Suddenly, she tripped and almost b.u.mped into Di Fuyi, who was walking steadily next to her . He quickly gave her a hand and was concerned about her wellbeing . "Be careful where you walk," he said .

"I know . "

They then summoned their rides, respectively . Di Fuyi took a ride on Baize and Jing Ling Er on the silver dragon . Swiftly, they flew into the air and disappeared from sight .

"I never knew that Prince Nianmo was such a gentleman to a lady . "

"The girl is very lucky . It looks like Prince Nianmo really fancies her . "

"I have heard that Prince Nianmo is only six years old, even though he looks like a grown-up . He is too young to be with a girl right now, isn't he?"

"You know nothing . In fact, Prince Nianmo is the son of the Divine Lord and Great Devil . I know that the Divine Lord turned into an adult at the mere age of one . As we can see, Prince Nianmo is already a grown-up, with the power equivalent to a Golden Immortal . There should not be any problem for him to get married at this age . "

The wide discussion carried on into the evening . No one was concerned about Gu Xijiu anymore; only the Emperor Immortal cared to give her a few glances .

All of a sudden, a dialogue appeared in her head; Gu Xijiu sat there quietly reminiscing .

"Baby, you are still a child . You should not be so perverted . "

"Don't call me your baby! If you think that I am a child, why do you keep following me?"

"I like little girls . "

"Pervert!"

The conversation sprung out in her head out of nowhere .  She knew very well that it was a dialogue that she once had with Huang Tu . It seems that back then, Huang Tu used to like little girls, too .

In fact, a girl's vivacity and high spirits would certainly charm any men . Di Fuyi was living proof of that as Jing Ling Er was obviously a very lively girl .

Did she use to be a lively, charming girl? Gu Xijiu tried to recall her behavior in recent years . Apparently, she was convinced that she was not that sort of happy and active girl . She was a rather cold, arrogant woman who showed no expression on her face . There were seldom times that she would misbehave .  Ever since she started her career as an a.s.sa.s.sin, her naivety was gone for good .

She grabbed the cup beside and took a quick sip, without noticing how hot the tea was . Her tongue was burned, so she could not help but cough . A gla.s.s of juice was handed to her . "Come . Take of a sip of it . "

Gu Xijiu accepted the gla.s.s and took another sip . The water tasted sweet and icy, which made her burnt tongue feel more comfortable .

"Thank you, your highness," she appreciated his kind gesture .

"Mighty Immortal Gu, you are so welcome," the Emperor Immortal answered smilingly . "How do you feel now? Is the burn very serious?"

"It is fine . " The burn was nothing to Gu Xijiu . She used a tiny portion of her spiritual power to treat the burned area . Very soon, the burning sensation went away .

"Xijiu, what are the plans that you have for your future?" The Emperor Immortal was keen to know what Gu Xijiu intended to do . With a smile, he added, "Since you are not that old, would you mind if I called you by your name?"

Gu Xijiu certainly would not mind it at all . "Your highness, you certainly can . Also, now that I have fulfilled your requests, when will you release General Long?"

"Don't worry . I have set him free . I can safely a.s.sume that he is already on his way home . You will see him on your way back . "

Gu Xijiu heaved a sigh of relief . "What about his crime?"

"He is one of my men, so I surely know that he is not up to anything rebellious . I have exonerated him from the crime . "

"I see . So, you have used him to lure me here . "

"I apologize," the Emperor Immortal admitted without hesitating . "Xijiu, I did not know you well before, so I was worried that you might take advantage of Prince Nianmo . Thus, I had to resort to such an uncanny move . Please pardon my mistake . Here, I shall punish myself with three gla.s.ses of wine to express my apology . "

The emperor was a straightforward man . Gu Xijiu admired his frankness, so she accepted his apology right away .