Chapter 344 Beautiful Spider Spirit VS Cold and Ascetic Monk 48
Seeing Yao'er staring at him with complicated eyes, Xuan Ji suddenly woke up and said in panic: "Yao'er, I..."

I wanted to say something but hesitated. I wanted to explain but didn't know how to start.

He struggled for a while, then said, "Take good care of An An and You You. I'm going to pick red spider lilies. Wait for me."

Having said that, he turned and left.

"Don't go."

He had only taken two steps when he was stopped by Yu Yao.

Seeing Xuan Ji stop, turn around, and look at her with a puzzled look, she said again in a complicated tone: "I never wanted any red spider lily, I just wanted to test your sincerity."

Xuan Ji panicked instantly, stepped forward and held her hand, anxiously explaining: "Yao'er, I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid of An'an and Youyou and the others."

"I know."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yu Yao.

She raised her eyes and stared at him, her eyes complicated as she continued, "Maybe you really like me and really love me, but in your heart, you care more about the children. If An An and You You were not there, you would not want to return to the secular world."

Her words were like the drizzle in the spring breeze, gently brushing across Xuan Ji's heart, but also stirring up ripples.

He looked at her, his deep eyes showing both relief and confusion.

It seemed that at this moment, the emotional barriers between the two people quietly collapsed, but new boundaries were erected.

"Yao'er, you know that in my heart, you are as important as An'an and Youyou. It's not that I don't care about you, but as a father, I can't imagine a world without them. But I also understand that without you, my world will lose its color."

Xuan Ji's voice was low and sincere, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the bottom of his heart, with no room for doubt.

Seeing that her eyes were slightly red, she just lowered her eyes and said nothing.

He explained in panic again: "The prince is different from me. An An and You You are not his children. He does not have the sense of responsibility as a father. He only needs to be responsible for loving you purely."

"If I were to switch places with him, I would also be able to love you without hesitation."

When Yu Yao heard this, her eyes became more complicated. She gently pulled back her hand that was tightly held by Xuan Ji and turned around so as not to let the other party see the tears in her eyes.

As the night deepened, everything was silent, with only the sounds of their breathing and the occasional chirping of insects in the distance.

"Xuan Ji, between you and me, it is not just a choice between love and responsibility, but also an entanglement between past and present lives. Dugu Ye is my debt from my past life and my fate in this life. I cannot ignore his existence, and I cannot deny his deep affection for me."

Xuan Ji was shocked. Debt from previous life, fate in this life?

He seemed to understand something, but also seemed not to understand. However, he was certain that something must have happened between the two of them, and it was extremely profound.

"In that case, I won't force you. No matter what choice you make, I won't blame you. But there is only one thing. If you marry Dugu Ye, I will take An An and You You away."

As Xuan Ji finished speaking, the air seemed to freeze for a moment, and the two people's eyes intertwined in the air, each of them hiding thousands of words.

Yu Yao suddenly looked at the man in front of her with sarcasm. He kept saying that she was as important as the child, but everything he said and did told her the same thing.

The child comes first, she comes second.

Although it was wrong to be jealous of her own child, she just felt uncomfortable.

Anyway, her mission was just to give birth to a child for Xuan Ji. Now that the child was born, there was really no need to waste time on Xuan Ji.

She will choose whoever loves her more and makes her happier.

As for An An and You You, I can visit them more often when I have time, and I won’t let them lack motherly love.

If Xuan Ji dared to marry his stepmother and abuse her children, she wouldn't mind letting Xuan Ji become a monk again.

After she figured it out, she stopped worrying and her expression became indifferent. "In that case, if you want the child, take him away."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked away, disappearing into the night in a blink of an eye.

Xuan Ji stared blankly in the direction where Yu Yao left, his heart full of bitterness and regret. He just wanted to protect his child, but he hurt her inadvertently.

The night wind blew, bringing a chill, but Xuan Ji seemed not to feel the cold.

Yao'er's words and her resolute back as she left kept appearing in his mind, and he didn't know where he had gone wrong.

He just wanted to keep his child. He couldn't really let her marry another man with the child, right?
Xuan Ji wanted to chase after her, but he didn't know how to explain it if he really caught up with her.

After standing there for a long time, Xuan Ji returned to the house.

At this moment, An An and You You were sleeping soundly. Looking at the two children sleeping soundly, his heart felt soft.

He leaned over and kissed the two children's faces, picked them up gently, and disappeared in the house in a blink of an eye.

Aunt Zhou went to the bathroom and was about to go back into the room to see if the two young masters had kicked off their quilts, but when she came back she found that the two children were missing.

Aunt Zhou was so frightened that her heart and soul were trembling. Just as she was about to scream, she saw a note in the cradle.

She was slightly startled, picked it up and saw something written inside, but unfortunately she was illiterate and couldn't understand what was written on it.

He had no choice but to take the note to Uncle Zhou, but Uncle Zhou was illiterate, his wife was nowhere to be found, and there was no one in the house who could read. Uncle Zhou had no choice but to take the note and go out to ask someone.

Although it was late at night, there were always a few houses nearby with lights on.

Zhou Bo gently knocked on a house's door. The person who opened the door was a scholar with elegant appearance. He was sleepy and his clothes were hanging loosely on his body. It was obvious that he had gone to bed.

The scholar yawned, walked to the door, and asked, "Old man, why are you knocking on my door so late at night?"

"I'm sorry to bother you so late at night."

Zhou Bo bowed slightly, looking apologetic, and then said truthfully: "I can't read, could you please help me see what's written on it?"

After he finished speaking, he hurriedly handed over the note.

The scholar nodded slightly and yawned again. He reached out to take the note and could see it clearly in the faint light from the lantern hanging at the gate of the house.

"Uncle, this note is signed by Xuan Ji, saying that he has taken the child away and asked you not to worry."

He handed the note back to Uncle Zhou, "Uncle, that's all."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Bo felt relieved. Master Xuan Ji was the father of the two young masters, so he would naturally not do anything to them.

I just don’t understand why they took the child away in the middle of the night?

Could it be because of Master Dugu? Did he have a disagreement with his wife? That's why he took the two young masters away?
He thanked the scholar and turned and left.

When they returned to the house, Aunt Zhou came up to them anxiously, "Old man, did you find the person? What was written on the note?"

Uncle Zhou glanced at Aunt Zhou and then relayed the scholar's words to her.

When Aunt Zhou heard this, she stamped her feet anxiously, "What should we do? Won't the Madam be very worried when she comes back?"

The night was as dark as ink and everything was silent. Only the occasional sound of night watchmen beating in the distance broke the stillness of the night.

Xuan Ji carried An An and You You back to Prince Wei's Mansion. He ordered people to clean up the side hall of his bedroom and make it warm and safe.

Only then did he place the two children in a cradle in the side hall and take good care of them.

He was afraid that he didn't know how to take care of the children, so he ordered people to find two experienced old maids overnight to take care of An An and You You.

Of course, most of the time he took care of her personally, and only when he didn't understand would he ask the two maids.

The two maids looked puzzled. The King of Wei was obviously a monk, so where did these two children come from? Why did he love them so much?

If you don’t know, you might think he was the King of Wei’s biological son.

The night was as dark as ink, and the lights in the East Palace were dim.

A stream of light suddenly landed at the door of Dugu Ye's study, and a beautiful figure slowly emerged. It was Yu Yao.

The reason why she came here late at night was because she was afraid that the fool would really go find some sorcerer to help him break into the underworld.

Mo Jue is a mortal in this life, if he really passes away, he will never be able to come back.

Just as she was about to push the door open, she heard Dugu Ye's voice in the study, faintly discernible amidst the sorcerers' hurried discussions.

"Your Highness, the Netherworld is not accessible to ordinary people. You need to gather the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth and use special magic to open the door to the underworld."

An old warlock said slowly, with uneasiness in his eyes.

"So there is a way to get there?"

Dugu Ye raised his eyebrows slightly and said hurriedly, "Tell me quickly."

Maybe it was because he was a Teng Snake in his previous life and was born in a place like the world of beasts, so he was naturally very brave and had no fear in his bones. Instead, he felt excited about exploring the unknown.

I am also very curious about what the underworld looks like.

Yu Yao stood at the door and couldn't help but smile, "This idiot actually went..."

She was hesitating whether to push the door open, when Dugu Ye in the study noticed that someone seemed to be eavesdropping outside the door.

He raised his hand slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, and walked to the window. Looking out, he saw a familiar figure, beautiful and gentle in the moonlight.

When he saw who was outside, Dugu Ye was delighted and was about to open the door to let her in.

But she paused, as if hesitating whether to come in.

Dugu Ye immediately understood what was going on and whispered to several sorcerers to retreat temporarily.

Several sorcerers didn't understand what was going on, but they all stood up and left.

When Yu Yao saw someone coming out of the house, she immediately hid herself and did not reappear until the sorcerers left.

(End of this chapter)