Yongqi looked at Xiaoyanzi with heartache, "Xiaoyanzi, that period must have been very difficult for you, right?"
Little Swallow smiled and shook her head, "What's a little hardship? Compared to Master, I feel I've had it much easier!" Managing a religious sect is much easier than managing a country!
Qing'er asked curiously, "Little Swallow, when can we go visit your Purple Cloud Sect?"
Xiao Yanzi looked at everyone and said, "The headquarters of the Ziyun Sect is in Hangzhou, but its members are scattered all over the country. The weapons shop we went to yesterday is one of them. If you want to go to the headquarters, let's find some time to go."
Fu Ertai pressed further, "So, is it like our imperial court, where everyone is in charge of a different department?"
Xiao Yanzi nodded. "Yes, Ziwei and I have hall masters, altar masters, incense masters, and so on under us. The things we manage are similar to our six departments. You'll find out the specifics when you get there!"
The weather was lovely today, so they naturally left the villa to take a walk and look around. Just then, they saw some people playing chess, and everyone curiously went over to watch.
Watching the two players go back and forth in the game, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi also discussed it until the black side won, at which point they decided to leave.
"Wait a minute, young lady, it's been a long time. Why are you leaving without saying goodbye?"
Little Swallow frowned and looked at the person who spoke, asking in confusion, "Do we know each other?"
"What? You almost fell off the cliff that day, and I saved you. Don't you remember? Or are you pretending not to know me?"
"..." Upon hearing this, the people present began to discuss among themselves. Yongqi and the others looked at Xiaoyanzi with concern. Xiaoyanzi thought carefully for a while, but still couldn't remember who he was. "Then tell me, when exactly was it?"
"Last year on Qixi Festival, when you were gathering herbs in Dali, I happened to pass by. You used a vine to climb down, but the vine broke. I saved you at that critical moment. You said then that you would repay kindness. How come you don't recognize me now?"
Xiao Yanzi fell silent. "..." Yongqi looked at Xiao Yanzi anxiously. "You almost fell off a cliff last year? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't want you to worry, did I? Besides, everything's fine, isn't it?" Xiao Yanzi felt a little guilty. She asked Yongqi to tell her if anything happened, but she herself had something on her mind and didn't tell Yongqi. "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you!"
After Xiao Yanzi finished speaking, she looked at the person who had spoken earlier and said, "I'm sorry, it's been too long and a lot has happened around me, so I really don't remember. But after you told me the time and place, I remembered. There really was such a thing. So now you want me to repay your kindness?"
The person in front of me was dressed in white from head to toe, except for his face and hair. He fanned himself with a fan and chuckled, "It's not too much for you to treat me to a meal alone, is it?"
"...This..." Xiao Yanzi's first reaction was to refuse. It would be understandable if all of them invited him together, but inviting him to dinner alone was not quite right.
Yongqi chimed in, "Since you are Xiaoyanzi's benefactor, then you are also my benefactor. This meal is on me!"
"You? Who are you? What gives you the right to invite me to dinner?" The man looked at Yongqi with a somewhat unpleasant expression. "The only person I'm looking for is her!"
Yongqi was naturally not in a good mood either, and his face turned cold. "She is my wife, and her affairs are my affairs. Therefore, it is only right that I treat her to this meal!"
Xiao Jian added, "I'm her brother, and we're all her family. If you want to treat us to a meal, we'll all treat each other!"
The man sneered, "All you're saying is that you don't want me to have dinner with her alone. What, are you afraid I'll kidnap her?"
"You say she's your wife, yet you're preventing her from having dinner with me. Don't you trust her?"
Upon hearing this, Yongqi clenched his fists. If he hadn't retained some rationality, he would have already struck. Xiaoyanzi took Yongqi's hand and looked coldly at the person in front of her. "What Yongqi said is also my opinion. If we're going to treat, we should all treat each other. There's no need to eat alone. I'm not used to it!"
"That's interesting. Alright, then I won't insist. I'll save this meal for later, and I'll come back to find you another day!" The man said and left.
Yongqi frowned as he looked at the man's retreating figure. "Just who is he?"
Xiao Jian muttered, "Although he hasn't made a move, just by looking at his gait and the calluses on his hands, you can tell he's no ordinary person!"
Little Swallow was too lazy to think about it anymore. "Who cares who he is? He's not our focus today. Let's go and continue to take a look!"
Unbeknownst to them, the man was still watching them from behind. His subordinate asked in confusion, "Master, if you want him, why don't you just snatch him back?"
"That's no fun at all. If I'm going to steal it, I'll wait until they're married..."
"?" As his master's personal bodyguard, he truly couldn't understand his master's thought process. "Why?"
"Get ready, it's time for Lu Mengtao to make her move..."
"You mean you want Mengtao to sow discord between them, and then you can take advantage of the situation?" He didn't finish his sentence, "Are you sure that Princess Feiyan will fall for it?"
"Let's go back and see if my elder brother is dead..."
"Little Swallow, did you investigate that person beforehand?" Yongqi was still a little worried and wanted to know more about the person from earlier.
Little Swallow shook her head. "I did have someone investigate, but unfortunately, they didn't find any useful information. It's probably been hidden by someone."
"Then tell me, why did he suddenly find you? Was it just for a meal?" His intuition told him that he was up to no good and was definitely after Xiao Yanzi!
Little Swallow comforted me, "You just need to remember that no matter what others think, you are the only one in my heart and eyes, and that's enough! As long as we always trust each other, no matter what demons or monsters there are, they can't separate us!"
"Yes, Yongqi, don't worry too much. My people will continue to investigate, and they'll definitely let you know if there's any news!"
Although everyone was trying to persuade him, he always felt that the way that person looked at Xiao Yanzi was very strange. He was worried that Xiao Yanzi would be taken away, and even more worried that Xiao Yanzi would be hurt!
Xia Ziwei, who had seen Gao Wanrong off, caught up with her. After listening to Qing'er's account, Xia Ziwei looked at Yongqi and comforted him, "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. Are you still worried that you'll lose?"
Qing'er chimed in, "That's right, Yongqi, be more confident. With so many people protecting you, what is there to fear?"
At dusk, they finally returned to the manor and went back to their respective nests to rest. Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, and Consort Yu sat together to eat. Consort Yu looked at the two of them curiously and asked, "Yongqi, Xiaoyanzi, did anything fun happen when you went out today?"
"I ran into someone who had saved me before, but I sensed he had ulterior motives, so I didn't say much!"
Yongqi muttered, "That person clearly had ulterior motives towards you. Maybe saving you was a deliberate arrangement!"
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