CHAPTER 432: 146 CHAPTERS KESI_3

The mecha soldier who had just delivered the tangyuan nodded to Chen Yin and the other mecha soldier brothers before quickly turning to leave; it needed to return outside the Ke Family residence to stand guard with the other mecha soldier brothers of the Ke Family.

Meanwhile, as the mecha soldier sped towards the Ke Family, Du Xixi and Ke Lian were striving to respond to Ke Xing’s questions.

After hanging up the video call, Ke Xing frowned and asked Du Xixi, "Xixi, judging by Your Majesty’s words, the craft of kesi should have already disappeared. Where did you get a kesi dress?"

Ke Xing was closely acquainted with the Du Family, otherwise, the marriage agreement between Du Xixi and Ke Lian wouldn’t have been possible. But he often visited the Du Family and still didn’t know Du Xixi owned a kesi dress? It was truly strange.

At that moment, both Du Xixi and Ke Lian felt uneasy; they had never told Ke Xing about Du Xixi’s soul coming from Blue Star, even though many of Chen Yin’s trusted courtiers were aware of this fact, it was kept tightly concealed from Ke Xing.

It’s not that they didn’t trust Ke Xing, but he was already retired and frequently out with the children, unlike the courtiers who went to the Imperial Palace daily, assisting with government duties and ensuring safety. If this were accidentally revealed, it would greatly harm Du Xixi and also impact the Blue Star Empire.

The officially recognized Empress of Blue Star Empire hosting a soul from ten thousand years ago? If leaked, the Four Great Empires would be thrilled; they would undoubtedly latch onto this handle, either coercing Blue Star Empire to step back or wanting to "slice" and study Du Xixi.

Therefore, even if this truth might be concealed from Ke Xing forever, Du Xixi and Ke Lian wouldn’t let out any word of it. Du Xixi glanced at her Light Computer, feeling grateful that although Chen Yin had slipped earlier, it wasn’t complete, allowing her a chance to recover.

She smiled, showing no hint of tension, relying on the fact that Ke Xing was unaware of her past with Chen Yin, half-truthfully said: "When I was little, I met my brother a few times; at that time, I didn’t know who gifted me a kesi dress, a small one, too small to wear now that I’ve grown up, so I kept it away, unsure whether I can find it."

With these simple words, Du Xixi not only distanced the origin of the kesi dress from herself but also explained when Chen Yin saw her wearing it, dispelling the majority of Ke Xing’s doubts.

However, Ke Xing still felt a bit puzzled and continued to ask, "Then, how did you and Your Majesty know the name ’kesi’?"

"Dad! Can’t Xixi and Your Majesty name an unknown but beautiful item out of a whim?" Du Xixi was momentarily stumped by the question, but luckily Ke Lian reacted quickly, speaking with a bland expression, "Always mentioning Your Majesty and Xixi together. I don’t like it."

The implication was Ke Lian would get jealous. Hearing this, Ke Xing merely glanced at Ke Lian and Du Xixi in amusement, not pressing further, and cheerfully picked up the two children to go upstairs.

After meals, Yiyi and Er Er would generally play with toys for a while in the nursery, serving as a digestion period for the two babies.

Seeing Ke Xing head upstairs, accompanied by the sound of opening and closing the door, Du Xixi and Ke Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief, exchanging a glance full of unspeakable understanding.

In the end, it was Du Xixi who spoke first: "Did we pass the test again?"

The word "again" completely reflects Du Xixi’s inner exhaustion. A long time ago, no one quite knows when exactly, Ke Xing had similarly asked due to another matter, but Du Xixi had managed to calmly navigate through it, preventing Ke Xing from overthinking.

Though today it was Chen Yin who slipped up first, not completely, Du Xixi’s heart was frantic, and she had already contemplated how to apologize to Ke Xing should her identity be revealed.

Fortunately, it was all concealed from Ke Xing.

Ke Lian nodded, just about to say something when Du Xixi, having been clutching her chest with fear a moment ago, suddenly looked at Ke Lian with admiration, "I didn’t expect it, sometimes your jealousy is actually quite handy."

Ke Lian: ...

As the couple continued their conversation, Ke Xing stood at the corner of the stairs, out of sight from Du Xixi and Ke Lian, his expression slightly tense. The two children seemed to sense their grandfather’s heavy mood, remaining utterly silent, as if they were already absorbed within the nursery, unable to hear their parents’ conversation downstairs.

After casting a deep glance at Ke Lian and Du Xixi, Ke Xing slowly turned, relying on decades of battlefield experience. Although his current skills might not be exceptional, at least his stealth abilities still surpassed Ke Lian’s somewhat.

He was entirely capable of moving silently in and out of the nursery.

The nursery door was cautiously shut by Ke Xing, even Ke Lian, with such keen ears, couldn’t discern the sound of the door closing. As Ke Xing set the two children down and laid out a few toys before them, his mind continued to ponder.

Actually, Ke Xing had long since noticed the oddities about Du Xixi; she harbored far too many mysteries. Though Du Xixi always managed to deflect with plausible reasons, Ke Xing’s perceptive eyes had seen through too many criminals, true and false...

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Ke Xing thought how could he possibly not discern truth from falsehood?