In the restaurant, Tianyang had just sat down when he saw Xitong running in like a pony.
"dad!"
When Xitong saw Tianyang, she called out happily and was about to go to the table to eat.
The bird grabbed her collar from behind, causing her to run a few steps in vain but still stay where she was, then look at the bird helplessly.
"What did I say? What should we do before eating?" the bird asked with his eyes closed.
Xitong puffed up her cheeks and squeezed out four words: "Wash your hands first."
The bird then let her go: "Go."
Xitong had no choice but to run out to wash her hands and come back. She was probably hungry. As soon as she sat at the table, she grabbed a piece of bread in one hand and a chicken leg in the other. She took a bite of the bread here and tore a piece of chicken there, eating happily.
The bird sighed, covered his face with his hands and said, "What did I teach you about dining etiquette?"
Xitong's mouth was full of things and she couldn't speak. She could only look at the bird with a wronged look.
The little bird laughed and said, "This trick of yours won't work on me. I'm not your father, I won't let you fool me so easily!"
Xitong had no choice but to swallow the food in her mouth, then wipe her hands, sit up straight, and elegantly cut up the food with a knife and fork, then put small pieces into her mouth and chewed them slowly.
"That's right. Remember, we are girls. No matter what we do, we must be elegant and not rude." The bird chuckled, then started to take action.
Xitong pouted, then looked at Tianyang and said deliberately: "Oh, dear father, your lovely daughter wants to ask your opinion on something. I wonder if you can listen to me now?"
Tian Yang's mouth twitched, and he said unhappily, "Speak properly."
Xitong glanced at Xiaoniao proudly, and then said in a clattering voice: "A classmate from school invited me to attend his party in two days, so I wanted to ask you, can I go?"
Tianyang smiled and said, "Of course, it's not a bad thing to make more friends, but I probably won't have time to accompany you."
"I have to go back to Sunhold tomorrow."
The bird wiped his mouth with the napkin beside him and said, "I'll take her there."
Tianyang nodded: "Take Wang Lingjun with you."
Seeing that her father agreed to let her go to Sinovan's party, Xitong immediately jumped onto a chair, clapped her hands and shouted happily, "Great, Dad is the best!"
The little bird said with a headache: "Don't stand on the chair when eating. How many times do I have to remind you..."
The next day, Tianyang went to Lieyang Castle. On the way, he received a message from Olgari.
The news of the appearance of the 'Lost City' Alati had indeed spread. In the past few days, fleets from the fortress had begun to board Alati, but they were relatively restrained and did not clash with Silver Dragon Fort. Instead, they chose other directions to enter the city for exploration.
Olgali was very glad that they discovered the 'Dusk Slab' in advance, otherwise, it would be hard to say whether the slab would be discovered by the fortress in the end.
In addition, the exploration team of Fiery Sun Castle has arrived in Yarati, and Olgari promised Tianyang that she would protect the exploration team of Fiery Sun Castle.
Since there is no major danger on Yarati, Tianyang plans to transfer Chiying back. Olgali also knows this, so she made such a promise now.
Otherwise, with Chiying's body
As long as the ancient corpse is here, the people of Lieyang Castle will basically not be in any danger.
After replying to Olgari's message, Tianyang used the "Gate of the Crack" to go to Yarati, transferred Chiying away, and let the ancient corpse return to Lieyang Castle with him.
A few days later, on the day when Xitong was going to Sinowan's house to attend a party, the assessment team represented by Lin Jianping also arrived at Lieyang Castle.
This time, Lin Jianping came in a low profile. He did not come directly on a flying ship like before, but came on a magnetic vehicle. Moreover, his fleet only had two magnetic vehicles.
Such a scale is totally unlike that of a permanent member of the Golden Court. Even the higher-ranking officials in any fortress would have a much grander display than this.
In addition, Lin Jianping did not bring many people with him, just two drivers, a woman, and two followers. There were only a few of them. People who didn't know the situation might have thought they were on a long journey for fun. After all, no matter how you looked at it, they didn't look like the kind of person that a big shot should be.
Tianyang didn't care what Lin Jianping thought or how many people he brought. He just focused on doing his own job.
When Lin Jianping arrived, he saw from afar that a group of high-ranking officials of the fortress, led by Tianyang, were welcoming him at the city gate, and there were also residents in the fortress lining the streets to welcome him. It can be said that most of the people in the fortress stopped their work today and focused on one thing.
Welcome Lin Jianping's arrival.
In the magnetic car, seeing this scene, the woman in white clothes as white as snow, named Li Yi, chuckled and said, "This young city lord is really sincere. It's embarrassing to have so many people come to greet us."
Lin Jianping beside him smiled and said, "I have already informed him to keep everything simple. Otherwise, I am afraid it would be more grand."
Li Yi leaned against the man in front of her and said, "I can understand him. After all, the man we are meeting today is the mayor of Glory Castle and a permanent member of the Golden Council. I can't really keep it simple either. God knows if I really keep it simple, will it make Lin Jianping unhappy?"
Lin Jianping snorted and said unhappily, "In your eyes, is Lin such a petty person?"
Li Yi chuckled but didn't answer.
Two magnetic vehicles stopped at the city gate. Lin Jianping tidied his clothes and got off the vehicles with his female relatives.
As soon as Tian Yang saw the great city lord appear, he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Welcome to Lieyang Castle, Mr. Lin."
Lin Jianping nodded calmly: "It's been a while since we last met, and the Lord of Tianyang City has made great progress. This is cause for celebration."
As the two spoke, their eyes met.
At this moment, Tianyang suddenly had a strange feeling, as if there was something on Lin Jianping that was attracting him.
For a moment, he forgot the outside world; the desert, fortress, and people seemed to have all disappeared.
In this whole world, there were only him and Lin Jianping left.
Suddenly.
Tianyang vaguely saw a huge figure filled with the aura of destruction appear behind Lin Jianping. The figure was so huge that it was impossible for human vision to contain it, and only a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg could be seen.
At the same time, Lin Jianping also felt something and vaguely saw a deep dark shadow appear silently behind Tianyang. The shadow outlined a human figure with countless stars in its body, but it was covered in black armor on the outside that was gorgeous and majestic.
He wore a crown decorated with stars on his head and a jet-black cloak fluttered behind him.
This shadowy giant, as majestic as an emperor, held a long sword covered with symbols and emblems in both hands.
It seemed as if a gaze was falling on the face with five features.
Tianyang and Lin Jianping trembled at the same time, the strange vision in their eyes disappeared, and both of them were silent, looking deep in thought.
This strange atmosphere made the woman named Li Yi and the officials of Lieyang Castle confused about what was happening.
After a while, Tianyang recovered, as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, please come in."
Lin Jianping also came back to his senses and nodded calmly: "Okay."
He got back in the car, and as the magnetic car slowly drove into the city, Li Yi beside him asked quietly, "What happened?"
Lin Jianping let out a breath at this time: "If I'm not mistaken, the young city lord may have also received the revelation. Just now, he and I had a subtle connection."
"I think he should have noticed my condition."
Li Yi's eyes widened: "So, it is true that when the Ultimates meet, they will have a sense of connection?"
"Yes, I only saw such a statement in some records before, but it was not until today that I truly experienced it. It was an indescribable wonderful feeling."
Lin Jianping shook his head and chuckled, "This really surprises me. I didn't expect that this city lord is also the Ultimate."
"I don't know whether I came to the right place or the wrong place this time..."
... ... ..
at dusk.
Castle of War.
A magnetic car with the Jinxi Manor logo painted on it stopped and the door opened. Wang Lingjun came out from the passenger seat. He didn't make any movement, but just swiped a finger and the back door opened automatically.
Xiao Niao and Xi Tong got out of the car. At this time, on the other side of the villa, the owner, Nolando, came forward with his wife and son, Sinovan, and said respectfully to Xiao Niao and Xi Tong, "Welcome, Ms. Skylark and Miss Xi Tong, good evening."
The bird smiled and responded: "Good evening, Mr. Nolando."
Then she held out her hand, and a male servant handed over the prepared gift, which was a fine wine brewed by the manor, with the flavor of the East Land. The bird took it and handed it to the host according to the etiquette of the West Land.
Nolando took it with a smile and handed it to his wife. Normally, if it was a normal social etiquette, this gift would be handed to the servant and let the servant deal with it.
But in order to show respect to the bird and the city lord behind her, Nolando gave the gifts to his wife for safekeeping and then invited them into the house.
Nolando announced the start of the party only after Xiaoniao and Xitong walked into the living room.
Tonight, most of the guests invited by Nolando were students from Oasis Academy, Sinovan and Xitong's classes, especially Xitong's classmates. This was to prevent the little girl from feeling alienated and to enable her to quickly integrate into the party crowd.
Among the students who were invited was Sandro, the little boy who snatched Xitong’s pen that day.
As soon as the children met, they quickly became friends, and under Sinovan's deliberate arrangement, Xitong became the focus and center of the crowd. They shuttled between the villa and the garden, playing one game after another.
After a while, Si Nuowan found Xitong and said with a smile: "Miss Xitong, can you go to the swimming pool with me? I have prepared a surprise for you there."
Xitong asked curiously: "What surprise?"
Si Nuowan deliberately kept it a secret and said, "You'll know when you come."