Grandma and Ah Zhu talked about everything, probably because they both knew that she didn't have much time left. But Xia Xiao walked out of the palace alone, walking towards the west city leisurely, taking a rare leisure time to walk in the warm winter sun.

It is better not to use his own strength now, so Xia Xiao chose to walk. Sometimes he was busy in the mortal world, and he yearned for the numerous stars. But in each star, it was the same mortal life. Therefore, Xia Xiao looked up at the sky and yawned, thinking that the world was like this, although it was good to be vigorous and busy, and it was impressive, but it was still mostly dull.

Walking out of the red walls and onto the street, Xia Xiao saw a caravan of animal skins approaching. There were flags on the caravan, with dragon and wolf totems, which were the Gou Long Bang clan's patterns, but it was not surprising to see them in Zhenxun at this time. Because there were already some Gou Long Bang clan members in the city, but they were few in number.

Without paying much attention, Xia Xiao continued to walk forward, but heard a female voice calling his name. The street was full of busy people, but Xia Xiao was the only one who stopped. He turned around and saw Long Kui's face in the car window. Compared with the tall people of Gou Longbang, this delicate princess was too thin, but she hurriedly ran towards Xia Xiao and stopped in front of her.

Since her resurrection, Long Kui has watched Xia Xiao from the talisman array. Every time she walked in the car, she would look around, hoping to see the handsome young man in the crowd. But she never saw him. Now, she was leaning against the car window, feeling disheartened and thinking that he had left and would never come back, but she saw him.

While panting, Xia Xiao was really worried that the princess would be out of breath, so he said:

"Don't be impatient, take your time."

"We are going back to the royal court."

"I see. Be careful and stay safe along the way."

Xia Xiao's tone was gentle, without the usual hostility and coldness. But this was not what Long Kui wanted. What she wanted had already been given to Ah Zhu by Xia Xiao. At this moment, Ah Zhu stood there dryly, hesitating and saying:

"Happy wedding."

"Thank you, and I hope you find your home in the Goulongbang clan soon."

"Yes."

Long Kui thought that she and Xia Xiao would have a lot to talk about, but she didn't expect that when they met, she couldn't say anything. She just stood there awkwardly, not even daring to look at each other. In fact, between them, there were originally two distant rivers, which only met at one place, and now they were looking at each other from a distance, and they would never be able to get close again in the future.

"Go quickly and have a safe journey."

Long Kui nodded slightly, squatted slightly, and bowed. Then she returned to the carriage in a daze. When the carriage started moving again, she realized that she was really leaving.

He glanced at Xia Xiao on the roadside, waved his hand, and watched them leave. As the figure gradually became smaller in his field of vision, although Long Kui was heading to his hometown, he felt a little reluctant to leave.

Many emotions have no source, perhaps it is just the unwillingness of not being able to love. Long Kui stretched her hands to the brazier in the carriage, heard the conversation at the city gate, and heard the wheels rolling, and then left the city. If nothing unexpected happened, she would never come to Zhenxun again in her life, nor would she see Xia Xiao. But if they met again, she would be speechless, so it would be better not to meet today, so that she could still have a memory.

Xia Xiao thought less, just walking in the busy streets under the thin clouds and warm light. Everyone was busy, busy returning to normal life. Only when life was not satisfactory would they miss the ordinary life they once hated. Xia Xiao was not afraid of hardship, and any kind of life could pass. At this time, seeing countless people saluting for him, he also returned the salute, and slowly walked back to Xia Mansion. It was already dusk.

Although flying back and forth is convenient, I always feel a little restless. This time I left for two hours, and I felt much more comfortable. I knocked on the door, and when the housekeeper opened it, he saw that it was Xia Xiao, and turned back in ecstasy and said:

"Quickly inform the master and his wife that Young Master Xia Xiao is back!"

Seeing the maids and guards happily greeting each other, Xia Xiao also smiled and said:

"Just go about your business!"

"Master, where is Miss Azhu?"

"She lives in the palace with grandma. We just took her here. She won't come today."

The butler nodded and said:

"The master and his wife are drinking tea in the side hall, thinking about your wedding with Miss Azhu."

"Okay, I'll just go talk to my parents about it."

"Miss Huiyue and Prince Xie Yi are also here."

"Oh? Then we have it all together today."

Seeing the guards running in front, Xia Xiao quickened his pace and appeared in front of his parents as soon as they knew he was back.

"Xiao'er is back!"

Whenever she saw her precious child, Xiao Rong was extremely happy. She would go up to him and hug him, and would look at him carefully to see if he had become thin due to hunger. When Xia Jinghong saw this, although he was also happy, he said jokingly:

"Xiao'er is getting married soon, and you're still hugging her. Be careful that Ah Zhu will get jealous in the future."

"Can't I hug my own child? And Ah Zhu is not that stingy."

Xiao Rong grumbled, which made everyone laugh. Xia Xiao kept saying that he could hold her, and asked what everyone was discussing.

"Of course it's your wedding. We just agreed that you and Ah Zhu will hold it first, and Hui Yue and I will do it later."

As Xia Xu spoke, Xia Xiao looked at the woman beside her and affectionately called her Sister Huiyue. Her smile was mixed with many complex emotions, most of which was guilt. Xia Xiao would never be able to let go of what happened in Wanling City, but when he heard that Si Ying had recently died in the mansion, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

For a woman, her innocence is undoubtedly the most important thing, but Huiyue lost that thing in her most beautiful years. Xia Xiao didn't know how many times Huiyue had experienced despair, but at this moment, she held Xia Xu's hand with a very sweet smile, as if telling him not to worry, the past was gone.

"Actually, I really want to hold a wedding together, but when I think about it, you two have already stolen all the limelight, so Huiyue and I should wait for a while!"

"No rush, you and Sister Huiyue are still young anyway."

"I'm not a kid anymore. I want to hug my grandchildren soon!"

Xiao Rong had been looking forward to that day, so that she would have something to do every day, but Xia Xu looked at Xie Yi and Xia Wan and said to his mother:

"Mom, you should urge Wan'er. They have been married for so long, it's time for them to have a child."

"That's right, you should hurry up."

"Now that it's been more than three years, it's time to have a child."

Xia Jinghong rarely spoke, and when he said this, Xie Yi and Xia Wan felt a little shy, but they still smiled and said:

“We try our best.”

It was always awkward to talk about this kind of topic openly. Then, Xiao Rong remembered something and looked panicked, but when she looked at the sky, it was already late.

"Oh, Xiao'er, Princess Long Kui came to say goodbye yesterday and said she was leaving today, but she didn't want us to see her off. Go to the north now, maybe you can run into them."

"No need mother, I saw her on the way back."

"What did she say to you?"

"He didn't say anything, just said a few simple goodbyes and left."

With a sigh, Xiao Rong said regretfully:

"She was a good child, but she had a miserable life. She lost her mother when she was young and was also weak and sickly. When she was watching you fight that day, she suddenly felt unwell and fell to the ground. Everyone said she was pretending and scolded her. But later it was discovered that there was a half-Tao talisman array in her body. Just imagine how painful it must be for an ordinary person like her to have such a strong power hidden in her body!"

In the hall, the candles lit up to drive away the night, and the dark room became bright. Xia Xiao was drinking tea, not knowing that such a thing had happened to Long Kui, but dozens of miles north of the city, the convoy continued to move forward without stopping, getting farther and farther away from Zhenxun.

They were planning to leave tomorrow, as it was rare to leave in the afternoon. However, due to the current situation, they had better leave early. After all, they had been in Zhenxun, and it was not pleasant to be looked down upon. The Xia family had seen that the people of Zhenxun were talkative, and it was a bad habit that could not be changed.

It's not just Jinxun, people everywhere are like this. In this regard, humans are far inferior to the beastmen. To put it bluntly, they lack a good beating. If they are taught a lesson a few times, they will definitely not dare to do this again.

Many departures represent forever, but some departures are just to pave the way for the next arrival. Xia Xiao did not care much about Long Kui. In comparison, when the family was preparing to have dinner together, Xia Xiao said:

"Tomorrow I want to bring Ah Zhu and grandma here so that the old lady can also take a look at our Xia Mansion so that she can feel at ease."

"She's so old, does she have any taboos? What are her hobbies? What do we need to prepare in advance?"

The Xia Mansion is like many other mansions, where the master is responsible for external affairs and the lady is responsible for internal affairs. If Xia Xiao made a request now, his mother would definitely satisfy it one by one. After all, Ah Zhu is the only relative, and they have to entertain him well. But Xia Xiao thought for a while and couldn't figure it out, so he said:

"There's nothing special to be careful of. Just treat it as a reunion between two families. Just be natural."

"Mother will definitely make proper arrangements for you so that the old man will feel at ease."

Xia Xiao always trusted his mother's work, but looking at the table full of dishes, Xia Xiao asked curiously:

"Is the food supply in Zhenxun so sufficient?"

"Nan Shang and Tian Meng brought some, and the beast tribe also provided a lot of support, which is enough. After we get through this winter, more people will join in farming next year, and we will definitely be able to return to normal. In addition, the emperor has issued an order that those who produce more grain will be rewarded heavily, and the price of grain in the national treasury has been raised again and again, so there is a lot of crops produced in winter."

"The main reason is that many practitioners have also received orders from the emperor, especially the imperial army. I heard that they are all farming in the southeast area."

Xia Xiao nodded at the answers from his father and elder brother. He knew that after Si Yi came back, he would not have to intervene in the affairs of Da Xia anymore, but he did not expect that everything would go so smoothly. He was worthy of being the emperor. He was truly amazing.

"Second brother, has anyone from the South returned to their homeland?"

"Yes! The first team just went back to investigate the situation. I estimate that there will be a reply in a few days."

"That's good."

Xia Xiao finally put down the heavy weight on his heart. Seeing that he had held up his chopsticks for a long time without touching the rice or picking up any vegetables, Xiao Rong hurriedly said:

"Let's eat first, and then we'll talk..."

Xia Xiao agreed repeatedly. When the world is truly stable, he only needs to consider himself and Ah Zhu. After that, it is the upcoming wedding. The approximate time is next month, and the specific time will be decided tomorrow. It is difficult for him to decide on such a day. The elders must decide an auspicious day and then notify everyone.