Chapter 327

Snowflakes fell in flurries, dyeing the entire Lin'an City white.

On the day before New Year's Eve, the final snow of the year fell, and Luo Zijun's hard work and sweat finally received their reward.

The Queen finally made the decision to help him go to the Daughter Kingdom.

However, it would be after the New Year.

During this period, Luo Zijun would go to the Royal Palace every other day, and only return the following day.

At first, he needed the Queen to send someone to summon him, but gradually, he began to go on his own initiative.

Each time he discussed national affairs with the Queen, Imperial Concubine Jia would sit beside them with dignity and virtue; at first, she only opened her large eyes and listened quietly, but slowly, she also began to shyly offer her own strategies.

The three of them got along like water and milk, their relationship becoming increasingly harmonious.

In the final few days, Chen Fei and Ningfei joined in as well.

The two concubines were also as beautiful as flowers, only about twenty years old, and having learned to read and write since childhood, they were naturally extremely intelligent; after a few days of interaction, they began to shed their reserve and became familiar with one another.

Everyone discussed national affairs together, one person speaking after another; when things got intense, they would even gesticulate, trade sharp words, and push each other, breaking into arguments.

On the day before New Year's Eve, after Luo Zijun finished discussing border matters with the group, he asked why Imperial Concubine Jia had not come today, to which the Queen replied: "She is feeling unwell and is resting for a few days."

Then, she suddenly took the initiative to speak about helping him.

"This Palace has seen the hard work and toil of Magistrate Luo during this time; in truth, this Palace was also testing Magistrate Luo's loyalty, and now, Magistrate Luo has passed. Therefore, this Palace has decided to grant Magistrate Luo's request and help Magistrate Luo go to the Daughter Kingdom."

Luo Zijun left the Royal Palace filled with excitement and exhaustion.

Returning to the Bai Mansion, he could not care about his fatigue and performed Soul Out-of-Body, took out that Copper Mirror, and sent a message to the Moon Palace Fairy.

Ever since the Moon Palace Fairy replied to him that one time, she had not replied again.

No matter what message he sent, the other party did not respond, as if she had suddenly vanished.

However, he had already confirmed that the Moon Palace Fairy in this Copper Mirror was his Moon Palace Fairy, that she was Bai Daxiaojie.

This time, the other party still did not respond.

"Perhaps someone is monitoring her..."

A few days ago, while in the palace, he had suddenly received a piece of news.

On the day Bai Daxiaojie left, someone saw Bai Daxiaojie outside Cangyun Mountain, and furthermore, a woman wearing a black dress was following beside Bai Daxiaojie.

"A woman wearing a black dress..."

At that moment, Luo Zijun's heart gave a sudden jolt, and he immediately thought of the tall figure he had seen in the alleyway when returning to the Bai Mansion, on the day he went to the Chujian Bookstore.

At the time, he felt very familiar when he saw that black-dressed woman, but strangely, he could not recall where he had seen her for a moment.

And at that moment, he finally understood; he had actually never seen that black-dressed woman before, nor did he know her, but her temperament and the small portion of her face that was visible were quite similar to Bai Daxiaojie, which gave him that illusion of familiarity.

He secretly guessed in his heart that perhaps that woman was a sister of Bai Daxiaojie? Or some other relative?

The other party had come from thousands of miles away from the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons to take her back.

Bai Daxiaojie was perhaps unwilling.

After all, she grew up here; the Bai Mansion was her home, and the people in the Bai Mansion were her kin.

And the other party had used some method to coerce Bai Daxiaojie into leaving.

That was why Bai Daxiaojie left a letter and departed without saying goodbye.

Furthermore, on the day the Bai Mansion suddenly caught fire and burned Qiu Ning, Qiu Shuang, and the others to death, he had suddenly sensed a very powerful demonic aura there; it was very likely that black-dressed woman, and very likely that she had deliberately set the fire and killed people to threaten Bai Daxiaojie.

Thinking of these things, his heart naturally grew worried.

If Bai Daxiaojie had returned of her own volition, he would not be this worried, as there would at least be no danger, but if she were coerced, then there might be danger.

Therefore, he had to hurry to the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons.

Fortunately, after his painstaking and tireless service, the Queen finally agreed to his request.

On the second day after the New Year, he could set off with a merchant caravan!

Of course, before that, he had to tell his senior sister, Chujian, and the people in Daguanyuan.

As for how to tell his senior sister...

Just thinking about it gave him a headache.

After letting his mind wander for a while longer, he lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He slept through this nap until evening.

After eating and bathing, he spoke for a while in the room with Xiaohuan, Ziyuan, and Fenfen, informing them that he would be leaving in a few days.

Upon hearing that he was going to find the young miss, Fenfen immediately said excitedly: "Master, take me with you!"

Luo Zijun naturally refused very firmly: "The journey is long, sleeping in the open and eating in the wind all the way, filled with dangers; I am not even sure I can endure it, let alone you."

Fenfen immediately puffed out her bulging chest and said: "Master underestimates people, I am very strong!"

Luo Zijun glanced at her and said: "Being strong there is useless, and besides, you are not that strong."

These past few days, he had seen too many strong ones in the palace.

Fenfen pouted her little mouth, rolled her eyes, and had no choice but to try and entice him instead, leaning into his ear and saying shyly: "Master, the journey is long, don't you need someone to warm the bed?"

"I don't."

Luo Zijun struck her down without mercy: "Even if I did, I wouldn't need you."

"Hmph!"