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"No."

The decision to sever ties was immediately rejected, without even a moment to consider it.

Su Ci's eye twitched slightly, but fortunately he was wearing a mask, so no one noticed.

"Why? Your master was my senior brother. Now that he's gone, isn't it only natural that you follow me?"

Xiao Ran was also curious about his reasons, after all, she knew that Duan Li really had no reason to stay in the capital now, and for him, Liuyun Valley was even better than the capital.

She ignored him completely, simply turning around and walking past him.

Su Ci suddenly regretted letting Yueying compete with him earlier; he hadn't expected that the kid would hold a grudge against him.

Xiao Ran jogged a few steps and caught up with Duan Li.

He turned back and hurriedly said to Su Ci, "Master, it's getting late today. I'll come to see you another day."

Having said that, he and Duanli left the courtyard.

Su Ci watched the two figures disappear into the distance and couldn't help but shake her head with a smile.

Perhaps only a woman like Miss Xiao could enter the heart of a woman who has severed ties with someone.

……

They returned to the private room of Wangyue Tower, where the storyteller on the first floor was telling his tale again, and the crowd below applauded and cheered.

Xiao Ran listened carefully and realized it was the story of "The Butterfly Lovers," no wonder so many people loved to listen to it.

Now we are telling the first chapter, where Zhu Yingtai disguises herself as a man to enter the academy and meets Liang Shanbo.

She didn't listen any further, but simply pushed open the door and found Nangong Ming sitting at the table in a daze, while He Wan was nowhere to be seen.

Peony was listening intently to the storyteller on the first floor, a playful smile occasionally appearing on her face.

Upon seeing the two of them arrive, he stood up to greet them.

"You two have arrived. Has the host given you any trouble?"

Xiao Ran sat down at the table and then noticed that Nangong Ming was staring blankly at his jade pendant, not even noticing her approaching.

“No,” she replied.

Peony smiled gently, "Then I am relieved."

Seeing that Nangong Ming still hadn't come to his senses, she slapped him hard, and Nangong Ming finally snapped out of it with a "Ah!"

"Xiao Ran, you're back..."

She propped her face up with her hand, glancing at him sideways.

"What are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought."

"N-nothing." Nangong Ming hurriedly put the jade pendant back into his pocket, his expression somewhat abnormal.

Peony, standing to the side, smiled, her eyes full of mockery.

“Your Highness is regretting missing out on true love. Look—” Peony looked out the window, “Just like the story of Liang Shanbo, in the end they could only turn into butterflies and fly away together.”

"You, you're talking nonsense!" Nangong Ming's face turned red, as if his secret had been exposed.

"What did He Wan do this time?"

Xiao Ran felt helpless. It seemed that He Wan's insistence on coming today was indeed due to something fishy.

However, she thought He Wan was targeting her, but she never expected it to be Nangong Ming...

Seeing Nangong Ming's extremely abnormal expression, did He Wan, just like in her previous life, confess her feelings to Nangong Ming?

Nangong Ming stammered, "N-nothing, they just returned the jade pendant to me..."

"That woman has given you her heart, hasn't she?"

Peony's timely interjection made Xiao Ran feel as if she had known all along.

Nangong Ming glared at Mudan with some embarrassment. Mudan stood up with a smile and bowed.

"It was my fault for being so talkative. I won't provoke the young master any further, so I'll take my leave now."

Having said that, he slowly walked away, fanning himself with his fan.

Only the three people in the private room on the second floor remained in an awkward situation.