"Second sister, are you sure that Mei Niang has my eldest sister's blood jade?" Xiao Qing saw Ao Qingmei staring at the blood jade in her hand, her mind was vague and the light in her eyes was also hazy, as if she was thinking about something. She didn't know whether she heard her question or not, so she had to repeat it again.
"Yes." Ao Qingmei regained her composure, raised her eyes to meet Xiaoqing's, and replied, "Big sister's blood jade is indeed on Mei Niang." She exhaled softly, feeling somewhat fortunate for Mei Niang - "I think - if Mei Niang hadn't had the blood jade to protect her, with only her hundreds of years of practice, her soul would have been easily refined by the black dragon spirit, and she would have been unable to hold on until the big sister arrived to rescue her."
Xiaoqing was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then she said, "At that time, my father and mother took great pains to refine the blood jade with the blood of the four of us siblings, and let us wear it as amulets since we were young. My mother once told us that the blood jade on our bodies must not be taken away without permission, so that when we encounter danger, the blood jade can help us to resolve the disaster and solve the problem..." At this point, Xiaoqing couldn't help but think of the danger in Baihua Valley. Fortunately, she had the blood jade on her body to protect her remaining spiritual consciousness, and she was lucky enough to escape. After a pause, she continued, "I felt strange when my eldest sister said that she had lost the blood jade. My eldest sister, who has always been careful and cautious in everything, how could she easily lose something close to her? Now everything is clear. It turns out that she gave the blood jade to someone else, but - who is this Mei Niang who suddenly appeared? How did my eldest sister know her?" Xiaoqing was a little confused, and she asked Ao Qingmei, "Second sister, have you ever seen this Mei Niang before?"
Ao Qingmei shook her head and said, "No." She put away the blood jade in her hand, glanced at Xiaoqing, and said, "I'm just like you. I don't recognize her at all."
"That's strange. We don't recognize this Mei Niang, and my elder sister rarely leaves the Dragon Palace, and has never been to Phoenix Mountain before. How could she know this woman?" Xiao Qing paced back and forth, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. If it was an ordinary woman, it would be fine, but Phoenix Mountain is home to many fairies, and there are good and bad people mixed together. People who look innocent on the surface may not be reassuring.
"Eldest sister should have known this Mei Niang for a long time." Ao Qingmei's eyes flickered, her mind moved slightly, she recalled carefully, and said: "Last time when Queen Mother of the West celebrated her birthday, we went with my father, the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother to congratulate her on her birthday. After returning to the Dragon Palace, the blood jade on eldest sister's neck disappeared. I think eldest sister gave the blood jade away at that birthday banquet. But if this is true, the identity of this Mei Niang is a little puzzling."
Xiao Qing was startled and blurted out, "Second sister, do you suspect Mei Niang is from the heaven?" As soon as she said this, she felt it was a little ridiculous and immediately shook her head and said, "It's impossible. She was clearly born in Phoenix Mountain, how could she be a member of the fairy world?"
Ao Qingmei glanced at Xiaoqing and said with a leisurely smile: "How is it impossible? Aren't you, the third princess of the Dragon Palace, the best example? You were originally a member of the fairy world, but now you are just a little goblin with less than a thousand years of cultivation!" Her bright eyes moved, and her eyes turned around Xiaoqing like water. She raised the corners of her mouth and said with a smile: "Tsk tsk, it's a good thing that Ning Xi doesn't know your current situation. If he saw you now, he would be gloating for a long time."
Xiao Qing's body froze, and the corners of her mouth twitched. After a while, she said angrily, "Don't mention that guy to me. Last time, he secretly turned the thousand-year-old ice toad that I presented to my father into a toad, causing me to lose face in public. I haven't settled the score with that guy yet. He'd better not appear in front of me again, otherwise I will kick him back to the North Sea!"
A drop of cold sweat dripped down Ao Qingmei's forehead. She looked at the angry Xiaoqing and thought to herself, this girl really holds a grudge. She hasn't forgotten something that happened so long ago. She patted her chest gently and secretly thanked herself for not being impulsive and saying that she was also involved in turning the girl's thousand-year-old ice toad into a toad. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.
Xiao Qing exhaled, not thinking about her cousin Ning Xi who made her angry. She calmed down, thought for a while, and said, "Second sister, according to what you said, this woman named Mei Niang should be from heaven. The reason why she appeared in Phoenix Mountain was that she violated the heavenly rules and was demoted to the mortal world, or she came to the mortal world secretly for other reasons. Only in this way can we barely explain why eldest sister knows her."
Ao Qingmei said: "Yes, I think so too."
Xiao Qing recalled, "But, I still remember that on the day of the Queen Mother of the West's birthday, I was with my elder sister the whole time, and I didn't see her interacting with any strangers at all. And I have never heard of a person named Mei Niang in the fairy world. Where did this Mei Niang come from?"
Ao Qingmei lowered her eyes and pondered secretly. After thinking for a long time, she still had no clue. She walked to the railing with lotus steps, put her hands behind her back, looked up at the sky, and after a while, she exhaled lightly, looked back and said to Xiaoqing: "Forget it, Third Sister, we don't need to care about Mei Niang's identity and origin for the time being. There is a long way to go, and there will always be a chance to figure it out."
Xiaoqing opened her mouth and was about to say something when her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked past Ao Qingmei and stared behind her. Ao Qingmei heard footsteps behind her and saw Xiaoqing's joy. She felt something in her heart and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She guessed who it was. She looked back in the direction Xiaoqing was looking and saw Bai Suzhen walking towards them along the corridor. She was wearing a snow-white dress with a calm and gentle face, and her temperament was elegant and refined.
Bai Suzhen had already smiled at Ao Qingmei and Xiaoqing from a distance. When she came closer, before they could speak, she spoke first: "Miss Qingmei, Qing'er, why are you standing here? How is Miss Mei Niang now? Is Miss Ao still healing her?"
Xiao Qing replied, "My eldest sister is healing Mei Niang in the house. My second sister and I are waiting here. By the way, how are Heimian Ziying and the others?"
"They are all fine, but the woman named Caiyin was frightened and has not recovered yet." Bai Suzhen sighed, then looked Xiaoqing up and down and asked with concern: "Qing'er, how do you feel now? Are you injured anywhere?"
Seeing Bai Suzhen worried about her, Xiaoqing felt happy and shook her head with a smile, saying, "Sister, I'm fine. Look, I'm fine!"
Hearing Xiaoqing say this, Bai Suzhen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled softly, "That's good."