The Young Swordsman of Dalu

Inside Beijiang City, Sang Ziqi and Ayiguli were busy at home welcoming Wenjie and his friends.

Li Wei was intently helping to wash the vegetables when Liang Feiyan, noticing her distracted expression, said, "You've washed the vegetable leaves to shreds."

Li Wei quickly finished washing the remaining vegetables and took them out of the water. To cover up her embarrassment, she asked, "Hasn't Sister Shangguan arrived yet?"

"Young Master Wen and his companion haven't arrived yet," Liang Feiyan said.

"Sister Feiyan, don't you think Wenjie and Sister Shangguan are getting very close?" Li Wei said.

"They are also doing this to complete Elder Li's mission," Liang Feiyan said thoughtfully.

“I think Wenjie’s gaze towards Sister Shangguan is full of affection,” Li Wei continued.

"Ah! Ah! Wei Shi, come and help Ayiguli with the firewood. I'm going to the military camp to call Wenjie and the others to come eat." Sang Ziqi came out of the kitchen at just the right moment.

Li Wei went into the kitchen, and Sang Ziqi looked at Liang Feiyan and said, "Feiyan, don't take what Wei said to heart."

"Don't worry, Brother Sang! I didn't." Liang Feiyan smiled awkwardly.

Sang Ziqi went to the military camp to find Wenjie. Liang Feiyan was alone in the courtyard. Li Wei's words reminded her again that Wenjie might not really have feelings for her.

When they were little, Wenjie would bring Wenfei to visit her at the Liang family mansion during every festival. Back then, they were innocent and carefree, with no barriers between them. Wenjie would often make her happy, take her boating on the lake, stay up with her on New Year's Eve, and take her to see the lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Those were childhood memories that she cherishes.

Everything changed after Wenjie went to Nanshan to learn martial arts. He became more polite to her, he became serious and stopped calling her "Feiyan". They could never go back to their happy childhood.

"Sister Feiyan! What are you thinking about? You seem so engrossed." Li Wei shouted loudly in front of Liang Feiyan.

Liang Feiyan snapped back to reality. "That brat scared me to death!"

"Sister Ayiguli asked me to check if your lamb skewers were ready. She's going to grill them, and she's been calling you for ages without a response, so I had to come out and call you," Li Wei said playfully.

"It's all strung up, take it!" Liang Feiyan said, feigning anger.

"We're back!" Sang Ziqi's voice had already reached the courtyard before he even entered.

Everyone set the dishes on the table and set up the grill. Sang Ziqi put the lamb skewers on it to grill. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Ayiguli happily started a hand drum dance for everyone. Everyone clapped their hands happily, and Li Wei even got up and danced with Ayiguli.

Just as they were enjoying their drinks, Sang Ziqi sighed, "It's a pity my brother Wenfei isn't here."

Aygul gave Sang Ziqi a reproachful look, and Sang Ziqi immediately sensed something was wrong: "But it's okay, we still have a chance to reunite."

Aygul said angrily, "Sang Ziqi, shut your mouth!"

Sang Ziqi quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and everyone burst into laughter at his appearance.

"Don't worry, everyone. I believe Wenfei will be back soon," Wenjie said.

After dinner, it was already quite late. Sang Ziqi and Ayiguli saw everyone off, and Ayiguli went to clear the dishes.

"Ayiguli!" Sang Ziqi called out gently as he hugged Ayiguli from behind.

"Stop fooling around! Let me finish cleaning up," Aygul said.

"Let's clean up together."

Aygul looked at Sang Ziqi and a happy smile appeared on her face.

In the military camp, Liang Feiyan lay drowsily on the bed. Li Wei fed her some water and covered her with a blanket.

During the meal, Li Wei noticed that Liang Feiyan seemed uninterested, only drinking and not speaking. She seemed preoccupied. "I'll wait until she wakes up before asking her," Li Wei thought to himself.

As Li Wei lay in bed, she couldn't help but think of Wen Fei. She recalled the days they spent together in the Western Regions. She felt that Wen Fei wasn't so bad after all; at least he didn't take advantage of her and knew how to protect her in times of crisis. At this moment, the hazy feelings of a young girl were beginning to sprout in her heart.

Inside the military tent, Li Chaoyang was discussing with Wen Tao and Shangguan Chenxing how to bring the Feng family father and son back to the capital.

“The situation is now settled. The new emperor of the Northern Dynasty has just ascended the throne, and they will not cross the border against us for a while. The various tribes in the Western Regions have also returned to peace. I will return to the capital the day after tomorrow. Wentao, you are in charge of escorting the Feng family father and son,” Li Chaoyang said.

"I'll do whatever the commander says!" Wen Tao said.

"Shangguan, the safety of the Northern Frontier rests on your shoulders. Do not fail His Majesty's trust." Li Chaoyang looked at Shangguan Chenxing.

"Please convey to His Majesty, General, that I, Shangguan Chenxing, swear to live and die with the border!" Shangguan Chenxing said.

"Any news about Wenfei?" Li Chaoyang asked.

"He's with Senior Ji!" Shangguan Chenxing said.

"That unfilial son! I really want to give him a good beating!" Wen Tao cursed.

"The child is a good child, but I'm afraid he might do something rash," Li Chaoyang said worriedly.

"When this rebellious son returns, I will definitely discipline him strictly! I will make sure he doesn't cause any trouble," Wen Tao said confidently.

"Perhaps it's all fate!" Li Chaoyang sighed.

Just as dawn was breaking, a figure emerged from the tent, stealthily ran to the stables, drew a horse, mounted it, and galloped away.

"General, something terrible has happened! Miss Wei has gone missing!" a guard reported.

"Where's Feiyan?" Li Chaoyang asked loudly.

"Miss Feiyan just woke up and found that Miss Weishi was missing. She searched the entire military camp but couldn't find any trace of Miss Weishi, so she sent me to report to the commander-in-chief," the guard said cautiously.

"Send people to look for it!" Li Chaoyang said.

The entire military camp dispatched two small teams to search for Li Weishi. Liang Feiyan felt very ashamed in front of Li Chaoyang: "Old Master, it's all my fault. If I hadn't drunk so much yesterday, Sister Weishi wouldn't have secretly left."

"Where do you think she'll go?" Li Chaoyang asked.

“The Northern Dynasty,” Liang Feiyan said.

"why?"

"She should go find Wenfei."

"Nonsense!" Li Chaoyang shouted angrily.

Li Wei rode her horse at full speed and quickly entered the territory of the Northern Dynasty. She was soon spotted by the Northern Dynasty's spies.

"Your Majesty, Li Chaoyang's granddaughter, Li Wei, has entered our territory," Wang Xiao said, looking at Murong Bo, who was reviewing memorials in the hall.

"What is she doing here?" Murong Bo continued to review the memorials.

"This servant doesn't know yet," Wang Xiao said cautiously.

"I understand. Investigate further!" Murong Bo continued to review the memorials.

Wang Xiao carefully left the main hall and instructed his spies to keep an eye on Li Wei and report her every move in the Northern Dynasty.

After giving his instructions, Wang Xiao looked towards the main hall. He couldn't fathom the thoughts of the people inside, which made him uneasy.