"Is there anything else?" Ruan Xiyan asked, her eyes filled with doubt.
"I'm new here and not very familiar with the Imperial Palace. Tomorrow, Ayan, please show me around."
Ruan Xiyan thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
Ruan Xiyan glanced at her sleeve. "Can I loosen it now and go rest?"
Junyu released his hand, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. "Ayan, sweet dreams."
Early the next morning.
Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu had a simple breakfast and then took him for a walk around the imperial palace.
The palace maids and guards they encountered on the road all bowed their heads in respect.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Only after Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu had walked away did they dare to whisper among themselves.
"The man with the princess is very handsome."
"Yes, yes!" A palace maid excitedly covered her mouth. "They are a match made in heaven with our princess."
"He came back with our princess. Could he be the prince consort chosen by the princess?"
"Very likely."
"The two of them together would be such a sight to behold. I wonder when we will be able to hold a wedding in our imperial palace."
"These are things we can't worry about."
Ling Jingyan came looking for Jun Yu early in the morning, only to find that he hadn't arrived.
He then went to Ruan Xiyan's Xiyan Palace, but Yan'er was not there either.
He scratched the back of his head in confusion. "Where did those two go?"
At this time, after Ruan Xiyan and Jun Yu had toured the Imperial Palace, they took him out of the Imperial Palace.
The two walked on the streets of the imperial city, and Ruan Xiyan introduced him to some of the unique and fun things in the city.
A man dressed in brocade robes suddenly appeared in front of Ruan Xiyan and raised his hand to stop her. "Your Highness."
"Who are you?" Ruan Xiyan looked at the handsome man, thought for a moment, and did not remember knowing him.
Xu Fan said excitedly, "Your Highness, my name is Xu Fan."
"Surname Xu, could it be the Xu family, one of the three great families?"
Xu Fan nodded repeatedly, "Yes."
"Why did you stop me?" Ruan Xiyan asked.
The Xu family is famous for its array formations. She had heard that the young master of the Xu family was obsessed with array formations and was a well-known array formation genius in the capital city.
"I heard that Your Highness is also familiar with formations, and even the Six-Turn Spirit Gathering Formation recorded in ancient books is no challenge for you."
How did he know that repairing the Six-Turn Spirit Gathering Array was something the Ice Feather Palace was responsible for? Ruan Xiyan looked puzzled.
Xu Fan noticed Ruan Xiyan's confusion and explained, "The young masters of noble families in the capital city often have small gatherings."
"Young Master Lin just returned from Ice Feather Palace, so he came too. I heard about it from him."
Ruan Xiyan cursed under her breath, "That big mouth of Lin Muze!"
"Your Highness, I have a formation here that has troubled me for a long time. I have searched through ancient books but have not found a solution."
"Since Your Highness is so skilled in formations, I hope Your Highness can help me resolve my doubts."
Ruan Xiyan glanced at Jun Yu beside her and replied, "I'm busy right now."
She and Junyu continued walking forward.
"When will Your Highness be free?" Xu Fan followed closely behind, chattering on and on. "I can wait."
"Your Highness, please help me! I can't eat or sleep because I can't break the Four Symbols and Five Elements Formation."
Hearing the constant noise around her, Ruan Xiyan suddenly turned around and said, "Now that I've untied you, you can go do your own thing and stop following me."
"Your Highness has agreed. Don't worry, it won't take up much of your time." Xu Fan noticed that there weren't many people in the alley.
He simply found a tree branch and drew the formation pattern of the Four Symbols and Five Elements Formation on the ground.
Seeing Xu Fan present a perfect array so quickly, Ruan Xiyan's eyes flashed with admiration.
Although no array inscriptions were drawn to infuse power, it was merely an array pattern in name only.
However, it is already very difficult to achieve this level, and he truly deserves to be called a genius of formations.
Xu Fan explained his confusion about the formation to Ruan Xiyan in detail.
After listening, Ruan Xiyan raised her hand and pointed out his problem.
And in just a few words, he explained how to break the formation.
Xu Fan suddenly realized and murmured, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is."
Ruan Xiyan clapped her hands and looked at Jun Yu, who was waiting beside her, "Let's go."
Jun Yu smiled and said, "When Ayan gets serious, her whole body seems to be glowing."
"Smooth-talking," Ruan Xiyan said, pursing her lips.
"Your Highness, please wait a little longer." Xu Fan snapped out of his daze from the formation and, seeing that Ruan Xiyan was about to leave, immediately took out a portrait from his robes.
The portrait was opened, revealing a strikingly beautiful and heroic figure of Ruan Xiyan.
The scene depicted in the portrait is the same one from before, when Ruan Xiyan fought against the Luo family and battled with Luo Xiong, the head of the Luo family.
“Your Highness, I was there when you fought Luo Xiong last time, and your figure is now firmly etched in my heart.”
"After that, the image of the princess could not be left in my mind. After thinking for a long time, I finally mustered up the courage to express my feelings to the princess."
"Who knew that Her Highness the Princess had gone to the Ice Feather Palace? I am filled with regret and can only paint this portrait to remember her and express my longing."
"I was delighted to hear that Her Highness the Princess had returned. I am finally able to tell Her Highness these words in person."
Xu Fan's face turned bright red as he said this, "Your Highness, I have actually admired you for a long time. I fell in love with you at first sight."
"Especially after learning that Her Highness the Princess, like me, is a fan of formations, my admiration for Her Highness the Princess reached its peak."
After hearing Xu Fan's words, Ruan Xiyan remained expressionless and indifferent. "Thank you for your admiration, but I don't like you. Don't waste your time on me."
After Ruan Xiyan finished speaking, she turned and left without any hesitation.
Xu Fan was left standing there, heartbroken, holding the portrait.
Jun Yu, who had left with Ruan Xiyan, glanced at Xu Fan and twitched his fingers slightly. Suddenly, the portrait behind him spontaneously combusted without any flame.
Xu Fan cried out anxiously, "My painting! My painting!"
He frantically tried to put out the fire, but it just wouldn't go out.
Soon, a perfectly good painting turned into a pile of ashes before his eyes.
The wind blew, and nothing was left.
Jun Yu quickly caught up with Ruan Xiyan, and said with a half-smile, "Ayan is really popular."
Ruan Xiyan unconsciously touched the tip of her nose, feeling a little guilty. "Really?"
Then she realized something was wrong; why was she acting guilty?
"Hurry up, I still want to show you around the whole capital. At this rate, we won't even see half of it before dark."
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