Zhao Shuning's eyes curved into a gentle arc. For some reason, she didn't find Xie Bo annoying at all.
"Zhao Shuning, what are you looking at?" Kong Shishuang leaned over and nudged Zhao Shuning with her hand, signaling her to rein in her gaze.
"What?"
"Zhao Shuning, I'm not trying to be mean, but that Xie Bo is a well - known playboy. He is good - looking, but still a notch below my brother. But that's not the point. Zhao Shuning, you're still a kid. Don't drool over him. It's disgusting."
Zhao Shuning rolled her eyes at Kong Shishuang in annoyance.
It had been a while since they last met, and her tongue had become even sharper. The things she said were also getting more exaggerated.
"Cut it out."
"Zhao Shuning, look at you. Why are you getting angry?"
Zhao Shuning simply turned around and ignored Kong Shishuang. But Kong Shishuang was not the kind of person who would give up easily. She leaned in again.
"I'm telling you, that Xie Bo is quite mysterious. Anyway, we'd better not get involved with him."
"Why?"
Kong Shishuang shook her head. "I don't know the specific reason. But before my brother left, he specifically told me not to provoke Xie Bo."
Zhao Shuning nodded thoughtfully. She lowered her voice and asked, "Is there something going on between Teacher Su and Xie Bo?"
"Zhao Shuning, since when did you become so gossipy?"
"Isn't there?"
"Yes."
"That's right then."
"But Zhao Shuning, how did you hear about this? This is a very secret matter. There was indeed something unknown that happened between them. At that time, you weren't even born yet."
Zhao Shuning smiled but didn't say a word. At that time, she was the most noble empress on the Eastern Ze Great Wilderness.
"So what do you know?"
"Me? I don't know much either. Don't be fooled by Xie Bo's playboy attitude and non -chalant appearance. In fact, when he gets angry, he's even scarier than Uncle Chen."
Zhao Shuning looked at the purple - robed man who was chatting and laughing merrily and understood a bit more.
"By the way, Zhao Shuning, do you know that your brother has come to the Misty Rain Tower?"
"How do you know it's my brother?"
"He said so himself."
Zhao Shuning was speechless. How could it be? Zhao Huai was extremely weak. How could he come to the Misty Rain Tower, a place full of troubles? Had something happened to the Zhao family?
"Miss Kong, what about my family?"
"Don't worry. Everything's fine. I took care of everything before I came."
"Then where is my brother?"
"I don't know either. Zhao Shuning, I just came back from the Maze Forest. Didn't you see Zhao Huai when you came out of the Dark Ze Land?"
Zhao Shuning shook her head.
Since her brother had come, she would wait for him in the Misty Rain Tower until he finished his trial.
On the high platform, it seemed that a new decision had been made. Chen Yuan raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Everyone, I'm sure you've heard about the upcoming changes in our Misty Rain Tower."
"Although Huang Sheng was a teacher, he had no professional ethics and didn't care about the students' lives at all. Today, I will completely remove his name from the records of our Misty Rain Tower."
The matter of Huang Sheng? Did Uncle Chen know so much about it?
"Also, previously, I've received enough evidence to expose Huang Sheng. It was also because of him that Teacher Su's spiritual root was damaged back then. Such a despicable person, I originally planned to wait for him to come back and then deal with him. But unexpectedly, he died in the Maze Forest. It's for the best. Our Misty Rain Tower won't tolerate such a dirty person."
When Su Nian heard this, she suddenly raised her head.
What did Director Chen say?
How did he find the evidence?
"Teacher Su."
"Director Chen."
"You've suffered a lot these years. From now on, our Misty Rain Tower will contact the Alchemist Association in the capital, Chang'an, in the hope of finding a way to repair your spiritual root. Since you had an accident in our Misty Rain Tower, we should take responsibility."
"Thank you, Director Chen."
After Su Nian finished bowing, she saw Xie Bo beside Chen Yuan smiling faintly.
Could it be him?
Had he been traveling around for all these years to collect evidence against Huang Sheng for her?
"Teacher Su, looking at me like this, are you falling for me?" Xie Bo's voice suddenly came, shattering the thought that had just sprouted in Su Nian's mind.
Xie Bo, the playboy, had a bright future. How could he go through so much trouble for a useless person like her? Besides, back then, his attitude when she showed her affection for him had already said it all.
"Director Xie is joking."
Su Nian quickly averted her gaze.
The once - innocent young man had changed a lot. Now, he was talkative and sunny, standing at the peak that she couldn't reach. Even if she stood on tiptoe, she couldn't touch his radiance.
"Dear students, do you have any objections to this proposal?"
"No!"
All the third - level students clapped and welcomed it. Su Nian felt warm and touched in her heart. After being a teacher for so many years, she finally won the respect of her students through her own efforts.
Although she was only a third - level spiritual alchemist, she would share all her experiences in cultivating spiritual arts.
The grand conferment ceremony officially began.
Su Nian was given a new title and clothes, and was invited to the director's seat. The woman turned around, her sleeves fluttering. A confident smile that she had had many years ago reappeared on her beautiful face.
The two walnuts in Xie Bo's hands rolled nimbly.
He watched as the once - high - flying girl fell from the high altar to the bottom. She was not willing to admit defeat and had been struggling against fate all the time.
Many times, seeing her looking sad, Xie Bo wanted to go up and talk to her. Before, she always had a lot to say to him, but after that incident, she would always avoid him.
Xie Bo inquired about it. People said that she had had an accident.
She locked herself in an invisible small room and didn't allow anyone to enter, not even him.
Xie Bo began to care about Su Nian and wanted to protect this so - called senior sister.
He knew that senior sister cared about him, so he started to flirt with women, hoping to catch her attention and hear her scold him.
But Su Nian didn't. Every time, she would just look at him from afar. Once she found him looking at her, she would immediately turn her gaze away.
Didn't she care about him anymore?
It seemed so, but also not.
Over the years, Xie Bo had been working hard outside to collect evidence about the Teacher - Appreciation Banquet. Most of those senior brothers had graduated, and it had taken him a lot of effort to find them. Fortunately, his hard work had paid off. Now, he could finally clear senior sister's name.
Now, on the high platform, looking at Su Nian standing beside him.
Her smile seemed to go back to the old days.
Xie Bo thought that he might have fallen in love with Su Nian back then. He just hated Su Nian's superior attitude. When she handed the letter to him, the confidence in her eyes was something that the young Xie Bo didn't have.
So he had flown into a rage and thrown the letter away.
But what Su Nian didn't know was that after she left, Xie Bo went back to that place, picked up the letter, carefully put it in his bosom, and took it back to his small courtyard.
Xie Bo's love for Su Nian had been premeditated.
It was just a pity that he didn't know when Su Nian would notice his feelings.