Black Corner Region, Jia Nan Academy, Inner Academy.
As usual, First Elder Su Qian of the Inner Academy was handling the academy's many affairs when hurried knocking suddenly came from outside his door, leaving him somewhat dazed.
After all, it had been many years since anyone had knocked on his door in such a rush.
There was little annoyance in Su Qian's aged eyes. He merely sighed instinctively, inadvertently recalling the days when a somewhat noisy girl had still been by his side, before saying, "Come in."
Who would have thought that a pair of slender hands would push open the door, followed by a pleasant female voice, now mature and stripped of its childishness. "I'm back. Did you miss me?"
Su Qian was stunned. Only then did he look up and see the purple-haired beauty, even more mature than when she had left, standing before his desk with a smile. He could not help blinking.
"What wind blew you back here?"
"Hey, old man, I finally come back, and you can't say anything else? All you do is spout this nonsense."
Hearing Su Qian's tone, Zi Yan was naturally displeased. She folded her arms across her chest and snorted, unable to hide a trace of grievance.
Seeing Zi Yan's expression, Su Qian laughed helplessly. He set down his brush and paper for the moment and said, "After all these years apart, you've finally grown into a young lady."
"I was already grown up when I left Zhongzhou, wasn't I?"
Zi Yan pouted, but Su Qian could not help shaking his head. That was not what he meant.
The two had not seen each other for a long time. After exchanging only a few words, they began discussing their recent circumstances.
Su Qian's life was much the same as before,