Small Courtyard Discusses Marriage Ties as Soul Fighting Talent Appears

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At the same time, in Xue Chuxin's quiet, secluded Small Courtyard, stone tables and stools were arranged in pleasing disorder, while lush flowers and plants surrounded them, their faint fragrance drifting through the air.

Xue Chuxin, Xue Churan, and Chen Qiujun sat together around the table, wisps of white mist rising from the Celadon Tea Cups, casting their faces in shifting light and shadow.

Chen Qiujun looked gently at Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan, then asked softly, "Chuxin, Churan, you specially asked me to come today. Is there something important?"

Xue Churan leaned forward slightly, her eyes curving with a smile, and said, "Brother Qiujun, I heard Uncle arranged for you to return to Sword Rain Academy this time to oversee things, and also intends to have Chenghui take over from Xiao Zhang as dean of Sword Rain Academy. Is that true?"

Chen Qiujun nodded slightly and replied calmly, "It is. You asked me here—could it be related to that?"

The corners of Xue Churan's lips lifted slightly as she said, "Brother Qiujun, to be honest, I have a daughter named Shiqing."

"Like Chenghui, this child has always loved roaming the world and seeing the customs of different places."

"I was thinking, why not take her with you to Sword Rain Academy? Let her have some fun there and broaden her horizons."

When Chen Qiujun heard this, he felt as if his heart had been struck ten times over, and an indescribable shock surged up inside him. He blurted out, "You have a daughter too?"

The moment the words left his mouth, he realized they were inappropriate, but his gaze was still sweeping back and forth over Xue Chuxin and Xue Churan.

Xue Chuxin's cheeks turned crimson at Chen Qiujun's sudden reaction, like rosy clouds on