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"A Da, don't push anymore. If you push any more, I won't be able to see." Ling Maomao stood in front of the stall that was pinching the mask, and stared fixedly at the stall owner's pinching face. The Big Gou A Da was squeezed beside him, staring at it with interest as well, and his tail was wagging wildly.

Ling Zhang held a bunch of candied fruits in his left hand as he helplessly looked at the backs of Ling Maomao and A Da. When he walked out of his house, he looked like a bird that had released a cage, flopping around ferociously, drilling everywhere he went. When he saw the candied fruits, he would stick to them and stare at them closely, only after eating a few candied fruits did his heart drift elsewhere.

The stall owner laughed happily as he pinched the noodle while talking to Ling Zhang. The people surrounding his stall were all children, chattering and bustling with noise and excitement.

"Sir, I want to pinch the man with the mask too. Pinch me, pinch my big brother." Ling Maomao said with his eyes shining.

"Alright, alright, alright …" The vendor happily agreed.

Ling Zhang felt a headache coming on. The children around the stall owner were all waiting for the masked men. When would it be their turn?

"Mao Mao, don't we still have to go to Fengtai building to eat snacks? If we wait too long, there will be no one left to eat anymore.

Ling Maomao went to look at Guan Yun and Zhang Fei, then turned back to look at his brother. Originally, he wanted to insist on letting the stall owner pinch his and his brother's noodle, but after seeing his brother's warning look, he swallowed his words back and turned his head back to look at Guan Yun and Zhang Fei for a good while. His eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the other noodle beside Guan Yun, "This, I want this!"

The stall owner looked at the mask Ling Maomao pointed to and laughed: "Young Noble has good taste, he is the most wise and wise marshal of this empire, Marshal Yuwen."

"Wow!" Ling Maomao called out in surprise, "Big brother, I want the Marshal Yuwen's mask!"

Ling Zhang:...

Staring at the man said to be Yuwen Tong, his expression changed several times.

"Mao Mao, Guan Yun is much more powerful than him. We need him."

"But big brother, I want the Marshal Yuwen." Ling Maomao pleaded as he looked at him.

Ling Zhang started to struggle in his heart. He had already gotten Mao Mao to give up on pinching two people's faces. Moreover, he did not believe that the stall owner had only seen Yuwen Tong and was only blindly pinching him. He did not know who Yuwen Tong was, so he just bought it.

"Alright, then that's it." Gritting his teeth, Ling Zhang agreed.

Ling Maomao cheered as he took the majestic mask from the vendor's hands and stared at it lovingly.

Ling Zhang looked at the person in disdain and reluctantly paid the bill.

He stared into the eyes of the person on the other side of his face. For some reason, he thought back to that dream he had before leaving the house. The pair of dangerous eyes in that dream immediately appeared in his mind.

Ling Zhang's face darkened. Taking the chance that Ling Maomao did not see it, he glared fiercely at the man.

When he went out for a stroll, he would have been able to find things related to Yuwen Tong. If he had known earlier, he would have gone out to look at the Yellow Calendar.

"Big brother, aren't we going to the Fengtai building?" Seeing that Ling Zhang did not move for a long time, Ling Maomao reluctantly looked away from the young man and asked Ling Zhang.

"Cough, let's go." Ling Zhang came back to reality and called the A Da to follow them. He brought Ling Maomao, Xia Feng and the others to the Fengtai building.

Arriving at the entrance of Fengtai building, he coincidentally met another familiar person — — Tao Yi.

"Younger Brother Ling." Tao Yi seemed to be pleasantly surprised to see Ling Zhang and came over to greet him, "Yo, this is your cousin Mao Mao right?

"It is my cousin, Mao Mao. His name is Big Brother Tao." Ling Zhang said.

"Big brother Tao." Ling Maomao called for a person politely, holding a mask in his hand, he curiously looked at Tao Yi.

"Pottery, you came to the Fengtai building as well?" Ling Zhang asked.

Tao Yi nodded his head, "Today's weather is pretty good, come over for a drink, it just so happens that I booked a good table near the window, let's go up together."

Since he wanted to get closer to Tao Feng, Ling Zhang naturally would not reject Tao Yi's invitation, "Then, we brothers will not be courteous anymore."

"Of course, there's no need to be polite to me, big brother. Let's go upstairs." Tao Yi said happily.

After going up to the second floor of Fengtai building and finding a good seat beside the window, Tao Yi looked at the mask that Ling Maomao was holding and asked: "Mao Mao, this mask of yours is rather impressive."

As if he had found his soulmate, Ling Maomao excitedly said to Tao Yi: "This is Marshal Yuwen!"

Tao Yi became interested, "Oh? "No wonder he looks so mighty. Although he doesn't look like one, this charm is pretty good. Not bad, not bad at all. Did he pinch the noodle stall across the way?"

Ling Maomao nodded, and looked at Tao Yi with eyes full of desire: "Have you seen Marshal Yuwen?"

Tao Yi proudly raised his chest, "I've met her once."

"What does the Marshal Yuwen look like? Is he brilliant, mighty and awe-inspiring?" Ling Maomao immediately asked.

Tao Yi nodded his head: "Of course, let me tell you, Marshal Yuwen has a powerful and masculine appearance, a imposing manner that can swallow the mountains and rivers, not only ishe brilliant and powerful, she is also extremely handsome, he is the dream of all the girls in the capital to marry."

Ling Maomao listened until he could not even look at the people in front of him, "Then are Marshal Yuwen really as tall as two people?"

Tao Yi laughed out loud, "High, much higher than your big brother and me."

This comparison did not make Ling Zhang happy at all, and even made him feel that it was a little demonic. Could it be that he was destined to not be able to escape the words "Marshal Yuwen" today?

He had misunderstood, he had forgotten that Tao Yi was Yuwen Tong's fanatical admirer, he should not have agreed to come up just now!

"Wow, then I also want to grow so tall in the future!" Ling Maomao was excited.

"Mao Mao, you can only grow up to be as tall as Big Brother." Ling Zhang said with a darkened face.

You are from the Old Ling Family, you want to grow up as tall as Yuwen Tong? Stop dreaming. Moreover, all of these were just rumors. Yuwen Tong might even be taller than him.

Ling Maomao was a little disappointed, "Why?"

Tao Yi hurriedly comforted him: "It's alright, you'll grow up to be a very tall man."

Maybe Ling Maomao's admiration for the Marshal Yuwen moved Tao Yi, for this guy actually took the initiative to protect Ling Maomao.

Ling Zhang's face darkened even further. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Ling Maomao's face that was once again filled with joy, he paused for a moment and did not say anything.

Forget it, to be able to make Mao Mao happy, Yuwen Tong only had this little use. In any case, there wouldn't be any relation between them in the future, so there was no need to ruin Mao Mao's mood for this.

Ling Zhang calmed down and called for the waiter in the pavilion to send him some snacks, food and a pot of wine.

Tao Yi was still talking about Yuwen Tong. Ling Zhang looked at him, didn't they say that Yuwen Tong had been at the border trial all year round?

Thinking like this, Ling Zhang asked.

"That was many years ago. At that time, I was rushing to the capital from Tan Yang and met Marshal Yuwen who had just returned from the Fringe. Tao Yi replied.

Ling Zhang shivered silently. Wasn't this Tao Yi crazy, to actually be able to say such words!

"It's a pity, I haven't seen Marshal Yuwen since then. Marshal Yuwen is always at the border, and the few times I went back to the capital were all in a hurry. I wouldn't have the luck to meet him again." Tao Yi said with extreme regret.

"I really want to see Marshal Yuwen too." Ling Maomao said as well.

Ling Zhang:...

Mao Mao had always worshipped this big brother of his, but now, Yuwen Tong had become like this whenever he was mentioned.

"Mao Mao, I don't recall telling you anything about Yuwen Tong before, where did you hear that from?"

My father said it too, and my grandfather, my grandfather's family's cousin also said he wanted to save up money to buy the portrait of the Marshal Yuwen. Ling Maomao replied.

Ling Zhang's heart was filled with unhappiness, "Mao Mao, it's so good that you have a big brother."

Ling Maomao did not understand, but it was actually Tao Yi who could not hold back and laughed, "It can't be, Younger Brother Ling, you can't be jealous, right?"

If not for the fact that he had to form good relations with Zhizhou Tao, Ling Zhang could have just left with a slap on the table.

Fortunately, at this time, the waiter had brought the snacks and dishes as well as a pot of scalded wine, helping Ling Zhang out of his encirclement.

"Here's your favorite dessert. Hurry up and eat it." Ling Zhang said to Ling Maomao.

When Ling Maomao saw the snacks he liked to eat, his attention was diverted and he slowly forgot about the Marshal Yuwen.

Tao Yi was still laughing, but seeing that Ling Zhang was not too happy, he did not bring it up again. He changed the topic, talking about the recent events in the various families in Tan Yang, especially the movements of the Jia family.

Since they were in a restaurant, he didn't go very deep, but Ling Zhang generally learned from it that Jia family had been walking around frequently with Zhang Chong these past few days. After returning, Jia Zhong frequently went to the State Guard's encampment.

"You guys have to be careful these days." Tao Yi said in the end.

"Thank you Pottery for your reminder." Ling Zhang said gratefully. He knew that during the period of time that Jia Yuanling had just been imprisoned, Jia family and Zhang Chong would temporarily not make a move against him, in order to not be too conspicuous. But after this period of time, they would definitely make their move.

This was also the reason why he was in such a hurry to train his guard.

Nowadays, all the servants in the house had been cleaned, and his personal attendants strictly checked as well. The personal items that could prove his identity had been carefully checked and put away, so he probably wouldn't have to be like in his previous life where the keepsake was stolen. However, at that time, he wasn't sure if he would make any mistakes, so he still had to make preparations beforehand.

He had previously told the Second Uncle that he would make the best use of the situation, so it was time for him to take action.

After drinking a few cups with Tao Yi, Ling Zhang brought Ling Maomao and the others and went back home. He gave the things he bought to Xia Feng to tidy up while he went to Ling Zhaowen's courtyard to look for the list of people to watch over Fu Caiwei. Since he was preparing to train the guards, he had to start choosing from the hands of others.