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Feng Xu dared not stay. The man and the man with the cane both looked at him with sinister eyes, and he was afraid.

"No, no, my house is already ready."

Feng Xu tried to run away after he finished speaking, but suddenly everything went dark and someone had moved in front of him and blocked his way.

Feng Xu was so frightened that he backed away, almost falling onto Fan Liuer, but Qi Weiming grabbed him.

Fan Liuer could tell that Feng Xu didn't want to stay for dinner and, not wanting to put him in a difficult position, said to Qi Weiming, "If he wants to go home for dinner, let him go home."

Qi Weiming tightened his grip, gave Feng Xu a smile, and asked with a grin, "You really don't want to stay for dinner?"

Feng Xu was almost in tears; the spot where the man was pinching him was throbbing with pain, and he felt as if he might lose his arm if he said the wrong thing.

Not daring to refuse again, he immediately nodded, "I want to stay."

Fan glanced at Qi Weiming and said to Feng Xu, "You go in first."

Feng Xu couldn't wait and immediately rushed into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw another large Buddha statue standing under the eaves. Now he was stuck, unable to go in or back out.

He stood by the door, too afraid to move, until the other person beckoned to him.

Feng Xu instinctively felt that the person in front of him was more terrifying than the one outside.

But he dared not resist and could only grit his teeth and go over.

He didn't dare to lift his head the whole time, and moved closer to the person with his head down.

"Wait a minute, no matter what that man outside says to you, just say you want to go back and discuss it with Feng Ji." A voice came from above.

Feng Xu was stunned. He thought this person was going to threaten or intimidate him like the person outside, but he didn't.

Before I could even react, an impatient voice came from above, "Did you hear me?"

Feng Xu didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly nodded, "I...I heard it."

Outside the courtyard gate, Fan Liuer asked Qi Weiming, "Did Feng Xu offend you in some way?" She could tell that Qi Weiming was hostile towards Feng Xu.

"No, how could that be? I heard that his family has taken good care of you, and I'm very grateful to them."

"Then what is this...?" Fan Liuer couldn't understand Qi Weiming's intention in insisting that Feng Xu stay for dinner.

"I thought he was quite clever, so I wanted to ask him if he would like to join the army," Qi Weiming said. This was a plan he had come up with after thinking about it for a long time.

The boy's family treated Fan Liuer well, so he couldn't do anything to the boy, otherwise Fan Liuer would definitely resent him for it.

The best solution would be to have the boy join the army as well.

He is young, knows neither martial arts nor has any experience, and it will be impossible for him to make a name for himself in five or six years.

In the five or six years that have passed, Fan Liuer has already made her choice between him and Li Chenbi.

Upon hearing this, Fan Liuer understood. "I see. I'll ask him if he's willing later."

"Okay, let's go inside first and chat while we eat."

When Fan Liuer and Qi Weiming entered the kitchen, Feng Xu and Li Chenbi were already seated. The atmosphere between them was quiet, and Feng Xu sat properly on the stool, not daring to move at all.

Upon seeing Fan Liuer enter, he immediately gave her a pleading look.

Fan Liuer understood Feng Xu's meaning; she knew him too well. When she first met Li Chenbi, she didn't look much better than Feng Xu.

"Let's eat." She sat down next to Feng Xu.

With Fan Liuer's arrival, Feng Xu felt safer and less panicked.

During the meal, Fan Liuer brought up what Qi Weiming had just said, "Xiao Xu, do you want to join the army?"

Feng Xu looked up, glancing at Li Chenbi out of the corner of his eye, then at Fan Liuer, "Why are you suddenly asking that?"

Fan Liuer pointed at Qi Weiming, "This is Lord Qi, an officer under General Yan of the rebel army. He wants you to go with him to the army for training. Do you want to go?"

Remembering the instructions he had just received, Feng Xu hesitated before speaking, "I...I want to go back and discuss it with Brother Ji."

Fan Liuer nodded. "It is indeed something you should discuss with your family. Tell your parents that if they decide to go, they should let me know within four days."

Feng Xu nodded, "Okay."

After finishing his meal, Feng Xu took his leave and headed straight for Feng Ji's house.

It was getting dark, and Qi Weiming should take his leave. Having eliminated a potential threat, he was in a good mood.

Fan Liuer stood at the courtyard gate, watching Qi Weiming's departing figure on horseback, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What, you can't bear to part with it?" A sinister voice came from beside my ear.

Fan Liuer turned her head and glanced at him, "I just admire him. He travels such a long way every day, doesn't he mind?"

"You're already feeling sorry for me?"

Fan Liuer couldn't stand Li Chenbi's sarcastic tone and said irritably, "If I cared about him, I would have kicked you out long ago. You have to say these nasty things on purpose, don't you?"

"It means you like me, but not him."

"I don't like either of you, you're both so annoying!" With that, Fan Liuer ran into her room and slammed the door shut.

Li Chenbi stood there for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Li Qiuping, who was standing nearby, leaned in and said, "Master, Madam Fan is angry with you, why are you still smiling?"

He was starting to suspect that his grandfather had been so angry that he had lost his mind.

Li Chenbi glanced at him and slowly asked, "Have you ever seen her angry with Qi Weiming?"

Li Qiuping shook his head. "No."

Li Chenbi snorted lightly, "She's only angry with me because she likes me."

Li Qiuping: "..."

Is that so?

Meanwhile, when Feng Xu entered the ironware shop, Si Qing and Feng Ji were eating. When they saw Feng Xu come in, they invited him to sit down and eat with them.

"What brings you here today? Have you eaten?" Feng Ji went to get him a bowl and chopsticks.

Pressed down by Feng Xu, he asked, "Brother Ji, do you know that Lord Qi who goes to Sister Liu'er's house every day?"

Feng nodded again, "I know, so what?"

"He asked me today if I wanted to join the army and follow him."

Feng Ji was somewhat surprised. He asked Feng Xu, "What are your thoughts?"

Feng Xu shook his head. "I don't know, but Sister Liu'er's cousin told me to ask you."

It took Feng Ji a moment to realize who this cousin was.

His expression suddenly became somewhat intriguing.

Siqing hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Feng Ji nodded. "Second Master usually doesn't care about these things, but he specifically reminded Feng Xu of this today. There must be another reason behind it."

He thought about it for a moment and then understood, "So that's how it is."

Siqing and Feng Xu both asked curiously, "What is it?"

"If Lord Qi personally told you to go with him, it would be a good thing for a family like ours, and normally you wouldn't refuse. Second Master must not want you to agree, which is why he instructed you to do so."

"But if Second Master just doesn't want you to agree, he'll only tell you not to agree, he won't let you come and discuss it with me."