You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"How could that be?"

Lu Heng thought to himself with some doubt.

As a cultivation genius, Lu Xuchuan, even though he was a member of a branch family, still received top-tier treatment in the outer courtyard.

At least at this stage, there is absolutely no need to go out on missions to earn resources for one's own cultivation.

If that's the case, why did Lu Xuchuan end up with a severed arm in the outer courtyard?!

Lu Heng was also somewhat puzzled for a moment.

Compared to him, who was unwilling to be a follower, Lu Xuchuan and Lu Linghua, two branch family cultivation geniuses without sufficient background, had long since recognized reality.

When he first entered the outer courtyard, he was already a follower of the two leaders of the main families of the outer courtyard, apart from Lu Qingyan.

So why is that?

Noticing Lu Xuchuan's dim eyes, Lu Heng was somewhat curious, but he didn't intend to reopen old wounds.

She secretly planned to find out relevant information through Lu Jinnian or Lu Qingyan later.

………………

Step into Lu Qingyan's home, or rather, her mansion.

Owning a mansion within the Lu clan's territory is of immense prestige.

"Miss, someone is looking for you." Led by a maid from the mansion, Lu Heng, having explained that he had something to discuss, arrived outside Lu Qingyan's room.

Although this world is still in ancient times, due to the existence of cultivators, there is no concept of strict separation between men and women.

In this way, there was no longer any taboo surrounding things like the boudoir.

And the maid secretly glanced at the boy's blue eyes.

She remembered that when she last met Lu Heng, the boy didn't have blue eyes.

She knew exactly what this meant.

This was the real reason why she brought the boy to her young mistress's room without any hesitation.

"Who?" The girl's cool voice came from outside the room.

"It's me..." Lu Heng said, revealing his identity.

"Huh..." Lu Qingyan's voice sounded somewhat surprised.

After all, based on her interactions over the past few months, Lu Heng initially avoided contact with her as much as possible, keeping it a closely guarded secret.

Even though we've become somewhat familiar with each other, it's not to the point where he'd take the initiative to visit her.

In other words, is something wrong?

They really don't visit the temple without a reason!

Even a blockhead like him has his day!

The girl in the room couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

She wanted to see what Lu Heng, who had previously acted as if he had no desires, really wanted from her this time.

………………

"Come in..." Lu Qingyan said from inside the room.

The maid stepped forward and opened the door.

Lu Heng's gaze fell upon the girl's room.

It was not unexpected.

The room was very simple, with no fancy decorations.

Only one thing caught Lu Heng's attention.

"?!" If Lu Heng wasn't mistaken, the thing he saw in the room was extremely similar to his alarm clock from his previous life.

You could even say it's a wind-up alarm clock!

Is this something the world would actually develop?

"What? Do you find this interesting?"

This ingenious little thing was a gift from my grandfather.

"It's said to be an imported product from the West." The girl in the sky-blue dress had her back to the boy, smiling sweetly.

The voice was no longer as cold and clear as before.

She didn't turn around, but looked at the wind-up alarm clock in her room. As if sensing Lu Heng's gaze, she asked a question.

"If you want it, I'll give it to you."

"It's nothing particularly precious," Lu Qingyan said casually.

"No need," Lu Heng shook his head and refused.

How can you take someone's belongings as soon as you enter their room?

Even if what Lu Qingyan said was true, he still couldn't do such a thing.

"What brings you here?" Lu Qingyan asked calmly without turning around.

"I originally wanted to ask one question, but now I have two."

As mentioned before, a few months is not a long time. In these two months, not only Lu Qingyan became familiar with herself.

vice versa.

Lu Heng knew that Lu Qingyan didn't like being addressed as "Miss" or "Young Miss".

Therefore, there are no longer any honorifics used before the conversation begins.

Although they haven't had that much contact, Lu Qingyan is the second person Lu Heng has had the most contact with since he came to this world, second only to Lu Jinnian.

Despite their vastly different social statuses, the two have become friends after spending several months together.

This is also the fundamental reason why Lu Heng came to ask Lu Qingyan.

As for why Lu Heng didn't ask Lu Qingyan for help...

The point is that no one is obligated to owe you anything.

In the beginning, even after spending a few days with Lu Jinnian, they could still be considered friends.

Lu Heng had no intention of asking for help.

However, when Lu Jinnian offered to help, he did not refuse.

………………

"What's the problem?" Is this just a question?

Lu Qingyan was somewhat disappointed.

There is actually a certain tacit understanding between the two.

If Lu Heng chooses to ask her for help when he has something to do, it means he is willing to be her follower.

It seems that although this guy does have something going on, he hasn't reached the point where he needs to ask for help yet.

If Lu Heng said it was an inquiry, then it probably really was just an inquiry.

And the questions will not touch on any sensitive topics.

"I heard from a friend that this first rating is different from the previous ones."

So I wanted to ask about it.

In fact, Lu Heng didn't ask this question for himself. If he couldn't pass the first evaluation, then probably no one could.

There is absolutely no need to worry.

No matter how the initial rating changes, it cannot exceed the limit too much.

After all, there are young members of the main family in the outer courtyard.

Lu Heng was actually asking this question on behalf of Lu Jinnian. He himself didn't need to worry about the rating, but the other party was a different story.

Being able to understand the situation in advance and prepare accordingly will ultimately ensure that nothing goes wrong.

"The information your friend heard is correct."

"We'll talk about that later. What's the other question?" Lu Qingyan asked listlessly, resting her chin on her hand.

After a moment of silence, Lu Heng finally spoke up and asked.

"I just saw Lu Xuchuan on the road."

"I see. Are you very familiar with him?" Lu Qingyan sat up straight instantly.

It was obvious that she knew about Lu Xuchuan's severed arm.

"I'm not familiar with them, I just have some doubts," Lu Heng asked expressionlessly.

"He was forced by some of the host family's boys to fight in underground boxing matches."

This thing that came from the West has recently become very popular with those guys.

The bonus was very generous, and you've seen the consequences.

Those guys were only punished with a few days of solitary confinement.

If anyone wants you to fight in underground boxing matches, come directly to me.

Lu Qingyan turned to look at the boy, but was completely stunned.