“Xiao Liu, did someone look for me just now?” Cheng Qi asked as he approached Xiao Liu, who was watering the vegetable seedlings in the backyard after leaving the alchemy room.

Cheng Qi had vaguely heard some noise outside while refining the medicinal pill, but he didn’t dare to be distracted, as the medicinal pill was still in progress.

“There were indeed a few people outside looking for you and the young master, but Li Wu already sent them away,” Xiao Liu admitted with a guilty laugh.

Knowing the young madam’s mother was not easy to get along with, Xiao Liu and Li Wu decided to keep the recent events hidden from him.

“Is that so?” Cheng Qi blinked, sensing Xiao Liu’s strange reaction.

Despite hearing a familiar voice earlier, Cheng Qi couldn’t fathom why his mother, who had distanced herself since childhood, would suddenly seek him out.

“Young madam, I overheard young master and Young Master Guan are planning to go to Yuncheng,” Xiao Liu quickly changed the topic to distract Cheng Qi.

As soon as Li Tianyan’s name was mentioned, Cheng Qi’s attention shifted entirely.

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“Pack up; we’ll set off for Yuncheng the day after tomorrow. Li Wu and Xiao Liu won’t accompany us this time,” Li Tianyan informed Cheng Qi.

“I know,” Cheng Qi nodded obediently. Li Tianyan had mentioned earlier that he would take him out for training, so he was mentally prepared.

Cheng Qi then held his chin with both hands and asked curiously, “By the way, young master, I just heard Young Master Guan say that the eldest sister is getting engaged?”

“Yes, indeed,” Li Tianyan nodded calmly.

Cheng Qi stared at him for a moment. He noticed that Li Tianyan had no reaction on his face. He smiled slyly and pretended to be confused, “I often heard the servants of Cheng Mansion say that the third young master of Li family have a soft spot for the eldest sister. Why is the young master so cold when he heard the news of the eldest sister’s engagement?”

Hearing Cheng Qi’s words, Li Tianyan paused while holding up the teacup. Then he noticed something was wrong and raised his eyes to look at him, “What do you want to say?”

Cheng Qi suddenly found that Li Tianyan, who appeared calm, was a little nervous. He stood up, hugged him from behind, and said, “I just want to say that no matter who the young master is, I am very happy to meet you.”

After saying that, Cheng Qi immediately let go and fled back to his alchemy room. Li Tianyan was left in the main room, still processing what happened. It was not until a long time later that Li Tianyan’s stiff body slowly relaxed. Thinking of Cheng Qi’s actions, a helpless smile appeared on his face. This little shuanger had already figured it out.

Li Tianyan’s mood was a bit complicated at this time. He felt relieved that someone had found out, but also a little angry and had an inexplicable urge to go in and catch the brat and give him a good spanking.

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Cheng Qi, who hid in the alchemy room, leaned against the door, covering his hot and smoking cheeks with his hands. His heart was beating wildly, “Oh my god, my god, what did I just do? How could I do that to the young master. What should I do?”

“You didn’t do anything. You just teased your young master and ran away like a scoundrel irresponsibly. But I appreciate your courage.” Tan Eyu’s figure appeared in the alchemy room and kindly answered the question for him.

Although Cheng Qi sensed something amiss in Tan Eyu’s words, his primary concern was, “Did you see it all?”

“I’m not blind,” Tan Eyu rolled her eyes. “I guess your young master probably wants to drag you out and beat you up right now.”

“Hey, I’d better hide,” Cheng Qi sighed heavily.

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Two days later, Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi rode in a chariot pulled by oxen beasts, following Guan Haoran’s motorcade to Yuncheng. Li Wu and Xiao Liu stood at the door, watching them leave, feeling emptiness in their hearts.

It wasn’t until the motorcade was out of sight that Li Wu said to Xiao Liu, “Let’s go, we have to guard this villa for the young master.”

“Yes,” Xiao Liu looked at the empty yard, feeling a little embarrassed. They nodded, aware that the young master and young madam might be away for a long time this time.

The bull beast, fed many Spirit Beast Pills by Cheng Qi this year, had intelligence surpassing many semi-spiritual beasts. Even without a driver, it could follow the convoy steadily.

Cheng Qi in the carriage looked through the window toward their villa, feeling reluctant to leave Xiao Liu. However, he knew that to follow in the footsteps of the young master, he couldn’t stay comfortably in the villa.

“Hey, can I come out now? I’m almost suffocated,” Tan Eyu’s voice interrupted Cheng Qi’s thoughts. He took out a piece of soul-nurturing tree from his waist, saying, “Come out.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a red figure appeared in the carriage. Tan Eyu found a comfortable place to sit down and couldn’t help but exhale, “It’s really more comfortable to stay outside.”