Qiu Yan listened to Ling Qi mutter, "It's clearly you who was lustful at first sight."

What does this have to do with her?

Ling Qi: "Yeah, who told her to be so stubborn back then? Isn't it only natural for men to conquer women?"

He had barely uttered the words when Qin Susu rolled her eyes at him.

"Is it a matter of course? I, Qin Susu, will not be bound by men."

The key point is, her man… Qin Susu shook her head, “Xiaoyan, am I right?”

Qiu Yan: Women conquer men, and men conquer the world.

Uh... this is ancient times, not modern times, so of course we can't just say whatever we want.

The world belongs to His Majesty the current emperor.

"If you think it's right, then it's right."

...Bai Yang,

As early as yesterday, Qiu Dafu heard the news of Qiu Yan's disappearance, so he and Qiu Xu went to the Qin family to look for her.

However, the old steward of the Qin family told him that

"Our young master is not here."

Qiu Dafu glanced at the calluses on the old steward's palms and immediately realized that this man possessed genuine martial arts skills; therefore, they could not force their way in.

He pressed further, "Old man, do you know where Qin Feng went?"

The old steward had a stern face; his true identity was that of the former emperor of Western Qin, a personal bodyguard.

"How would I know? Our young master only stays at home for a few months a year; his whereabouts are unpredictable."

Unable to get any information from Qiu Dafu, the uncle and nephew stayed in Baiyang last night.

In the dead of night, while the old butler was fast asleep, they went to the Qin family's residence.

However, apart from Song Jiao and the old housekeeper, there was no one else in the Qin family's huge courtyard.

They returned to the Qiu residence in Baiyang.

Originally, there was still a glimmer of hope.

Hopefully, Qiu Yan has already returned home by now.

However, upon returning home, they discovered that apart from Lu Geng and the others, there was no sign of Qiu Yan at the Qiu residence.

Upon learning that her sister had not yet returned home,

Qiu Xu's eyes were dull and lifeless because he had too many worries in his heart.

Qiu Dafu, how much better can he be?

He was usually a very composed person, but at this moment he was restless and flustered.

Having not slept all night, the two had dark circles under their eyes and were quite tired.

Standing in front of Qiu Dafu's house, he wondered about his eldest niece's whereabouts.

In a daze, he saw Qiu Yan waving at him.

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle..."

"Xiaoyan!" Qiu Dafu jumped up. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere."

"Second Uncle, Xiaoyan is fine. You and Axu, go back and get some sleep first."

"Okay, Second Uncle, I'll listen to you."

Qiu Dafu regained some of his senses and realized that he was hallucinating.

I can fall asleep sitting up, and when I'm asleep, all I can think about is Xiaoyan.

He pulled the sleepy Qiu Xu into the room, and the two slept together in the same bed.

During his brief sleep, Qiu Xu dreamed of his older sister.

"Ah Xu, Ah Xu..."

"Sister!" Qiu Xu shook his head. He saw his sister, who was sitting in a carriage with Qin Feng.

Inside the carriage, the older sister smiled so peacefully that it instantly lifted anyone's spirits.

Qin Feng, standing beside her, was gazing at his sister with a smile on his face.

"Sister, wait for me, it's me, Xu, I'm here, I'm right here."

"Sister is alright, sister is fine. Ah Xu, while sister is away, you must take good care of yourself, and Ling'er too..."

The carriage rolled on and on, farther and farther away.

The air was filled with the sister's words.

"Sister!" Qiu Xu suddenly stood up, looked around, and saw only his second uncle, who looked very sleepy, beside him.

My second uncle was asleep, but his expression remained tense.

It was all a dream.