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Ouyang Hao How did you get here?
The general was startled, and upon hearing Ouyang Zixin call him "father," he dared not continue his actions. The soldiers, no longer needing his commands, retreated and stood at attention, not daring to look up at the imposing Ouyang Hao.
The father and daughter exchanged pleasantries as if there were no one else around. It was only when the general awkwardly stepped forward to interrupt that Ouyang Hao remembered he was there to address the commotion at the city gate.
After asking a few questions, Ouyang Hao walked over to the person whom Ouyang Zixin had "killed" and lifted his foot to press against the man's temple. To everyone's surprise, the man who should have been dead suddenly came back to life.
In the crowd, Ning Zhiyuan sneered and said, "Oh, resurrected from the dead?"
Not everyone watching was foolish; it was clear to them what had happened. The general had deliberately wronged this beautiful girl.
They did not know who Ouyang Hao was or why the spectacle had abruptly stopped, but seeing his imposing presence made it clear he was an important official. They quickly shifted their support to Ouyang Zixin, beginning to "denounce" the general for tarnishing her reputation.
With Ouyang Hao's arrival, order at the city gate quickly restored, and the crowd began to disperse.
He took the general and several elderly troublemakers back to the government office. The remaining matters had nothing to do with Ouyang Zixin; she just needed to return home and continue being her obedient self.
As for Ning Zhiyuan, he naturally went to visit Xuan Shi Mansion.
Ouyang Hao was fine, but when Bai Su saw such a handsome young man accompanying her daughter back, she felt immense joy. She wondered if her daughter was finally considering her lifelong commitments.
Before Bai Su could let her pink bubbles of hope float up, they were popped by Ouyang Zixin, who looked at her imaginative mother with exasperation. She truly had no words.
"By the way, a man came to our house a few days ago and talked with your father in the study for a long time. Is it possible..." Bai Su persisted, unwilling to give up. Her daughter was beautiful, so why hadn't she considered marriage at eighteen?
Is there still someone coming?
Ouyang Zixin shook her head hurriedly, indicating that she did not know of any other man. Perhaps it was just a colleague of her father, here to discuss official matters.
Recalling that man, Bai Su felt certain he was not any colleague of her husband. His age matched perfectly with Ouyang Zixin's.
"His features are somewhat cold, but his demeanor seems quite good," Bai Su thought helplessly and began discussing with Lin Ma what kind of man would be suitable for her daughter to marry in the future.
Just as she was about to step outside, she heard Bai Su describing that man, causing Ouyang Zixin to pause and turn around. "Mother, how does he look?"
Bai Su was startled by her sudden turn and shot her an annoyed glance. "How would I know? It was Lin Ma who happened to meet him and came back to tell me."
Lin Ma smiled as she helped Bai Su calm down and nodded at Ouyang Zixin. However, when asked for more details about the man's appearance, she also could not provide any.
Could it be him?
A name flickered in Ouyang Zixin's mind.
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"People from Dream Nation?"
Ouyang Hao did not hide anything from Ouyang Zixin. After interrogation, the elderly men quickly confessed, but the general at the city gate remained tight-lipped and had yet to reveal a word.
What exactly does Dream Nation want to achieve?
Thinking back to the other members of Dream Nation who were traveling with Nangong Tuo, who had also arrived at the Capital of the Departed Nation, Ouyang Zixin couldn't help but start to doubt what they were actually plotting.
Ning Zhiyuan and his daughter Ouyang Hao were sitting together in the study when she furrowed her brow and asked, "What does Master Xuan think Dream Nation intends to do?"
Ouyang Hao already knew that Ning Zhiyuan was not from the empire, so he did not hide his thoughts on this matter. He elaborated on his ideas, clearly intending to discuss them with her.
However, Ouyang Zixin was not interested in these discussions. She excused herself and left the study, leaving the two men to discuss their schemes.
"Let's go check the study," Liu Ying and Liu Lu were waiting at the door. As soon as Ouyang Zixin came out, they followed her, and at this moment, her study naturally belonged to her.
It had been some time since she left, but the study was still free of dust, indicating that Bai Su had indeed put effort into keeping it monitored.
Since Ouyang Zixin emerged from the secret realm, she had instructed Ouyang Hao to set up some barriers around the study, making it difficult for anyone to approach casually. This was mainly because she wanted to conceal her cultivation level at that time and prevent any accidental exposure.
However, it seemed that this would no longer be necessary. After this hunting expedition, her cultivation level would surely be spread by those with ulterior motives.
Sitting alone in the study, Ouyang Zixin felt somewhat frustrated as she pondered why those people were so concerned about her affairs.
Nameless had once again disappeared without a trace. She remembered that he had done the same last time—vanishing inexplicably—and wondered how long it would take for him to reappear this time.
A gust of summer wind blew in, opening the window with a creak. The fragrance of Purple Bamboo wafted in from outside, lightly brushing against Ouyang Zixin's face and dispelling some of her restlessness.
Just as she was about to get up to close the window, she noticed a figure standing outside. Ouyang Zixin thought it was Ning Zhiyuan and didn’t think much of it, saying, "Have you finished discussing with my father?"
She really couldn’t understand what was so captivating about those schemes and plots that even the talkative Ning Zhiyuan could quiet down, pondering for a long time before proposing a hypothesis. If it weren’t for her boredom, she wouldn’t have left on her own.
"What does Dream Nation want to do with you? Aren't you supposed to be a person without borders?" propping her head on her hand while leaning against the window sill, Ouyang Zixin casually remarked.
"Without borders?"
It was only when Ouyang Zixin heard those three words that she realized what she had said. Immediately, as if she had been greatly startled, she took several steps back from the window.
Seeing her wide-eyed and incredulous expression, the person let out a cold snort and said, "When did you become so timid?"
Sticking out her tongue, Ouyang Zixin felt that her reaction might have been too exaggerated. He had silently appeared in her courtyard more than once; why was she still surprised?
"Can't you just appear properly for once?" She rolled her eyes at Yun Tianmo and walked back inside, saying, "Were you a thief in your past life?"
This time it was Yun Tianmo who rolled his eyes at her. Did he need to steal?
Besides, every time he appeared, hadn’t she never opened the door for him? It was always him showing up wherever she was standing, and then there was nothing more to say. (To be continued.)
P.S.: There was an error in yesterday's chapter content; Kouxin has just corrected it. I apologize for any inconvenience caused to your reading!
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