I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Liu Anhe already knows.

The recipe is the foundation of Liu Nanjia's shop.

They are usually strictly restricted from entering the kitchen.

Putting aside how suspicious his insistence on staying in the store under these circumstances was.

He genuinely doesn't want to do that now.

Sitting in the carriage now, listening to the noise around me, I felt even more certain that I had done the right thing.

He likes his current life and shouldn't try to ruin it.

Once Liu Anhe had figured things out, he put his parents' instructions out of his mind and started chatting with Xiao Hu and the others from time to time, making the car even more lively.

Because the distance wasn't far, they soon arrived at their destination for the day—Mount Qingcheng.

After settling the carriage, the group headed up the mountain.

Actually, it was already quite lively right from where we got off the bus.

Every few steps there are vendors with stalls selling everything from food and drinks to toys.

It was even more bustling than the town's usual market.

Even the tigers, who recently thought they had gained a lot of knowledge, were filled with wonder.

Not to mention Liu Anhe, who has hardly ever left the village.

As a worldly modern person, Liu Nanjia was much calmer and only glanced at it casually at the beginning.

He then looked away and walked at the back of the group with Song Chen.

To prevent someone from getting distracted and falling behind, that would be a real problem.

Of course, she didn't forget her main task for the day. Although she didn't urge them, she subtly led the others forward.

As you walk, the number of roadside vendors gradually decreases, and the flat road turns into a sloping mountain road.

Every now and then, sedan chair bearers would carry sedan chairs past; these were ladies and young women from wealthy families.

When they come out to play, they naturally won't walk this tiring mountain road themselves; they all come in sedan chairs.

Liu Nanjia and the others naturally didn't have that option, so they could only rely on their own two legs.

Fortunately, this place is somewhat of a tourist attraction, and the road has been repaired, so it's not difficult to walk on.

Even Liu Sirou, with her short legs, insisted on walking step by step on her own, saying that she would ask her brother to carry her when she couldn't walk anymore.

The others accommodated her and walked slowly alongside her, taking the opportunity to enjoy the scenery along the way.

This was Liu Anhe's first time going up the mountain, not to work, but to "enjoy the scenery." He found that the mountains here were indeed completely different from those behind the village, and he was lost in thought, experiencing this different state of mind.

Suddenly, a voice was heard that sounded familiar and came from the sedan chair next to them.

Because of Liu Sirou's presence, their group walked slowly.

The other sedan chairs quickly overtook them, and even if they could hear the sounds inside, they couldn't make them out clearly.

But this car seems to have been maintaining a similar speed to theirs ever since.

This allowed him to hear the voices inside.

Originally, Liu Anhe had no intention of eavesdropping on other people's private affairs and didn't pay much attention to it.

But the more I listened, the more familiar one of the female voices sounded.

"Who is it? I don't know anyone who can ride in a sedan chair. No, wait, I think I know someone, Miss Cao... Yes! Isn't it Miss Cao?"

Liu Anhe had this idea, and the more he listened, the more it sounded like it.

Especially at this moment, the voice suddenly rose in pitch, allowing him to hear the content clearly:

"If you push me any further, I'll just die. I'll jump off the mountain in a minute!"

Liu Anhe was startled by these words and couldn't help but look at the sedan chair.

The person inside the sedan chair seemed to realize their earlier lapse in decorum and instructed the sedan chair bearers to speed up, and they were ahead in just a few steps.

Upon hearing those words, Liu Anhe felt somewhat unsettled.

I walked on the outermost side, closest to the sedan chair. I observed the others; they seemed not to have heard anything and were still walking and chatting.

Little Tiger was gnawing on a meat pie, while Big Tiger scolded him, "This was prepared for lunch, and you're eating it now?"

The others watched the two brothers bickering with amusement, and no one mentioned the commotion that had just occurred.

Liu Anhe was conflicted; he wasn't one to meddle in other people's business.

But the more he thought about that voice, the more convinced he became that it was Miss Cao, especially considering the content of that sentence…

After pondering for a while, he finally couldn't resist walking over to Liu Nanjia's side:

“Nan Jia, just now…did you hear something? It was…it was in the sedan chair that just passed by us, I heard people talking inside.”

Liu Nanjia looked puzzled: "What did they say? No, it was something others said in the sedan chair, it has nothing to do with us, right?"

“No…no,” Liu Anhe said anxiously, “The main thing is, the person who was speaking sounds like Miss Cao, someone who comes to the store often, and you seem to know her quite well.”

"Sister Cao? She didn't tell me she'd be here today. I did tell her. If she were coming, why wouldn't she be with us? Brother, you must have misheard."

"Is...is that so?" Liu Anhe began to doubt himself. "Maybe I misheard."

"Brother, what did you hear? It wasn't just ordinary talk, otherwise you wouldn't have come all the way here to ask me."

Seeing that Liu Anhe had so easily denied his claims and was about to let the matter drop, Liu Nanjia quickly pressed for an answer.

“Indeed,” Liu Anhe nodded honestly, repeating what he had heard.

Liu Nanjia frowned: "It is a bit serious. If it really is Sister Cao... Hey, you know what, I have recently felt that Sister Cao may have encountered something, but when I ask her, she won't tell me."

"Brother, let's be more careful later."

Liu Anhe naturally nodded in agreement.