Ru Jing

"Hai Zian, and I also believe you know very well that Qing Yang needs rest. Last night you kept her awake until morning, where she didn't have enough sleep and now her eyes look like panda eyes" replied the emperor with the same intonation as Hai Zian's voice but sounded a little joking and a small smile appeared on his face.

Hearing the emperor's words, Hai Zian's jaw clenched, and the sound of his teeth grinding was audible though faintly.

Before Hai Zian could refute the emperor's answer, the emperor's voice sounded again "tell the birds to come back later when Qing Yang has enough rest. And don't make her wake up again at night, you know very well the human body is weak and not like us who have a body much stronger than humans" asked the emperor, which was also interpreted by Hai Zian, from now on he didn't need to hide to seek and to take Qing Yang to the phoenix residence.

"As you wish Your Majesty" Hai Zian replied briefly with a small smile, as he bowed his body "I excuse myself" finished saying that Hai Zian's figure disappeared in thin air.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do to Hai Zian, we can't just stay and do nothing. The events of the past will repeat itself again." Bing Wen asked and gave a statement to the emperor with a serious face.

"Well, I guess, I have to find a way for Qing Yang to stay in the palace for a while" said the emperor still with a calm face, not looking as anxious as Bing Wen.

Whereas Bing Wen knew very well how anxious Xuan Ti had been in the past when he found out that the Phoenix had disappeared without a trace in her own residence. He even roamed the universe in search of Phoenix by himself. Heedless of himself even nearly lost his divine energy and nearly died.

Xuan Ti loves Phoenix, no words can express his feeling toward Phoenix how much he loves her. She was a natural being, gentle, loving, caring, sympathetic nature towards any creature. She does not hesitate to help anyone who needs her help.

Xuan Ti himself have change through attitude even in acting, after meeting Phoenix. he admired Phoenix in many ways.

They are in a relationship, love each other, understand each other, always exchange ideas with each other if one of them faces a problem. And they were always able to overcome any obstacle until finally the phoenix met Hai Zian.

Phoenix was seen spending a lot of time with Hai Zian while Xuan Ti was carrying out the duties of the celestial emperor. Slowly their relationship became tenuous. And Hai Zian took this opportunity to approach Phoenix even more closely.

But even though Phoenix and Hai Zian spend time together, sometimes Phoenix looks dreamy and unhappy. In front of everyone she always showed a cheerful smile and seemed like she didn't have any problems.

Phoenix seemed more aloof than usual. Her cheerful nature gradually diminished. Xuan Ti saw this getting anxious, he knew very well that something was wrong with the phoenix, but the phoenix shut herself off from him. Xuan Ti tried various ways to persuade her to let out her struggles and talk to him as they usually do but fail.

Whereas before meeting Hai Zian Phoenix would not think twice about asking for his perspective how to solve the problem she was facing. He was the first person the phoenix was looking for. but that was no longer the case shortly before the phoenix disappeared.

'He failed before but not this time' the emperor said to himself inwardly, after that he stood up and left study room. But before he left, he gave orders to Bing Wen. "Prepare the carriage I want to see Grandma Fen Fang".

Bing Wen immediately bowed and left the emperor to carry out his orders.

The emperor himself went to the guest room where Qing Yang was resting.

Inside the living room, the emperor sat beside the bed staring at Qing Yang face, her eyes tightly closed fast asleep. Her face looked completely peaceful. The emperor wondered, 'How long will she be so peaceful? with trouble at the door, wanted to break in and would make her anxious again'. The emperor smiled bitterly.

The emperor stroked Qing Yang's head gently. As quietly as possible not wanting to wake her up.

It wasn't long before Bing Wen entered the guest room, bowed slightly, saying "Your Majesty the carriage is ready".

The emperor took a deep breath and exhaled, stood up then turned around, before taking a step he glanced at Qing Yang for a while with an unreadable expression, after that he left the guest room with a heavy heart to go to his private room to change into the clothes of the commoners.

It was almost noon, and it was already past lunch time. The emperor was sure that Grandma Fen Fang had already returned to Xiao Hai's house.

Arriving at Xiao Hai's house. Tan Ruo, who used to open the gate, was confused, there were two men standing in front of the gate, one man he knew very well, because that man was a royal guard who had come to pick up Qing Yang to go to the palace these few days. 'But why is this royal guard wearing ordinary clothes instead of his guard attir?' he asks to himself inwardly.

Then he averted his gaze with confused look by tilting his head to the right, looking confusedly at the man next to the royal guard. His face was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the man. with a serious face he invited the guests to enter. And escort the guests to sit in the living room. After that he called Grandma Fen Fang.

On the way to Grandma's room, he just remembered that the man was the man who helped Qing Yang when she drowned in the river during the dragon boat race. his face immediately flushed anxiously, 'would that man complain to grandma for his rude attitude at that time?' he asks to himself.

With a frantic heart he stood in front of Grandma's room, raised one hand to knock but his hand stopped, floating ten centimetres in front of the door, doubtful and anxious. He took a deep breath, steeled himself while saying to himself 'Everything is fine' it was the most effective mantra for him when he was experiencing anxiety.

The sound of a knock on the door was heard, and Grandma's voice was heard after that from behind the door. "Come in Ruo" somehow Grandma always knew that it was him who knocked on the door. He was always amazed at Grandma. He once asked Grandma how she knew it was him, but the answer from Grandma was 'the sound of your knocking door' that didn't satisfy him at all, because after that he tried to make a different knock on the door, but Grandma still managed to know it is him. He had asked Grandma the same thing again, but Grandma's answer was still the same, and in the end, he gave up and didn't try to ask again.

"Grandma, there is a royal guard who wants to meet you, but there is one more man I don't know who he is" Tan Ruo conveyed to Grandma in one breath. And he saw if Grandma's brows furrowed, maybe confused who came.

Grandma just arrived at Xiao Hai House from school. And she will have lunch after changing clothes. But it had to wait until the guest left. Grandma didn't say anything, she immediately stepped out of the room with a calm and dignified face with Tan Ruo following her behind.

Arriving in the living room. When Grandma saw a man who was sitting on the cough with a royal guard standing behind the man. Grandma immediately knew and bowed her body in front of the man and said, "It is an honor for His Majesty's to come to visit this small house".

Hearing grandma's words, Tan Ruo's mouth opened, and his eyes widened, shocked. He did not expect that the man before him was the emperor of this land. His legs immediately became weak and would have fallen to the ground if he had not stood leaning against the living room door.

"Can we speak in private alone?" the emperor asks to Grandma.

Hearing this, grandma without hesitate to turn around asking for Tan Ruo to leave. After he left the room, Grandma closed the doors, so no one could listen what will they discussed. She then stand again in the same position before she went to closed the doors.

"Ru Jing, since it's about the Phoenix I won't mince words," said the emperor with a serious and expressionless face, but his eyes flashed like lightning bolts ready to scorch anything with a single strike.

This surprised Grandma instantly, still standing with an attitude like an old grandmother when compared to the lifespan of a human, but in fact it is not.