Jia Nan Academy.
In a secluded stone pavilion, a girl in a pale purple dress stood gracefully. A breeze swept past, gently lifting her waist-length hair, making her look ethereal and enchanting.
Her eyes, clear as autumn waters, gazed at the distant sky. She sighed softly, then suddenly turned around and said calmly, "Green Shadow, come out."
As her voice fell, a green figure suddenly darted down from the large tree behind her. The newcomer dropped to one knee and said respectfully, "Miss, Young Master Xiao Yan has left Stone Desert City and reached the Imperial Capital."
The girl in the pale purple dress nodded lightly, her voice somewhat subdued. "The Three-Year Agreement is almost due. Brother Xiao Yan is still going to honor it..."
Never mind. Once Brother Xiao Yan finishes dealing with this, he'll soon return to Jia Nan Academy. Then I'll be able to see you again, Brother Xiao Yan...
At that thought, Xun'er's mood improved a little. But as something else came to mind, her autumn-water eyes suddenly turned cold. "Have you uncovered that fellow's identity?"
"Miss, I've been investigating that Ling Feng all this time, but everything points to him being a commoner by birth. There doesn't appear to be anything unusual."
The person called Green Shadow delivered the report gravely, but Xun'er was deeply dissatisfied. "A commoner? What commoner could have a Dou Ling subordinate and escape from Uncle Ling?"
"Miss..."
Green Shadow was left speechless, but that was what all the information he had gathered indicated.
Seeing his silence, Xun'er stopped reprimanding him. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "After all this time, haven't you found anything unusual about Ling Feng?"
"Miss, there are indeed some peculiar things about him. Ever since childhood, he was a good-for-nothing who couldn't cultivate. Yet for some