This time, Xiao Chifeng, due to his role as the President, had to stay in the Empire's Kyoto, and thus, could not attend.
In the few evenings before he left, he lingered around Sikou Yao every day, expressing that he would miss her and did not want to be apart from her. He persisted in reminding her to return as soon as she was finished dealing with Bai Yan and Haitang's matters.
Seeing his eyes filled with affection and a face unwilling to part, Sikou Yao smiled and replied, "Okay, I will come back as soon as possible."
Weibao, as Xiao Chifeng's close aide, naturally couldn't attend either, since Xiao Chifeng wasn't going.
Although Lin Xia had begun to cultivate, her cultivation base was still negligible at this point. She didn't want to be a burden and therefore, didn't go.
She just instructed her future son-in-law, Xiao Qingxing, to take care of her daughter Yueyue.
