Although Xia Liuchuan was somewhat worried, there was nothing he could do. All he could do was leave Xia Dongyue's office.
"Brother, you seem to have something on your mind. Is it because you didn't obtain the Guardian cocoon?" Xia Xuanyue asked with concern when she saw Xia Liuchuan frowning.
"Zhou Wen is on his way to the Imperial Capital. The Old Master has already ordered the people from the East Courtyard to bring him back before Zhou Wen enters the Imperial Capital," Xia Liuchuan said.
"Why did the Old Master bring Zhou Wen back?" Xia Xuanyue didn't know about this, so her expression changed slightly when she heard that.
Xia Liuchuan hurriedly stopped Xia Xuanyue from continuing. He looked around and saw that no one else was passing by before whispering, "It's fine if you know about this. Don't mention it again, and don't tell anyone. Also, don't ask too much about the Old Master. Do you understand? "
"Why?" Xia Xuanyue was still puzzled.
In fact, Xia Xuanyue's impression of the Old Master was very vague. Although the Old Master was the true person in charge of the Xia family, Xia Xuanyue had only seen him a handful of times despite having grown up in the Xia family.
In her impression, the Old Master was a stern old man in a white robe. He would only occasionally appear during some important rituals of the Xia family. Usually, he lived in the East Courtyard.
The East Courtyard was also a forbidden area in the Xia family. Without the Old Master's summons, even Xia Dongyue couldn't enter and leave the East Courtyard as he pleased.
Only those who were in charge of taking care of the Old Master's daily life could enter the East Courtyard.
Most of the people in charge of taking care of the Old Master's daily life weren't from the Xia family, but they were all loyal to the Old Master. They wouldn't doubt or hesitate his orders at all.
When Xia Xuanyue was young, she had once seen an elder of the Xia family. For some reason, he had committed a mistake and was forcefully captured by the East Courtyard. After entering the East Courtyard, he never came out again.
"Don't ask why. Believe me, I won't harm you," Xia Liuchuan said as he looked at Xia Xuanyue.
"I understand." Xia Xuanyue nodded slightly.
"Go and rest. Since this matter has been handed over to the East Courtyard to handle, we don't have to worry about it anymore. "Xia Liuchuan seemed to have something on his mind as he returned to his residence.
However, before he could open the door, someone passed a message saying that the old man wanted to see him.
Xia Liuchuan's heart skipped a beat. He had already guessed why the old man was looking for him.
Xia Liuchuan took a deep breath and followed the butler to the East Courtyard.
If it wasn't necessary, Xia Liuchuan would rather never enter the East Courtyard again.
When he was young, he actually liked to go to the East Courtyard to play. The Old Master also doted on him. The other members of the Xia Family were not allowed to enter the East Courtyard, but he was given special permission by the Old Master to come and go as he pleased.
Back then, Xia Liuchuan could be said to have gotten whatever he wanted. Even if he plucked the flowers and plants personally planted by the old man, the old man would only chuckle and never punish him.
However, after the age of fifteen, Xia Liuchuan rarely went to the East Courtyard. Although his privileges were still there, he was unwilling to go again.
Stepping into the familiar garden and looking at the familiar decorations and flowers, Xia Liuchuan's emotions were indescribably complicated.
"Little Chuan, East Peak has already told me about you. Don't worry. I'll let Zhou Wen enter the Imperial Capital alive and let you win the bet and obtain the chance to contract a Guardian." A white-robed elder sat in the stone pavilion and was feeding the carp in the pond beside the stone pavilion.
"Thank you for the trouble," Xia Liuchuan said with a slight bow.
He was a fearless person who dared to do anything, but he didn't dare act rashly in front of this old man.
As the elder fed the fish, he continued, "It's not much effort. It's just a matter of slowing down. After you contract a Guardian, I want you to personally bring Zhou Wen back to me. Can you do it?"
"Old Master, everyone around you is stronger than me. Why must I go?" Xia Liuchuan asked.
"If you're unwilling, let Xuanyue go," the elder said indifferently.
Xia Liuchuan opened his mouth as though he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. All he did was nod. "I got it. I'll bring Zhou Wen back."
"Remember, you are the future master of the Xia family. No matter how strong the people below are, they are ultimately subordinates," the elder said.
"Liuchuan understands," Xia Liuchuan said with his head lowered.
Zhou Wen rushed to the Imperial Capital and didn't encounter anything strange. Apart from the fact that the log was too heavy and made it difficult for him to travel, there wasn't any trouble.
When Zhou Wen saw the word "Imperial Capital" from afar, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Ol 'Antelope, where should I place this log when we reach the Imperial Capital?" Zhou Wen asked the antelope.
The antelope wrote on the ground with its hooves: "Stand at the peak of Forbidden City."
When Zhou Wen saw the words written by the antelope, his eyes widened.
The Imperial Capital's Forbidden City was now a very special dimensional zone. It was also one of the dimensional zones that the Xia family valued the most. Its importance wasn't inferior to the Ancient Sword Tomb.
According to what Zhou Wen knew, ever since the dimensional storms, the Xia family had sealed off the Forbidden City dimensional zone, preventing anyone from approaching.
If he wanted to enter, it wouldn't be difficult for him to enter with the Invisibility Cloak's ability.
However, it was impossible for him to carry such a huge fellow into Forbidden City without anyone noticing. He would definitely have to clash with the Xia family.
Ol 'Antelope, are you really not deliberately scamming me? Zhou Wen seriously suspected that it was because he had forcefully pulled the antelope out to accompany him on the journey that the antelope had deliberately scammed him.
The antelope ignored him and stepped over the Imperial Capital's Boundary Stone.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to follow. He had no other choice.
Zhou Wen seldom went out, so he had never seen a city as big as the Imperial Capital. Compared to it, Luoyang appeared a little small in terms of scale and number of people.
As there were too many people, Zhou Wen didn't ride the Great Might Vajra Bull. He carried the log and walked forward.
Although this was the Imperial Capital, they still looked over when they saw Zhou Wen carrying such a huge log on the street.
Zhou Wen originally planned on contacting Wang Lu after he arrived at the Imperial Capital. However, it wasn't appropriate for him to treat her to a meal while carrying a huge log. Zhou Wen decided not to contact her for now. It wouldn't be too late to contact her after he resolved the matter with the log.
He found a hotel to stay in. The room was rather expensive, but Zhou Wen still paid without hesitation and booked a room for a week.
This place was relatively close to Forbidden City. From the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room, he could see Forbidden City in the distance. This was also why Zhou Wen chose to stay here.
"How do I get this piece of wood in?" Zhou Wen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and stared at the ancient Forbidden City in the distance. Many thoughts flashed through his mind.
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