One month later,

Mo Qian and her group arrived at the gate of Bailu Academy.

After the servant stopped the carriage, he spoke to Mo Qian, who was sitting inside.

"Young Master, we've arrived at White Deer Academy," one of the servants said, a hint of excitement on his face.

"Yes, I understand." Mo Qian replied calmly after hearing the servant's words.

Then, he lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage. He stepped off the carriage using the footrests.

Mo Yu followed her down.

After Mo Qian stood still on the ground, she looked up at Bailu Academy, one of the four most popular academies among students!

Located in a serene place, it stands solemnly and majestically!

It is highly favored because of the large number of successful candidates in the imperial examinations and the number of successful candidates in the metropolitan examinations it produces each year!

Only those who have passed the imperial examinations can enter the academy!

"Young Master, this White Deer Academy looks so grand!" Mo Yu's voice rang in my ears, filled with surprise.

"Yes, it's very impressive. No wonder it's the top academy among the four great academies!" Mo Qian said, looking ahead with a hint of joy on her face.

After giving brief instructions to the two servants, Mo Qian led Mo Yu towards Bailu Academy.

Mo Yu stepped forward and knocked on the gate of Bailu Academy. After a short while, the gate was opened from the inside, and a young servant came out.

"Who are you? What brings you here?" the servant asked, looking at the two men in front of him with suspicion.

“Young man, this is our young master. We’ve come to Bailu Academy to find someone,” Mo Yu replied.

Mo Qian took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to the servant in front of her.

"Please, young man, deliver this letter to Master Xuanyi of your esteemed institution."

After the young servant took the letter from Mo Qian, he spoke to Mo Qian and the other person.

"You wait here, I'll be right back." He then closed the door from the inside.

After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, the door was reopened.

Besides the young servant, another man dressed as a page in blue robes came out of the room.

"Young master, please come with me. Master Xuan wishes to see you." The young scholar in blue bowed to Mo Qian and said to her with a respectful expression.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Mo Qian said to him, and then Mo Qian and Mo Yu followed the blue-robed page into Bailu Academy, heading towards Xuan Yi's location!

After turning left and right and going around several corners, Mo Qian and the others arrived at a courtyard.

He was led by a page in blue robes toward the study in the courtyard.

After arriving at the study door

The page in blue said, "Young master, please go inside. The teacher is waiting for you there."

"This young man doesn't need to go in."

"Hmm." Mo Qian replied calmly, then gave Mo Yu a look, signaling him to wait outside, before heading towards the study.

When Mo Qian reached the door, she knocked twice on the door and window.

"Come in." A clear, melodious voice came from inside as soon as they stopped what they were doing.

Mo Qian pushed open the door and went in after hearing the sound.

Once inside, you'll see Mr. Xuan Yi, a man with a free-spirited and unrestrained demeanor!

A hint of surprise flashed in Mo Qian's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

"You are Mo Qian? Zhang Zeyu's disciple?" Xuan Yi asked, looking at Mo Qian, holding in his hand the letter that Mo Qian had sent in earlier!

"Yes!" Mo Qian replied, staring directly into Xuan Yi's eyes, her voice firm and resolute. Dressed in white, she exuded an air of scholarly elegance!

"How has your master been all these years?" Xuan Yi asked hastily, a hint of urgency flashing in his eyes, his face showing a mixture of nostalgia and pain.

"Master has been teaching and nurturing students all these years, and his life has been smooth," Mo Qian replied, her voice carrying a hint of indifference.

“Yes, it’s his personality.” Xuan Yi’s face showed a hint of sentimentality after hearing Mo Qian’s words.

After a while, he finally focused his attention back on Mo Qian!

“Your master already mentioned it in his letter. From now on, you will study by my side,” Xuan Yi said to Mo Qian, his face solemn, but his voice was warm.

“Yes, Master Xuan.” Mo Qian replied to Xuan Yi, a gentle smile on her face.

"From now on, you don't need to call me Master, just call me Senior Uncle," Xuan Yi said to Mo Qian, a smile on his face, his voice noticeably warmer.

"Senior Uncle," Mo Qian called out to Xuan Yi, bowing respectfully.

"Yes, I've arranged for Qing Tong to arrange accommodations for you. Please go and settle in first," Xuan Yi then said to Mo Qian.

At this moment, Xuan Yi reverted to the unruly demeanor that Mo Qian had seen when he first entered!

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Uncle Master," Mo Qian said to Xuan Yi, a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

Then, Mo Qian left the study.

Meanwhile, in the study, Xuan Yi picked up that letter once again!

“Brother Xuan, it has been decades since we parted ways. The past is past, and I have let it go…”

Looking at the words above, my eyes welled up with tears!

It's as if the scene from back then is reappearing before my eyes!

It turns out that Master Zhang and Xuan Yi knew each other when they were young.

On his way to the capital to prepare for the imperial examination, Master Zhang happened to meet Xuan Yi, who was also returning to the capital to take the imperial examination after leaving the academy!

After that, the two spent more time together and, admiring each other's talents, became close friends!

By the time they reached the capital, the two had developed a deep bond of brotherhood!

The two vowed to pass the imperial examination together and become officials in the court!

However, unexpectedly, an accident occurred!

Because Xuanyi is the legitimate son of the Marquis's family, his eldest son, who is not his wife, harbors malicious intentions and wants to ruin him before the exam so that he can not make any further progress!

They wanted to have him tied up and have the tendons in his right hand severed so he could never enter officialdom again!

Because of his disability, even the eldest son of a concubine could seize the position of Marquis in the Marquis's mansion!

Unexpectedly, the people who came to kidnap him tied up the wrong person!

The one who was arrested was Master Zhang!

Finally, because of Xuan Yi's involvement, Master Zhang's tendons were severed, and he could no longer participate in the imperial examinations!

Even after Xuan Yi learned the whole story and avenged Master Zhang, Master Zhang could never return to his former self!

After that, Master Zhang disappeared from Xuan Yi's side!

Xuan Yi sent people to search several times, but they couldn't find any trace of him!

Afterwards, feeling disheartened, even though he had achieved the third-highest rank in the imperial examinations and been granted an official position, Xuan Yi was determined to resign!

Upon returning to the Marquis's residence, he disregarded his family's objections and went to teach at Bailu Academy!

After the Marquis's mansion welcomed a new legitimate son, the mansion stopped trying to persuade Xuan Yi to leave!

Now that Mo Qian has appeared, and with the words of forgiveness on the envelope, Xuan Yi's heavy heart feels lighter!

The sorrow that had weighed on my heart for years has dissipated somewhat!

However, he still felt a lot of regret and self-blame! But when he thought of the address mentioned in the letter, Xuan Yi felt a surge of excitement and joy!