Why are you trying to steal her destiny? She's the little ancestor of the Xuanmen sect!

Wow! Another courtyard house!

Xiao Jiu Jiu stood at the door, looking at the huge courtyard house, her heart filled with surprise.

That's not cheap!

Grandpa has prepared everything!

Qin Yuhai was also quite surprised to see the size of the courtyard house: "Xiao Jiu, did your grandfather leave this to you?"

At first, they thought that Xiao Jiu Jiu's grandfather was just a down-on-his-luck fortune teller.

Now it seems we were wrong, everything was wrong, terribly wrong!

This is hardly a down-on-his-luck fortune teller.

They're rolling in money!

Even if the Qin family is rich, they can't buy a courtyard house here. Many people's courtyard houses are ancestral homes and are not for sale to the public.

Little Jiu Jiu rarely saw her uncle so relaxed that she couldn't hold back her emotions and chuckled softly, "This place is still very beautiful, isn't it? This was left to me by Grandpa."

Outside the courtyard, you can see some trees bursting out from inside.

Just by looking at the entire outer wall, you can tell this place is pretty good; the location is top-notch.

"Yes, your grandfather was remarkable."

Qin Yuhai nodded and unloaded several large boxes from the car.

He asked with some doubt, "Are all these books stored in this yard? Don't you read any of your other books?"

"Okay, put them all here."

Xiao Jiu Jiu touched the box, a smile on her face: "The books inside are all high-level items."

Grandpa said I shouldn't aim too high; my foundation isn't solid enough yet, so I can't use these things for now.

She has already compiled the other more basic books and plans to take them home to study at her own pace.

Qin Yuhai nodded: "Okay, let's open the house and see if it needs any tidying up."

"Okay."

Xiao Jiu Jiu took out the key and opened the courtyard gate.

Surprisingly, there weren't many fallen leaves in the yard; it had been swept very clean.

This doesn't look like it's been uninhabited for a long time.

Someone's here!

"Hello, is anyone here?" Little Jiu Jiu shouted at the top of her lungs, her round, grape-like eyes looking around.

No one was found.

Qin Yuhai frowned and said, "There's no one here. It doesn't look very lively. The electricity meter next to us is also out of power."

"In that case, how about we don't go in and go somewhere else?" Xiao Jiujiu tugged at Qin Yuhai's sleeve.

Qin Yuhai asked, puzzled, "You're afraid? You think you can be afraid?"

"Of course I'm not afraid, it just feels weird." Xiao Jiu Jiu scratched her head.

Qin Yuhai patted her on the shoulder: "That's fine, what are you afraid of? Just go in."

Little Nine-Nine: ...

Okay, I'll listen to my uncle.

Once inside the dark room, Xiao Jiu Jiu was no longer afraid.

She opened her eyes wide and looked around. "I found the window."

After opening the window, all the light from outside shone in, making the room bright and clear.

"This room is so clean, it must have just been cleaned, right?" Qin Yuhai reached out and touched the shelf; there wasn't a speck of dust.

Logically, this place should be covered in dust and cobwebs, and smell musty.

But now, none of that is left.

"That's strange!"

Xiao Jiu Jiu touched her chin, her brows furrowing: "What's going on? This doesn't look like an empty room."

"This is very strange." Qin Yuhai put the books on the shelf. "I guess someone comes to clean them regularly."

Xiao Jiu Jiu and Qin Yu Hai put the books away, clapped their hands, and looked around with satisfaction: "This study is really antique, but there aren't any books at all, that's strange."

Everything inside the house had been cleaned out; there wasn't even a single ornament left, just empty shelves.

Now that the shelves are filled with books, she is much more satisfied.

"Okay, let's go!"

Xiao Jiujiu tugged at Qin Yuhai's sleeve.

Qin Yuhai said, "These books are left here without any lock. Won't someone come and steal them?"

“I noticed that those people are particularly interested in your grandfather’s things.”

Xiao Jiu Jiu and Qin Yu Hai came out together and closed the door: "It's okay, I just saw something interesting."

"what?"

Qin Yuhai asked curiously.

Xiao Jiu Jiu pointed to the study: "There is a formation in this study."

I just secretly placed a book in the array's core, and the array has been activated; nothing inside can be taken out now.

"These mysterious things aren't very scientific," Qin Yuhai sighed softly.

Since recognizing Xiao Jiu, there has been nothing scientific about him anymore.

Xiao Jiu Jiu laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You've already seen a ghost, do you still need science?"

"Too."

The uncle and nephew turned around with smiles, but their smiles froze on their faces.

"Who are you?" Xiao Jiu Jiu asked first.

Standing outside the door was an old man with white hair and a youthful face, dressed in a gray Tang suit, holding a watering can and watering a few flowers in the corner.

Qin Yuhai asked, "May I ask who you are?"

He asked tentatively, but felt a little uneasy.

They didn't know when this old man appeared; they hadn't encountered him when they came in.

I didn't hear any footsteps when I came out.

Either they have special skills, or...

He looked down and saw that the old man had a shadow, and that his feet were firmly planted on the ground.

"Little girl, you must be Liu Juanbai?" The old man slowly put down the kettle, straightened up, and looked at Xiao Jiujiu with a kind expression.

Xiao Jiu Jiu was stunned for a moment after not hearing anyone call her name for a long time, then nodded: "Yeah."

Grandpa, I've never seen you before!

Big eyes, big question.

The old man chuckled softly: "Just call me Grandpa Li. Your grandfather and I are... friends, I suppose."

"Grandpa's friend?"

Xiao Jiu Jiu blinked, her mind filled with even more confusion.

She had met all of her grandfather's friends, but she had never heard her grandfather mention this Grandpa Li before.

"Xiao Jiu, stay away."

Qin Yuhai pulled Xiao Jiujiu behind him, his face serious.

The timing of this old man's appearance was too strange; he had to be on guard.

Xiao Jiu is still a child, innocent and naive, and shouldn't be fooled.

"Haha, you guys are too nervous." Li Ru gently pushed the kettle forward.

The kettle actually flew over and landed steadily on the table.

With a light laugh, Li Ru said, "If I really wanted to harm you, you would be just like this kettle."

"Oh!"

"Little Jiu, watch out!"

Qin Yuhai was startled and immediately lay down with Xiao Jiujiu in his arms.

Xiao Jiu Jiu, forced to lie on the ground: ...

"Uncle, get up, you're heavy." Xiao Jiu Jiu reached out her little hand and pushed Qin Yu Hai off her.

She was standing there perfectly fine, the water was a million miles away from her, and it couldn't hit her.

Now look what happened, he scraped his skin while lying on the ground.

Qin Yuhai said with lingering fear, "That was too dangerous, Xiao Jiu."

Li Ru had only lightly pushed the kettle with his palm, and the kettle exploded.

“Just like Grandpa Li said, if he really has bad intentions, we’re doomed.” Xiao Jiujiu patted Qin Yuhai’s arm.

Reaching out her hand, Xiao Jiujiu said in a childish, aggrieved voice, "Uncle, you just pounced on me, and my hand hurts."

"Let me see."

Qin Yuhai took Xiao Jiujiu's hand and looked at it, feeling extremely distressed: "It's all my fault, I didn't handle it well and you got hurt."

"Young man, you're still too impulsive. You can't do that next time."

Li Ru stroked his beard and took a medicine bottle out of his pocket. "Here you go."

"Thank you, senior."

Qin Yuhai thanked him, opened the bottle, scooped out some ointment, and applied it to the scraped area of ​​Xiao Jiujiu.

"What is this?" Qin Yuhai asked.

Little Jiu Jiu twitched her nose: "Is this wound medicine? The formula has been changed, it's a bit different from the one Grandpa made before."

"You're so sensitive to this nose?" Li Ru's eyes lit up.

Xiao Jiu Jiu nodded: "I've smelled it. Grandpa said it's genuine wound medicine, which is rare."

“Of course it’s rare. Some of the medicinal herbs inside can’t be used now because they’re from protected animals. I’ve had to change the recipe for just musk seven or eight times.” Li Ru shook his head helplessly.

Qin Yuhai, somewhat embarrassed, said from the side, "The most important thing is to protect the environment; it's necessary."

"Yes, protect the environment." Li Ru nodded casually.

Xiao Jiu Jiu looked at him and asked, "Grandpa Li, I've never seen you before, why is that?"

“Your grandfather rarely goes back to the capital, so naturally he doesn’t see me. And I, this old man, don’t want to leave this place either,” Li Ru said, sighing.

Qin Yuhai nodded politely to him: "Uncle Li, hello, I am Xiao Jiu's uncle."

"Well, I know."

Li Ru smiled and said, "I heard you're a detective, and you must be quite good at solving cases. I think you have good potential, but it's a pity you're a bit old."

Qin Yuhai: ...

“Selaginella…”

Li Ru read it aloud, then looked at Xiao Jiu Jiu: "What a nice name."

Xiao Jiu Jiu chuckled and looked at him, "Grandpa Li, you can just call me Xiao Jiu."

"Yes, Xiao Jiu."

Li Ru nodded and looked at Qin Yuhai: "What brings you here today?"

"I'm here to store my books. Grandpa has so many books; I brought them up from my hometown. I just wanted to come here and look at them today."

"I never expected to meet you, Grandpa Li." Little Jiu Jiu looked at Li Ru sincerely with her beautiful big eyes.

Qin Yuhai then asked, "Uncle Li, what brings you here? We thought this place had been uninhabited for a long time."

"Indeed, no one has set foot in this place since that old geezer Liu Huai left."

Li Ru pointed to the next door: "My courtyard is right next door. We've been neighbors since our ancestors' time."

Grandpa Xiao Jiu is away, so he asked me to look after this yard. I have someone come and clean it every now and then.

"I just finished cleaning it today."

"Oh~"

Xiao Jiu Jiu suddenly realized, "Oh, I see! Thank you, Grandpa Li!"

Qin Yuhai also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He said the house was unusually clean, apparently because someone was cleaning it.

"Grandpa Li, thank you for your hard work!" Little Jiu Jiu said with a smile, looking especially adorable.

Li Ru waved his hand: "I'm not tired. I hire someone to clean it. I just came to water the flowers."

"Then I'll tidy up here." Qin Yuhai looked around, preparing to find a broom to clean up the things.

Li Ru raised his hand: "No need, I'll find someone to clean it up."

He glanced down at Xiao Jiu Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, would you like to learn martial arts? It can help you protect yourself."

"Does learning martial arts require getting up early?" Xiao Jiu Jiu blinked her curled eyelashes and looked at Li Ru with her bright eyes.

Li Ru nodded: "In principle, yes, it is necessary."

If you're going to practice martial arts, you have to get up at five in the morning to practice horse stance and learn basic skills, and the difficulty level has to be increased day by day.

The kung fu you've learned isn't just some simple fist and footwork; it's powered by internal energy.

Just like I did just now.

"Is this internal energy? Is it like the golden elixir or something in TV shows?" Qin Yuhai was also a little curious.

Li Ru: ...

"No, that's all an illusion. Internal energy is just a kind of qigong. I just have internal energy, so my attacks hurt more."

"I don't have any golden core or anything like that on me, it's just true qi." Li Ru repeatedly denied it.

If such a thing existed, the world wouldn't be like this.

Qin Yuhai seemed to be deep in thought.

"I have a question!" Little Jiu Jiu raised her hand.

Li Ru looked at her: "What's wrong, Xiao Jiu?"

"Will this take a very long time to learn?" Xiao Jiujiu stared at Li Ru, her eyes full of doubt.

Nodding, Li Ru said, "Not only do you need to study for a long time, but you also need to practice often. It's best to get up and practice martial arts every morning."

"This is something that takes a long time and requires a lot of perseverance." Xiao Jiu Jiu clenched her fist, her little face serious.

Qin Yuhai nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, Xiao Jiu, would you like to learn it? If you don't want to learn it, I can teach you something else."

Although he lacked internal energy, he at least learned martial arts.

Li Ru also said, "It's good that you have this awareness."

Under the approving gazes of the two adults, Xiao Jiu shook her head vigorously: "I don't want to get up so early to practice martial arts, I don't want to learn martial arts, I don't want to learn martial arts!"

Over the years, she has persisted in learning fortune telling.

He's still only a half-baked amateur.

Since she got together with her father, her divination skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and she can't learn anything else.

Li Ru said disappointedly, "You seem like a good prospect for martial arts, why don't you reconsider?"

"Does Grandpa Li really want someone to learn martial arts?" Little Jiu Jiu looked at Li Ru expectantly.

Li Ru nodded: "It would be good if my internal strength could be passed down."

You know, not many people want to learn it now; they're all afraid of hardship, and adults don't want to send their children here either.

I do have one or two promising talents at home, but they're not quite as good as you.

Looking at Xiao Jiu Jiu, Li Ru's eyes held a hint of expectation: "Xiao Jiu Jiu, do you really not want to learn?"

"Sigh, it's because I'm getting old, otherwise I'd like to learn it." Qin Yuhai sighed.

Shaking her head, Xiao Jiujiu's eyes gleamed: "I don't want to learn, but I can introduce you to some good students!"

"Oh? You can find good prospects?" Li Ru looked at Xiao Jiujiu in surprise.

Xiao Jiu Jiu smiled and said, "Of course, there's a banquet at my house in a few days. Will Grandpa Li go?"

I'll introduce you to some good prospects later.

As she spoke, Xiao Jiujiu took out an invitation card from her pocket, then took out a pen and wrote the three characters "Grandpa Li" on the stone table.

Li Ru glanced at the writing and couldn't help but shake his head: "Your handwriting is about the same as your grandfather's, like a dog's crawl."

Little Nine-Nine: ...

"Pfft!" Qin Yuhai couldn't help but laugh.

After chatting for a few moments, Qin Yuhai glanced at his watch and said, "Uncle Li, I need to take Xiao Jiu with me now; we have other things to attend to."

"Well, let's go."

Li Ru waved his hand, "Be careful on the road."

"Goodbye, Grandpa Li~" Xiao Jiu Jiu turned and left with Qin Yu Hai in her hand. When they passed the moon gate, Xiao Jiu Jiu looked back.

Grandpa Li has disappeared.

Xiao Jiu Jiu was very surprised: "How could they suddenly disappear?"

"This must be internal strength and lightness skill, right? It's amazing!" Qin Yuhai's eyes also showed a hint of envy.

After all, who didn't dream of being a martial arts hero when they were young?

After the two left, Li Ru stood on the wall watching the car drive away: "Liu Huai, is this what you were willing to risk your life to change...?"