She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

Shen Man never expected to be so unlucky. Yesterday, she just casually pointed at someone and ended up pointing at such a powerful person.

She looked at her finger in confusion, thinking: Is my finger blessed or something? Otherwise, how could it be so accurate?

At this moment, the man in white suddenly spoke up: "You little girl, you're so young, yet you're so cunning. What will you be like when you grow up? To prevent you from harming others in the future, I must personally go to your home and teach you a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Man's eyes widened, and she quickly waved her hands in refusal, saying, "What? You want to come to my house? No way, there's no room for you at my house! Besides, we're complete strangers..."

The man in white smiled slightly and introduced himself, "My name is Li Mufeng, you can call me Young Master Li. Now, we're acquainted, aren't we?"

Shen Man looked helpless and inwardly groaned, not knowing how to deal with this sudden situation.

Seeing that things were not going well, Lanxiang hurriedly took out some silver from her purse and handed it to Li Mufeng, saying sincerely, "Young master, my daughter did mistakenly accuse you of being a thief yesterday, but there was a reason for it. To express our apology, please accept this silver and we hope you will be lenient and let my daughter and me go."

"I'm not short of money, I don't need your paltry sums. It's getting late, let's get going!" Li Mufeng flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, he had made up his mind to go home with them.

Shen Man was speechless upon hearing this. She couldn't help but think to herself, "If you're so rich, why don't you go have fun by yourself? What's with this shameless stalking of us?!"

"Are you not leaving because you want to wait for that constable to retaliate again?" Li Mufeng turned around and said to Shen Manliang.

Upon hearing his words, Shen Man quickly chased after him, blocking his way with a look of anxiety on her face: "Young Master Li, it's just my mother and me in our family. How are we supposed to explain this to the villagers now that a grown man has suddenly appeared?"

Her voice carried a hint of pleading, as if she hoped Li Mufeng could understand their difficulties.

However, Li Mufeng merely smiled slightly, a sly glint in his eyes: "With your intelligence and quick wit, you'll naturally be able to think of a solution!"

Shen Man sighed helplessly, knowing she couldn't persuade the other person to change their mind. She could only silently take Lanxiang's hand and follow Li Mufeng's steps.

The three hadn't walked far when they saw a carriage parked by the roadside. The driver, upon seeing Li Mufeng, immediately greeted him respectfully, "Young Master!"

"Get in the car! Your home is in Xiaoyao Village, Qiufeng Town. Am I right?" Li Mufeng nodded to the servant and then said to the mother and daughter.

Shen Man thought to herself, "You're kidding me. You were able to find out that we registered as female residents at the government office and know our address. Isn't that an easy thing for you?"

Shen Man and Lan Xiang exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled. They wondered who this man named Li Mufeng was and whether they could actually get on the carriage. After all, they had only known each other for a short time and found it difficult to trust him.

However, at this moment, Li Mufeng seemed to see their doubts and took the initiative to say, "Aren't you getting on the carriage? Are you planning to walk back to Xiaoyao Village?" With that, he took the lead and boarded the carriage.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Man gritted her teeth and decided to trust him this time. She helped the weak Lanxiang board the carriage together.

The atmosphere inside the car was eerily quiet throughout the journey; no one spoke. Li Mufeng picked up a book and began reading, seemingly oblivious to the mother and daughter in the car. Shen Man, on the other hand, was filled with curiosity about him, stealing glances at him every now and then.

Li Mufeng was extremely handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his features were sharply defined. Dressed in white, he appeared even more elegant and refined. Such a person seemed completely out of place in a poor, remote place like the border town.

Shen Man became increasingly curious about his identity.

Li Mufeng's carriage was clearly more comfortable than the one they had rented from the carriage shop before, and the driver's skills were also superior. Therefore, the journey was very smooth, and neither the mother nor the daughter felt any motion sickness.

However, since they had barely slept all night, when the carriage had traveled less than halfway, the mother and daughter could no longer resist the intense drowsiness and both leaned against the carriage wall and fell into a deep sleep.

After noticing that they had fallen asleep, Li Mufeng gently closed the book in his hand and then turned his gaze to Shen Man.

This little girl is only three or four years old, but she knows how to scheme against others. Her wisdom is truly remarkable.

Li Mufeng thought to himself: This little girl is really not to be underestimated. I consider myself to be exceptionally intelligent, but I still fell for her trick last night.

This was the second child he had ever seen who was so intelligent. His curiosity was piqued, and he couldn't wait to visit her home to find out what kind of family environment and educational methods could raise such a bright and clever child.

While Shen Man was still immersed in her dream, the carriage had already passed through Qiufeng Town and arrived at the entrance of Xiaoyao Village.

"Young master, we've arrived at Xiaoyao Village!" With the servant's report, Shen Man and Lanxiang were fully awake.

"Hmm. Little girl, where do you live?" Li Mufeng asked her when he saw she was awake.

"That's the little courtyard in front!"

The carriage stopped in front of Shen Man's courtyard. Li Mufeng got out of the carriage first, looked up at the house in front of him, and smiled slightly.

This place is secluded enough to be a perfect spot for peace and quiet.

"Thank you for seeing me off, Young Master Li."

Shen Man curtsied to Li Mufeng and prepared to follow Lanxiang into the house. She never took Li Mufeng's offer to stay at her house seriously; she thought that a rich young master like Li Mufeng would not be able to stand the poverty and isolation here.

Li Mufeng stopped her, saying, "Our matter is not yet resolved, so I will trouble you here for a few more days."

Shen Man stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "You really want to stay at my house?"

“Of course, a gentleman’s word is as good as his bond.” Li Mufeng smiled, the corners of his mouth turning up again.

Upon hearing this, Shen Man stomped her foot and said, "Hmph! You win! But don't regret it!" After saying that, she turned around and walked into the courtyard, ignoring Li Mufeng behind her.

Li Mufeng watched Shen Man's retreating figure, a slight smile playing on his lips, before striding after her. Upon entering the courtyard, he looked around and found that although it wasn't large, it was fairly clean and had a warm, inviting feel.

However, when he saw that there was only one house in the yard, his brows furrowed slightly.

"As you can see, my house only has one room, where would you find a place to stay?"