Two months later, dressed in red again went into seclusion, and Ning Fan was 'sent' away.
Ning Fan used the Black Demon Escape Technique, returning directly to Yue Country. That night, he rested in his room, recovering his mana.
The night was deep, and faintly, the sound of a zither playing came from Si Fan Palace.
Ning Fan, who had some understanding of music, vaguely detected a faint homesickness in the zither's melody.
As the moonlight entered his room, he pushed the door open and went out, following the sound of the zither.
In a side courtyard's Snow Pavilion, Xu Qiuling sat quietly, dressed in simple attire, playing the zither silently with her eyes closed.
Noticing Ning Fan's arrival, Xu Qiuling subconsciously opened her bright eyes, stopped playing, and smiled softly, "Big Brother, why have you come..."
"I came to see you. Are you homesick..." Ning Fan sighed gently.
