After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

"Yeah!" Xu Zheng nodded rapidly, "But why are you asking me this all of a sudden?"

Pei Xuanxi hugged her shoulders and said, "No, I just want to get to know A Zheng. After all, we are getting married."

Xu Zheng glanced at his profile. Pei Xuanxi's hair was loose and hung down softly. She couldn't see clearly, so she leaned in front of him and smiled brightly.

"Oh, don't you know me well enough?"

Her smiling face suddenly appeared before his eyes, and he couldn't help but be a little dazed.

His behavior made Xu Zheng have some wild thoughts. Could it be that Pei Xuanxi was afraid of the big gap in their status?

"Do you think there are obstacles between us?" Xu Zheng thought for only a second and asked bluntly.

Pei Xuanxi came back to his senses and when he saw her frowning brows, he instantly regretted asking her this tonight.

"No, A Zheng." He said, caressing her cheek with his slender fingers, "Did my words make you suspicious?"

Xu Zheng shook her head. She secretly complained in her heart, but she just had a guilty conscience.

"It's okay, you just asked me this suddenly and I thought about other things, haha." Xu Zheng said indifferently.

"Well, as long as Zheng is by my side, it's fine." He said, thinking that he would never ask her these questions again.

He had no part in her past, so what did it matter? It would be nice to have him in the future.

"That's the right way to think of it!" Xu Zheng grinned, and huddled into the quilt, only looking at him with her smiling eyes.

Pei Xuanxi felt weak in his heart and was about to lean over to kiss her, but Xu Zheng fell asleep.

"A Zheng..." He looked at her eyes and murmured, "She's asleep."

-

Early in the morning, Meng Yin handed the scroll to Qiao Yi, along with a letter.

It lists in detail the disadvantages of Gu Huai's collusion with Han Lao and others, and solemnly expresses the hope that he will mend his ways and turn over a new leaf.

She originally wanted to go and persuade him in person, but when she thought that Gu Ling would go berserk, she gave up.

In the courtyard, Gu Huai was asking Xiao Ma to settle the children down, as he would be leaving Taoyuan City soon.

After receiving the things Qiao Yi brought, he was stunned for a long time.

The person in the painting was indeed him, wearing light green clothes, with one hand hanging down, holding a book, and the other hand on the table, gently supporting his cheek.

The self in the painting was not as weak and frail as he was in reality. He didn’t know if Meng Yin did it on purpose, but his face looked much rosier.

I think the idea for this painting was based on Zhaoding City.

At that time, her relationship with him had not yet deteriorated because of Gu Ling, and the two of them could still sit together and chat.

Gu Huai sat on the stone bench, thinking about how he bravely stood up for Meng Yin because she took his token, but he said it was Gu Ling's credit.

He was still feeling angry at the time, but for some reason, when he saw her innocent smiling face later, he couldn't bring himself to do anything to her.

Meng Yin chose to be with Gu Ling, he had no other thoughts, after all, he was a useless person.

"Cough cough..." Gu Huai couldn't help but cough a few more times. He slowly loosened his hand and saw the blood stains in the handkerchief.

He also read the letter. What Meng Yin said made sense and he had thought about it before.

If it were before, he might have sneered and torn it up, resenting her in his heart that since she chose Gu Ling, why should she give him any pity?

Unfortunately, now... He stood up, took the painting into the house and put it away carefully. His pale fingers touched the signature on the painting, and he opened his thin lips slightly: "Ayin, I promise you."

-

After taking care of everything, they set off for Xuanwu City.

No one knew where the people got the news from, but when they heard that they were leaving, they had been waiting outside for a long time. When they came out, many people ran up to give them things, and many people shouted for Tao Tao to stay. Then Yi Qing pulled Tao Tao onto the carriage.

It was only thanks to the old city lord's loud voice that they were able to control the situation and leave Taoyuan City.

The city lord wiped his tears and turned around to see Su Xun standing behind him.

He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, and looked very lonely.

"Divine doctor, are you sure you will stay in Taoyuan City in the future?" asked the city lord.

Su Xun nodded, his voice a little hoarse: "Well, please take care of me, City Lord."

The city lord was delighted, this was what he had been wanting.

It was getting dark, and Su Xun went to the pub, which was rare. After drinking cup after cup of liquor, he thought sadly that he would probably receive a wedding invitation from the two of them soon.

-

Taoyuan City is some distance away from Xuanwu City. It is now night, so the group sped up.

Xu Zheng leaned on the cushion in a daze. Just as she was about to close her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the bag under Xia Nian's feet emitting golden light.

"Oh my god, the book is glowing!" Xu Zheng couldn't help but shout.

"Zheng, keep your voice down!" Tao Tao held her arm, "Yiqing and the others are still outside. It would be hard to explain if they heard us."

"Oh, yes, yes!" Xu Zheng quickly covered her mouth.

There was a knock on the window, Xu Zheng pulled open the curtains, and Pei Xuanxi immediately asked worriedly: "Zheng, what happened? What's that glow?"

"I'm shocked, but I still heard it." Xu Zheng shrugged her shoulders. Fortunately, Xia Nian on the opposite side did not open the bag.

"No, no, I was just telling them a story, and it just reached the climax, ha ha ha..." she laughed.

"Oh, I see." Pei Xuanxi nodded. Although he saw the guilt on Xu Zheng's face, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Huh..." Xu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Tao Tao at the side couldn't help but say, "Mr. Pei is so perceptive."

"It's okay, at least he didn't think of other places." Xu Zheng said.

Xia Nian thought of Pei Xuanxi's expression just now. He must have noticed something, but he didn't get to the bottom of it.

But Xia Nian didn't say it out loud. She knew that they were leaving and would let the four of them know about it later.

"What's in the book? Take a look." Meng Yin said.

Because they wanted to see if there were any changes in the book, they kept the book in their bag. When they left Taoyuan City, the book was still the same as usual, except for the later events. Now it suddenly glowed, and the four people's expressions became serious.

Xia Nian took out the book and turned to the page where the light was flooding. The light was much dimmer.

"Look, there are changes!" Meng Yin said, pointing at the city names.

After the city name turned golden, several tower shapes appeared.

The pattern was not big, and looked like the name of the city, just like it had existed before.

"Is this... hinting at something?" Tao Tao guessed, "Tower? What is it related to?"

Xia Nian frowned. When she saw this, the first thing that came to her mind was the jade slip.

Will he tell them that the jade slips are in these towers?

"Oh my god, can the old man give us instructions for using this book?" Xu Zheng complained, "He just knows how to play riddles and make us guess every day!"

"I agree with what A Zheng said." Meng Yin agreed, touching her chin with her fingers again, leaning against the cushion and starting to think.

"I think it has something to do with the jade slip." Xia Nian said, "Maybe it's some kind of hint."

"I have a bold idea." Tao Tao said, "We came here because of that old man. After we successfully got to know him, he gave us the book. Now we have been to several cities, especially Taoyuan City, and saved so many people. Could it be a reward for us? Tell us where the jade slips are in these cities."

"I think Taozi's idea is correct." Meng Yin jumped up and snapped his fingers. "Besides, we asked them a few days ago that these cities with golden words are exactly where the four sects and families are located. It's not surprising that the jade slip is there."

"Hmm..." Xia Nian nodded, "That makes sense. So, when we get to Xuanwu City, we can give them a hint and let them ask around."

"Okay, let's do it!" Meng Yin clapped her hands.

As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped. It was still some distance from Xuanwu City, so they had to stay in an inn for one night.