trip to past

chapter 4

"We will work together no matter what and face all the problems bravely," said Xiāng.

What she didn't expect was to get hugged by Qing.

"I hope so," said Qing, shedding tears.

Xiāng patted her back and was shocked because Qing never showed her emotions like that. "What happened?" asked Xiāng.

"Nothing, just... I don't know. Let's go to sleep," said Qing.

They went to the room to sleep, but after seeing the future, Qing could not sleep anymore.

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The morning soon came, and everyone was up at 6 am. As they sat down to eat breakfast, Nie Mingjue asked, "So, what are you guys going to do today?"

"A-Xiāng, you are going to stay here, right? I really want to get to know my future daughter," said Nie Huaisang.

"Actually, we had—" Xiāng got cut off mid-sentence by Qing.

"We wanted to stay at the Unclean Realm until the hunt, if that's okay with Sect Leader Nie and Young Master Nie," said Qing.

"Sure, why would we have a problem?" said the Sect Leader.

"And Sizhui, I am sorry for drawing my sword at you last night," added the Sect Leader.

"There is no need for an apology, Sect Leader. My ancestors caused you great problems. It was natural for you to act like that. I have received several reactions like that," Sizhui said politely.

Jin Ling, on the other hand, felt guilty because his reaction to Sizhui was the worst of all.

"Still, I shouldn't have done that. Judging by your character, I am sure that you will make a great Sect Leader in the future," said Nie Mingjue.

"Thanks, Sect Leader," said Sizhui. He looked at Jin Ling, whose expressions looked somewhat sad, and Sizhui felt guilty.

They had breakfast in peace. At Jingyi's request, Nie Huaisang showed them his fan collection, and Jingyi took one fan from him as he also had a great love for fans. They visited various parts of the sect with Young Master Nie (we all know he is great company).

"Young Master, Sect Leader is asking for you," a Nie disciple said.

"We will be there," Nie Huaisang responded.

As they went to the main hall, they saw all their families except for Zizhen.

"A-die, what are you doing here?" Jingyi asked, surprised.

"After dropping the bombshell on us yesterday, what did you expect?" Jiang Cheng responded.

"At least your parents are here. Mine didn't even bother showing up," Zizhen said with a pout. "But it's fine, Senior Wei is here."

"Can you stop crushing on my mom? It's weird," Lan Qing said, a bit annoyed.

"Hey! Don't scold my fans," Wei Ying said teasingly.

"Like idol, like fan," she muttered.

"Thank you," they both responded.