The carriage was filled with the fragrance and sweetness of the snacks,
Li Xiao hugged the brocade box in her arms,
She sat with her head lowered in a reserved manner.
She was like a rabbit protecting its food.
Her appearance..,
It made Xu Ting feel as if … she was guarding against him stealing her desserts.
"I was about to go to Dali Monastery,
I saw Lord Chen's carriage on the way, so I came up and wanted to hitch a ride, "Xu Ting said softly, a little awkwardly.
Although he explained to her..,
It would be a little awkward, but it was even more awkward to sit facing each other like this!
He had not had much private contact with the little girl, and he did not know how to get along with Li Xiao, who was' not a prisoner 'and' a colleague and subordinate of his brother's yamen '.
So he just lowered his voice and treated her as if she was his sister.
When he saw the carriage and Zhao Hu protecting it, he knew that Chen Jue was not in the carriage.
On second thought,
He could guess who was in the carriage.
Lord Chen would not let Zhang Tang and the others wander around the capital in Dali Monastery's carriage.
Wang Yi and the others who practiced martial arts had to ride horses when they traveled,
Even if they were injured..,
As long as they were not unable to move..,
They would not ride in any carriage.
It could only be this... little girl who was an exception.
Li Xiao heard Xu Ting's words and raised her head to look at him. She saw that he was trying his best to put on a gentle expression, but the righteousness that had been born between his brows since he was young could not be erased.
Therefore, the smiling Lord Xu..,
Still looked at him with a sense of distance.
He was different from Big Brother Wang..,
Although he looked handsome..,
As long as he smiled, he was a sweet big brother next door.
"Is Lord Xu going to look for Big Brother Wang?" She raised her eyebrows slightly, and her voice was soft and a little reserved.
"With Wang Yi's personality, no matter how serious his injuries are, he won't delay the roll call." Xu Ting nodded, and unconsciously frowned again.
"Big Brother Wang went to investigate Mr. Li. Lord Chen suspects that Mr. Li contacted Ban Xia through his servants," Li Xiao said.
"He's not in the Dali Monastery?" Xu Ting asked.
Li Xiao nodded.
Xu Ting sighed in annoyance. He got up slightly and was about to get off the carriage.
Li Xiao suddenly grabbed Xu Ting.
"?" Xu Ting sat back down and looked at the little girl in confusion.
The light in the carriage was dim, and she had deliberately covered half of her face with a hood and scarf, so her beauty could not be seen clearly.
However, Li Xiao's bright eyes were still twinkling, which could light up people's hearts.
When she met Xu Ting's eyes, she quickly retracted her hand.
Being stared at by him like this, she felt a little pressured, and her face became hot.
"What's wrong?" Xu Ting spoke softly and patiently to Li Xiao, which was rare for him to lower his voice.
In the past, he always came and went in a hurry, like the most capable and intelligent general, which made people feel intimidated.
Li Xiao impulsively grabbed him, but her brain did not think carefully.
She raised her head and secretly looked at Xu Ting. She saw that his face was full of fatigue, and his skin and lips were pale.
Then she remembered what the doctor said. If he continued like this, she was afraid that he would die …
She pursed her lips and thought for a moment. When Xu Ting was about to lose his patience, she said softly, "Lord Xu, I've carefully read Mr. Li's' Record of People with Superpowers'. There are some key points about how superpowered people use their superpowers."
In fact, she had not read "Record of People with Superpowers" at all, but at this moment, she could not reveal that she was a superpowered person, so she could only let Mr. Li's book take the blame.
"…" Xu Ting immediately understood what she meant. He just looked at her in silence, as if he already knew what she was going to say.
Li Xiao swallowed. She felt that Xu Ting gave her more pressure than Lord Chen.
"Actually, it's not that superpowers can't be used. It doesn't even necessarily hurt the body if you use it too much."
Li Xiao recalled what her mother had told her. As she spoke softly and thought about it, the speed of her speech unconsciously slowed down.
She did not know that many people were like this when they lied.
Xu Ting just looked at her steadily and did not say anything.
"I read in the book that you need to train your superpowers bit by bit.
Instead, you should not be afraid to use them all the time, and then use them too much on impulse. "
She clumsily smoothed out what she wanted to say. "Superpowers are like a human body. If you train regularly, you will become strong. If you fight and do intense sports, you will not be sore all over.
But if you are like us girls, and don't train your body all the time, then suddenly do intense sports, you will be sore all over for a long time. "
"…" Xu Ting frowned and thought for a moment. Then, he asked softly, "Is that really what the book said?"
Li Xiao nodded. "In the courtyard of the House of Ge, many small animals were found dead. The way they died was a bit strange.
I think … Ban Xia was probably training his superpowers.
Maybe … this is also why Ban Xia's superpowers could grow to such an extent. "
"So you mean that if Ban Xia did not suddenly abuse his superpowers to such an extent that day, he would have grown even more in the future?" Xu Ting asked.
Li Xiao nodded. In theory, that should be the case.
However, just like a human body, there should be a limit to his superpowers.
"Mm." Xu Ting leaned against the horse carriage and fell into deep thought.
Li Xiaosui held his snack box and didn't say anything.
After a while, Xu Ting seemed to have figured out something. He said to Li Xiao, "Okay, I got it."
Li Xiao quickly nodded and obediently flew up.
As soon as Xu Ting finished speaking, he lifted the curtain and jumped off the horse carriage just like how he came.
Li Xiao did not expect him to be so fast. She hurriedly pulled the curtain and wanted to talk to Xu Ting. "Xu Da —"
But it was too late.
She lifted the curtain and saw Xu Ting getting off the horse carriage and standing on the road. One of his feet was stepping on something in a strange position. His whole face turned black.
When she pulled him just now, she touched the skin on his wrist and saw a scene of Lord Xu's future.
When he got off the horse carriage, he would step on some poop that was pulled by some horse.
Under the sun, Xu Ting stood on the road. His brows were furrowed and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. It was obvious that he was very angry.
He carefully took a step back and rubbed the soles of his shoes on the ground. He still felt very unlucky.
When Xu Ting raised his head, Li Xiao quickly withdrew her hand and let go of the curtain.
He had a guilty look on his face …
… … …
… … … …
"Master, Mr. Li has an adopted son called Li Zhao. There is something wrong with his brain. He has the IQ of a ten-year-old child."
Wang Yi sat in the main hall of Dali Temple Yamen. His fingers were wrapped in bandages and his body was in a mess. But from his report, he did not seem to be injured at all.
Chen Jue looked at him and ate another fruit. He analyzed Wang Yi's words in his head and thought, 'The fruit is almost finished. Why isn't that little girl back yet?
Could it be that something bad had happened?
While he was thinking, the sound of small, quick footsteps came from the door.
Needless to say, there was no one else in the yard who could make such small, quick footsteps.
Chen Jue put down the toothpick in his hand and sat up straight. He put on an unhappy face.
Wang Yi, who did not know what was going on, also sat up straighter. Looking at Lord Chen's expression, he thought that there was something wrong with his investigation.
"This Mr. Li, why is he always causing trouble? I can't find anything wrong with him." Chen Jue tapped the table and was a little unhappy.
He was a good teacher, but he did not want to be a researcher.
In the end, he had something to do with all the murder cases of the superpowered people in the capital.
"Send two people to keep an eye on Li Ru. Find out who he is in contact with." Chen Jue took a sip of tea. Li Xiao stepped over the high threshold with a box of food in her hands and stepped in.
She looked up and saw Chen Jue. She was surprised.
She did not expect Lord Chen to be sitting in the main hall today and not behind the screen in the inner hall.
"Yes, Master." Wang Yi answered and stood up to leave.
"Wait." Chen Jue suddenly knocked on the table and called out to Wang Yi.
Wang Yi turned around and looked at Chen Jue.
Li Xiao was also shocked. She stood still and stared at Lord Chen.
Jue Chen looked at the two of them. One was a docile wolfhound, while the other was a timid pug …
"Go back and rest. Heal your wounds first," Chen Jue said.
"I'm fine, Master …" Wang Yi was a little embarrassed.
Chen Jue ignored him and turned to Zhang Tang. "Give Wang Yi's reward to him and take it away.
And that bottle of ointment for external injuries. "
"No, no, no. You're injured too, Master." Wang Yi hurriedly tried to refuse.
Chen Jue waved his hand in annoyance.
Wang Yi hurriedly shut his mouth, his eyes glistening with tears.
He was so touched. He knew that Master was sincerely concerned about his subordinates.
Lord Chen was so powerful, but he was so caring and gentle.
Wang Yi's long eyes were as gentle as water. When he looked at Chen Jue, Chen Jue felt a wave of … disgust.
"Let's go, let's go!" Chen Jue quickly tapped the table.
Zhang Tang immediately stood up and pulled Wang Yi out.
"Thank you, Master!" Wang Yi shouted loudly and followed Zhang Tang out.
Chen Jue was speechless.
When Zhang Tang returned, the reward for this case was already placed on the table.
Zhang Tang held the plate and was already very touched.
He followed Lord Chen to handle cases. Although he had a foul mouth, a bad temper, a strange personality, and did not abide by the law … he was still a good man!
Zhang Tang happily put away the things. He was very proud of himself, thinking that he could go back at night and show off in front of Madam.
Chen Jue had already returned to his seat in the inner hall.
Li Xiao secretly peeked at Lord Chen. When she saw that Lord Chen was focused on the documents inside, she tiptoed in and placed the desserts and tea on the table.
Lord Chen did not look up. She turned around and prepared to tiptoe away.
"Where are you going?" Chen Jue raised his head from the file and glared at Li Xiao's back.
The little girl shrunk her shoulders like a thief.
When reviewing the case last night, she kept her head down. When they came to Dali Temple Yamen this morning, she also kept her head down in the carriage. When they arrived at Dali Temple, she slipped away without paying attention. Where was she going now?
Li Xiao braced herself and lowered her head. She mumbled a few words that were not very clear. Then, she forced herself to raise her voice and said, "Help … help Lord Zhang write the case."
"Come and help me organize the cases in the past few days." Chen Jue took a sip of tea and looked at the food box beside him.
In the shabby food box, there were a few pieces of beautiful but not very tempting desserts.
Was this girl that poor?
She spent the whole morning to buy the desserts to serve him, and in the end, this was it?
Li Xiao did not know that Lord Chen looked down on the desserts that she had spent a lot of money on. She only replied, "Yes, Lord Chen."
Then, she lowered her head and dawdled to the small table next to Chen Jue. She rubbed her butt against the chair and began to grind the ink.
"Does your neck hurt?" Chen Jue suddenly asked in displeasure.
"Huh?"
Li Xiao raised her head and met Lord Chen's sharp gaze. She hurriedly shook her head. Then, she lowered her head again.
"Did you do something wrong to me?" Chen Jue's expression and voice became stern.
Li Xiao suddenly raised her head and hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head. "No, no, I … I didn't."
Chen Jue looked at her frightened and anxious expression and finally calmed down a little.
His anger from not seeing her for the whole morning also dissipated.
"Then why did you buy these sweet things that I don't even like to eat?" Chen Jue pushed the dessert box a few fingers away in disdain.
"I … I asked Mammy Chen and she said that you eat desserts, Lord Chen." Li Xiao raised her eyes and looked a little wronged.
"These things are for children!" Chen Jue's voice was cold. He looked at the desserts as if he was looking at a piece of rotten meat.
The look in his eyes hurt Li Xiao's heart.
She silently felt sad for a moment. Those were clearly delicious desserts, but she couldn't bear to eat them.
She was willing to buy them because she wanted to show filial piety to Lord Chen!
"Why don't you dare to raise your head and look at me?"
Jue Chen was never a person who would hold back when he saw something that he was dissatisfied with.
He mingled in the upper class of the capital and was most famous for his rudeness and outspokenness.
He was different from Wang Yi, who had a tough face but a soft personality.
"I …" Li Xiao raised her eyes to look at Chen Jue. Her face suddenly became as red as the sky.
"…" Chen Jue.
He suddenly felt that the air in the inner hall was a little thin.
Why is this girl blushing for no reason?
I didn't take advantage of her!
When he thought of this, Chen Jue looked at the little girl from head to toe. She was wearing a gray Xiao Tong dress with a hat and a scarf covering her face. It was hard to see her beauty.
Previously, when she attended the Chai Manor poetry meet, she wore that pink dress. Her figure seemed to be a little developed.
Now, why does she look like a little boy?
He looked at her from head to toe. Her nose was not a nose, and her eyes were not eyes.
How can this be? She's timid and slow to develop.
She's already over fifteen years old, right?