She had spoken to him in her real voice, and there was no way he wouldn't recognize it.
Could it be?
Had someone used her to deceive him before, hence his caution and suspicion?
Yun Changfeng also considered this. He sighed softly. Finding the person was a good thing; as for other matters, they could be verified one by one later.
However, the current situation was also unexpected.
They had never imagined that the Night King would become a prince of Xixia after arriving in the country.
The conversation between the two was overheard by Zhan Xiaoli, who had been awake the whole time, his eyelids fighting to stay open.
Yun Xiaojing and Zhan Xiaofeng were also persevering, their eyelids drooping, on the verge of collapse.
"Did Mother tell Grandfather about Father?" Yun Xiaojing could barely hold on. He felt that if he lay down, he would fall asleep instantly.
Zhan Xiaoli nodded vigorously. "Mother has found Father, but Father didn't recognize Mother, and he's in the palace."
"Father is in the palace?" Zhan Xiaofeng was delighted. They had finally found their father.
Yun Xiaojing, however, reacted quickly. "If Father is in the palace, it means we can't easily see him! If we don't see Father, we can't question him about why he abandoned us."
The three little ones were instantly troubled.
"That's right! I'll have Little Snake go into the palace. Now that we know Father is in the palace, Little Snake can go directly to find Father. Father has the same scent as us. Little Snake has seen Father, so it can definitely deliver a message to him!" Yun Xiaojing's little brain whirred, and he came up with a brilliant plan.
He was sure Little Snake wouldn't let him down!
Zhan Xiaoli and Zhan Xiaofeng beamed upon hearing this and gave Yun Xiaojing a thumbs-up together.
The three little ones acted immediately. In the dark, they meticulously wrote a few characters on a small slip of paper.
Then they wrapped it in a small piece of cloth and tied it to Little Snake's head.
To prevent it from falling off, Yun Xiaojing used a special adhesive to secure the cloth to Little Snake's body.
Little Snake looked at the ugly piece of cloth on its body and was a little displeased.
But seeing Yun Xiaojing's expectant face, it reluctantly accepted the unsightly cloth, as long as its little master was happy!
Little Snake, carrying its mission, quietly slithered out of the room.
Yun Shu suddenly heard some movement. She put down her wine cup and looked into the distance.
She noticed the grass rustling.
Little Jing's Little Snake?
Was it out for a midnight snack?
"What's wrong, Shu'er?" Yun Changfeng saw Yun Shu staring intently at a certain spot and followed her gaze.
The place they were staying was very secluded, with hidden guards all around. Any slightest disturbance would be noticed, and there would be no mistakes.
Yun Shu shook her head. "It's nothing, Father. They've probably fallen asleep, and Little Snake has crawled out to forage."
"If this were anyone else's child, the adults would probably be scared to death. That snake is a Snow Spirit Snake," Yun Changfeng said, his eyes once again filled with pride. His grandson was truly amazing.
No matter what kind of small animal it was, it would be obedient in front of Little Jing, as if it could understand him.
They all treated Little Jing as their little master.
The first time he saw the snake, he almost killed it.
Yun Shu's gaze also softened. "Little Jing has always loved being with small animals. Over time, he found ways to get along with them."
Thinking of Xiaoli and Xiaofeng, she felt they were the best gifts bestowed upon her by heaven.
The parents drank some more wine and chatted for a while.
Then they retired to their rooms to sleep.
As for Xiaoli and the other two, after seeing Little Snake crawl out, they could no longer resist and fell asleep on the bed.
As Yun Shu walked past their room, she peeked in. Seeing the three of them curled up on a small bed, she smiled. She didn't know why, but today they had insisted on sleeping together, according to her father.
Sometimes they slept separately, and sometimes they slept together.
Truly triplets.
She kissed each of their little faces before leaving, gently closing the door.
The moment the door closed, the corners of the three little ones' mouths curved upwards, as if they were all happily dreaming the same sweet dream.
…
Under the inky dark night.
A small snake slithered into the most luxurious area of Xixia's capital.
It moved forward.
Even the patrolling guards in the palace could hardly detect its movements.
The snake crawled and searched throughout the palace.
The palace was simply too vast.
Fortunately, it had found someone who smelled faintly like its little master!
It crawled in.
It squeezed through a small gap in a window.
The scent was right here. It was certain. This was a skill passed down through generations of their Snow Spirit Snake lineage; it wouldn't be wrong!
It looked down at the ugly little cloth. It would be gone soon!
However.
Just as it crawled through the window, it suddenly sensed a terrifying aura, a sense of impending death that threatened its very life!
Indeed.
The next moment, its seven-inch mark was seized.
A pair of cold, merciless black eyes stared at it.
It felt as if the hand could crush its small neck with the slightest pressure.
However.
"Snow Spirit Snake?" a voice, cold to the bone, spoke.
If the snake could speak, it would nod incessantly. Yes, yes, yes, it was the famous Snow Spirit Snake. Please, please, quickly look at the letter my little master sent! Quickly remove that little cloth, take it off!
Finally, Zhan Tianye noticed the small cloth on the snake.
A small cloth?
Who could have captured a Snow Spirit Snake and then tied a cloth around its neck?
With a hint of doubt, he pulled the cloth off. As he did so, he noticed it seemed to be stuck, but he pulled it off with force.
The snake almost fainted.
Its scales were almost ripped off!
As Zhan Tianye pulled off the cloth, he saw a small slip of paper that had fallen off.
"A message?" Zhan Tianye narrowed his eyes. Someone was using a Snow Spirit Snake to deliver a message?
This was utterly incredible to anyone.
When he unfolded the small slip of paper and saw the handwriting, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
The handwriting of a child.
It read: "Does Father not want us anymore?"
Only these few words.
The person who sent the Snow Spirit Snake was a child? What kind of child could capture a Snow Spirit Snake? For a moment, questions filled Zhan Tianye's eyes. But seeing the childlike handwriting and the words "doesn't want us anymore," it felt as if a nail had been hammered into his eyes and heart.
He frowned deeply.
Why did it feel so familiar?
Even the Snow Spirit Snake in front of him felt familiar?
And the woman at the palace banquet today…
Seeing that its mission was complete, the Snow Spirit Snake, upon regaining its freedom, fled faster than anyone.
Just then, a palace servant's voice inquired from outside the door, "Does Your Highness have any commands?"