After seven days of being on the road, the group from the Royal School finally reached Yan Capital, the capital of the North Qiu Kingdom. After ensuring that the group was settled in the dorms of the First School, Pan En then proceeded to bring a sulky Pan Yue back to the Royal Palace to report his return.

Gu Lingzhi could fully understand why Pan Yue was sulky the whole journey back to Yan City. After all, leaving the Xia Kingdom meant leaving Qin Xinran. Thinking back on the delight on Qin Xinran’s face when she heard that Pan Yue was going to leave made Gu Lingzhi feel sorry for Pan Yue.

Due to Rong Yuan’s status, after he arranged for a few people to stay behind, he was invited to attend a royal banquet. He did not want to tire Gu Lingzhi out after so many days on the road and did not ask her to follow along with him. He left Yuan Zheng and Wei Hanzi behind to protect her and left with a few servants.

Wei Hanzi was the girl that pretended to be the Black Thorn back at the Royal School. Her surname, Wei, was her mother’s surname. This was a symbol of the love her...