Since everyone agreed, Qu Tan'er was straightforward and said seriously, "Let's set a time limit of one hour. If I lose, I won't allow myself to go back on my word. When do we start?"
Mo Liancheng raised an eyebrow, intently staring at her. "Whenever you want."
Qu Tan'er didn't say much, turned around, and walked towards the door. However, just before reaching the threshold, she still heard Mo Liancheng say to Mo Jingxuan, "If you lose, you know the consequences. There is only one soul-suppressing pearl in the world." In the end, he took a step back.
Then...
Qu Tan'er didn't hear the rest. She left the Frost Pavilion's study and rushed back to the Snow Pavilion.
Along the way, Jing Xin seemed silent but couldn't hide the deep concern in her eyes.
Back in the Snow Pavilion, Qu Tan'er went straight into her bedroom. "Jing Xin, stay outside. Call out after an hour." After saying this, the door creaked softly as it closed. Jing Xin, who had been following, was blocked outside the door, unable to enter. Inside the room, silence prevailed, and the person who entered never came out again, their whereabouts unknown.
Time quietly passed.
Half an hour later, Mo Jingxuan searched from the Frost Pavilion to the Snow Pavilion. As soon as he entered the pavilion, he saw Jing Xin sitting quietly on a stone bench, resting.
"Jing Xin, where is your mistress, my Eighth Sister-in-law?" Mo Jingxuan asked directly, scanning around with the hope of seeing the figure he wanted to find. However, the surroundings were empty, and there was nothing.
Jing Xin shook her head, not answering.
"Is she in the Snow Pavilion?" Mo Jingxuan asked again.
Jing Xin continued to shake her head.
"Not there?"
Mo Jingxuan's question was met with silence from Jing Xin.
The wind today was gentle, and the sunlight was warm and comfortable.
Half an hour had passed...
Mo Jingxuan continued to search frantically, turning everything inside and outside the Snow Pavilion upside down. However, the person he was looking for was nowhere to be found.
An hour finally passed.
The footsteps of Mo Jingxuan, who had been pacing around the room, had stopped.
Suddenly, a knock on the door echoed. "Mistress, the hour has come."
After a while...
The door creaked open, and Qu Tan'er lazily walked out from inside. She stretched her small body, squinting at the sky, then slowly lowered her head. It seemed like there was still time to leave the mansion.
"Where is he?" Qu Tan'er asked.
"The Fourteenth Prince went to the Frost Pavilion," Jing Xin replied softly, her mouth twitching as if she were holding back something.
"Jing Xin, you seem quite happy?" Qu Tan'er squinted her eyes strangely, not missing any subtle expressions on Jing Xin's face.
"Mistress, you probably didn't see the Fourteenth Prince's expression just now. If you had seen it, you wouldn't be asking this." Jing Xin continued to tug at the corners of her mouth, seemingly holding back laughter.
"I felt it." Qu Tan'er shrugged, saying quite clearly that although she didn't see how Mo Jingxuan looked for her, judging from the sounds he made while pacing around her room, it didn't seem like a pleasant experience.
When the two arrived at the Frost Pavilion, they saw Mo Jingxuan looking defeated, lying on a chair without moving. His face was dark, displaying a clear warning to stay away. However, as soon as he saw Qu Tan'er come in, he immediately sat up straight, staring at her with eyes that transformed from forbidding to resentful...
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