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Qi Weiming's complexion was no better than Li Chenbi's.

"You lost the person, and you have the nerve to ask me?"

"Li Chenbi, you're shameless!"

Li Chenbi frowned and stared at him for a long while before speaking, "You didn't take the person away?"

Qi Weiming was furious again. "If I'm taking you away, why would I come back to settle accounts with you!"

This answer made Li Chenbi fall into deep thought.

Fan Liuer wasn't taken away by Qi Weiming; she ran away on her own.

Where could she possibly run to?

He had searched Xingzhou countless times; if she were in the city, there was no way she could hide.

Therefore, she must have left the city.

How did she leave the city? When did she leave the city? And where did she go after leaving the city?

This feeling of not being able to guess what was going on or find any clues made Li Chenbi feel frustrated.

He disliked the feeling of not being able to control her.

It made him panic.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Qi Weiming cursed, "Either kill me, or take this broken cane away!"

Li Chenbi snapped out of his thoughts and looked down at Qi Weiming.

"You'd better not be lying." With that, he put his cane away.

"Li Qiuping, prepare the car."

Li Qiuping immediately released Qi Weiming and got up to instruct the servants to prepare the carriage.

Qi Weiming was freed and got up from the ground. Li Chenbi was already walking towards the door.

He chased after him, shouting, "Where are you going! We're not done settling our score yet!"

He was stopped by the guards before he could get close to Li Chenbi.

Li Chenbi ignored his shouts and walked straight out the door to stand at the entrance.

The carriage arrived quickly, and Li Chenbi boarded it.

Qi Weiming suddenly pushed aside the guards, rushed out the door and ran to the carriage, just in time to hear Li Chenbi speaking to the coachman.

"Go to the Prefect's residence."

After saying that, he entered the carriage.

Qi Weiming tried to rush forward, but was stopped by the guards who caught up with him. The guards then swung their whips and drove the carriage away.

Only after the carriage had gone far away did the guards release Qi Weiming.

Qi Weiming looked at the carriage in the distance, and Li Chenbi's words came to mind.

"Go to the Prefect's residence."

He frowned and pondered for a moment, then his expression changed drastically, and he cursed out loud.

"That treacherous and cunning villain!"

After cursing, he ran to his horse, leaped onto it, and chased after it.

He rushed as fast as he could, but he was still a step too late. By the time he arrived at the prefect's residence, Li Chenbi had already met Yan Qi.

The two were talking inside the house, and no outsiders were allowed to enter.

He stood outside anxiously waiting for a long time until dusk before Li Chenbi finally came out of the house.

He didn't even glance at him, and walked right past him.

Qi Weiming turned to grab him, but was stopped by Yan Qi who came out from behind.

"Qi Weiming, what are you doing here?"

Qi Weiming looked at Yan Qi and asked urgently, "General, what does Li Chenbi want with you?"

General Yan laughed upon hearing this, "I never expected that Li Chenbi would be such a devoted lover."

"He said his wife had been kidnapped, and in order to borrow troops to search for her in the surrounding towns, he was willing to join my ranks and obey my orders from now on. Not only that, he was also willing to contribute half of his wealth to military expenses."

At this point, admiration appeared in Yan Qi's eyes. "This person's scheming is truly unfathomable. He managed to hide so much wealth right under everyone's noses."

"Luckily, his wife was kidnapped, otherwise he wouldn't have submitted to me."

"If this person is used by someone else, it would be a big problem for us."

Li Chenbi's joining was a joyous occasion for Yan Qi, but a nightmare for Qi Weiming.

That despicable Li Chenbi! He actually went to look for someone before him!

Taking a deep breath, he gritted his teeth and asked Yan Qi, "General, what is his current position?"

Yan Qi: "With his intellect, he's naturally a strategist. It would be a waste to send such a talent to the front lines."

Qi Weiming was hit hard again.

military adviser!

Li Chenbi is now actually a strategist!

That's the same rank as a deputy general. When I see him in the future, I'll have to bow and greet him.

Qi Weiming was so angry that his brain was about to explode.

Seeing his unpleasant expression, Yan Qi assumed he was resentful and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Don't be envious. You're young, skilled, brave, and resourceful. Given time, you'll definitely surpass him."

"I have high hopes for you. When I pulled you out of the river, I knew you would amount to something great in the future."

Seeing Yan Qi's unspeakable suffering, Qi Weiming could only swallow his anger.

He cursed inwardly.

Li Chenbi, you just wait! One day I will definitely kill you!

Fan Liuer, the object of their rivalry, was completely unaware of what was happening outside. She hid in Yaoli Village, living a quiet and simple life.

Every morning she gets up to help start the fire and cook, and when everyone else goes out to work, she stays at home to take care of the children.

If the weather is nice, she takes the twins out to the yard to sunbathe.

If the weather was bad, she would place the cradle in front of the stove and let the twins warm themselves by the fire with her.

After several days of sun exposure, by the time the Feng family realized something was wrong, the twins had already gotten quite tanned.

Siqing's sister-in-law held the baby and examined him for a while, then asked Siqing's brother, "Don't you think these two children are a bit dark-skinned?"

Siqing's brother glanced at it and said, "It's probably because the light was too dim at night and we couldn't see clearly. Children don't work in the fields or do any chores, so how could they get dark?"

Siqing's sister-in-law thought this made sense, "That's true."

Siqing looked at Fan Liuer, but Fan Liuer immediately looked away, pretending not to have heard.

Days passed by, and soon, Fan Liuer had been in Yaoli Village for three months.

It was the height of summer, and the sun was getting increasingly scorching. The twins were getting darker and darker, so Sister-in-law Siqing refused to let Fan Liuer help take care of the children anymore.

With nothing to do, Fan Liuer would spend her days asking Feng Ji about what was happening outside.

After Feng Ji returned, he didn't rest. Every day he either went up the mountain to chop firewood or hunted. If there was food that the family couldn't use or finish eating, he would carry it to town to sell.

Every time he comes back, he brings back some news from the outside world.

For example, the rebels won another battle and captured a city.

For example, when the emperor died, Prince Rong failed to seize the throne and was assassinated in the capital. Or, when the wife of a certain official under General Yan of the rebel army went missing, the rebel army would send people to search for her wherever they went.

Sister-in-law Siqing looked on with envy, saying, "What a devoted man."

Fan Liuer was even more curious about, "What does his wife look like?"

Feng Xu pulled out a portrait from his pocket. "Look, I found this on the street. I heard that you can get a hundred taels for providing clues, so I picked it up, thinking I might need it someday."

Fan Liu and Si Qing leaned closer and looked at the portrait of the woman with a plump figure and a face like a jade plate, and both fell silent.

After a moment, Fan Liuer spoke up: "She looks very fortunate."

Siqing nodded: "She looks like she'll bring good fortune to her husband."

Siqing's sister-in-law leaned over for a glance and laughed, "You two have seen the world, so you know how to talk nicely, huh?"

"This woman must weigh at least two hundred pounds, right?"