It was early morning on December 31, 1228 in the Ziyun calendar.
Chuxiu Inn.
In the courtyard of one of the best guest rooms, a young man dressed in white sat in front of the stone table in the courtyard. His fingers on the table were tapping lightly on the table, and his eyes were slightly ethereal.
"Unconsciously...it has been more than a year since I came back."
On December 12, 1227 in the Ziyun calendar, Zhou Donghuang unexpectedly returned from a thousand years later and embarked on a journey to change his destiny.
A lot of things have happened in the past year or so. Looking back to this day, Zhou Donghuang still feels like he is in a dream.
However, all this is not a dream.
"It has been more than eight months since I left Yunfeng County... I don't know how my mother and Xiaolu are doing?"
Thinking of Lin Lan and Yun Lu, a hint of concern appeared in Zhou Donghuang's eyes at the right moment, "We should have brought them here together from the beginning."
At first, the reason why Lin Lan and Yun Lu were not brought here was because:
He didn't know that he could reach the seventh level of Qi Gathering in such a short period of time.
At the same time, he also didn’t know that the Concentrating Pill could allow him to quickly enter a state of distraction-free practice to practice the "Four Symbols Sovereign Skill".
After all, in a place like King Chu City, if he didn't have enough strength and his family by his side, he wouldn't be able to let go.
However, more than three months ago, when he prepared the Ningshen Powder, he wrote a letter and handed it into Ah Fu's hands, "A Fu, you find a large inn in King Chu City to find a kind of sweat-based The courier on the way, Xuebama, sent this letter back to Yunfeng County as quickly as possible and delivered it to the head of the Lu family, Lu Qinghu."
In the King's City of Chu, there are some relatively large inns that have a group of messengers who travel with horses and horses.
Of course, this kind of messenger is also extremely expensive.
However, Zhou Donghuang, who has 20 million taels of silver, has no shortage of that little money.
"After today, I will be considered an adult in this life."
After returning to the stone table and sitting down, Zhou Donghuang smiled lightly when he thought that today was the last day of the 1228th year of the Ziyun calendar.
In Ziyun Star, one is considered an adult at the age of eighteen.
Those under the age of eighteen are considered boys and girls, but once they reach the age of eighteen, they officially enter the ranks of youth.
"Brother Zhou!"
Not long after Ah Fu left, Ren Jiapei came to the door and said, "Where is Zi Xi? Today is the day when the descendants of our wealthy family gather together. I'm here to come with you."
Today, Ren Jiapei was not dressed as casually as usual. She was dressed in a ladylike style like Yang Zixi's usual style, which made Zhou Donghuang feel uncomfortable.
"Sister Jiapei."
Ren Jiapei's voice was loud. As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Zixi heard the sound and walked out of the room in time.
Today, Yang Zixi is wearing a snow-like white dress and a white gauze top. With her fair skin, she looks extremely holy.
In addition, Yang Zixi has a beautiful face, and this long dress makes her look like a holy saint, aloof and not to be blasphemed.
"Wow!"
Seeing Yang Zixi's outfit, Ren Jiapei's eyes lit up, "Sister Zixi, you look really good in your outfit today."
"Besides, it suits your temperament very well."
"With your appearance, even if you dress casually, you are enough to outshine all other beauties at today's party... You are simply not going to give those rich families a chance to survive."
As Ren Jiapei spoke, she seemed to have completely forgotten that she was also one of the daughters of aristocratic families attending today's gathering.
Yang Zixi's temperament is slightly cold, and combined with this white outfit, she looks even colder.
Usually, in front of outsiders, Yang Zixi spoke very little or even didn't speak. Only when she was in front of Zhou Donghuang, she acted like a girl next door.
"And...it matches Brother Zhou's white clothes very well."
As Ren Jiapei spoke, he looked at Zhou Donghuang and said with a teasing smile.
After hearing Ren Jiapei's words, Yang Zixi blushed twice, and her charming appearance made people want to rush forward, pull her into his arms and kiss her hard.
"Brother Zhou, do I... look good?"
Yang Zixi looked at Zhou Donghuang, combed the white skirt on her body, and asked with some anxiety.
Today, she dressed up like this not for others to see, but mainly for the young man in front of her to see.
A woman's appearance pleases her, and she is talking about the current Yang Zixi.
"Well, it looks good."
Zhou Donghuang smiled and nodded.
How could he not see the girl's thoughts
However, so far, his feelings for the girl are more like the relationship between brother and sister, and it has never touched the chord in his heart.
The last time he came out of seclusion, he wanted to explain his feelings to the girl, but not only did he start talking about it, he also gradually put it aside.
"When I get back from the party this time, when I'm alone, I'll tell this girl clearly... to prevent her from falling deeper into the situation."
Zhou Donghuang sighed secretly. He knew that there were some words that he had to say no matter how difficult it was to say them.
However, the current Zhou Donghuang does not know:
The girl has fallen into such a deep trap that it can even be said that she cannot extricate herself...
"Let's go."
In order to avoid the girl's misunderstanding, Zhou Donghuang quickly withdrew his gaze from the girl, stood up from his seat, and said to Ren Jiapei.
The girl naturally noticed Zhou Donghuang's intentionally evasive gaze, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her mouth involuntarily.
But, soon, her eyes became extremely firm again.
"Okay! Let's go!"
Although Ren Jiapei was usually very carefree, she could see that something was wrong in the atmosphere now. She quickly responded, then walked to the girl's side, took the girl's hand, and led the way out of the yard.
Zhou Donghuang followed closely behind the two girls, his white clothes rising like snow.
…
There are many wealthy and aristocratic families in the city of King Chu. For example, the Yang family where Yang Zixi was before was only the last wealthy family.
The Ren family behind Ren Jiapei, although there are three major Qi-gathering sixth-level martial arts monks in charge, can only be regarded as a moderately wealthy family, because the top wealthy families usually have multiple Qi-gathering seventh-level martial arts monks in charge.
Even the most wealthy families have at least one Qi-gathering seventh-level martial arts monk in charge.
The gathering of the descendants of wealthy families is held once a year. It is initiated by the descendants of several top wealthy families in King Chu City and held in turn at their mansions.
This year, the party was held by the top wealthy family, the 'Wei Family'.
The Wei family, as a top wealthy family, has a mansion that is far larger than the mansions of the Yang family and the Ren family, which are both wealthy families. Even if it is compared to the mansion of the Shi family, a powerful family, it is not much different.
"Miss Ren."
After Ren Jiapei showed the invitation at the gate of the Wei family mansion, he took Zhou Donghuang and Yang Zixi in.
As for the people guarding the gate of the Wei family mansion, until the three of them entered, their eyes were still on the beautiful girl wearing a holy white dress.
"This... seems to be the Yang Zixi who was expelled from the Yang family by the head of the Yang family?"
"She is worthy of being chosen by the eldest young master of the powerful Shi family. She is indeed breathtakingly beautiful... When she grows up, there will probably be no woman in the King of Chu's city who can match her."
"That young lady is also extremely beautiful. Standing together, they look like a pair of dazzling sisters."
"The young man in white behind them is handsome and has an extraordinary temperament... I don't know which family he is from?"
"Since I didn't show the invitation, I guess he's not a descendant of a wealthy family, at least not a direct descendant of a wealthy family."
…
Several descendants of the Wei family recognized Yang Zixi in words. As for Zhou Donghuang, they were new to them and very unfamiliar.
However, at today's party, each direct descendant of a wealthy family who came to the party could bring up to two people. Therefore, even if Yang Zixi was no longer a descendant of a wealthy family, Zhou Donghuang did not show the invitation, and they did not say much.
"Miss Ren, please come inside."
After entering the Wei family's mansion, someone led the way to the place where the party was held, which was in the spacious backyard of the Wei family's mansion.
Zhou Donghuang followed the two girls into the backyard. At a glance, he saw neat tables placed everywhere in the backyard, filled with all kinds of food and drinks, much like a buffet on Earth.
"Yo? Isn't this Miss Ren?"
As soon as Zhou Donghuang and the others arrived, a girl in a green dress came forward with a maid, looking at Miss Ren with a teasing face, "Miss Ren, I heard that you were so tired after you took in Yang Zixi. The Ren family has lost a lot of business with the Shi family.”
The girl in the green dress is quite pretty, but she is far behind compared to Ren Jiapei and Yang Zixi. Now she chatters non-stop when she gets up, and she has the potential to be a shrew.
Zhou Donghuang had just noticed that the girl in the green dress, who was obviously ignoring Yang Zixi now, had glanced at Yang Zixi with jealousy after they appeared.
"Zheng Qiuhe."
Ren Jiapei looked at the girl in the green dress and sneered: "If I remember correctly, sister Zixi gave you a lot of rouge and gouache back then, and she also helped you a lot, right?"
"Before sister Zixi was expelled from the Yang family, you were as affectionate as her sisters. After she was expelled from the Yang family, you resolutely shut her out."
"You are such an ungrateful villain. I, Ren Jiapei, disdain to be associated with you... Get away!!"
The girl in the green dress, named 'Zheng Qiuhe', is the third young lady of the wealthy Zheng family.
"Zheng family?"
Zhou Donghuang glanced at Zheng Qiuhe lightly. He remembered clearly that after Yang Zixi was expelled from the Yang family, the first place she went to was the Zheng family.
Thinking about it, I came here to find this Zheng Qiuhe.
The Zheng family, like the Yang family, is just a wealthy family at the bottom.
Because of this, when Zheng Qiuhe's face turned very ugly when he saw Ren Jiapei being so strong, he did not dare to block Ren Jiapei's way again and obediently stepped aside.
The Ren family is much better than the Zheng family.
"Third Miss, the eldest daughter of the Ren family is so insistent that she will be punished by the eldest son of the Shi family sooner or later... There is no need to vent your anger on her."
The maid behind Zheng Qiuhe comforted her softly.
"Hmph! I'm waiting to see the day when Ren Jiapei is unlucky."
Zheng Qiuhe stared at Ren Jiapei's back with cold eyes and said with hatred.
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