Ya Fei's Thoughtful Advice: Before Entering the Mountains, How About Dyeing That White Hair Black?

An Yi read the letter and gave a helpless, bitter smile. He carefully folded the paper and put it away in his Storage Ring.

At that moment, Xiao Xun'er, fully dressed, came over from the room next door. She peeked into the empty room. "Where is she?"

"She ran off alone in the middle of the night."

An Yi sighed. "She said in the letter that she didn't dare say goodbye face-to-face because she was afraid she wouldn't be able to leave. That girl really made it all so sentimental."

Xiao Xun'er pursed her lips and shot An Yi a somewhat resentful glance. "Hmph, at least she knows herself. If I hadn't held you last night, would you have planned to leave a letter this morning and sneak off alone in the middle of the night too?"

"What are you talking about?" An Yi wore a strange expression. "When I snuck away from the Xiao Household and entered the mountains last year, I said a proper goodbye to you first, didn't I? I, An, conduct myself openly and honorably. I'm not some cowardly turtle who runs off without a word!"

Xiao Xun'er gave a soft snort. Seemingly reminded of that equally sorrowful farewell last year, she said nothing more.

Downstairs, in the auction house's front dining hall.

Ya Fei had already prepared a lavish breakfast. It seemed that she had long learned from her guards that Little Fairy had left alone before dawn.

However, she only assumed that Little Fairy had risen early and gone for a stroll around the city or market district. She did not think anything else of it.

At the table, An Yi swallowed the last bite of his bun, wiped his mouth, and calmly announced,

"Big Sister Ya Fei, I'll be leaving too after