Right now, the prefectural government was making preparations for the exchange.
Qinchuan, on the other hand, was quite leisurely. He spent most of his time shopping with Qing Dan, playing around, and cooking. His days were quite relaxing.
Every time Silksnow Qianye saw Qinchuan and Qing Dan's happy expressions, she felt a little envious and confused. Were they really that happy?
She and Qing Dan were best friends, so she naturally knew what kind of person Qing Dan was. It was said that birds of a feather flock together, and the two of them had become best friends, best friends, and sisters. It could be said that they had similar personalities and were fated to be together.
As such, she knew that Qing Dan couldn't possibly be like this. She would never have imagined that Qing Dan would have such a side to her. She couldn't understand why she was so happy when she stood by that man's side.
Qing Dan was also a cold woman, but in front of this man, she was gentle, attached, happy from the bottom of her heart, and she seemed to be very beautiful right now, that charm, the charm of a woman, could it be that these were all because of him?
She knew that she had changed from before, and it was all because of Qinchuan.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
On this day, a group of people entered Jianglang City. They were riding powerful Demonic Beasts that streaked across the sky, only landing when they reached Jianglang City. Only then did they continue on their way to the prefectural government.
These people were naturally from Star Lake County, and they were from the prefectural government.
In the Southsky Empire, there were seven prefectures, and each prefectural government could be said to be the most powerful existence in the empire. However, whether or not they had enough hidden strength to disdain being a prefectural government was unknown. Once the aristocratic families grew, anything was possible.
And the possibility was very high.
These people couldn't just fly over the prefectural government, as that would be disrespectful and provocative.
As such, they could only land in Jianglang City and ride their Demonic Beasts to the prefectural government. If they got any closer, they would have to stop. This was a form of respect.
The prefectural government would also send some people of equivalent status to receive them, and then they would enter the prefectural government together.
There were thirty or so people in this group, five of whom were elders, twenty middle-aged men, and nearly ten youths.
These were the thirty or so people from Star Lake County.
"The princess is truly young and promising!"
The old man in the lead sighed when he saw that Silksnow Qianye was a princess.
This old man was the leader of Star Lake County. He held the position of Grand Elder in Star Lake County. To a certain extent, the Grand Elder was an existence that was second only to the Prefecture Lord.
The position of Great Elder required strength, prestige, and social skills.
The old man had a thin face and a slender body. The robe he wore was handmade. It looked very plain, but it was obviously of high quality, be it the workmanship or the materials used.
"You flatter me, Elder Scarlet," Silksnow Thousand Leaves replied politely.
The group chatted as they walked. Although it was not their first time here, many places had been modified. After a simple stroll, they settled down.
A banquet was held for them at noon.
Silksnow Qianye's beauty naturally went without saying. The gazes of the youths from the Star Lake Commandery were constantly drifting over her body, but they were all quite subtle. Only one youth was a bit unbridled.
Chiba Silksnow pretended not to notice.
This young man was very handsome and radiant. He was dressed in white and had a slender figure. He was definitely a handsome man.
At lunch, Qinchuan and Qing Dan were present as well.
Qing Dan's beauty wasn't inferior to Silksnow Thousand Leaves in the slightest. The two women had completely different styles.
This made the youths even more restless, especially that young man. When he saw that Qing Dan and Qinchuan had a special relationship, he smiled at Qinchuan and said, "Brother, how should I address you?"
Qinchuan didn't have a good impression of this young man. He had glanced at Qing Dan from time to time, and that was already a sign of admiration. Qinchuan could see the madness in the depths of this guy's eyes.
Qinchuan pretended not to hear him and continued to eat. He even smiled and helped Qing Dan put some food into her bowl.
This caused the entire place to fall silent. Very quiet.
The young man wanted to get angry, but when he saw that Qinchuan didn't seem to hear him, it was as if he didn't know he was talking to him.
The young man asked again, "Brother, how should I address you?"
At this time, Mu Ziqi smiled and tried to smooth things over. "His name is Qinchuan, a retainer of the Jianglang County Office. Qinchuan, this is the Star Lake County's Young County Lord, Xing Ge."
"Are you brothers married?" Xing Ge asked again with a smile.
"Do we know each other very well?" Qinchuan narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Uh, it's fate that we met. I'm very happy to be friends with you," Xing Ge said.
"Alright, we're friends," Qinchuan said casually.
Everyone could tell that Qinchuan had no intention of being friends with Xing Ge.
Xing Ge was furious, but he couldn't show it.
He didn't show it, but a young man beside him muttered in a low voice, "What the hell? Do you really think you're someone important? The Young County Lord is speaking to you because she thinks highly of you. You don't know what's good for you."
His voice was very soft, but everyone could hear him.
Qinchuan put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, and then, under everyone's astonished gazes, walked to the young man's side, smiled, and pressed his hand on the young man's head.
Bang!
On the marble table.
The young man was so satisfied that his teeth almost shattered.
Qinchuan, on the other hand, returned to his seat and continued eating, not saying a word.
The atmosphere was extremely strange.
This time, it happened very quickly, and before many people could recover from their shock, it had already ended.
Ahhh …
There was no joy in his words, and his teeth were leaking air. Coupled with the pain and anger, no one could understand what he was saying, but they all knew that it wasn't anything good.
"If you say another word, I'll pull out your tongue. You can try?" Qinchuan said.
The young man felt as though someone was choking his neck, and he couldn't say a single word. He was afraid. Qinchuan's gaze was too terrifying.
The Star Lake County had lost a great deal of face this time. Although the words of the young man earlier were indeed too much, the Star Lake County was much stronger than the Jianglang County. Under normal circumstances, the Jianglang County shouldn't have behaved in such a manner since he was just a Guest Elder.
But things happened just like that.
"Elder Mu, isn't your residence's guest elder a little too much?" Elder Hong frowned and said.
Mu Ziqi knew how terrifying Qinchuan was. He shook his head and said, "Elder Hong, if a junior in Star Lake County were to say such things about your guest elder, what would you think?" Elder Mu looked at Elder Hong and said.
"Alright, Elder Mu. For our exchange this time, I would like to increase the stakes a little. What do you think?" Elder Hong said.
Mu Ziqi smiled and said, "Alright, how much does Elder Hong want?" Mu Ziqi smiled and said.
"Ten times!" Elder Hong said straightforwardly.
Mu Ziqi thought about it and said, "Alright, we agree."