Unlike the joyful scene inside the tent, Xiao Xiyou's face outside the tent had turned as black as soot.
Xiao Xiyou clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his rage as he charged in to kill them.
This is the good brother he has always trusted!
Just now, he was hoping that these so-called misunderstandings would be resolved.
However, Xu Cang did not have time to tell him the plan, as Xu Cang was always on his side.
Zhou Zhizhi gently patted Xiao Xiyou's tightly clenched fist, pulled him away from the scene, and returned to the Second Prince's residence.
"When did you find out?" Xiao Xiyou pondered for a moment, looking at Zhou Zhizhi with a deep gaze.
"I only found out recently." Zhou Zhizhi couldn't tell Xiao Xiyou that she had transmigrated into this world from a book, knew all the plot details, who was good and who was bad, and also knew that Xiao Xiyou would be torn apart by five horses after he ascended the throne.
He's here to change all of this!
"Your Highness, the road of life is long, and many passersby will come and go along the way."
"I understand what it feels like to be betrayed by the person you trust most."
"You understand? How could you understand?" In Xiao Xiyou's view, Zhou Zhizhi's life used to be full of her parents' love, and now she has become the Grand Preceptor of the Great Xiao Kingdom.
Despite the pain of losing loved ones, I have never experienced betrayal.
"Of course I understand, because you're the one who betrayed me." But she only answered silently in her heart, while on the surface she still pretended to be cheerful and comforted Xiao Xiyou.
"Many feelings are mutual, and you can also tell me about your troubles."
"I will never let a third person know, and I will never betray you," Zhou Zhizhi said firmly, looking gently at Xiao Xiyou.
Xiao Xiyou didn't believe it and turned around to wave his hand.
"I have nothing to suffer from, you may leave."
"It's getting late, Your Highness, you should rest early too." After saying that, Zhou Zhizhi lightly tiptoed back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
After Zhou Zhizhi left, Xiao Xiyou turned around and looked at her back.
Will you really never betray me...?
"Imperial Preceptor, Imperial Preceptor, you're finally back!" Wu Da and Wu Er said joyfully at the door, seeing Zhou Zhizhi as if they were seeing their mother-in-law.
"Does the sky fall down just because I'm not coming back?" Zhou Zhizhi asked helplessly.
"No, that's not it. We're just worried something might happen to you," Wu Da chuckled, scratching his head as he spoke.
"Alright, stop joking around. Tell Xiaoyue to prepare some bathwater. I want to take a bath," Zhou Zhizhi instructed Wu Da.
"Alright, I'll go inform Xiaoyue right away." Wu Da accepted the order and scurried off to find Zhou Zhizhi's maid, Xiaoyue.
Zhou Zhizhi lay comfortably in the wooden tub.
"I can manage on my own. You don't need to serve me here. You can go now, Xiaoyue."
As a modern person, she is still not used to having someone watching her while she takes a shower.
Therefore, after Xiaoyue finished running the hot water, Zhou Zhizhi told her to leave.
[Congratulations, host, you have saved Xiao Xiyou once.]
[The hermaphroditic Gu worm restores 33.33% of its power.]
Zhou Zhizhi listened to the good news broadcast from the system in her mind and laughed happily.
"It's really great, all the effort I put in was worth it."
[Countdown to being wiped out: 29 days.] The system issued another reminder.
Zhou Zhizhi's smile froze on her face. "You really know how to spoil the mood!"
Thank you for the compliment! This system will remind you once a day.
"Where is the martial arts manual?" Zhou Zhizhi asked helplessly.
She must find this secret manual immediately and give herself enough time to learn it in order to avoid being erased by the system.
Little grapefruit, little grapefruit, I've really sacrificed so much for you.
You must not let me down. Live well, and hopefully live to be a hundred. Zhizhi thought to herself, because if Xiao Xiyou lived well, it was as if she herself was living well.
The system told Zhou Zhizhi the exact location of the martial arts manual: "It's in the hands of Wu Chi, the richest merchant in the Great Xiao Kingdom."
"What do martial arts manuals look like? Do you know their names?" Zhou Zhizhi asked the system again.
[The martial arts manual is called the Northern Darkness Divine Art. Obtaining it will refine your internal energy, granting you the power to strike through mountains.] The system patiently explained to Zhou Zhizhi.
"Alright, I'll go and meet this Wu Chi first thing tomorrow morning."
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Wu Da Wu Er was woken up by Zhou Zhizhi.
"Grand Preceptor, what happened?" Wu Da arrived at the entrance of the Grand Preceptor's residence in a daze.
After all, their master used to love sleeping in late, always getting up before the sun was high in the sky. Today was quite unusual.
"We're going to Wu Chi's house, the richest man's house," Zhou Zhizhi simply ordered.
"What are you going there for? Are you changing your mind and going into business?" Wu Er scratched his head and asked, puzzled.
“Of course not.” Zhou Zhizhi looked at the two idiots speechlessly. “Enough with the nonsense, just follow along.”
...
"This is the mansion of the richest man in the Great Xiao Kingdom. It is indeed magnificent." After a while, Wu Er looked at the resplendent mansion in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"Halt! Who goes there? Do you have an invitation?"
Zhou Zhizhi and her group were stopped by two guards who opened the door.
"I am Zhou Zhizhi, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Xiao Kingdom. I have come to visit Wu Chi, the richest man in the country, today." Zhou Zhizhi looked at the two guards and raised her highest title.
"Wait a moment, I'll go and inform them right away." The guard didn't dare to be negligent when he saw that they were government officials, and immediately ran to inform Wu Chi.
"Grand Master Zhou, I was unaware of your sudden visit. I apologize for not welcoming you properly."
Although Wu Chi was obsessed with martial arts and collected all the martial arts manuals in the world, he was ultimately a businessman and would not easily offend these politicians.
Although he didn't know when he had offended Zhou Zhizhi, he still treated her with the utmost courtesy and handled the situation with care.
Zhou Zhizhi and Wu Da and Wu Er were welcomed into the mansion by Wu Chi. Zhizhi sat in the main seat and took a sip of tea.
"This tea is excellent, truly fine tea," Zhou Zhizhi exclaimed.
"The Longjing tea, specially commissioned from the south, is made from the tenderest tea leaves from each tea tree, and undergoes forty-nine processing steps. Because the requirements for the tea leaves are strict and the process is complex, the annual output is only twenty or thirty catties," Wu Chi explained with a smile.
"If the Imperial Advisor likes them, take some with you when you leave."
"No, please. Such precious tea is best enjoyed by you, Mr. Wu." Zhou Zhizhi said politely, but then suddenly changed the subject.
"I heard that the richest man in the country, Wu, recently had a batch of special tea that he wanted to present as tribute to the Emperor. I wonder if it is the kind I drink?"
When Wu Chi heard Zhou Zhizhi say that, he finally felt relieved.
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