The autumn sea breeze was a bit cool, and it felt particularly cold on Bai Qiyun, who was not wearing a coat.

"A-sneeze!"

Bai Qiyun covered his arms and stood shivering in the cold wind.

The surrounding water plants were constantly swaying in the wind, as if mocking the boy's weakness.

There was no way, Bai Qiyun's coat had been worn by Xinhai before, and the woman hadn't brought his clothes when she came over.

But thinking about that scene, Bai Qiyun was glad that she didn't bring him here.

Otherwise, it would be a bit awkward no matter how you think about it, in front of everyone, for a goddess-miko to bring intimate clothes to a man who has just arrived.

There might even be some scandal.

It's okay for him to be a grown man, but it's a little unfair to Xinhai.

"Isn't it over yet?"

Looking at the closed gate of the shrine in front of him, Bai Qiyun couldn't help but sigh.

Since he returned to the shrine, the door to the shrine has been closed.

But it wasn't because of any accident, it was just that Xinhai summoned the miko inside to discuss something.

Under such circumstances, it was somewhat inappropriate for him to barge in directly as a man. He could only stand outside the shrine in the slightly salty autumn wind, waiting for the big leader to finish the meeting.

Now he can only pray that Xinhai has not contracted the bad habits of those big leaders and can start a meeting in half a day.

'You are stupid.'

Perhaps seeing that Bai Qiyun couldn't bear the cold, Yandora popped out of the boy's backpack and attached an elemental film to him to help resist the cold wind.

Although it looks like Bai Qiyun has been covered with slime, which is not very beautiful in appearance, it does work.

"Thanks."

Although there was a risk of being regarded as a weirdo, the warmth at hand made Bai Qiyun shut up his complaints.

Fortunately, he didn't remain a weirdo for long.

The gate of the shrine opened again, and the shrine maidens wearing blue and white shrine maiden uniforms filed out.

Looking at these young girls, Bai Qiyun couldn't help but subconsciously comment on them.

Of course, what he was commenting on was not the appearance of the girls, but the miko uniform on the other party.

Compared to the red and white colors of Narukami Taisha Shrine, he seems to prefer the blue and white colors.

It's just that he has never seen Coral Palace Xinhai wearing an orthodox miko uniform until now.

The two foxes at Narukami Taisha Shrine wear the shrine maiden uniforms as regular clothes, and they are very tight.

"Mr. Bai? Why are you outside?"

Xinhai saw off the group of witches and saw Bai Qiyun standing motionless by the door, and immediately exclaimed.

Of course, at this time, Bai Qiyun had already taken off the slime-like coat.

"No, I didn't wait long..."

Hearing this, Yandora in the backpack couldn't help curling her lips.

I don’t know who was freezing outside like a grandson just now, but now he can’t walk when he sees a woman.

"Come in, it's cold outside."

Xinhai couldn't help but pull Bai Qiyun into the shrine, and then closed the door again.

As the door slowly closed, the palace once again became the world of only Xinhai and Bai Qiyun.

However, because of the experience of the previous day, the two of them no longer seemed so restrained when they were alone in a room.

Feeling the warmth in the room, Bai Qiyun's body radiated a stream of heat from the inside out, like spring sweeping over him, making his body come back to life.

"call..."

Bai Qiyun let out a long breath.

"Come on, drink this quickly."

Xinhai slowly came out of the room with a cup of hot tea. Bai Qiyun took it and warmed it in his hands. It was a good time to drink it.

He raised his head and took the tea into his stomach.

"Thank you."

"No, this is not something worthy of gratitude."

Whether it is in terms of hospitality or in the name of superiors and subordinates, a cup of hot tea is not something worthy of thanks.

On the contrary, leaving Bai Qiyun outside the house made Xinhai feel even more guilty.

She opened her bright eyes, took Bai Qiyun's hands in hers, and said solemnly.

"Next time, if there is a next time, Mr. Bai, you can enter the shrine directly without worrying about anything."

Facing the girl's gaze, Bai Qiyun had just drank the tea, but suddenly felt his mouth was dry and had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

"okay, I get it."

After receiving a positive reply, Xinhai let go of her hands with satisfaction. The long hair on the back of her head trembled slightly as Zhen's head swayed, and she put her hands on her chest.

"That's right. Although it may be a bit presumptuous to say this, I still hope that Mr. Bai can treat this place as your second home and don't do anything without hesitation."

"this...."

Although Bai Qiyun knew that Xinhai said this deliberately to show her goodwill, looking at her sweet yet intelligent face, he couldn't help but stop talking for a moment, and could only mechanically nod slightly and accept the kindness.

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"In that case, let's talk about something serious."

Coral Palace Xinhai's expression became serious, and a look of seriousness appeared on his face.

"I already have a rough guess about this incident, but it will take some time to catch their clues."

"The Chamber of Commerce on Kaiji Island?"

Bai Qiyun tried to put forward his guess.

Hearing this, Xinhai raised his eyebrows, and a flash of surprise flashed in his deep eyes.

"Mr. Bai actually guessed it... No, no, it was the woman from the castle tower who told you."

Bai Qiyun first came to Dao Wife, she knew it.

So without any intelligence basis, it is impossible for the other party to figure out the ins and outs of this matter on their own.

In other words, there must be an expert behind the scenes.

Bai Qiyun was speechless for a while and could only speak vaguely.

"Well... I just thought of it accidentally."

He knew that Xinhai and Tianshou Pavilion were not at odds with each other, so naturally he did not dare to tell the other party the truth.

"snort."

Seeing that the young man started to play tricks again, a hint of displeasure surged in his heart as soon as he revealed his sincerity.

She just said that, but this guy was still hiding her. He really treated her as an outsider.

Coral Palace Xinhai wrinkled her nose slightly, her eyes filled with displeasure.

However, she still did not pursue the matter further, after all, it would not be good for anyone if the atmosphere became tense.

"You're right. There must be some local Chamber of Commerce behind this matter, but it's not enough to catch them with just a little bit of pearl powder."

The meaning of Coral Palace Heart Sea is to start investigating simultaneously from two directions: the Water of the Formless and the smuggling trade of the Chamber of Commerce during this period.

Sōun Shrine has always turned a blind eye to smuggling between the Chamber of Commerce and the outside world.

After all, the business is not very good in the first place, and rashly cutting off the original contact can easily have the opposite effect.

As long as the chamber of commerce pays taxes and delivers supplies honestly, they won't bother to take care of it.
Chapter completed!