Above the eaves.
Zhang Lexuan gripped the envelope in a daze, as if time and space had frozen. Lu Cheng, whom she had been searching for for two years without a trace, had actually appeared at Shrek Academy?
That's right, he should also have memories...
If he wanted to find her, he would definitely have gone to Shrek Academy first.
How could she be so foolish!
"Brother, wait for me!" Zhang Lexuan clenched her fair fist. Her light blue eyes were filled with a mix of joy and anxiety. She feared that person wasn't Lu Cheng, and even more, she feared that the academy was using Xiaotao's handwriting to trick her into returning.
But at this moment, at least there was hope...
Zhang Lexuan gently stroked her fair, clean forehead. A golden pattern spread across it, and then, like a golden vertical pupil, it slowly opened, and a powerful mental force poured out.
This was the second martial soul that Lu Cheng had given her before he died, and it had helped her evade the encirclement of Holy Spirit Cult experts several times.
"I hope this isn't a trap." Zhang Lexuan narrowed her eyes. She suspected that Mu En, with his cunning nature, had likely already noticed her suspicions, but he probably didn't know about the matter of the memories, so he was only puzzled by the changes in her personality.
"It should be Brother; Xiaotao wouldn't lie to me..." Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath, calming the agitation in her heart. After hesitating for a moment, she tapped her toes against the eaves and, under the bright moonlight, transformed into a silver stream of light, darting off into the distance.
...
"Is this the place?"
Xu Sanshi glanced at the page boy beside him, his eyes showing some impatience.
"Yes, Second Young Master." The page boy said with a fawning smile.
"This is exactly the residence of the Second Young Mistress. You just need to knock."
"When did Dad arrange a childhood engagement for me? What a pain..." Xu Sanshi looked annoyed. Just yesterday, the page boy and steward from his childhood had found him with a letter from his father, stating that he already had a fiancée who was also a disciple of Shrek Academy, and it was said that she was exceptionally beautiful.
But so what?
He had long ago set his heart on someone—the top beauty of the Shrek Outer Academy, the stunning Jiang Nannan. The point was that his good brother Bei Bei had already won over Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya were good friends who shared a dormitory. Based on the principle of 'the pavilion close to the water gets the moonlight first,' he had already begun pursuing Jiang Nannan.
But this letter had shattered all his plans.
Moreover, in the letter, his father told him to take the initiative to pursue her, saying that a good woman is afraid of a persistent man and that he needed to be thick-skinned. That was how he had pursued the princess of the Dou Ling Empire, his own biological mother, back in the day...
Knock, knock, knock-
Xu Sanshi knocked on the small courtyard door with some impatience.
"Who is it?"
The door was opened slowly.
A stunning figure appeared before everyone's eyes: of tall stature, with a beautiful face, wearing a light yellow dress and exquisite little leather boots. She was currently wearing an apron, and her hands were stained with white flour. Clearly... she was cooking.
"Nan, Nannan?!?" Xu Sanshi was completely stunned.
This happiness had come too suddenly.
It left him dazed on the spot for a moment.
His dad had actually helped him secure the top beauty of the Shrek Outer Academy?!? Jiang Nannan was his fiancée?
Pursue! Even if he had to pester her to death, he must win her over!
"Xu Sanshi?" The pretty face of Jiang Nannan, which had originally carried a hint of a smile, instantly turned cold as frost. Who didn't know that all of this was the doing of the Xuanming Sect?
This persistent, haunting nuisance had actually followed her here?
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Cheng had been away for a long time and had only just returned to the academy today, and today was a reunion dinner, she wouldn't have wanted to spoil the festive mood; she would have already blasted him out.
"Young Master Xu, please leave. You are not welcome here," Jiang Nannan said coldly.
"Nannan, isn't it a coincidence? I also just learned from my father that you and I have an engagement. This..."
"Get lost!!!"
Jiang Nannan completely exploded.
Her eyes were as cold as frost, and soul rings were already rising from beneath her feet. Her aura grew increasingly intense; she truly had the intent to kill.
Xu Sanshi was bewildered and turned to look at the steward, Chen Nian.
"Second Young Mistress, don't be anxious. We do have an engagement contract..." The steward, Chen Nian, standing to the side, was unhurried. A smile curled at the corners of his mouth as he proudly and complacently took out a marriage contract, upon which Mother Jiang's name was indeed signed.
"Mother?" Jiang Nannan frowned slightly.
"You are despicable!" The young girl realized the key to it in an instant. Mother Jiang was illiterate; she must have been tricked into signing this so-called arranged marriage contract back then for the sake of her martial soul awakening.
"Second young mistress, this marriage contract was signed by your own biological mother. If you don't acknowledge it... then don't blame our Xuanming Sect for enforcing clan law," Chen Nian sneered.
Xu Sanshi's expression showed slight hesitation.
This seemed a bit different from what he had expected, but... who could blame him when the person opposite him was Jiang Nannan? Just as his father's letter said, he could make it a done deal; feelings could be cultivated slowly later.
After struggling for a moment, he still stood beside the steward, Chen Nian.
"Get out!" Jiang Nannan's face darkened. She gritted her teeth and warily scanned the group of people around her, like a white rabbit backed into a corner.
"Heh, since the Second Young Mistress won't comply, we have no choice but to enforce clan law." Chen Nian smiled slightly and bowed slightly to the white-haired, lavishly dressed old man beside him: "Elder Jing, I will have to trouble you with this matter. Please make sure to bring the Second Young Mistress back to the sect to share a room with the Second Young Master..."
"Heh, since someone is trying to be clever, I naturally must let the world know that the contracts of the Xuanming Sect are not something anyone can violate."
The white-haired old man glanced at Jiang Nannan indifferently.
His figure suddenly vanished, and he reached out to grab the latter's shoulder.
...
Pfft~
Jiang Nannan spat out a mouthful of bright red blood and knelt halfway on the ground. She raised her noble, swan-like neck and glared coldly at the white-robed old man opposite her with her pink eyes. She gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and forced herself to stand up again.
"Even if I die, I will absolutely not go with you."
"If you are willing, I will compensate you for the costs and expenses of my spiritual soul awakening. If you are not willing, then you can just take away a corpse."
Her eyes looked toward the distance with some worry.
The attendants sent by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to protect her and her mother were already lying scattered by the wall, unconscious. Clearly, the opponents had come aggressively and had long since made full preparations.
This strongest white-robed old man had not used his soul rings from start to finish and had easily crushed her, relying solely on his physical body strength.
"Elder Jing, isn't this a bit too much..." Xu Sanshi took a deep breath, feeling some heartache for Jiang Nannan, and hurriedly spoke up.
"Sanshi, some matters no longer just involve you and me; they also involve the face of our Xuanming Sect. Otherwise, do you think I would have come personally?" Xu Jing said indifferently.
"Sigh..." Xu Sanshi's face was conflicted.
"I'll ask one last time: are you willing to return to the Xuanming Sect with me?" Xu Jing looked down indifferently at the girl kneeling halfway on the ground and said slowly.
"Ptui!" Jiang Nannan spat out a mouthful of blood and foam, her beautiful eyes resolute.
"In your dreams!"
"Good, what a loyal and unyielding little girl. No matter, once we return to the Xuanming Sect, hmph, hmph..." Xu Jing revealed a smile. This time, he stopped playing around and struck directly toward Jiang Nannan's neck, attempting to knock her unconscious and take her away.
But the next instant—
Boom!
The arrow had not yet arrived, but the sound preceded it.
A sharp, fiery red arrow carrying a powerful aura tore through the sky, shooting directly toward the two of them.
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