The Pei family siblings found a quiet private room in a wine house and invited Lu Xingzhou to sit inside.

Actually, Lu Xingzhou really wanted to say to Pei Yu: You go your way, it’s enough for me to talk with your sister, the topics can be much deeper than talking with you…

Unfortunately, these words couldn’t be said casually now. Pei Chu Yun, in the Pei family’s account, was initially said to be a maid, which was false, only a friendship, helping to find relatives… So now, in front of Pei Yu, he had to put on a bit of a gentlemanly style, interacting with friends purely and cleanly, having children could be discussed later.

“Well then, what important matter do the wise brother and sister have in finding me?”

“Brother Lu, why are you so polite? My sister has been taken care of; everyone is a friend.”

Yes, tonight I still want to take care of you more… Lu Xingzhou looked at Pei Chu Yun pretending to be elegant and dryly coughed: “It is Brother Pei who is polite. Since you know that Miss Pei and I are friends, you might as well state your intention directly; polite words can be exempted.”

Pei Yu laughed: “Brother Lu might think I came here for the matter of the Dan master, but that’s actually a misunderstanding. This Pei simply wants to make friends with Brother Lu; my sister can be considered a matchmaker.”

Pei Chu Yun only spoke at this moment, her voice clear and faint: “You saved Sheng Yuan Yao and killed Ye Wu Feng; my elder brother also owes you a favor, so he asked me to make a connection. Actually, I feel this is superfluous; you two already know each other. Initially, it was my elder brother who invited you to bring me into the Pei family… Today, just saying you want to make friends, on the contrary, makes it seem as if everything before was fake feelings, isn’t it awkward?”

Pei Yu chuckled: “Before were just fake feelings; we should acknowledge it then. At that time, Brother Lu was a chess piece to deal with the Huo family. Now, Brother Lu is just Brother Lu. Come, this younger brother respects Brother Lu with a cup to congratulate the top scholar.”

Lu Xingzhou also raised his cup and drank: “Brother Pei is straightforward; I will make this friend.”

Actually, Pei Yu helping his friend Chu Qing Chen pursue a girl is quite righteous and has a bit of the feeling of worldly brothers. It’s only because his relationship with Sheng Yuan Yao is ambiguous that he is unhappy. Of course, in Pei Chu Yun’s eyes, that is something to be very happy about; she wishes Sheng Yuan Yao would roll far away.

Pei Yu drank the wine and laughed: “Speaking of which, Brother Lu is a guest minister in the Tian Xing Sword Sect, right? A so-called guest minister comes and goes freely. After studying deeply in the Dan Academy, does Brother Lu plan to find a position or return to the Tian Xing Sword Sect?”

“This depends on the sect master’s arrangements, as well as the development situation and subsequent development direction of the Tian Xing Sword Sect this year.”

Pei Yu nodded: “Regardless of the sect’s development or wanting a position, Brother Lu, if you have any needs that the Pei family can help with, please speak up.”

These words are a bit interesting… Even Sheng Qing Feng has some idea of Shen Tang’s identity. It’s impossible for Pei Yu to have absolutely no idea. These words almost have the meaning of being willing to invest in Shen Tang. Perhaps this is Pei Qing Yan hinting, so Pei Chu Yun cannot represent him, but Pei Yu can.

But it’s only touching on the edge, under the banner of making friends, so it’s impossible to be caught by his words.

Lu Xingzhou was unmoved: “Then this Lu first thanks Brother Pei on behalf of the sect master. Perhaps later there will indeed be some things that require Brother Pei’s help.”

Pei Yu chuckled: “Easy to say, easy to say. Hmm… Brother Lu entering the Dan Academy, are there any areas you need to take care of? We have many acquaintances in the Dan Academy.”

“Other than that, there’s actually nothing…” Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: “Is there a female teacher in the Dan Academy called Madam Ye?”

Ye Ting Lan claims to be Madam Ye, walking in plain clothes. Of course, it’s impossible for the whole world to know that Madam Ye is the national teacher. She only trusts Meng Li and a very few ‘upright ministers’ in her eyes, but absolutely does not trust the clans, so the Pei family really doesn’t know who Madam Ye is.

Pei Yu thought for a while: “I vaguely heard of this person… She is not considered a teacher of the Dan Academy, but I heard people say that she is occasionally invited to give some public lectures. It’s extremely rare, quite mysterious. It should be someone with connections within the high-level of the Dan Academy, right?”

A guest expert? Lu Xingzhou pursued: “What is her identity? She feels very strong.”

Pei Yu said strangely: “Does Brother Lu have any connection with her?”

“I met her once before… I looked at the list earlier. A Nuo and I weren’t late; we just met her in a side alley and chatted a few sentences more.”

“This younger brother really doesn’t know. I haven’t paid attention to this person’s news before… Or should I go back and ask my father? If there’s any news, I’ll come and inform Brother Lu?”

“Then many thanks, Brother Pei.” Lu Xingzhou sipped his wine, his thoughts turning to the scene where he encountered Madam Ye in the alley earlier.

She was wearing a veil and appeared abruptly in the dusk sunset, simply like a goddess who had fallen into the human world with the sunset light. That one glance made his heart tremble; even now, it hasn’t completely calmed down.

Her topic was also very direct: “Your level already surpasses that of the general students in the Dan Academy… Finding a suitable master is more valuable than studying in the Dan Academy.”

Lu Xingzhou answered: “I just don’t have a master. It’s easy to find a truly powerful Dan master to teach me wholeheartedly, but the Dan Academy is the most suitable place for me to study deeply.”

“It’s not difficult for you. Whether you return to the Huo family or let the Pei family and Zhen Mo Si help, it’s a very easy matter to worship a first-grade Dan master as your master.”

“But that will inevitably be branded with a faction’s mark, won’t it?” Lu Xingzhou said strangely: “I don’t know what meaning Madam has in finding me to say this? Will you teach me?”

Ye Ting Lan said faintly: “I’m just very puzzled. With your level entering the Dan Academy, is it for deep study, or for Shen Tang… Or for…”

She paused and said word by word: “Yan Luo Hall?”

Lu Xingzhou laughed: “It’s unrelated to Yan Luo Hall. Why does Madam think so?”

“You are still in contact with Yan Luo Hall, holding the shadow mirror given to you by Yan Luo Hall, and you framed Huo Jin to go to prison. If you want people to feel that you are unrelated to Yan Luo Hall, I’m afraid it’s a bit difficult.”

“Even His Majesty doesn’t think so. Why is Madam so suspicious?”

Ye Ting Lan did not reply to these words and secretly thought that Gu Zhan Ting only cared about refining Dan now… And he was strangely confident, really thinking that Yan Luo Hall couldn’t cause any trouble?

She was silent for a moment, then slowly said: “If we talk about teaching you… I see who will choose to teach Lu Nuo Nuo.”

A Nuo immediately said: “I won’t change sects, old woman!”

Ye Ting Lan: “?”

Lu Xingzhou: “…”

Ye Ting Lan may have never been scolded in her life. She was stunned for a good while, then said: “It’s not impossible to teach you, as long as you prove yourself trustworthy… We’ll see at the Dan Academy.”

She finished speaking and disappeared directly, simply as if she had been scolded away.

But it’s clearly meaningless to say these cautious words. You can question more and secretly observe, but what’s the use of blocking and saying these things? If Lu Xingzhou is really a spy sent by Yan Luo Hall to infiltrate the court, then wouldn’t this instead alert his vigilance, making it even harder to find flaws later?

Lu Xingzhou thought about it from left to right but couldn’t figure it out. Her appearance was entirely as if she specially came to express her desire to take A Nuo as a disciple, and for this, she was even willing to teach him, Lu Xingzhou.

But who are you?

It made Lu Xingzhou absent-minded the whole way until the child was hugged away by Sheng Yuan Yao, and then he woke up.

Here, he had a chat, not a chat, but an idle chat with Pei Yu. Pei Yu himself just wanted to build a relationship by making friends. They didn’t have many topics. After casually saying a few sentences, they stood up to leave.

Pei Chu Yun did not deliberately stay either and also gracefully bid farewell with impeccable noble etiquette, which was very satisfying to the observing Pei Yu.

Everyone guessed that his sister and Lu Xingzhou had that kind of entanglement, but now it seems there isn’t. Friend interaction really isn’t anything significant, and Lu Xingzhou is still worth making friends with.

On the way, he asked his sister: “Lu Xingzhou is somehow considered to have been kind to you. Is your performance not too indifferent? Before, you were still squeezing in the crowd wanting to find him.”

Pei Chu Yun looked blank: “Ah? I was squeezing in the crowd to join the fun and look at the list. Who said I was looking for him? Having received kindness is one thing, but I still have to consider the Pei family’s family style. It’s not good for an unmarried girl to be too close to men…”

The voices of the siblings’ dialogue were not concealed, and many passers-by heard them. Pei Yu was greatly satisfied: “As expected of a daughter of my Pei family.”

Pei Yu would never have thought that the sister who was just creating an image of ice-pure jade-cleanliness ran away through the window not even half a tea’s time after returning to her own small building and disappeared without a trace.

When she appeared again, she was already in Lu Xingzhou’s secret room: “Hehe, as expected, A Nuo was taken out by that melon girl to play and hasn’t come back. Is it my turn?”

Lu Xingzhou knew she would come back to kill early on and smilingly hugged her onto his lap: “How, not indifferent, not avoiding suspicion?”

“Don’t you just like my mouth…” Pei Chu Yun bit her lower lip: “I was indifferent earlier. I’m sorry, Young Master. How does Young Master want to punish A Ruo?”

Lu Xingzhou lightly stroked her red lips: “I heard that the day before our literary exam, you went to the garden with people, and a tune on the xiao shocked everyone, right?”

“There is such a thing.” Pei Chu Yun’s eyes were full of flowing waves: “Is Young Master unhappy that A Ruo didn’t play the xiao for you to listen to? But I didn’t bring the xiao out…”

“Xiao, change to another stick. This one is often prepared on your Young Master’s body.”

He didn’t need to hint; the little demoness knew exactly what she was teasing him about when she started the topic. But when she heard him want it so directly, she felt a little resentful: “Now, in your eyes, is this my only value?”

Lu Xingzhou sighed: “Isn’t it that in the teacher’s eyes, I am more valuable? Since that’s the case, I always have to utilize my value, right?”

Pei Chu Yun’s face changed slightly, and she said cautiously: “You knew?”

“I guessed it. A Nuo and I took first and second place. The teacher saw it and wouldn’t just ask you to borrow our friendship to put in effort. It’s strange to say; maybe she secretly ordered you to use yuan yin.”

Pei Chu Yun was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: “Yes.”

But I came to find you, and it’s really unrelated to her…

Pei Chu Yun turned these words over in her belly but ultimately did not say them. He was too smart… Whether he believed her or not didn’t depend on words.

“Alright, little girl.” Lu Xingzhou rubbed her head: “I’ve had exams for three consecutive days; I’m very tired. Now I just want to take a hot bath first.”

Pei Chu Yun felt that he didn’t seem to have any resentment, and then she said happily: “I’ll go get water for you.”

“Do you really consider yourself my little maid?” Lu Xingzhou pulled her: “You don’t need to get water. Since you are a maid, come and help Young Master scrub his body?”

Please note: m.llskw.org