"Wang Xian, were there phoenixes at Phoenix Lake in the past?"
"They cut down all the parasol trees. Where would the phoenixes come from?"
Sitting beneath a tree by the lake, Wang Xian found himself thinking of what that young girl had told him all those years ago.
He had searched a thousand times among the crowd, only to find the phoenix right by his side. Overcome with emotion, Wang Xian watched the group cross the abyss and let out a laugh.
He thought that in this world, only Tang Shisan could persuade his elder sister not to come to the Academy at a time like this.
Otherwise, he would have wanted to turn around at once, head up the mountain, and activate the formation on the mountain path to keep the guests out.
After all, he wasn't his senior brother. He wasn't that good-natured.
When he saw Liu Xian'er fluttering happily up the long stone steps like a butterfly among flowers, he couldn't help laughing again.
He thought, Liu Piaopiao, you really do know better than to mess with me. Back then, you set me up at the docks, and I nearly got my head chopped off and died in the prison beneath the imperial city of Southern Border.
How should I thank you this time?
Just then, Li Dalu's voice rang out in his Divine Sea. "The Prince Duan's household has brought the emperor's message, asking when junior brother will return to the city."
At his words, a strange wave of resentment suddenly rose in Wang Xian's heart.
He thought it over, then replied, "No rush. I wouldn't be able to stay long even if I went back. Senior brother, you know my days are numbered. I want to go home."
Li Dalu fell silent, his heart heavy.