Xiaosuisui tightly closed her mouth. Her adoptive father, the Emperor, had told her not to speak. But she was very worried about the beautiful big sister. What will happen to her?
The little girl looked pleadingly at her adoptive father, the Emperor.
The young Emperor pursed his lips and threw the twig in his hand again. This time, it directly hit Xie Yingying!
"AH— Who is that? Show yourself! How dare you hit me, this young lady!"
WHOOSH. Another twig struck Xie Yingying’s body, followed by the voice of a young man.
"As the daughter of an official’s family, you dare to plot against your own kin in broad daylight. If word of this were to spread, I wonder if the Xie Family could still maintain their standing in the capital?"
Xie Yingying’s expression changed drastically, and she looked around vigilantly.
"Who are you? Show yourself! What did you see?"
Damn it! She just wanted to find a place where Brother Lu couldn’t see and teach that wretched woman’s daughter a lesson, that’s all. She never expected to be seen.
"If you don’t want to die, scram now! Otherwise, I don’t mind delivering justice!"
The young Emperor’s voice came again as he threw another twig.
Only then was Xie Yingying scared away.
From afar, Xiaosuisui saw the beautiful big sister faint in the stream and said worriedly, "Father Emperor, will the beautiful big sister be alright?"
Seeing the woman hadn’t gotten up for so long, the young Emperor also felt an inexplicable worry. Holding Xiaosuisui, he jumped down from the tree with a SWISH and walked towards the stream.
"Pan’Er... Pan’Er! Where are you?"
Not far away, a graceful young man started searching by the stream, repeatedly calling Xie Pan’Er’s name.
The young Emperor paused.
He watched the young man approach the stream and help Xie Pan’Er out of the water.
"Pan’Er, are you okay? Pan’Er... wake up!"
Xiaosuisui couldn’t help but blink, then rubbed her eyes. "Huh! How strange!"
The young Emperor gave her a look. Weren’t you told not to speak?
Xiaosuisui squinted, glanced at the young Emperor, then looked back at Xie Pan’Er, her face full of amazement and curiosity.
The young Emperor naturally saw every expression on her face. He knew his daughter had definitely discovered something she wanted to say but was keeping her mouth tightly shut due to his earlier warning.
"Has Suisui discovered something? Tell your Father Emperor quietly!"
Xiaosuisui put her mouth close to the young Emperor’s ear and whispered very, very softly, "Father Emperor, that Sister Pan’Er is so strange. She also has the same purple aura around her as you do, Father Emperor. Just now, when she fell into the water, I think I saw a big bird fly up from her body."
The young Emperor’s heart suddenly thumped. Purple... the aura of an Emperor... a large bird... what could that be?
"What kind of bird? My good treasure, can you describe it?"
Xiaosuisui gestured with her hands to show the young Emperor. "A very, very big bird, with a pointy beak and a long tail. When it flew towards the sky, the feathers on its tail spread out."
The young Emperor’s heart pounded heavily. Tail feathers that spread apart?
"How many feathers were on its tail?"
Xiaosuisui thought for a moment, counting on her fingers.
"Strange... was it eight or nine?"
The young Emperor’s heart grew flustered. Eight or nine? That would mean it’s either a phoenix or a luan bird!
Could it be that Xie Pan’Er is born with the Phoenix Destiny?
"My little treasure, are you thirsty? Let’s go to the stream and get some water!"
Xiaosuisui vigorously shook her head. "Suisui isn’t thirsty!"
The young Emperor said, "...Good girl, your Father Emperor thinks you’re thirsty."