Transmigrated as the Treacherous Official's Childhood Sweetheart-Chapter 403 - 402: What a Coincidence

It was precisely a quarter into the hour of Si.

After last night’s snow stopped near the hour of Zi, no more snow had fallen, and no cold wind struck. Today was much warmer compared to New Year’s Eve.

Ye Zhi and two companions huddled in a corner, furtively watching three figures not far away.

Afraid of being discovered, they stayed more than a hundred meters away.

The voice of the well-bred young lady was like a singing oriole, and the young man sounded scholarly and cool. Both shared one feature: their voices were not loud...

Unlike Ye Zhi and Huanhuan, who usually spoke loudly, their voices preceded their arrival.

Unable to hear the voices from afar, Ye Zhi was anxious and restless, yet appeared hesitant. She quietly asked her friend hiding beside her, "What do you think we should do? When did Xiao Chen get to know that Liu person? How did I not know?"

The two youths had their backs to the southeast, showing only their straight backs, so their expressions couldn’t be seen.

However, Liu Qingxi was standing sideways, her gentle smile clearly visible.

Huanhuan’s almond eyes were looking intently at the three figures: "Xiao Chen knows we don’t get along with that Liu person, yet he’s talking to her. I wonder about what."

Standing behind, Qinglian asked curiously, "Why are we hiding? Why not just go over openly and find out?"

"Okay."

Ye Zhi, after saying a word, walked out first, heading straight in the direction of the three. Her red cloak embroidered with begonia flowers, trimmed with purple sable fur, fluttered as if carried by the wind with her strides.

The Jade Pendant with Gold Inlay and the Three-winged Nightingale Feather Vermilion Hairpin in her raven-black hair were gently swaying.

She walked briskly and, when just a few meters away from the target, affected a clear expression and said, "Ah, Xiao Chen, what a coincidence! Why are you out so early?"

Her gentle voice attracted three gazes.

Liu Qingxi, who had just been full of smiles, saw the newcomer, her face momentarily stiffening before quickly recovering, maintaining a faint smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

Shen Chen turned his head, seeing it was Ah Zhi, nodded slightly, and replied indifferently, "I had something to do, so I came out early."

The other gentleman also slowly turned around, revealing his true face.

He had thick, dark eyebrows like swords, sharp eyes, a prominent nose, and a well-built physique, the whole person exuding poise, majestic like a deity.

Even though Ye Zhi had dropped out of the Imperial College years ago, she immediately recognized him as Gongsun Chi.

The young man in Mr. Qin’s class who couldn’t recite the "Analects."

He looked much more handsome now than before.

The Gongsun Clan was renowned for its skill in mechanisms and had produced many talents, navigating between the Court and the martial world. Shen Chen’s Chengque Sword was crafted by the Sword Casting Master Gongsun Ye from the Gongsun Family, using tin from Red Flame Mountain and copper from Ice Rock Stream Water, taking ten years to forge.

With the Flood Dragon Chengque Sword in hand, it could slash through a leviathan, splitting the waters.

The Gongsun Family had deep roots in Daqing, with many disciples primarily based in Bianliang, not in the Capital City.

Gongsun Chi followed his parents to the Capital City for studies at a young age, easily recognizing the seemingly ethereal girl, gently spoke, "Are you Ye Zhi?"

Ye Zhi, excited at being recognized, smiled broadly with curved eyes, "Yes, and I remember you as well, unable to recite the ’Analects’ like me."

Gongsun Chi: "..."

She still remembered events from years ago...

Liu Qingxi, pouting, spoke with rippling heart’s language: "I never expected Mr. Chi, a dragon among men, skilled in all eighteen martial arts, also once couldn’t recite the ’Analects.’"