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Yun Duan stretched out her hand again, and her small hand directly held onto the man's hand, blocking his gaze as he looked at the tea cup. "Say something!"

Siyan Qingjun helplessly looked at the small hand in front of him. It was a bit cold, and his fingers were slender and sleek, but not delicate.

"I already told you the answer!" She took her hand away from Yun Duan's and said, "I am only a commoner. I hope that the three kings do not force me!"

"…"

Yun Duan raised her head to look at the sky. She was about to explode.

Roast meat, roast meat, or she'll go crazy.

He caught a few fish and skinned them in front of Siyan Qingjun. Then, he took a small gazelle and tore off their skin along with the blood. The sound of the dagger stabbing into their bones made their scalps tingle.

Siyan Qingjun only slightly frowned, slowly sipping his tea.

Yun Duan grunted angrily as her dagger made a loud noise. She pulled out her internal organs and threw them on the river bank. Fresh blood dripped from her body. After she finished cooking the meat, she started a fire to roast it.

There was a clay pot simmering in the small bonfire nearby. Although several fish had been killed, only one was used to make the soup and the rest had been thrown on the riverside along with the inner organs of the small gazelle. Blood flowed freely.

After the meat was done roasting, she turned to look at Si Yan Qing Jun, "Do you want to eat it?"

Shiyan Qingjun shook his head. Yun Duan turned his head back. If she wasn't going to eat it, then so be it. She ate it all by herself.

After drinking the soup and eating the meat, the fragrance of the meat filled the quiet little bamboo house. Yun Duan bit at the meat dejectedly. What should she do now? It had been almost two months and she was going to go crazy with anxiety if this continued.

That night, Yun Duan stood in front of the door and looked at it, then said, "Mist king, please help me. I will give you anything you want!"

Yun Duan sighed slightly, "Actually, I know that you do not covet these things. However, I do not know what you really want. As long as you say it, I will do my best, alright?"

No matter what, as long as the Misty Lord could help, she would do everything she could to get what he wanted.

After a long while, the person in the cubicle finally spoke up in a slow and gentle voice, "Third King, you shouldn't force me!"

"…"

Yun Duan clenched her teeth as she walked to the bedside and fell down with a thud. She was at her wit's end now and had no other choice.

He slept soundly the whole night. When he woke up in the morning, both his eyes were red. The sun shone in from outside the window, reflecting the clouds and mist. The colors were really beautiful, but the clouds did not have the mood to appreciate it.

She walked over and saw that the man was holding a teapot in his hand. His slender and strong fingers were white and beautiful, and he had a long and strong look to them. Yun Duan took a deep breath.

"Third King, I'm leaving today. Do you still want to stay here?"

Yun Duan was stunned. Her gaze was fixed on the man's slightly drooping head. She opened her mouth and asked in a somewhat quiet and hoarse voice, "Why are you leaving?"

"I will only delay the three kings' time here. If I leave, the three kings will naturally have no more thoughts!"

"…"

It seemed like she was annoyed with this person, so he didn't want to stay in the same place as her anymore.

Yun Duan laughed softly. It was a bit bitter and weak. Forget it. No matter how much she tried, she would never agree to it.

"No need, you don't have to leave!"

Yun Duan squinted at the sky. The fog covered her line of sight, but all she could see was white. Her heart was empty, and she was very disappointed.

How could he compete with his current state? Even if he managed to get that seat, how could he sit there for long?

Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time.

"There is no need for you to make things difficult for me. I will leave now. Please forgive me for bothering you for the past few days!"

Si Yan Qing Jun tightened his grip on the teapot, his voice calm. "No problem!"

The journey out of Cloud Valley was quick. He had familiarized himself with the terrain in the past two months and chose the shortest way out of the valley.

Yun Duan looked at the horse carriage parked by the side. It wasn't the horse that had come. She slightly pursed her lips. Although no one had appeared beside her, at least she knew that there was someone following her. At least they weren't alone.

The journey back to the Myriad Dawn Palace was smooth and without any danger or delay. It was just that she did not manage to invite the Misty King. The hand that was driving the carriage was a little stiff, so she did not know how to explain it to the busy road.

It took twelve days to get back.

Yun Duan felt that she had lost a lot of weight and had lost a lot of weight. She had dark circles under her eyes, and she was very sleepy and hungry.

Qin Ni and Qiong Ying, who had received the letter long ago, were waiting at the door of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. When they saw the approaching clouds, they quickly went up to greet them.

"Master!"

Yun Duan waved his hand, "I want to take a bath!"

"Yes sir!"

Qiong Ying cleaned up and made arrangements. Qin Ni followed Yun Yang into the main hall. Seeing Yun Duan's frail body, she couldn't help but feel a little sad. "Master, it's been hard on you. You've lost a lot of weight!"

Yun Duan lowered her eyes and looked at her body before sitting down at the table. Qin Ni quickly poured Yun Duan a cup of tea. It was warm, just right.

Yun Duan raised her cup and gulped it down. Qin Ni poured another cup, "Should we rest or eat first after taking a bath?"

Yun Duan answered without a second thought, "Let's eat first. We'll go to the Spiritual Conjuration Palace after that!"

Qin Ni nodded and looked towards Yun Duan after some thought, "Master has been worn out from all the journey. It would be better to rest first after eating. The Sixth Prince is weak, and probably cannot bear Master's strange air!"

Yun Duan drank a few cups of tepid tea and felt that Qin Ni's words made sense. "Alright, then we'll rest first. We'll go to the Spirit Palace tomorrow!"

By the time Qiongying and the maidservants brought the dishes over, the sky had already darkened. It turned out that the sun had already set by the time the clouds returned.

After the meal, Yun Duan entered the inner hall. She had been travelling non-stop for the past few days and was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open. As soon as her head touched the bed, she fell asleep with a haggard face.

It was now winter, and the temperature had dropped. Qin Ni carefully added more charcoal, and the censer was filled with the sparrow seed powder that had been delivered by Spirit Blossom Palace a few days ago. It tasted sweet and peaceful.

Qiong Ying stood beside Qin Ni, looked at the cabinet, thought for a moment, and then spoke in a low voice, "Do you think Master has invited the Misty Monarch this time?"

Qin Ni's black eyes flashed, her small hands lightly fanning the smoke. Her face was expressionless, but the corner of her lips curled up: "It doesn't matter if we've invited her or not, Mistress has already done her best!"

Qiong Ying nodded, "Yes, Mistress has been gone for two months, and she has lost a lot of weight now. I don't know how she managed to get by on the Cloud Valley, and whether the Misty Monarch can get along with her or not. If I knew earlier, I would have definitely followed Mistress, and at least served her!"

Qin Ni sighed, "As servants, we have to listen to our master's words. We mustn't make things difficult for our master. She didn't bring us along because she had her own intentions!"

Yun Duan slept soundly. In her dreams, there was no fire, no Aera, and no blood. The only thing she could see was a man in snow-white clothes. His expression was cold and elegant.

When he opened his eyes, he heard someone exclaiming, "It's snowing! It's actually snowing!"

Yun Duan's eyelids twitched. 'Is it snowing?'

It was already winter, and time passed so quickly that it was hard for her to grasp it tightly.

He got up and walked out of the cabinet wearing his inner robes. The outer room was extremely warm due to the fire, and a cold wind blew through the door, causing Qin Ni, who was standing by the door, to immediately push her in, "Mistress, why didn't you wake us up? It's getting cold now, but what if you're wearing your inner clothes and come out cold like this?"

Yun Duan twisted her neck, allowing Qin Ni to help her sit at the table. Qiong Ying, who was following behind, closed the door. Today, she had changed into a thick, soft yellow coat, making her look very fresh.

Qiong Ying chuckled as she carried a basin to Yun Duan's side. "I didn't expect the snow to fall so early this year!"

He put down the water basin and handed the handkerchief to Yun Duan. "Fortunately, the fire last night was not extinguished. Otherwise, Master would really have frozen. The weather has become really fast!"

Qiong Ying had always been open with her mouth in front of the clouds.

When Qin Ni heard this, she glared at him: "You still dare to say that you were going to add fuel to the fire tonight, but you fell asleep. Fortunately, the fire hadn't died out, if by any chance, Master's body would be completely exhausted, how could he withstand the cold?"

After being told, Qiong Ying curled her lips and obediently lowered her head, not saying a word.

Yun Duan looked at his pitiful appearance and couldn't help but want to laugh. "I'm not that weak. I'm just a little tired. Besides, there's still a blanket in the room. I can't get any cold!"

"That is what you said, but this is a critical moment. Mistress, you can't afford to be careless!"

Qin Ni was more stable, perhaps older than Qiong Ying, so she thought about everything carefully.

After the cloud had been washed and combed, Joan brought the breakfast, a bowl of minced meat noodles and a few delicate snacks.

"The kitchen hasn't made any mince noodles in a while. I went to ask for some this morning, and the chef was stunned for a long time. He thinks that his master doesn't like minced meat noodles anymore!"

Few in the palace knew that Yun Duan had gone up to the Cloud Valley.

Yun Duan chuckled, "It may be possible for me to stop cooking vegetables, but I'm afraid this meat is a little difficult!" After all, after eating for over three hundred years, they were already used to it. How could they just give up so easily?

"No one wants Master's Ring, it's just for his body. It's better to match it with meat!"

Qin Ni poured a cup of tea for Yun Duan, who then slowly finished her breakfast.

Yun Duan sat at the table and organized her speech before she took Qiong Ying to the Spirit Palace. The last time they went there, it had been raining, but this time, it was already snowing.

"Mistress, are you cold?"

Qiong Ying sniffed at the red embroidered phoenix silk cloak on Yun Duan's body, the fur collar covering her face even more tightly.

Yun Duan cast a sidelong glance at Qiong Ying and asked, "Are you cold?"

Jon shook her head quickly, a little shakily.

Yun Duan smiled and said, "Let's have Qiuming make some sets of clothes when we go back today. We need warm clothes for all the maids and guards of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion!"

Qiong Ying giggled happily. "Mistress, you're so good!"

Glimmers danced in Yun Duan's eyes, but she smiled without saying a word.