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She angrily returned to her room. Peony was somewhat puzzled when she saw her current appearance.

"What's wrong, Chi-er? Is things not going well?"

"Don't mention it. It wasn't going well at all. Everything wasn't going well at all." Originally, she didn't have much of an impression of Yue Wuxiu, but in the end, she was angered by Shang Moxue to this extent.

"What's wrong? What happened? Didn't Mo Xue go with you? He's close by to protect you. He shouldn't let you be bullied."

"Heh, the person who bullied me was him."

"How could that be?"

"I don't know what's going on either. He always suspects me and Qiu Xuan, and he's still so fierce towards me. He doesn't trust me at all. He's really going to be pissed off to death."

Even if Peony suspected her, Shang Moxue should not suspect her. She knew that she was not the real Lunar Silk.

"This is indeed very strange. Maybe he has a deep relationship with Brother Mei, so he wants to seek justice for her."

"Even if that's the case, doesn't he care too much?"

"Alright, don't be angry. We came here to save them, so don't let your guard down. No matter what, Mo Xue is on our side. Quickly tell me what happened over at your father's side."

Ji Xian`er angrily took out the small porcelain bottle from her sleeve. "Yue Wuxiu told me to poison Shang Moxue with poison and said that he had to be eliminated first."

Peony turned pale with fright. "Get rid of Mo Xue?"

"Yeah, because I tricked him into saying that I poisoned Little White, and now that he's completely lost his power, the reason why Yue Liushuang stayed there was to pin him down. They believed my words and said that the biggest threat right now was Shang Moxue, and told me to think of a way to kill him myself." "Damn it, I originally wanted to ask where my mother was. I never would have thought that they would be so despicable, even wanting me to help them continue to kill people and commit evil."

"Then does Mo Xue know about this?"

"I don't know. I think you should know. Isn't he hiding in the dark?"

"Then why don't you discuss the plan with him?"

"Hmph. I did want to look at how he acted just now, as if I owed him. Serves him right for being targeted."

"Sis, now is not the time to be conceited. We should unite."

"I don't care. I've already told you about it, so why don't you go discuss it with him and tell me when you get back? I've had enough of his ice face, so I don't want to see him for now."

Peony looked at him helplessly. "Alright, you wait here. I'll go find Mo Xue. Don't be angry."

Since her room was next door, as well as the entire pavilion being protected by Shang Moxue, it didn't matter even if she went out for a while.

As expected, Shang Moxue was in the room. He looked up when Peony came in and closed his eyes lazily.

Peony felt a little weird but also dissatisfied. It was fine that he was cold towards Ji Si`er, but why did he seem like he didn't want to bother with her? What had happened?

She closed the door and walked in, "Mo Xue, why did you quarrel with San-Er again? Why didn't you let her order?"

Instead of answering, he asked directly, "What are you doing here?"

"I saw you two arguing, so I wanted to come over and talk to you. "Mo Xue, even if Chi Er really likes Ji Xuan, it's still between her and the Monarch. If you stick your head in the middle like this, it'll be very hard to do. If the Monarch doesn't believe you, wouldn't your brotherly relationship be affected?"

She said she was here to mediate, but her real purpose was to sow discord.

Shang Moxue looked at her, his eyes full of curiosity and surprise.

"No, Charm and I have been friends for tens of thousands of years, no matter what happens, it will not affect our brotherly relationship."

Peony walked over and then took the initiative to sit on his lap, hugging his neck. Shang Moxue's expression was strange, and his body was stiff. Suddenly, he pushed her away.

Peony looked at him in disbelief, her eyes turning red. "Mo Xue, do you hate me now?" You don't mean to say that you will always love me alone, but you will also believe me.

He clenched his fists tightly before releasing them and said in a light tone, "Anyway, you don't need to worry about the matter between me and Ji Xi'er anymore. I know what I'm doing."

"Moreover, if you hadn't told me about Chi Er or Zi Xuan, you would have told me not to tell anyone else. I have always remembered this, and since she isn't really Lunar Silk, how could she have had any relationship with that Lovers' Visions Xuan before?"

Unbeknownst to them, Shang Moxue's face was filled with shock as he looked at her. Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist and asked, "What did you say?"

Peony cried out in pain before he finally loosened his grip. Lowering his head, a large chunk of his slender wrist turned red.

Peony looked at him with a wronged expression, tears glistening in her eyes. "Didn't you tell me?" What's wrong with you? "

He indifferently retracted the vigilant look in his eyes, "I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. Continue speaking."

Peony looked at him and rubbed her aching wrist. At the beginning, she had tried to sow dissension, saying that Ji Xi`er was actually trying to poison him and injure him. She had always been pretending to be kind. But seeing him like this, she didn't dare to say anything.

"Mo Xue, before leaving, Mei called you to her room. Just what did she tell you? Why do I feel that your personality changed so much after you came out?"

"It's nothing. I just want to protect you and Chi-er. Don't let any harm come to you."

"Then why are you acting so weird these past two days?"

"Something happened in the wolf tribe, so I was a bit annoyed. But before I left, I had already handed the matter to Mei."

"So that's how it is. That's good." "Mo Xue, I only have you now. Promise me you won't involve yourself in the matters between Sis and the Monarch. I didn't tell you the truth, but last night, in her dreams, Sis had actually shouted out Seng Xuan's name."

She could only feel Shang Moxue's body stiffen. "Damn it, what did you say?"

"Don't be so agitated, I know that you're feeling injustice for Mei, and I'm also very worried for Mei. So let's pretend that this never happened, and don't talk about anyone when we go back, and don't go after Chi Er either. You probably can't control the feelings, and maybe you can't blame her either." She was doing it on purpose, pretending that she did not know what was going on. In any case, Mo Xue couldn't ask her to verify it.

"Also, I've been observing her ever since we met. No matter how I look at it, she's not Zi Xuan, but Mei just has to assume that she's Zi Xuan. This is really …"

Before she could finish, Shang Moxue interrupted her abruptly.

"Nonsense, she's Zi Xuan."

"Zi Xuan and I are sisters, how could I not understand? It must have been a mistake, don't you think? "She's not a real Lunar Silk Smoke, why would she be so concerned about the life of another person's mother, and even go through so much trouble to save her? From what I see, she isn't Zi Xuan at all, she's definitely a fox clan scheming something."

Shang Moxue looked at her with surprise as if it was the first time he saw her. "Haven't you and Chi-er already become good friends?"

"What good friend? I just want to confirm if she's Zi Xuan. My best sister is only Zi Xuan. If it wasn't for this reason, I wouldn't even bother to pay attention to her."

A trace of gloom flashed across Shang Moxue's eyes, but Peony still didn't know what it meant by 'disaster comes from the mouth'.

Mo Xue, I think you have to be careful this time. Although she said that poisoning you is a fox king's scheme and even said that she definitely wouldn't do it, but it's hard to guarantee that she wouldn't suddenly rely on her father.

The reason why she said all this was to arouse Shang Mo Xue's dislike for Ji Xi'er. She could stand with her and chase her away, but she did not expect that this time, she really made a mistake.

"Alright, I understand." He pushed her hand away without leaving a trace. "What you say makes sense. I'll be careful in the future."

Be careful, who should you be careful of?

"Mo Xue, the reason why I said all of this was because I was afraid that you would be in danger. Perhaps I was just being overly concerned and misunderstood, so I had to say, you won't blame me, will you?"

"How could that be? I know you did it for me. "

Peony smiled shyly. "I knew you were the best to me in this world, and when you've killed the Emperor with your own hands and avenged him, I'll be with you forever and for all eternity."

"Right." He nodded slightly, "It's getting late, you can go back first."

"Mo Xue, we've been working so hard these past few days for the sake of others, and we haven't had much time to be alone together. I really miss you."

"This is a fox race, so it's very dangerous. You should go back and stay with Chi Er first, even if there's a barrier, I'm worried that something might happen to her in her room. After all, she doesn't have any mana right now, and if something happens, she won't be able to fight back."

Peony looked at him in displeasure. If she had thrown herself into his arms earlier, and Shang Moxue had not had the chance to be happy, how could he have refused her intimacy?

Forget it, perhaps it was just as he said. Recently, the pressure was too great, and she only wanted to curry favor with him so that he would unconditionally pamper and trust her. So, she didn't want to do anything to make him unhappy.

"Alright, I'll head back first. You must be careful."

Shang Moxue nodded and no longer looked at her. Peony purposely tarried. Seeing that he did not intend to keep her, she left the house huffily.

What she did not know was that after she was taken out of the room, a peculiar expression flashed across Shang Moxue's face.