Without turning back, he left the private room, leaving the group of people looking at each other.
"Lan Zhao, do you want to go out and take a look?" Feng Yu looked towards the door with a puzzled expression.
Lan Zhao thought for a moment and nodded. However, when he went out to look for her, he did not see Ji Jiuying. He searched all the way outside the restaurant, but still could not find her. He frowned.
At this moment, Ji Jiuying had already followed the shopkeeper to the back room of the restaurant. The shopkeeper kept looking at the ordinary-looking woman in front of him. This was the person his master was looking for.
"May I ask if your surname is Ji, young lady?"
Ji Jiuying nodded: "Shopkeeper, is your boss surnamed Ye?"
"yes."
It really is Qing Chen, but why did he also come up to the Heavenly Domain?
Since he came to the Heavenly Realm, he must have gone through the Spirit Altar. But why would Yingyue say that he was missing? Or did he ascend and ascend through the Spirit Altar? Only he himself would know the answer to this question.
"Shopkeeper, where is he now?"
Shopkeeper: "The master should be in Jiyue Tower in Sifang City. By the way, Miss Ji, the master instructed before he left that if anyone came to him with this token, he should give this bead to her."
As he spoke, he handed the white bead in his hand to Ji Jiuying. Ji Jiuying looked at the bead in her hand, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. At this moment, the voice of the evil fire came from her mind: "Idiot, this is a Transmission Bead, which is a bit more powerful than a regular Transmission Bead. When this bead is activated, you can see the other person's image."
Ji Jiuying then understood and put the bead away.
"Thank you for your help, shopkeeper."
"No, no, no, that's alright." The innkeeper chuckled tremulously, then added, "By the way, Miss Ji, which room are you dining in?"
Ji Jiuying looked at the shopkeeper, puzzled: "What's wrong?"
The shopkeeper explained with a smile, "My master instructed that as long as Miss Ji comes to eat, she doesn't need to pay."
Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow. Qing Chen was still so polite. Ever since she saw some of his expressions last time, she had felt a little uncomfortable around him.
She had lived two lives. Although she had never been in love in her previous life, she had still seen enough to understand his feelings. However, her heart already belonged to another…
They can only be friends.
After coming out of the back hall, he happened to run into Lan Zhao, who was returning from outside. Lan Zhao froze on the spot: "You, you've been here all this time?"
Ji Jiuying nodded, looking at him as if he were an idiot: "Otherwise? You didn't go out to look for me, did you?"
"No, even though this is a market inside the academy, it's still quite chaotic, you know. What if you run into bad people?"
Aside from being a bit stupid, this slave was alright.
"Alright, let's go back."
The two went upstairs together, but Lan Zhao was still very puzzled. The restaurant wasn't very big, but he had definitely searched downstairs and couldn't find her anywhere.
The group quickly finished their meal, and Lan Zhao called over the waiter to pay the bill.
"Sirs, you don't need to pay the bill anymore."
Why?
The waiter's gaze fell on Jiang Xin. Judging from the girl's clothes and demeanor, he figured this must be the important person the shopkeeper had mentioned.
Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow, and the waiter smiled and said, "Young master, you may not know this, but our restaurant has just opened and we have a promotion where we randomly select one table to eat for free. Your private room just happened to be selected, so you don't need to pay the bill."
Ji Jiuying's lips twitched slightly. She had been insisting on paying the bill, but the shopkeeper said that if they didn't do as their master said, they would lose their jobs, so she let him have his way. In the end, she just asked him to make up an excuse because she didn't want others to know about these things.
The shopkeeper was quick-witted and immediately understood Ji Jiuying's meaning. He patted his chest to assure everyone that it wouldn't arouse suspicion, but he never expected it to be such an excuse!
Lan Zhao was even more puzzled. "I ate here before, how come I've never heard of such an event?"
"Sir, this event is only starting today."
Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door again. The waiter beckoned, and two maids came in carrying trays. The waiter smiled and said, "Sir, these are some snacks from our restaurant."
However, of the four servings of pastries, the one placed in front of Jiang Xin was the largest. Lan Zhao then asked, "Why is Xin'er's so big, while the three of us have such small portions?"
"This young lady looks rather thin, so it's only right that she eats more!" the waiter said without changing his expression.
Lan Zhao's lips twitched slightly. Speaking of being thin, wasn't the person next to him even thinner?
"Lan Zhao, what do you know? Of course it's because I'm prettier that I get to eat more delicious food," Jiang Xin said with a smile.
"The young lady said yes."
Ji Jiuying lowered her eyes, looking at the group with amusement. This waiter shouldn't be so obvious!
It was already late at night when they returned from the restaurant. Feng Yu was responsible for taking Jiang Xin home, and Lan Zhao was responsible for taking Ji Jiuying home.
"That free meal at the restaurant, was it because of you?"
Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow, glanced at Lan Zhao, and thought, "Heh, he's smart for once, but... doesn't he know that curiosity can kill?"
"Lan Zhao, you'd better not be so curious about me!"
Lan Zhao shrugged. He had guessed right. The sudden disappearance and reappearance in the restaurant, coupled with the waiter's attentive attitude, made it hard not to connect the dots.
"Alright, that's enough for you. I'll go back by myself." Ji Jiuying's cold voice came from behind. Lan Zhao looked around and saw that there were no people walking around anymore. He frowned and said, "No, it's too dangerous for a girl like you to be out there alone."
“Besides, at least within the academy, I’m your second brother. I can’t possibly not even know where my own sister lives, can I?” Lan Zhao insisted.
Ji Jiuying suddenly turned around and looked at Lan Zhao with a cold expression: "I live on Xianlin Peak. Are you sure you can get up there?"
When Lan Zhao heard the words "Xianlin," she froze on the spot. Xianlin Peak! Wasn't that the peak where the Dean's disciple lived? How could she be there? Could she be the Dean's chosen disciple?
The thought immediately crossed his mind, but he dismissed it. That couldn't be right. The previous announcement clearly stated that only those who won first place in the Heavenly Ladder Tournament would be accepted as disciples by the Dean. He suspected that her ability to live on Immortal Forest Peak was definitely due to Second Master Feng.
"I can't go up, but I'll still escort you to the foot of Xianlin Peak. It's so late at night, it's not safe!"
Nevertheless, Lan Zhao persisted, and Ji Jiuying, seeing this, let him be. His soul contained her slave contract, so telling him wouldn't hurt.
It was nearly midnight when they returned to Xianlin Peak. A cool breeze blew by, and Ji Jiuying shivered all over.
The moment she opened the door, she was met with a firm chest. Before Ji Jiuying could react, Gong Mingyue grabbed her chin with his hand.
"you!"
Why haven't you left yet?
Ji Jiuying regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth; Gong Mingyue was not so easy to talk to at night.
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