Chapter 1344 - 215: Sent to the Royal Capital!

Dark clouds obscured the bright moon, leaving Dongling City shrouded in pitch black and silence, where one couldn’t see their own hand.

Knock Knock Knock——

The red lacquered door was knocked on, its sound traveling far in the quiet night.

Woof Woof Woof——

From a distant house, suddenly there was the sound of dogs barking, completely breaking the midnight silence.

After a moment.

Soft footsteps approached from behind the door.

"Who is it?" A girl’s cool voice pierced the night, clearly reaching Jiang Ning’s ears.

"It’s me!" Jiang Ning’s voice was calm.

"Is it Young Master?!!" The voice behind the door suddenly became full of surprise and joy.

Then, the sound of the door latch colliding rang out.

A few breaths later.

Rumble——

Accompanied by a slight vibration from the ground, the door was slowly opened, and a strip of fiery red light seeped through the gap.

Above the firelight, was a clear and bright face.

"Young Master!!" Lv Yi’s voice rose, filled with emotion.

She raised the lantern in her hand, making their faces clearer under the light.

"Why don’t you have any sense of precaution? As soon as you heard my voice, you couldn’t wait to open the door?" Jiang Ning smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, Lv Yi stuck out her tongue, looking rather bashful.

"Come on! Let’s go inside, it’s cold!" Jiang Ning crossed the threshold and reached out to take the lantern from Lv Yi’s hand.

Behind him, Lv Yi swiftly closed the door, dropped the latch, and followed him in.

"How has the family been recently?" Jiang Ning asked.

Lv Yi frequently jogged to keep up with Jiang Ning’s pace.

"Pretty good, though lately Little Dumpling said she’s been a little unhappy!"

"Why is she unhappy?" Jiang Ning paused.

"Ouch!" Lv Yi suddenly bumped her head against Jiang Ning’s solid arm and let out a cry of surprise.

Then she lowered her head to rub her forehead.

"Young Master, Little Dumpling said she misses her uncle!"

Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Jiang Ning’s face.

Then, looking at Lv Yi lowering her head and rubbing her forehead, his lips curled up slightly.

"Did it hurt?" he asked.

"A little!" Lv Yi nodded and continued, "Young Master’s arm is too strong, too hard, it even seems to have a recoil force.

"Let me rub it for you!" Jiang Ning offered, placing his hand on Lv Yi’s brow, and then exerting his force.

A few breaths later.

"How is it now?" he asked.

"It doesn’t hurt anymore!" Lv Yi kept her head down, her face slightly flushed.

But under the dark night, only the lantern in her hand offered a slight glow, making it hard to notice.

"Let’s go, the wind is picking up!" Jiang Ning said.

At this moment, a chilly evening breeze blew from deep within the mountains.

It snuck through the gap at the neck, into the clothes, suddenly revealing the intensifying autumn.

"Young Master, do you think it will snow in the coming days? The temperature has dropped so quickly recently!" Lv Yi followed behind Jiang Ning, occasionally jogging to keep pace.

"Perhaps it will!" Jiang Ning replied.

"Why does Young Master say that?" Lv Yi asked with some curiosity in her voice.

At this moment, the contents of the conversation he had with Zhao Yulong flashed in Jiang Ning’s mind.

The Yellow Heaven Taoist at the Luoshui River slayed the evil dragon White Chi and seized the Human Emperor Sword to rise up.

In his view, the current uprising by the Yellow Heaven Taoist was a scene all major forces were pleased to witness.

Especially since not long ago, the Futian Saint Monarch caused a commotion in the Royal Capital, revealing the Martial Saint Mansion’s weakness to all.

Though that Martial Saint did not pass away, the absence of their true self spoke volumes.

Now as the Yellow Heaven Sect rises, it will certainly impact the Great Xia Royal Family and the entire court, as well as the newly established Martial Saint Mansion.

In such circumstances, consider the position of others, wouldn’t they seize the opportunity to fan the flames?

Where would the flames come from?

Thinking of this, he looked up.

The clouds were thicker now, thick enough that no starlight could penetrate, no moonlight could sprinkle down.

Compared to when he first arrived in Dongling City, the night was evidently darker now.

"Tomorrow or the day after, it might snow!" he suddenly spoke.

"How come?" Lv Yi murmured, incredulous: "A few days ago, it was unbearably hot, how could the weather change so fast!"

"Natural changes may not happen so quickly, but what about man-made ones?" Jiang Ning said.

Speaking of which, the two had arrived at the east courtyard.

"Jiang Ning Brother!" At the doorway across the lake, where the candlelight flickered, stood a slender figure with a long neck.

Seeing Jiang Ning’s face illuminated by the firelight, she immediately smiled, her eyebrows curving like crescent moons.

"Young Master, I’ll head back to sleep now!" Lv Yi said, pulling her collar tight.

"Take the lantern with you!" Jiang Ning handed the lantern to Lv Yi.

"Thank you, Young Master!" Lv Yi smiled brightly.

As Lv Yi turned to leave, relying on the faint candlelight shining from inside Zhong Ling’s room, Jiang Ning could see as clearly as daylight.

He crossed the stone bridge over the lake and approached Zhong Ling.

"Why aren’t you asleep at this late hour?"

"I was asleep, but faintly heard Brother Jiang Ning’s voice, so I lit the lamp and got up for some air. I didn’t expect it was indeed Brother Jiang Ning coming back!" Zhong Ling smiled.

Seeing the smile on her pretty face in front of him, Jiang Ning sighed quietly in his heart.

He reached out to ruffle Zhong Ling’s hair, making her recently woken, slightly messy hair even messier.

"It’s cold, go back to sleep now!"

"Alright!" Zhong Ling nodded heavily, her eyes bright as if hiding a full moon.

"Brother Jiang Ning, I’ll go rest now!" she spoke again.

"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded: "See you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!" Zhong Ling revealed a bright smile.