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"Grandmaster! Grandmaster!..."

When the children saw Mr. Cai being helped out of the carriage, they rushed forward, shouting.

"Shanbaoer, Furong, Guangdi, oh, and my little Fubaoer, come quickly, come here, let grandpa take a good look at you all grown up."

Several children came up to Mr. Cai with affectionate looks on their faces. It seemed that these children had a very close relationship with Mr. Cai.

Zhu Yuchun and several other fellow disciples saw their teacher getting off the carriage and just happened to come forward to greet him.

"Teacher, you are finally back."

"This is my junior fellow apprentice, right?"

Zhu Yuchun and others looked at Ye Changyan with joy.

"Yes, yes, this is my new disciple, Ye Changyan. Come on, everyone introduce yourselves."

As soon as Mr. Cai finished speaking and Zhu Yuchun was about to introduce himself, he saw Ye Changyan bowing towards Zhu Yuchun.

"Big Brother!"

Then he turned to Zhao Mubai, Ji Yunting, Wang Xinkuan and Lu Geang in turn.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother."

"Hey, I didn't make any mistakes!"

Zhu Yuchun and his fellow apprentices were a little surprised. They were sure that this little apprentice brother was meeting everyone for the first time. Before anyone had introduced themselves to each other, they had already identified each one of them.

"Sixth Senior Brother gave me a brief introduction on the carriage just now."

"I was wondering how this is. Come on, kids, come and meet your Junior Master Uncle. You must get along well with your Junior Master Uncle in the future."

Zhu Yuchun hurriedly called a group of children to greet Ye Changyan.

"Hello, little uncle!"

A group of children bowed politely to Ye Changyan. Then, the youngest child, Fu Baoer, looked at Ye Changyan with his eyes wide open.

"Isn't Uncle Liang a junior uncle? Why is there another junior uncle here?"

A group of people burst into laughter when they heard Fu Baoer's slightly childish voice.

Ye Changyan approached Fu Baoer, squatted down, and looked at him with a smile.

"Are you Fu Baoer?"

"Ok!"

The child's answer was decisive and clear.

Ye Changyan took out a handful of candies and handed them to Fubao.

"Little Master Uncle didn't know that you had come to the city gate to greet me. The gifts I prepared for you are all in my bag. I will get them for you when I go back later. Now have some candies to sweeten your mouth."

Fu Baoer's face was full of joy. She took the candy from Ye Changyan and said something politely.

"Thank you, little uncle."

Ye Changyan took out some candies and handed them to the other three children, Shan Baoer and Zhao Guangdi, one eleven years old and the other ten years old. They were both grown-up boys and knew how to be polite. They refused twice before reaching out to take the candies and politely thanked Ye Changyan.

The only girl, Furong, just turned eight years old and is in the process of changing her teeth, but she has a rather tsundere personality.

"I'm not a three-year-old kid anymore. Eating sweets will damage my teeth. I don't want any candy!"

There was a sudden burst of laughter at the scene. Fu Baoer, who had a candy in his mouth, tasted the deliciousness of it and quickly reached out his hand.

"Uncle Junior Master, I've only just turned five. Sister Furong doesn't want me. Can you give me to her?"

There was another round of laughter. Ye Changyan reached out and scratched Fu Baoer's nose, then stuffed the handful of candies in his hand into Fu Baoer's outstretched little hand.

Then he took out a small handful and handed it to Furong.

"Your name is Furong, right? I guess you are in the process of changing your teeth, so you should eat less candy. But it's not that you can't eat it. We just have to be careful not to eat too much."

Ye Changyan smiled at Furong. Furong looked at her father Ji Yunting behind her doubtfully. When she saw Ji Yunting smiling and nodding at her, she politely thanked Ye Changyan and reached out to take it.

"Uncle Master, this candy of yours tastes exactly like the candy I had at Duke Yan's mansion. Mother said this candy costs five taels of silver per bag, and ordinary people may not be able to buy it even if they have the money."

Liang Jingcheng and Mr. Cai were a little shocked to hear what Zhao Guangdi said. This delicious candy was actually sold for five taels of silver per bag in Shengjing.

Zhu Yuchun and his fellow apprentice brothers all noticed the changes in the expressions of Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng, and were a little confused, but they heard Ye Changyan asking Zhao Guangdi.

"Guangdi, do you like this kind of candy?"

Seeing Zhao Guangdi nodded, Ye Changyan looked at Zhao Guangdi with a smile.

"If Guangdi likes to eat it, Junior Master has brought a lot. Let's go back and I'll get it for you."

"And me, and me."

Fu Baoer, just after putting the second candy into his mouth, heard Ye Changyan and Zhao Guangdi say this, and hurriedly raised his hand to sign up for Ye Changyan.

Everyone burst into laughter again, and then they heard Zhao Mubai speak.

"Teacher, Junior Brother, this city gate is crowded with people coming and going, it's not a good place to talk, let's go back and talk slowly later."

Just when Mr. Cai was about to agree, he remembered Sang Li in the carriage behind him.

"Look at my memory. I was so busy reminiscing with you that I forgot about the young man in the carriage behind me."

Zhao Mubai, Zhu Yuchun and others then noticed that there were two more carriages behind the teacher's carriage.

Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng started joking with the group of children in front of them and forgot about Sang Li. After hearing what Mr. Cai mentioned, Liang Jingcheng hurriedly ran towards the carriage behind.

Soon, Zhao Mubai and others saw a young man in foreign costumes getting off the carriage at the back with a smile on his face, followed by several followers.

"This is you, Mr. Sang Li, the young master of Youshui City. You are here to study in Shengjing."

Mr. Cai briefly introduced himself to everyone, and then the two sides greeted each other.

"Foreign ministers entering the capital must report to the Honglu Temple as soon as possible. The Honglu Temple has not yet closed, so why not let me take the young city lord and his party to the Honglu Temple."

Lu Ge'ang was a good friend of the Right Secretary of the Honglu Temple. He looked up at the sky and offered a suggestion.

When You Xin, the steward of Sang Li, heard this, he thought that it would be easier to get things done if he had someone in the court. They were unfamiliar with the place and didn't even know which direction the gate of the Honglu Temple faced. It would be great if Cai Lao's disciple could lead the way personally.

You Xin nodded to Sang Li, and Sang Li politely bowed to thank Lu Geang.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Master Lu."

After saying this, Sang Li thanked Cai Lao and the others again. Then, under the leadership of Lu Ge'ang, he was the first to enter the city gate and headed towards the Honglu Temple.

Cai Lao and his group also got on the carriage and followed him into the city gate.

The gatekeeper bowed and nodded, and with a smile on his face, he escorted Mr. Cai and his party into the city gate. Then he turned around and gave a fierce look to the new recruit.

The veteran soldier on the side then looked at the rookie with a smile.

"You must learn your lesson this time. You must be more careful in the future. This city gate is a place where all kinds of people gather. Maybe the insignificant person in front of you is actually a big Buddha."