Roaming Soul

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.

After a long time, when Qin Ni and Qiong Ying thought that Yun Duan had frozen in the snow like this, she suddenly let out a faint sigh and spoke in a desolate and ridiculing tone, "Forget it, A-Rui, you can leave now. Rest assured, you will leave now, Sister A will take care of everything here, everything will be settled by Sister A, so stop torturing yourself like this.

When Qin Ni heard this, her eyes turned slightly red as she lowered her gaze.

"You can leave now, don't think about it anymore!"

You should stop thinking about the people of this Myriad Tribes Palace. Your sister knows how much you hate her, so she won't let Emperor Chen go. Your sister will definitely avenge you, so leave. Back then, sister was incompetent and couldn't protect you, so don't blame her.

The wind rose and fell, fell and rose again.

Yun Duan stood there motionlessly as the lantern in Qin Ni's hand was extinguished by the wind.

Jean Ying was sniffing in the cold, but she didn't dare say anything.

Snowflakes flew everywhere, and all three of their clothes and hair were covered in a layer of white.

Yun Duan's eyes drooped slightly. Since the busy road was so complicated, and she was so ill, the unease in her heart was so intense, even if Emperor Chen were to place this world in her hands, he would definitely not willingly do so. He would definitely leave her with no one to rely on, make life difficult for her, and there was not even someone who could speak to her.

Forget it, I'll just watch while I walk.

"Go back!" Yun Duan turned around and saw that the tip of Qiong Ying's nose was red from the cold. She was stunned for a moment before looking at her with a smile. "Since you're so afraid of the cold, why did you follow me?"

Qiong Ying pouted and said, "You are my master, how could you have a servant girl who is frozen in the palace to be happy?"

Qin Ni stepped forward and patted the snow off Yun Duan's cloak. Yun Duan swept her gaze across it, then held out her hand and lightly blocked it: "This snow is very heavy. There's no end to it for now. Let's go back to Floating Cloud Pavilion!"

Qin Ni nodded: "Okay!"

First, he had to change his clothes when he returned. Master's body was so thin. It seemed that he would need more good nutrition in the future.

It was a night of heavy snow and silence.

She slowly sat up and rubbed the center of her brows. She was stunned for a moment, but then she laughed out loud. There were very few nightmares last night, could it be that A-Rui had listened to her advice and left?

She didn't know, but it was good to have no dreams, and this was a good sleep.

He put on his inner clothes and walked out. It was still warm outside.

Qin Ni was carrying a basin of water over. On the table, there was a bunch of dried plums. They were opened so bright red that they were glistening with droplets. They were extremely beautiful.

"Mistress, did you sleep well last night?"

Yun Duan sat by the side of the table and picked up the La Plum. She looked at it carefully and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine!"

It's good for you not to have nightmares.

Qin Ni washed her handkerchief and gave it to Yun Duan, "What would you like to eat, master?"

Yun Duan wiped his face and casually said, "I'll leave it to you!"

In any case, Qin Ni knew her taste. Normally, she would still like to eat them.

After having breakfast, Qiongying hurried in, "Master, we have come to deliver the decree!"

Yun Duan was putting the rose into a vase and carefully pruning it with a pair of scissors when she heard Qiongying's voice. She raised her eyes and calmly asked, "What decree?"

Qiong Ying approached him. "This requires Master to personally receive it!"

Yun Duan's black eyes blinked as she threw down the scissors in her hand and walked towards the door. Qin Ni opened the door and a gust of cold wind blew in. The temperature was very low.

Yun Duan looked at the guards and maids kneeling in the yard and walked over unhurriedly. When she reached the court, she bowed and said, "Your Majesty has decreed that the Flowing Cloud Pavilion accept the decree of the third king, Ji An!"

Qin Ni and Qiong Ying knelt behind Yun Duan, who stood tall without moving.

"Go ahead!"

She wanted her to kneel and wait until Emperor Chen died. Right now, he hated her, and she didn't think that she had any reason to kneel to him. In any case, he had a request for her now, so why did she have to be angry?

As if he knew what Yun Duan was thinking, he took a step back and opened the imperial edict, his voice slightly raised, "His Majesty has decreed that it is unbefitting of Wang Ji's status and etiquette that the Three Kings' Ji has been returning to the palace for several months now. I hereby order you to move to a different branch of the Phoenix Pavilion!"

Yun Duan was stunned for a moment. She was living well, so why would she move into a new house?

The official's expression was warm as he smiled and said, "Let the three princesses accept the decree!"

Yun Duan looked at him with a serious look. After a while, she laughed and mocked, "Is he afraid that my great master will laugh when he finds out that I live here?"

The departing official did not meet Yun Duan's gaze. He lowered his eyes slightly and said in a respectful voice, "Your Majesty is doing this for the sake of the three kings!"

Yun Duan let out a cold snort. He extended his hand to receive the imperial edict and looked at it.

"I don't have a problem with that, but I want to move the three words' Flowing Cloud Pavilion 'with me!"

The official raised his eyes to look at the clouds, as if he didn't understand what Yun Yang meant. "What do you mean by 'third king'?"

"No matter which palace you want me to move to, the name of this palace must be 'Xingyun Pavilion'. Do you understand?"

The departing official smiled and nodded, not immediately replying, "This old servant will naturally pass on the request of the third king to His Majesty. I'll ask the third king to pack it up now, and we'll move out on the same day!"

"Alright, I understand. Hurry and change the name of the new hall, if I still have to move to some place called the Hall of Phoenix, then leaving government office will be your downfall. When I want to punish you, you just have to obediently bear the burden, do you understand?"

The departing official's smile stiffened and his brows lowered as he said respectfully, "This old servant knows!"