After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

After dinner, Meng Yin and Xia Nian also went outside with the others to look for her. It was really distressing to let them sit and wait in the house.

Meng Yin forgot about this matter because she was in a hurry to leave. However, Duan Yan wanted to share the doll she had sewn with her, so she excitedly bought two strings of candied haws on the road and came to find Meng Yin.

When they arrived at Xiahou Mansion, the servant took her to the courtyard. From a distance, she saw a man sitting at a stone table under a tree with his hair loose. She didn't know what he was thinking about, and his back looked very lonely.

Duan Yan exclaimed, he didn't look back, and she didn't argue, she quickly ran to the main hall to call for help.

The main hall was empty. Duan Yan looked around, turned around and left, just in time to see Ye Man, who was looking down and couldn't see his expression clearly.

"Turns out it's a boy." Duan Yan murmured.

She walked forward and patted Ye Man's shoulder lightly. Ye Man turned his head, his clean and handsome face showing some confusion.

Duan Yan was stunned. She didn't expect that the boy was so handsome.

Soon she came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Hello, I want to ask, do you know where Sister Yin is?"

Ye Man lowered his head and stammered, "Sister Yin...she went to find Sister Tao."

Duan Yan exclaimed again, sat down in front of him, tilted her head and looked at him: "Why are you calling me Sister Yin too?"

Ye Man asked doubtfully: "I...she is older than me, shouldn't I call her sister?"

Duan Yan asked: "Are you familiar with Sister Yin?"

"They helped me. I work in their store." Ye Man whispered.

Duan Yan recalled what he had just said and asked, "You just said that Sister Yin went to see Miss Tao. Why?"

After hearing this, Ye Man lowered his head even more. Duan Yan laughed and said, "Your head is about to hit the table!" He then raised his head a little, his face a little pale, and told her what happened slowly and hesitantly.

Duan Yan bit a candied haws and nodded, "I see."

Ye Man lowered his eyes and waited for her to say that he was useless. He waited for a long time but nothing came. When he looked up again, he saw an enlarged candied haws swaying in front of him.

"Do you want to eat it? I originally bought it for Sister Yin, but she's not here and it can't be wasted! You eat it." Duan Yan said with a smile.

Ye Man shook his head and refused: "No, I don't want to eat."

Duan Yan took back her hand and guessed casually: "Do you feel very guilty? Do you think it was because of you that Miss Tao was captured?"

Ye Man was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"You don't have to think like that." Duan Yan said, "If he wasn't a bad guy, none of this would have happened."

Ye Man said in a muffled voice: "I know, but I am weak, that's the truth."

Duan Yan shook her hands and said, "That's not true. If you start practicing martial arts from now on, you won't be weak anymore."

Ye Man raised his head instantly, then lowered it again, and said in a very soft voice: "I...can I still practice at this age?"

Duan Yan smiled and said, "Of course!" She thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I can teach you and be your master, isn't that great?"

Ye Man was a little skeptical. This pretty girl in front of him looked about the same age as him. Could she also teach people martial arts?

"Hey!" Duan Yan saw through his thoughts at a glance and slapped the table in dissatisfaction. "Do I look weak? I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and now I am the second head of the Soul Devouring Hall. Sister Yin even went to investigate and found that no one is younger than I was when I was the head!"

She smiled proudly: "Isn't it not bad for me to be your master?"

Ye Man's eyes brightened up a lot, and he stammered, "Is it really possible? But I, I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Duan Yan said: "Don't worry, with me as your master, how bad can you be?"

Ye Man was a little excited, and his face turned red. He smiled a few times and said, "Can I really do this? I want to be your disciple. What should I do?"

Duan Yan smiled with eyes curved, handed over the candied haws, and said, "You take the candied haws, and I take you, how about that?"

Ye Man did not hesitate this time. He took a big bite and stood up to kneel on one knee to worship her, but was stopped by Duan Yan.

"That's not necessary. After all, we are about the same age." Duan Yan said, "Good disciple, what is your name? How old are you?"

Ye Man sat up again and answered, "Ye as in leaves, Man as in satisfaction. I am fifteen this year."

Duan Yan smiled and said, "I'm fifteen too. My name is Duan Yan." She touched her lips with the candied haws. "Duan means... uh, I'll write it to you later!"

Ye Man smiled and said, "No need, I know which two words they are."

When Duan Yan heard this, she felt a little dissatisfied. How come she, as a master, didn't know as many words as her apprentice?

"A good disciple should not show off his knowledge in front of his master!" Duan Yan said seriously.

Ye Man lowered his head and said, "I understand."

Duan Yan said, "I just said it casually! I didn't really think that way. I'm not that pedantic. Like my previous master, if I talked back to him, he would punish me by making me squat. Every time, it was my brother who begged for mercy on my behalf."

Ye Man asked: "Master, do you have a brother?"

Duan Yan nodded heavily and said, "Yes, my brother is the best person to me."

Speaking of Duan Ran, she remembered why he was so busy these past two days. It was to look for Miss Tao! He didn't even tell her.

She asked why there was no one in the bed in the morning, but someone came back late at night.

Duan Yan was so angry that she bit the candied haws until it made a crunching sound. Ye Man hesitated and said, "Master... don't you want the apprenticeship gift?"

Duan Yan shook her head: "No, I don't care about these. If you have something delicious in the future, just don't forget the master."

Ye Man nodded and glanced at the rag doll in her arms. To be honest, the embroidery skills were a bit rough. It just so happened that he was quite good at making these things. If Meng Yin and the others had not been leaving, he would have become Meng Yin's direct disciple.

"Master, did you make that doll yourself?" Ye Man asked.

Duan Yan looked down, picked it up and shook it at him, smiling, "Yeah, isn't it cute?"

"Cute..." Ye Man smiled awkwardly, "I can make these things, Master, I'll make one for you."

Duan Yan said, "Are you paying homage to me? No need. And you don't have to call me master. Just call me by my name. I will call you Ah Man from now on, okay?"

Ye Man said: "Okay, then consider it as a gift to you." He paused, "I rarely have friends of the same age."

Duan Yan smiled and said, "Okay then, I want a...a girl doll with two pigtails."

When she said that, Ye Man had a basic idea in his mind and said, "Okay, I remember it."

Duan Yan looked at the sky, stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'm going to go back to my brother and ask for justice. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you martial arts. Maybe you can't learn martial arts that are too powerful, but it's okay to learn martial arts that can protect yourself!"

After saying that, she patted Ye Man on the shoulder, like a strict teacher who had high hopes for her apprentice.

Ye Man stood up quickly and said, "I'll take you back."

Duan Yan did not refuse and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go."

The two of them walked and talked all the way. Duan Yan was very outgoing and could chat with anyone. Ye Man was affected by her mood and felt less uncomfortable.

Duan Yan was fond of everything and wanted to buy some gadgets, so Ye Man would pay for her. When Meng Yin and the other two left, Ye Man gave him a lot.

Duan Yan refused without hesitation, saying righteously that it was unreasonable for an apprentice to pay for his master, so Ye Man had to give up.

When they arrived at Gu's house, the two were talking. Duan Yan caught a glimpse of the person in front of her, smiled, held Ye Man's hand and ran forward, shouting as she ran: "Brother!"

Duan Ran turned around and saw the two people holding hands. There was no strange look on his fair face, but his eyes dimmed slightly and then returned to normal.

"Brother, when did you come back?" Duan Yan was so happy to see him come back that she forgot about what she was going to do to him and smiled brightly.

Duan Ran smiled as usual and said, "Ayan, I've met a new friend."