Madam General, please run slower.

Li glanced at the noisy Wei Xianchen and said, "So, you still want me to praise you for such a small thing?"

"Ahem." Wei Xianchen scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "If Boss Li insists on praising me, I can only accept it with reluctance."

Li rolled his eyes at him and threw the booklet in his hand into Wei Xianchen's arms. "The second private room on the third floor belongs to people from the Duke's Mansion. Arrange someone to raise the price and make them pay more."

Wei Xianchen's eyes lit up, "Boss Li, you did this for me, didn't you? Boss, you are so kind. I, Wei Xianchen, will follow you for the rest of my life."

"Get lost." Li didn't want to talk nonsense with him. After spending so much time together, she finally knew that this man had a grudge with the Duke's Mansion. As for what the grudge was, Li didn't ask much. Anyway, she would avenge her subordinates herself and would not suffer any loss.

Wei Xianchen proudly waved the booklet in his hand at Yu Xun and went out happily.

Yu Xun and Li were the only ones left in the box.

Li looked at Yu Xun who was standing aside stiffly, not understanding why this man became less bold as he got older. "The auction will start soon. General Zhennan, please take a seat. If you are interested, just ask. Since we have known each other for a while, I will give you the lowest price."

"I'm sorry..." Yu Xun held it in for a long time before he uttered this sentence.

"Huh?" Li didn't understand where his apology came from.

"I'm sorry that I didn't believe you when I suspected you and that maid." Yu Xun wanted to say this to her five years ago, but he had put it off until now. It has become a thorn in his heart.

"Take a seat." Li looked at the auction scene below the stage and did not comment on it. She did not think that Yu Xun had done anything wrong. Yu Xun's apology seemed to be addressed to her, but it was better to say that he was speaking to himself. He just wanted to be true to his heart.

Not getting a reply from Li, Yu Xun's heart suddenly sank. He sat down on the chair next to Li silently, stealing glances at the person next to him from time to time.

Seeing that no one was talking, Li took the initiative to speak, "Then the remaining nine thousand taels, General, just send it here directly."

"it is good."

"The King of the North should have made his words clear to the general. I need you to gradually control the court."

"it is good."

Hearing Yu Xun's straightforward response, Li was somewhat amused, "General, why don't you ask me why I do this?"

Yu Xun shook his head, "You can do whatever you want."

I'll help you if you need me.

"Boring." Li couldn't stand Yu Xun's slightly fiery gaze and turned his head away.

Little did she know that these two short words were like a thunderclap, disrupting Yu Xun's suppressed emotions.

Yu Xun couldn't help but grab her hand, "Whatever style you like, I can learn it."

"If I like to die, will General Zhennan commit suicide for me?" Li Ge shook his hand away in response to the pressure, preventing him from touching him.

Yu Xun also noticed her abnormality. She seemed to have been avoiding his touch since the beginning. "What's wrong with your hand?"

Yu Xun didn't want to believe that she was avoiding him, and guessed that it was because she had an injury on her hand or something like that.

Ke Li's unnatural look confirmed Yu Xun's guess, "Is your hand injured? Can I take a look?"

"It's scary, do you really want to see it?" Li raised the corner of his mouth slightly and stared at Yu Xun with charming eyes.

Yu Xun couldn't help but be stunned by this familiar feeling. She would look at him like this every time she made fun of her before.

"I want to see." Yu Xun was stunned for a moment, looking at Li's hand with worry. The black robe blocked his sight, so Yu Xun didn't know the extent of her injury.

"But you asked to see it yourself." Li handed his hand over indifferently, his eyes fixed on Yu Xun's expression.

Yu Xun carefully lifted the black robe, but when he saw the hand under the black robe, he couldn't help but tremble, and suddenly retracted his hand. There was no other reason, the arm under the black robe was no longer a normal person's arm, but a white hand bone.

Yu Xun's reaction was within Li's expectations. Li shook his hand and the black robe fell again to block the horrifying scene.

"Are you scared?" Li looked at him with a half-smile, "I warned you it was scary."

Seeing that the other party seemed to be really frightened and speechless, Li shrugged and said, "I still have things to deal with, General Zhennan, please do as you please."

Li stood up and walked out, but he counted down silently in his heart: three, two, one...

Sure enough, when she was about to push the door, she felt a warmth that didn't belong to her behind her.

Li was hugged tightly in someone's arms, and the slightly trembling voice showed that the owner was not calm, "Don't go, please don't go."

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

Li had to admit that a sense of satisfaction strangely emerged in her heart at this moment, but the next moment, Yu Xun's very sincere word "fear" made Li lose all idea.

Feeling the struggle of the person in his arms, Yu Xun hugged him tighter. After all these years, he finally hugged someone for real.

"I'm sorry, this is beyond my understanding. Please give me some time to accept it." Yu Xun buried his head in Li's neck, her unique fragrance lingering around his nose, which made Yu Xun feel unprecedented relaxation.

Li did not speak or struggle, and allowed Yu Xun to do what he wanted. Yu Xun was the first person to see her ossification, and even Chunmei, who often followed her, could not notice it, and just thought that the little princess had grown up and was not used to being served.

If Li wanted to, she could hide it from everyone, but she really didn't want to hide it from Yu Xun just now. She was very curious about Yu Xun's state after seeing her like this. Whether it was fear or coldness and alienation, Li could accept it.

It wasn't until Li felt his feet were a little numb that he couldn't help but ask, "How long are you going to hold me?"

"I'm sorry!" Yu Xun stood up straight and stood sideways in front of the door to stop Li from leaving.

"You're blocking my way." Li was amused by his series of actions.

"Sorry." Yu Xun apologized, but his body did not make any move to move away. "Can I come here to see you again in the future?"

"General Zhennan wants to come, of course our auction house welcomes you anytime."

"I..." That's not what I meant.

Yu Xunshen sighed. He didn't like Li calling him that, but he had no right to ask her to change her words.

Under Li's increasingly impatient gaze, Yu Xun could only silently give up his seat and helplessly watch the person gradually disappear from his sight.

Sensing the discomfort in his master's heart, Tanghulu asked in confusion: "Why didn't the master tell the general what you did?"

With the blessing of Lian Liushui's divine power, Li would not have ossified so quickly, but Tanghulu didn't know what his master was thinking, and he had to go to the battlefield to join in the fun. It can be said that half of the things Yu Xun did secretly over the years were prompted by his master.

"I'll do what I want to do. What's there to say?" Li took out the wooden hairpin from his arms and held it in his hand as usual.

Tanghulu also couldn't understand Li's thoughts. If Yu Xun said that this was important to his master, his master had not seen him for several years; if he said that this was not important, his master had silently paved the way for him.

Sensing Tanghulu's confusion, Li smiled and comforted him: "If you can't guess, don't guess. I do everything according to my heart."

"Okay." Tanghulu agreed reluctantly, "Master promised me that he would go to the Eastern Region Forbidden Land after finishing this matter, so when will we set off?"

"Now."

Li glanced at the wooden hairpin in her hand and responded in a low voice. He needed time to accept it, and she also needed time to sort out her emotions.