So Xueli said shyly: "Aunt, let's go to bed, you should also rest early."
"good."
Shao Yin smiled at her, but after saying "OK", she closed her eyes slightly, then stood up and asked Gancao and Danggui to clean up the tea set, as if she really felt tired.
Xue Li and Zi Lan said goodbye and left.
Zi Lan spoke very little today. Although this was also due to the character of the Snow Wolf tribe, Xue Li could feel that he was solemn because of the topic of her aunt.
The situation was different from the last time he came back to Xuelian Peak. This time Shaoyin came back. After getting Shaoyin's permission, Gancao arranged for the two of them to live in the inner palace.
Xueli and Zilan walked side by side to the resting place. Zilan sent Xueli to her residence first. Just before he was about to leave, Xueli came over and hugged his waist, rubbing his chin comfortably and thanking him: "Wuwu, thank you for today."
Zi Lan asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Xueli said, "Thank you for coming with me to see my aunt. Also, before, the Wolf Officer said that you asked them to help keep an eye on the news of my aunt's return to heaven after her catastrophe. That's why the Heavenly Officer informed the Wolf Palace immediately when my aunt was about to return to heaven, and I was able to know so quickly. You also specially prepared a fairy car to accompany me here."
“… No need to thank me for all this.”
Zi Lan was slightly surprised and answered. He did pay more attention to Xue Li, but when he did it, he didn't think much about it. He just hoped that Xue Li could get the news of Shao Yin Fairy earlier and meet Shao Yin Fairy earlier, which might make Xue Li happy. Xue Li raised it so seriously and wanted to thank him, which made Zi Lan feel a little embarrassed and blushed slightly.
Xueli said: "What my aunt said today... scared me."
Zi Lan replied, "Yes. I didn't expect your father to be Lord Changyun. I have heard of this Lord before. He is very good at using the Wind-Breaking Sword and is also very famous in the battle between fairies and monsters. There is also Fairy Xue Xin, whose experience is also very touching."
Zi Lan indeed looked shocked.
But Xueli asked: "When you heard your aunt say this just now, you looked a little nervous?"
"… Um."
When Zi Lan heard Xue Li say this, he paused slightly, his eyes flickered, but he did not deny it.
He said, "I was just wondering, since Fairy Shaoyin told you such an important secret, is it okay for me to listen to it too?"
Zi Lan was indeed concerned about Xue Li and wanted to know everything about her. But he also knew that Lord Changyun and Fairy Xue Xin were Xue Li's parents, and Fairy Shao Yin was Xue Li's master and aunt. Seriously speaking, these were Xue Li's family affairs and had nothing to do with outsiders like him. Fairy Xue Xin's matter was serious, and Fairy Shao Yin must have made a great decision to tell Xue Li everything, and letting him be present at this time was undoubtedly an "exception".
Fairy Shaoyin is a very calm and steady person, so it is quite difficult to ask her to make an exception.
Zi Lan vaguely felt that he must have benefited from the help of Lord Changyun in the past, because there had been a precedent of informing Lord Changyun about Fairy Xue Xin and letting him enter the inner palace of Snow Lotus Peak, so Fairy Shao Yin decided to make an exception for him after consideration. Now that I think about it, Gan Cao and Dang Gui seemed to have mentioned this when they first came to Snow Lotus Peak. However, compared to Lord Changyun's four years of guarding, Zi Lan was really very relaxed this time.
However, compared to Zi Lan's nervousness, Xue Li thought it was very natural.
She asked, "Will you tell others after hearing this?"
Zi Lan immediately promised: "Of course not! Unless you two instruct me, I won't say a word."
Zi Lan's gaze was firm, and there was no wavering or hesitation in his dark eyes. His eyes were like those of a wolf.
Xueli and Zilan have lived together for so long, she knows that the wolf tribe's commitment is very heavy, especially the snow wolf tribe. Xueli knows Zilan, he said this, he will definitely not say a word.
Thinking of this, Xueli couldn't help but smile and said, "That's it."
Xueli said, "Auntie asked you to listen together because she must have trusted you and believed in your character. You spent quite a while with us in the fairyland. When the fairyland was invaded by the white-clothed men, you risked your life to save us. Although you are fine now, you almost died at that time. Auntie saw all of this..."
Xue Li was still confused about Zi Lan's actions at the time. Later, after she went to the Ninth Heaven and listened to other people's explanations and descriptions, and listened to what Xuanwu Beijun said at the Star-holding Conference, she began to understand clearly. The more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and the more moved she was by Zi Lan's feelings.
Xueli said: "After all this, it is impossible for my aunt not to believe you. Besides, you are not an outsider. You and I..."
At this point, Xue Li blushed suddenly.
She said shyly, "Don't tell me! Anyway, I just want to thank you. Go back to sleep. Good night!"
After she finished speaking, Xueli stood on tiptoe and quickly kissed Zilan on the corner of her mouth. Then, she ran away in panic as if she was scalded, dragging her tail, and disappeared behind the door in an instant, closing it with a "bang".
Because Xue Li's movements were too fast, Zi Lan was still confused for a while.
He was stunned for a long time before he raised his hand and touched the place where Xueli had just kissed him quickly, and then he couldn't help but touch his ears.
Zi Lan was both stiff and excited. After a long while, he pursed his lips. Although he looked calm, his tail behind him revealed his emotions. But Xueli had already gone back to her room. He stood there for a long time before he finally walked towards his own residence with his tail wagging wildly.
After Xueli ran back to her room, she hid behind the window and watched Zilan's reaction. Her nine big white tails were also wagging nervously. She waited until she was sure that Zilan had left before she shyly retreated back into the room.
Xue Li turned back into a little white fox, slipped onto the bed and curled herself up in the quilt.
Xueli was rubbing her body against the bed, wagging her tail, her head too preoccupied with what her aunt had told her earlier to fall asleep.
However, Xue Li soon discovered that the room arranged this time was different from the last time. Not only was it in the inner palace, but her aunt also placed some small things like pillows and dolls on her bed. So as soon as Xue Li got into bed, she felt a different scent, the same familiar scent she smelled on those small toys last time, a bit like her own.
It's my mother's breath...
Her aunt prepared a lot of things left by her mother for her.
Xue Li paused for a moment, pulled a small rag doll on the bed into her arms and hugged it, sniffing it gently. The scent on it was already very faint, but it was still the kind of scent that Xue Li felt was a bit similar to her own, but not quite the same. Somehow, it made her feel at ease.
Very comfortable taste.
Xue Li couldn't help but hug and rub, burying herself in the quilt and the doll. She gradually became more sleepy. Xue Li buried herself in the warm and soft bed and fell asleep unknowingly.
…
Xue Li and Zi Lan decided to stay at Aunt Shao Yin's Xue Lian Peak for a few days.
Zi Lan wrote a letter back to the Wolf Territory to inform the Wolf King and Queen of the situation.
The Wolf King and the Wolf Queen had been mentally prepared when they learned that Zi Lan and Xue Li were going to take Fairy Shao Yin back to heaven. Fairy Shao Yin was extremely famous in the Nine Heavens, and it was a rare opportunity, so there was no harm in making friends with her. After all, Xue Li was the daughter of Fairy Shao Yin, and the master and disciple had been separated for a long time, so it was normal for them to live together in the future. Zi Lan would definitely be reluctant to part with the little fox he had just held in his arms, so it was completely understandable that he wanted to stay together, so the Wolf King and the Wolf Queen agreed quite readily.
This was not the first time that Xue Li and Zi Lan came to Xue Lian Peak. Compared to the last time, the feeling of Xue Lian Peak this time was much different in every aspect.
When Xueli woke up and came out of the room, she happened to run into Licorice and Angelica who were enthusiastically cleaning the yard and taking care of the herbs.
When Gancao saw Xueli coming out, his eyes flickered slightly, and he coughed twice as if embarrassed, then he greeted her awkwardly: "You're up!"
Danggui was holding a straw basket that was not much smaller than the others, and smiled shyly at Xueli.
Licorice and Angelica were obviously more energetic than the last time they came, and they tried hard to be kind to her.
Xue Li nodded and thanked him, "Well, I haven't thanked you this time. Thank you for helping us last time."
It was obvious that Licorice knew that his attitude towards Xueli was not very nice when they met last time, so he felt awkward now, but Xueli knew that they were all doing it to protect her aunt, so of course she didn't care.
Gan Cao felt uncomfortable when she thanked him like this, and said, "You're welcome. Fortunately, Lord Yuanjun told you everything. We didn't make a wrong judgment, otherwise we would be to blame."
Xueli asked, "Do you know where your aunt is now?"
Gan Cao pointed to the outer palace and said, "When Master Yuanjun was at Snow Lotus Peak, he got up at the fixed time of Mao every day. There were no patients visiting today, so most of them are doing morning exercises now. I have also prepared breakfast. Now that you are awake, you can go and eat by yourself. By the way, Master Yuanjun said that she hopes you will go to her when you wake up. After you have eaten well, go ahead."
Xueli quickly agreed.
Xueli ran to the dining hall and saw that Gancao had made cakes. Gancao's cooking skills were amazing. The red and white rice cakes were all made into the shape of flowers, fragrant and still hot. They were all served on plates. He probably intended to send them to the room, but Xueli happened to wake up and let her come to eat by herself.
Xueli likes to eat sweet things, and this kind of sweet rice cake is very much to her taste. She ate several pieces happily, her ears wagging from side to side, and then she went to find her aunt.
The Snow Lotus Peak is very peaceful in the early morning. When you walk outside, you can see mist and snow-capped mountains everywhere. The scenery is remote and peaceful, giving you a sense of ethereality, which is more like a fairyland than a fairyland.
Xueli went to knock on the door of Gancaozhi's aunt's practice room.
"Come in."
Shao Yin's voice came from inside the house.
When Xueli stepped into the house, she realized that the place where her aunt usually practiced was very large. Xueli had not been to this room last time. Not to mention when she was in Xinglin Peak, even the medical fairy of Wolf Officer did not have such a good medicine room. However, considering that her aunt was the master of the Immortal Palace, she felt that there was no need to be surprised.
There were medicine cabinets and alchemy furnaces in the room, and medical books and various herbs were neatly arranged in several rows. In the middle was the place for study and practice. The space was very large, with wooden mats laid out and spotlessly clean. There were also medical instruments that Xue Li was familiar with, and Shao Yin was sitting in the center.
Shao Yin pointed to the seat opposite her and said, "Sit down."
Xue Li hurriedly sat down opposite.
Shao Yin said calmly: "We haven't seen each other for a long time. I have been in the mortal world during this period. I don't know how your cultivation in the Ninth Heaven is going. Today, I will check your homework first."
As she spoke, she took out dozens of herbs and placed them in front of Xueli one by one.
Xue Li looked up and recognized most of these herbs. Among them were spiritual ginseng herbs from the mortal world, as well as precious immortal herbs that could only be found in the Ninth Heaven.
In the past, some magical ginseng and magical herbs were planted in the small fairyland, but the varieties were limited. Shao Yin had taught Xue Li about rare magical plants like these from the fairyland, but she mostly just taught them simply with pictures or legends. She had never seen them so clearly laid out before her eyes. The question her aunt gave her this time was undoubtedly a bit beyond the syllabus.
Xueli scanned the list and found that she could not quickly identify seven or eight kinds of herbs. She was a little anxious because she did not want to disappoint her aunt. She forced herself to calm down and start with the simple ones, and recited the names of the herbs, their medicinal properties, and how to process and use them.
Shao Yin sat quietly opposite, listening very calmly.
But halfway through the test, Xue Li couldn't resist her own confusion, her voice gradually became softer, and she stopped picking up the herbs.
Shao Yin noticed Xue Li's strangeness and asked, "What's wrong? Is it too difficult?"
"no."
Xue Li blushed and shook her head. She was indeed a little worried about those herbs that she couldn't recognize, but that was not the key point. There were other reasons.
She said, "I have been thinking about what my aunt told me yesterday and I can't calm down."
"… I see."
Shao Yin understood and nodded slightly.
Xueli was relieved to see that her aunt was not angry. But she paused and couldn't help asking, "Aunt, what kind of people are my parents?"
The author has something to say: Q: So when Fox Qiuqiu saw Wolf Qiuqiu walking away wagging his tail
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