These past few days at the City Lord's Mansion have been quite comfortable. The City Lord himself came twice. First, he thanked me and then apologized, saying he didn't know why Jiao'er was so unwilling to marry me, and that he would try to persuade her not to rush things. Jiao'er also came once, telling me that she had already told the City Lord she wouldn't marry me. She hadn't told him about my feelings for someone else, fearing it would make things difficult for me. Luo, however, didn't come again.
This calm did not calm me down; instead, I felt increasingly uneasy, as if it were the calm before the storm.
I imagined countless possible scenarios in my mind, and I secretly called You many times, but You never responded, which made me even more anxious.
"Young master, would you like to go out and have a stroll around our Ling City?" Xiao Gua advised, seeing that I looked uneasy.
"No, no." I lazily slumped on the table and waved my hand. I had no interest in going out now. What if Luo came looking for me when I went out and I wasn't there? Wouldn't that be terrible?
Seeing that I was indeed annoyed, Xiao Gua didn't say anything more and quietly did some chores on the side.
"Young master, your friend has arrived," Xiao Hua said, bowing as he returned from outside.
"Where?" I immediately perked up and sat up to look around. I saw Luo Tingting standing behind Xiao Hua. When she saw me looking at her, she nodded slightly to me.
"Luo, you're here! Come on, come on, Xiao Gua and Xiao Hua, you two go out first." I hurriedly called Luo over and asked Xiao Gua and Xiao Hua to go out first. After they left, I set up a barrier again, just like last time.
"Luo, how is it?" I couldn't help but ask first.
"Feng Su said that after Yue Jiao went to Sun and Moon City to see Sun and Moon Lord, he immediately set off for Ling City."
"As expected, how many people did Yue Jiao bring?" I breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, finally feeling a little more at ease.
Luo's expression turned somewhat strange as he glanced at me and then said, "Feng Su said that only Yue Jiao is there."
"Alone? Feng Su, are you sure you're not mistaken?" I exclaimed in surprise.
“Feng Su said he was sure it was true. Feng Su is back too. I asked him several times, and he always said it was the same person.”
"Why is he alone?" I pondered, stroking my chin. Had they discovered something, or did Yue Jiao think he could handle me alone? That shouldn't be the case. If Yue Jiao hadn't discovered my identity, why would he suddenly leave and head straight for Sun and Moon City? If he had discovered it, why would he come alone? The more I thought about it, the more confused I became, and I felt like something was wrong.
"My lord, let's go. After all, it's too dangerous for us to stay in the abyss now that our identities have been exposed. Even if we fail the training, the Nether Emperor won't say anything to you." Luo came again to persuade me to leave.
"This..." Actually, I'm a bit hesitant now. What can I do to help the Man clan if I stay here? Even if I raise an army to fight them, the Man clan probably won't appreciate my efforts and will instead see me as an enemy.
"Let me think about it." I hesitated for a long time but still couldn't make a decision.
"My lord, you should make a decision as soon as possible. Staying here for even a second longer is dangerous," Luo said again, frowning slightly.
"I know, let me think about it. I don't want to harm so many people in the Man family because of me. I..." At this point, I became somewhat incoherent. Of course, I was also afraid, and I also wanted to leave, but I was even more afraid that if the entire Man family really died, and so many people died because of me, I would never have peace of mind for the rest of my life.
Sigh, I shouldn't have gone on stage and fought Yuejiao back then.
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