The little sister is a troublemaker

Half a month ago, at the top of Longyan Mountain, inside Lingxiao Palace.

The master and the disciple sat on the ground with the unfinished chess game from yesterday in front of them.

"After so many years of living a carefree life, I still have some responsibilities to fulfill."

"Master, what do you mean? We are not playing chess today?" Li Mulan was puzzled by her master's incoherent words.

"Humph, playing chess with you is a waste of time. Even if you memorize all the chess records in the world, your head is full of straw."

Li Mulan was very dissatisfied, "At least Xiaojiu has a good memory. It's not easy to remember so many chess records."

Mo Yan knocked her head in frustration, "Did your teacher teach you how to play chess just to make you memorize the chess manual? You are so stupid."

Li Mulan curled her lips and said, "I'm not interested in this."

"So what are you interested in? Are you interested in chasing tigers all over the mountains?"

Li Mulan touched her nose and said, "That's more interesting indeed."

Mo Yan sighed, "Xiao Jiu, how long have you been following me?"

Li Mulan felt that her master seemed to have Alzheimer's disease. "It's been thirteen years."

"I have been thinking about the time when you first came here."

"Master is old, and old people always miss the past."

Mo Yan glared at this unreliable disciple with a bad temper, "Have you ever thought about looking for your relatives in these years?"

Li Mulan paused, looking somewhat confused, "Didn't Master say that everyone was dead?"

Mo Yan sighed, "Master sent people to investigate that year, and few people passed by that area. Based on the time you appeared, I guess you were a prisoner who was exiled from Kyoto and passed by there. It was just such a coincidence that the earth dragon turned over and killed many people. So Master guessed that your family might be gone, but I can't be sure."

"Then what did Master find out this time?"

Mo Yan's expression remained unchanged. "I can't be sure whether it is true or not. This is your own business. You are an adult now, so you should go and have a look yourself."

"What if not?"

"No... Then come back. You've been through this for so many years. Could it be that it still has any effect on you?"

Li Mulan grinned and patted her chest in pretend fear, "I was so scared, I thought Master didn't want me anymore and wanted to drive me down the mountain."

"Bah! Chase you away? If I chase you away, won't you come back on your own?"

Li Mulan nodded in agreement, "That's right!"

Mo Yan choked and waved his hands in disgust, "Go away, go away, I get angry when I see you."

"Hey, Master, you won't be able to see Xiaojiu for a while after I leave this time. Won't you miss me?"

Mo Yan sneered, "Just don't cause me any trouble."

"How could I cause any trouble? It's always me that is the trouble." Li Mulan said confidently, not feeling that there was anything wrong at all.

"Okay, let's go down the mountain tomorrow. It's too noisy."

*

A remote village in Xiangyun City, full of exiled people, the government arranged them here for easy management.

"Dad, that's my sister, it must be." Li Xi's face was full of excitement, and his usually gray face turned a little rosy, making him look more energetic.

"Yes, brother, I saw it too. The scar at the corner of the eye is exactly the same as the one Lan'er had when she was a child. And her appearance is 70% similar to that of sister-in-law. It must be Lan'er. Lan'er is not dead." The speaker was Li Yun, the third son of the Li family. He was now 25 years old. He was only 12 years old when he was exiled. He loved his lovely little niece so much that he carried her in his arms and on his back all day long.

Li Da is Li Yi, the eldest son of the Li family. People here are not used to calling by name, so they just keep calling him Li Da. He looked at his father who had been silent, and said, "Dad."

The head of the Li family, the former Taifu Li Cong, had gray hair and was very thin, but his eyes were still firm and wise.

"Do you think so?"

Li Yi's eyes were slightly red. "No matter the age or the appearance, or the scar at the corner of the eye, she is the same as Lan'er."

"It must be my sister. My sister and I are twins. People say we have connection. When I saw her today, I knew it was my sister. Grandfather, please believe me." Li Xi was very excited, and his face was full of hope, which made people reluctant to disappoint him.

"Second brother, go and find out tomorrow where the person lives?" Li Cong ordered the second brother Xun who had been silent.

Li Xun, the second son of the Li family, is now 29 years old. He is the wisest person in the Li family besides Li Cong. If he had not been exiled, he would have been able to shine in Kyoto, and even be better than his father Li Cong.

"I know, Dad. I'll go after work tomorrow."

Li Cong nodded, "It's enough for us to know about this matter. No one else should mention it, especially the eldest brother's wife. Boss, Xi'er, you should be more careful."

Li Yi nodded, "I understand, Dad."

Li Xi pursed his lips and nodded. He knew what his grandfather meant. Mother was deeply shocked when her sister was washed away by the river. She went crazy for two years and then slowly recovered. She never mentioned her sister again after that. But Li Xi knew that mother missed her sister the most, but she didn't dare to mention it or think about it...

*

The next morning, Li Mulan walked out of the room with a tired look on her face.

Huo Yuanruo and Qingyu had already gotten up, and even Chu Jie got up early. Today he changed into the new clothes that sister Qingyu gave him, and looked particularly energetic.

"Uncle Junior, were you a thief last night?" The two dark circles under his eyes made Huo Yuanruo laugh out loud, "You are so funny, it looks like someone punched you in the eyes."

Li Mulan rolled her eyes at him and sat down listlessly. She had no appetite at all when looking at the breakfast on the table.

Qingyu handed over a bowl of porridge and said, "I didn't eat anything last night, so eat something now."

"What's wrong with Sister Lan? Didn't you sleep well last night?" Chu Jie was a little worried.

Li Mulan gently stirred the bowl with a spoon, "I've been dreaming all night, I'm so tired."

"Then go and rest after dinner. There's nothing urgent anyway."

Li Mulan nodded and glanced at Huo Yuanruo who had already finished two bowls of porridge. "Yuanyuan, go help me with something later."

Huo Yuanruo raised his head proudly, "I know, you want to ask about those people from yesterday? I have already checked, they are now living in a village on the outskirts of the city, called Yongxing Village. Many people who were exiled from Kyoto were placed in that area for easy management."

Li Mulan looked at him seriously and waited for him to continue. Huo Yuanruo felt a little guilty. "That's all I found out. As for why he was exiled and where in Kyoto he was from, I have to go to the government to find out. Um... I'm going to go to the City Lord's Mansion. Fourth Senior Brother said that if you have any questions when you get here, go find the City Lord."

Li Mulan nodded and took out a token from her small cloth bag. It was black and had the word "Shangguan" written on it. It was the token given to her by her fourth senior brother Shangguan Jing. "Take the token and go over there. Don't cause any trouble."

"understood."