Chapter 2056

「No, I can't agree. 」

Xiao Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head.

「Why? You… you still aren't satisfied? 」 Xun Shuang felt somewhat troubled.

This man is too greedy; he already has so many lovely confidantes yet doesn't know how to restrain himself.

Xiao Feng replied: 「It's not a matter of being satisfied or not. In any case, this definitely isn't the best outcome; you're jumping to conclusions too soon—time will prove everything, and I will definitely make you change your mind and accept me! 」

「I'm not dissatisfied with you, just… sigh. 」

Xun Shuang sighed, unable to do anything about him.

「Don't sigh all the time; it's not good for the child. 」

Xiao Feng pinched her hand, lightly kissed her exquisite cheek, and said, 「Thank you for telling me this; I'll go visit Senior Xuandie, and another day we'll go out together to relax. 」

Having said that, he lifted her into the air, and they flew back toward the World Ancient Tree together.

Xun Shuang's hand was still being held by her, and she never let go.

A faint sensation of touch lingered on her face, leaving a little warmth; a faint ripple rose in her heart, she turned her head to look at the man beside her, her gaze somewhat complex.

The two returned to the tree; Xiao Feng sent Xun Shuang back to her place of cultivation, then hurried straight to the Butterfly Emperor Palace at the treetop.

At this moment his feelings were extremely complex, but he had to restrain himself and could not show them.

At the entrance of the Butterfly Emperor Palace, Cai Yi stood there as always.

「Good afternoon, Senior Cai Yi. 」 Xiao Feng forced himself to greet her.

She opened her eyes, glanced at him, gave a slight nod, and said nothing.

Everything remained as usual.

Xiao Feng entered the palace with a nervous feeling and came to Senior Xuandie's living quarters.

Inside was empty; the little Xuandie was not in the room, but in the Silkworm Cocoon Nook.

Curled up, she was sound asleep.

Xiao Feng took a discreet deep breath, walked to the side of the cocoon, and peered inside.

The little girl was in deep sleep, her innocent sleeping face showing no trace of a venerable expert; her finely carved, jade‑like face was extremely cute.

Looking at this little girl, Xiao Feng's heart conjured the noble, peerless immortal visage of Senior Xuandie, which gradually overlapped with this small face.

To be honest, the two faces aren't especially alike; one is cute‑type, the other is noble‑elegant type, not on the same wavelength.

But after Xun Shuang's guidance, Xiao Feng also understood the secret of little Xuandie's identity.

He did not use Divine Sense to investigate.

Senior Xuandie's soul will is stronger than his; if he probed, it would be detected immediately, and everyone would be unable to continue the act.

Xiao Feng could only pretend he didn't know, quietly watching little Xuandie.

Many events that occurred after he met Senior Xuandie played out in his mind.

Upon their first meeting, Senior Xuandie entrusted little Xuandie to him, not knowing at the time that this child was her incarnation.

Now thinking about it, the senior really hid it deep, acted it out convincingly—she's amazing!

Later, Senior Xuandie helped him repel Qiongqi, helped him rise to the Lord God realm, gave him many pointers, and time and again brought him benefits.

He recalled Senior Xuandie's thin silhouette sitting on the balcony gazing at distant scenery, and the elegant picture of her in casual clothes sitting indoors boiling water and brewing tea.

Finally, the image lingered on her dying in battle, reverting to her golden‑silk butterfly form, breathless.

Although much time has passed, thinking of those things Xiao Feng still cannot help feeling melancholy, letting out a soft sigh.

After a long while, he finally rose and left the room.

He returned to his dwelling.

After Xiao Feng left, little Xuandie's tightly shut eyes opened a slit.

「What's up with this kid today? He seems a bit sad. 」 she thought.

「He looked at me in silence for ten or so minutes—could he be thinking of me? 」

「Hmm, he still has a bit of conscience. 」

「If only he could direct his conscience toward the present 'me'; being constantly hit by him is really unpleasant…」

She kept her eyes closed, determined to keep up the act—she slept 23 hours a day, leaving only 1 hour to talk with Cai Yi and the others and eat.

Time flew by, and soon another month had passed.

Xiao Feng still came to visit little Xuandie every few days.

Little Xuandie also continued to pretend to sleep each day.

However, she had to wake on schedule to eat nectar; coinciding with time, she would occasionally meet him while awake.

In the past, if she woke up and saw Xiao Feng, she would definitely get spanked twice, regardless of whether she was obedient or not.

But lately Xiao Feng hasn't hit her anymore; each time he comes over and sees her eating nectar, he looks at her with a smiling face, very friendly and gentle.

Xuandie wondered in her heart: Could it be that Xiao Feng heard her inner voice, truly found his conscience, and let her go?

After a month straight without being spanked, she's even getting unaccustomed to it!

One day, Xiao Feng came to visit her again.

She was supposed to wake up later, but this time she woke early, crawled out of the cocoon, and sat on the ground in a daze.

Sitting in a daze is one of her classic moves!

Before, when Xiao Feng entered the room and saw her in a daze, he would immediately walk over, pick her up, and spank her a few times.

But today he didn't!

Xiao Feng noticed she was awake, walked over and sat opposite, smiling as he said: 「Little girl, today」

「getting up this early, are you hungry? 」

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Xiao Xuandie didn't speak, gazing at the scenery outside the window, continuing to be dazed.

Not replying is also one of her classic responses.

In such a situation, Xiao Feng would usually say: "Huh? Uncle is talking to you, kids should be polite!"

Then he grabbed her, pressed her onto his thigh, and gave her another spanking.

But today he still didn't do that!

"Oh, it seems you haven't slept enough, then sleep a bit more, I won't disturb you, see you another day." Xiao Feng said, then got up and left.

He was even so polite as not to pinch her cheeks!

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Xiao Xuandie turned her head to look at his retreating back, her heart filled with ten thousand incomprehensions.

"Has your conscience really been discovered?"

"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be..."

"How could this brat be so proper? So pretentious?"

"Wait, what am I disappointed about?"

One after another, thoughts rose from her heart.

She seemed to think of something, and a hint of embarrassment flitted across her delicate face.

After a short while, she muttered to herself: "This is also good, at last I've resolved a troublesome matter." She said the words to herself.

As for what she was thinking, only she herself knows.

Xiao Xuandie continued to stare blankly out the window; after a while, Cai Yi brought fresh honey.

On the surface, one was feeding while the other opened her mouth to eat the honey, appearing quite harmonious.

Actually, they had already begun communicating via Divine Sense in secret...

"Her Majesty the Empress, what did Xiao Feng come to do just now?"

"Nothing much, just took a look and left."

"Then did he hit you?"

"Huh? You little brat, your wings have hardened, right?"

"Ah, no, no, I'm just curious!"

"Hmph... no!"

"Huh, how could it be not? He"

"He hasn't hit Her Majesty the Empress for a month... could it be that he's changed his ways?"

"How would I know? If you're curious, go ask him."

"Hehe, why does Her Majesty the Empress sound unhappy? Are you disappointed?"

"You're quite idle, right? If you're idle, go organize Zi Xi and the others to train properly; they're all so improper, how can they become strong?"

"Ah, that's not right, Her Majesty the Empress. You also know that being proper or improper has nothing to do with strength; the strongest person in the tree is the most improper, doing foolish things every day. And the most proper Her Majesty the Empress is now almost the weakest one~"

"Cai Yi!!!"

"Sorry, Your Majesty, I misspoke! I'll go stand guard right away!"

"You..."

Cai Yi withdrew from the room.

Xiao Xuandie clenched her fists, after a while suppressing the gloom in her heart, and with a dissatisfied mood burrowed back into the cocoon to sleep.