Violet suddenly felt a little regretful. If she had known that this man was unromantic and moody, she would never have taken the initiative to take the blame.
Now she was in a situation where she couldn't back down from the tiger's back. Not to mention others, even she felt ashamed.
I was annoyed, but I couldn't vent my anger and could only go along with what the other person said.
"Your Highness is right. Since ancient times, betrayal has been the most hateful thing. Since I, the righteous, was the first to sow discord, it is natural that I, the daughter of the master of the immortal sect, should bear the responsibility. But please calm down and don't be too angry."
Violet had never realized that she was so eloquent. She had only been in the Demon Realm for a few days, but she had spoken almost more than in the past twenty-five years.
Maybe she should thank Dominic and pick a day to visit her grave. She wasn't cursing, she just felt that the cultivation world was full of intrigues and schemes, and Dominic was in such a high position that she was so conspicuous that she might die suddenly one day.
Fate is an absurd and unknown thing. As her wife, she should be prepared in advance, right?
"Hey, how can you be angry? I said, this matter is indeed related to you, or rather, your father. It is only natural that a son should pay for his father's debt. Moreover, you broke into the cell without permission, with ulterior motives, and you are guilty of your own crime."
When Dominic said this, she found Violet's forced smile extremely amusing.
The more she pretended to be indifferent and acted calm, the more Dominic wanted to tear off her disguise.
"It is hard to refuse my beloved wife's kindness, and I cannot refuse. It just so happens that it has been snowing heavily recently, and the palace is short-handed, so there is no one to clear the snow and clean the flower garden. In this case, I will leave it to you. For half a month, I hope you will do your best and don't leave any traces of snow near the corridors and paths."
"Yes, sir."
Dominic asked with a smile: "Are you angry?"
Violet also smiled and shook her head: "How could it be."
I just suddenly remembered that I had to make a coffin and take it with me when I visited the grave.
*
The next morning, just after dawn, there was a short knock on the door.
Fortunately, after years of diligent practice, Violet has developed the habit of getting up early, so she can open the door quickly without having to hurriedly dress and wash up.
"Lily, why are you here?"
Violet was a little surprised. Lily often talked to her these days and asked her about her father and Xuanmen matters, but she never came to see her early in the morning.
Lily has her own responsibilities, and usually at this time she should be busy taking care of flowers, plants and trees.
Beigong has very few servants, and everyone has his or her own job. If you think carefully, she is the one with the least time.
Lily looked worried, and slowly took out a shovel, broom and other tools: "His Highness ordered me to bring these to the young lady, saying that she will need them starting today."
Judging from his hesitant tone, he seemed quite confused, but due to his identity, he did not ask.
Violet looked at the brand new broom in front of her and immediately thought of what happened last night. Her mouth twitched slightly: "Yesterday I trespassed into the tower and displeased His Highness, so he punished me to remove snow for half a month. I didn't expect His Highness to be so considerate. He knew that I was worried about the tools and specially... bought me a new one."
In fact, she had wrongly blamed Dominic. These tools were not bought, but Dominic was so happy that she couldn't sleep at night, so she stayed up all night to select materials and make them herself. From the outside, they looked like ordinary tools, but the inside was very exquisite.
Not to mention anything else, the handle of the shovel is made of rare warm jade and has special power to keep out the cold.
Unfortunately, Violet had just arrived and was not familiar with the place. She thought that the Demon King was extravagant and even made his daily utensils with jade.
Lily was shocked when she heard this, and unconsciously clenched her hand. Feeling a hint of warmth coming, her expression suddenly broke: "What? Just like that?"
Her shocked tone was so blunt that Violet couldn't help but frown.
Lily noticed her suspicion and quickly suppressed her shattered emotions, forcing a smile and saying, "Ah, no, I just remembered that some outsiders had trespassed into the tower before and ended up in a bad situation. I didn't expect that His Highness liked the girl so much, so I just gave him a symbolic punishment."
When speaking, she didn't realize that she was using too much force, and her shiny nails scratched her palms.
"How can it be love? You are just teasing me on purpose." Violet didn't care, but suddenly narrowed her eyes as if she noticed something: "Do you know that you can't enter the tower without permission?"
Then why... didn't you tell her when you mentioned it before?
Did you forget? Or did you conceal it on purpose...
Lily's breathing was slightly stagnant, and she quickly laughed: "In fact, I only heard some groundless rumors, and I didn't know much about them. I didn't expect them to be true. This time, it was my fault that caused the girl to be punished. It is really unforgivable. Let me help the girl clear the snow."
Violet thought of Dominic's naughty temper and shook her head: "It has nothing to do with you. I acted on my own. Your Highness doesn't like others to act on their own. If I escape this punishment, I might be blamed more severely. You go, it's not a dirty job. I have the power of Jindan, so I should be able to clean it up quickly."
Seeing this, Lily didn't dare to say anything more. She handed the tools to her and left in a hurry.
Since the other party had thoughtfully sent someone to deliver tools, Violet could not sit idle any longer. She put on a thick and warm cloak and started today's snow removal work.
She was originally worried about the freezing weather and the frost seeping into her arms along with the cold tools. But when she actually started to clear the snow, she found that the handles were warm and comfortable, as if there was a stove hidden inside.
"I see. That's incredibly thoughtful of you."
Violet sighed softly, and for the first time she felt warmth in the cold winter.
Snow removal was not difficult, and it was limited to the area near the flower garden, so it only took an hour to clean it thoroughly. However, Moon City had heavy snow all year round, and after a while, the swept areas were covered with a layer of white again.
She was sweating profusely after only one morning of hard work. Even with her Golden Core Great Perfection, she couldn't resist the endless consumption.
At noon, Violet returned to the house to rest for a while. She soaked in the hot water and felt her whole body was hot, as if her weak body after many years had become stronger.
Maybe she does need some training.
After taking a bath, burning incense, and changing into new clothes, Violet returned to the courtyard full of energy.
However, this enthusiasm did not last long, as it was once again shattered by someone's joke.
"Mia?"
Violet saw Mia and a group of palace maids sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the garden, fiddling with something.
When I got closer, I found that there was a silver wire iron frame on the stone table in the middle, and red-hot charcoal was hidden underneath. Many palace maids helped to put all kinds of vegetables and fresh meat on it.
Brushed with a layer of spicy sauce, the delicious ingredients sizzle under the grill, steaming and fragrant.
"Ah, Violet. We were having a barbecue and we went to look for you just now, but you were not in the room, so we started first. Come quickly, it's still hot. Today it's His Highness who personally ordered us to have a barbecue to entertain us." Mia shook the warm wine in his hand and smiled happily.
On the day he revealed his true feelings, he said in a serious manner that he hated her, but as a few days passed, he became even closer to her.
If it were usual, Violet might be surprised at this man's honesty and be a little happy about it, but now her attention was completely attracted by other things.
"I just went to the bathhouse, so I must have missed it by chance." She forced her mouth and asked, "You said, did His Highness ask you to have a barbecue here?"
God knows what kind of mood she was in when she said this.
"Yes, Your Highness is very good." Mia raised his head, quite proud.
"But I heard her say that the palace is very busy lately and there is a shortage of staff..."
"Hmm? Is that true?" Mia thought for a moment and decided to support His Highness unconditionally. "Maybe."
hehe.
You are so good, Dominic. Not only did you deliberately scare her, but you also sent people to barbecue her when she was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Frost Moon's face turned cold, even colder than the heavy snow outside.
"Aren't you coming to play?" Mia was puzzled when he saw that she didn't move.
Violet sneered in her heart: "If I don't come, His Highness will punish me by making me clean up the heavy snow in the courtyard."
But the snow was getting heavier and heavier, so why did we have to clean it up now? At most, we could just use a magic shield to block it all out.
Mia looked at Violet's cold back and didn't dare to say this.
Your Highness...Your Highness must have some hidden meaning behind doing this.
*
Isabelle came to Beigong to find Dominic. He searched around the hall but couldn't see her. Finally, he found her on the top of the high tower.
"You're here in broad daylight. Don't tell me it's a relapse."
Outsiders didn't understand why Dominic wanted to build a high tower in the palace. They just thought that she liked quiet and high places, but Isabelle knew that was not the case.
After failing to ascend to the heavens three hundred years ago, Dominic's cultivation level plummeted, and she has not recovered after many years. It is rumored that she has damaged her foundation and will never be able to break through in her lifetime. In fact, this is not true. Dominic's foundation is intact, and the reason why her cultivation level has not recovered is because her soul has left her body.
On that day, the heavenly calamity was so severe that Dominic could not withstand the powerful force of the thunder and lightning, causing her body to be shattered and her soul to leave her body, which could no longer be integrated.
At first, Dominic did not take it seriously, thinking it was just because of a defect in the physical body. As long as it was repaired, the soul could attach itself to it again.
However, when her body was restored, Dominic tried again but still could not merge. Only then did she realize that everything was not as simple as she thought.
If the soul is away from the body for too long, it will breed negative energy, eventually affecting the mind and becoming a ghost. Dominic's soul could not return to the body, so she had to refine another body and extract half of the blood from the original body and inject it into the newly cast body.
This time, she successfully integrated into it, but it also left her with indelible sequelae.
The imitation is not the original after all. Even if you inject blood to deceive the world, you cannot deceive yourself.
The blood injected into the new body cannot regenerate, but will die. Every once in a while, she must draw new blood from her original body and inject it into her current body.
Blood dies every day, but Dominic cannot have a blood transfusion every day. The dirt left behind by the dead blood lingers in her body like toxins, often tormenting her.
The top floor of the tower is connected to the original body. Only by being here can the pain be relieved to the greatest extent.
If it becomes unbearable, an emergency blood transfusion can be performed here.
This is Dominic's secret, and only Isabelle knew it for three hundred years.
"It's only been a short time, and it's breaking out again? Maybe you should refine a new one." Isabelle was very worried.
The dirt cannot be completely eradicated by blood transfusion, and some of it will still be hidden in the body, and over time it will affect the entire body. Every time this happens, Dominic will refine her body again.
Dominic shook her head, "Although it is true that I will soon have to change my body, it did not happen today."
She has been in a good mood lately, and her old illness has not flared up as often.
Isabelle didn't believe her, but seeing that she looked calm and even had a smile on her lips, he didn't dare to ask more questions.
"Are you enjoying the scenery?" She followed Dominic's gaze and saw figures working diligently in the heavy snow.
The man seemed very tired, sweating profusely. In stark contrast to her hard work, the pavilion in the courtyard was full of joy and leisure. They were eating barbecue and drinking warm wine, having a great time.
"Why is she clearing the snow? Didn't she see that the heavy snow outside never stopped?" Isabelle realized it belatedly, and thought of some painful memory. He hissed and pinched his brows in pain, "You ba5tard, are you torturing me again?"
Dominic could not deny it.
She was very self-aware and had always known that she was a jerk.
But this time, I still have to make a small correction: "She volunteered."
"BullSh!t!" Isabelle thought of her past self and almost couldn't help cursing. She had seen the same trick many times, but it was used on her before and now it was used on others. She pulled Dominic up expressionlessly: "Let's go and do business."
"What? Is there a result?" Dominic put away her joking expression.
Isabelle nodded: "The traitor has been found, and he has contact with King Chen."
Dominic sneered, which was unexpected, yet reasonable.
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