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

Chapter 97 Cloud Dragon City

Knowing that the Blood Fiend Palace's reach had extended to the Green Bamboo Mountains, Shen Xu's mood remained somewhat gloomy for the rest of the journey. Wu You seemed to sense his worry and pointed to herself at Shen Xu.

"Don't worry, do you mean I shouldn't worry?" Shen Xu said with a smile when he saw this.

The little girl nodded gently.

“Brother Xu, Wuyou is very sensitive to changes in people’s emotions. Every time I pretend to be happy, she sees through me,” Wushang said to Shen Xu.

"So Little Wuyou has this ability? I've really found a treasure. I guess I'll need your help with something after I meet your grandfather!"

Sensing that Shen Xu's mood had improved, Wu You also smiled.

As the sunlight gradually shifted, the two black horses, spurred on by Wang Xiang, transformed into a dark shadow in the sunlight, carrying Shen Xu and the other two towards Yunlong City.

"Young Master Shen, we're almost there," Wang Xiang reminded Shen Xu in the carriage as the sun set.

"Can horse-drawn carriages enter the city?"

"Don't worry, Young Master Shen, Yunlong City wouldn't dare to stop the Wang family's carriage."

"I'll help Brother Wang find an inn to stay at after we get to the city!"

"Haha, Young Master Shen, you're overthinking it. The Wang family also has businesses in Yunlong City."

"That's good. Brother Wang, please forgive me for not being able to invite you into the Shen family for a cup of tea."

“Young Master Shen, I’ve come here not just to see you off. The patriarch has also assigned me to oversee the industries in Yunlong City. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to meet in the future! If you encounter any difficulties in Yunlong City, feel free to come to me. I, Wang Xiang, will definitely handle it for you perfectly.”

Wang Xiang's voice reached the carriage, causing Shen Xu to fall silent. Although he knew the Wang family was investing so much in him because they saw his potential future achievements, their actions genuinely moved him.

As the carriage drew closer to Yunlong City, Shen Xu returned to this white city after many years away. The two little ones also peeked out to look at the city where they would live from now on.

At this moment, the distant city wall stands like a flawless white silk ribbon on the horizon. It is evening, and a pure white mist, as fine as gauze, shrouds the distant city. The white city wall connects with the white mist and reflects the setting sun on the horizon, creating a colorful and dazzling effect. From a distance, it looks as if the white city wall is radiating seven-colored light.

"How beautiful!" Wushang exclaimed, while Wuyou's eyes were filled with the reflection of colorful stars.

"It is said that when Yunlong City was built, white stone was deliberately used, which attracted a white dragon when it was completed. The people in the city say that the thin mist every morning and evening is used by the dragon to clean the city walls, so the city walls have stood for so many years and are still as white as snow."

"Remember, damaging the city walls of Yunlong City is a serious crime. Not only will you have to restore them to their original state within a specified period, but you will also be fined and imprisoned," Wang Xiang warned the two children.

Shen Xu hadn't seen this scene in a long time, a scene he had witnessed countless times before. Seeing it again now, he couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

However, the beautiful scenery was fleeting. The white mist lasted for only a short time, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. By the time the carriage reached the city gate, the white mist had completely disappeared, leaving only the white city walls.

The people at the city gate did not linger because of the beautiful scenery they had just witnessed. Such scenery was a rare sight for outsiders, but for the people inside the city, it was like a part of their lives, something they had long been accustomed to.

Upon seeing the two black horses and the insignia of the royal family, the guards on duty decisively abandoned their inspection and respectfully watched the carriage slowly drive into Yunlong City.

"Young Master Shen, shall I take you to the Shen family?" Wang Xiang asked after entering Yunlong City.

"Just drop me off near the Shen family's house. I don't want the Shen family to know I've arrived."

"Alright! But I don't know the way very well, could you please give me directions, Young Master Shen?"

By the time Shen Xu arrived near the Shen family's residence, the sun had completely set, and the sky was gradually darkening.

"Brother Wang, let's stop here!" Shen Xu called out to Wang Xiang.

"Alright!" Wang Xiang slowly stopped the carriage. After the carriage came to a complete stop, Shen Xu jumped off and took the two little ones down.

"Young Master Shen, this contains clothes that the Third Young Master prepared for Wu Shang and Wu You. Please accept them! Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to the Third Young Master." Wang Xiang handed a package to Wu Shang, who then looked at Shen Xu after taking it.

"Then I'll thank Senior Brother Wang on their behalf!"

"Well then, Young Master Shen, I'll be taking my leave now," Wang Xiang said, bidding farewell.

"Brother Wang, please be careful on the road."

"Don't worry, I saw where I was going on the way." After saying that, Wang Xiang got into the carriage. With a crack of the whip, the two black horses slowly disappeared into the darkness.

"Is this your home, Brother Xu?" Wu Shang asked curiously, looking at the tall white courtyard wall next to him.

"That's it!"

Leading the two children around the courtyard wall, Shen Xu arrived at a back gate of the Shen family. As a member of a collateral branch, he was not qualified to enter or leave the Shen family through the main gate. This small back gate was the courtyard gate he was most familiar with.

When he was a child, he often sneaked out through this door, and Brother Jin, who guarded the door, turned a blind eye to him. He just doesn't know if Brother Jin is still guarding the door now.

I stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door. After a while, a familiar face opened the gate.

Upon seeing this familiar face, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile: "Brother Da Jin, long time no see."

"Xiao Xu! It's you? Didn't you go to the Upper Sect?" Shen Dajin asked with some confusion.

"With the year-end approaching, I asked the sect for leave."

"That's right, the New Year is coming soon, you really should come back."

"Come in and talk!" Shen Dajin stepped aside to let Shen Xu and the two children in.

"How is Uncle Wang?" Shen Xu asked cautiously.

"The old man is in good health! A few days ago, the host family came and said they wanted him to move to the east courtyard, but the old man refused and insisted on staying in that dilapidated house. I don't understand what he's thinking."

"But why did you bring two children back with you?"

“I may not come back often after this, so I want them to keep Uncle Wang company.”

"Haha, I don't know if you're doing this for his own good or to torment him. We finally got rid of you, and you brought two more back for him!" Shen Dajin couldn't help but laugh.

"It's good to find something for the old man to do, so he doesn't just sit at the gate of the yard all day. How can an old man not move around?"

"Xiao Xu, did you cancel the old man's slave status with the master?"

"Yes, that's true. What happened?"

"It's nothing, it's just that everyone is a little curious about how you did it?"

However, the old man seems a bit listless after you left, often too lazy to even cook. But you don't need to worry too much; you know Wang Bo's reputation in the surrounding courtyards, and besides, you're still at the Upper Sect, so we certainly won't let him go hungry.”

"That's good!" Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

“I won a bet with the young master of the main family, and the wager was Wang Bo’s status as a slave.”

"I see. Well, Xiao Xu, you've really made something of yourself. Go find Uncle Wang; he should still be awake."

"Alright! Brother Da Jin, I'll take my leave now."