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Because she never thought about saving anyone, everything was done by Naruto, and even the current conversation was what Naruto taught her to say.
After a few pleasantries, the two forces established a friendly relationship.
Nara Shikamaru noticed that there was always a hint of melancholy between Fenghua Xiaoxue's brows, so he asked, "Excuse me, Your Highness, are you in any trouble? Do you need our help?"
Fenghua Xiaoxue, who was tapping her fingers on the table, lowered her eyes after hearing this, and after thinking for a while, she said:
"Three of you entered the Snow Country's palace before me, so you must know the situation here better than I do."
"I want to ask you if you have seen a woman who looks somewhat similar to me."
"I think he's a little shorter than me, and looks more mature than me. If you see someone like this, please let me know."
The person Fenghua Xiaoxue wanted to find was the former queen of the Snow Country, who was also her mother.
After rushing into the palace this time, the first thing Fenghua Xiaoxue did was to look for her mother. However, she and her men searched the entire palace but could not find any trace of the former queen.
So even though she had seized the throne now, she still couldn't smile.
Shikamaru looked at Hyuga Neji beside him. After observing Fenghan Koyuki's face for a while, Hyuga Neji shook his head and sighed.
"I'm sorry, but we haven't seen anyone like you in our search of the palace."
Hearing this, Fenghua Xiaoxue's expression became completely gloomy.
Although there had been speculations a long time ago, it was still extremely painful when the truth was revealed.
Now there is only one possibility left for the former queen, and that is that she has probably already died at the hands of the brutal Fenghua Nutao.
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
Fenghua Xiaoxue screamed miserably, cursing, "Beast!"
Seeing this, the three Konoha people quickly took their leave and left the hall.
Watching others being sad is not a good habit and it might even annoy others.
The snow in the Snow Country seems to never stop. The sky is filled with dense snowflakes, which fall to the ground one after another.
It was a vast expanse of white, as if the whole world was covered with a layer of white haze.
Three people of similar height walked slowly, leaving a trail of footprints.
Suddenly, Hyuga Neji stopped walking in the snow and spoke softly, "Seeing her so sad, I miss my mother a little bit too. I wonder how she is doing at home alone."
"You are quite filial."
Sasuke said at the side: "When you go back, spend more time with your family. Don't be like me, never seeing them and only missing them for the rest of your life."
Perhaps out of congeniality, he did something unexpected and mentioned his family affairs to others.
"Hey, hey, why are we suddenly talking about sad topics? Let's think of something happy." Shikamaru laughed, trying to change the subject.
Sasuke, on the other hand, teased: "Shikamaru is probably the happiest among the three of us. He has had his parents by his side since he was young, and he also has two childhood friends by his side."
Neji agreed with Sasuke's words and nodded slightly.
The Uchiha clan was massacred, Sasuke's entire family was gone, Neji's father died for the main family, and he has depended on his mother since childhood.
No matter how you look at it, Shikamaru is the happiest.
Unexpectedly, Shikamaru suddenly laughed: "I don't think so."
Sasuke and Neji looked at the genuine sadness in Shikamaru's eyes, and they looked at each other with confused expressions.
They thought about it over and over again, and dug deep into their memories, but they couldn't find anything about Shikamaru that was worth being sad about.
I have family and friends, what else could I want?
"You may not believe it, but my childhood was no better than yours."
"In some ways, it's even more miserable than you."
Shikamaru took out a pack of cigarettes from somewhere, put one in his mouth first, and then asked, "Do you want to smoke?"
Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't smoke."
Ningci also waved his hand to refuse.
Seeing this, Shikamaru ignored them and lit the cigarette, took a deep puff, and then exhaled the smoke.
Then Shikamaru spoke in a gentle tone, recounting his experiences over the past decade.
“My family doesn’t like me.”
"My grandfather and my father have always been cold and mean to me since I was little. Every time I tried to get close to them, they would unabashedly release their murderous intent towards me."
“No matter how hard I tried to gain their approval, they looked at me as if I were an enemy.”
Chapter 231 Daughter Keeps Watch
Fenghua Xiaoxue is very busy.
The succession ceremony was held hastily and sloppily. The makeshift team that followed her wanted to make a big event, but she rejected it on the grounds that it would be a waste of time and money.
This reason left everyone speechless.
After all, the Snow Country does not have many resources, and has been exploited by Feng Hua Nu Tao and his team for more than ten years, resulting in the Snow Country being extremely poor now.
After the meeting, Fenghua Xiaoxue, who missed her mother dearly, immediately ordered to find her mother's grave so that she could pay her respects.
But in the end, we got a piece of news that the former queen was still alive and well a day ago, and many people witnessed it with their own eyes.
Fenghua Xiaoxue was even more heartbroken. She guessed that it was probably because of her seizure of power that Fenghua Nutao attacked his mother in a rage.
Now even the body cannot be found.
Really sad.
As night fell, the streets and alleys were thrown into a carnival to welcome the new king. The sky was dotted with twinkling stars, like sparse diamonds scattered on the black sky.
Fenghua Xiaoxue, accompanied by soldiers, walked onto the street. The trees on both sides swayed their branches and leaves along the street lights, and when the wind blew through the leaves, there was a rustling sound.
She is probably the unhappiest person today.
I paid homage to my father's grave and erected a tombstone for my mother.
Even though I feel extremely sad in my heart, I still have to hold back my sadness and not cry, so as to keep myself looking bright and beautiful.
I'll go meet Naruto later.
"Father, Mother, Xiaoxue will come to see you tomorrow."
She planted a flower in front of the two people's graves with her own hands, and Fenghua Xiaoxue left with the soldiers.
We were out of the city about half an hour later.
Fenghua Xiaoxue ordered the soldiers to stop and wait. She went there alone and saw Bai waiting in front of Naruto's tent from a distance.
"Xiaoxue!" Bai Yi immediately waved excitedly when he saw Fenghua Xiaoxue.
Fenghua Xiaoxue was confused when she saw this, and secretly complained in her heart what was wrong with this girl Bai that she would greet her so enthusiastically.
There must be a ghost.
The moonlight in the sky became brighter and brighter.
Feeling anxious, Fenghua Xiaoxue walked towards Bai and responded with a smile:
"Bai, why are you guarding here alone? Didn't Lord Naruto let you in?"
"Or is it that being cold in the snow is one of your ways of finding refreshment?"
Fenghua Xiaoxue also understood that Bai had some masochistic tendencies, and that was why she had a grudge against Bai.
Originally, she was very happy to see Bai being bullied by Naruto, so she thought Bai liked being treated like that, so she bullied him as well.
Unexpectedly, Bai got furious.
That time on the bed, if Naruto hadn't stopped Bai, Bai might have killed her directly, which scared Fenghua Xiaoxue to death.
It was then that Fenghua Xiaoxue realized that Bai didn't like being bullied at all, he just liked being bullied by Naruto.
She regretted it very much.
But since the offense has already been committed, there is no point in regretting it.
Looking at Fenghua Xiaoxue's smiling face, Bai grinned even more brightly: "I'm just keeping watch for Naruto-sama."
Fenghua Xiaoxue nodded slightly, thinking that it was no wonder that she heard the sound of playing poker in the tent. It turned out that Naruto's nightlife had begun.
No.
Maybe it never ended at all.
Lord Naruto, you may look small, but you are actually very powerful.
And the battery life is super long.
"Then I'll wait with you."
"Are you sure?" Bai raised an eyebrow, a sly smile on his face.
Fenghua Xiaoxue smiled softly and said, "Why are you so uncertain? We will govern the Snow Country together in the future. It's nice to stand together and look at the snow scenery."
To be honest, she really wanted to restore her relationship with Bai. After all, although Naruto was strong, he would be far away from her in the future.
Sometimes distant water cannot put out a nearby fire.
We still have to rely on Bai, the future Snow Shadow of the Snow Village.
From now on, she will pay the money and Bai will do the work, and Bai will be equivalent to the captain of her bodyguard team.
However, Bai didn't seem to want to accept the kindness she showed him, and murmured in a deep voice: "I advise you to go in and take a look now."
"It's okay, don't worry about me, I'll stay with you," Fenghua Xiaoxue wanted to try to hold on a little longer.
"O(∩_∩)O"
"Hehe~" Bai Wenrou's laughter sounded extremely strange to Fenghua Xiaoxue.
A bit seeping.
Only a second later, Bai slowly said, "I went to the Snow Kingdom this morning and rescued two people."
Fenghua Xiaoxue endured the awkwardness of talking to Bai and smiled faintly: "That's good."