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If the Jade Flute warned about this strange object, it would make sense. But what made people suspicious was that the strange object had already left, but the Jade Flute on Shui Qinan's waist did not disappear. On the contrary, as the object left, the Jade Flute seemed to shine more and more brightly.

Shui Qinan held the Jade Flute by her waist in her hands and realized that one of its heads was using its strength consciously in a certain direction. Shui Qinan then opened her palm, allowing the Jade Flute to move on its own.

Soon after, she discovered that the Jade Flute was indeed guiding her. One end of the Jade Flute was pointing in another direction.

With the guidance of the Jade Flute, she passed through the pavilions, water, and thanks to the guidance of the Jade Flute, she finally arrived at a desolate courtyard in the garden. When Shui Qinan arrived at the courtyard, the Jade Flute in her hands was no longer shining.

The weeds in the courtyard were overgrown and cobwebs filled the entire courtyard. Shui Qinan never would have thought that she would find such a run-down courtyard in the house of the Protector of the Kingdom. The courtyard was very big and the rooms were not small as well. However, why would such a large residence like this be neglected? The difference between this courtyard and the rest of the Duke's Mansion was just too great. She didn't know why everyone had given up on this place.

She saw that the house in front of the courtyard had closed its doors and windows, so she walked over, pushed open the door, and entered.

There was a bed, a table, and on the table, there was a teapot filled with tea. The room was spotless, completely different from the outside, and was completely different from the outside, but it was completely different from the courtyard that had been broken down. The room's furnishings were very simple, and they were all cleaned up cleanly, without anything special.

At this moment, the Jade Flute at Shui Qiyue's waist suddenly made a flute sound. It seemed to be summoning something, but it also seemed to be resisting something. The flute sound that it made was a little hurried.

Shui Qinan's gaze swept in all directions, until it landed on a huge blue and white porcelain vase. She approached it tentatively, but didn't expect that as she got closer, the sound of the Jade Flute by her waist would also become more and more urgent.

Shui Qinan stretched her neck out, wanting to peek her head in to see if there was anything inside the bottle.

Just as she stood on tiptoe and was about to poke her head over, she heard a voice stop her: "What are you doing?"

Shui Qinan was frightened by her voice and immediately turned around, only to see that Nangong Jin was actually unknowingly standing behind her. With Nangong Jin's back to the light, Shui Qinan could not see his expression and face, only her figure.

The Jade Flute by Shui Qinan's waist instantly quietened down, and turned into a normal Jade Flute. Its sudden quietness made Shui Qinan puzzled for a moment.

Nangong Jin walked in, looked at her eyes, and asked again: "What are you doing here?"

Shui Qinan looked at Nangong Jin's somewhat doubtful gaze, and casually laughed: "I was just taking a stroll out of boredom, I never thought that the Duke's Mansion would actually have such a desolate courtyard. A moment of curiosity later, she walked in. "Sorry for offending you."

After Nangong Jin finished listening, he turned around to look at the surrounding furnishings and said, "I wonder how you managed to find this house. It should have been forgotten for many years, even the servants would not come to clean.

Nangong Jin sighed, and walked around the room, as though he was looking at everything here, and said: "This room, was originally my parents' room, but after they all passed away, everyone said it was unlucky for them, and allowed me to move out of here."

He paced around and said, "I often come here to clean up. I always feel that they are still living here, and maybe one day, I will be able to see them. Ever since I was young, I've always deceived myself like this. I don't want to have no place to be nostalgic about my parents. "

Shui Qinan was silent and did not speak of what had just happened. She had a nagging feeling that there was a big story behind all of this.

Looking at the Jade Flute's face just now, something strange must have happened. It was in that vase, there must have been something shameful.

Since Nangong Jin had been hanging around here for so many years, could it be that he knew something? Could the obstruction just now have been intentional, or was it really an accident?

Shui Qinan was a little unsure.

Shui Qinan and Nangong Jin chatted for awhile, before a servant girl ran over and bowed towards Nangong Jin and Shui Qinan, saying, "Young Master Nan Gong, Miss Shui, the protector of the nation will treat the two of you to a meal."

"Miss Shui, please." Nangong Jin smiled gently.

Shui Qinan raised her head and looked at the time. Unknowingly, it was already time for lunch, she nodded her head and said to Nangong Jin: "Let's go."

The young maid turned and led the way while Shui Qinan and Nangong Jin followed behind her. After walking for a short distance, Shui Qinan turned her head to look at the desolate courtyard behind him as well as the locust tree.

He seemed to have missed something important.

Shui Qinan shook her head, after all this was her house, she could not do anything.

The two of them went to the main hall, where lunch was already set up. The protector of the nation, Bi Mo and the others were all waiting at the table.

Shui Qinan leisurely walked over like a protector and slightly nodded her head as a form of greeting, the protector did not mind the greeting and sat down.

Bi Chi's son Bi Yu snorted, he turned his head and muttered. "Truly, making everyone wait for these two."

Shui Qinan acted as if she did not hear it, she tidied up the clothes with a smile on her face and sat down, she was originally worried that Shui Qinan would go crazy after hearing her words, hence she relaxed.

"Xiao Shui, I heard that you aren't someone from our Sherry City. Where did you come from?" The protector of the nation laughed as he asked Shui Qinan while eating.

"I am from Xinghai City." Shui Qinan said indifferently.

"You are from the Xinghai City? Then did you hear about the people from the original Magus' Asura Realm? Why did they cancel the blood sacrifice? " Bi Yu asked anxiously.

Shui Qinan faintly raised her head, and coldly swept a glance at Bi Yu. In an instant, Bi Yu felt as though he had fallen into an icehouse, and even stopped breathing.

"You really want the blood sacrifice to continue?" Shui Qinan asked in an indifferent tone.

"See what you ask." Bi Chi pretended to be angry at Bi Yu, and used his right hand to knock on Bi Yu's forehead.

Bi Chi looked in Shui Qinan's eyes and sized him up, as though wondering why Shui Qinan did not receive a blood sacrifice since she came from Xinghai City.