My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

Ok?

Xiao Qingxiu and Li Jing walked ahead and naturally noticed the footsteps behind them. They both turned around at the same time.

When Li Jingxing saw that Jiang Xiaobai had followed him in again, he stopped in his tracks and frowned.

"Young Master Jiang!"

Li Jingxing looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Weren't you just about to leave?"

"Now that you've come back, what does that mean?"

"How..."

After hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Tang Ningshuang with a surprised expression and asked, "Is this Dingyuan Prefecture?"

"No, this is the Court of State Ceremonial!"

Tang Ningshuang spoke up from the side.

"oh!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded in realization: "Since it's not their Dingyuan Prefecture, then why is this person... meddling so much?"

"you!"

Li Jingxing listened from the side, his face extremely grim.

Jiang Xiaobai's words are so infuriating!

Finally, Li Jingxing took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said coldly, "Fine, since that's how it is, then you can leave first!"

As he spoke, Li Jingxing stepped aside, clearing the way for him.

"No……"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his head and said, "I'll go with you!"

"you……"

Li Jingxing was truly enraged this time.

That's right, he had never seen such a shameless person!

"Brother Li!"

At this moment, Xiao Qingxiu reached out and tugged at Li Jingxing's sleeve: "Let's ignore him!"

"Heh, if he wants to come along, then let him come along!"

After saying that, Xiao Qingxiu didn't look at Jiang Xiaobai again and led the way into the Honglu Temple.

Li Jingxing gave Jiang Xiaobai a cold look before finally following him.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobai smiled and led Tang Ningshuang and the Princess, following slowly behind.

Not long after they left, the group arrived outside a hall of the Honglu Temple.

"Hehe, young prince!"

As a warm voice came from ahead, Teng Zixiu strode out.

Teng Zixiu first greeted Xiao Qingxiu with her gaze, then looked at Li Jingxing beside her: "This... must be Prince Li, right?"

"Exactly!"

Li Jingxing nodded slightly.

"I've heard so much about you!"

Teng Zixiu said with a big smile, "Come in, both of you!"

As he spoke, Teng Zixiu glanced behind him, but the smile on his face vanished instantly: "Jiang Xiaobai?"

"You...you're back again!"

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai's face immediately broke into a smile: "To be honest, after leaving just now, for some reason, I've been missing Brother Teng terribly!"

"So after thinking about it, I decided to come back and see you again!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Teng Zixiu's face twitched, and he really wanted to curse.

Damn it, who asked you to?!

But Teng Zixiu ultimately held back, letting out a cold snort, and looked at Xiao Qingxiu and Li Jingxing, saying, "Gentlemen, please!"

After saying that, Teng Zixiu led the two of them into the hall first.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't pay any attention.

Nobody invited you?

It's okay, he'll walk away on his own!

He immediately led Tang Ningshuang and the Princess inside.

Inside the hall, Helian Zhaoyue and the old man from Beiyu were already seated.

Upon hearing footsteps, Helian Zhaoyue smiled and stood up to greet them.

But when she saw Jiang Xiaobai following behind, her smile vanished, and her chest heaved instantly.

That bastard, he dares to come back?!

Xiao Qingxiu naturally noticed Helian Zhaoyue's expression, and said with a slight smile, "Princess, please don't mind!"

"Some people are like sticky plasters, you can't get rid of them!"

As he spoke, Xiao Qingxiu gave Jiang Xiaobai a cold look.

Upon hearing this, Helian Zhaoyue took a deep breath and forcibly averted her gaze from Jiang Xiaobai: "Come, please have a seat!"

Li Jingxing and Xiao Qingxiu quickly took their seats.

Before Helian Zhaoyue could speak, Jiang Xiaobai said directly, "Hehe, Princess, you don't need to stand on ceremony with me. We... can just sit here casually!"

After speaking, Jiang Xiaobai led Tang Ningshuang and the Princess to the head seat at the very front and sat down.

He picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and then looked up at the fiery Helian Zhaoyue, saying, "Hey, don't be so polite, sit down and let's talk!"

As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, Tang Ningshuang pursed her red lips.

Jiang Xiaobai's actions made him seem like the one in charge.

The eldest princess couldn't stop smiling.

This guy... he's really infuriating!

"Jiang Xiaobai!"

Helian Zhaoyue was indeed furious at this moment.

Fortunately, Xiao Qingxiu spoke up at this moment, "Your Highness, please ignore him, let's talk about our own things!"

"good!"

Suppressing her anger, Helian Zhaoyue sat down.

Jiang Xiaobai sat there, a smirk playing on his lips, and glanced at the group.

Actually, he didn't come back for any other reason.

I just want to hear what these people are going to talk about.

However, since Xiao Qingxiu and Li Jingxing didn't seem to be avoiding him, there shouldn't be anything shameful about it.

Just as Jiang Xiaobai was thinking this, Xiao Qingxiu spoke first: "Your Highness, Brother Li just returned to the capital last night!"

"Hehe, well... I've brought the person over to you today!"

As he spoke, Xiao Qingxiu looked at Li Jingxing and said, "Whatever your business is, let's talk about it first!"

"After we finish talking, let's discuss the border city issue!"

After speaking, Xiao Qingxiu glanced at Jiang Xiaobai intentionally or unintentionally, a hint of mockery on his lips.

Jiang Xiaobai followed them back simply because he suspected they were up to something.

Unfortunately, what we're discussing today isn't exactly a secret at all.

Is Jiang Xiaobai willing to listen?

Then listen to your heart's content!

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai raised his eyebrows slightly.

Xiao Qingxiu came here today just for this matter?

However, one thing can be gleaned from Xiao Qingxiu's words.

Helian Zhaoyue and this young prince had obviously made contact beforehand.

Otherwise, Xiao Qingxiu would never have spoken in this way.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

As Helian Zhaoyue responded, her gaze fell upon Li Jingxing: "Young Master Li, when I was in Beiyu, I heard of the reputation of the Li family of Dingyuan Prefecture!"

"Having guarded the western pass for many years, no tribe outside the city dares to easily invade!"

"You flatter me, Your Highness!"

Li Jingxing responded with a smile.

"This is no compliment!"

Helian Zhaoyue shook her head, then paused slightly, "Furthermore, if I'm not mistaken, Prince Li's sudden return to the capital from Lin Yuan City is probably also for Cangfeng Mountain, right?"

"That's right!"

Li Jingxing didn't hide anything and nodded, saying, "Hidden Edge Mountain is about to open, and anyone who possesses a Hidden Edge Token can climb the mountain and give it a try!"

"Such a good opportunity, of course I won't miss it!"

"Your Dingyuan Prefecture should possess several Concealed Edge Tokens, right?"

Helian Zhaoyue didn't beat around the bush: "I wonder, could Prince Li... exchange one for me?"