Chu Nian sat calmly in the main seat of the room, coldly watching Nie Feiyan who followed her in. She was still dressed in her usual red dress with a white lapels. The snow falling outside the window made her red dress stand out even more.

Hu Tiantian bowed respectfully and said, "Master, Miss Nie has arrived."

Chu Nian nodded to her, signaling her to leave.

After Hu Tiantian left, she calmly said to Nie Feiyan, "Sit down."

Nie Feiyan tried hard to control her excitement and sat down on a chair to the side.

Chu Nian asked, puzzled, "What do you want to see me about?"

Nie Feiyan was momentarily at a loss for words. After a moment of silence, she said, "I heard that you are the owner of the Qin House, so I... Actually, after you left the Night King's Mansion, both the Night King and I sent people to look for you, but we haven't heard from you since."

Chu Nian said coolly, "I have already broken away from the Night King's Mansion and become independent. Whether you can find me or not is none of your business!"

Nie Feiyan quickly said, "How can you say that? No matter what, you and Prince Ye are brothers."

Chu Nian said, “Miss Nie, you should also know that I am born out of wedlock. Although I am related to the prince by blood, my status is that of master and servant. Now that I have left the Night Prince’s Mansion, it is equivalent to me leaving this status as an illegitimate son. Therefore, I do not want to have too much to do with people and things from the past.”

Nie Feiyan sighed, "Speaking of the status of being an illegitimate son, it has indeed troubled countless people. I am not you, so I cannot understand your feelings, but I just don't want you to become too distant from us because of this."

Chu Nian remained silent. She genuinely didn't want to have too much to do with the male and female leads—she valued her life and wanted to stay away from them!

Seeing his cold expression and silence, Nie Wuyan knew her words were useless and sighed again. She said, "By the way, before I came in, my royal uncle asked me to pass on a message. He wants to invite you to perform at his palace for the two Xuan Yuan Saints."

Chu Nian let out a long sigh.

She had previously discovered that this world was teeming with profound energy, which reminded her of the Xuanwei Continent. She never expected that it really was the Xuanwei Continent.

The two saints of Xuan Yuan they mentioned are Jiang Bai and the young emperor Zi Chen, whom Lin Jingting transmigrated into. Now, Zi Chen should have been renamed Lou Qianzong by Jiang Bai and taken over the position of Xuan Yuan Sect Master. However, it is unknown how long he has been the sect master or whether he has already handed over the position to his successor.

The original owner had no knowledge of the Xuan Yuan Sect in his memories.

Judging from Lou Qianzong's cultivation level, Chu Nian guessed that he had at least entered the Immortal Realm and had been cultivating the Longevity Method for at least a thousand years.

Previously, when Chu Nian sang "Exchanged for a Thousand Kinds of Hatred" at the banquet in the Night King's Mansion, she sensed someone passing by and eavesdropping. However, her mental energy was limited at the time, so she couldn't identify the person. Now, she has guessed that it must be the two of them.

Jiang Bai, being from the modern world, had heard this song before. Upon hearing it, he could probably guess that the person singing in the palace that night was a time traveler. Add to that the name "Young Master," and it would be easy for him to connect it to himself.

Jiang Bai discovered that she was a man, and he probably hesitated for a while before finally showing up today.

Chu Nian hesitated even more: Hmm, I'm worried that Lou Qianzong, that bastard, will find out that his mother has turned into a man, and he will... mock her relentlessly and in a very serious manner!

Therefore, she didn't really want to acknowledge them, at least not to let Lou Qianzong know that she was Baili Nianbian.

Seeing him sighing and remaining silent, Nie Feiyan asked in confusion, "Is there something you can't say about?"

Chu Nian did not answer, but only sighed, then buried her head in playing the zither and sang "Left Finger Pointing to the Moon".

Nie Feiyan was once again amazed by his singing. Keep in mind he was currently in male form, and this song was sung in a female high register; Nie Feiyan even wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.

When Hu Tiantian brought her out, she was still a little disoriented, her soul still immersed in the song!

The Imperial Uncle and the others were getting impatient waiting outside. When they saw her come out looking somewhat lost, the Imperial Uncle quickly went up to her and asked, "How did it go? Did he agree?"

Nie Feiyan stared at him for a while before realizing that this was the Imperial Uncle. She quickly bowed and said somewhat blankly, "He neither agreed nor refused; he just sang a song."

The royal uncle hurriedly asked, "What song?"

Ye Xiao: "We were right outside the courtyard, how come we didn't hear anything?"

The imperial uncle scolded, "Don't interrupt."

Nie Feiyan said, "I don't know what the song is called either."

“Left Finger Pointing to the Moon.” At that moment, a clear, cold voice rang out from the rooftop not far from them.

Everyone was shocked. They thought the two saints, Xuan Yuan and his companion, had already left, but they were still here.

What they didn't know was that the two saints did leave, but then they came back.

The one who spoke was Jiang Bai. However, they didn't reveal themselves this time, so everyone could only hear his voice.

Jiang Bai said, "Little Fifteen..."

The imperial uncle quickly bowed and replied, "This junior is here."

The people around him looked at the white-haired old imperial uncle with a bit of horror: So the fifteenth prince was calling for you!

Jiang Bai instructed, "Send over an invitation, make it formal and proper, and... show some respect..."

"I understand! I understand!" the Imperial Uncle quickly replied.

Jiang Bai paused for a moment, then said, "If he goes, then he goes; if he doesn't go, then he doesn't go. No one is allowed to disturb him or coerce him, nor is anyone allowed to show him the slightest disrespect."

The Imperial Uncle replied, "Yes, I will personally deliver the invitation to the Qin House and will not entrust it to anyone else."

"Hmm," Jiang Bai responded faintly, and then fell silent.

The Imperial Uncle was still in a bowing posture when, after a long while, he heard no further instructions from Jiang Bai. He then tentatively called out, "May I ask if the two Saints have any other instructions?"

Seeing that no one answered, he said again, "If there are no other instructions, then I will go back and prepare the invitations."

After a long while, when no one spoke, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Nie Feiyan said with some surprise, "These two Xuan Yuan Saints must be seniors with profound cultivation. I didn't expect them to treat the young master with such courtesy."

Gongsun Liang guessed, "It seems that they, like us, greatly admire the young master's zither music."

Mentioning this, Nie Feiyan recalled the song she had just heard, her face filled with longing as she murmured, "Young Master's playing the zither and singing are simply superb! As that lady said, there is no one like him before or since!"

Ye Xiao asked curiously, "Which sister?"

Nie Feiyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Who else could it be but the sister who led me into the courtyard and then saw me out?"

The Imperial Uncle said in a deep voice, "I need to go back to my residence to prepare the invitations. I will personally deliver them tomorrow. You should all return to your respective residences as well!"