Ten-li Langyao, the imperial school.
On this day, Nangong Xier arrived at the intelligence center of the academy, Diefeng Tower, early in the morning as usual. The door of the tower was open, but there was only a man in flowery clothes sitting in front of the door.
The man had fair skin and looked to be in his early twenties. He had a delicate face and a pair of phoenix eyes that made him look even more charming. His clothes were embroidered with all kinds of flowers, and those flowers seemed to have real fragrance, attracting all kinds of butterflies to fly around him. This man was Hua Niandie, the owner of Diefeng Tower. When he saw Nangong Xier coming, he smiled faintly: "Junior Sister Nangong."
"Senior Brother Hua." Nangong Xier lowered her head and said.
Hua Niandie patted the seat beside her and said, "The disciple who went to get the information today hasn't come back yet, Junior Sister, why don't you sit down and chat for a while."
Nangong Xier nodded and sat down next to Hua Niandie.
"It seems that you really care about your junior brother. I see you come early every day. It's a pity that we Diefeng are incompetent. So much time has passed, but we haven't found out any information." Hua Niandie sighed lightly.
Nangong Xier shook her head and said, "You can't blame the brothers. The brothers of Diefeng have been running around outside to look for him. On the contrary, I have been staying in the mountains and can't play any role."
Hua Niandie smiled, stretched out a finger, and watched a butterfly land on his fingertips: "Miss Nangong is the first one among the younger generation of disciples to step into the realm of no return in martial arts. The future of the academy will be handed over to people like Junior Sister. We in Diefeng Tower are not good at fighting, and we are good at collecting some information. However, I don’t know much about the information about this Junior Brother. He must have something extraordinary to make Junior Sister value him so much."
"Actually, there's nothing special about him." Nangong Xier said after thinking for a while.
Hua Niandie flicked her finger lightly, and the butterfly flew away: "What does this Junior Brother Su Baiyi look like?"
"Of course he is handsome." Nangong Xier replied directly, "You know, he is the kind of handsome scholar described in Senior Brother Zhou Zheng's book, dressed in white, handsome, and carrying a book box."
Hua Niandie nodded: "You said he looks like a scholar, then what about his knowledge?"
"That's even more amazing." Nangong Xier smiled, "Bai Yi is my father's only disciple. You know my father Xie Kanhua, he is a famous and elegant swordsman in the world. His talent was the best in the Shanglin Palace back then, especially his handwriting was the most beautiful. The four big characters on the gate of Shanglin Palace back then were written by my father himself. The handwriting of Su Baiyi is as beautiful as my father's. It is said that the Spring Festival couplets in Fengqiao Town back then were all written by Su Baiyi. And Su Baiyi is also writing novels and novels. I read some of them when he wasn't paying attention. They are not worse than Brother Zhou Zheng's."
Hua Niandie's smile grew wider: "What about martial arts? I heard that he practiced the Immortal Book, so he must be very powerful."
"This Hua Louzhu is really wrong." Nangong Xier shook her head. "His martial arts are hard to describe. Generally speaking, any disciple in the academy can beat him down the mountain. But sometimes he will suddenly explode. As long as he says that sentence-"
"Which sentence?" Hua Niandie asked.
"Trust me, senior sister. I can do it." Nangong Xier stood up and said, imitating Su Baiyi's somewhat arrogant tone.
"Hahahahahahaha." Hua Niandie laughed loudly.
Nangong Xier blushed slightly and sat down again: "Brother, what are you laughing at?"
"Just now, Junior Sister Nangong said that Junior Brother Su Baiyi is nothing special." Hua Niandie paused and continued, "But I asked Junior Sister so many questions, and every answer from Junior Sister told me that he is very special."
"Oh. Really?" Nangong Xier looked a little embarrassed.
"I wonder if he is also very special in your heart, Junior Sister?" Hua Niandie said faintly, "I mean, special in that aspect."
Nangong Xier stood up again and looked up at the sky: "What's the point of saying all this? Now I don't even know where he is."
At this time, two disciples had already arrived in front of Diefeng Tower. Nangong Xier hurried forward and said, "Two disciples, do you have any news about Junior Brother Su Baiyi?"
The two disciples looked at each other, then looked at Nangong Xier, and said helplessly: "Senior Sister, this is against the rules."
Nangong Xier knew that she had lost her composure and immediately stepped aside: "It was Xier who was rude."
According to the rules of Diefeng Tower, all news arriving at the academy must first be reported to the owner of Diefeng Tower, who will decide which news to keep on hold, which news to announce to those in need, and which news can be notified to all staff. It was indeed inappropriate for Nangong Xier to ask for the news directly before Hua Niandie.
"It's fine." Hua Niandie said slowly, "If you have any news about Junior Brother Su Baiyi, you can tell it directly now. There is no need to avoid Junior Sister Nangong."
Nangong Xier smiled bitterly and shook her head. Although Hua Niandie said so, it had been so long and there was no news about Su Baiyi. It was estimated that there would be no changes today.
"Yes, lord. Today we have news about Su Baiyi." Disciple Diefeng replied.
"What?" Nangong Xier was surprised and delighted. She walked in front of Diefeng's disciple and grabbed his shoulders. "What did you say!"
"In Jiangnan Xuanwei City, a word appeared on the wall of Diefeng's residence." Diefeng's disciple said hurriedly.
"What word?" Nangong Xier asked.
Disciple Diefeng took out a piece of paper from his bosom and shook it gently: "This is what Diefeng there copied. It's a word called Xi."
"Xi?" Nangong Xier was stunned.
Hua Niandie smiled and said, "Nangong Xier's Xi."
"We have been to Xinghua Village and collected everything there, including the scrolls left by Su Baiyi. The word 'Xi' looks very much like Su Baiyi's handwriting." Diefeng's disciple said, "And Su Baiyi has been to Diefeng's residences in other places. He knows a lot about Diefeng, so it is reasonable for him to be able to find Diefeng's residence."
"Jiangnan, Xuanwei City?" Nangong Xier said in a deep voice.
Hua Niandie nodded: "I've been there, it's a very beautiful place."
"Master Hua, can you keep this news to myself for the time being?" Nangong Xier asked.
Hua Niandie stood up and dusted herself off: "It seems that Junior Sister Nangong, you are going to go down the mountain alone?"
"Father and Uncle Helian are still seriously injured and it is not appropriate for them to go down the mountain. The situation in the martial arts world is dangerous now, and the other brothers and sisters also need to stay to protect the academy." Nangong Xier turned around and said, "So I want to find Su Baiyi alone."
"According to Diefeng's rules, from the time a message is received to the time it is sent out, unless it is top secret, it will only stay in Diefeng Tower for one day at most." Hua Niandie said slowly.
“It will take just this day.” Nangong Xier jumped away.