadow in the distance started walking again.
Hearing this, Concubine Ou was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but raise her head and look in the direction of Xia Qi.
Because of his professional habits, his eyesight was much better than his sister's. When he saw the boss walking beside Xia Qi with a smile on his face, Ou Bin's chin almost hit the ground: "Oh my god!"
Seeing that Ou Bin did not struggle anymore, her sister slowly let go of Ou Bin's hand and asked with narrowed eyes, "What are they doing? Taking a walk?"
Ou Bin rubbed her eyes vigorously and looked at Xia Qi and the boss again.
Yes, they were taking a walk.
However, judging by the look on the boss's face, they seemed more like they were in love.
For some unknown reason, Ou Bin suddenly asked, "We are squatting nearby and watching them, aren't we like light bulbs?"
"Yes." My sister's voice was cold.
"Then let's go back first." Ou Bin suggested kindly.
Although the boss in the Fengdu City dungeon likes to wear white clothes and looks harmless, Ou Bin knows that this boss is not easy to deal with. Moreover, the boss's mood changes from time to time, and he often sends players into real hell without saying a word.
There were two other players who came in with him at that time. One of them, after learning that the boss often went to Wuai Palace, went to the gate of Wuai Palace to wait for the boss.
When she saw the boss feeding rabbits under the laurel tree every night with an expression that was particularly empty, lonely and cold, like a melancholy young man who lacked love, the player boldly tried to seduce the boss. As a result, she was blown into fertilizer for the laurel tree before she even got under the laurel tree.
Another player died tragically in the imperial garden. The next morning, a patch of beautiful roses grew where she died.
Concubine Ou had never seen such a difficult boss. Even Concubine Lin, who had already obtained the qualification, had to avoid the boss when she saw him.
"Okay, let's go back." Seeing that Oubin didn't want to stay here for long, the younger sister stood up and prepared to leave first.
The reason why she was willing to leave was because in the Rose Earl copy, Xia Qi single-handedly defeated the boss and cleared the copy, and her sister had great confidence in Xia Qi.
However, what the younger sister didn’t expect was that even though she had cleaned up all traces inside and outside her room, Xia Qi still hadn’t come back.
After a while, the sound of Concubine Wu searching the palace suddenly rang out not far away. My sister took a breath and stamped her feet: "Oh no, Brother Xia hasn't come back yet!"
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, my sister was so nervous that she almost pinched the palm of her hand until it bled.
"Is this the residence where concubine Xia Qi and the palace maids live?" At this time, Concubine Wu's voice sounded outside their room.
"Empress Wu, this is the place." The speaker was Concubine Lin's maid.
"Your Highness, I am sorry to offend you." Concubine Wu had already walked to their door and spoke to Concubine Lin in a pretentious manner.
Shouju Palace is Concubine Lin's territory. If you want to search Xia Qi and his sister's room, you have to get Concubine Lin's consent.
Concubine Lin replied calmly, without any sign of being offended: "No problem, search ahead."
Hearing that everyone had arrived, my sister's heart was in her throat.
It’s over, it’s over, they are going to use palace rules to harm Brother Xia!
My sister didn't dare to open the door at all. She wished they wouldn't come in. However, the person outside had no patience at all. After knocking on the door a few times, he kicked it open roughly.
“Oh, why don’t you dare to open the door?” The first person to come in was Concubine Lin’s maid. She glanced at her sister who was lying on the bed and shouted, “How dare you! The ladies are already here, and you are still lying on the bed?!”
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." My sister quickly got up from the bed and bowed to everyone. "I was really too asleep just now and failed to welcome you. I hope the two majesties will forgive me."
Concubine Wu glanced at her sister viciously. The two attackers who had just broken into her palace were one very tall and one very short. Judging from her sister's figure, she was very suspicious.
"Someone, come and search!" Concubine Wu pointed at her sister and ordered the servants behind her, "Search her room thoroughly and make sure it's searched thoroughly."
Looking at Concubine Wu's sparkling eyes, the younger sister lowered her head and breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
Fortunately, she cleaned up all the traces of climbing over the wall, so Concubine Wu couldn't find anything even if she tried to search.
"Where is the other person living with you?" the maid asked again, with her hands on her hips.
"He fell asleep." My sister didn't say that Xia Qi's room was next door.
"Humph!" Hearing this, Wu Fei's eyes turned, "Did he sneak out?"
Just now when they were searching another concubine's palace, they discovered that a high-level player was not in the room, so they searched it in a big way and arrested the high-level player on the spot, waiting to find out the situation before deciding on the elimination.
The tastes of advanced players are completely different from those of newcomers, and they can even provide them with more energy. Wu Fei showed a greedy look on her face. If they could capture Xia Qi and judge him as eliminated, they would be rich this time.
"Empress Wu, there is still one villain who has not been captured. I guess that villain is the concubine Xia Qi." The maid said with a smug smile.
"That's right!" Wu Fei nodded, then glared at her sister fiercely and shouted, "Tell me quickly! Where did Xia Qi and his men go? If you don't tell us the truth, don't blame us for questioning you!"
"I... he's really sleeping." My sister blinked hard, squeezing out two tears, pretending to be innocent and weak.
"My queen, let's go to the next room and see if he is sleeping or not!" The maid rolled up her sleeves and rushed to the door next to her sister's room, her desire to show off was evident in her words.
Seeing that the maid was about to kick the door, the sister's breathing stopped and she almost bit her lip.
After receiving Concubine Wu's order, the palace servants started kicking the door together with the maid. After kicking several times, everyone added fuel to the fire, and Xia Qi's door was finally opened with a "bang".
Everyone rushed into Xia Qi's room in a hurry. Even Concubine Wu couldn't help but rush in. Only Concubine Lin followed slowly behind.
"Ha, he really doesn't..."
Hearing Wu Fei's words, the younger sister felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, and she was filled with remorse. It was over. She should have pulled Xia Qi back at that time...
Just as my sister couldn't help but blame herself, a familiar voice suddenly came from the room: "What are you doing in my room?"
Xia Qi is back
My sister was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.
When I arrived at the room, I saw Xia Qi sitting on the bed, with half of the old quilt covering his legs. Next to him, there were several piles of old quilts. On the other side of the bed, a window was tightly closed.
Xia Qi looked at the people who broke in with calm eyes, as if he had expected them to do so.
"Why are you in the room?!" Concubine Wu stamped her feet and shouted angrily.
Originally, she was confident of victory and thought she could knock down two high-level players at once, but she didn't expect Xia Qi to appear and slap them hard in the face!
The moment Concubine Lin saw Xia Qi, she knew that Concubine Wu had already lost. She glanced at the pile of bedding beside Xia Qi and said, "Concubine Wu, let's go."
"Hmph." Concubine Wu was furious and was so irritated by Xia Qi that her liver ached. Although she had roughly guessed that Xia Qi was one of the intruders, she had no evidence.
However, Concubine Wu still did not give up and asked, "My Lady, are we not going to search anymore?"
"What are you searching for? What else can you find out?" Concubine Lin laughed sarcastically.
They have already lost themselves to such an extent, why are they still searching? Xia Qi has already returned, how could he leave any evidence for them
After receiving Concubine Lin's order, Concubine Wu turned around, gave Xia Qi a fierce look, and reluctantly followed Concubine Lin out of the room.
After everyone left the room, my sister stood there blankly and asked, "Brother Xia, why are you back..."
The younger sister glanced at the pile of bedding next to Xia Qi and frowned in confusion: "Hey? Where did you find the quilt?"
There were indeed a few wet quilts in their closet, but the quilt next to Xia Qi was obviously folded too high, not the height that the quilts in the closet could be folded to.
Hearing this, Xia Qi paused, then said seriously: "Go back to sleep first, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
My sister nodded blankly, turned around, and walked away in confusion.
When she was about to walk out of the room, Xia Qi suddenly said, "Oh, yes, help me close the door, thank you."
younger sister:"… "
She seemed to know something, but she dared not say anything.
After carefully closing the door, my sister was even considerate enough to block all the gaps in the door. Then, as if she remembered something, she tore off two strips of cloth from the bed sheet and stuffed them into her ears.
Feeling that his sister seemed to have lain down, Xia Qi, who was sitting in the room, reached out his hand, patted the human-shaped "bedding pile" next to him, and said, "They are all gone, you can come out now."
The Ghost King arched his back in the quilt, then climbed up a distance and pulled away the quilt covering his face.
After half of his body emerged from the quilt, he suddenly turned over to his side, propped up his chin with one hand, and looked at Xia Qi who was sitting next to him.
Xia Qi looked down at him and suddenly found that his face was a little red, his eyes were bright, and he looked very happy.
Xia Qi was suddenly confused. What was he so happy about
"My beloved, they are really too bullying. I will help you get revenge tomorrow." The Ghost King said with a smile and started chatting with him.
Hearing this, Xia Qi did not respond. If he continued, the Ghost Emperor might chat with him until dawn.
"Your Majesty." Seeing him lying motionless on his side, Xia Qi pointed to the window beside the bed and said, "Your Majesty is a precious body. My room is too shabby. Your Majesty should go back and rest."
The Ghost Emperor didn't expect Xia Qi to chase him away and let him go back to sleep on the cold chair in the Imperial Study. He immediately became unhappy and said, "My beloved, you will move to the Wuai Palace tomorrow. I will also confer a title on you..."
"Don't." Worried that the system would directly broadcast in full frequency, Xia Qi quickly raised his hand and put two fingers on his lips.
If he were to be crowned, the rumors about him cheating would be confirmed. Furthermore, if he were to obtain a high position, he would be targeted by everyone and it would be difficult for him to run around collecting clues like he does now.
After all, he doesn't know the conditions for passing the level yet.
Eat your food bite by bite and walk your road step by step.
Seeing that Xia Qi refused to be canonized, the Ghost Emperor showed a look of regret, but he still respected Xia Qi's choice and said unwillingly: "I promise you."
Hearing this, Xia Qi showed a faint smile. As long as he was not canonized, the Ghost Emperor could not come to him in a high-profile manner.
I didn't expect that being a concubine without rank would have such benefits.
"My beloved." Although Xia Qi did not successfully move into the Wuai Palace, the Ghost Emperor planned to continue to fight for power for himself, "Then tonight..."
He was just about to say that they should rest here tonight when suddenly, footsteps were heard outside their room.
"Oh no, they're back again!" Xia Qi obviously heard the footsteps, his face changed, he stretched out his hand and pushed Ghost Emperor's shoulder, urging, "They guessed that someone is in my room, you leave quickly!"
Ghost King: “…”
"Someone, kick the door open for me!" Concubine Lin's voice rang out outside the room. After a while, her sister's door was roughly opened again.
Because my sister had a piece of cloth stuffed in her ears, she couldn't hear the sounds around her. She had no idea that a group of people had rushed into the room and she was still lying on the bed sleeping soundly.
Concubine Lin and others didn't care about their sister who was sleeping soundly. They rushed straight to Xia Qi's door and prepared to kick it.
When the palace servants kicked the door, Concubine Lin stared at the door of Xia Qi's room with a smug look in her eyes.
He felt something strange when he entered Xia Qi's room just now. It was not until he left that he realized what was wrong.
The rooms where the palace maids lived were poorly ventilated, which caused the air in the room to easily grow moldy and the air to be filled with a musty smell. Anyone who was there had to open the windows for ventilation.
However, the windows of Xia Qi's room were tightly closed. Coupled with the bedding that was arched up beside him, Concubine Lin carefully deduced and boldly guessed that there was someone hiding in Xia Qi's room!
Even though Concubine Lin had always been wary of Xia Qi, she never expected Xia Qi to be so bold as to commit adultery in the Fengdu Palace!
With a "bang", Xia Qi's door was kicked open again by everyone.
Concubine Lin curled her lips, led everyone and rushed in first.