Chapter 62

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Ling Sha had just come out of the Dan Ding Si, her sleeves still carrying a faint medicinal fragrance and the plum blossom scent from Ruan Mei.

After finishing the discussion with Ruan Mei on the diagnosis and treatment of the Heavenly Deficiency Syndrome, and instructing Dan Shu and Yu Fei a few words, she hurried back to the General's Mansion.

Ling Sha's heart was full of her own General, her steps a few points faster than usual.

Her skirt hem swayed gently with her steps, and even the fragrance on her sleeves drifted up along with it.

Walking into the General's Mansion's main gate, the courtyard was quiet, without the figures of patrolling guards as in the past, nor Xuan Ge's usual steady aura.

She stepped toward the main hall, her gaze subconsciously falling on that imposing General's Seat, her brows furrowing slightly, a trace of doubt rising in her heart, her fingertips unconsciously lightly stroking the floral pattern on her sleeve.

The cloud pattern on the General's Seat was dark in color; according to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou's official regulation, this represented that Xuan Ge was currently in the mansion, and right inside his sleeping palace.

"General at this time, what would he be doing in the sleeping palace~?"

Ling Sha murmured softly, her tone carrying a few points of hard-to-detect doubt.

She knew her own General very well; Xuan Ge would rather sneak off to hide by the backyard pond to fish, basking in the sun to kill time, than return to the sleeping palace at this hour.

Xuan Ge never had the habit of an afternoon nap, and disliked staying in that stuffy sleeping palace even more.

Today's abnormality truly aroused her suspicion; the doubt in her heart spread out quietly like tiny vines.

Suppressing the doubt in her heart, Ling Sha tidied her collar, her steps light as she walked toward Xuan Ge's sleeping palace, afraid of disturbing the person inside.

Just at this moment, Xuan Ge walked over from the direction of the backyard, the two bumping into each other unexpectedly, the atmosphere a bit subtle for a moment.

Xuan Ge smiled and said "lightly": "Ah.... Ling Sha's here, just now fed the koi."

This is a lie!

He had just finished bathing and changed into a new General's uniform and come out.

The clothing he previously contacted Da Li Hua with had already been sent for washing, his body still retaining a faint bath fragrance, merely deliberately suppressed by him.

As for feeding the koi in the pond, he indeed fed them, but only casually tossed a few fish food pellets, merely to leave evidence that he had been in the backyard all along, covering up the fact that he had just bathed.

The feeling Ling Sha gave him now was especially abnormal within the especially normal.

He couldn't quite tell, what exactly was wrong with Ling Sha, was she hiding something?

Could it be she was really stimulated by Xing Xiao......

But the result of that time was Ling Sha winning with a complete victory.....

He muttered in his heart: Ling Sha definitely has something she's hiding from me....

Ling Sha smiled softly, her brows and eyes curved, as if she hadn't seen through Xuan Ge's lie at all:

"Hehe~ Concubine just missed the General, seeing the General not in the mansion's main hall, came to take a look~"

This is a lie!

When entering the courtyard, an extremely faint scent flashed by, it wasn't a fragrance the General's Mansion should have, nor the General's usual green plum aura.

She knew very well, the General was lying, and the General definitely had something he was hiding from her, unwilling to tell her.

Her nose tip twitched slightly again, trying to capture that strange scent once more.

'General you're so bad~ really not obedient~'

Ling Sha's inner monologue flashed by, yet the smile on her face was not affected in the slightest, still gentle and charming, letting no one see any abnormality.

The two walked side by side back to the General's Mansion's main hall.

Xuan Ge looked at Ling Sha, her temperament as before, expression gentle, light points gathering in his hand, slowly taking out a Light Cone.

He placed the Light Cone on the desk, pushed it slightly toward Ling Sha's direction, then said softly:

"I have a gift here, for you. There aren't many in the world who can endure this General who puts military power above all, Ling Sha, these years have been hard on you."

The tone was full of hard-to-detect softness and gratitude.

Ling Sha's ruddy little mouth opened slightly, her eyes full of surprise, clearly not expecting Xuan Ge to give her such a precious thing.

Ling Sha was momentarily "at a loss", her cheeks flushing slightly red, appearing even more delicate and lovely.

Ling Sha hurriedly stood to decline, tone respectful yet carrying a few points of awkwardness: "General must not, such a precious thing, the General should keep safe, Concubine cannot accept."

"Take it, this was originally for you."

Xuan Ge stepped forward, reached out to hold Ling Sha's soft hand, his grip gentle, pulling her to sit together on his General's Chair, tone firm, not allowing her to refuse.

Ling Sha looked at the Light Cone on the desk, a flash of pink light passing through her eyes.

Then Ling Sha picked up the Light Cone, looking at its blank surface, without any pattern or text, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Many thanks General~ How to use this Light Cone, do I make it appear myself?" Tone carrying a few points of soft, coquettish doubt.

Xuan Ge explained patiently: "Of course, this is a Light Cone unique to you, copy a portion of your memories into it, when you read the Light Cone, you will have new discoveries."

Tone gentle, explaining the Light Cone's usage in detail, not a trace of impatience.

Ling Sha listened, and following Xuan Ge's method, mobilized the Light Cone with Virtual Number energy, tried it, and discovered it could indeed do as the General said, copy memories.

Ling Sha seemed to have all her thoughts on the Light Cone, gaze focused, but in reality she didn't care about this Light Cone's use at all, all her attention secretly placed on Xuan Ge.

Her eyes held only the General beside her, her heart full of questions:

Where did the General get this Light Cone?

Such a precious Light Cone, absolutely not something easily obtained.

Ling Sha's thoughts rapidly filtered, one idea after another surfacing in her heart:

Could it be the White Wolf Incident's Memorist?

Or was it given by that Informant the General mentioned when lying?

Thinking of this, Ling Sha's heart suddenly cleared, as if she had become transparent all at once.

No wonder... no wonder when she entered the General's Mansion just now, there was a trace of an unfamiliar scent in the air that she had not remembered.

It was likely related to this Light Cone, and that mysterious Informant.

Ling Sha lightly took Xuan Ge's hand and returned the Light Cone in her hand to him, her smiling eyes curved:

"Many thanks, General~ But this Light Cone should be given to the Shen Wu Corps commanders. A great battle is imminent; with the Light Cone, their combat strength can also be raised a few notches, aiding the General in campaigning across the Huan Yu."

Seeing Ling Sha so understanding of the big picture, unmoved by a precious object, Xuan Ge's heart was filled with nothing but tenderness and relief, and he hurriedly said:

"It's fine, you keep it. They all already have them. This time, the Yiti Memory Keeper violated the Shen Wu Xian Zhou's rules.

This Light Cone is their apology gift; I specifically asked for an extra one just to give to you."

"So that's how it is... Concubine thanks the General~"

A flash of realization passed through Ling Sha's eyes; she had successfully wheedled out the answer she was satisfied with, and the smile on her face grew even more radiant, her brows and eyes brimming with joy.

She leaned down slightly and lightly kissed Xuan Ge's face, the movement gentle and carrying a few parts of bashfulness, then picked up the Light Cone and returned to her own seat.

Xuan Ge blinked his eyes, stunned for a moment.

He saw Ling Sha wink her right eye at him, her smile bright, a happiness she couldn't conceal, her appearance delicate and charming, making his heart soften.

Seeing Ling Sha reveal such a playful manner, seeing her happy, the corners of Xuan Ge's mouth also rose uncontrollably, and he couldn't help but let out a light laugh.

Warmth spread through his heart, dispelling all doubts.

Xuan Ge threw the thought of whether he had just been schemed by Ling Sha to the back of his mind, suspecting nothing else.

He picked up the documents on the desk again and began to process them seriously, his expression once more returning to its former composure.