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"Ugh …" It's me. " A person dressed in black walked out from behind the bushes in a rather sorry manner. He extended his hand to remove the dried twigs on his clothes, looking a bit embarrassed.

Bai Yaodang looked at this unfamiliar person and could not help but furrow his brows. "Your Excellency, who are you? "Why eavesdrop on our conversation?"

Since his master had already spoken, Wen Wan naturally had no reason to interfere. Taking two steps back, he retreated behind Bai Yan Tang. Although he didn't say anything, he looked at the person who came with dried up branches with a curious expression. A gentle smile appeared on his face once again.

Zhao Baiyi awkwardly stood there, thinking about the wording for a long time, then carefully explained, "I didn't eavesdrop. I just happened to walk here, and then fell down and was discovered by you guys."

There was no hint of belief in his words. His fingers moved towards his waist and touched it. "Sir, are you making fun of me?"

Zhao Baiyi was startled and quickly took two steps back. He shook his head and said, "Teacher, I wouldn't dare to tease you even if you had the guts of a student! I just came to look for my seventh brother and fell. Really, you must believe me! I didn't hear a word, I just came over! "

Bai Yutang stared blankly. His gaze flickered, and his fingers moved from the hilt of his sword. With some uncertainty, he asked, "Crown Prince?"

Zhao Baiyi coughed dryly and nodded helplessly. "Yes, I am. I am Zhao Baiyi."

"You …" Seeing his expression, Bai Yutang pondered for a moment before looking at the wide stone path on the other side of the forest. In the end, he did not ask what he wanted to ask.

Zhao Baiyi couldn't help but cough dryly again. Other than coughing for a moment, he didn't know what else to say.

Bai Yan Tang sighed lightly, "Alright, stop coughing. I believe you."

Zhao Baiyi stopped coughing and started to scratch his hair again. He lowered his head, not daring to look at Bai Yan Tang.

Wen Wan revealed a faint smile. "Uncle, please speak. I will go and see my second brother." Ye Zichen nodded towards Zhao Baiyi with a smile, then turned around and walked into a distant room, covering the door.

Seeing this student that he had not seen for ten years, he was momentarily at a loss for words. He walked over to a pavilion and said, "Come over here first, let's sit down and talk."

"Yes!" Zhao Baiyi replied. He followed Baiyadang over and sat down somewhat stiffly.

After a moment of silence, it was still Bai Yutang who spoke first. "Is everything alright?"

Zhao Baiyi stared blankly for a moment, then nodded his head, "It's all very good. Big brother already has four sons. I also want to get married and have children. Everything is fine."

"Prime Minister Yan has done me a great favor. However, seven years ago, I was unable to see what had happened to him. As a disciple, I have truly failed. "

Zhao Baiyi didn't know why, but he followed what the Prime Minister said and said, "When the Prime Minister arrived, he couldn't even get past the carriage and horses. It took him a while before he managed to stabilize himself. If Teacher really comes, you might not even be able to get in. "

Bai Yutang seemed as if he wanted to laugh, but for some reason, his smile was swallowed up by worry. For a moment, he fell silent.

Zhao Baiyi stared blankly for a moment before asking with a hint of remorse, "Did I offend the teacher again?"

"How could that be? I'm glad to see you. " He pressed a hand to his forehead, pain flashing through his eyes. "It's just that I can't laugh, that's all."

Zhao Baiyi apologetically said, "I was just standing on the side, but I couldn't do anything."

Bai Yutang shook his head, "This is a calamity for the marquis' house of the Trojan Horse. The marquis has been good at divining for generations. If he can escape, how can he just sit there and wait for death?"

Zhao Baiyi asked, "Teacher, didn't you say you didn't believe those illusory ghosts' words?"

"Yes, I don't believe it, but I have no choice …" Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Where's your seventh brother? "Why aren't you here?"

Zhao Baiyi was startled. "I was looking for him too. The imperial guards came to invite him over, but he disappeared without a trace. His injuries have not fully healed. Recently, he has been staying here and has rarely left his room. Who would have thought that he would disappear without a trace today? "

Bai Yutang asked, "Where's Bai Zhen?" Where did he go? "

Zhao Baiyi thought for a moment and shook his head. "I've never heard of it. A few days ago, he was busy settling accounts with me."

Bai Yutang's head began to hurt again, "Why is it that I've disappeared the moment I got back? Hide from me? "

"When did Brother Wen come over? Who else? Who? Uncle Wen? " Bai Zhen's voice drew closer and closer. It was unavoidable for another person to hear it in a hushed tone, "My Lord, it's my lord!"

"Old master?" Bai Zhen casually asked. Before he could even react, he had already circled around the bush and saw the two people in the pavilion looking at him.

Bai Zhen's footsteps came to a sudden halt. He raised his hand to pinch the center of his brows as he gathered his strength. "Father, when did you arrive?"

"This morning."

Bai Zhen raised his head to look at the sun, which was slightly to the west, and turned to ask Bai Bin, "What time is it now?"

Bai Bin said, "It's almost time for Evening."

"Oh, then it's time to eat." Bai Zhen mumbled. Seeing that Bai Bin did not react, he looked at him out of the corner of his eyes. "What are you still standing here for? I said that it's almost time to eat. Let's go to the kitchen to prepare some food. "

Bai Bin quickly responded, "Oh, good, good. I'll go now." Bowing to the old man, he hurried off.

"Where did you go?"

Bai Ju said, "Feng Yunxuan."

"Where?"

Bai Zhen repeated, "Feng Yunxuan, I'm going to buy some news from the Wind Cloud Hall."

He did not say anything, but asked, "What is the situation like?"

Bai Ju said, "Feng Xuan received me personally. He said that the Hou Mansion was to give them time to gather information. Once they are finished gathering information within three months, they are bid five hundred thousand."

"It's settled?"

Bai Zhen muttered to himself, "I guess so. Overall, everything went smoothly. I'll explain the specifics to Father after that. I won't be able to explain it clearly with a single word. "

"How much silver do you have left?"

"Five hundred thousand." Bai Zhen answered casually before reacting, "Father, why are you asking this?"

"Five hundred thousand?" Is there that much left? "

Bai Ju said, "Oh, the young prince made up for the cost of saving the fire. I was just about to go to the Wind Cloud Pavilion and ask for news. I don't have much silver with me, so I'll take it. "

There was a strange expression on his face. "Young Marquis?" Crown Prince Qi? How much did he give you? Where did he get so much silver? "

Bai Zhen was taken aback. "Three hundred thousand? "I'm not sure about the source of this, so I didn't ask too much." Ye Zichen looked at Zhao Baiyi.

Zhao Baiyi said, "Seventh Brother is doing some business here, and his fiefdom isn't far from here. A few days ago, I heard that he was in a hurry to get the money, and had even asked Ran Hao to personally get it, it should be around five to six hundred thousand, right? "

Bai Zhen and his father looked at each other and could not help but say, "Your seventh brother really does have money."

Zhao Baiyi's eyebrows twitched, "He's a prince, the feudal fiefdom collects a lot of money. "Moreover …" He looked at Bai Zhen uncertainly. "I remember that Master Hou had already given Seventh Brother thirty percent of the shop under his name? Can Seventh Brother take money from there? "

Bai Zhen was stunned. "Something like that happened."

Bai Yan Tang sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this. "You …"

"Brother, don't go out!" The wooden door was violently pushed open, immediately followed by Wen Wan's surprised shout.

When he saw Wen Lun's unstable footsteps rush over, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. Bai Zhen hurriedly took two steps forward and held onto the struggling Wen Lun. "Zi Yu, don't come out yet …"

Wen Lun had no intention of listening to his words. Just as he steadied himself a little, he punched Bai Zhen's face with his round fist. "You bastard!"

Even though Wen Lun's body was weak after lying on the ground for more than ten days, this desperate punch was not light at all. Bai Zhen tilted his head and half-evaded him as he gave him a punch. He bared his teeth and said, "Fine fine, I'm a bastard. Why don't you go back first?"

Wen Lun's eyes were slightly red. "Dead people, none of them escaped! Why are you standing here? What right do you have to knock me out and make me sleep for so long? Am I a piece of trash in your eyes? A burden? Don't you want me to wake up and do something? "Do you really hate your father so much?"

Wen Wan carefully looked at Bai Zhen's father, then at his own younger brother, not saying a word.

Bai Zhen pursed his lips, "Ziyu, listen to my explanation."

Wen Lun sneered. "What do I need to hear? What else do I need to explain? How capable is the great Young Master Bai? How useless am I? You did the right thing. If you don't knock me out, I will definitely rush in and give you more trouble. If you let me wake up early, I would have gone to the trouble to clean up Han's corpse. Yes, you did everything right. But what do you take me for? If you hate me so much and you're so annoyed with me, then don't take care of me! Do you think I can't hit you just because you brought my brother here? "You wish!"

Bai Zhen's eyes revealed a wry smile. He did not open his mouth to explain and silently looked at him. Then, he stood there, motionless, waiting for Wen Lun's fist to strike his nose.

Wen Lun's aggressive punch was about to land on Bai Zhen's face, but he still stopped in his tracks and let it drop after a long while.

"The one at fault isn't you, it's me, it's me!" Wen Lun suddenly gave himself a fierce slap. His red eyes were filled with self-blame and hatred — hatred for the person he loved who was trapped in the sea of fire but was completely unable to do anything about it.

"Zi Yu …" Bai Zhen stretched out his hand to try and pull him away, but Wen Wan blocked his hand. Wen Wan smiled helplessly, gesturing for Bai Zhen to ignore him. Bai Zhen hesitated for a moment before slowly retracting his hand. He was speechless for a long time.

Waiting for Wen Lun's anger to lessen a little, Wen Wan put his hand on Wen Lun's shoulder and took his younger brother into his arms. Wen Wan was nearly a head taller than Wen Lun, and the shadow cast by Wen Lun covered him from the sun.

He didn't know why, maybe he felt the warmth that he could rely on, or maybe he was afraid that his actions would hurt his brother, but Wenlun's mania actually slowly calmed down, and then quietly leaned against Wen Wan's shoulder.