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He did not know how long he slept, but when he slowly opened his eyes, he saw Lan Yi and Zi Li anxiously looking at her, while he himself laid on the grass, it was so painful that it hurt his back.

"Miss, you're finally awake. "You scared me to death."

Lan Yi's eyes were filled with tears. He quickly helped her up and hugged her until she was out of breath.

Looking at the shabby house, she instantly became vigilant, but seeing that Lan Yi was by her side, she became more relieved.

"Silly girl, I am fine here, am I not? Put it down, your young miss will not easily meet with Yama. "

Isn't it? She had already died once, so she treasured this life a lot. She would never let herself die in a place like this.

"Right, what time is it now? Have you missed the sacrificial ceremony?"

Bai Zhixi looked at the dark sky outside, it was pitch black and he could not see anything clearly, it was filled with a horrifying desolation.

Since they had already reached the cemetery, she might as well finish what she needed to do and head back home. She really didn't want to stay in this desolate place and enjoy the cold wind.

"Miss, it is already late, the night is cold, the mountains are deep, and wild beasts are everywhere. Why don't we go tomorrow? It would be safer that way."

Zi Li looked outside, it was pitch black, his face full of worry. If they really met any beasts, even if they didn't die, they would at least be crippled.

"No, today is the day of my parents' sacrifice. It's not good to drag it out until tomorrow."

Breaking free from Zi Li's grasp, she dragged her exhausted body towards the door.

Just as he reached the door, a wave of dizziness hit him. He had to grab tightly onto the door to stabilize his body.

Seeing that, Zi Li hurried over to support her, afraid that she would fall down.

"Miss, you can be at ease. The day of Master and Madam's sacrifice is tomorrow. We thought we'd come back tomorrow, but then we thought, I'm afraid your body won't be able to bear the pain. It's time for you to pass out. Only, I didn't expect that you would still be able to catch up. "Now, you should rest for the night, and after you have a good rest, we will set out for the cemetery tomorrow!"

Zi Li hurriedly said this, afraid that Bai Zhixi would not listen to her advice and rush to the grave the next night. The cold night was bad for her health.

"Then... "Are we going to spend the night here?"

she asked incredulously.

After hearing Zi Li's words, she suddenly remembered, in this ancient place, it was normal for fierce beasts to appear.

Seeing Zi Li giving a slight nod of approval, he immediately understood and sat down to heat the fire with them.

"Lan Yi, look, what kind of treasure are we going to find?"

The crisp voice of a woman could be heard as she opened the door. A girl dressed in green jumped in, her face red from the cold and with many wild animals in her hands.

Seeing Bai Zhixi in the hut, she was startled, then smiled and nodded towards her, then walked to Lan Yi's side. The two girls behind him did the same.

"Miss, let me introduce you. This is my seniors, the seniors that we are all learning from." Today, we met each other at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, we went up together to rest and went to the capital Market tomorrow. "

Lan Yi said in a single breath, and looked at Bai Zhixi anxiously, as if afraid that she would not agree.

Listening to Lan Yi's words, Bai Zhixi looked at her with a calm and indifferent gaze, as though he was looking at a calm lake. Her pitch-black eyes were as thick as night, as black as a pool. There was not even a hint of light in her eyes, yet she seemed to be able to see through Lan Yi's thoughts, shocking her and causing her to not dare to look straight into Bai Zhixi's eyes.

"Miss Bai, don't worry. We aren't bad people." It's just that we haven't seen each other for a long time, it's rare to see each other today, so we went up to the mountain together to rest and reminisce about the past.

The green clothed lady seemed to have seen through Bai Zhixi's suspicions and interrupted him. There was no ripple on his face as he concealed the emotions in his eyes.

"No worries." Since you are junior sisters, I believe that Lan Yi will not be in danger like me, right? "

Bai Zhixi patted Lan Yi's shoulder, and smiled gently. He clearly felt that Lan Yi was startled, as he stiffly nodded, and silently responded to her question.

"Miss, you are overthinking it. We will not harm you." Now, let's hurry up and roast and eat. My stomach is growling from hunger. "

Seeing that, Zi Li smiled to ease the tense atmosphere. He took the chicken and started roasting it.

Not long after, the wild chicken was roasted until it was completely red. It emitted an alluring fragrance that assailed the nose. Bai Zhixi could not help but swallow his saliva, he looked at them awkwardly and smiled.

"Miss, last night when we went to the Prime Minister's Estate to retrieve the things used for the sacrifice, we heard that Third Miss accidentally fell into the lotus pond and drowned."

Lan Yi roasted the wild hare and reported all the information they had overheard last night to Bai Zhixi.

Hearing that, Bai Zhixi's hand paused, his gaze turned even deeper, his eyes that did not have any impurities in them became like a starless night, unfathomable.

"She died just like that. That good Third Uncle of mine must have died from grief!" And the First Madam, they will definitely not let the servants in Bai Zhiyan's room go! "

Based on First Madam's temper and ways of handling things, those people who served Bai Zhiyan would definitely be caned to death, and would not be able to relieve the hatred in her heart!

"Miss, this time you are only half right. It was said that the young miss was accompanying the Auntie Du when they were walking around the Lotus Pond that day. As soon as they met, the Third Miss would pounce on the Eldest Miss and pinch her neck. However, she would call out her name, saying that she was the one who had caused her harm. The Auntie Du at the side could not just stand there and watch, he casually took a stick and threw it towards the Third Miss. Perhaps he was too weak and did not knock the Third Miss out. On the contrary, she was pushed to the ground by the Third Miss and broke her leg. When the young miss saw that her mother had been humiliated, it was easy for the third young miss to start a fight. Thus, the third young miss accidentally fell into the river and died when she was rescued. "

After Bai Zhixi heard this, he gave a mysterious smile. Was she supposed to say that Bai Zhiyuan and her daughter were stupid or smart? To think of such a way to take down First Madam, their future days would probably be even more miserable.

However, it was better this way for her to settle her own matters.

"Then what did Prime Minister's Third Uncle do to this matter?"

She was looking forward to it. In front of the lost direct daughter and beautiful fairy, how did he make his choice?

After Lan Yi heard this, he continued to recount his story.

"After the prime minister found out the truth of the matter, he instructed the butler to bury Third Miss properly. He then helped First Madam out and gave the order for the eldest miss to keep him grounded until the palace banquet. As for the Auntie Du, I heard that she was pregnant, so the Lord Prime Minister did not say anything and allowed her to stay in her own courtyard to recuperate peacefully. "

After Bai Zhixi finished listening to it, he had to admit that the methods of the Auntie Du s were very good. Right now, even if Prime Minister Bai knew that she was doing it on purpose, he would still go with the flow and try his best.

Bai Zhiyan had gone insane, he no longer had any value, dying would be a type of release for anyone. Bai Zhiyuan was the number one beauty of the Dongjun Kingdom. If one was close to the Crown Prince, anyone would choose her.

First Madam could only swallow her words in her stomach. She had no other choice, but would she really give up like this?

She was looking forward to First Madam's turning over. If necessary, she would secretly push the tide and cause his entire Prime Minister's Estate to turn upside down.

As for Bai Zhiyan, although her death had something to do with him, she didn't think that she had done anything wrong. If Bai Zhiyan decided to be her eldest miss and not think about harming her, she might not have lost her life.

For a time, silence returned to the wooden house. The night was as dark as ink and was extremely horrifying. Strands of cold wind were mixed within, causing them to tremble from the wind and burn even more fiercely.

Suddenly, the sound of approaching footsteps could be heard, and they immediately left their original sitting position. The girl in cyan gently opened the door with her dagger as she looked outside with a serious expression. Ye Zichen waved towards everyone, signalling them not to move, and held his breath before retreating into the small house.

With a creak sound, Jun Mohan who was covered in snow pushed open the door, shook the snow on his body and walked towards the big fire.

He then sat down on the ground, looked at the roasted wild chicken, and without any hesitation, he picked up a piece of the chicken and ate it gracefully. It looked as if he was tasting something delicious, causing Bai Zhixi to be unable to resist and rush out to argue with him.

"Sigh, I'll say this. We've toiled so hard, yet you only know how to eat. Jun Mohan, why are you here? "

Bai Zhixi mercilessly struck him on the shoulder. When he turned around to take a look, he didn't expect it to be Jun Mohan.

In a moment of excitement, she hugged him and sputtered a lot of words, completely forgetting the difference between a man and a woman from ancient times.

The current Jun Mohan was letting her hug him, ignoring what she said, he was still eating the chicken. He hadn't had a proper meal in the past few days, so he was really hungry.

The few shadows hiding on the rooftops, their eyes shining with excitement, were dazzling in the darkness. Although they could not see Bai Zhixi's face clearly, from their direction, there was nothing they could do about it.

But in the middle of them, there was a pair of suspicious eyes, which was brimming with vigor as it looked at Bai Zhixi, and it was tainted with a questioning look.

"You … How could he be this hungry? Also, why are you here at Phoenix Mountain? "

Bai Zhixi supported her lower jaw, looking at Jun Mohan who did not say a word and only knew to eat, completely different from her imagination 'gentle and refined young master, looking back at him with a charming smile', she was just like a child now, and did not even have her usual imposing aura left.

"Miss Bai, if you go out later, please bring my servant girl along so that I can find out where you are." If you accidentally lose it, then I won't be able to explain it to Old General Bai. "After all, in the past few days, you've been living in the clan's Prince's Mansion, so don't ruin my reputation."

Amidst Bai Zhixi's face full of anticipation, Jun Mohan's icy words woke her up. Looking at Jun Mohan, she kicked his leg, but was unable to quell the anger in her heart.

To think that she thought that the black-hearted fellow had changed his personality and had actually come to the Phoenix Mountain to accompany her to offer sacrifices to her parents.

She had been here for more than a month, so she had come into contact with many people. Now that Lan Yi had left, it was this black-hearted fellow in front of her who now had an additional sense of reliance in his heart.

Even though he had a venomous mouth, he still treated her differently in his heart. He didn't expect that all of this was just for the sake of their relationship, so as to not tarnish the reputation of the Wang Residence.

Bai Zhixi thought about it, and the smile on his face was extremely sarcastic. Being so desolate in black, he thought that he had found a friend that could speak the truth, and didn't want him to see her as a burden.

He had always been lying to himself and laughing like that.

That smile stung Jun Mohan's eyes. He did not understand why she looked like that.

Originally, he was in the Imperial Palace taking care of matters. When he heard that she had come to Phoenix Mountain alone and was afraid of the wind and snow, obstructing his path, she did not recognize his direction.

Even though her words were unpleasant to hear, it was for her own good. Let her remember, she shouldn't casually risk her life.

Jun Mohan then stood up and looked Bai Zhixi in the eye. No one said a word, and they did not let each other. The light of the fire illuminated their bodies as they dragged their bodies along the strong wall. It was so eerie and terrifying.

Suddenly, Bai Zhixi's eyes became cold, she took off the hairpin that had 3000 strands of hair and shot it towards the ceiling, so fast that no one could react.

A few screams could be heard, and a few black figures fell down from the roof, landing steadily in the encirclement of Lan Yi and the rest.