Xu Jiaotong immediately understood and smiled. "Please forgive my presumption, Lord Qin. My father should have personally gone to receive you, but the commotion you caused in Xinji Town was simply too great. If Father went there, first, he feared the Righteous Path Alliance might seize the opening to strike. Even if we suffered no losses, it would still be a loss of face, would it not? And if the Righteous Path Alliance's morale rose, would not all your painstaking efforts in Xinji Town be reduced to nothing? Second, we knew you had many important matters to attend to along the way, and it would not do to disturb you. That was why Father entrusted me to receive you. And I... I had never seen you before, so I did not dare approach rashly. That was why I resorted to this inferior plan. It would neither delay your journey nor fail Father's instructions. If there was anything improper in the arrangements, I beg your pardon."
Qin Shiyue burst out laughing. "How was it improper? It was simply too thorough. Ying Fei, and that Ren Xiaoyao too, nearly bit their tongues off. And that fine wine of yours—I truly liked it. You've even raised the greedy worm in my belly."
Xu Jiaotong said joyfully, "Since you like it, Father still has quite a bit. Once we reach the city, I will prepare more for you."
Hearing this handsome young man refer to herself as "I" in that delicate manner, Zhang Xiaohua got goosebumps all along the road. Could she actually be a femboy? Immediately, he sent out his divine sense and looked at Xu Jiaotong riding ahead. The moment he saw her, Zhang Xiaohua kept muttering, See no evil, see no evil. Sure enough, Xu Jiaotong had no Adam's apple, and