When Chen Jue turned around, he saw Li Xiao's pale face.
He frowned and stretched out his long arm towards the little girl's face. He touched Li Xiao's forehead with the back of his hand and found that it was covered in cold sweat.
"What's wrong?" Chen Jue picked up the empty teacup on the table and brought it to Li Xiao's mouth. "Drink some water."
Li Xiao was like a stupid and obedient little animal. She took a sip from his hand and lowered her eyes slightly.
Prince Six's eyes made her feel like she was a prey that could be eaten at any time.
Was this the circle of nobles in Beijing?
Was this the adult world?
Why were their eyes so dark and gloomy? It made her uncomfortable.
She drank all the water in the teacup and licked her dry lips with her small tongue.
Chen Jue's face was stern and he was a little unhappy. Why were all these people out of control? They either left the table in a rage or suddenly looked like they were about to faint.
Were all girls this age like this?
So fragile?
He stuffed the cup into Li Xiao's hand. Since there were so many people around, he couldn't scold her for being weak, so he just snorted in his throat.
After thinking for a while, he looked at Li Ru.
Mr. Li was drinking tea with his head down and seemed to be lost in his own thoughts.
"Sir, is it true that there are no invisible people in the various strange events recorded in the written records?" Chen Jue asked.
Li Ru shook his head. "It's only in these small stories. Based on my many years of experience visiting various places, this statement can't be taken seriously.
Or at least, there haven't been similar incidents and rumors. "
Chen Jue nodded and turned to look at Prince Six, who had been drinking tea in silence. He finally asked, "Prince Six, what do you think?
Do you think there are people in this world who can be invisible? "
Prince Six looked up. He didn't expect Chen Jue to suddenly talk to him. He slowly put the teacup on the table and slowly retracted his slender, tender, and round fingers and rested them on the stone table.
Such a pair of hands …
He had been a rich and idle person for decades. His ten fingers only dabbled in writing and never got involved in government affairs. He deserved to have such a pair of hands.
But what should have been a relaxed and carefree attitude just happened to have a worried expression in his smile.
The worry on his face was so deep that it seemed like it would never disappear.
"Lord Chen has been spouting nonsense ever since he broke into this pavilion.
Although this Prince and Brother Li Ru are elegant friends, this Prince has never believed that there are truly strange people in this world. "As he said this, he extended his finger and pointed at Xu Ting, who had been sitting silently behind him the entire time.
"Rumor has it that this Xu Ting, the Guardian of the Nine Gates, has extraordinary abilities. From what I can see, he's just a capable young man." Prince Six snorted coldly.
Xu Ting had been staring at Prince Six the whole time. Now that he was suddenly called out, he neither confirmed nor denied it.
It was as if Prince Six was not talking about him, but someone else.
"This Prince has heard that a pregnant woman was killed and her baby was taken. This case is very difficult to solve, but don't think that you can slack off. Deceiving His Majesty is a capital offense."
His voice was soft and drawn-out, but there was a soft malice in his tone, which made people feel a chill down their spines.
Chen Jue was not one to be scared. If there was one thing that he had the most, it would be the courage of a tiger.
He chuckled. "I think that when it comes to strange cases, you can also not stick to the same pattern."
He turned his long eyes and leaned back in his chair. He turned his head to look at Li Xiao. Seeing that her complexion had returned to normal, he said, "I wonder if Prince Six dares to perform a divination."
Li Xiao's scalp almost exploded in an instant. If she was not afraid of attracting more attention, she would almost run away.
But she knew that she could not mess around. She could only endure it and sit still, maintaining a calm posture and not moving.
But her stomach was full of bad words about Chen Jue: Lord Chen, this … this … big … stinking … bad guy!
Wait until I leave Yunshu Academy!
I, I will immediately part ways with Lord Chen!
Immediately!
Prince Six glanced at Li Xiao and suddenly smiled. "Although this Prince thinks that you are talking nonsense, this little girl's divination seems to be very accurate."
Li Xiao lowered her head, unwilling to look at him.
"But … this Prince has always politely declined to do this kind of thing."
The deep vertical line between Prince Six's eyebrows tightened again. He seemed to be used to it. Even if he was smiling, his eyebrows were still tightly knitted.
Chen Jue nodded and pondered for a moment. He suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "Sorry to disturb you."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the pavilion with big steps.
In a flash, Chen Jue had disappeared. Li Xiao bitterly exclaimed in her heart. She hurriedly stood up and ran out.
"…" Xu Ting.
"…" Wang Hua.
"…" Zhang Tang.
These three people could not be like this. They were not as lawless as Chen Jue, and they were not unknown people like Li Xiao.
They politely bid farewell to Prince Six and Li Ru before daring to follow Chen Jue.
In fact, Chen Jue had only sat down for a few minutes.
After the group had completely left Yunshu Academy, Li Ru broke the silence between the two and said with a smile, "This Lord Chen is really as rumored. He is unscrupulous and straightforward."
Prince Six did not answer. He turned his eyes slightly and looked at the corridor where Chen Jue and the others had left. When he turned his face, his facial features were hidden in the shadows, blurring his expression.
It was gradually approaching noon, and the sun almost climbed to the top of the head.
The long and thick shadow of the boy servant walking in the courtyard became shorter and shrunk into a ball at his feet.
The shadows of the two people sitting in the pavilion were hidden in the shadows of the pavilion. It was impossible to distinguish them.