The more Guangyuan calculated, the more solemn his expression became. He lowered his hands from the divination, looked at Wunian, and asked gravely.

"Have you been in contact with anyone these past few days?"

Wu Nian lowered his head and thought seriously for a moment, then looked up at Guang Yuan again, "Never."

Upon hearing Wu Nian's words, Guang Yuan raised his hand again and began to calculate.

"Have you seen that young benefactor from June 6th?"

After hearing Guangyuan's words, Wunian thought about it again, and this time Wunian nodded.

"I've seen it."

"when?"

"At noon, at the entrance of the Yufeng Opera Troupe"

No wonder, no wonder

Guangyuan lowered his hand, surprised, and asked, "Did you speak to her?"

Never

“I saw her get off the carriage and walk towards the Yufeng Opera Troupe.”

"When she got into the carriage after leaving the Yufeng Opera Troupe, she seemed to see her apprentice and even smiled at him."

Unexpectedly, he remembered the smile that Xiao Xi'er, dressed in oversized clothes, had given him while standing on the carriage. Infected by Xiao Xi'er's smile, he smiled back.

"Is her influence really that great?"

"Master, what are you saying?"

Guangyuan did not answer Wunian's question, but instead stood up and looked towards the door.

"Wu Nian, go pack your things and come with me to say goodbye to the benefactor who is the headmaster of this school."

"Master, isn't your journey in Fenglan Kingdom still ongoing? Are you going back ahead of schedule?"

"It's time to go back."

Guangyuan spoke calmly in the direction of Yuan Anguo.

"Disciple, I'll go pack my things right away."

After Wu Nian finished speaking and saw Guang Yuan nod, he left to pack his things in his bedroom.

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Royal Palace

"Daddy~, will you come with me to play in the water?"

Little Xi'er, who had just woken up from her afternoon nap, tugged at Qin Jue's sleeve, begging him to go play in the water with her.

"No, have you forgotten who was sick last time?"

Qin Jue refused Xiao Xi'er with a stern face.

"But Daddy, I want to go play, okay?"

"You really want to go?"

"Uh-huh"

Upon hearing Qin Jue's question, Xiao Xi'er nodded her head like a bobbing doll.

"It's possible, but..."

"But what? (What?)"

"But if I say you can't play anymore, then you can't play anymore. Can you do that?"

"Yes~"

Little Xi answered without hesitation, her sweet, childlike voice incredibly adorable.

"After you're done playing, you need to drink a bowl of ginger soup."

"No, no!"

When she heard the words "ginger soup," Xiao Xi shook her head like a rattle drum.

Why don't you want to drink it?

"Spicy~, bitter~"

"Then we'll just have to skip it."

Hearing Qin Jue say that she couldn't go play anymore, Xiao Xi'er wilted again.

Qin Jue looked down and saw Xiao Xi'er biting her index finger, frowning, looking conflicted.

He chuckled silently, finding it amusing.

Finally, Xiao Xi'er made up her mind. She lowered her hand, looking at Qin Jue with a heroic expression, and spoke in one breath...

"Daddy, I've made up my mind! I want to play in the water, and I want to drink... ginger soup..."

"good"

Hearing what Xiao Xi'er said, Qin Jue patted Xiao Xi'er's little head.

He then stood up nimbly, picked up Xiao Xi'er, and walked outside.

Sha Ting, who was lying on the ground, saw Qin Jue carrying Xiao Xi'er away and overheard their conversation. He quickly got up and followed Qin Jue.

"Daddy, I want to go back to the place where we played in the water before."

"good"

Qin Jue carried Xiao Xi'er and walked towards Fengyuan.

Upon reaching the entrance, Sanhezi, understanding the situation, led several palace servants to push open the gate of Fengyuan.

Then stand to one side, leaving the middle space for Qin Jue, so that Qin Jue can pass through.

Standing at the entrance of Fengyuan Garden, you can see the withering of the plants inside.

In other palace gardens, at this time of year, the plants are at their most lush and vibrant.

But in Fengyuan Garden, the once lush trees have become withered, the flowers and plants have vanished, and even the palaces are somewhat dilapidated.

Qin Jue glanced at it once, then stopped looking and walked towards the area with the small lake.

Nowadays, only the lakeside area of ​​Fengyuan still has some green grass growing there.

Upon arriving at their destination, Xiao Xi'er couldn't wait to get down from Qin Jue's arms.

Qin Jue didn't stop Xiao Xi'er, letting her slide down his legs to the ground.

After Xiaoxi stood up, she plopped down on Shating's tiger paw.

This sitting down completely bewildered Sha Ting, but Qin Jue laughed when he saw Xiao Xi'er's behavior.

"You're quite smart."

"whee"

Little Xi'er smiled, revealing her pearly white baby teeth as she looked at Qin Jue, "Who told Daddy to be so clean~, oh well."

As she spoke, Xiao Xi stuck out her little tongue at Qin Jue and continued taking off her shoes and socks.

After taking them off, Xiaoxi threw her shoes and socks aside.

After taking off her shoes and socks, Xiao Xi'er tried to walk directly towards the lake, but this time she didn't succeed.

Instead, Qin Jue pulled him back.

"Pants"

Xiao Xi'er pulled up her skirt with both hands, looked at the pants underneath, blinked, and looked at Qin Jue with a puzzled expression.

Qin Jue squatted down and pulled up Xiao Xi'er's pants.

After finishing, Qin Jue picked up Xiao Xi'er.

This time, Xiaoxi'er's doubts were even greater than before.

"Father?"

"Didn't you promise to let me play in the water?"

So, Xiaoxi thought Qin Jue was picking her up because he didn't want her to play in the water.

"Daddy will hold you, otherwise what if you accidentally fall?"

"Aoao"

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