After they returned home on Sunday, they packed up and saluted.
"Old Xu, why don't you leave today? It's still early outside, why did you agree to her?"
Xu Qingnian glanced at her and smiled: "It's best not to refuse her. This woman Xia Nuo was very aggressive and difficult to deal with a few years ago. It wasn't until she became the city lord that she restrained herself. I'll let you stay for one more day."
If you wait for a day, there is nothing to complain about."
Zhou Tian looked at Lao Xu incomprehensively, and thought to himself: Does this Lao Xu have something to do with the city lord?
Boom!
There was a rapid knock on the door.
Xu Qingnian thought he was a maid or a servant in the palace, so he said casually: "We don't need to wait on you anymore, we will leave tomorrow."
Boom!
The knocking on the door continued, which made Xu Qingnian a little impatient. He opened the door directly, but he didn't know it was Xia Shuning.
Xu Qingnian's eyes flashed: "Xia? Miss Xia."
Zhou Tian was packing things in the back room. When he heard Miss Xia, his hand shook and he dropped the package on the ground.
He hurriedly walked out.
"Miss Xia?"
"Master Zhou, how are you doing in the side hall?"
The eccentric Xia Shuning saw his vino look and said disdainfully.
Zhou Tian has never been very tough on women, and Wei Nuo acted like a last resort. Looking at Xia Shuning in front of him, he had an indescribable feeling, and his heart sank: Why did she suddenly come over? Could it be that the city lord has changed again?
Thoughts on not letting us go?
While thinking about it, Xia Shuning gradually approached Zhou Tian and stared at him with wide eyes.
"I don't care about your mother's affairs. I don't care about your mother's and my mother's affairs. I just want to ask you whether you have feelings for me as a man or a woman?"
Xia Shuning asked this question without hesitation, which shocked Xu Qingnian. He blinked at the two of them and ran out quickly.
"Master, I'll wait for you outside the palace."
Zhou Tian was originally unable to answer Xia Shuning's words, and his cheeks instantly turned rosy. At this time, Lao Xu ran away again, which made him very embarrassed.
"Miss Xia, I..."
Xia Shuning saw that he was stumbling when speaking, so she took another step forward. The aroma that hit her face made Zhou Tian even more nervous. She subconsciously took a step back and almost tripped over the table leg.
"I know what you think, and there's no need to be embarrassed. You don't have to take what my mother said this time seriously."
"But you'd better agree to one condition."
Xia Shuning originally wanted to question Zhou Tian's thoughts, but just now she suddenly thought of a better way.
"What? What conditions?"
There was a little sweat on Zhou Tian's forehead.
"My mother didn't let me enter the academy because she was afraid that I would be in danger or cause trouble. But this time I am engaged to you, but I can go through it openly. I am very happy in my heart."
"But my mother asked me to follow you to the academy. I can only accompany you as a family member."
"As long as you promise me, go to the academy, no matter what Master or whoever taught you, no matter what it is, you can tell me privately."
"How about it?"
Xia Shuning's weird eyes rolled around. Although Zhou Tian understood the meaning, he was still a little worried. Since her mother said that, she naturally considered it. If she agreed to it, wouldn't she be letting her mother down?
So he shook his head slowly.
"Miss Xia, the city lord is doing everything for your own good, please think twice!"
After hearing this, Xia Shuning frowned and shouted sternly: "Think twice, why don't you think twice? If you don't agree, I will go back and tell my mother now that you are unreliable and regret your marriage in front of me. I think the city lord will
I won’t let you leave!”
Zhou Tian shook his head helplessly and said: "Miss Xia, to be honest, I..."
Just as he was about to speak, Xu Qingnian barged in.
"Ah, Miss Xia, I heard everything you said. How about you let me persuade my young master and leave tomorrow for him to give you the final answer?"
Xu Qingnian's actions puzzled Zhou Tian very much. What's the point of waiting for tomorrow?
"Okay, Senior Xu, let's wait until tomorrow, hum!"
So he slammed the door angrily and left.
"Old Xu, what are you doing?"
Xu Qingnian quickly whispered to Zhou Tian: "If you say that you have a beloved girl now, how do you want Miss Xia to deal with herself, and how do you want her mother to treat her? Master, listen to me, I have seen this Miss Xia,
Pretty good."
"I went to the academy and it was easy to deal with."
Zhou Tian didn't quite agree with Xu Qingnian's words.
After that, he turned around and went to the side room and lay down.
"It's already evening outside, go to bed early, we have to go on the road tomorrow."
Xu Qingnian was talking to himself, but at this time Zhou Tian felt a lot of irritation in his heart.
In the early morning of the next day, it was dawn.
Boom!
Someone knocked on the door early in the morning, making Xu Qingnian very noisy.
"I said this is how the servants of your palace treat guests?"
"Senior Xu?"
It turned out to be Xia Shuning, which really surprised Xu Qingnian. This girl is really difficult to deal with. What time is it?
So she hurriedly got dressed, went to the door and opened it. Before she even opened her mouth, she could feel her anxious mood.
"Ah, Miss Xia, you are here so early. My young master..."
"Think about it, you can come with us. Since you want to enter the academy, there's nothing wrong with it."
Xu Qingnian turned his head in surprise and saw that Zhou Tian's clothes were as neat as new: "Master, when did you wake up? Why did you even change into new clothes?"
"Without further ado, let's leave now."
After hearing this, Xia Shuning was extremely happy and ran out with a whoosh, arriving at the city lord's palace.
"Mother! Mother!"
Xia Nuo had just woken up when she heard her daughter yelling and coming out.
"What are you making such a fuss about? You don't look like a princess at all."
Xia Shuning was extremely happy when she learned that she could successfully enter the academy, and she was even more excited when she saw her mother.
"Master Zhou, he agreed, hehe."
"oh?"
Xia Nuo was not too surprised and looked sideways outside the hall.
"You guys got up so early, so Ning'er must have woken you up, right?"
I saw Xu Qingnian and Zhou Tian taking a few steps to the palace. Xu Qingnian cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The city lord said something serious. Since we have to set off, we naturally got up earlier, so we will leave."
Zhou Tian also made a salute accordingly.
"Okay, in that case, I won't keep you here anymore. I hope Ning'er will not bring any burden to you by following you."
As he spoke, a smile appeared on Xia Nuo's lips.
"Don't worry, City Lord, Miss Xia will definitely take good care of you."
Zhou Tian said simply, and the three of them walked out of the hall.
Xia Shuning's eyes became moist just after taking a few steps. Even though she loved going to the academy so much, she still felt uncomfortable after being away from her mother for many years. But she had made the decision and didn't want to look back, so she covered her mouth and swallowed more.
"Xu Qingnian, Mr. Zhou."
They had just left the palace gate within a few dozen steps when Xia Nuo walked out.
"City Lord?"
Xu Qingnian turned around and looked doubtfully.
Xia Nuo threw a token to him.
"Going west after leaving Xiyun Palace is the fastest way to reach the Imperial City. Once you get to the Imperial City, the guards will be very strict."
"This token belongs to my Xiyun Palace. When the soldiers see it, they will naturally let you in."
Xu Qingnian exhaled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you City Lord for the gift."
At this time, when Xia Shuning heard her mother's voice, she couldn't help it anymore and cried softly.
When Xu Qingnian saw this, he wanted to turn around and tell the city lord, but Zhou Tian went to wave his hand and said: "Old Xu, leaving home and going to the academy is an important choice in itself. Besides, as a girl, it doesn't matter. Don't alarm the city lord."
Xia Shuning's departure also made Xia Nuo a little worried: "Daughter, I hope everything will go well for you in the future."
Not long after, they walked out of Xiyun Palace and looked to the west side of the city gate. They saw some snack shops in front of them. Zhou Tian touched his belly and said, "Old Xu, you still have some money on you. I'm a little hungry. Let's eat."
Let’s go after a meal.”
Xia Shuning wiped her eyes with her hands, pursed her lips and said, "That's all? I won't eat it. It's very close to the imperial city if you go west. If you keep going, you'll get there after dark, so don't delay any more."
When she said this, Xu Qingnian and Zhou Tian were suddenly dumbfounded and looked at each other.
"Master, let's go. Listen to Miss Xia and hurry up."
And while they were rushing to the imperial city, in Tianqi Town in Beimo, the elders of Xuantian Sect searched for several days to find out the truth, but they could not find any new clues.
"Master, what are you doing?"
Bai Suxi was walking in the courtyard and saw Xuanyuan Qing pacing back and forth in the central hall, feeling very anxious.
"It's been a long time now, but there's no news at all from these elders. Ye Wensheng's daughter Ye Youyou can't be found. It's really frustrating."
Since the Xuantian Sect was in chaos now, he wanted to take the position of clan leader overnight, but the elders were all looking for evidence of Zhou Liting and kept delaying. He was afraid that something would go wrong in the process.
With a worried and anxious look on his face, he looked at his wife, his eyes slightly lowered, unable to lift his spirits at all.
"Sir, the Ye family was massacred, Zhou Liting died mysteriously, and Ye Youyou disappeared. It will take time to investigate these things. It won't last for a while, so don't worry."
"But..."
What Bai Suxi said was reasonable, but Xuanyuan Qing was already impatient. He sat down before he could speak, looked outside the central hall and sighed.
"Dad! Dad!"
At this time, Xuanyuan Tuoba ran over with his fat body shaking.
"What's wrong with being so panicked?"
Xuanyuan Qing frowned impatiently and looked at his unfulfilled son.
"Dad, Bai Ling'er is outside the door and wants to see you."
After Bai Suxi heard this, he turned his head and looked at Xuanyuan Tuoba, his eyes twitching.
"What? Bai Ling'er, why is she here?"
Xuanyuan Qing was also curious as to why a disgrace of the Xuantian Sect paid a sudden visit.
"Didn't she say anything?"
Xuanyuan Qing asked inexplicably.
But Xuanyuan Tuoba said vaguely: "I don't know, I just wanted to go out and bumped into her. She said she wanted to see you for something important."
Xuanyuan Qing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then stood up and murmured to himself: "The more anxious you are, the more trouble you will get. What does Bai Ling'er want to do?"