Maybe Su Yuan's voice sounded especially different at this moment. Zhao Zhao couldn't quite put her finger on what was different, but she was so stunned for a moment that she forgot what she was going to say.
"Zhao Zhao?" Su Yuan didn't hear a reply, so he patiently called her name again.
"Su Yuan... Your voice is so nice!"
As an honest girl, Zhao Zhao always says what's on her mind, with a kind of straightforwardness that doesn't care about others.
This compliment made the Dragon Lord feel so flattered that he could hardly speak clearly: "Ah... Um, yes..."
It was strange. It wasn't even a very flirtatious compliment, so why did it make his heart flutter when he heard it?
It was probably because of the person who said it.
She complimented his voice, but did she know how sweet and soft she sounded when she acted coquettishly? Especially that night, even a light touch would make her let out a soft moan...!
"Ahem..." Su Yuan felt that it was time to change the subject. He quickly redirected Zhao Zhao's attention back to the main topic: "Is there something wrong with that Mrs. Chen? Did you notice anything, Zhao Zhao?"
"Oh, right! I almost forgot."
Reminded by Su Yuan, Zhao Zhao finally woke up from her daze and remembered what she was supposed to do.
She patted her head and pressed down the little leaves on top of her head that were about to pop out because of her rapid heartbeat. She then spoke seriously to Su Yuan.
"I saw her shadow today. When the sunlight shone on the ground, her shadow was missing an arm! But she clearly had both arms intact. It was really strange."
Su Yuan frowned upon hearing this. Missing an arm? Then Zhao Zhao's voice rang out again: "But it's also possible that I was mistaken because it was only for a moment. When I looked more carefully later, it was gone."
"Is there anything else? Anything else at all?" Su Yuan couldn't make a judgment just based on the missing arm that Zhao Zhao mentioned. He was trying to get her to provide more information.
"Hmm..." Zhao Zhao thought for a while and then continued: "She also said that she was an adopted child of the Chen family. She said they treated her very well."
An adopted child of the Chen family? Su Yuan narrowed his eyes. He had an idea in mind.
"Su Yuan, do you think I should investigate her? Do you think she could be the one who cast the curse? I just can't figure it out. I think I'm really as stupid as Taotie said..." Zhao Zhao was extremely frustrated. She didn't have much experience and wasn't very good at dealing with such complicated situations.
Listening to the little girl's voice, Su Yuan could almost imagine what she looked like at the moment.
"Zhao Zhao, this is a very complicated matter. It's normal not to be able to figure it out. I can't figure it out either, so how could you be stupid?"
"Really?"
"Really."
No wonder older men know how to take care of people. They are really good at comforting others.
"Nan Jia is almost done with her task. I'll send her over tonight. If you want to investigate, let her accompany you. Don't act alone. I'll be back in a couple of days. Okay?"
The little girl was lively, cute, innocent, and pure, like a little sun. Su Yuan was always worried that she would be deceived, hurt, or even abducted.
If possible, Su Yuan actually wanted to turn Zhao Zhao into a tiny ball and carry her with him wherever he went. Only when she was by his side could he truly feel at ease.
"Okay! I won't run around." Zhao Zhao held the little paper dragon in front of her eyes, touched its little dragon horn, and promised Su Yuan.
"Good. Zhao Zhao is the most obedient." Su Yuan praised her.
After they finished talking, normally Zhao Zhao should have put away the little paper dragon, but she didn't want to. She murmured Su Yuan's name and then fell silent.
Su Yuan waited patiently. From time to time, he said a few words to amuse her, trying to figure out what was wrong with her.
It was very quiet all around. Occasionally, there were a few snores from Taotie. The little paper dragon in Zhao Zhao's palm seemed to sense that she was in a bad mood. It hopped closer to her and pressed its dragon horn against her face.
It was as if it was saying, "Don't be sad. I'm here."
The feeling of loss was finally dispelled a little. Zhao Zhao sat down on a chair beside her and whispered her longing to Su Yuan: "Su Yuan, I think I might be sick from missing you. I feel so stuffy in my heart."
She covered her chest and tilted her head, looking confused.
Clatter!
There was a sound of something falling to the ground on Su Yuan's side.
"Su Yuan!? What happened to you?" Zhao Zhao sounded anxious. She jumped up and stared intently at the little thing in her palm, trying to see Su Yuan's situation through it.
On the other side, Su Yuan looked down at the pile of tea sets he had accidentally knocked over. He rubbed the space between his eyebrows and steadied his nerves: "It's okay. I dropped a cup."
"Oh." Hearing that it was just a cup, Zhao Zhao sat back down, feeling relieved.
"You have to be more careful. You can't be so clumsy." She had just learned a new word and used it on Su Yuan, teaching him like a little adult.
The dragon being taught could only shake his head and smile bitterly as he agreed, saying that he would be more careful in the future.
Of course, this was on the condition that the little girl would stop saying such words that made his heart race and were easily misunderstood.
Su Yuan chatted with Zhao Zhao for a while longer. It wasn't until Song Yao came looking for her that Zhao Zhao reluctantly said goodbye and put away the little paper dragon.
"Where did you go? Do you know I've been looking for you for ages!" Song Yao had been anxiously looking for her for a long time. Now, seeing Zhao Zhao sitting there leisurely, chattering away to a silly dragon, she was furious.
The tone of her cousin was all too familiar. Zhao Zhao could tell right away that she was angry.
Actually, Zhao Zhao wanted to say that it was Song Yao who walked too fast and left her behind, not hearing her calls at all. But considering Song Yao's mood, Zhao Zhao, who considered herself magnanimous, decided not to care. She should comfort her easily angered cousin first.
She moved closer, hugged Song Yao's arm, and swayed it. Blinking her eyes, she apologized: "I'm sorry, cousin. I made you worry. I was wrong."
Practice makes perfect. She was now very skilled at doing this.
Looking at that innocent and harmless smile, what could Song Yao do? Of course, she could only forgive her.
Who made the child a bit silly? She couldn't be blamed for getting lost. She would just have to keep a closer eye on her from now on.
The two sisters made up. Zhao Zhao asked Song Yao what she had found out. Song Yao's eyes darkened, saying that she would tell her later.
What was it that couldn't be said now? Zhao Zhao couldn't figure it out. So she decided to tell Song Yao what she had talked about with Yu Chu.
Sure enough, Song Yao had the same thought as her. She said that they should find an opportunity to test Yu Chu.
That night, for the convenience of the investigation, Zhao Zhao and her group stayed at the Chen family's residence.
Song Yao was very vigilant and firmly refused to let Zhao Zhao stay alone. She wanted to stay with her and even set up a formation outside their room. Zhao Zhao thought there were some flaws in it, so she secretly strengthened it. She also changed the direction of the talisman patterns and added a function to ward off ghosts.
However, just as she finished setting up the formation, Yu Chu came.