After Wuxiang Zhenren left, Ning Wangshu glanced at Zhu Xiyan and asked, "Xiao Yan, what are you planning to do now?"
Zhu Xiyan had always depended on Fang Ruchen.
But now, Fang Ruchen had met with misfortune, and Ning Wangshu had personally killed Refining Soul Old Ancestor, the one who had murdered Fang Ruchen, avenging him.
Zhu Xiyan was still young, only fourteen, and she wouldn't start ninth grade until next semester.
Ning Wangshu couldn't just leave her to fend for herself.
Though he wasn't especially close to Fang Ruchen or Zhu Xiyan, he remembered the two lively conversations he'd shared with Fang Ruchen over the New Year and May Day, when they'd talked about life and gotten along well.
Even if it was only to let Fang Ruchen rest easy in the afterlife, Ning Wangshu couldn't abandon Zhu Xiyan.
However, what to do next depended on what Zhu Xiyan herself wanted.
That was why Ning Wangshu had asked.
When Zhu Xiyan heard his question, she looked rather lost. She opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment, then said, "I... I don't know..."
"Grandpa... Grandpa's gone now. I don't know what to do next or where to go."
She paused, then added uncertainly, "Grandpa wanted me to finish college, so I might go back to school."
Seeing her like this, Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan took her hands to comfort her. Then, as if in unison, they looked toward Ning Wangshu.
Ning Wangshu nodded. "Xiao Yan, since you haven't decided what to do, why don't you come stay with me?"
"I'll help take care of the paperwork, and you can go to school nearby."
"Your Sister Ruoxuan has just finished the college entrance exam. If all goes well, she'll be attending Jiangnan University next semester. Your Sister Qingzhu and I