At the residence.
A subordinate dressed in black clothes entered and hurriedly rushed to the door of the State Preceptor’s room. After knocking, they waited for the person to shout “enter” before pushing the door and walking in respectfully.
Looking directly at the eye-patched man sitting on the arhat couch meditating, he cupped his fists slightly and spoke.
“State Preceptor! Master Zhu Shen has secretly shared with us some intelligence from Chunjiang Restaurant. He said that Lady Qi was at the restaurant, and she had her daughter in her arms. Gu Cheng and Gu Shanshan of the Eastern Ling Gu family are traveling with her. At the same time, there are two grand masters at Chunjiang Restaurant.”
Li Ruoxuan, who had been seated cross-legged in meditation, suddenly tilted to one side. After regaining his composure, he got up, patted the dust off his body and said, “Two—why are there two!”
He was talking about the grand masters.
The subordinate said, “I believe they said it was Old Master Pang from Daliang City and Old Master Gongsun of the Southern Ming Cangjing Lake.”
Li Ruoxuan, “Huh?” It was not Si Jin and Old Master Pang. How did she bump into two powerhouses in one go?
The subordinate continued, “There’s more news Master Zhu Shen said he needed to inform you.”
Li Ruoxuan’s expression sank. “Speak.”
The subordinate said, “A…peculiar guest has arrived at Hualian Mountain Springs Villa.”
“Peculiar?” How peculiar?
“According to Master Zhu Shen, the person was called Mo Yang but his details are unknown. However, Master Zhu Shen only said that the State Preceptor should be told that Mo Yang and Qi Qingyao look very similar. But he is a male.”
“…” They looked alike? And a male? How did these two sentences connect to each other? How alike did he mean?
Li Ruoxuan could not help falling into deep thought.
When the subordinate left, Jiang Yeqian walked in with a cane.
With green veins already adorning his forehead, he said, “Do you know the incident already?”
Li Ruoxuan said blankly, “You also received your news very fast.”
With undistinguishable emotions in his tone, Jiang Yeqian said, “What do you think of the current situation?” There were two grand masters in Chunjiang Restaurant…
Li Ruoxuan replied seriously, “I could head over, but I’m afraid if I do so, it wouldn’t accomplish anything either.” Be it because of his power level or the current half-dead condition of his body, it would be a futile trip.
Jiang Yeqian thought the same. “Apparently, they’re having a meal together. But why? They are obviously not acquainted with one another.”
This was what Li Ruoxuan was puzzled about. After thinking about it for a long time, he said, “She really is a strange person, perhaps strange people have unique methods.”
Jiang Yeqian did not speak, but he widened his eyes, expression slightly agitated.
Could she really escape from the two grand masters just because she was so unusual?
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When the dishes were being served, Qi Qingyao and Gu Shanshan began to feast. Gu Shanshan especially liked to eat chicken drumsticks along with Erniu. They each picked up a chicken drumstick and gnawed on it, savoring the food with a mouthful of grease.
These two of them—one adult and one child, one who relied on their brother and another on their mother—were the type who did not care much. They ate without any worries.
Qi Qingyao and Gu Cheng, on the other hand, ate without nearly as much relish.
They sat there like zombies as they continuously glanced at Pang Juan and Gongsun She from the corners of their eyes. Occasionally, their hand which they used to pick up dishes would tremble a few times.
Pang Juan pointed at Erniu and said, “I’ll take her as my disciple and naturally I’ll teach her well and pass down all of my skills to her.”
Even though Qi Qingyao was still as nervous as before, she said, “I’m sorry, but please talk about taking disciples sometime later in the future.”
