"Yet times had changed, and seas had turned to mulberry fields. Whether we could still find it remained unknown. We should wait until we meet the person in charge here and learn the city's current situation before making further plans."
Fan Qingcheng nodded slightly and said nothing more. She merely stood quietly to one side like an exquisite jade sculpture, yet at the name "Cang Long," a faint, barely perceptible ripple stirred in the depths of her ethereal eyes.
The quiet room fell silent for a time. Only Gu Yuanyuan's steady, drawn-out breathing and the faint bustle of this great border city drifting in from outside the window quietly filled the air.
Just as Gu Sheng and Fan Qingcheng stood wordlessly in the quiet room, each pondering what the name "Cang Long" represented, a somewhat hurried knock broke the silence.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Before Gu Sheng could speak, the heavy door of the quiet room was pushed open from outside. A tiny figure then staggered in, yawning widely and rubbing sleepy eyes.
The visitor was unexpectedly a little girl who looked only seven or eight years old! She wore a fiery red gown, while her hair of the same color had been tied into a neat ponytail that swayed gently behind her as she moved.
Her cheeks had the baby fat unique to children, her skin was fair and delicate, and her features were as exquisite as carved jade. Anyone seeing her for the first time would have assumed she was merely a sheltered young miss from a wealthy family, playful and fond of sleep.
A flash of astonishment crossed Gu Sheng's eyes.
He had never expected that the Heavenly King Realm Peak expert Su Rui had mentioned, the person overseeing the Linlang Pavilion here, would look like this. Almost