Cao Cao mobilized his army to search for Ye Siwu, but the search lasted for a month without any success. Then, Zuo Ci arrived at Cao Cao's residence with Ye Siwu's last letter.
“She and I are good friends. She foresaw this calamity that she would face,” Zuo Ci said with a sorrowful expression, then handed the will to Sun Shangxiang.
"Brother Liu, something seems a bit strange about this," Cao Cao said with some suspicion. "We haven't even found Siwu's body yet, so how can we be sure she's dead?"
"President, I know you and Siwu are good friends, but we have to accept the facts, don't we?" Xiu said, feigning grief. "Senior Zuo Ci is highly respected, he would never lie."
Zuo Ci: Of course, Ye Siwu is dead, but Xia Xiang is not. This is not a lie.
Cao Cao still looked at Xiu with some suspicion.
“Siwu is my good friend, and I’m actually very saddened as well, but she left a suicide note saying that we should face life optimistically, and I don’t want to go against her wishes,” Xiu explained.
"That man who looked a lot like Sun Jian is also gone," Cao Cao sighed.
Although he was heartbroken, he stopped dwelling on it; the fact was that his troops hadn't found anyone.
Moreover, Ye Siwu had no need to fake her death; no one would benefit from doing so, would they?
“Our attention was all focused on Siwu, and we did overlook the person who had been cleansed of his demonic nature. We don’t know who took him away,” Xiu said, frowning.
"However, he shouldn't pose a threat. Once the Soul Cleansing Melody has washed away his demonic nature, he will no longer be able to cultivate demonic arts."
Actually, it was the East City Guard who took that person away; he's probably already in Jiangdong.
——
Soon, news of Ye Siwu's death spread throughout the entire Dong Han Academy and Jiangdong.
Cao Cao summoned Principal Wang Yun back, revealed Dong Zhuo's numerous evil deeds, and also publicized Ye Siwu's outstanding contributions.
Then, Ye Siwu was placed at the top of the list of contributions at the Donghan Academy.
Xia Xiang looked at her tombstone and portrait and felt truly grateful!
"Are you also my friend?" Sun Shangxiang asked as soon as she arrived, noticing a little girl standing in front of a tombstone.
"Yes," Xia Xiang replied calmly upon hearing the familiar voice.
He turned to look at her again and asked, "Is she really dead?"
"Yes, the funeral won't start for a while. Come with me," Sun Shangxiang said, her eyes red-rimmed.
"Did you find her body? Why are you so sure she's dead?" Xia Xiang asked Sun Shangxiang earnestly.
“She was a close friend of Senior Zuo Ci, according to Senior Zuo Ci himself,” Sun Shangxiang said with a heavy nasal tone. “Moreover, she left a will, saying that she hoped to stay in the Eastern Han Dynasty.”
"Oh," Xia Xiang nodded lightly.
"Little friend, what's your name?" Sun Shangxiang asked.
She had a vague feeling that this person was familiar, but she was certain that she had never met this person before.
"Xia Xiang," Xia Xiang replied with a slight smile.
"Ah Xiang." Xiu ran over from the side, asking anxiously and worriedly, "The funeral is about to start, what are you doing here?"
Xia Xiang then instantly vanished—
"I was just worried, so I went over there to take a look," Sun Shangxiang said. "I also met a girl named Xia Xiang, who said she was my aunt's good friend."
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"Huh? Where is he?" Sun Shangxiang couldn't find him. "Where did he go?"
"Let's go back, they've all arrived," Xiu said.
"Okay," Sun Shangxiang said, and without looking for anyone else, she followed Xiu back.
Xia Xiang stayed far away, watching the group of people mourning her.
Wang Yun led Cao Cao's entourage, the Five Tiger Generals, the Qiao sisters, Diao Chan, the Debating Team, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, Zuo Ci, Hua Tuo, the Divine Physician, and Lü Bu, who had lost his memory and become gentle and refined...
——
"Are you alright?" Jiu Wu's voice suddenly rang out beside her.
"It's nothing." Xia Xiang shook her head, then asked, "Has Wang Dadong been found?"
"Couldn't find him," Jiu Wu said with a hint of helplessness. "The West City Guard Captain is still missing..."
“Ling must have discovered some clues but didn’t have time to report them. Don’t worry too much about him,” Xia Xiang said. “I’m almost done here. Hang in there a little longer.”
"You don't need to feel too much pressure. I'm doing fine here, so don't worry," Jiu Wu said.
Although he says that on the surface, he sometimes really does agree.
Jiu Wu's mind was filled with all sorts of memories about Xia Xiang, from Xia Xiang's birth to the time he woke up, every scene was exceptionally clear.
However, the information about the Iron Dimension was very vague. He even had to ask Xia Tian how to support the protective magnetic field! The simple-minded boy scratched his head and looked at him strangely for a long time.
Even now, thinking about it still gives him the creeps!
"Thank you," Xia Xiang said and left immediately.
——Jiangdong——
"Father, I want to go to the Eastern Han Dynasty to investigate the cause of Ye Siwu's death, and also to bring A Xiang back," Sun Quan said to Ye Siyi.
"Zhongmou, when did you become so impulsive?" Ye Siti looked at him with an ambiguous expression, her tone slightly dissatisfied.
“Ye Siwu was, after all, a man from Jiangdong. His unexplained death in the Eastern Han Dynasty demands an explanation from the Eastern Han,” Sun Quan explained cautiously.
"No need," Ye Siti said, emphasizing, "Bo Fu is seriously injured. You stay and guard Jiangdong. Zhou Yu will handle things on the Eastern Han side."
"What you should be thinking about now is how to gain benefits for Jiangdong from this war, not investigating a case where the cause of death is perfectly clear."
Sun Quan replied with a reluctant expression, but ultimately said nothing more and turned to leave the principal's office.
Ye Siti slammed her hand down, overturning the tea set on the table. "What on earth is Ye Siwu doing?!"
——
"Come with me," Xia Xiang said, leading Xiao Ci's wet nurse to a secluded courtyard and pointing to Sun Qiang on the bed.
"This is Sun Jian. He was seriously injured by Ye Siyi, but he survived because Ye Siyi didn't hit any vital organs."
"Master?" Xiao Ci's wet nurse went up and shook Sun Jian, who was lying quietly. "What's wrong with him?"
"For years I've been hiding, living a life of constant hunting. Then I cultivated the Dark Scripture and became a demon," Xia Xiang said. "This time it was just a coincidence that I found him."
"Now that we've cleansed him of his demonic nature, he's lost his memory, so he still needs you to take care of him."
"That's wonderful!" Xiao Ci's nanny cried. "Once Ye Si Ti is dealt with, Miss can come back and reunite with Master and Second Young Master."
"Second Young Master???" Xia Xiang asked in confusion, "Which Second Young Master? Sun Jian has a son?"
“No,” said Xiao Ci’s wet nurse. “The second young master is Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou.”
Xia Xiang: What's going on??
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