Ning Xiner said, "Grandfather, Xin'er will go to the Imperial City with you. Even if we die, the Ning family will never retreat."
"Alas!"
The Old Marquis let out a sigh and shook his head helplessly.
Outside the main hall, hurried footsteps rang out.
Ning Qiancheng strode in from outside, joy written across his face. He hurried over to the Old Marquis. "Father, there is good news!"
"What good news?" the Old Marquis asked.
Ning Qiancheng handed a letter to the Old Marquis. "This letter was delivered from one of the Ning family's shops. You should read it quickly!"
The Old Marquis opened the envelope and read for quite a while. A smile appeared on his face. "Good! Excellent! We shall set out for the Imperial City at once. This old man will go there now with brambles on his back to beg forgiveness!"
"Grandfather, whose letter is it?" Ning Xiner asked curiously.
The Old Marquis smiled. "Your brother has returned! In the letter, he said that he already knows about the Yulan Empire's situation. It is simply inconvenient for him to return to Sword Pavilion Marquis's Mansion right now, so he has gone to the Imperial City ahead of us! He also said that he has a way to deal with the Jade Ripple Great Emperor, so we need not worry. Leave everything to him."
"Brother really has returned!" Ning Xiner took the letter from the Old Marquis and examined the handwriting, confirming that it was indeed her brother's.
She was incomparably excited as well, unable to calm her emotions. "Brother has finally returned. Grandfather, Xin'er will go to the Imperial City with you."
"Of course you may!" the Old Marquis said.
Ning Qiancheng was somewhat doubtful. "The Jade Ripple Great Emperor has become a Heaven-Man after all. Xiao