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Su Xin temporarily left the city gates in Qi Long's care and went to find Chu Bufan of the Yi Sword Sect.
He had originally planned to personally give Dragon Soaring a Thousand Miles and the Lovesickness Dagger, which he'd obtained from the imperial treasury, to Xin'er. But seeing the situation now, he couldn't get away. Since Chu Bufan was here, Su Xin decided to have him take the items back to Xin'er instead.
The Yi Sword Sect had come purely to watch the spectacle, so after entering the city, Chu Bufan found an inn to stay at and strictly ordered the sect's disciples not to cause trouble.
After explaining why he'd come, Su Xin handed the two items to Chu Bufan. Chu Bufan couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration. "Xin'er is fortunate to have a brother like you. It must be the blessings of her past life. But you were right to agree to send her to the Yi Sword Sect back then. If you'd kept her by your side, you wouldn't just have harmed her—you'd have harmed yourself as well."
Su Xin raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How so?"
This was the first time he'd heard that argument. After securing the position of Jiangnan Circuit Chief Constable, he'd actually wanted to take Xin'er away from the Yi Sword Sect. In the end, Xin'er herself had refused, not wanting to cause him trouble, so Su Xin had given up the idea.
The Yi Sword Sect had also played a part in the matter. Su Xin couldn't very well take Xin'er away without a word.
After all, back then Su Xin had been hunted like a stray dog, with danger lurking at every step. Taking Xin'er with him