Even though that was what Zhang Dan Shui said, he was actually feeling reluctant. He came here in order to be able to catch a glimpse of Nan Hua and possibly asked for more guidance. But since it would be impossible for him to talk so openly with the young lady, he only gave some pleasantries to Old Master Nan.
After talking a bit, he excused himself.
Old Master Nan rubbed his beard as he let out a low chuckle. "To think that there'll be a day I'll see something like this."
"Father?" Nan Si Qiao asked in confusion. She thought that it was just a normal meeting with the official who wanted to see him, but was there something she didn't know?
Of course, Old Master Nan would not explain to his daughter about this matter.
"It's nothing. Where are the brats?"
"Ah Kuai and Hua'er are playing Go again." Nan Si Qiao's tone was helpless when she said this. It seemed that the two of them had grown an addiction to play Go ever since they departed. These two always stayed to play Go and refused to do any other activities.
"As for Ah Luo and Ah Si, they are playing at the back courtyard."
Playing...
Sparring would be a better term.
Looking at the sound of metal sword clashing from time to time, Old Master Nan could guess that the two of them were busy fighting. They were all trying to make sure that they would not lose against each other by continuing to fight.
Old Master Nan chose not to care that much. Since they arrived at the evening, they only have a short time to rest before it was time for dinner. Afterwards, he berated the boys to rest.
"You shouldn't burden yourself too much too, Father," Nan Si Qiao reminded.
Old Master Nan snorted. "I'm fine. Hua'er come with me."
"Wait, I want to come with Hua'er!"
"Go and rest!"
"But..." Nan Luo was about to protest more when he saw Old Master Nan raised his walking stick. He quickly shut his mouth and dashed away without any hesitation. There was no way he wanted to get spanked for no reason when they were outside like this.
He simply waved his hand. "Follow her."
Swish!
Nan Hua returned to the room that was assigned for her to change into a set of black dress. It wouldn't do her good if she chose to wear eye catching dress when she was going out.
"Miss, are you going out?" Xiao Yun noticed Nan Hua was not sleeping as she asked from outside.
"Guard the door."
"Yes, Miss."
Xiao Yun waited for more noise but heard nothing. She knew that Nan Hua must have left and even if she was inside, Xiao Yun wouldn't be able to detect her miss in the slightest bit. It was already hard enough for her to sense Nan Hua when the latter was changing clothes just now.
'How long would it take before I can be more useful for Miss?' Xiao Yun lamented in her mind but said nothing.
Swish!
In the darkness, Nan Hua paused for a moment and looked at the shadow who was following her from behind. Her expression was cold. "Don't interfere and just watch."
"Yes, Miss," Hou Lin replied respectfully.
After saying that, Nan Hua departed into the darkness. When they first came to Heng Xing City, she had taken the chance to take a look around through the window. The city might be big but the condition was extremely poor. It was not much different compared to the other villages nearby.
Nan Hua paid no heed to it and only traveled without making any noise towards one direction. She stopped in front of a clothing shop.
Tep!
As she walked in, she could see two other people who looked like they were buying clothes. The cloth in this store looked fairly better than what Nan Hua saw most people were wearing. It quickly told her that this store would not earn much revenue here but each person who buy would grant them a lot of money. A rather high end shop if one should say.
The shopkeeper saw Nan Hua and smiled brightly when he saw her. He could clearly see that she was a noble family. Even though she was wearing black dress and also a veil that covered her face, an experienced person would be able to tell that they were made of expensive material.
"Miss, is there anything I could help?"
"I'm looking for the night fall."