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Hua Mu Jin said in an ice-cold tone, clearly rejecting Bai Ling Yu's offer.

As far as she was concerned, if she could investigate this matter herself, then why would she kill others for the sake of obtaining news of this matter? Even if the scales were to weigh them, one would be able to tell who was more important with a single glance.

In response to Hua Mu Jin's reply, it seemed to be within his expectations. Bai Ling Yu's expression didn't change much.

Then, he raised his eyebrows and said, "If This King were to say that This King knew the true cause of death of your parents and who killed them, wouldn't this news be worth it for you to lure him out?"

In a split-second, Hua Mujiao's eyes widened from shock, and asked with a frown, "What did you say?"

"This King's words have come to this. Whether you are willing or not depends on yourself. On the day of the hunt, This King will await your good news!"

Before he could reply to Hua Mujiao's words, Bai Linyu finished her sentence, turned around, and left.

After a long time, Hua Mu Jin stood still on the spot, stunned, until Bai Ling Yu's figure disappeared.

All day, Hibiscus vulgaris was absent-minded.

Even until dinner, when Bai Zhan Ke arrived at the Hibiscus Courtyard, she still had an uneasy look on her face.

Seeing that the food on the dining table had not been touched, Bai Zhan Ke frowned. "Why are you eating so little today?"

However, Hua Mujie seemed as if she didn't listen to him. Her gaze fell on the bowl as she tapped the chopsticks on the edge of the bowl.

Seeing this, Bai Zhan Ke moved closer to her.

He reached out his hand and placed it on Hua Mujiao's forehead, feeling that her body temperature was normal. With a strange expression, she made him very worried. He leaned over and whispered, "Jin'er, do you have something on your mind?"

A wave of warmth came to her ears, and Hua Mu Jin instantly recovered her wits, then became somewhat flustered, "Ah? What did you say? "

Shaking his head helplessly, Bai Zhan Ke held Hua Mu Jin in his arms, and his gentle voice sounded again, "If you have something on your mind, then tell me. You look like your soul is preoccupied, which is very worrisome."

Listening to Bai Zhan Ke's concerned voice, Hua Mujiao finally realized that she seemed to have lost her mind.

She gave an awkward laugh and sat up straight in Bai Zhan Ke's arms. "It's probably too hot, and I feel a bit uneasy."

The more Bai Zhan Ke took care of her, the more Hua Mu Jin felt ashamed of him.

"I'll get someone to bring some ice cubes over tomorrow. You should be able to use it every day, but it shouldn't be so hot."

Facing the deep black eyes of the white battle, a trace of guilt appeared on Hua Mujie's face. To conceal her guilt, she suddenly changed the topic.

"Oh, that's right. I heard that there are a lot of zithers in the treasure house. I've liked them since I was young. Can you take me to see them or give me one?"

It wasn't that she wanted to escape, but rather, she felt that she wasn't suitable to stay in this kind of scheming, and that she had to be on guard against the world that was being set up.

If she could get the zither as soon as possible and leave, she wouldn't need to investigate the background of this body's true owner.

"The Treasure Vault does have many precious zithers. If you like them, I'll get someone to take them to you."

As soon as Bai Zhan Yun finished speaking, a look of delight appeared on Hua Mujiao's face.

In order not to let Bai Zhan notice that something was amiss, what she displayed was a complete love for Qin.

"Don't let anyone else bring it to me. This zither is something to be reckoned with. Why don't you let me take a look at the Treasure Pavilion? Who knows which zither I might fall in love with?"

The man's brows moved slightly as he stared at her smiling face with his pitch-black eyes. Only after a long time did he smile.

"In that case, I'll bring you to the Treasure school to have a look."

Bai Zhan Ke knew that Hua Mujiao had snuck into the treasure pavilion to obtain something.

Although she took out the blood coral jade pendant from the treasure pavilion, he thought it was what she wanted.

But now, it seemed that the jade pendant was just a convenient item for her to take away. What she really wanted was the guqin in her mouth.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

As if she couldn't wait any longer, Hua Mujiao took Bai Zhan's hand and pulled him out of the palace.

After arriving at the Treasure Vault, Hua Mu Jin subconsciously looked around. The guards of the Treasure Vault were much stricter than the first time she came here. Even the number of guards had increased.

"Your subordinate kowtows to the emperor and mufei …"

Outside the treasure pavilion, the fingers of Bai Zhan Que and Hua Mujie were interlocked. Behind them were Luo Chen and Fu Xin.

Obviously, the guard didn't know who the empress beside Bai Zhan was, so he had to call her 'empress'.

"Open the door."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The guard stood up and gave a look to the man guarding the door of the Treasure Vault.

The guard understood tacitly, and immediately opened the door to the Treasure school.

Seeing the door open, Hua Mu Jin's hand, which was interlocked with Bai Zhan Ke's, slightly moved. She then released Bai Zhan Ke's hand, and ran into the treasure chamber.

"Empress, be careful …!"

Just as Hua Mujie's foot stepped into the door of the Treasure Vault, a guard at the side shouted. Before Hua Mujie could even react, she saw the threshold of the Treasure Vault sinking downwards. She raised her eyes and saw that the left and right walls had holes in them, and countless sharp arrows had flown out from within …

In the blink of an eye, Bai Zhan Ke's anxious face turned dark. He flashed forward and took Hua Mujiao in his arms, retreating a few steps back, only then was Hua Mujiao able to avoid being hurt by the long arrow.

"Don't run around, there are many traps in the Treasure school, don't hurt yourself."

Previously, when Hua Mujie had snuck into the treasure room, she hadn't realized that there were so many hidden weapons in front of the treasure door.

Taking a deep breath, Hua Mujie tried her best to appear very calm.

"Yes, I will follow you."

The corner of Bai Zhan Ke's mouth curved up in a smile.

He then gave Fu Xin a meaningful glance.

The two of them understood. They walked up to a shelf with all kinds of porcelain and moved it away. Behind the shelf, there were many switches on the mechanism. They looked at each other, and at the same time turned off all the mechanisms.

"I want to go up and take a look."

Entering the Treasure Pavilion, Hibiscus Blossom did not stop to stare at the dazzling jewelry, but instead followed the stairs all the way up.

Bai Zhan Ke laughed, petting Mu Jin's head. "Fine."

He continued to climb until he reached the third floor of the Treasure Vault. Only then did Hua Mu Jin stop.

In the blink of an eye, she saw the zither which was placed quietly on the shelf. The surroundings of the zither and the zither were the same as when she had snuck in.

Suddenly, as if possessed, Hua Mujiao released Bai Zhan Ke's hand, stepped forward step by step, and arrived in front of Gu Zither.

The ancient zither style was similar to the ancient zither style, but Hua Mu Jin's line of sight was only focused on the one in front of her.

In her expression, besides joy, there was also an indescribable strangeness.

"You want this guqin? I'll send someone to send you to the Hibiscus Temple. "

"No, I'll hold it myself …"

As if she didn't want anyone to touch the zither, Hua Mujiao stepped forward and stretched out her arms to embrace the zither, but suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist.

With her mind pulled back, Hua Mujiao turned to look at the person holding her wrist. It was Bai Zhan Ke, and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

At this moment, Bai Zhan Ke's face turned dark.

His eyes stared straight at Hua Mujiao, his lips moved as he asked in a low voice, "Is the zither you took related to the fact that you saw Bai Lingyu?"

Hua Mujie's expression suddenly turned from suspicion to anger as his brows tightly knitted together.

She stared at Bai Zhan Ke and asked angrily, "You sent someone to spy on me?"

Sensing her anger, Bai Zhan Ke's expression remained dark. He then said, "I've only sent people to protect you in secret, not to monitor you."

Bai Zhan Ke's words made Hua Mu Jin even more enraged, she abruptly flung away the hand he grabbed her wrist with, and a self-deprecating grin appeared on her face: "Protecting in the dark? Heh … "You sure are confident!"

With that, Hua Mujiao shot a cold glance at Bai Zhan, then turned and left.

She didn't know if she was angry because Bai Zhan Ke had stopped her from taking the guqin, or because Bai Zhan Ke had sent someone to monitor her, but at that moment, she was truly angry.

"Jin'er!"

Seeing that Hua Mujiao had walked down the stairs without looking back, Bai Zhan Kui narrowed his eyes and sent a look towards Fu Xin, who was standing at the side, before following her out as well.

After exiting the treasure pavilion, the two of them, one in front and one behind, didn't say anything.

When they arrived at the imperial flower garden, Hua Mu Jin could no longer suppress the anger in her heart and stopped in her tracks.

She turned around and glared at the man that she had always thought was a good man and coldly asked, "Bai Zhan Ke, tell me, how many of your spies did you arrange for me? My every move, was it all part of your plan? "

From Hua Mu Jin's ice-cold voice, Bai Zhan Ke could tell that not only was he angry, he was also a bit disappointed.

Bai Zhan Ke lifted his feet, and then stood still. His eyes were dark as he stared at Hua Mujiao. "I did that for your own good."

"For my own good?" After a while, the flower hibiscus exploded with anger at Bai Zhan's low and deep words.

"For my own good, you mean by sending someone to spy on me? Are you sick? Do you know what 'privacy' means? Do you know when I'll piss and when I'll piss? Do you have to report all of those people to you?! "

At this moment, Hua Mu Jin had forgotten that there was no privacy in this ancient era. The word 'privacy' probably did not exist in their hearts at all.

Looking at the furious Hua Mu Jin, Bai Zhan didn't seem to have any intention of giving in, and slightly furrowed his brows, "When did you … I don't care about that, but I have to keep you safe. "

"You …"

Hua Mujie understood that even if Bai Zhan Ke didn't send someone to keep an eye on her, the others would have already planted many spies around her to monitor her every move.

But that wasn't her choice.

"I can't be bothered with your bullsh * t. I don't care, just withdraw the person that was planted next to me, or else you'll have an end to this matter!"

Although Hua Mujie understood Bai's intention of secretly sending people to protect him, she was secretly delighted in her heart. However, she hoped that there would be trust and respect between them.

Actually, she didn't want to hide anything from him. It was just that this feeling of being stared at at at any moment and place made her feel really unhappy.

His deep eyes stared at the raging Hibiscus Mutabilis, Bai Zhan Ke said resolutely, "What if I say I don't want to leave?"