Chapter 255

With a plop, Xi fell into the water and struggled in panic, “Zichun… Help…”

Seeing that Xi couldn’t swim, Duanmu Xi felt more anxious, but she couldn’t do anything about it. She couldn’t touch Xi’s body at all. Instead, she could only stay aside and watch this happen.

“Zichun… Help…” Xi slowly sank after swallowing a few mouthfuls of water.

The boy behind the tree saw Xi sinking into the water, his dark eyes flickering. He was about to appear from behind the tree and save Xi when someone flew to him. Before he could see clearly, the top of his head was trampled by the comer.

The comer acted so quickly. He had jumped into the water before Duanmu Xi could see his appearance.

In the water, Xi felt someone approach her and opened her eyes in a daze. She thought she would see Zichun. However, what she saw was a handsome face. While Xi was infatuated with that man’s gorgeous face, he suddenly dragged Xi over. Instantly, Xi was taken out of the water.

In the air, Xi looked at the man’s face blankly, not blinking at all.

Currently, the man also looked at Xi. She was wet all over. Her long hair was stuck to her face, making her small face appear more delicate and adorable. Her rosy face had finely carved features, just like the best masterpiece created by God. However, that seemed unable to attract the man. The man still put on an aloof look. His amber eyes were still as deadly calm as a stagnant pool of water.

The moment Duanmu Xi standing by the bank saw the man’s stunning appearance, she widened her eyes and then shouted at that man with a happy face, “Snow…”

The man in the air seemed to hear someone calling him. He turned his head to take a glance in the direction of Duanmu Xi and then knitted his brows gently.

As the man looked at her, Duanmu Xi immediately waved her hand happily and shouted, “Snow, I’m here!”

The man looked in the direction of Duanmu Xi and frowned again. He held Xi and flew down from the height.

“Snow!” Seeing the scene, Duanmu Xi sprang toward “Xuanyuan Mo” with excitement. However, before she reached “Xuanyuan Mo”, he had directly gone through her.

Duanmu Xi turned around in a daze and looked at Xuanyuan Mo’s back, muttering, “Snow!”

Why couldn’t Snow see her? Duanmu Xi rushed to “Xuanyuan Mo” unyieldingly and wanted to pull his hand, but she still couldn’t touch him. Instead, she just went through his hand.

Duanmu Xi looked at “Xuanyuan Mo”, whom she couldn’t touch despite the close distance. She frowned gently. He wasn’t Snow and she didn’t belong here. In this place, she could only be an onlooker and watch them get acquainted, know each other and fall in love.

Duanmu Xi took a deep breath and then looked at Xi and “Xuanyuan Mo”. Fine, she had better just watch aside and take it as a movie where she and Snow starred.

“Hey, wait…” Staring at the man who left her behind and walked off, Xi directly rose from the ground and chased him.

Hearing the shout from behind, the man frowned. Rather than stop or look back, he still strode forward.

Xi trotted toward the man and stopped him. While panting, she said with a pout, “I told you to wait for me. Why are you still walking so fast?”

Hearing that, the man glanced at Xi coldly and didn’t answer.

Feeling the man’s indifference, Xi scratched her head with embarrassment, “Thank for you saving me just now. I’m Xi. What’s your name?”

Hearing that, the man slightly tilted his head and glanced at the boy behind the tree, his eyes flickering.

“What’s wrong?” As the man kept looking in that direction, Xi also looked at the tree.

Seeing that Xi looked in his direction, the boy behind the tree immediately turned around in a flurry and clung his body to the tree to reduce his presence as much as possible.

Xi reached out her head and looked around for a while but she didn’t find anything wrong.

“Mister…” When Xi turned around, the man had disappeared. Xi trotted a bit with a fretful face and turned around but she didn’t find the man.

“Mister…” Xi gently frowned and hung her head with a pout. Where was the man? She didn’t know his name yet.

“Xi!” When Xi was frustrated alone, Zichun’s shout appeared behind her.

Upon hearing Zichun’s voice, Xi composed herself and then turned her head to look at Zichun, saying with a smile, “Zichun!”

Seeing Xi was wet all over, Zichun threw the wooden bowl away and ran to Xi, saying anxiously, “Why are you wet all over?” Then, Zichun raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat off Xi’s forehead.

Xi stared at Zichun’s concerned eyes, her dark purple eyes flickering, “Well, I fell into the water by accident.”

Hearing that, Zichun stopped to look at Xi and said with a frown, “Did you feed the carp again?”

Xi stuck her tongue out and said to Zichun coquettishly, “Zichun, I feel a bit cold. Let’s go back!”

Zichun frowned more heavily, took off his coat and put it on Xi, “Let’s go. You need to get changed.”

Xi slightly curled her lips and nodded meekly.

The boy behind the tree looked at them going away, his eyes glistening with regret and jealousy. He gained no profit and got beaten.

Duanmu Xi looked at the regretful face of the boy behind the tree and gently knitted her brows. Did Xi’s falling into the water have anything to do with the kid? Duanmu Xi turned around to look at Xi and Zichun going far away and then followed them.

Zichun took Xi to the door of the palace, “Go inside and get changed now. Be careful not to catch a cold.”

Xi nodded, took off the coat on her and returned it to Zichun, “Zichun, see you later.” Then, Xi turned around and entered the palace.

Zichun didn’t turn around and leave until Xi entered the palace.

Duanmu Xi looked at the board that wrote Nianxue Palace and felt dumbfounded. Then, she followed Xi inside.

Upon seeing Xi enter the palace, a maid immediately showed up and said, “Your Highness, you’re finally back. I was going to find you… Your Highness, why are you wet all over?” Seeing that Xi was wet all over, the maid screamed in shock.

“I fell into the pond,” Xi explained a bit and then ordered the maid, “Go fetch me some hot water. I wanna take a bath.”

The maid immediately nodded and bowed, “Yes, I’m on it.”

15 minutes later, Xi had a bath, got changed and walked out of the room.

Seeing that Xi came out, a maid bowed to Xi and said, “Your Highness, His Majesty asks you to go to the Qionghua Hall, saying that all the guests have arrived.”

Xi frowned and nodded, “Let’s go to the Qionghua Hall.” Then, she walked to the door.

The maids immediately followed her. Duanmu Xi hedged and then also followed.

In front of the Qionghua Hall, Xi looked at the high door and frowned.

Upon seeing Xi, a maid immediately went forward, “Your Highness, there you are. His Majesty is waiting for you!”

Hearing that, with her eyes flickering, Duanmu Xi took a deep breath resignedly and then entered the Qionghua Hall.

Duanmu Xi also followed Xi inside. There were many people in the Qionghua Hall. Both sides of the hall were full of guests, including the beautiful woman and the two men Duanmu Xi met in the cloister before. However, they sat at the back. Supposedly, their positions should be not high.

Almost all the people in the hall looked at Xi who had just entered the hall, but Xi stared ahead without looking sideways.

As Xi kept walking forward, Duanmu Xi saw Zichun and the boy. They were both accompanied by a middle-aged man respectively. The two middle-aged men should be their fathers. Judging from their seats, their fathers’ positions should be relatively high.

While walking across Zichun, Xi blinked at Zichun.

Seeing Xi’s cute action, Zichun blushed quickly. The boy across from Zichun was staring at Zichun with a jealous look.

After going across Zichun, Xi put on an indifferent look until she saw the man who had just saved her.

Xi was ecstatic to see the man and thought she couldn’t see him anymore. Unexpectedly, they just met again so quickly. It seemed that they were deeply connected!

Duanmu Xi was also dazed to see “Xuanyuan Mo” and wanted to go forward subconsciously, but upon thinking of the fact that she was merely an onlooker, she stopped and stared at “Xuanyuan Mo” with disgruntlement. Why hadn’t Snow come here yet? What should she do to get out of this space?

“Xi!” Seeing that Xi stared at the man, the Heavenly Emperor sitting on the seat of honor couldn’t help frowning and calling.

Hearing the familiar voice, Duanmu Xi looked in the direction of the voice only to see that man looked the same as her father. If it weren’t because the man was dressed in a suit of luxurious clothes with a crown while her father only loved white clothes, she would confuse the man with her father.

Hearing that, Xi came to her senses and walked to the Heavenly Emperor. She curtsied to him obediently, “Greetings, Father.”

Staring at Xi curtsying to him obediently, the Heavenly Emperor beckoned to her with gentle eyes, “Come to me.”

Seeing the gentle eyes of the Heavenly Emperor, Duanmu Xi was touched. This Heavenly Emperor should love Xi very much, just as Duanmu Xi’s father loved her very much. It was just that Xi’s mother was not there. Duanmu Xi wanted to find out if Xi’s mother looked the same as her mother too.

Hearing that, Xi walked to the Heavenly Emperor obediently.

The Heavenly Emperor pinched Xi’s face gently, “Today is your 500th birthday. What do you want? I’ll satisfy you for sure.”

Xi’s eyes sparkled, “Whatever I want?”

Seeing Xi’s shiny purple eyes, the Heavenly Emperor fell into a trance. For the moment, he seemed to see Xue.

After being in a trance for a while, the Heavenly Emperor nodded and said, “Whatever you like.” He would give her whatever she wanted.

Xi’s purple eyes sparkled even more. She turned around happily and pointed in a direction down there, saying with a domineering face, “I want him!”