Due to the upheaval in the Northern Frontier, it seemed that the arrangements for the marriage alliance were shuffled to the back burner, and since my father wasn't paying it much mind, Xu Yuan decided to leisurely wander back to the Imperial Capital, taking in the sights along the way.
Although a shadow of uncertainty hung over the northern battlefronts, within the Dayan Territory, peace and beauty still reigned.
Seizing the quiet before the storm, he wanted to appreciate the magnificent rivers and mountains with Big Ice Lump and Xu Xinyao.
Then,
Xu Xinyao took her chance while Xu Yuan wasn't looking and ran off.
She left him a letter, explaining she wanted to continue her travels and see for herself whether all the Sects in the world were truly cut from the same cloth, then she stealthily slipped away into the night.
