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After a long while, Ling Yuxuan suddenly forced himself to perk up. In order to soothe his Beloved Child, he deliberately smiled and pretended to be relaxed as he winked at her.
He then calmly sat before the Guqin, placing his hands on it, and gracefully began to pluck the strings with his jade-like fingers.
In an instant, a melodious tune that sounded like heavenly music floated from his fingertips.
Almost simultaneously, Ziyan quietly and intently focused on him, listening attentively to the music, gradually becoming immersed in it. Her eyes naturally closed, and soon her entire being entered a state of complete enchantment.
In that moment, it felt as if everything in the world was completely unrelated to her!
However, within that beautiful sound, Ziyan sensed the faint melancholy of her Demonically Charming Man at that very moment: sorrowful, lingering, longing...
After a long while, as the final powerful note faded away, the piece came to an end.
Ziyan slowly opened her beautiful eyes and looked at him, who was clearly feeling quite melancholic. She gently said, "Since you miss her, why not bring her here to live together?"
"Hmph—would she be willing to leave that person?" Ling Yuxuan finally expressed his indignation.
"You haven't asked her, so how can you know her true feelings? Perhaps—she had her own unavoidable reasons back then!"
"Is that so?"
"I feel that as a mother, over these long years, she must have wanted to leave the palace countless times to be with you. It's just that she probably couldn't get out—so it might be—"
"What might it be?"
"It could be that the Current Emperor, fearing the loss of her, imprisoned her there."
"Hmph—can that even be called love?"
"So—so—"
"So what?"
"So after some time, why don't we sneak back to the capital and ask her? Then we'll know."
"Huh—" Upon hearing this, Ling Yuxuan let out a long sigh and looked up at the pavilion's roof. Then, regarding this matter, he finally said, "Let's wait and see!"
Ziyan knew that his heart had already softened; his longing for his mother had never ceased. He also sighed deeply, thinking that he should give him some more time. Given enough time, they would surely be able to reunite mother and son.
Ever since losing his father, Zi Lao Er, Ziyan had come to understand even more the difficulty of parting with familial bonds.
Considering that he was a traveler from another world, he wasn't particularly close to Zi Lao Er. Yet even so, he felt an attachment that was hard to let go of.
Moreover, the memories of his childhood with his mother were so beautiful; how could he completely sever the deep ties of blood and water that belonged to him?!
Just as Ziyan was once again influenced by his own Demonically Charming Man and felt a wave of faint sadness rising within him, a sudden bright voice interrupted the two's thoughts in the pavilion.
"So you guys are here! I was wondering. That Wu San is really too much; he keeps deliberately holding me back so I can't catch up with you."
"Cough cough—uh?" Listening to Ziying's nonsensical words and seeing her rush in without even taking off her shoes, stepping directly onto the new and clean carpet, Ziyan could only look at the innocent carpet in disbelief.
It was only then that Ziying followed her sister's gaze and realized she was standing on a soft beige carpet.
Immediately, she jumped away, and at the same time, everyone noticed a pair of dusty footprints appearing on the carpet.
"Uh? Sorry, sister, brother-in-law, I—I didn't see it, so..." Ziying said with an embarrassed and apologetic expression.
"Alright, it's fine. Let's go down; there are still so many people waiting for us." Ziyan said this and then stood up to sit at the edge of the pavilion to put on her light green embroidered shoes. She then walked over to Ziying and linked arms with her as they turned to head downstairs together.
The melancholic prince behind them immediately stopped being gloomy and shook his head helplessly as he followed the two down the stairs.
Returning to the main hall, they found everyone waiting in place.
Ziyan suddenly remembered that while they were on the rooftop of the second floor, they had been so focused on admiring the garden in the front yard that they hadn’t paid attention to what was happening in the backyard. Curiously, she turned to the Grand Elder and asked, “Grand Elder, where does this backyard lead to?”
“Haha, the Sect Leader finally asked about this. Why don’t I take you to explore it?” The Grand Elder, Yan Laoguai, smiled mysteriously as he noticed Ziyan paying attention to him again.
“Alright, I’ll wait and see with Prince Xuan.” With that, Ziyan took the initiative to link her arm with her Demonically Charming Man and followed closely behind the Grand Elder.
As they walked northward again, they passed between a low house on the left and the main building, along a smooth stone path that led them past a wintersweet tree and a Peach Orchard.
They soon arrived at an arched gate. After passing through the backyard gate, they entered the real backyard. It turned out to be a vast area dominated by bamboo, mixed with fruit branches, forming a half-fruit orchard and half-bamboo grove on a gently sloping hillside. It seemed to stretch endlessly, so Ziyan and Prince Xuan leaped onto a thick ancient Mulberry Tree to get a better view of the backyard's size, which was at least around a hundred acres. The terrain here was not as high as the nearby Ren Shi Tang's back mountain; it could only be described as a small hill covered with dense greenery.
Ziyan was quite pleased; such a place was perfect for her to plant things she liked. For example, herbal medicine, but mainly various spices!
“As you wish!” Seeing Ziyan’s joyful expression, Xuan Wang Ye could certainly see through her little thoughts.
“Mm! It’s wonderful, beautiful, and ideal.” Ziyan was so excited that she almost lost her balance and fell from the tree while flailing her arms. Fortunately, her attentive Xuan Wang reached out with his long arm and caught her around the waist.
Then, the prince brought his beloved child down from the ancient Mulberry Tree.
Ziyan's excitement remained undiminished as she quickly walked over to stand beside the Grand Elder and Second Elder. “Thank you for everything you have done for this Sect Leader; I am very satisfied. I’m curious why such a great place wasn’t mentioned earlier?”
“Haha, this is something to blame on my subordinates. When you first arrived, Sect Leader naturally thought our Headquarters was the safest place. Now that we are here… cough cough… does Sect Leader want to marry Prince soon?” Since only those two elders and Ziyan were present at that moment, the Grand Elder directly voiced his curiosity.
“Uh? Who said that? I haven’t made such a decision.” Ziyan widened her big eyes even more in surprise. “Oh, heh heh, that was just my subordinate guessing wrong. Please don’t mind!” The Grand Elder laughed awkwardly.
“You old man dared to tease me! How annoying.” Ziyan shot both elders an unflattering glare.
“Sect Leader, don’t be anxious. Come on, follow us.” The Grand Elder Yan Laoguai immediately gestured for them to follow as he started walking left.
The wall on the left is not far away, almost within arm's reach.
It's less than two hundred meters away, and there are actually two hidden doors with mechanisms here. If you don't look closely, you wouldn't notice them at all; you'd think it was still the wall because the door is covered with climbing ivy that is about to turn red!
When Yan Laoguai activated the mechanism next to the door, the two hidden doors opened automatically. A few people first passed through the door on the left and then entered a secret passage. Following the steps of the secret passage, they went straight down until they reached about ten feet down, where it became a straight path. They continued along this straight secret path for about a thousand meters before encountering stairs leading upward. So, they ascended again, and at a height similar to the entrance, another hidden door appeared. Yan Laoguai activated this door again, and as it opened, a bookshelf in front of them moved to the right. At this moment, Ziyan realized where they were; they had arrived at her own residence within Ren Shi Tang, which belonged to her as the leader. Additionally, Ziyan discovered that this secret passage was newly constructed, as she had observed carefully.
It can be said that for her sake as the leader, the Two Elders had gone to great lengths.
At this moment, Ziyan's feelings of satisfaction and gratitude towards them were evident. Thus, she couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the Grand Elder and Second Elder, adding two words: "Really great!"
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. With so many secret passages and residences, even if chaos breaks out every day in the future or any unexpected situations arise, she would have a way in and a way out. The County Town of Chu County would become her great "Yan'an."
"Leader, let's go back and check out another place," Yan Laoguai said mysteriously to Ziyan and Xuan Wang.
So, the four of them retraced their steps back to the hidden door outside the backyard of Xuan Wang Fu.
Next, they entered another secret door on the right side that was just over ten feet away from the left secret door. This door was quite bright and did not lead to a secret passage. Passing through it brought them to another Yard. Clearly, this place was the backyard of Ren Shi Tang, which led to the path toward the back mountain.
Ziyan suddenly understood; no wonder when she used to go to the back mountain, she found there was a wall here. She had once speculated about what lay beyond that wall separating it from the back mountain.
It turned out to be like this; it had now become a grand Xuan Wang Fu. In an instant, Ziyan couldn't help but exclaim "Wow—"
Actually, this is quite good; thanks to the resourcefulness of these Two Elders, everything has been thought through so thoroughly!
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