Taiping Inn

The three of them entered the city of Langya Prefecture and walked on the street to the Governor's Mansion.

At this time, what Li Xuan talked about most was not Yu Qingning, nor the world situation and the disputes in the rivers and lakes, but a little girl named Zhou Shuning. From the time they met at Taiping Inn in Huainan Prefecture, Luzhou, to the time they parted at Longmen Prefecture, Zhongzhou, every detail was clear, and his words showed his love for this little sister.

Although Lu Yanbing was not so close to Li Xuan sometimes, after all, they grew up together, and they were like brothers and sisters. When she heard this, she felt a little sour and made a few sarcastic remarks, but Li Xuan did not argue with her. He just told Lu Yanbing to act like an adult and not bully her.

Lu Yanbing laughed and said, "I, Lu Yanbing, am a big shot in the martial arts world. How could I compete with a little kid? I think my senior brother doesn't treat her as a sister, but as a half-daughter."

Li Xuandu did not deny it either: "Sister or daughter, I just feel that we get along well. Maybe I am really old. Later in Qizhou, I met a young man named Pei Yu and taught him some self-defense skills. Now that I think about it, I also treat him as a half-disciple."

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. Qin Su listened silently most of the time and did not interrupt. Seeing that Li Xuandu liked Zhou Shuning so much, she couldn't help but feel more nervous than she should have. She thought, what if the little girl didn't like her? It's not good to let Li Xuandu be caught in the middle. No matter how Qin Su denied it, in fact, she had already regarded herself and Li Xuandu as one in her heart, and many of her considerations were from Li Xuandu's standpoint. Li Xuandu was not a dullard. He saw it, but he thought that he was not as good as Qin Su, so he felt that he was tiring Qin Su.

As they talked, they were getting closer and closer to the Governor's Mansion.

At this time, in front of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, in addition to the soldiers in line, there were two short figures. One was a little girl with powdered makeup, like a porcelain doll. At a young age, she could be seen to be a rare beauty. When she grows up, she will definitely be a fairy-like figure. At this time, the little girl was looking at the end of the street with all her eyes; the other was a dark and thin boy. He was not born black, but dark after experiencing the baptism of wind and frost and the scorching sun. Obviously, this boy who looked inconspicuous at first glance had walked a lot and suffered a lot. He was slightly taller than the little girl and stood beside the little girl. Although he also looked at the end of the street, he would occasionally steal a glance at the little girl next to him.

Suddenly, the little girl shouted: "Brother!"

The dark and thin boy hurriedly followed the little girl's line of sight.

The next moment, a figure flashed in front of the two of them like a long rainbow, smiling and saying, "Shuning."

Zhou Shuning looked at this brother who was somewhat unfamiliar but more familiar, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Zhou Shuning had accumulated a lot of words to say to her brother, whether she was doing well in Xuannv Sect, whether her brother was doing well, and many other things, but when the words came to her lips, perhaps because there were too many, she didn't know where to start, so all the words fell back into her stomach.

Li Xuandu looked at this little girl who had been through thick and thin with him, and his feelings were mixed. The two of them met again after more than half a year, and it seemed like a lifetime ago. After a while, he stretched out his hand and gestured slightly on Zhou Shuning's head: "Shuning has grown taller."

Zhou Shuning said "hmm" heavily, and then saw the two women following Li Xuandu, and her small eyebrows wrinkled subconsciously.

Li Xuandu also saw Shen Changsheng next to him and nodded slightly to him.

Shen Changsheng was a bit reserved like a son-in-law meeting his father-in-law: "Hello, Mr. Li."

At this moment, Yu Qingning also walked out of the Governor's Mansion and bowed to the three people.

Li Xuandu, Lu Yanbing, and Qin Su returned the greetings.

Speaking of which, the four of them are old acquaintances. If it were before, it would be Li Xuandu and Qin Su who didn't know each other. Now, he and Qin Su know each other best, so there is no need to introduce each other.

Yu Qingning arrived one day earlier than Li Xuandu and the other two. The capital of Langya Prefecture is the most prosperous place in the entire Qizhou, so she is naturally well-informed. At this time, she already knew that Li Xuandu was expelled from the sect, and could not hide her guilt and said: "It is us who have implicated Mr. Li."

The "we" here naturally refers to her, Yan Feiqing, and Su Yun'an. The three of them represent the Xuannv Sect, the Zhengyi Sect, and the Cihang Sect respectively. If Wuzhen and Taiping Sect are counted, they are already half of the righteous sects. In Yu Qingning's opinion, Li Xuandu returned to Qingwei Sect at their request to persuade the great swordsman Li Daoxu to stop fighting and negotiate peace, but the result was that Li Xuandu was expelled from the sect. Although they gave him the "Five Qi True Pill", they were also sorry for Li Xuandu from a moral point of view.

Li Xuandu waved his hand and said, "It's none of your friends' business. I decided to do this after careful consideration. Even if you didn't ask me, I would do it. If you think that I said those words to the master for my own interests, you are underestimating me, Li Xuandu."

Yu Qingning saw Li Xuandu say this and couldn't help but sighed, "Mr. Li, can you please have a word with me?"

Li Xuandu nodded slightly, and after making eye contact with Qin Su, he followed Yu Qingning into the Governor's Mansion first.

Qin Su, Lu Yanbing, Shen Changsheng, and Zhou Shuning were left behind.

Lu Yanbing glanced at the dark and thin young man and smiled, "Shen Changsheng, so you are the disciple of Mr. Shen. You can't judge a person by his appearance. My name is Lu Yanbing. It is said that Shen and Lu are inseparable. Your master's wife and I are from the same family."

Facing this elder sister, Shen Changsheng felt a completely different aura from Sister Shen. He remembered very clearly that Zhao Wuqi, who injured Sister Shen, was a subordinate of this elder sister. How terrible must this elder sister be?

Shen Changsheng didn't dare to speak nonsense. He had to learn from the people in the martial arts world and bowed with his fists. Then he felt that it was wrong, so he quickly put it away and learned from the scholars to bow with his hands.

Lu Yanbing smiled it off.

On the other side, Qin Su looked at Zhou Shuning. Because of their height, Zhou Shuning had to raise her head to see Qin Su's face, but Zhou Shuning just gently pinched the corner of her clothes and didn't look at her.

Qin Su was a person with a delicate mind. Seeing this situation, her heart sank slightly. He had no choice but to squat down, look at her at eye level, and soften his voice: "Hello, Shuning. My name is Qin Su, Qinzhou's Qin, simple Su."

Zhou Shuning had been well-educated since she was a child, and she returned the greeting: "My name is Zhou Shuning, meet Sister Qin."

Although she was polite, she was unfamiliar.

When Qin Su was teaching the piano in the piano house, she also came into contact with many children. She knew that Zhou Shuning didn't like her, but she didn't know the reason for a moment, so she had to say: "I am a good friend of your brother and your sister Yu. I think we can be good friends. This is my gift to you."

While speaking, Qin Su took out a jade flute from her brocade bag. The whole body was green and transparent. It was one of her treasures. Because the Xuannv Sect was proficient in musical instruments, it was just right to give it to Zhou Shuning.

Zhou Shuning just took a look and shook her head and said, "No merit, no reward. It's not good to accept such an expensive gift from sister Qin."

Qin Su had to put away the jade flute and took out a porcelain doll. It looked like a bald birthday star. It didn't look like a fairy, but it was cute. Moreover, this porcelain doll could be opened. There was a white-bearded lucky star inside. If you open the lucky star, there was a smaller lucky star. The three gods were made into tumblers, shaking in Qin Su's palm, which was very cute. This kind of gadget is not expensive, but it is very pleasing.

Zhou Shuning rarely saw such things in Xuannv Sect, and was quite tempted, but still a little hesitant.

Lu Yanbing saw it and smiled and said, "Shuning, this is your future sister-in-law, you should accept it quickly."

It would have been better if Lu Yanbing didn't say this. Zhou Shuning's face changed drastically after hearing this, and she just shook her head without even saying the reason for her refusal.

Qin Su felt a little embarrassed and could only glare at Lu Yanbing who was adding unnecessary details. After putting away the porcelain doll, she forced a smile and said, "Shuning, let's go in too."

Zhou Shuning walked into the gate of the Governor's Mansion in silence.

Lu Yanbing was disgusted to see the little girl humiliating Qin Su in this way and snorted heavily.

Qin Su was not angry and just smiled bitterly.