Facing Xia's farewell, Xixi looked at him deeply, then nodded: "Then we'll never see you again."
Xia looked at the other person and stretched out his hand, but Xixi did not hold it.
Instead, he issued a cold farewell.
He couldn't help but sigh.
In the next moment, the body of the old man in black slowly disappeared and completely disappeared from Xi Che's eyes.
Xi Che was dumbfounded.
Leaving now?
Of course, to some extent it was because Xia was driven away by Xixi.
But it came and went so quickly, and for some reason, Xi Che felt like he still had unfinished business.
"Leaving now?" Xi Che asked.
But the more important question is still Xingxi's side: "How is Xingxi?"
If you think about it carefully, Xia didn't do anything when he came here, right?
He first chatted with Xi Xi, then came over and held Xing Xi's wrist with his hand, turned around and started chatting with Xi Che and Xi Xi.
Say goodbye after chatting, and run away after saying goodbye.
There is no feeling of being sloppy at all.
"He didn't say it, so he must have recovered." Xixi looked at Xiche and said calmly: "Also, I have something that only you can help with. Can you help me do it?"
"What's going on?" Xi Che asked.
"Call your father over." Xixi replied simply.
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Taking the token from Xixi, Xiche ran all the way on the road in the dark night.
Having just experienced Xingran's nighttime interception, it was almost difficult for normal people to dare to walk at night again.
But Xiche is not a normal person.
The Wanshou Palace is not far from the Daming Palace where Emperor Xice of Ste lives, and there are guards and torches along the way. Xiche soon arrived at the entrance of the Daming Palace. Not surprisingly, he was stopped by the guards at the door .
"It's so late, why are you running around!" the guard scolded.
Xiche didn't speak, but just reached out and took out the token given to him by his ancestor.
This is a gold hairpin.
Gold is not rare for the imperial family. Even if it is made of pure gold, its value is actually just that.
But this hairpin is different - it is the hairpin Xixi usually wears.
The guard immediately knelt down.
"What is the will of our ancestors?"
"I want to see my father." Xi Che's answer was concise and to the point.
It was already so late, so of course Xice had already gone to bed.
Even if he didn't sleep, he must be in the palace of a certain concubine.
As long as it's not in his mother's bedroom, Xi Che actually doesn't care much.
In short, when he came here with Xixi's hairpin, he could see everyone he wanted to see.
So, he soon met Xice.
This man is still tall and cold. As an emperor, he must be a qualified or even excellent emperor, otherwise Xixi would not choose him to inherit the throne.
But at this time, Xice did not have too many greetings with his son: "What do you mean, ancestor?"
Xice asked like this.
Xiche looked at the other party: "She wants to see you."
Xice nodded and stood up.
"Then let's go."
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All this went more smoothly than Xi Che imagined. He took Xi Ce back to the Longevity Palace. Even the Emperor of Ste could not break in here at night, but it was different with Xi Che leading the way.
Xixi had already left the room where Xingxi was and returned to her formal bedroom. Xiche brought his father to the door, and then got the news that he would be waiting at the door.
What happened that night was beyond Xi Che's imagination. At this time, he could only act as a tool.
The ancestor and Xice chatted in her bedroom for almost two hours. When Xice came out, the sky in the distance was already a little white.
It's almost dawn.
At this time, Xice finally opened the door.
Xi Che observed the other party hard, but could not feel any unnecessary emotions from the other party's expression.
"Ancestor wants to see you." Xice said simply looking at his son, and then walked outside without looking back.
Xi Che was a little surprised, but finally chose to push the door open and enter.
Indeed, Xixi is waiting inside.
But as soon as he entered, Xiche was a little shocked.
After only a few hours of absence, Xixi's appearance had almost undergone earth-shaking changes.
Her originally long, white, golden hair had now turned as white as snowflakes, but the old man's demeanor remained peaceful and calm.
She looked at Xi Che and smiled: "Isn't that surprising?"
"Ancestor." Xi Che called softly.
But the next words couldn't be said.
"You are such a smart kid, so it shouldn't be difficult to guess." Xixi looked at Xiche: "I am indeed going to die."
Xi Che could guess that no matter the attitude of his ancestor today, including the words he said to Xia "Never See You Again", or even the order asking him to call Xi Ce, all of these indicate that this old man is already Time is running out.
The ancestors have been hinting at this before.
But Xiche always thought that this time might be longer.
How could it be so fast.
"My power has always been to delay the aging of the body, because the empire needs a strong helmsman to suppress all evildoers."
"After having Xingxi, I have to divide my power to help her delay the deterioration of her body. This is like a bottomless pit."
"Today's battle with Xingran, although I am at my peak, still requires a lot of energy."
"Because I knew I was going to die soon, I wanted to use this willful reason to see him one last time at the last moment, but as expected, it was just a meaningless quarrel."
Xixi looked at Xiche and said with a smile: "I have lived for a long time. Even if they are also strong in the Taiwei realm, there are only a few who can live to be 300 years old, unless they take special anti-corrosion measures."
The old man joked lightly.
Xiche bit his lip gently and looked at the other person: "But if you die, what will happen to the empire?"
An ancestor once said that no one will know how great she is until she dies.
Xiche didn't really understand it at the time.
But he kind of understands it now.
To put it simply, for the Xingche clan alone, only the ancestor can withstand the pressure from the Star Lord - so if the ancestor dies, can Xice cope with the Star Lord?
The ancestor maintained the stability of the empire and made the succession of the throne peaceful and orderly for each generation. She could suppress Xiao Xiao without doing anything there.
But what if she dies?
The empire after her death will be a completely different existence.
Xi Che wanted to say, let her live for a while longer.
But looking at the old and tired old man in front of him, he didn't know why and couldn't say this.
"Of course the empire will not be destroyed." Xi Xi looked at Xi Che and smiled: "The empire existed before I was born, and the empire will not collapse after my death."
"What about Xingxi?" Xiche couldn't help but ask.
