The young man was in his early thirties, wearing a green round-collared-and-sleeved scholar's gown and a scholar's cap. He carried the heavy pressure of someone who had been an official for a long time. He smiled and said, "Xiuchun, are you still planning to eat people? With the demonic changes happening now, things aren't easy for anyone, so don't be so tense."
He looked at Chen Shi and Li Tianqing with a smile. His expression was gentle as he said, "You two, we are also here to look for prey. We mean no harm."
He took the lead, walking forward along the edge of the mountain path. The others did the same, passing safely without any conflict breaking out between the two sides.
Once they had walked far away, Chen Shi and Li Tianqing finally relaxed a bit. Li Tianqing said, "This young master seems quite kind-hearted."
Chen Shi asked doubtfully, "That person looks like he's from the Zhao family of the provincial capital. Strange, are there good people in the Zhao family too?"
Li Tianqing smiled and said, "You harbor too much prejudice against the great families. There are also benevolent and righteous people among them, not all as bad as you imagine."
Chen Shi nodded, admitting that he was prejudiced.
The young man, leading all the maidservants, acted as if they were just out enjoying the scenery. The girls chatted, laughed, and bantered with each other, looking very relaxed, occasionally boldly teasing the young man.
The young man's surname was Zhao and his given name was Ziyu. He was the eldest young master of Xuan Ying Mansion, and this time he had followed the mansion lord Zhao Yanlong into Ganyang Mountain, only to find himself trapped within it.
He had always been famous for his good temper and