Listen carefully, this one will be expensive!
"...Miss Ren, please rest assured. The minister has already given us the word. We'll personally escort Long'er to the Zhongnan Mountain Academy!"
The two who had come were Administration Bureau agents carrying every necessary document. They were both senior agents, no less.
As Long'er's only legal guardian for the time being, Zi Ling's Mother reluctantly held the little girl's hand... She had been giving her reminders the entire journey, yet still felt it wasn't enough.
"Godmother, if we don't leave now, I'll miss my flight..." Ah Xiruo felt that her palm was almost sweating from being held.
"Little one, does Zhongnan Mountain Academy have summer vacation?"
Ah Xiruo froze... She hadn't known before, but now she was certain—it didn't!
"Remember to call me whenever you have time!" Zi Ling's Mother wiped away her tears. "When I have time, I'll go to Zhongnan Mountain to see you!"
—Please don't!
—That woman is too dangerous. She should stay in Kirin City and enjoy her retirement!
Ah Xiruo frantically signaled to the two senior agents with her eyes... Left with no choice, one of the senior agents braced himself and said, "Miss Ren, there will be people from us looking after Long'er once she gets there, so you really can rest assured! With a talent as outstanding as Long'er, how could we fail to nurture her properly after handing her over to the nation?"
"All right, then." Zi Ling's Mother nodded, then stuffed Long'er into a huge suitcase.
At last, Zi Ling's Mother waved her handkerchief and watched as Long'er left in the car.
"Don't be sad, Sis. Three years isn't that long!" Lizi comforted her. "Look at it another way—she has a Heaven Spirit Root! Long'er might become someone like Little Sword Immortal An Ran