The moment the man finished speaking.
He appeared right in front of Zhao Shuning.
Everyone felt a fierce wind hit them, and they involuntarily covered their eyes.
But Zhao Shuning didn't even retreat half a step.
When the man saw Zhao Shuning, he was shocked at first.
Then, he quickly retracted his right hand that was about to touch Zhao Shuning's face.
He was stunned.
Zhao Shuning was also stunned.
He withdrew his hand.
When Rong Yan saw this, she quickly stepped forward to apologize.
"Senior, please forgive us. Little Ning'er is young and doesn't understand things. She has offended you. I'll take her away right now."
The man on the opposite side ignored Rong Yan.
He just stared fixedly at Zhao Shuning.
Just when everyone thought that the man would definitely not let Zhao Shuning off.
He let out a soft laugh.
Even his body trembled slightly.
"Sister."
It was still that familiar voice.
Standing opposite Zhao Shuning was Ye Xingchen. Her younger brother.
"Xingchen, why are you here?"
Sister?
Xingchen?
What was going on?
The extremely tense atmosphere was resolved without a doubt after the two of them smiled.
Rong Yan looked at Zhao Shuning.
Then she looked at Ye Xingchen.
Everyone did the same.
The two of them didn't look alike at all.
It was just that both of them were extremely good-looking. The young master on the opposite side looked even younger. However, how could that senior from Shuiyunsheng, a veteran figure, address that little girl as sister?
Everyone was still puzzled.
Zhao Shuning had already turned around.
"Thank you, boss lady, for bringing me here. I think it should be no problem for me to go to Hailing Country."
Rong Yan was stunned.
But she could only nod.
Zhao Huai's younger sister seemed to have a remarkable background.
"Boss lady, you can go back and rest first. I still have something to say to Xingchen. I'll stay in this pavilion tonight."
Everyone in the black market knew.
Only the veterans of Shuiyunsheng could stay in this pavilion. However, this woman had made such a decision without the young master's permission.
Rong Yan had the same doubts.
She looked at Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen nodded at her.
Only then did Rong Yan's uneasy heart calm down.
"In that case, I won't disturb the two of you."
Rong Yan bowed respectfully and slowly backed away.
Before she left, she didn't forget to scold the pedestrians in the black market.
"Get out of the way. Standing in front of this pavilion is a disgrace."
Everyone could only disperse.
Zhao Shuning turned around.
She gave a gentle smile.
The servant who had spoken to her earlier was now lowering his head and didn't dare to say a word.
After seeing Rong Yan leave.
Ye Xingchen took a few more steps forward.
In his eyes, he couldn't hide his excitement.
"Sister, please follow me in."
Zhao Shuning followed Ye Xingchen into the pavilion.
Ye Xingchen called for a servant and ordered two pots of Longjing tea. Then he told the servant to leave.
"Xingchen, how have you been these years?"
Because of the bone shrinking technique, Ye Xingchen still had the appearance of a sixteen-year-old. His figure wasn't as tall as other men. Every time she saw him, Zhao Shuning felt extremely heartache.
"Sister, I'm fine. It's you. Where have you been these years? Why have you never contacted us? Xie An and I have searched the entire Nine Regions Continent but still haven't found you."
Ye Xingchen was extremely excited.
Zhao Shuning also choked with sobs.
"I'm fine. Many things have happened to me these years. However, if I were to say them, you probably wouldn't believe them."
Because those experiences were unbelievable even to Zhao Shuning herself.
"If sister doesn't want to say, then don't say. Now that sister is back, back safely, that's enough. Oh right, earlier I heard sister say that you wanted to go to the city at the border of Hailing Country. Why is that?"
Zhao Shuning told Ye Xingchen about Kong Ye.
Ye Xingchen only thought for a moment before he nodded.
"I have some friendship with the city lord of the city at the border of Hailing Country. If things are really as sister said, then I'll definitely get him to release the owner of the Misty Rain Tower."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Then she thought of Ye Xingchen's hesitation earlier.
She asked softly, "Earlier when I saw you, you seemed to be in a bad mood. Can you tell sister what happened? I heard from the boss lady that you seemed to be waiting for news of someone here. That person isn't me, right?"
Ye Xingchen's face turned slightly red.
He said, "It's not sister."
"Is it Little An?"
Ye Xingchen nodded.
Zhao Shuning's expression became solemn.
"Has Little An really gone missing?"
"Mn, he's been missing for some time. Actually, I can roughly guess why he went missing. It's just that until now, I still haven't found any news about the enemy."
"You're talking about the Seven Star Alliance?"
Ye Xingchen was shocked.
He looked at Zhao Shuning.
"How does sister know?"
Zhao Shuning took out the wooden plaque and told Ye Xingchen what had happened in the Zhao family.
"So earlier when you heard me say that I wanted to go to Hailing Country, you hesitated for a moment because you were worried about Viper, right?"
"Mn."
Zhao Shuning nodded.
"Then I'll accompany you to find Viper first."
"Sister, what about your matter?"
"Little An is my friend. Everything has its priorities. As the leader of Shuiyunsheng, he definitely won't go missing so easily. He must have encountered something extraordinary."
Zhao Shuning waved her hand gently.
A portrait of Viper appeared in the pavilion.
She called out Phoenix from her Qiankun Bag.
"Stinky Phoenix, come out and take a look. Help me find someone."
Following Phoenix out was also the Language Interpreter Beast.
Phoenix looked at the person in the portrait. Then she asked Ye Xingchen for Viper's personal item. But after she placed it under her nose for a moment, she still shook her head.
This meant that Viper definitely wasn't within a hundred miles.
Just when Zhao Shuning felt disappointed.
The Language Interpreter Beast beside her frowned tightly.
It looked like it had thought of something important.
"Miss."
The Language Interpreter Beast spoke.
It frightened Phoenix who was in deep thought.
The Language Interpreter Beast quickly stopped speaking.
It looked apologetic.
"Little Yu, what's wrong?"
The Language Interpreter Beast timidly looked at Phoenix.
After seeing that Phoenix didn't blame it, it dared to speak. Pointing at the portrait, it said, "I seem to have seen this man before."
Ye Xingchen and Zhao Shuning quickly stood up.
"You've seen him? When?"
The Language Interpreter Beast said, "It was at a place less than a hundred miles away from the Misty Rain Tower. There's a mountain range there. I remember that the man seemed to be chased and escaped into the Labyrinth Cave."
Labyrinth Cave?
Zhao Shuning was naturally familiar with it.
That was the place where the third-year students went for their trial missions.
There were many strange-shaped cave labyrinths in the Misty Forest.
If someone was chased and escaped there, even if there were more people, it would be extremely difficult to find that person in a short period of time.
"Sister—"
Ye Xingchen raised his eyes.
Zhao Shuning said, "I know what to do. We'll set off tonight."
They traveled day and night. With the Language Interpreter Beast and Phoenix as flying mounts, if there were no accidents, they would be able to arrive before the early morning of the day after tomorrow.