"Then let's go see Xiao Yan."
"We'll head to Tiger-Suppressing Pass afterward."
Xiao Mo nodded. "That's exactly what I had in mind."
After resting at the Wang Residence for another dozen days or so, Xiao Mo and Wang Miaojun set off for Jia Nan Academy.
Once Xiao Mo went to Tiger-Suppressing Pass, he might not be able to see Xiao Yan again for a very long time.
Upon arriving at Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Mo took out the Communication Jade Disc and sent Xiao Yan a message.
"Xiao Yan, I'm at Jia Nan Academy. Can you and Xiao Xun'er meet us?"
Xiao Yan replied immediately.
"No problem, Brother Xiao Mo."
"I'll be right over."
Xiao Mo met up with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er.
"Let's have a meal at an academy restaurant today!"
"We'll find somewhere a little more upscale."
"After this visit, I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for a long time."
Xiao Mo said this to Xiao Yan.
Now that Xiao Mo had made his reasons and feelings clear, Xiao Yan truly regarded him as his closest friend.
The four of them went to the most upscale dining establishment in Jia Nan Academy.
It was housed in a decorated villa, where Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan drank together.
Xiao Xun'er and Wang Miaojun sat beside Xiao Mo and Xiao Yan.
"Brother Xiao Mo, you're planning to go to Tiger-Suppressing Pass, right?"
Xiao Yan asked Xiao Mo.
"Yes," Xiao Mo answered with a nod.
"You're the Jia Ma Empire's King of Chu now!"
"That title really is a little intimidating..."
Xiao Yan said to Xiao Mo.
"In all the history of the Jia Ma Empire that I've studied, no one has ever held the position of King of Chu."
As Xiao Yan looked at Xiao