Outside the county prison.
The morning breeze from the mountains was slightly chilly.
Jiang Ning stepped out of the county prison, feeling sowhat dazed.
Calculating the ti.
He had been in this prison for a full seven days.
The ti spent was far longer than he had anticipated.
He originally thought with Zhao Yulong, the grandmaster, stepping in, along with County Governor Wang.
Plus, Xiao Mingyue’s death wasn’t directly related to him; Xiao Mingyue had frad him through suicide, and he figured he could be out in two or three days at most.
Unexpectedly, this matter involved the nobility, causing him to stay a few more days in prison.
"It’s fine!"
"The environnt in prison was quiet enough that I could focus entirely on practice, and my skills improved significantly."
"And I unexpectedly gained sothing from Long Xingyun!"
At this mont.
The heavy iron gate ahead slowly opened.
Squeak—
The tal bearings turned, emitting a piercing sound.
"Gentlen, please!" Zhao Dai spoke.
"Brother Jiang, let’s go, let’s get out!" Bai Luoyu spoke.
"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Brother Jiang, are you curious why Mr. Xiao didn’t co today?" Bai Luoyu suddenly asked.
"Did sothing happen to Mr. Xiao?"
"Indeed, sothing happened, but how did Brother Jiang know?" Bai Luoyu was even more surprised.
Jiang Ning said, "Three days ago, I saw him enter the fourth layer of the county prison! After that, I never saw him again! Since Mr. Xiao did not co today, and Brother Bai specifically asked, it seems sothing happened!"
"Jiang Ning is impressive!" Bai Luoyu praised, continuing: "Commander Xiao is dead!"
"Dead?" Jiang Ning paused, slightly stunned, feigning surprise.
"He was ambushed and killed with three strikes by a grandmaster! It was likely the grandmaster who was previously imprisoned on the fourth layer of the county prison! But since there are no records, we do not know who this grandmaster is." Zhao Yulong also spoke at this ti.
"I see!" Jiang Ning’s expression was pensive: "No wonder that day I saw Mr. Xiao enter the fourth layer of the county prison and never co up again!"
It seed Brother Jiang truly didn’t know! Bai Luoyu secretly observed Jiang Ning’s deanor and reached this conclusion.
In his view, Jiang Ning wasn’t very old and hadn’t had many experiences.
If he knew, he couldn’t feign it so realistically.
Then, the group walked out of the iron gate in the front yard of the county prison.
Across the road.
Jiang Li and Liuu Wanwan’s family had been waiting there for so ti.
Lv Yi was extending her swan-like neck.
Seeing Jiang Ning appear, her gaze t his, and her eyes instantly shimred with watery light.
At this ti, Jiang Ning walked out from the county prison gates, his black hair loose, appearing slightly disheveled.
His clothes were also visibly stained.
She knew at a glance that Jiang Ning had suffered much in prison.
Previously, under her care, Jiang Ning’s clothes were clean and tidy, his hair well-grood, looking like a noble young master.
But at this mont, he reminded her of a savage from the wilderness.
At the sa ti.
Jiang Ning saw the watery light in Lv Yi’s eyes, the smiles in Jiang Li and Liuu Wanwan’s eyes, and Little Dumpling jumping in place.
He couldn’t help but show a faint smile.
"Uncle!!" Seeing Jiang Ning’s smile, Little Dumpling imdiately let go of Liuu Wanwan’s hand and ran towards Jiang Ning.
"Little Dumpling, slow down!" Liuu Wanwan said with a full smile from behind.
Jiang Ning also half-squatted his body and caught the incoming Little Dumpling in his arms.
"Doo doo, you sll stinky!" Little Dumpling snuggled in Jiang Ning’s embrace, sniffed with a little nose, then wrinkled it and said.
Jiang Ning chuckled: "Why not... want to get down?"
"No!" Little Dumpling shook his head repeatedly, clinging tightly to Jiang Ning’s collar.
Jiang Ning couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to rub Little Dumpling’s head.
"Commander Jiang, we shall leave first, see you tonight!" Zhao Yulong spoke.
"Alright! Master Su, take care!" Jiang Ning said.
"Brother Jiang, farewell!" Bai Luoyu folded his fan.
"Brother Bai, take care, I’ll bring good wine tonight!"
Hearing this, Bai Luoyu’s eyes lit up, recalling the good wine he had drunk at Jiang Ning’s place before.
"It’s a deal!"
"It’s a deal!" Jiang Ning smiled.
"Commander Jiang, I’m just a woman, I won’t be going tonight!" Su Zhi spoke.
"Then I won’t insist, Master Su, I’ll visit another day!" Jiang Ning said.
"Alright!" Su Zhi nodded.
...
A mont later.
After seeing off Zhao Yulong and the others, Jiang Ning embraced Little Dumpling and approached Jiang Li and Liuu Wanwan.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, these days I’ve made you worry!" Jiang Ning spoke.
He could see that Jiang Li and Liuu Wanwan had beco sowhat thin.
Clearly because of his imprisonnt.
"There was no worrying!" Jiang Li patted his chest: "Eating well every day, with those gentlen stepping in, I believed Ah Ning would be fine!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.
"Ah Ning, returning ho now?" Liuu Wanwan asked.
"Going ho!" Jiang Ning said.
"Ho!!" Little Dumpling’s laughter was joyful.
...
In the bathroom.
Steam rose.
Jiang Ning sat cross-legged in the bathing tub, lying against its edge.
"Master, your skin is truly nice!" Lv Yi was vigorously scrubbing Jiang Ning’s back, full of envy.
"Practice well, once you reach fourth grade in the future, your skin will improve too!"
"I know, that’s called Immortal Muscle and Jade Bone!" Lv Yi spoke.
"Indeed!" Jiang Ning smiled.
Soaking in the comfortably warm tub, enjoying the scrub, made him feel waves of inner peace.
Afterward.
Lv Yi began lathering and washing Jiang Ning’s hair.
...
A little over an hour later.
"Master really is still so handso!" Lv Yi admired her work after styling Jiang Ning’s hair, eyes full of accomplishnt.
Jiang Ning looked in the bronze mirror at himself.
He was dressed in silk undergarnts, all white.
His previously ssy hair was tidily styled by Lv Yi, tied up in a topknot.
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