Inside the inn at this moment, a young man in cyan clothes suddenly opened his eyes.
"Xiaobai, you've sensed it too."
Bai Ze shook its smooth fur, stood up, and walked to Yan Ruyu's side.
"You miss her, don't you?"
Bai Ze nodded.
Yan Ruyu said, "But it may not be her. However, our trip here has been somewhat rewarding."
Gently pushing open the window in front of him, a faint smile appeared on the young man's face. The young man's appearance was incredibly handsome. With just a simple smile, all the things between heaven and earth seemed to lose their luster at this moment. There was a faint white glow on Bai Ze's body.
It was originally an ancient divine beast and could be considered fierce. But since it had followed Yan Ruyu, Bai Ze had become gentle.
However, you couldn't assume it was a gentle divine beast just because of its gentle appearance. Once it started to fight, there might not be a single blade of grass left within a radius of five hundred li.
The destructive power of this king of beasts was comparable to that of a ninth - level spiritual pharmacist.
Yan Ruyu smiled faintly, looking at the commotion by the river.
He always preferred tranquility and disliked excitement.
So he closed the window again.
The moment the window closed, a small figure appeared on the long street.
Zhao Shuning's gaze involuntarily turned towards the second - floor.
There was a strange feeling there.
"Boss, I want to tell you something."
Xie Yu naturally followed up and interrupted Zhao Shuning's train of thought.
"What's up?"
When Zhao Xiangxiang saw Xie Yu approaching, she unconsciously moved to the other side.
"I said, Miss Xiangxiang, I, Xie Yu, have reformed. You don't have to be so wary of me, do you?"
The red - dressed girl snorted and said indifferently, "It's easy to change a river and a mountain, but hard to change a person's nature."
This idle and flippant young master, Xie Yu, had left a very bad impression on Zhao Xiangxiang from the very beginning.
Xie Yu stretched out his index finger and was about to get angry, but in the sight of Zhao Shuning, he forcefully held back his emotions.
"What do you want to say?"
Xie Yu put on a smiling face.
"Boss, you know that after getting along for so many days, I really hope you can go back to the Xie Family with me."
"Okay."
"But boss, I have to tell you the situation. My servant told me before that that good - for - nothing adopted son of my family will also come back. If you two happen to meet then, I'm afraid you'll suffer."
Afraid she'd suffer? Such a goading method was a bit too childish.
This Xie Yu really regarded her as an eight - year - old child.
"Then tell me why I would have a conflict with him."
Anyway, she was idle, so it was better to get some information from Xie Yu and give him a way out.
Hearing Zhao Shuning say this, Xie Yu became even more interested. He thought that kids were just kids. No matter how talented she was, her mind was still immature.
As long as he guided her a little, maybe she would become a dagger in his hand and could be used by him.
"Boss, it's like this. That guy in my family is named Xie An. He originally had nothing to do with our family. It was my father who kindly took him in. But he's a very arrogant guy. He's much younger than me, but he never calls me elder brother. Even when he sees me in the mansion, he never pays his respects. Boss, just think, if you go to our Xie Family and suffer such grievances, what should you do?"
"So?"
"So, I think with how powerful you are, boss, you should give him a good lesson. After all, you'll be staying in our mansion for a while. We can't let you be wronged. We have to let him know that boss is not someone to be bullied easily."
Zhao Shuning gave a knowing smile.
This Xie Yu really regarded her as a three - year - old child.
It was obvious that there was a conflict between them, and he wanted her to vent his anger for him.
"Boss, look—"
"You're so sure he'll take a dislike to me?"
"Definitely!"
Xie Yu was very certain about this.
You should know that with Xie An's temper, just his words could make people angry. He looked down on everyone. If he met Zhao Shuning, he would probably be just as arrogant.
It would be a miracle if Xie An could talk to someone for more than three sentences.
"How about it, boss?"
"Let's talk about it when he offends me."
"Then it's a deal. If that guy shows disrespect to you, boss, you have to give him a good scolding."
Zhao Shuning gave a dull grunt.
She was just perfunctorily answering Xie Yu.
Zhao Shuning was no longer Ye Ling from her past life. She wouldn't easily judge a person's character based on just one person's words.
She wouldn't easily draw a conclusion without seeing it with her own eyes.
Xie Yu thought he had found a great backer.
Ecstatically, he said, "Boss, I'll go to the Xie Mansion first to make some arrangements. When you arrive at the Xie Family later, you can directly go to your room and rest."
Zhao Shuning nodded. Xie Yu glanced at Zhao Xiangxiang again. Seeing that Zhao Xiangxiang ignored him, he felt bored and ran towards the Xie Mansion first.
As soon as Xie Yu arrived at the Xie Mansion, he was out of breath and looking everywhere for the head of the Xie Family.
Hearing from his father's attendant that he was discussing matters in the front hall, he ran towards the front hall.
On the way, he met the wet - nurse and could still hear her nagging as usual.
"Master, you mustn't make the master angry. The master is in a fit of anger now. You have to think twice before you act."
The wet - nurse's anxious voice kept ringing, but Xie Yu ran forward like his feet were greased.
If it had been in the past, he would definitely have waited for his father to calm down before looking for him. The head of the Xie Family, Xie Yu's father, was a very strict man.
Xie Yu was used to being idle and flippant on a daily basis and was often scolded by him.
The number of times he had been beaten and scolded was countless.
Xie Yu was also very afraid of his own father.
But this time was different.
You should know that this time, he had brought back a fourth - level alchemist for the Xie Family. Alchemists were extremely rare. If his strict and rigid father knew about it, he would surely praise him well.
If he could get Zhao Shuning to become a consultant of the Xie Family, then he would also have a lot of prestige in front of his father in the future.
Xie Yuan, the head of the Xie Family, was now looking extremely anxious, discussing some thorny issues regarding the upcoming disciples' joint competition. He was already frowning and in a fit of rage.
Xie Yu kicked open the door of the meeting hall.
Suddenly, the meeting hall fell silent.
Xie Yu was stunned for a moment. The smile on his face was in sharp contrast to Xie Yuan's angry face.
"Father, I have something to tell you—just—ah—"
A howl rang out. Xie Yuan didn't even listen to what Xie Yu was going to say and directly kicked him.
Xie Yu grimaced in pain and howled.
Sure enough, a father was a father. Trying to act like a big shot in front of one's father would definitely lead to getting beaten up!