C5

Evening, at the northern corner of the Duke's Mansion.

In a quiet and secluded courtyard.

In this simple and unadorned courtyard, other than the three or four guards patrolling outside, there were only a few maids guarding the entrance.

No matter if it was the people outside or inside the courtyard, they all had solemn expressions and did not dare to smile. Although their gazes occasionally made contact, they did not converse at all, causing the somewhat empty courtyard to become even more deserted.

There were five rooms in this courtyard, but most of them had no signs of human habitation.

Inside the room was Liu Yunqi, who was enjoying dinner alone. He was currently looking listlessly at the big bowl of white rice in his bowl. His chopsticks were continuously stirring in the bowl, but he had no intention of eating it.

He silently scanned across the room. Everything in his line of sight was already so familiar that he couldn't be any more familiar with it.

In the middle of the room was the table he was eating at.

On the left was where the books were read and written. There was a long table, and apart from a few pens and pens, there was nothing else. Beside the table was the bookshelf, which was stuffed full of yellowed books.

Liu Yunqi was once bored and wanted to see the books on the shelf.

However, no one had taught him to read and write. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't understand those books.

From his initial frenzy, to his helplessness and now his abandonment, the book over there was now undoubtedly in his eyes.

On his right was a pink muslin curtain with a bed in it. On the bed, there was also a light red muslin curtain. Even the bedspread on the bed was pink and red.

Beside the bed, there was a dressing table. It was filled with things a woman could use to dress up. This, no matter how you looked at it, was a woman's room.

Liu Yunqi felt a wave of discomfort when he thought of the joy he had while strolling on the streets a few days ago, the feeling of being doted on by Liu Xu a few days ago, as well as this empty and quiet room.

He sighed again, and then he took a mouthful of rice and barely filled his stomach. Under this atmosphere, he finally could not eat anymore.

He got up and walked back to the bed. He lay on it and closed his eyes, feeling indescribably sad. "In the end, I still came back to this place. I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to go out again." Am I going to spend my life in this little house? "

In the afternoon, he accompanied Liu Xu to pay his respects to his mother.

As soon as he returned to the Duke's Mansion, he met Liu Shang who was waiting at the door. Seeing Liu Xu bring Liu Yunqi out again, his expression was very ugly.

Without waiting for Liu Xu to speak, Liu Shang waved his hand and several maids rushed out. They picked up Liu Yunqi and headed towards the backyard.

Although Liu Yunqi resisted with all her might, she was no match for these women in every aspect. She could only be taken away by them.

In his extreme despair, he thought of Liu Xu who was still okay with him.

Thus, Liu Yunqi went to Liu Xu for help again. This time, Liu Xu glared back at him.

He then smiled and waved to him to send him off, smiling at Liu Shang with his doggy legs.

Seeing her dog-legged smile, Liu Yunqi's lungs almost exploded from anger, "Is there such a person who betrayed his teammates?" It was in vain for me to trust you so much. "

After being angered for a while, he returned to his room and felt relieved. After all, they had just met. It was already good enough that they could help him once.

How could there be such a selfless person? Besides, Liu Shang's expression at that time was really scary, even he was scared, so thinking about it was understandable.

In the past, Liu Yunqi had spent countless days and nights here, and now that he thought about it, it made sense for him to spend the rest of his life here?

Thinking about this, Liu Yunqi bitterly smiled.

"Creak …"

The door was pushed open, but he didn't even want to look.

He knew that the maidservant had come in to clean up the tableware. She would be out in a moment.

Sure enough, after a while, the room quieted down again.

"Hur hur, I'm left alone again."

He didn't feel anything. Liu Yunqi's heart was a bit desolate, and at the same time, she began to think about how to spend this lonely night.

At this moment, a faint fragrance entered his nose.

It was very close, as if it were right in front of his nose.

"What is it?"

Subconsciously, he opened his mouth, and a hard thing slid down his tongue into his mouth. The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth.

"Yes, the taste of the sugar is pretty good." He silently evaluated this candy in his heart.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he opened his eyes abruptly and saw that the maid, Xiaolan, was looking at him with a smile that was like flowers. She whispered, "Young Master, is the candy good?"

Liu Yunqi didn't understand what she was saying and just looked at her in confusion, thinking, "Why didn't she go out after she was done cleaning up?" Weren't they supposed to leave after cleaning up the tableware? "Why?"

While he was still confused, Xiaolan handed him a paper bag. "Young Master, this is for you."

After a moment, Liu Yunqi took the bag. He opened it and saw three candies inside.

"What does that mean? Why give me sugar? I'm not a child. " Thinking about it, Liu Yunqi wanted to return the sugar to her.

Just as he was about to do this, he thought, "Maybe I'll have to spend the rest of my life here. If I don't usually eat meals or fruits, I haven't eaten snacks at all." The taste of the sugar is pretty good too. Since she has already given it to me, I might as well keep it.

"Ah …"

Thinking of this, he stopped his actions. He wanted to thank Xiao Lan, but he didn't know how to put it, so he could only smile to express his gratitude.

Xiao Lan also smiled and turned to leave the room.

Liu Yunqi subconsciously grabbed her sleeve.

Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to see Liu Yunqi's pitiful appearance.

A sliver of pity flashed across her eyes and she patted Liu Yunqi's hand. "Young master, don't worry." "Xiao Lan will accompany you when I have time in the future, but elder sister Chun Er is waiting for me right now, I can't delay too long. If the butler or the Duke find out, Xiao Lan won't be able to accompany you anymore."

Liu Yunqi understood something from Xiao Lan's eyes. She withdrew her hand and lowered her head in disappointment.

Xiao Lan was startled for a moment, tentatively touched his head, then turned around and left.

Two days later, the night was as dark as ink and the moon was shrouded in clouds.

In this dark room, Liu Yunqi was cultivating Taiji.

Back then, when he transmigrated to this place, he was only a soul body, and what he brought with him was only the primal chaos in his memories.

All these years, he had been locked in his room with nothing to do, so he could only take out the Taiji technique from his memory and start training again. This training session lasted for more than four years.

After practicing for such a long time, his movements were now even more elegant and agile, faintly stirring the air currents in the room.

In the faint sound of the wind, the curtains in the room were gently rising and falling in the wind. However, he was too immersed in Tai Chi and did not notice the abnormality in the room caused by him.

Outside the courtyard, a dark figure was lurking in a dark corner.

The shadow waited in the shadows for a while, and when it was time for the guard to change his guard, she seized the opportunity and entered the courtyard in a flash.

As he was practicing, he suddenly felt someone barge in. Liu Yunqi subconsciously called out, "Who?!"

The clear and melodious voice of the boy made the black shadow freeze on the spot. A melodious voice that sounded like the cry of a oriole was heard by Liu Yunqi, "So your little brother's voice is actually so pleasant to listen to. Unfortunately, you can't speak."

The person who came was Liu Xu. She had a neat braid with a ponytail, making her look even more beautiful. The black dress made her temperament even more refined and elegant.

Liu Yunqi turned and saw Liu Xu. She was a bit angry.

He still remembered that Liu Xu had not saved him at the time, and had even added insult to injury.

Although he understood her actions, Liu Xu's smile at that time had deeply hurt Liu Yunqi's young heart.

Snorting coldly, he ignored Liu Xu, turned around and walked back to the bed, lying on it, leaving her with a view of his back.

Seeing Liu Yunqi's cold expression, Liu Xu was immediately confused, "What's with him?"

She walked to the side of the bed and sat beside him. Liu Xu rubbed Liu Yunqi's head and wanted to ask why.

However, thinking about how he didn't understand what she said, he couldn't help but become anxious. "There isn't much time left, but he's still throwing a tantrum. What should I do …"

Feeling Liu Xu's hand on his head, Liu Yunqi shook her head unhappily. Seeing that she couldn't get rid of him, she gave up and still ignored her. She was angry in her heart, "You traitor, you actually betrayed your teammates. Are you watching a joke? "

Liu Xu frowned as she looked at Liu Yunqi, who was throwing a tantrum on the bed, and a sliver of light suddenly flashed across her eyes.

She didn't give him any more time to lose his temper and directly pulled him into her embrace.

Liu Yunqi wanted to struggle, but discovered that her arm was like a metal bar and didn't move at all. This made him stunned. "How is this woman so strong?!"

When Liu Yunqi saw Liu Xu carrying her out of the courtyard, he was stunned.

He was not surprised at her behavior, but at her speed.

It was too fast! In the blink of an eye, he had already climbed over the wall and left the courtyard.

"It's rare to meet a martial arts expert. Why don't I hug her and beg her to accept me as a disciple?" Liu Yunqi laughed in excitement when he thought about how he would be able to run away like a martial arts expert in the future.

Hearing Liu Yunqi's excited laughter, Liu Xu was immediately confused. "What's wrong?" Weren't you angry just now? Why was he laughing all of a sudden? Could it be that it's very interesting to fly with him? "

Thinking about this possibility, Liu Xu's lips curved up. She silently increased her speed, but at the same time, she also wanted to make Liu Yunqi happier.

In the sky above the Duke's Mansion, a dark shadow was moving around on the roof at a fast speed, just like a martial arts expert in a martial arts novel. He never stopped at a single spot for more than a second, moving freely, moving as fast as the wind, as if he were floating on the roof.

In Liu Xu's arms, Liu Yunqi was enjoying the feeling of flying. She immediately felt relaxed and happy.

When they were almost out of range of the Duke's Mansion, Liu Yunqi suddenly thought of something. "She almost left her house in the blink of an eye. Where is she taking me?" Could it be that she took a fancy to my beauty and decided to elope with me? Omaha, I've only known you for a few days. "How can that be? I'm not ready yet." He shyly looked at her as he thought.

Liu Xu saw Liu Yunqi's strange expression and was startled. She was a bit confused. What was going on with him? Weren't you very happy just now? Why did he suddenly … Alright, he wasn't unhappy. She didn't know why, but she felt it was weird.

"Ai ~ It's so hard to understand a child's mind ~"

Both parties finally arrived at their destination while deep in their thoughts. They saw a black beast carriage waiting for them on the street in front of them.

Liu Xu flew down from the roof and quickly carried Liu Yunqi into the carriage.

"Jia!"

Before Liu Yunqi could settle down, the carriage quickly sped towards the city gate. It was not too late yet, as long as they were fast enough, they could leave the city.

Duke's Mansion, on the roof.

Liu Shang and Uncle Fu watched the beast carriage move forward at high speed in silence for a long time. Not long after, the beast carriage completely disappeared from their sight in the dark of the night.

Uncle Fu had a look of worry on his face as he said, "Lord Duke, if we do this..." Is that really possible? "

"This is the only option left. After being protected for so many years, he had thought that he would be able to survive until the day he found the Thunder Emperor.

Unfortunately, a human being is not as good as the heavens. He had walked in front of them in the end. He wondered how many people still remembered what happened that year.

He didn't know when the news would reach those people.

"I just hope to send him away before anything happens. I don't want the events from five years ago to happen again …" Liu Shang sighed with a look of reminiscence.

"But, the young master is still so young, could this be …"

"He was destined to walk an extraordinary path the moment he was born. What does it mean to have a physique with all the attributes?

This meant that as long as he became a mage, he would have the chance to enter the Saint realm.

How tempting was the temptation of a saint?

What was the threat of a saint?

Because of this, from the day he was born, his fate was destined to be rough.

That time, he almost lost his life.

It was because of that time that people thought that he was already dead. That was why he was able to live such a peaceful life for four years.

In the past four years, I hadn't let anyone see him, had locked him in his wife's room, and wanted her to protect our Qi'er in heaven.

In the end, it was a coincidence that caused him to lose his words!

He had originally thought that if everything went well, he would be able to find the Thunder Emperor and have Yun Qi take him as his master, then he would be able to get out of this predicament.

However, an Elementalist wasn't something that could be easily found ~. Even after five years, there still hadn't been any news from the Thunder Emperor.

If Yun Qi hadn't sneaked out, he could have continued searching, but now …

"Now that we don't have the ability to protect him, putting Yun Qi in my sect seems to be a good choice. I can learn some skills, but I can also block some small fries." Liu Shang sighed and said.

"But, Lord Duke, didn't someone spread the news that the Thunder Emperor had died in the Sea of Forbidden?" Could it be true? " Uncle Fu said hesitantly.

"No, I believe others will die, but the Thunder Emperor won't. Back then, I was fortunate enough to see his strength.

With just a thought, he would be able to gather lightning to become beasts for his use. By relying on this move, he wouldn't have been able to die even if he had been besieged by so many people all those years ago. "He died so easily with this kind of strength?" Liu Shang shook his head and said.

"But according to the legends, the Sea of Forbidden is one of the six forbidden lands where saints perish. No matter how powerful he is, if he's in the eye of the storm, then he'll die without a doubt!" Uncle Fu said with some guesses.

"Hahaha, you are underestimating him. How much do you know about people who can reach his level? How much does the world know? An expert's appearance was forever the same. If others knew of his trump card, then that expert wouldn't be called an expert, let alone the legendary Thunder Emperor. "Send some people to chase after them, aren't we supposed to do the entire act?" After a second, the silhouette of Liu Shang's body gradually dissipated into the air. Surprisingly, it was an afterimage.

Uncle Fu gasped, muttering to himself, "The Duke has become stronger again, could it be that he has already reached that realm?" Before he finished his sentence, Uncle Fu had also disappeared.