After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 290 Finally meet

After Li Xiaoyi stepped off the carriage, Queen Cangli, supported by Ji Yunfan, slowly followed.

"Greetings, Queen and Crown Prince!" The crowd outside the door bowed in unison.

"No need for formalities, everyone. Please rise!" The Queen smiled and gestured for everyone to stand up.

"Father!" The Queen rushed forward and took the old man's hand upon seeing him.

Even though the Hua family and the palace were not far apart, as queen, she could not often leave the palace to visit the elderly.

"It's good that you've come, it's good that you've come!" The old man grasped the queen's hand tightly and responded with a smile.

Mo Li's eyes never left Li Xiaoyi from the beginning; she didn't understand why Li Xiaoyi had come to her birthday party.

She was clearly the star of the banquet, but why was everyone's attention on Li Xiaoyi?

She felt like fate was playing a cruel joke on her. It was bad enough that a jerk embarrassed her in public at her birthday party, but why did someone else have to steal all the limelight from her?

Li Xiaoyi's gaze swept over the crowd in front of her. She already knew that the pattern on the letter was the Hua family crest, so she was certain that Shen Xu was in the Hua family, and it was even very likely that he was among them.

Her gaze quickly settled on a young man with a child in the front courtyard.

That familiar throbbing in his soul made Li Xiaoyi's lips curl up slightly. "Shen Xu, I'm afraid even if you turned to ashes, I could still recognize your ashes."

At this moment, Shen Xu was considering whether he should meet with Li Xiaoyi, because the Qiling White Crane might not be able to deliver his letter to Li Xiaoyi.

Things had developed to this point, completely exceeding his expectations. He had originally planned to take He Yu to Cangtianyuan after Li Xiaoyi had safely left the capital.

But Li Xiaoyi's appearance has completely disrupted his plans. Li Xiaoyi may be in danger, and he cannot ignore it.

Moreover, he was also very curious about what Li Xiaoyi had found out in the Cangli royal family. After all, Huo Yan's words were not necessarily credible, and the True Blood Palace might be a trap!

After the Queen and Old Master Hua finished exchanging pleasantries, the group followed behind them and slowly entered the front courtyard.

Just then, the white crane that had been staying on Li Xiaoyi suddenly flew down and landed on Shen Xu's shoulder.

This caused everyone's attention to turn to Shen Xu.

"Damn! I forgot this lazy crane isn't very obedient." Shen Xu gave everyone a helpless smile.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiaoyi chuckled softly, her beauty breathtaking, leaving those around her stunned.

Looking at the smile on Li Xiaoyi's face, Ji Yunfan was shocked, but also felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He had never seen Li Xiaoyi smile so sincerely in all the time he had known her.

Everyone saw Li Xiaoyi slowly approach Shen Xu.

As she drew closer, Shen Xu's heart pounded harder and harder. This terrible feeling made him immediately turn his head away, not daring to meet Li Xiaoyi's eyes.

After Li Xiaoyi walked to his side, she placed her slender hand on his face, and the cool touch made his body tremble involuntarily.

"Why didn't you come to find me?" Li Xiaoyi asked softly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xu slowly turned his head and looked at Li Xiaoyi's slightly sad eyes. He was immediately shocked, sighed softly, and then removed the illusion from his face.

Looking at the silent crowd around him, Shen Xu said, "Brother Zhong, I'll leave He Yu to you for now. I have some things to take care of."

After saying that, he took Li Xiaoyi's hand and led her away from everyone's sight.

Zhong Wei stared in shock at Shen Xu's retreating figure; Shen Xu had given him two shocks in such a short time.

"Brother Shen, who exactly are you! How can you deceive me like this? Doesn't your conscience hurt?" Zhong Wei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

After the two left, everyone looked at Ji Yunfan with sympathy. Ji Yunfan smiled wryly and said to everyone, "Today is Mo Li's birthday banquet, everyone should take their seats quickly!"

In a pavilion in the Hua family compound, Shen Xu released Li Xiaoyi's hand and asked softly, "Are you so sure it's me?"

"Why didn't you come to find me?" Li Xiaoyi didn't answer his question, but asked again.

"Because it's not necessary."

Why is it unnecessary?

"There are some things I can do by myself, there is no need for another person."

"What if I really have to go?"

"I didn't intend to stop you. From the moment I saw you, I knew I couldn't get rid of you." Shen Xu sighed helplessly.

He knew he couldn't persuade Li Xiaoyi; if she were someone who gave up so easily, he wouldn't have died so tragically in his past life.

Upon hearing Shen Xu's words, Li Xiaoyi was visibly taken aback, then a bright smile bloomed on her face, making Shen Xu somewhat lost in thought.

Did you receive the letter I sent to you by the White Crane?

“Received it, but your concealment method is too clumsy. The letter has the Hua family crest on it, plus the Qiling White Crane, so recognizing you is not difficult at all.”

"Why didn't you listen to me and leave the Cangli royal family?"

"Since I know you are in the Hua family, I can't help but look for you. Besides, it was King Cangli who asked me to attend this banquet. If I leave, it would be very suspicious."

"Is he trying to set you up with Ji Yunfan?"

Upon hearing Shen Xu's question, Li Xiaoyi couldn't help but scoff, "It's not just the Cangli King, everyone in the entire Cangli capital wants me to be their Crown Princess."

"I already knew that when I came yesterday. What do you think of what I wrote in my letter?"

Although Li Xiaoyi was very dissatisfied with Shen Xu's reaction, she still replied, "If you had sent me that letter a couple of days ago, I might have had some doubts, but something happened yesterday that changed my mind..."

"So, does that mean our current situation might be quite dangerous?" Shen Xu said thoughtfully.

“Currently, there are only two True Blood Realm Guardian Kings in the Cangli capital. With the existence of the flying shuttle, they can't catch up with us,” Li Xiaoyi replied calmly.

How many Nourishing Essence Pills do you have left?

"It's not much, but it's enough to support you."

Looking at Li Xiaoyi's calm expression, Shen Xu felt that his understanding was limited, which was a different concept from Li Xiaoyi's limited understanding.

Do you have any news about Bailu and the others?

"I sent them back after I saw the spatial turbulence, so they shouldn't have come in."

"I see. But it's a good thing they didn't come in, since this isn't a good place," Shen Xu said with some emotion.

"Can you tell me what you experienced after entering the Blood Central Realm?" Li Xiaoyi suddenly asked.

"That's a long story, but I'm a bit hungry. I was hoping to have a big meal today, but it seems I definitely can't go now," Shen Xu said, changing the subject.

"If you want to go, no one will stop you, and I can go with you."

"Forget it! I doubt anyone there would welcome us at this hour."

"Here, take this." Li Xiaoyi took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to Shen Xu.

"A fasting pill?"

"Aren't you hungry? Tell me about your situation after you finish eating this."

“I won’t eat it! Even if I can’t have a big meal at noon, I can still have one at night. Wouldn’t it be a waste to eat the fasting pill now?”

"Then you can tell me about your experience now. If you don't, I'll assume you've found another woman outside," Li Xiaoyi said coldly.

Looking at Li Xiaoyi's cold eyes, Shen Xu couldn't help but swallow and then said, "What do you mean 'again'! I have never been with any woman."

If you want to hear my story, I'll tell you; there's no need to slander me.

"I was initially in the Mojiang River basin of Yunyang Kingdom, where I was rescued by a merchant surnamed Lin..."

Of course, he wouldn't tell Li Xiaoyi about Lin Qingxiang's existence; that would be suicidal. So he replaced Lin Qingxiang with Lin Xi.

As Shen Xu narrated, Li Xiaoyi's eyes gradually became engrossed. It must be said that he was a master storyteller, able to captivate the audience with just a few words.

"These are the two letters Huo Yan left for me. You can take a look." Shen Xu took out the letters and handed them to Li Xiaoyi.

After receiving the letter from Shen Xu, Li Xiaoyi couldn't help but sigh, "Compared to you, I'm practically doing nothing in the capital."

"If I hadn't met Xiao Si, I probably wouldn't be much better than you."

It was Huo Yan who guided me step by step to the truth she had discovered. If what she said in her letter is true, we should all be indebted to her.