These days, Zhao Shuning has been in a rather bad mood.
It seems that she has discovered that Yan Ruyu is ignoring her.
Moreover, she hasn't seen her master in person for several days.
If it weren't for the arrival of a distinguished guest in the sect today, Zhao Shuning would probably still be lying in bed looking gloomy.
A great figure has come to the sect.
It is said that this person is from the Jun family.
Early in the morning, two elders went to the entrance to greet the guest.
The Jun family? Such a grand occasion? Does it even require Ji Qinglin and Xia Wanning to go there in person?
Lan Yan whispered to Zhao Shuning.
"Shuning, the Jun family has quite a background."
"I've never heard of a family with the surname Jun in the Eastern Wilderness."
"The Jun family is from Qingyun Country. Every year on the day of sacrifice in Qingyun Country, it is the Jun family that makes all the arrangements. In recent years, the Jun family has risen extremely rapidly in Qingyun Country and is almost on par with the Wei family."
It turns out to be a newly - risen family. It's normal for Zhao Shuning not to know much about it.
"Beauty Lan, do you know what the Jun family is here for in the sect this time?"
"I heard that there has emerged a saintess in Qingyun Country. The saintess wants to find an old acquaintance, so she sent the Jun family to the sect to look for that person."
"The Jun family really has a great reputation."
Just as she finished speaking, someone entered the venue. Zhao Shuning quickly shut her mouth. She just wanted to get through these five years in peace. She had more important things to do after that, so she couldn't mess things up at this moment.
The first one to enter was a little girl in a hibiscus - colored dress.
The little girl looked about the same age as Zhao Shuning. She was very cute, especially her pair of eyes, which looked extremely lively. When she walked, she was like a flying lark, and one could feel her innocence and liveliness at a glance.
Zhao Huai saw Zhao Shuning's eyes light up.
He sighed.
Normally, Zhao Shuning didn't show much reaction when she saw handsome young men.
But if she saw a pretty girl, her eyes would almost stick to the girl.
Zhao Shuning nudged Zhao Huai with her elbow.
Zhao Huai had no choice but to lower his voice and said, "This little girl is Jun Jiu, the youngest daughter of the Jun family and the most beloved child. You should be able to tell what kind of character she has."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Such a beautiful little girl was really a pleasure to look at.
"Brother, although this girl is beautiful, she is still a bit inferior to our Beauty Lan."
Lan Yan was sitting close to Zhao Shuning, so she naturally heard this.
Her face flushed involuntarily.
"Shuning, don't talk nonsense."
Zhao Shuning then said, "Brother, am I right?"
Lan Yan couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhao Huai.
Zhao Huai smiled and said, "Yes, Xiaoning'er is right."
Hearing this, Lan Yan was even happier, and the smile on her face never faded. Although Zhao Huai didn't look at her when he said this, Lan Yan still felt extremely happy.
After a while, another man came in.
The man was dressed in green clothes and looked elegant and unrestrained. There was always a smile on his face like that of a scholar. One could tell at a glance that he must be a gentle and polite young master.
Zhao Shuning wasn't very interested in this man.
"The green clothes look a hundred times less imposing on him than on the Emperor. He's not as good - looking as the Emperor either."
When Zhao Shuning said this, it was just a whisper, and others couldn't hear it clearly.
"Xiaoning'er, this is Jun Xuanmo, the eldest son of the Jun family. Over the years, it's him, together with a military advisor named Dongfang Yuxi, who have made the Jun family's influence grow larger and larger."
Dongfang Yuxi? Is it Xiaoxi? I wonder what that child Xiaoxi looks like now after all these years.
"Xiaoning'er?"
"Yes."
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Actually, Zhao Shuning had a lot of things to be depressed about.
The most important one was that she didn't know what she had done to offend her master, Yan Ruyu. In the past, if she wanted to go to her master's room, she just needed to knock on the door and then push it open.
Her master would always leave the door unlocked for her.
But now, Zhao Shuning was on the verge of tears.
Not only did her master lock the door, but also put a seal on it. It was okay that she didn't receive a birthday gift on her birthday, but Yan Ruyu didn't even say a single word of blessing to her.
Zhao Shuning was angry for a few days. Later, she thought magnanimously that she was being too petty. Her master was a high - ranking figure with so many things to worry about every day. How could she be so childish and only think about herself?
With such thoughts in mind, the other night, Zhao Shuning happily ran to find Yan Ruyu with some delicious snacks.
But unexpectedly, she was turned away.
Moreover, she was almost, really almost, discovered by those senior sisters on patrol.
She thought that was an accident.
So she went again yesterday, but the big door was still tightly closed.
This time, Zhao Shuning was really dejected.
She couldn't remember what she had done to make her master angry.
When she saw Feng Zhan this morning, he looked at her thoughtfully, or rather gloatingly.
Zhao Shuning was just about to step forward and ask what was going on.
But Feng Zhan slammed the door shut with a bang.
Zhao Shuning stood at the door. A gust of wind blew by, making her look so desolate.
Then after a while, Feng Zhan opened the door again and glanced at Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning raised her hand, wanting to say hello.
But Feng Zhan threw out a red apricot and then slammed the door shut again.
This time, Zhao Shuning was completely confused.
As a result, when it was time to welcome the distinguished guest today, she was still a bit absent - minded.
Fortunately, the sudden appearance of Jun Jiu caught Zhao Shuning's attention. Otherwise, she would still be looking depressed at this moment.
Since the elders needed to discuss important matters with the Jun family, the disciples like Zhao Shuning were sent outside the hall to wait after serving the guests.
Not long after, Jun Jiu walked out of the hall briskly.
After she came out of the hall, she saw Zhao Shuning, Lan Yan and the others.
"Yo, there are quite a few beautiful women in the Eastern Wilderness. I thought this was a barbaric land and couldn't produce such delicate - looking people."
Lan Yan was a well - known beauty in Chang'an, the capital city. Hearing this, she was obviously not happy.
But Zhao Shuning was extremely excited.
She stared at Jun Jiu and said, "What did you just say?"
"I said it's really rare that this barbaric land can produce a few good - looking women."
Judging from Jun Jiu's arrogant and domineering appearance, one could tell that she was a pampered young lady.
Unexpectedly, instead of getting angry, Zhao Shuning was overjoyed and said, "You mean I look delicate?"
Finally, Zhao Shuning was praised for looking delicate by someone!
"Well, you're a bit good - looking."
"Thank you for the compliment. Little beauty, you also appeal to me very much."
Zhao Huai and Lan Yan looked at Zhao Shuning in disbelief. Why was she acting like a hooligan on the street, openly flirting with the distinguished guest from Qingyun Country in such a tone?
Moreover, didn't Xiaoning'er remember that she was a girl too?