In my memory, there was the 'weak' Miss Cheng who was rejected by the Zhou family, the Grand Tutor's daughter who was afraid of being gossiped about and never left the house, and the woman who remained unmoved even when Lin Jiaoyun humiliated her.
This moment!
This allowed He Miaoxue to see her in a new light.
The moment the filter shattered, He Miaoxue's heart, which had been in her throat, also shattered.
Heart-wrenching screams echoed from inside the barracks, each one terrifying. It was unimaginable how much pain He Miaoxue had endured, thinking that falling into Cheng Xianyi's hands would be her salvation.
But what I didn't expect was an abyss.
After resolving He Miaoxue's life or death, Cheng Xianyi calmly instructed Ziyan to abandon the body in the wilderness, and then led Ziyan on a fast horse towards the eastern part of the Central Plains.
time--
Two days later quickly arrived.
"Knock knock knock".
"Senior Sister Qianyan, there is a letter for you."
In the very center of the island in the middle of the sea stands a magnificent academy, where peerless geniuses from all over the Central Plains gather, reaching the pinnacle in martial arts, weaponry, and medicine.
A young man dressed in the academy's regular attire knocked on the door of a side room in the inner courtyard.
He held a letter from Yan Kingdom in his hand. After waiting for a while without the door being opened, he sighed and pushed the door open to enter.
really,
Zhou Qianyan was sitting upright at the desk, which was covered with bottles and jars for experiments. She had a cool and aloof expression, wore a casual academic uniform, and her hair was casually tied behind her ears with a ribbon.
The woman focused intently on preparing the condiments in her hands, automatically blocking out the sounds from the outside world.
"Senior Sister Qianyan."
"I've put the letter on the table for you. It came from Yan Kingdom."
"Hmm." Zhou Qianyan responded without looking up. After a few seconds, she suddenly stopped what she was doing, as if she had just realized something, and turned her head to ask, "Yan Country? Is it a letter from the Zhou family?"
"I think so," the young man replied. "By the way."
"Senior sister, the academy's festival ceremony is next month. You need to speed up the things the master asked you to do. Don't delay the ceremony, as it concerns the future glory of Nanyue Academy."
"We're almost out of materials for the human skin masks. Could you make some more when you have time?"
Regardless of whether Zhou Qianyan listened or not, the young man left the room after he finished speaking.
Zhou Qianyan quickly took off her gloves and picked up the letter from Yan Country. Her expressionless face lit up with joy when she saw the words "Zhou Family".
She hasn't been home for several years since she started studying at Nanyue Academy.
The senior students in the college all looked down on her.
As the daughter of a general from the Yan Kingdom, her background was indeed inconspicuous in the academy, and it was normal for her to be looked down upon by the teachers and instructors.
Fortunately, she is extremely talented and has entered the inner academy through her own efforts. She has also attracted the attention of the teacher, so it won't be long before she can successfully graduate from Nanyue Academy.
"The Zhou family is plotting a rebellion?"
"During the great battle between the imperial court and the Zhou family, my eldest sister was almost sent to the capital as a hostage?"
How could this be?
"Such a big thing, why didn't I hear about it at the academy!"
The smile on Zhou Qianyan's face froze instantly, and her expectant heart turned into tension and worry.
She quickly continued reading, and was completely stunned when she saw the news that the academy had sent students to Yan Kingdom to sow discord!
Is Nanyue Academy trying to sow discord between the Zhou family and Chenggui Pavilion?
Do you want the two sides to kill each other?
She didn't know that!
Neither the academy nor the teacher had ever told her about this.
She hadn't even heard about the Zhou family's troubles until this letter reached her hands, and only then did she realize how many earth-shattering events had occurred in those short two or three months.
She now holds a high position in the academy and is a student under the master. How could the master bypass her and directly target the Zhou family?
"Could there be some misunderstanding...?"
"The academy has always been aloof from worldly affairs, never interfering in these power struggles, and would never do such despicable things. Nanyue Academy is the only peaceful place in the Central Plains."
"They shouldn't be interfering in the situation in Yan Kingdom. Have Cheng'er and Father been deceived?"
"no!"
"I must go and ask the Master the reason myself!"
Zhou Qianyan immediately put away the letter and got up to head towards the central study where the Master was.
Zhou Qianyan was simple-minded and didn't have many hidden agendas. Her mind was full of learning more to return to Yan Country, and she couldn't think of anything else besides academics.
She lived in Nanyue Academy for so many years and had a deep affection for the academy.
She thought the academy was a pure and noble place.
She believed there must be some other misunderstanding.
How could an academy dedicated to teaching and learning possibly get involved in court disputes, and how could it possibly attack the innocent Zhou family without saying a word?!
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