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After staying in the capital for a year, he returned to Pingzhou in the 35th year of the Restoration.

The display ordered by Emperor Changde was quite grand. All the way from the capital to Pingzhou, Jiang Nian was a little worried about being seen. But when he caught a glimpse of Xiao Yingzhu's nonchalant attitude as she appeared without any concealment at all, his original intention of hiding his face disappeared.

Fuling is still running the Liangdu Pharmacy, and Guizhi, like before, is running around the pharmacy, Jiang's house and the school.

After the insect repellent issue was resolved, the warehouse staffed by the staff was disbanded by Xinfeng, who took over the matter on behalf of Xiao Yingzhu.

After Jiang Nian returned from the capital, the first thing he did was to go to the Jiang Mansion to meet them.

Although they were a little scared and reacted a little indifferently when they learned that she was not the real "Jiang Nian", the impact of this incident was worn away by time over time.

When I saw Jiang Nian again, although we were not as intimate as before, we still got along well.

—

What happened to Jiang Nian in the capital and Donglan two years ago was announced by Emperor Changde. Even though Jiang Nian did not say it out loud, after a year of spread, people in Pingzhou had also heard about Jiang Nian's deeds.

Many people heard that the "good seed ambassador" of Liangdu Pharmacy was coming back, and they all gathered outside the pharmacy, ready to meet the great man who was bestowed with the highest quality by the emperor.

But Jiang Nian predicted this situation in advance, so he went directly to Jiang Mansion after meeting his parents and Fuling Guizhi.

After asking two maids to help her convey greetings to Xu Bo and the abacus scholar, she met Shang Qi from the class. She left Pingzhou after staying there for a few days.

This is not her hometown, and Xiao Yingzhu is just working here for a while. He has a mansion here, but it is not his permanent residence.

She knew that although Jiang's father and mother agreed to let her live in the Jiang Mansion, the ties between them had already formed an unsolvable knot.

Seeing each other every day is a little awkward, and I don’t know what words to use to resolve the situation.

This feeling is so painful.

Therefore, it is better not to meet.

“…”

"Jiang Nian?"

As the sun set, Jiang Nian was attracted by the light in the sky. She raised her eyes to look at the dim light, but her hair blocked her sight.

Xiao Yingzhu, who was walking in front, turned her head slightly and looked at her.

"Um."

The setting sun burned with a faint red glow, which reflected in her pupils, making them shine brightly.

The houses at the foot of the mountain were all cast in a hazy shadow.

They are going to a new and distant place.

—

Although Xiao Yingzhu had previously planned to leave the court, Emperor Changde seemed to have anticipated Xiao Yingzhu's thoughts and granted him an extremely long vacation before he even opened his mouth.

——After all, Meng Hao has won many victories, and Huandu will no longer suffer from famine and insect plagues. The bishop has been cleared out, and the Wumi people are entering the cleanup stage. There is nothing that Xiao Yingzhu needs to complete personally.

So although the Duke's Mansion is vacant, it is not completely vacant.

However, since the ending is the same, the changes in the middle are also similar.

Jiang Nian comforted himself that the leave given to Xiao Yingzhu by Emperor Changde was enough for him to travel around all the rivers and mountains of Huandu, and he could also live in seclusion for a while, so he felt a lot more at ease.

But before the journey even began, something happened along the way.

The grandmother who was far away in the sect suddenly wanted to call Xiao Yingzhu to stay there for a few days.

Therefore, I learned from Xiao Yingzhu that the Duke of Xian and Emperor Changde were classmates. It was when I was preparing to go to bed one night in the sect that I accidentally heard from Xiao Yingzhu.

Over a year later, the nights here are much warmer than before, making them more comfortable to live in. And a thicker quilt can provide warmth, making it just the right amount of cozy to curl up in.

Jiang Nian lay in the quilt, watching Xiao Yingzhu extinguish the fire. His vision darkened, and only the moonlight outlined his figure.

Her eyes fell on his handsome face as he tilted his head, and she was stunned for a moment before she suddenly realized, "So, Emperor Changde originally planned to become emperor, but because he had an older brother, he prepared for a long time and also used..."

It was with the help of the Xian Guogong family and the Xian Guogong that he succeeded in becoming emperor.

The quilt beside him cast a shadow, and the next moment Jiang Nian was pulled into Xiao Yingzhu's arms.

Before she could recover from what he had just said, she was dazed for a moment before leaning against his chest and reaching out to play with his extremely long black hair.

"I only heard a little about it before, but now I know it much more clearly."

Everything was in the past, so Jiang Nian put the topic aside and changed to something else.

"Do you remember what I said in my dream earlier?"

Hearing the low response, Jiang Nian continued: "The original owner... I don't know where she went, or whether she will come back. If one day -"

Sensing the subtle change in the aura of the person she was leaning against, she smiled lightly and suddenly changed the subject: "Then you have to find a way to summon Lan back and help me escape from her clutches."

As if thinking of something, Jiang Nian continued to laugh and said, "It's obvious that I'm the one who took over the magpie's nest, but now I sound like I'm making sense."

Xiao Yingzhu's gaze drifted off into the distance, and then he said calmly, "Since his soul has returned to heaven, it should go wherever it is meant to go. Staying in the human world will only cause more trouble. When I have the chance, I'll have him come back to handle this matter."

“But she hadn’t fulfilled her wish.”

Recalling what he had seen in his dream, Jiang Nian paused for a moment before continuing, "The puppet looked terrifying. Perhaps it was because the worshiper had different thoughts and intentions, so she and I were separated in two parts of the temple."

"If she comes out of the temple then, she will look for me."

Xiao Yingzhu didn't say anything, thinking about something. Finally, she lowered her eyes to meet Jiang Nian's gaze, and gently raised her hand to cover Jiang Nian's slightly worried eyes.

"It's not appropriate to discuss this matter for long tonight. Let's take a rest first."

“…”

Every time Xiao Yingzhu had made up her mind but hadn't taken action yet, she would use this kind of rhetoric to fool her.

Jiang Nian has completely figured out this man's style.

She suddenly frowned, looked up with some dissatisfaction and was about to continue arguing.

Anticipating what she was about to say, Jiang Nian, with the bright moonlight half-seeping through the gauze curtains outside the window, suddenly noticed that Xiao Yingzhu's expression suddenly became a little amused, and chuckled softly:

"Or do you want to do something else? I'm happy to accompany you."

“…”

The topic was completely blocked by this sentence. Jiang Nian's expression instantly became calm. She immediately pulled the quilt over wordlessly, shook off the hands around her waist, turned around, and left only her back to Xiao Yingzhu.

No matter whether you are indifferent or casual, no matter how decent you look on the outside, it will be the same when the time comes.

Previously, because he was curious about what kind of expression Xiao Yingzhu, such a proud person, would have when doing it, Jiang Nian also gave it his all.

She no longer wanted to think about what happened afterwards.

—

However, the issue that was lingering in her mind was resolved not long after.

I heard that people from Lan's side had developed some interest in this era - or rather, because the choice Meng Jian made later was different from the original future, they specially sent Lan back again.

Jiang Nian has become accustomed to seeing this man whose plum blossoms have bloomed three times.

Although she didn't see it the second time.

This time, Lan didn't bother to hide his return. He seemed to have just finished a mission somewhere else. He didn't even change his clothes. He just put on a windbreaker to avoid the eyes and ears of others and came to their temporary residence.

After looking around the scenery of the Quaner Sect, he slightly admired what Shou Zan had done in the past and started the topic.

"Just tell me, what's the matter?"

Jiang Nian was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know where the original owner is now? Will she come back to look for this body?"

Lan left quickly at that time, and Jiang Nian woke up late, so he missed the opportunity to ask the question. Now that the question was raised again, he was not surprised.

"Yeah, I know, I won't do that anymore."

Through Jiang Nian's eyes, Lan could see what happened in her dream. She said directly without hesitation, "The puppet you saw was actually the last wisp of her soul. After you saw what the Li father and son did, that soul completely dissipated."

"Under normal circumstances, the Black and White Impermanence would have hooked it away, but your appearance interrupted their actions, making it difficult for them to identify the location of this soul. But in the dream, you were separated from her, so the Black and White Impermanence simply erased this incident."

Jiang Nian was suddenly stunned. It took him a while to grasp the key words in this sentence and asked, "What do you mean by difficult to distinguish the soul point?"

Lan looked at her intently with a half-smile, then raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yingzhu: "That's what you think."

...From the day she crossed over until she left the military camp, the original owner's spirit had always been entangled with hers? Because her soul was mixed in, the Black and White Impermanence couldn't take the original owner's spirit away?

Jiang Nian found it hard to digest for a moment, but he looked down at his body again: "Then this body——"

Lan continued, "Actually, after she left, this body gradually turned into your original body."

As if he knew what Jiang Nian was going to ask, he continued to explain, "This space-time is different from the space-time you originally lived in. Therefore, in this space-time, you were not injured, and your body can naturally be used."

Jiang Nian took out a mirror without saying a word and looked at his face. Because he was twenty years old, his appearance had changed a little, and he looked more and more like her. Jiang Nian thought it was an illusion caused by his own care for this appearance, but he didn't expect it to be true.

Although there were many strange things, when she thought about the fact that she had traveled through time, nothing could shock her anymore.

Jiang Nian was silent for a moment and then nodded: "I understand."

"But apart from this." She paused for a moment, "Meng Jian..."

It was somewhat of a blind guess, so Jiang Nian was not in a position to continue. However, Lan did not seem to intend to hide it. When she turned around and stepped into the space, her voice came over:

"Well, we intend to have him join our team. It depends on whether he is willing or not."

There was a hint of smile in the voice. Jiang Nian only had time to see the faint smile on Lan's face when she looked at it from the side. His vision was misty, and when he looked carefully, there was nothing else.

Everything came to an end. When she saw Xiao Yingzhu, she suddenly remembered what her grandmother had sent someone to inquire about. Then she confirmed with a serious face:

"Grandma, didn't you ask when we were getting married? You answered as you agreed—'Let's put it off for three or four years,' right?"

She still wanted to spend a few years alone with Xiao Yingzhu.

If she agreed now, Jiang Nian thought, she would immediately go up and pinch Xiao Yingzhu's face.

The topic just a second ago was a bit heavy, but once the matter was resolved, Jiang Nian's first question was this. Xiao Yingzhu was slightly surprised, then relaxed her brows and chuckled:

"Um."

"It's all up to you."