Early summer is slightly hot, not humid and stuffy. Yun Qiao likes this time in the north very much.
Wen Luyao’s wedding is three days away.
After the wedding is over and the people in Yancheng are going back, Yun Qiao and Xi Lanting are discussing where to go.
Yun Qiao wants to go to the desert in the northwest to see Xi Lanting's prison; Xi Lanting wants to go to the northeast, where some business channels need to be opened to sell goods to Russia.
The two discussed this.
"...If the world is at peace, it would be very interesting for us to drive and travel around by ourselves."
Yun Qiao had a sudden idea.
It definitely won't work now.
There are many bandits, many petty warlords, and many gangs - these people are equally greedy and want money rather than their lives.
Yun Qiao and Xi Lanting don't have to worry about losing money or their lives, but killing people along the way will do them no good.
They don't find any pleasure in killing, and there's no benefit to it, so why bother?
"Not now, but in the future."
Xi Lanting said.
Yun Qiao didn't know if she had a future, so she just agreed perfunctorily.
After lunch, Yun Qiao and Xi Lanting were hanging out in the backyard of the hotel.
The backyard is not big, with only a few vines planted. At this time of year, it is full of bright and colorful flowers.
Among the flowers, there were several butterflies fluttering.
"...That butterfly is so big."
Yun Qiao pointed it out to Xi Lanting.
Xi Lanting: “Want to play?
Let it come."
Yun Qiao: "..."
A butterfly with wings as big as a palm flew gracefully towards Yun Qiao and Xi Lanting, and landed on the back of Yun Qiao's outstretched hand.
Its wings are bright yellow with black lines on the outside, which is very beautiful.
Yun Qiao's thoughts jumped very suddenly, and she remembered a long-distant past event.
In the past, she was still the witch "Le" trapped in the human palace, the queen of the human emperor.
She was successful in preventing the heavy rain, and the Queen Mother specially called her to the palace, hinting that she could win over the Human Emperor and give birth to a prince on his behalf. In the future, they could work together to capture King Li, and the country would be in the hands of their mother and son.
Yun Qiao has no interest in the world of the human race, she only wants her sundial.
She didn't have any capital to negotiate terms with King Li, she needed the Queen Mother and the Human Emperor.
The fox demon concubine was banned, and the Human Emperor's new favorite fell ill. Yun Qiao wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to win over her.
She was setting up the throwing pot by herself in the back garden of the Queen Mother's palace. The Queen Mother called the Human Emperor over, gave him a few words, and pretended to be annoyed, saying that he would not get close to the Queen.
The Emperor went to the back garden to look for Yun Qiao.
Yun Qiao is very quiet and indifferent. The Emperor always feels that he doesn't like her and hates her for no reason.
But at this moment, she stood there with dignity and no objection.
The Human Emperor came over and wanted to play hut with her.
"...Your Majesty, how about you let me have three arrows?"
She asked, with a serious expression and a soft tone.
The Human Emperor was used to hearing his concubines act coquettishly, and when he saw her being so cautious and asking questions patiently instead of being coquettish, he felt a little different.
He nodded: "I'll give you three arrows."
Touhu is a very simple game that was played when the court was drinking.
Yun Qiao held an arrow in his hand and played with its feathers, seeming to be thinking a little.
She always had a dull and serious expression, which was off-putting to the emperor.
"... Let's compare something."
She said, "Let's decide who wins or loses."
When the Human Emperor saw her solemn expression, he thought that what she wanted was a big deal, and felt extremely bored.
"She's not interesting at all."
The Queen Mother's ears and eyes were serving all around, and the Emperor cheered up: "What does the Queen want to compete with?"
"Winning or losing is determined.
If I win..." She held the arrow and turned her eyes slowly, still very solemnly, "Your Majesty, fetch the most beautiful butterfly for me."