She and Ziyan left the capital directly and headed for the border. Because she was so eager to see Acheng, she didn't even send back a secret letter.
To date, she has been missing for over ten days in the eyes of her subordinates...
“Ah Cheng.”
Cheng Xianyi nuzzled Zhou Cheng's chin, her fair and flawless face lifting from her large robes. Her voice was clear and cool, yet soft enough to make one's ears tingle: "I'm a little tired."
"I don't want to go to Magistrate Xia's banquet. Can I wait for you to come back here?"
Zhou Cheng stroked Cheng Xianyi's black hair: "Okay."
"I'll have Black Rat stay here to guard you. Be a good boy and wait for me to come back."
As evening approached.
Zhou Cheng led Heima and the others to the banquet.
Many years ago, Prefect Xia did have a good relationship with the Zhou family, but they haven't had any contact in recent years. Zhou Cheng didn't believe that the sudden invitation was without any ulterior motive.
Ziyan, her face full of confusion, watched Zhou Cheng leave.
This shouldn't be! With the master being so clingy, how could he let Young Master Zhou go to the banquet alone?
"master."
"Prefect Xia's sudden invitation to Young Master Zhou must have some ulterior motive. There are so many alluring women out there, shouldn't you go with him and keep an eye on things? What if another Lin Jiaoyun pops up?"
Cheng Xianyi glanced at her expressionlessly and said coldly, "Do you think it's me who doesn't want to go?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Have you forgotten something?"
"I haven't forgotten anything."
"Is that so?" Cheng Xianyi lowered her dark eyes slightly and said calmly, "If you haven't forgotten anything, why did I see Qingyan in Wangcheng? Wasn't she here looking for us?"
As soon as he said this...
Ziyan was completely devastated.
How could she forget this...? Before leaving the capital, she forgot to explain the situation to the people at Cheng Gui Pavilion! Now, probably all of Yan Kingdom's subordinates are searching for her and her master?
What should I do? My disguise is going to be exposed!
If Young Master Zhou were to witness such a risk of being exposed, it could be fatal!
etc,
Ziyan's thoughts suddenly took a turn. She turned her head and glanced at Cheng Xianyi: "Master, Cheng Gui Pavilion... Cheng, Cheng, Gui, you wouldn't have fallen for Young Master Zhou back then, would you?"
Cheng Xianyi raised her eyebrows slightly.
Why not?
"So you gave up being a proper young lady of the Grand Tutor's mansion, hiding your identity and taking in orphans everywhere to train them, all because of Young Master Zhou?"
“Even I was sold by that family to be a child bride. I was beaten and scolded every day. One time I was beaten so badly that my wounds became infected and ulcerated, and I had a high fever. The family abandoned me in the garbage dump to fend for myself.”
"You were passing by and saved me. Was the reason you brought me back to Cheng Gui Pavilion and had me learn martial arts and body tempering also because of Young Master Zhou?"
"You created the first civilian power in the Central Plains, gathering intelligence, assassinations, caravans, and buying and selling official positions..."
"Have you done all this for Young Master Zhou?"
Cheng Xianyi blinked in agreement.
Why not?
Looking at Cheng Xianyi's matter-of-fact expression, Ziyan felt a blow to her heart. She stared blankly at the woman in front of her, her heart pounding like thunder, overwhelmed with shock.
She thought she already understood the extent of Cheng Xianyi's affection for Zhou Cheng.
Now it seems,
I only saw the surface.
Even just the surface layer is enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"You saved me when I was only eleven or twelve years old... Master, can you tell me, in which year did you fall in love with Young Master Zhou?"
"That's how we are."
"What did you say??"
Cheng Xianyi repeated as if it were commonplace: "I said, it's how I was born."
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