26: abnormal

Nangong Ruoshui looked at her doubtfully, "Imperial Eldest Sister, why do you ask that?"

Nangong Ruoxue glanced at her, speechless, and said, "Father and the others have all asked similar questions. What do you think?"

"Oh, I see!"

Nangong Ruoshui suddenly understood, then looked at her curiously, "Then what did Imperial Eldest Sister say?"

Nangong Ruoxue shook her head and said casually, "I feel close to Xiaoyu, so I want to stay with him longer. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Nangong Ruoshui frowned slightly, always feeling that this reason was too far-fetched. Could Imperial Eldest Sister be fooling Father and the others?

She looked up at Nangong Ruoxue, "Imperial Eldest Sister, why does Ruoshui feel it's not that simple? No matter how close you are to Xiaoyu, can it be more than us? Why don't you get so close to us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Ruoxue's bright eyes narrowed slightly. "Listening to you, do you think I'm not close to you all?"

Nangong Ruoshui quickly shook her head. She wouldn't take that bait, or she'd be lectured!

She gave an awkward smile, scratching her head, "How could I? Imperial Eldest Sister is close to us too. It's just that I saw you being too special to Xiaoyu, so I spoke without thinking!"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but grumble inwardly: Don't you know if you're close or not? I've never seen an Eldest Sister like you!

But she only grumbled inwardly; she wouldn't dare to say it out loud, or she'd be lectured, and even Father and Mother wouldn't help her!

Nangong Ruoxue smiled slightly, not wanting to bother with her anymore. Didn't she know this sister? Someone must have instigated her to ask, otherwise she wouldn't have come!

Sure enough!

Nangong Ruoshui hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "Imperial Eldest Sister, Ruoshui is your biological sister! Tell me the reason why you're close to Xiaoyu, I promise I won't tell outsiders!"

Nangong Ruoxue looked at her with a half-smile, "You won't tell outsiders, but you'll tell insiders, right? Then who is your insider?"

"Insider... what insider? And why does that sound strange?"

Nangong Ruoshui feigned ignorance, changing the subject, clearly having been guessed correctly by Nangong Ruoxue.

She looked at Nangong Ruoxue, feigning sudden realization, "So Imperial Eldest Sister being close to Xiaoyu does have a reason, right? Quickly tell Ruoshui, Imperial Eldest Sister~"

But facing her coquettishness, Nangong Ruoxue ignored it, merely saying indifferently, "Didn't I already tell you? I feel close to Xiaoyu and want to spend more time with him!"

When these words were spoken, not only Nangong Ruoshui didn't believe it, but even Nangong Yu in her arms clearly didn't believe it.

Nangong Yu was actually a bit curious about this question himself, and had even sent Earth Leader to investigate before, but unfortunately, nothing was found.

It was precisely because of this that he felt somewhat helpless, and even a little puzzled.

"Imperial Eldest Sister~~"

Nangong Ruoshui gently shook Nangong Ruoxue's sleeve, her large eyes blinking, and her small face full of curiosity.

Seeing this scene, Nangong Yu couldn't help but exclaim: This Second Sister is quite good at acting cute and spoiled!

Unfortunately, in response to her coquettishness, Nangong Ruoxue merely glanced at her indifferently, her ethereal and pleasant voice softly drifting out.

"Don't disturb me holding Xiaoyu. If Xiaoyu is made to cry by you, you know the consequences!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Ruoshui's small face stiffened, and her small hand unconsciously released the sleeve she was holding.

She pouted slightly, "Hmph, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Why threaten me?"

With that, she got up, intending to leave.

But at this moment, Nangong Ruoxue's ethereal voice sounded again, "You seemed to have promised Second Imperial Aunt to help take care of Xiaoyu earlier. Are you just leaving like this? Aren't you afraid Mother will beat you if she finds out?"

At these words, Nangong Ruoshui's lips twitched slightly, but she sat down without a trace and said, "What are you talking about, Imperial Eldest Sister? I was just getting up to stretch my body. Who said I was leaving?"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoxue's lips held a faint, almost imperceptible smile, but she no longer paid attention to her sister.

She looked down at Nangong Yu and couldn't help but murmur softly, "Xiaoyu, big sister is so good to you. When you grow up, you must protect big sister, okay!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Ruoshui couldn't help but be stunned, "Imperial Eldest Sister, did you say that wrong? With your High Grade Spiritual Root talent, shouldn't you be protecting Xiaoyu?"

But Nangong Ruoxue rolled her eyes at her, "If physical strength isn't enough, spiritual protection will do!"

"Spiritually?"

Nangong Ruoshui didn't understand. What did that mean? Could it be that this Eldest Sister had a mental problem?

If it weren't for a mental problem, how could she say such strange things?

Seeing that she didn't understand, Nangong Ruoxue shook her head slightly, "To put it simply, as long as Xiaoyu wants to protect me, won't Second Imperial Aunt protect me to a certain extent? And won't Xiaoyu's subordinates do the same?"

Hearing this, Nangong Ruoshui nodded, half-understanding, but always felt something wasn't quite right.

Meanwhile, Nangong Yu, in Nangong Ruoxue's arms, felt a slight surprise in his heart.

Why did he feel that today's Nangong Ruoxue was a bit abnormal? She hadn't said such things before, had she?

Nangong Yu felt a little surprised in his heart, but couldn't figure out the key point for a while.

Moreover, he always felt that Nangong Ruoxue's explanation to Nangong Ruoshui had a hint of trying to cover up something.

Nangong Ruoxue deliberately approaching him seemed to have some other ideas, but he didn't know what she wanted to do.

At this moment, Nangong Yu couldn't help but feel a touch of curiosity about Nangong Ruoxue. How did she know he had the ability to protect her?

Rebirth?

Or the System?

Or some other reason?

Nangong Yu couldn't help but have a few guesses in his heart, but for a while, it was difficult to verify them, and he didn't know how to verify them.

His small face still wore a smile, his eyes filled with innocence and curiosity about the unknown world, but a gaze fell upon Nangong Ruoxue's eyes.

But to his disappointment, he didn't see any abnormality in Nangong Ruoxue's eyes, as if Nangong Ruoxue truly had no abnormality.

What he saw was merely joy and doting affection; other things, with his current strength, he couldn't perceive yet.

Feeling helpless about this, he had no choice but to withdraw his gaze and close his eyes, leaning against Nangong Ruoxue's embrace.

Before long, Nangong Yu fell asleep.

As a newborn infant, being a little sleepy was normal and wouldn't strike anyone as strange.

As for danger while sleeping, he wouldn't be afraid; Ying Mei was guarding him nearby!

Moreover, he was only a month-old infant, and his strength was only at the Spirit Absorption Realm. Even if danger came, whether he slept or not wouldn't make much difference.

Besides, this was the Qingyou Imperial Palace; safety was somewhat guaranteed, so there was no need to worry about that.

Seeing him asleep, Nangong Ruoxue smiled, still holding him, and even changed her posture to continue holding him, making him sleep more comfortably.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Ruoshui couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. When they were young, why wasn't Imperial Eldest Sister this kind?

But she only thought this question to herself and wouldn't say it out loud.