"Father! Sit down and rest for a while."
Seeing the Amber Dragon King come in, Qianqi stood up from his chair to greet him, and then hurriedly handed his father a cup of hot tea.
The Amber Dragon King was shocked by Qian Qi's series of actions. In the past, his son was always reckless and could rarely show care and consideration for others, but in this short separation, he really seemed to have grown up a lot.
"How are you along the way? I didn't have time to say a few more words to you just now." Qian Qi asked shyly.
He would never have been able to say this before. Maybe it was just what he said: It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but everything is difficult to do when going out. In the past, I wanted to escape from my father's side all the time, and even saying a word to him was a troublesome thing. But these days, although I finally achieved my wish, my thoughts about my father and Dong Yao are increasing day by day.
"The journey was smooth, but I couldn't leave Dongyao for a long time and saw the dilapidated scenes outside, which made me sigh. I wonder if it is because I am getting older that I have so many emotions about what I saw along the way. Alas." The Amber Dragon King fell into deep thought for a short time. He was once so elegant and elegant, but now he has become so sentimental. In the past, he closed himself in Dongyao in order to seek peace of mind, but everything later proved that he was wrong. Even if he gained a moment of peace, the changes outside Dongyao were still inseparable from himself, or more precisely, peace and harmony. His descendants are inextricably linked. Now I have no regrets even if I die, but Qianqi still has to live here, and the turmoil and war he will face are still unavoidable.
"The world outside Dongyao is indeed different from what I imagined before, but it also gave me a lot of new ideas. In the past few days, my companions and I defeated the Rakshasa Mother and went to Hongye and Xiao Leng's residence in the human world. Ouyang Ancient House also went to the Kingdom of Underworld, met the Demon King of Yama, made a good friend called Hyacinth, fought countless rounds with the guard warriors, and then passed through the Golden Fireflies Maple Forest, and went to Xianhequan Township to meet the legendary Feather Crane Immortal…”
Qian Qijiang recounted his experiences after leaving Dongyao to his father like a treasure, but he did not mention Xia Qiu's name, because just thinking about her appearance made his heart aching.
The Amber Dragon King had long seen what was on his son's mind. When he talked about what he had experienced these days, the light in his eyes suddenly dimmed. Qian Qi rarely showed a similar expression, especially in front of others. He should be said to be optimistic. Cheerful, but still stubborn in his bones, he has rarely been seen crying since he was sensible. He always smiles unbridled, making people feel that there are no worries in his world.
"By the way, Yu Chan and the others also came with me. They will perform with the musicians at the ceremony in the evening." Amber Dragon King remembered that Qian Qi and Yu Chan had always had a good relationship, so he changed the topic.
"I saw her when I just welcomed you. I haven't even had time to say hello to her. I will meet her before the ceremony." Qian Qi suddenly remembered that he was busy talking to his father and forgot to let him know who was running all the way. Rest for a while before the ceremony. "Whether you are tired or not, you should rest for a while. I will pick you up before the ceremony."
"Well, I didn't feel it just now. I'm really feeling a little tired right now. There's still some time before the ceremony." The Amber Dragon King responded.
"Then I'll go out first, father."
Qianqi left the Amber Dragon King's room and walked straight towards the back courtyard of Kaiyang Palace where the musicians and dancers were resting.
In the open space of the other courtyard, the musicians were arranging their instruments, and the dancers wearing veils were stretching their muscles and practicing their dance steps. When they saw Qianqi's arrival, they all stopped what they were doing and saluted Qianqi.
"Where's Yuchan? Why aren't you here?"
Qian Qi looked around and saw Yu Chan alone. Although the dancers all wore veils, he could still recognize Yu Chan at a glance. Yuchan was one of the mermaids he met by the lake in Dongyao City when he was a child. He was also a childhood sweetheart, so he was very familiar with her Qianqi. In addition, even though the mermaids were extremely beautiful, Yuchan was also beautiful in both figure and appearance. The best of them all.
"Back to Young Master, Yu Chan has disappeared since we arrived at the other courtyard." One of the dancers replied.
"Oh? Do you know where she went?" Qian Qi couldn't help but feel strange. Could it be that Yu Chan was curious about Chenji Palace and sneaked away to play in other parts of the palace? She might be able to do such a thing if she is older. .
"She didn't say it, but she has always been thinking about the young man who went to Dongyao before."
"Young man?" Qian Qi paused, suddenly remembering that the young man she was referring to was Ouyang Xiaoleng, and then thought of the scene when Ouyang Xiaoleng arrived at Dongyao Palace that day and Yuchan invited him into the lake to dance with her. He seemed to understand something all of a sudden, nodded and said, "I understand, you can continue practicing."
Yuchan indeed went to look for Ouyang Xiaoleng. When she learned that she and the other dancers would go to the royal city of Yongchuan with the Amber Dragon King, her heart was filled with joy. During this time, she has been thinking about the young man to whom she gave the bracelet. , finally had the opportunity to see him again, how could she not be overjoyed. She had long thought about escaping as soon as she arrived at Chenji Palace, but she didn't know where to go to see the boy. Chenji Palace was so big that she didn't expect. It was nowhere near as big as Dongyao's Amber Dragon Palace. How many times bigger, for her who had just arrived, this place was like a huge maze.
She was uneasy and full of expectations. Fortunately, the entire palace was busy with the evening ceremony, so no one paid attention to her. But she was lucky enough to break in by mistake after a while. Entering the courtyard behind the Fuxing Hall, she walked along the corridor for a while, and finally saw the figure she had longed for from a window.
At this time, Ouyang Xiaoleng had just finished bathing, and was being served by two demon servants and put on a dress tailor-made for him. According to his request, the dress was mainly white, and the style was based on the clothes Ouyang Hongye brought from the human world. Some of the clothing pictures returned have been improved. The upper part is similar to the suit style of the human world. The lower part has a long and thick fish hem. The front is embroidered with a white lotus with gold and silver silk thread, and the back is embroidered with a crown on the head. The silver fox pattern, the silver fox's tail is flowing down the fish hem. The whole dress is too delicate and gorgeous, but fortunately it is pure white, otherwise he would not wear it anyway.
But as soon as he put this dress on, he still felt uncomfortable. He was used to wearing light clothes in the human world. Occasionally wearing a robe with simple fabric and style was okay, but wearing such a formal dress still made him feel uncomfortable. For the first time, even sitting down seemed difficult.
He finally sat down in front of the chair and let the demon servant comb his hair. He looked so strange in the mirror. In the days before the ceremony, he was busy dealing with the princes who came to congratulate him, so that his entire face They all became very stiff, because Ouyang Hongye had told him not to appear too cold and arrogant even if he couldn't squeeze out a smile, so he tried to make his expression calm and his voice as soft as possible, even if he was unwilling to face it anymore The same should be true for people you deal with. Later, he thought of a good way, which is to imagine them as people he likes, and it seemed to become much easier naturally.
There was no news from Xia Qiu after returning to the royal city. He dreamed of her every night, and it was the same yesterday. He dreamed that Xia Qiu was by his side, accompanying him waiting for the ceremony to begin. He was a little nervous, and she held his hand. She told him that she would support him no matter what. For some reason, listening to her words and looking at her smile, he suddenly no longer felt nervous. He realized that he was more dependent on her than he thought.
When he woke up, he suddenly realized that it was just a dream, and she still hadn't come back. He felt so melancholy for a moment. He walked alone to the courtyard, stood under the plum tree, played with the strings of the guqin, and the melody that came out without thinking was actually the same. Xia Qiu hummed it. Thinking of her, he had a lot of thoughts and mixed feelings. He also thought that when she was around, he could not help but be close to her and far away from her. Sometimes he would get angry at her inexplicably. In addition to regret, he was also a little afraid.
Yuchan stood outside the window for a long time, and when she was hesitating whether she should go in, someone patted her from behind. She was startled, and when she turned around, it was Qianqi.
"Young Master." Yu Chan said with some embarrassment.
"Why did you come here if you weren't preparing in the other courtyard with the others?" Qian Qi deliberately pretended not to know Yu Chan's thoughts and asked loudly, also to attract the attention of Ouyang Xiao Leng in the room.
"I..." Yu Chan didn't know how to answer.
Ouyang Xiaoleng heard Qianqi's voice outside the house. Ever since they had a dispute with him over Xia Qiu, they had not spoken a word during the days when they were returning to the royal city and preparing for the ceremony, but now Qianqi He took the initiative to run outside his door and yell, which made him curious. He ordered the demon servant beside him: "Go and see what they are arguing about outside the door? If anything happens, invite them in."
"Yes." The demon servant walked out.
"Master asked what you were arguing about. If there is anything, please go in and talk." The demon servant said to Qian Qi and Yu Chan.
"She wants to see your master for something." Qian Qi smiled evilly and pushed Yu Chan into the house.
Ouyang Xiaoleng turned around and saw the woman covered with gauze standing there. Although she looked familiar, she couldn't remember where she had seen her before. There was a questioning look on her face.
Yuchan reacted and quickly took off the veil. Then she felt that she had done something inconsistent with her identity and lowered her head in shame.
"It's you." Ouyang Xiaoleng remembered that the girl with light hair and blue eyes in front of him was one of the mermaid dancers who danced for them in Dongyao's Amber Dragon Palace, and she had also given him a bracelet, "Is something okay? "
Yuchan didn't know his true identity, so she answered without much concern: "I just want to see you before the ceremony."
She looked down at his wrist and found that he was not wearing the bracelet she had given him. Although she knew that the bracelet was nothing to someone like him who lived in the palace, she was still a little disappointed.
"Well, I still have to prepare for the ceremony. If there's nothing important, I won't talk to you anymore." Ouyang Xiaolen responded calmly and turned around again, signaling the demon servant to continue helping him arrange his hair and dress.
"Okay." Yu Chan responded and retreated.
She also understood that with her own identity, she felt very lucky that she had not been scolded by such a noble person for breaking in so boldly. Although his indifferent attitude made her a little frustrated, but being able to see him, Forgetting that one of her wishes had been fulfilled, she relied on her memory to walk towards the Kaiyang Palace Courtyard, but on the way she met Qian Qi who was waiting there.
"How is it?" Qianqi asked with a smirk.
"I want you to take care of it!" Yu Chan stuck out her tongue and said.
Such naughtiness can only be dared in front of Qianqi. Although Qianqi is the superior young master of Dongyao, because they have been playmates since childhood, Qianqi treats her like a sister, which is why she even She was very free among dancers, and the song and dance department, which was in charge of musicians and dancers, didn't dare to do anything to her.
"You must have heard nothing good, right? Don't take it to heart, that ice face can't even smile!" Qian Qi comforted.
"Well." Yuchan lowered her head and felt a little melancholy, but it quickly disappeared, "But it doesn't matter, I am satisfied to be able to meet that adult. Do you know? He still remembers me!"
"Is that guy that good?" Qian Qi asked unconvinced.
"Why, don't you have a bad relationship with him?" Yuchan realized that just now Qianqi didn't go in with her to say hello, and walked away alone.
"It's nothing." Qian Qi smiled and said, "You'd better go back to the other courtyard quickly. It's almost time for the ceremony to start. Do you still remember the way back?"
"Yes." Yuchan nodded, said goodbye to Qianqi and ran towards the other courtyard. Along the way, she thought that she had finally met the boy she missed day and night, her cheeks turned red and her heart beat faster.