Seeing that she was unwilling to talk, Zu'an did not make things difficult for her, but countless possibilities flashed through his mind in an instant.

At this moment, Jiang Luofu stood up and said, "Come with me."

"Where to?" Zuan asked curiously.

Jiang Luofu didn't say anything, but simply led the way, and Zu An followed.

Despite her doubts, admiring the graceful long legs in black stockings peeking out from behind her skirt was still quite a pleasing sight.

Jiang Luofu, who was in front, suddenly stopped. She could vaguely feel a faint blush on her neck. She snorted and said, "You go first."

Zuan: "???"

"I don't even know where we're going."

"I'll give you directions."

"Oh~"

Zuan was a little annoyed. Who was she trying to protect herself from? Who was it that had said she didn't mind being seen, that being seen was an appreciation of her beauty? Women really do love to lie.

After wandering around for a while, the two soon arrived at a quiet courtyard. Looking at the black and white striped floor, Zu An knew without asking that they had arrived at Hei Bai Zi's territory.

Just then, a handsome man with dark circles under his eyes was reciting a chess manual, shaking his head as he did so. Upon seeing the two of them, he almost burst into tears.

"Teacher Jiang, Azu!"

"What happened to you?" Zu An was startled. Was this still the same Xie Er Gongzi who was more handsome than a woman? He looked haggard, as if he had been drained dry, and his hair looked greasy, as if he hadn't washed it for several days.

"My teacher makes me play chess every day, torturing me day and night. Every time he's done torturing me, he goes back to rest, but I still have to stay here and memorize chess scores. I haven't slept for days..." Xie Xiu was complaining when suddenly a chess piece flew out and hit him on the head.

Hei Baizi's lazy voice came: "You're talking badly about your teacher behind his back again. Then I'll add another hundred chess scores as punishment."

Xie Xiu's face immediately fell, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Jiang Luofu smiled and comforted her, "Your teacher is doing this for your own good. This kind of training can broaden your knowledge and bring about a qualitative change in your memory and calculation abilities, so that you can better cultivate the chess techniques."

Xie Xiu was taken aback, clearly not expecting this reason.

"Eighth Junior Sister, why are you telling him all this? My original intention was to temper his character. This kid is all greasy and needs some discipline. You've exposed him, which has only made things worse." Hei Baizi stepped forward, his voice quite dissatisfied.

However, when he saw Zu An, his serious expression immediately turned ingratiating, and he hurriedly moved closer to him: "So it's Mr. Zu, esteemed guest! Come in, please come in, let's play a game. I've already found the solution to the last game. Xiao Xie, what are you standing there for? Go make some tea!"

Xie Xiu was on the verge of tears. They were both human, so why was there such a huge difference in treatment? He simply couldn't reconcile the sycophantic guy in front of him with the strict teacher he usually knew.

Just a few months ago, he was drinking and chatting happily with Zaun, and even giving him advice and guidance. Who would have thought that things would change so quickly?

Zu An hurriedly said, "I have to go into the secret realm with the Crown Prince today, so I'm afraid I won't have time to play chess."

"What's the point of talking about being a prince or not? Nothing's more important than playing chess," Hei Baizi said nonchalantly.

Zuan: "..."

These people from the academy don't seem to take the royal family seriously.

Jiang Luofu, who was standing to the side, coughed lightly and said, "Senior brother, we actually came here this time to ask you for an item."

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Second update, third update a little later