Zhen Shuangliu intentionally kept Luo Jiujiang for a few more days, so the flying boat that Luo Jiujiang took was actually the last one before leaving for the holy land.
Surprisingly, though, the number of holy land teams on this flying boat bound for the Azure Dragon Realm wasn't huge, but surprisingly, it wasn't few. This was likely due to the remoteness of some worlds, making it difficult to transmit information back and forth, and the round-trip journey took an unusually long time.
At this moment, Han Qianling was standing near the post station array waiting for someone.
Feng Xue and Xiao Ren stood behind him and counted for him how many times his hopes had been dashed in recent days. Not far away stood another Suzaku envoy, who had been completely trained by Han Qianling in recent days.
Feng Xue comforted him, "This is the last class. Jiujiang should be on it anyway, and we'll see him soon. Unless his master changes his mind and suddenly doesn't allow him to go to the Holy Land to practice..."
"Mr. Zhen has no intention of regretting this matter." Han Qianling continued in a leisurely voice, "I have had a few words with Mr. Gongyi."
The two chatted idly, and half an hour had passed. As the distinctive roar of the flying boat began to rise, a faint firefly-colored light flickered on the relay array. Han Qianling and Feng Xue noticed the movement, and their eyes lit up.
The flying boat docked steadily at the post station. A heavy staircase was slowly lowered from the space ship that looked like a giant ship. Groups of young and handsome monks rushed to the exit. The crowded flow of people made it very difficult to identify a single target.
After all, in such a situation where monks were so crowded, as long as there was no problem with etiquette and brainpower, no one would use spiritual sense to patrol. This was a test of vision.
Feng Xue was still standing on tiptoe with difficulty, scanning the crowd again and again, when Xiao Ren beside her gently tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister." Xiao Ren pointed in a direction and motioned her to look.
Following Xiao Ren's finger, Feng Xue quickly found Luo Jiujiang, who was still squeezed at the stairs of the flying boat with a bright smile.
Feng Xue praised Xiao Ren's sharpness, then noticed that Luo Jiujiang was also staring intently in their direction. She waved happily at him, but he didn't even move his arm. She tried to make a few expressions, but none of them matched Luo Jiujiang's response.
Feng Xue was stunned for a moment, refocused her gaze on where Luo Jiujiang was looking, then turned her head silently, only to see Han Qianling and Luo Jiujiang exchanging glances, both with the same familiar and cheerful look, and it was obvious that they had been communicating and interacting across the crowd for quite some time.
At this moment, Xiao Ren pointed his thumb in the direction of Han Qianling and earnestly corrected the compliments about "Xiao Ren is so smart" and "Xiao Ren is so perceptive": "Sister, it wasn't me who found it."
"Hmm?" Feng Xue blinked in confusion, then quickly analyzed the situation based on Xiao Ren's movements: "You mean... you followed Young Master Han's gaze and discovered Jiujiang?"
Xiaoren nodded.
"...So how long had they been connected before you discovered it?"
Xiao Ren frowned uncertainly, and after a long moment, he said seriously, "From the beginning?"
Feng Xue: “…”
"Let's go, Xiao Ren," Feng Xue said numbly, "There's no place for us here—in fact, we shouldn't have come in the first place."
"Oh." Xiao Ren didn't quite understand why it was her elder sister who came and left without even saying hello. But since her elder sister said so, she obeyed.
She obediently took her sister's hand and left with her. On the way, Feng Xue fed her a handful of rime candy shaped like snowflakes. She licked her fingertips, which were still covered in frost, and asked, "Sister, what is it?"
Feng Xue did not answer her question directly, but asked: "Is it delicious?"
"tasty."
"Then eat more." Feng Xue gave her another handful and wiped the sugar residue from the corners of her lips. "This is a specialty of Shenxue Palace, which Master Han gave me a while ago. It's also called dog food."
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Luo Jiujiang had been to Qinglong Academy once before, and had no intention of competing with those talented people for the ranking, so he stood near the deck for a long time, until the flow of people on the ship became sparse, and then he slowly walked down with his four teammates.
The four people behind him had already witnessed his exchange of glances with one of them across the crowd. Chen Qiao, the young man he was more familiar with, was the first to ask, his voice hesitant, "Young Realm Master, is that... the Master of Shenxue Palace?"
"You know too? Oh, Brother Bai Lian told you." Luo Jiujiang racked his brains and understood the whole story - Bai Lian did obey his orders and didn't tell the four young men anything like "you have to bear all the harm for the young master, or even die for the young master", but he definitely said another thing.
He must have given some terrible orders like "Keep the young master away from Han Qianling, the master of Shenxue Palace."
Luo Jiujiang turned around and saw the four people behind him all had the same hesitant look on their faces. He offered them sincere advice, "It's okay. Just pretend you didn't see anything. It's not your fault that I failed to complete the mission. Everyone saw it just now. You couldn't stop me."
The four of them had seen clearly how Luo Jiujiang and the Palace Master of Shenxue had been communicating heatedly across the air, and they felt they were not yet capable of deceiving the Young Realm Master. Therefore, the moment he spoke, the four of them began to waver.
Luo Jiujiang smiled, unconcerned with their detailed psychological struggles. After all, the ultimate outcome was the same. By this time, most of the cultivators on the flying boat had left. He unfurled his robe sleeves, and like a giant bird with jet-black feathers, he leaped from the boat, his gaze meeting Han Qianling's smiling eyes as he descended at high speed.
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