Xie Yunze's pupils contracted slightly as he slowly squatted down beside the bed. "What do you mean? He's surrounded by black energy?"

Ah Ning nodded, then, remembering that her father was blind, she picked up a pair of scissors, cut her fingertip, squeezed out a little blood, and pressed it to his forehead. "Open."

"Okay, now Daddy can see it."

Xie Yunze opened his eyes and saw that his son was enveloped in thick black mist, mixed with a lot of purple energy.

The black and purple energies swirled together, making it almost impossible to discern the child's features...

Xie Yunze was deeply shaken, and asked in a trembling voice, "A-Ning..."

"What exactly is this black and purple mist surrounding him?"

Ah Ning frowned and hesitated for a moment before saying:

"It's like a curse."

Moreover, the smell was very similar to the curse on her mother.

Could it be that the person who cursed Mother also cursed the Sixth Prince?

That person not only visited the Prince of Yong'an's Mansion, but also entered the Imperial Palace?

Ah Ning was puzzled. She puffed out her cheeks and thought about it for a while, then heard Xie Yunze ask her a question.

"Ah Ning, what kind of curse is this? Is there a way to break it?"

Ah Ning bit her lower lip and slowly shook her head. "Thank you, Father. Ah Ning doesn't know either."

"Ah Ning didn't learn much about breaking curses from her master, she only knows a little bit. To break this curse, we must find the person who cast it."

"But who is this person? Ah Ning doesn't know..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunze frowned deeply. "Do you even know where your master is?"

"I don't know, Ah Ning hasn't seen her master in a long time either."

"..." Xie Yunze's face was full of anger, and his heart was filled with resentment.

Her son is cursed and on the verge of death, but his mother is nowhere to be found!

But his clenched fist gradually relaxed. "Is your master in some danger?"

Ah Ning blinked: "Huh? Master?"

"Master Aning is the most powerful person in the world; no one can harm him!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunze snapped out of his worry and tension and couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Yes, he almost forgot. Even if there are always people stronger than you, and the world is vast, there's simply no one in this world who could possibly harm Yu Yao...

Aning couldn't understand why he was sometimes angry and sometimes laughing, so she simply took out a few talismans from her small pouch and stuck them on Xie Yanhuai's forehead, shoulders, abdomen, soles of his feet, and thighs.

Immediately afterwards, she made a hand seal with one hand, closed her eyes and silently recited two phrases, and the talismans attached to Xie Yanhuai began to emit a faint golden light...

Ah Ning breathed a sigh of relief, took out another talisman, took some of Xie Yanhuai's black energy and wrapped it in the talisman, then folded the talisman into a triangle and held it in her palm.

She tugged at Xie Yunze's sleeve, looked up, and said in a childish voice, "Father Xie, Aning cast a spell on Brother Xiao Huai, he'll be fine for now."

"You stay here and keep watch, Aning, go find the big bad guy!"

Xie Yunze's expression was complicated. "Does A-Ning know where the person who poisoned Xiao Huai is?"

Ah Ning shook her head: "Ah Ning doesn't know, but Ah Ning should be able to find it!"

Hearing this, Xie Yunze felt a slight weight lifted from his heart and said solemnly, "Alright, thank you for your hard work, Aning. Father will be here waiting for you to come back!"

"Mmm!" Ah Ning nodded emphatically, clutching the talisman folded into a triangle in her palm, and left the bedroom without looking back.

"Hey? Big Brother Zhou Sheng?" A-Ning looked around, then looked up at Zhou Shengze, somewhat puzzled. "Wasn't A-Ning's mother just here?"

Zhou Shengze glanced inside and said, "Madam Xiang said she had to leave for a while and would be back to see Miss Aning. How is it inside? The Sixth Prince..."

Ah Ning lowered her eyes and sighed softly.

"He's been poisoned by a Gu curse, and Ah Ning is now going to find the big bad guy who poisoned him. That shouldn't be too difficult."

"But he's also under a curse, a really, really powerful curse, and Ah Ning doesn't know how to break it."

The little girl's face was flushed, and she hung her head, looking guilty.

Zhou Shengze clenched his fist, which was hidden in his sleeve, and comforted her, "Miss Aning, this is not your fault."

"His Highness the Sixth Prince was afflicted with this curse when he was three years old. I have devoted myself to researching it for four years, but I still cannot find a way to break it. This is not your fault."

"I just never expected him to be poisoned by Gu again..."

He gave a bitter laugh, "To my shame, I know nothing about witchcraft and sorcery, and I failed to discover immediately that His Highness the Sixth Prince had been poisoned by sorcery, causing him to fall into a coma. I really shouldn't have..."

Upon hearing this, Ah Ning shook her head: "No, Brother Zhou Sheng, he's unconscious not because of the Gu poison, but because of a curse. Don't blame yourself!"

Zhou Shengze forced a smile: "Alright, Miss Aning, finding the person who poisoned His Highness the Sixth Prince depends on you! I will stay here and ensure that nothing happens to His Highness the Sixth Prince before you return!"

"Uh-huh!"

Watching Ah Ning's departing figure, Zhou Shengze felt somewhat dazed.

Before meeting Aning, he never imagined that a four-year-old child could be so capable.

I never imagined that one day, I, as the imperial advisor, would place my hopes on this little baby...

"Imperial Advisor, please come in."

"Yes."

Zhou Shengze withdrew his gaze, clearing his mind of all distractions, and stepped into the bedroom.

Xie Yunze sat on the edge of the bed, holding Xie Yanhuai's small hand in one hand, and asked in a deep voice:

"The situation was urgent just now, and I didn't have time to ask."

"You and Aning have known each other for a long time?"

Zhou Shengze cupped his hands and said truthfully, "Your Majesty, I mentioned to you some time ago that the person who temporarily resolved the snow disaster in Daliang was Miss Aning."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunze was taken aback.

He thought the person was Yu Yao, that Yu Yao had returned...

"Fine." Xie Yunze's face was clouded with gloom. He waved his hand. "You stay here and guard with me. Don't go anywhere."

"Yes."

Meanwhile, Ah Ning had wandered off somewhere, glancing every now and then at the direction the triangular talisman in her palm was pointing.

As I passed by a covered bridge, I happened to hear a little girl crying.

"My kite, my kite, boohoo..."

The little girl was dressed very elegantly and was a bit taller than Aning. She pointed at the kite that had fallen onto the lake and kept crying.

Several palace maids took turns trying to coax him, but they couldn't soothe him no matter what they did.

Ah Ning tilted her head and asked, "Do you need any help?"

Nobody paid any attention to her...

Ah Ning pursed her lips, walked to the lakeside, squatted down and looked for a while, and soon saw a thin white line.

The thin line was embedded in the mud on the shore, with the other end connected to a kite on the lake.

Ah Ning couldn't help but laugh. She picked up the kite string that was stuck in the mud and slowly pulled the kite ashore.

She strode forward and handed over the exquisitely crafted kite.

"Hey, Aning got your kite back for you, don't cry anymore."

Unexpectedly, the little girl who had been crying just moments before revealed a wicked smile, pointed at Ah Ning, and loudly ordered:

"How dare you, you insolent servant! You dare touch my kite?"

"Quickly! Arrest her!"

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