C33 (1/2)

By the time he returned to the palace, the sky had already darkened. Qin Ni was waiting by the door. Upon seeing the clouds, she came over: ”Mistress, why are you so late?”

Yun Duan curled her lips. ”I was just strolling around. I didn't expect it would be too late!”

”…”

It was obvious that he was not speaking the truth.

Qiong Ying followed behind him into the main hall. Yun Duan walked toward the cabinet and changed her clothes. ”Qin Ni, I've already eaten dinner. There's no need to prepare any more!”

Qin Ni nodded: ”Yes!”

After changing his clothes, Yun Duan walked out and sat by the table. She glanced at Qin Ni and asked: ”Is there any news from today's assembly?”

Qin Ni's black eyes blinked as she shook her head: ”Calm down!”

Yun Duan understood.

Qin Ni went up to pour Yun Fei a cup of tea and calmly said: ”I heard that consort Luofei is sick!”

”…”

Yun Duan looked at Qin Ni in confusion, and only opened her mouth after a long while: ”What does that have to do with me?”

Qin Ni laughed: ”She said she saw the ghosts of Imperial Concubine Chaoyu and Fourth Princess Ji!”

Yun Duan was a bit taken aback. Is that so?

”Where did you see it?”

Qin Ni shook her head, ”It's also because of the nonsense she spouted. Wang Ji, don't take it to heart. Perhaps it's a nightmare!”

Yun Duan's black eyes narrowed as she stared pensively at the tightly shut door. Why couldn't she see it? Or did Imperial Consort Zhaoyu and Ali not think of her at all?

Or did they hate her? They were all dead, but only she was alive.

Yun Duan smiled bitterly. Hatred was right as well. Who asked her to live?

”Qin Ni!”

Yun Duan drank a cup of tea and called out to Qin Ni, who looked towards Yun Duan, ”Master!”

”Is the snow getting heavier?”

Qin Ni blinked. Mistress had also just returned, she should know about Xue Da or not, so why would she ask? She walked towards the door and gently opened it. A large amount of snow began to fall, much larger than before.

She turned to look at the clouds, and with a slight smile, she said, ”Master, you see that it has grown a lot!”

Yun Duan put down the teacup and stood up, then said to Qiong Ying, ”Go and get my cape, I'm going to the Burning Ruins!”

Qiong Ying was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, ”Master, this is a forbidden area!”

”What is it? ”Are you going to control me?”

Qiong Ying's hands were trembling. Her eyes were slightly red as she whispered, ”I don't dare!”

Qin Ni sighed, stepped forward, smiled, and said to Yun Duan: ”Mistress, it's snowing so heavily, the road is slippery, and the sky is also dark. Burning Ruins has a heavy overbearing atmosphere, it's really inappropriate for you, a daughter, to go there!”

Yun Duan walked towards the door. As she walked, she said, ”What's wrong with that? It's Imperial Concubine Yu and Fourth Princess Ji's souls. Could it be that they'll bring me along?”

These words caused Qin Ni and Qiong Ying's scalps to go numb. They knew that Yun Duan was very stubborn at times and did not dare to persuade her anymore. They could only put on their cloaks.

”You guys wait here in the hall, I'll go by myself!”

Qin Ni and Qiong Ying looked at each other and said at the same time, ”We will accompany you!”

Yun Duan looked at the snow falling from the sky. Her black eyes were empty and lonely as she walked out. When Qin Ni and Qiong Ying saw this, they also followed.

It was already dark, and Qin Ni was holding a lantern. In this kind of snowy night, the closer they got to the Burning Ruins, the more their hairs stood on end.

Yun Duan's expression was calm, no one could tell what she was thinking. Her steps were neither slow nor slow, not a single one of them spoke up. It was so quiet that it was hard to tell what they were thinking.

Qiong Ying held her breath in fear. She didn't dare to look at them, so she could only stare at the road ahead.

On the other hand, Qin Ni was someone who could keep her cool, and there wasn't any change in her expression.

It was quiet in the Burning Ruins. The clouds slowly passed by, and the heavy snow swirled about. Not long after, the three people's footsteps were completely covered up.

The wind was strong, whistling through the air. The massive Myriad Temple was like an empty ghost city. Even though there was no one in sight, it seemed as if ghosts were floating everywhere.

The wind blew, and the bells tinkled. Clouds stood still at the mouth of the fire, their bodies stiff and stubborn. After a long while, she opened her mouth and said in a low and sad voice, ”Ah Rui, you still refuse to see me, right?”

Qin Ni's pupils shrank, and Qiong Ying's entire body trembled in fear.

”They said they would see you, but why can't I see you? I miss you, you know? ”

The wind was blowing harder, the cold voice was lonely and hollow, and the cloak of the clouds was flapping in the wind.

”You should also come and see me. It's been more than 300 years and I've almost forgotten how you look. Come and see me!”

The voice of the cloud had always been very low, carrying a slight sob. It had been scattered in the wind, drifting into every corner of the Myriad Temple.