Chapter 80 - 67 Alas, I’ve Been Hit!_2
Xu Qing was thinking this, and in the end, did not mention it to the other person.
He just didn’t know how this kid had won the favor of the Crown Prince’s close servant in the few days since leaving Linhe.
But thinking about it made Xu Qing feel relieved. The other party had been diligently pursuing Miss Shuyu for many years, following her from far away to Linhe. With such accumulated experience, winning the favor of the old eunuch didn’t seem too difficult.
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On the way back from the exam, the three walked together. When they arrived at the tea house, Guo Dongyang was narrating a new story called "Xiang Yu."
This was also one of the supernatural tales from Strange Tales, talking about the love entanglements between the scholar Huang Sheng and the two flower spirits, Xiang Yu and Jiang Xue.
The three walked into the tea house, and as soon as Xu Qing entered, he spotted many familiar faces.
A lean man with a knife at his waist, standing by the door; a strong-willed woman in tight clothing on the second-floor corridor, arms crossed, her sharp eyes scanning the surroundings...
As soon as Xu Qing saw these people, he knew who had arrived.
Inside the tea house, Zhu Huai’an saw the trio at the door and eagerly waved them over.