Hu Liena: My teacher... actually smiled???

Crack-

A whip cracked.

Neigh~~

A horse let out a whinny, and the carriage slowly started moving.

"Teacher, but..."

Hu Liena started to speak, then stopped, a look of inner conflict on her face.

She didn't dare say what was on her mind outright.

Bibi Dong was so strict with her that she didn't dare argue with her, let alone talk back.

"As for your training over there, you don't need to go anymore, starting today."

Bibi Dong paused.

"Your task now is to follow me every day. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Hu Liena could only nod obediently.

The rising sun cast its warm glow on the carriage, making it look even more dazzling.

Along the way.

Other carriages occasionally approached from the opposite direction.

However.

The drivers of these carriages,

Upon seeing the magnificent carriage, especially the emblem printed on it,

All gave way and stopped where they were.

Only after the maid had driven the carriage far away did they dare move again.

The pedestrians on the street also watched the carriage recede into the distance, every face respectful.

At the front door.

Li Mubai knocked.

Knock, knock...

The patter of footsteps came from inside.

A moment later.

The door opened.

Xiao Qian's beautiful hair was pinned up in a haphazard bun, showing that she had only just gotten up.

"Xiao Qian, breakfast."

Li Mubai handed her what he was carrying.

"Master, you're so good to me..."

Xiao Qian said shyly.

"Master, aren't you coming in?"

After turning and taking a couple of steps, Xiao Qian realized that Li Mubai hadn't come inside.

Li Mubai shook his head. "I won't come in. I have something to do and need to go out again shortly. Oh, right, don't prepare lunch for me."

"Oh..."

Xiao Qian didn't ask any further questions.

She merely gave a meek reply.

"Don't get the wrong idea. I'm not going to a pleasure house to listen to music. Does your master look like that sort of person?"

Seeing the change in Xiao Qian's expression, Li Mubai couldn't help putting on a thoroughly righteous look as he spoke.

Xiao Qian rolled her eyes at once.

Her face was full of disbelief.

It was as if she were silently telling Li Mubai: You are exactly that sort of person!

All right, if you don't believe me, forget it... Li Mubai said nothing more.

The sun was already three poles high.

Warm orange-yellow light streamed down, dispelling the lingering chill of early morning.

That also meant... Her Holiness the Pope, Bibi Dong, should be up by now.

If he didn't leave soon, he might run straight into her!

That was absolutely not what Li Mubai wanted...

He wasn't worried about leaving Xiao Qian alone at home.

Though Xiao Qian looked small and delicate, she was actually a genuine Soul Master over level fifty.

And her Martial Soul was the Headhunting Eagle.

So she could fly as well.

Even if she really did run into danger, she could still escape.

There was no time to lose.

Li Mubai didn't want to delay any longer, lest a long night bring many dreams.

After warning Xiao Qian not to open the door to strangers carelessly later, he strode away.

He was terrified that if he were a second too slow, that woman would run into him again.

Yesterday, he had been pinned down at home and made to chat with her for an entire afternoon.

It had bored Li Mubai out of his mind.

He had originally planned to visit the newly opened Spring-Filled Pavilion on the west side of the city to admire the dancers' delectable beauty.

Alas.

Bibi Dong's appearance had cut that plan short.

To avoid being tied up by her again today,

He planned to find Old Bear in the east of the city and then go watch the dancers together.

At the same time, they could deepen their friendship.

It was truly killing two birds with one stone!

"Little schoolboy, carrying bombs to blow up school..."

In high spirits, Li Mubai hummed a childhood tune as he reached the end of the street.

He was just about to turn the corner.

Suddenly, a clattering sound rang out.

It rapidly drew closer from a distance.

Li Mubai needed only to listen to know that a carriage was approaching at great speed.

"Damn it, whose carriage is that?! Who's so damn arrogant when turning a corner?!"

"Don't they know I'm the boss of this street?"

"How dare they drive so fast on my turf?"

"It'd be one thing if they hit me, but what if they hit the kids from the kindergarten or the old folks from the nursing home? What then?"

"Today I'm stopping this carriage and giving its owner a proper lecture on 'reason'!"

Li Mubai clenched his fist.

Though he grumbled furiously to himself,

His body was very honest, pressing sideways against the wall to avoid being struck by the carriage.

The next second.

The heads of two Unicorns appeared before Li Mubai's eyes.

Huh?

Unicorns?

Unicorns were extremely valuable horses.

They could travel a thousand li in a day without stopping for a moment, no problem.

Because they were so valuable.

Their price was naturally sky-high.

At least.

A poor bastard like him didn't have the money to buy horses like these at present.

"Damn it, what a damned capitalist! How much blood did he squeeze from our worker friends to afford these two horses?"

Disgust immediately appeared in Li Mubai's eyes.

He even slammed his right fist into his left palm.

And he thought to himself:

In a moment, I'll stage an accident and squeeze a nice sum out of this big landowner!

If I don't make them bleed a little, I'll be letting down the price of these two Unicorns!!

However.

That thought soon vanished from his mind completely.

Because.

Two seconds later.

The entire carriage came fully into Li Mubai's view.

That familiar style, that familiar emblem...

They scared Li Mubai so badly that the "Ouch" he was about to shout was forcibly swallowed back into his stomach.

What else could this be but Bibi Dong's personal carriage?

He had seen Bibi Dong get into this very carriage herself only yesterday!

That crazy woman is back!!!

Li Mubai stood ramrod straight where he was, not daring to move a muscle.

He even prayed in his heart:

Amitabha. You can't see me... you can't see me...

But just as the carriage was about to head toward his home,

An exceedingly familiar, teasing voice suddenly reached Li Mubai's ears.

"Tenth Elder, what a coincidence! Where are you going?"

Li Mubai, who had been praying with his eyes closed,

Upon hearing the voice,

Snapped his tightly shut eyes open, his pupils dilating as a trace of fear surfaced in them.

I... I coincidence your grandma...

Looking at the carriage stopped a short distance away, Li Mubai could only put on a miserable face.

"Your Holiness, what a coincidence."

"I was just... taking a stroll..."

Strolling, my ass!

Wasn't I just trying to avoid you? I never thought I'd be this unlucky!!

He didn't dare voice what he was thinking.

And inside the carriage.

A faint smile immediately appeared on Bibi Dong's face when she heard Li Mubai's thoughts.

So what if you're cursing me in your heart?

Haven't I, Bibi Dong, still got you in the palm of my hand?

Hu Liena, sitting beside Bibi Dong,

Tilted her head up at that moment, a look of astonishment on her face.

My teacher... actually smiled!!!