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"Masako, please sit down."

Qin Suiyou smiled and nodded. "Thank you."

Liu Yao returned a simple, toothy grin and said, "You're welcome."

Du Heng not only taught him martial arts, but also told him that when someone says "thank you" to him, especially their young master (Zhengjun), he should reply with "you're welcome" or "you're welcome," instead of expressing any fear or trepidation.

After Qin Suiyou sat down next to him, He Dabao stopped paying attention to Wei Ming and started talking to Qin Suiyou.

"Zhengjun, when did the boss regain his fighting strength? And he's so strong right away. If I hadn't reminded him, Wei Ming would have given up long ago."

Just as he finished speaking, a loud "bang" was heard, and Wei Ming was thrown to the courtyard gate by Beitang Yan. Probably because the recoil was quite strong, he crashed into a pillar behind him.

Once the "culprit" was no longer obstructed, he took off running towards Qin Suiyou, shouting as he ran, "Wife! Aren't I amazing!"

Du Heng and Liu Yao were already used to it, but He Dabao, seeing his boss's worthless appearance, shrank back and exclaimed "Oh dear!"

As Wei Ming, whose blood and qi had been calming down, watched Bei Tangyan's impatient back, his lips twitched involuntarily.

Qin Suiyou raised his hand to stop Beitang Yan from getting too close, saying, "You're covered in dust."

Knowing his wife was a clean person, Beitang Yan was perceptive enough not to insist on getting too close. Moreover, after glancing at his dusty clothes, he felt a bit disgusted with himself and said, "I'll go change my clothes and be right back."

The moment he finished speaking, he vanished without a trace.

"Huh, was the boss's movement speed really that fast before?"

As soon as He Dabao voiced his question, Wei Ming, who had walked over, shook his head.

"No, unless the boss was hiding his true abilities before."

They were all personal guards who had followed Beitang Yan for many years. Before officially becoming personal guards, they trained together. Every member of the personal guards was very familiar with Beitang Yan's skills.

"Hiss~ So that's when the boss regained his skills and also improved his own?"

After all, they had known each other for many years, and they felt that Beitang Yan was not the kind of person who would deliberately hide his talents. In the end, there was no reason for him to hide his talents.

After they finished speaking, their eyes turned to Qin Suiyou.

He Dabao asked, "Zhengjun, do you know what happened?"

Qin Suiyou looked up at the two of them and slightly parted his lips.

"I don't know, you'll have to ask the person involved."

Upon hearing this, He Dabao's expectant expression faded, and he chuckled and said, "Then let's forget about it. It's a good thing that your skills have improved, so we don't need to investigate further."

As he spoke, He Dabao tugged at Wei Ming and said, "Right?"

Wei Ming nodded. "Mm."

Qin Suiyou smiled, and then heard Du Heng say, "Young Master, Liu Yao has made good progress in his studies these past few days, but he is still a bit slow-witted. Are there any missions coming up? I was thinking of giving him some practice."

"is it?"

After Qin Suiyou said that, Liu Yao immediately stood up to demonstrate. Before Qin Suiyou could say anything, Liu Yao had already taken the initiative.

After a series of moves, Liu Yao's punches and kicks knocked down a large number of sturdy sycamore leaves, which then drifted down onto the people under the tree.

Qin Suiyou picked a leaf that was about to slide from his head to his face, and Beitang Yan, who had already changed his clothes, helped him brush the fallen leaves off his clothes and the rattan chair.

Having already stopped exerting his strength, Liu Yao looked at the scene of several people brushing the fallen leaves off their bodies and realized what he had done. He was so frightened that he stood there helplessly, and the usually honest and simple man almost burst into tears.

Du Heng cleared his throat with two light coughs, then stood up.

"I called you just now, but why didn't you stop?"

Liu Yao's features were almost contorted in pain as he said in a trembling voice, "I think I was too engrossed in my thoughts and didn't hear you."

Upon hearing this, Du Heng sighed.

"Sigh~ You know the young master is a clean freak. Although these leaves aren't dirty, but..."

"I didn't mean to, I..."

Liu Yao really wanted to cry. Zhengjun had been so good to him, and he absolutely didn't want to upset him.

Seeing that Du Heng was almost frightening people to tears, Qin Suiyou looked at Du Heng and said, "Don't scare him."

Then, Qin Suiyou looked at Liu Yao.

"It's not that serious, don't overthink it. I may be a bit of a germaphobe, but I'm not that fussy."

After making a self-deprecating remark, Qin Suiyou pondered for a moment.

"Since you want to practice, but you don't have much experience yet, why don't you take him to pick up the person?"

"what?"

After a moment of confusion, Du Heng asked, "Who are we picking up?"

Qin Suiyou turned his head and looked around the courtyard. Seeing that Lu Yu and Lu Xi were not there, and thinking that not too many people were needed, he said, "I originally wanted to ask Lu Yu or Lu Xi to take you there, but that place is not too far. You can take Liu Yao there."

Du Heng still didn't understand what Qin Suiyou was talking about, so he was a little confused.

"What's the mission?"

Qin Suiyou slightly curled the corners of his lips, "To pick someone up."

……

"Brother Du, who are we going to pick up?"

Liu Yao had only learned to ride a horse the day before they set off, so she was still a little scared and held the reins tightly. Fortunately, the horse was trained by Uncle Ma from the Prince An's mansion, so Liu Yao didn't need to urge it on; it followed the horse that Du Heng was riding in front of her on its own.

Du Heng was a skilled horseman, and his horse was very docile. So, under Liu Yao's amazed and envious gaze, he lightly stepped on the stirrup and turned around to face Liu Yao behind him.

"Of course, we're picking up our own people."

Seeing Du Heng sitting back so calmly, Liu Yao's envy deepened.

"But our destination isn't far from Yejing City, so why do we need someone to pick us up?"

Du Heng was still speechless when he thought about what the young master had said to him.

"It's just that some people are looking for trouble, but they can't handle it themselves, so they have to go and take a look."

"But it seems like we're heading to a mountain where bandits roam all year round. Could they have been captured by bandits?"

As he spoke, Liu Yao's face began to show fear, but Du Heng still gave him the answer that terrified him.

"We're going to raid the bandits' den."

"This, this, this..."

Liu Yao started to stutter, and after a long pause, he still couldn't get the gist of it.

"Hahahahaha..."

With a pained expression, Liu Yao finally managed to regain some of her voice.

"Brother Du, what are you laughing at?"

Du Heng's smile faded, and he casually pointed to Liu Yao's saddle, saying, "Your saddle is about to fall off."

"what!"

Liu Yao cried out in surprise, his voice loud and deep, startling the birds in the distant woods, which scattered in all directions.

After screaming, Liu Yao dared not move. The horse was running at a moderate pace, but he still dared not stop it.

Seeing this, Du Heng laughed again, then turned back with a smile.

"Just kidding, the saddle's sturdy."

"Really?"

"real."

Liu Yao wasn't angry at being tricked; she just let out a long sigh of relief.

"That's good."