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"Mi Luo, I’m sorry! I didn’t notice the sun had risen," Gu Xiaoxi walked forward and quickly embraced him in her arms.

Instantly, Mi Luo wrapped his arms around her neck, his voice choked with sobs, "I thought you didn’t care about me anymore. I couldn’t find you anywhere! I was scared..."

Gu Xiaoxi felt a sourness in her eyes and patted Mi Luo’s back with her hand.

Through his arms tightly hugging her neck, she could feel that he was truly frightened.

"Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you back right now," Gu Xiaoxi opened her umbrella and took him back home in a taxi.

When they arrived at the villa, it was exactly five o’clock.

There was only one hour left before Mi Xi would return.

Mi Luo had been burned by the sun, and Gu Xiaoxi removed his mask and cloak for him.

Only then did she realize, his injuries were far more severe than just that.

There were also large patches of burns on his back and chest. The flesh had rotted away, looking incredibly horrifying.

Yet Mi Luo didn’t utter a word!

"Does it hurt a lot?" Gu Xiaoxi asked worriedly.

With a pale face, Mi Luo instead smiled, "But, I am also very happy. Today, I finally know what pain feels like, and I also know, humans aren’t all that bad."

Hearing this, Gu Xiaoxi’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.

She didn’t know how to explain humanity or interpret human nature to a being from another species.

If others knew that he was actually a vampire, he might die, be despised, be hunted down.

Because this world belongs to humans, it doesn’t allow the existence of other species.

But facing such an innocent child, she didn’t know how to teach him how to survive in this world.

"Mi Luo, there are good people and bad people among humans. Don’t just trust anyone, understand?" Gu Xiaoxi took Mi Luo’s hand and said sternly, "Close your eyes, and I will heal your wounds."

Obeying obediently, Mi Luo closed his eyes and still smiling, said, "I know, you must be a good person."

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t answer him.

Because her approach to him had a purpose as well.

She quickly channeled her Spiritual Power to heal Mi Luo, and ten minutes later, the burns from the sunlight were all healed.

Astonished, Mi Luo looked at his arm, which no longer hurt, and said incredulously, "Sister, you’re as amazing as dad. You can heal wounds, too!"

Gu Xiaoxi immediately furrowed her brow.

Mi Xi knew the Healing Technique?

At that moment, it was certain that Mi Xi must have secretly taken her blood!

Gu Xiaoxi pondered for a moment, noting that it was getting late.

She immediately took Mi Luo’s hand, her gaze serious as she instructed, "Today, the affair of you meeting me, and me taking you out to play, mustn’t be known by anyone. Do you understand?"

"I know, it’s our secret. I won’t tell dad either. Can I know your name?" At this moment, Mi Luo looked at Gu Xiaoxi with great admiration and affection.

"Just call me Sister! Also, Mi Luo, you must not kill humans, understand? If one day, you drink blood and kill someone, I will come after you, and we won’t be friends anymore," Gu Xiaoxi said with a grave expression.

Mi Luo blinked his large eyes, then lowered his head, "Can I eat what dad brings back for me? Otherwise, I’ll get hungry!"

Gu Xiaoxi thought for a moment.

From Mi Xi’s actions, one could see that he only took blood and didn’t harm people.

She couldn’t let the little guy starve to death either, could she?

Perhaps his blood came from a hospital purchase.

Of course, after leaving, she would investigate this.

And, she needed to discuss this matter with Quan Shaoqing as well.

"You can! As long as you don’t kill someone, we will always be friends. Next time, I will come to see you," Gu Xiaoxi stroked Mi Luo’s head, looking at his fair little face, which was very cute, and couldn’t help but pinch it gently.

"That’s great. I’ll be obedient. Let’s make a pinky promise, no changing it for a hundred years," Mi Luo said cheerfully.

Gu Xiaoxi extended her finger and said with a gentle smile, "Be good! You mustn’t tell your dad, or we can’t be friends anymore. I have to leave now!"

As she said this, Gu Xiaoxi prepared to depart.

Just then, the sound of keys echoed from the doorway.

The noise alarmed Mi Luo; his little face turned white, and he quickly urged, "It must be dad coming back, you need to hurry up and go."

Gu Xiaoxi gestured with her pinky finger to Mi Luo, hoping he would keep his word.

Mi Luo nodded eagerly and strode towards the door.

Gu Xiaoxi headed in the opposite direction up the stairs and left through the window she had entered.

Mi Xi opened the door and, seeing the lights on at home, furrowed his brow perplexedly and swept his gaze around, "Mi Luo, who were you talking to?"

Mi Luo immediately walked over with a cheerful smile, appearing very lively and quirky, "I was watching TV; I’ve just turned it off now."

"Why’d you stop watching?" Mi Xi put down his briefcase, clearly not quite believing Mi Luo.

He strode up the stairs, walking all the way back to his own room. Along the way, he even noticed a single strand of hair that had fallen to the floor.

Finally, he tracked down to the window, looking at the elongated shadows of the trees in the dusk below and frowned, asking Mi Luo who had followed, "Has anyone been to our house?"

"No! I’ve been watching TV the whole time and didn’t see anyone coming!" Mi Luo said earnestly.

Mi Xi turned back to look at Mi Luo by the door.

The little guy seemed to be in good spirits, a change in demeanor from the usual laziness, loneliness, and calmness of the little boy.

It amazed him.

Mi Xi didn’t ask any more questions, but closed the window, drew the curtains again, and walked toward Mi Luo.

"Come on, I’ll take you for some food. You must be careful when you’re home alone, and never let strangers in," Mi Xi said sternly as he picked up Mi Luo.

Mi Luo nodded heavily, leaning on Mi Xi’s shoulder with a hint of guilt.

However, he would surely do what he had promised his sister.

Gu Xiaoxi had been hiding in the dense shrubbery beneath Mi Xi’s house all along.

It was only when she heard that Mi Luo really hadn’t betrayed her that she breathed a sigh of relief.

That was a close call, if she hadn’t cleverly hidden herself, Mi Xi would definitely have discovered her.

At this moment, Mi Xi no longer paid attention to her.

So, she got up and quickly left.

Gu Xiaoxi did not go home, but instead hailed a cab and found a public phone booth, then called Quan Shaoqing.

The familiar number, dialed by Gu Xiaoxi, was answered after three seconds by the man’s characteristic cold voice, "Who is it?"

"It’s me!" Gu Xiaoxi said, "Can we meet up now?"

Quan Shaoqing was silent for a moment before asking, "Is there something wrong?"

"There’s a situation I need to discuss with you," Gu Xiaoxi said.

"One hour from now, at the bridgehead in Fragrance Flower Village on the outskirts," Quan Shaoqing said before hanging up the phone.

Gu Xiaoxi, listening to the dial tone, sighed.

It seemed she really had hurt Quan Shaoqing’s heart, making his attitude towards her colder and colder.

One hour later, which was eight o’clock at night.

Fragrance Flower Village was a rather secluded small town area, with a clear river meandering through the village. It was the season of blooming flowers: peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, peonies, clustered and blooming together in large patches here.

Gu Xiaoxi, after a day of trouble, was a bit tired, and as she was not wearing much, she felt somewhat cold.

She found a quiet place away from disturbances, leaned against a stone post, and opened a flask.

Immediately, a rich aroma of strong liquor emanated from the flask, the fragrance wafting far and wide.

This was what she had bought at a Peach Blossom Wine workshop she passed by.

As an undercover agent, as Mi Xi’s secretary.

She felt she needed to practice her tolerance for alcohol.

She could not afford to have another dangerous situation where she got drunk, someone else cut her wrist, and she knew nothing about it!

Of course, it was also possible that during the time Mi Xi cut her wrist, he had used a painkiller and gave her treatment.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have just a blurry sensation.

Gu Xiaoxi, looking up at the rising moon, raised the flask and took a sip of the Peach Blossom Brew.

Quan Shaoqing still hadn’t arrived...

She felt that living a life unattached to anyone or anything was a realm in itself.

Before, she could not understand the sentiment of having the sky as a cover and the earth as a home.

Now, she found herself liking this unrestrained and carefree life.

Without heavy responsibilities on her shoulders, not having to carry the burden of justice, she wandered through this world.

A flask of liquor, a sword in hand, singing to the wine, with feet firmly on the ground, traversing thousands of mountains and rivers.

She became engrossed in her thoughts, so much so that she didn’t even notice Quan Shaoqing standing not far away on the wooden bridge looking at her.

And, at that moment, Quan Shaoqing’s gaze was fixed on the woman under the nearby peach tree.

A shirt, a pair of black trousers, a pair of small leather boots, hair hanging down to her waist.

An unreadable melancholy, accompanied by a sliver of bright moonlight.

She reclined against the stone, head held high, drinking from the flask.

When she looked at the moon, the look in her eyes was complicated and profound.

Especially her eyes, even from a great distance, one could see an ice crystal-like light shining in her gaze.

He felt that Gu Xiaoxi, at that moment, was bewitching. Involuntarily, he was captivated by her every move; every expression; every glance.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t look away.