Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

The next day, Ren Yuan and Ye Yi got up early and waited in the lobby.

Susu yawned as she walked in and said to Ye Yi, "Miss had a conversation with her uncle last night, so gentlemen, please have breakfast first."

After speaking, he bowed and prepared to leave.

Ren Yuan stopped her and asked, "What did you talk about? Why did you chat so late?"

Su Su took a step back and replied, "This servant doesn't know either. Young Master Ren, please rest assured and enjoy your meal. Miss will naturally come to find you when she wakes up."

Ren Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, and just as he was about to ask another question, Yoruichi interrupted him.

“Young Master Ren, I advise you not to be too curious. After all, this is someone else’s residence, and we are just guests. You should refrain from asking too many questions about the host’s affairs,” Ye Yi said bluntly.

Seeing that Yoruichi had come to her rescue, Susu smiled gratefully at Yoruichi and quickly walked away.

Yoruichi was taken aback by Su Su's smile. He usually had a stern face, and not only young girls, but even timid men dared not look him in the eye. He did not expect that the little girl next to Mu Xue would actually smile at him. This made Yoruichi feel a little strange. Sure enough, those who could follow Mu Xue were not ordinary people.

Su Su ran back to Mu Xue's courtyard and bumped into Mu Xue, who had just arrived.

Mu Xue asked Su Su curiously, "Why are you running in such a panic? Is someone chasing you?"

Panting heavily, Su Su said in a wronged tone, "Miss, Su Su doesn't like that Young Master Ren." After saying that, she lowered her head.

Upon hearing this, Mu Xue became interested. Su Su was a simple-minded child, and this was the first time she had so clearly expressed that she didn't like someone.

Mu Xue asked, "Why doesn't Su Su like Brother Ren?"

"Miss, when I went to the main hall just now, that young master Ren asked some very rude questions, and his tone was quite aggressive. If it weren't for Lord Ye helping me out, Miss, anyway, SuSu doesn't like this young master Ren." SuSu said softly.

She knew it was wrong of her to have such a hostess as a customer, but she just couldn't explain why she disliked Ren Yuan's tone of voice.

Mu Xue nodded thoughtfully. She composed herself and first comforted Su Su, saying, "Alright, Su Su, I understand. If you don't like Brother Ren, then just ignore him, okay?"

Su Su hurriedly said, "Miss, that's not what I meant. Young Master Ren is your guest, and I will definitely treat him well. I just... I just don't like the tone of his voice when he asks questions. Miss, I didn't mean to complain."

"Okay, I understand. He won't stay long; he'll probably leave soon," Mu Xue said.

Su Su glanced at Mu Xue and asked, puzzled, "Wasn't Young Master Ren entrusted by the Grandmaster to protect Miss?"

Mu Xue smiled but didn't answer Su Su's question. Instead, she asked, "Is Granny Kang feeling better? Things might not be peaceful in Yu Nan City lately, so please don't go out unless necessary. Spend more time with Granny Kang for me."

"If you feel really stifled, you must listen to Butler Wang and have him take you out. He will make all the arrangements for you," Mu Xue instructed.

Judging from Mu Xue's words, it seemed like she was explaining something. Was she going out again? Su Su was puzzled, but still nodded in agreement.

Last night, Mu Xue suddenly felt that the bottleneck in the Vast Expanse Technique had loosened slightly, and she felt that she should set off to the Vast Expanse Mountains again.

She firmly believes that only real-world combat experience can fundamentally improve one's abilities.

She planned to venture into the Cangmang Mountains again. She had a premonition that if she could break through the bottleneck this time, she would definitely regain her full strength and even reach a higher level.

She really dislikes this feeling of being constantly suppressed!

When Mu Xue and Cang Lin met up and found Ye Yi, he and Ren Yuan were already waiting in the pavilion outside the cellar.

The two occupied one side of the room, neither looking at the other, yet both wary of each other.

Mu Xue's lips twitched as she watched.

Cang Lin, not one to shy away from stirring things up, said, "Oh dear, are you two having a tiff?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan was the first to jump up. He shouted angrily, "Little Xue, you be the judge! He was just showing concern for you, and Ye Yi beat me up without any reason!"

Only then did Mu Xue and Cang Lin notice that Ren Yuan's fair face suddenly had a panda eye.

Mu Xue immediately covered her mouth to stop the laughter from escaping.

But Cang Lin was different. He burst into laughter and didn't forget to make a sarcastic remark: "Hahaha, Young Master Ren, your makeup is quite nice today! What kind of makeup is this?"

Ren Yuan said angrily, "I'm not wearing makeup!"

At the same moment, Mu Xue answered Cang Lin's question: "Smoky eye makeup!"

The two spoke at the same time, and even Yoruichi, who had been keeping a cold face, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ren Yuan was about to pounce when Yoruichi pressed the hilt of her sword against his chest.

Mu Xue spoke up promptly: "Alright, we have important business to attend to today. Stop fooling around."

After saying that, she winked at Yoruichi when Ren Yuan wasn't looking.

Cang Lin couldn't help but smile when he saw Mu Xue's mischievous appearance.

Wang Heping lit a small lamp and led the group down to the cellar.

Although it's called a cellar, apart from the lack of windows, it's not much different from a dungeon, with one entire wall covered in all sorts of horrifying torture instruments.

Afraid that Mu Xue would be scared, Cang Lin stood directly in front of her, blocking most of her view with his body, which left Mu Xue speechless.

She patted Cang Lin on the shoulder and said, "Uncle, you're my eyes now."

"Xiao Xuexue, why don't you go upstairs and wait for us? I'm going to find out everything about him, from his ancestors to the eight generations back!" Cang Lin said, rubbing his fists together in anticipation.

Mu Xue impatiently slapped Cang Lin away and walked up to Liu Yi, who had been pinned to the wall overnight.

She had changed back into women's clothing, but her face was still disguised. Apart from Ren Yuan, everyone here knew her true face.

She picked up the slender whip from the table, examined it carefully, and then, before anyone could react, she lashed out at Liu Yi with ruthless force and a tricky angle.

"Ah!!!" A scream came from Liu Yi's mouth.

This lash jolted Liu Yi, who was in a coma, awake!

He writhed on the wall like a maggot, muttering repeatedly, "I really don't know anything!!"

At this moment, there was not a single good spot on Liu Yi's body, and his mental state was very poor.

It's obvious that Cang Lin must have done something else last night.

Mu Xue tilted her head and glanced at Cang Lin. Cang Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "Well, I just couldn't sleep, so I wandered around and ended up here. I just came in to chat with him. That's all. Really."

Ren Yuan: Hehe.

Yoruichi: Can chatting really turn people into this?

Mu Xue smiled and asked, "How was it? Uncle, did you have a good chat?"