Chapter 2258: Chapter 2258: Restraint
The moon hangs above the willow tips.
Due to the outbreak of magical disorder in the Capital and its surrounding areas, once night falls, the common people lock their doors and stay indoors, not daring to go out. Even the wealthy young masters who usually enjoy nightlife have restrained themselves quite a bit these days, not daring to indulge in revelry at night.
Thus, once night descends, the streets of the Capital become eerily silent. Even the bustling Yihong Brothel has closed its doors, leaving everywhere desolate and quiet.
Only occasionally do a few patrolling soldiers pass by.
War Prince’s Mansion.
Long Rui and Xuexue are lying on the bed, fully clothed, asleep.
Suddenly, Xuexue’s eyes fly open, locking directly with Xiao Taohong’s eyes hovering above her.
Moreover, the distance between them is very close, less than ten centimeters.
In the past, if she had seen a face pop up in front of her in the middle of the night, it would have scared her half to death.
However, having been frightened by Xiao Taohong many times now, Xuexue has long gained immunity.
With her beautiful eyes wide open, Xuexue asks, "Xiao Taohong, it’s the third watch of the night, is something the matter?"
Xuexue knows that Xiao Taohong wouldn’t typically disrupt her in the dead of night unless something was really wrong. Besides, Long Rui is right beside her—everyone in the War Prince’s Mansion knows Long Rui greatly dislikes being disturbed when he’s with Xuexue.
Xiao Taohong glances warily at Long Rui, whose eyes are shut tight, and whispers, "Master, it’s about the magical disorder. I wanted to talk to you during the day, but Little Tiger interrupted, and the matter is urgent, so I had to disturb you at night."
Xuexue: "What is it? Tell me!"
Again, cautiously glancing at Long Rui beside her, Xiao Taohong suggests, "Master, let’s talk in the space."
Long Rui, having been busy all day investigating cases, is surely quite tired. Xuexue doesn’t wish to disturb his rest, so she says, "Alright!"
As Xuexue is about to enter the space, Long Rui, who had seemed asleep, suddenly grabs her hand, saying, "Dear."
A bit surprised, Xuexue asks, "Prince, you’re still awake?"
Long Rui opens his eyes, casting a cold glance at Xiao Taohong in mid-air, and says, "With ghosts invading at the third watch, how could I sleep?"
Pitifully perched on a beam, Xiao Taohong implores, "Please don’t be angry, Prince. I have an urgent matter that forced me to seek out the master at this hour."
Long Rui responds icily, "Fine, very well. Why don’t you share your urgent necessity with me?"
Long Rui, though a living person, exudes an icy aura competing with Xiao Taohong. With both him and Xiao Taohong present, the room’s temperature drops significantly.
Xiao Taohong: "Regarding the magical disorder, I know how to solve it."
Xuexue’s eyes widen in shock as she asks, "What? Xiao Taohong, you know how to treat this illness?"
Quickly, Xiao Taohong explains, "Master, this isn’t an illness—it’s evil energy invading the body. Once the evil energy is released, everything will be fine."
Exchanging glances with Long Rui, Xuexue asks again, "Oh, evil energy? Where did it come from, and how can it be released?"
Shaking her head, Xiao Taohong says, "I don’t know where the evil energy comes from either. However, Zhao Yin’s magical disorder is indeed yin energy. If others outside are the same as him, then they likely have evil energy in their bodies too."
Suddenly, as if struck by a thought, Long Rui turns to Xuexue and says, "Dear, think carefully. Didn’t this outbreak of magical disorder happen after the killing demon incident?"
Lowering her head to think, Xuexue realizes it’s true: "Prince, could this matter be related to the Fourth Prince?"
Long Rui nods, saying, "Very likely."
If not for Xiao Taohong mentioning the evil energy invasion, Long Rui wouldn’t have suspected the Fourth Prince. After all, in the entire Capital, only the Fourth Prince practices evil cultivation.
