Alone in the East City, inside Xia Chong Zhai.

Above the right shoulder of Concubine Zhao Lingfei, whose long black hair flows like a waterfall.

A purple sword hangs upside down.

Not moving at all.

The hazy purple light sets off the beautiful profile of its hostess.

There was still a faint remnant of her divine aura, which slowly dissipated into points of light and disappeared.

For a moment, the scene seemed as beautiful as a dream.

The hall was silent.

A slender, crystal-clear handleless sword, carrying Qingmei's sword soul and spirituality, is now rotating fast or slow around the purple sword in the air that is temporarily transforming into a carrier of "purity".

Qingmei seemed to be...sizing up her friend quietly.

Just like everyone else in the hall who was silent at this time.

Qingmei observed for a while, and after circling a few times, she finally seemed to be unable to hold back. She quietly tilted the tip of the sword and slowly approached her childhood sweetheart who was familiar yet unfamiliar.

The purple sword remained motionless.

The slender Qingmei seemed to be bolder, and the tip of the sword moved closer and closer to the sword body of Zijian Zhuma.

Just like when I was a kid, a shy and immature girl would stretch out her slender index finger to poke her childhood sweetheart’s shoulder and ask, “Hey, what are you doing…”

Just when Qingmei was about to touch Zhuma's sword, Zhuma with the purple sword suddenly moved and passed by Qingmei who was trying to test her. The slender Qingmei was frightened and trembled. She turned around and wanted to retreat.

But in the next second, Qingmei reacted.

Facing the childhood sweetheart who was spinning in circles in the air and laughing after scaring it, Qingmei groaned in anger, shook the tip of the sword, exerted force, and chased after the childhood sweetheart with a whoosh.

Zijian turned around and ran away, jumping for joy.

So, the childhood sweethearts started chasing each other in the air above the hall, making a lot of noise.

Zhao Rong put his hands behind his back and looked at the two little guys whizzing past him without following traffic rules, and he couldn't help but smile.

It makes me feel like when I was a kid, I was filling a fountain pen with ink, and it splashed onto my female classmate's white shirt, and I had to run for my life...

Zhao Rong squinted his eyes and looked at the two little guys having fun in the air.

Well, the childhood sweetheart ran quite fast, and it took a long time for the childhood sweetheart to catch up... It was as fast as when I pulled Qingjun's ponytail to escape.

The young scholar muttered something in a low voice, shook his head with a laugh, and tilted his head to look at his childhood sweetheart with a smile.

But all I saw was that the lady's brows were slightly frowned, and she was staring at her childhood sweetheart and childhood sweetheart chasing them in the air, and I didn't know what she was thinking.

Zhao Rong reached out and pulled Zhao Lingfei's left hand.

Concubine Zhao Ling came back to her senses, turned to look at her husband, and smiled sweetly.

She raised her other hand, clasped it around her husband's right arm, and leaned forward, snuggling against him.

Facing Zhao Rong's concerned gaze, the girl with autumn eyes shook her head slightly, "Brother Rong'er, I'm fine, don't worry... I feel better than ever before."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, her face showing some joy and excitement.

Zhao Rong smiled and gave her a look.

Concubine Zhao Ling was slightly startled, but the couple were of one mind and understood the next second.

She smiled and turned around, bowing gracefully to the shopkeeper who was crossing his arms and looking at the purple sword, "Thank you, Senior Zhao."

Zhao Xifu waved his hands, "Don't thank me, girl. This is not Xia Chong wine, nor Qu Shi wine, nor Jing Wa wine. I didn't give you this wine. If you want to thank someone...thank God and that stinky boy."

“…”

Concubine Zhao Ling and Zhao Rong, the couple looked at each other.

Zhao Xifu curled his lips.

In fact, most of what he said was true. First of all, this glass of wine had nothing to do with summer insects, well frogs, or Qu Shi wine. Secondly, she should really thank a certain brat.

However, it would be a lie to say that he had no help at all.

Zhao Xifu turned his head and glanced at Bingniang. He saw that the woman faced those magical scenes before. At this time, all the guests were present. She did not ask too many questions or show those expressions. The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief without saying a word.

After Zhao Lingfei glanced at her husband, she turned around and shook her head stubbornly at Zhao Xifu:

"Senior Zhao is too modest. I am not that stupid. Thank you for your support. If there is anything that Ling Fei can help me with in the future, please don't be polite and give me a chance to repay you."

She spoke seriously, her pretty face full of sincerity.

Zhao Rong and others couldn't help but look at the graceful woman with autumn eyes.

As expected of my wife, she is wise, polite and well-mannered... Zhao Rong thought secretly, and then he added in his heart... Well, my wife is so outstanding, and he also contributed a lot behind the scenes.

At this time, facing Zhao Lingfei's words, Zhao Xifu neither nodded nor shook his head, and remained silent.

This girl Zhao could be considered the most pleasing junior sister to him in the past thousand years in the four prefectures of Wangque and Taiqing.

Otherwise he wouldn't have been so vague in helping.

There's no harm in lending a hand, but it will consume a lot of sword energy that the shopkeeper has accumulated.

He fished this out bit by bit from the big river next to him...

Seeing that Zhao Xifu seemed to agree, Concubine Zhao Ling smiled faintly.

After the shopkeeper finished expressing his thanks, it seemed...it was another person's turn.

The woman with autumn eyes, who had an amazing encounter tonight, turned her head again.

She held Zhao Rong's arm, and at this moment she slightly raised her head and looked at her husband's somewhat thin face.

Zhao Rong was stunned and looked at her.

Concubine Zhao Ling pursed her red lips and remained silent.

She just stared at Zhao Rong with such focused eyes, as if she could never look enough and could never finish looking.

Zhao Rong was slightly startled, and saw the love and deep affection flowing in the long eyes of this stunning beauty in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel a thrill in his heart.

The next second, Zhao Rongfu felt the direct gaze of a little fox demon in his heart.

Yes, it’s not just Qingjun who is like this. Xiaoxiao used to snuggle in his arms. When she hugged her lover, she would also look at him like this with her little head tilted up and eyes full of love and dependence.

This scene seems familiar... Oh, Xiaoxiao!

Zhao Rong suppressed the urge to show affection and love to Qingjun at this moment.

He quickly looked away and coughed twice.

Zhao Rong didn't look at Zhao Lingfei or Su Xiaoxiao, his eyes wandered elsewhere in the hall.

Concubine Zhao Ling glanced at her husband and suddenly smiled sweetly.

I didn't think much about it, I just thought that there were many people around, the teacher and Qian'er were all watching, so my husband was "shy".

Hey, they are already an old married couple, why didn't he show any shyness when he bullied her during the day? He just tortured her in the north room, and... he insisted on asking her to try that embarrassing position, thinking of ways to abuse her. If she didn't obey him, he would... he would enforce the family rules...

Concubine Zhao Ling recalled what happened in the north room during the day, and she felt shy, even more so than the joy she had just experienced from the chance encounter.

She stretched out her hand to pinch his waist, but she withdrew her hand halfway, reluctantly.

The girl's mind was filled with mixed emotions, and her feelings were complicated.

She couldn't help but look at Zhao Rong's profile as he looked around, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings of love, joy, and resentment.

Although I thanked Senior Zhao, I… I won’t thank you. I just want to… drink your wine, eat your rice, and sleep on your bed… I won’t be unreasonable or polite, so you must not dislike me, abandon me, or lose your temper with me…

Concubine Zhao Ling's heart is completely tied to someone. She thinks over and over again, and her emotions are hard to express... This... In this life, I am already yours. I have entrusted everything to you, my enemy who has ruined me. I have nothing to repay you with. Then... Then in the next life, the next next life, and the next next life... I will entrust everything to you, my enemy, and you can't run away...

The love in the heart of the autumn-eyed woman is all entangled with someone.

At this moment, her heart was filled with emotion, but her face remained as cool and elegant as usual.

Concubine Zhao Ling held her husband's right arm tightly with both hands, a smile on her lips, a dignified look, and she glanced at everyone in the hall with a polite smile.

At this time, Zhu Yourong looked at Zhao Lingfei for a while, and suddenly said to Zhao Xifu:

"Manager Zhao, you said that this glass of wine should be thanked to God and Ziyu..."

She paused, turned her head and looked around, "Isn't this a rare place for enlightenment? Ziyu just... enlightened herself and received a gift from heaven."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Zhao Rong, who was present and complaining a little, immediately turned his attention back.

He, along with everyone else, stared at the expressionless Zhao Xifu.

Zhao Rong had heard from Gui a long time ago about this "place for attaining truth". The most famous one in the world was the Jixia Academy in Tunanzhou.

In addition, there are some places in Jiuzhou that are also special "places for attaining the truth" where one can communicate with the Way of Heaven and can be said to be "closest to God."

And when I just returned and talked to him, I mentioned this speculation.

However, the two were still not sure. However, the scene that a glass of wine just now allowed the Qingjun Sword to be upgraded to the first grade had made them suspicious.

This strange scene involving the laws of the avenue is truly shocking...

"laugh!"

At this time, Zhao Xifu smiled disdainfully and raised his bearded chin slightly.

"What the hell is this place of enlightenment? I don't understand. Haha, is it Tunan Continent, a place where a bunch of long-winded people gather, called the Chicken and Shrimp Academy, where a bunch of people quarrel every day?"

As he spoke, he picked up the pitch-black wine jug that had just been filled with wine, walked back behind the counter, put the jug back to its original place, and waved his hand with his back to everyone:

"No, no. Don't tell me anything when you get out. If a bunch of people with confused brains come and stay outside my store and keep complaining, won't that be annoying?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Xiao Qian'er burst into laughter after hearing this, narrowed her eyes and puffed her lips, "Just say it, just say it. What's it to you?"

Zhao Xifu glared at her fiercely, and the little girl glared back.

Everyone couldn't help laughing. Concubine Zhao Ling laughed and shook her head, then spoke to ease the atmosphere.

She did not investigate further, but said a few words to ensure that everyone would not spread the news about Xia Chong Zhai.

Zhu Yourong and Yu Huaijin exchanged glances and nodded.

Everyone followed suit.

Zhao Xifu curled his lips and couldn't help muttering, "Humph, it's not like that in the first place. Why do you act like I owe you a favor..."

Zhao Rong was speechless when he heard this, based on his brief contact with this black-hearted shopkeeper tonight.

Zhao Rong felt that this was most likely it, so the glass of wine that was poured out of the black wine jug just now was... the wine of enlightenment?

A gift from the Xuanhuang Great Heavenly Dao?

Hiss, why aren't there any of those strange phenomena in the heaven and earth recorded in the books? I remember when the scholars of the Jixia Academy were preaching the Dao, no matter how big or small the Dao was, there were strange phenomena of varying sizes, such as a rainbow piercing the sun, or auspicious clouds of seven colors...

Zhao Rong pondered secretly.

In addition, I don't know if this place is like the Jixia Academy, where people can learn the Dao at any time, or if there are any special conditions, such as "quantity" or "time"...

What is the origin of this Xia Chong Zhai?

Yushu said before that it was the most time-honored brand in Duyou City...

At this moment, Zhao Xifu turned his head and suddenly looked at Zhao Lingfei, who was smiling calmly, and looked at her for a while.

He spoke casually:

"Is there something wrong with your bamboo horse? Well, it's not completely healed yet. It has only restored its magical power... to half-step armor?" The shopkeeper nodded to himself.

Concubine Zhao Ling's smile froze slightly.

She did not look at her husband who was looking at her fiercely, or at her childhood sweetheart Zijian who was playing with her. She did not pause for long, but shook her head gently with the same smile.

On the side, Zhao Rong frowned slightly and glanced at his wife who seemed to be indifferent...