C5 (1/2)

Evening, at the northern corner of the Duke's Mansion.

In a quiet and secluded courtyard.

In this simple and unadorned courtyard, other than the three or four guards patrolling outside, there were only a few maids guarding the entrance.

No matter if it was the people outside or inside the courtyard, they all had solemn expressions and did not dare to smile. Although their gazes occasionally made contact, they did not converse at all, causing the somewhat empty courtyard to become even more deserted.

There were five rooms in this courtyard, but most of them had no signs of human habitation.

Inside the room was Liu Yunqi, who was enjoying dinner alone. He was currently looking listlessly at the big bowl of white rice in his bowl. His chopsticks were continuously stirring in the bowl, but he had no intention of eating it.

He silently scanned across the room. Everything in his line of sight was already so familiar that he couldn't be any more familiar with it.

In the middle of the room was the table he was eating at.

On the left was where the books were read and written. There was a long table, and apart from a few pens and pens, there was nothing else. Beside the table was the bookshelf, which was stuffed full of yellowed books.

Liu Yunqi was once bored and wanted to see the books on the shelf.

However, no one had taught him to read and write. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't understand those books.

From his initial frenzy, to his helplessness and now his abandonment, the book over there was now undoubtedly in his eyes.

On his right was a pink muslin curtain with a bed in it. On the bed, there was also a light red muslin curtain. Even the bedspread on the bed was pink and red.

Beside the bed, there was a dressing table. It was filled with things a woman could use to dress up. This, no matter how you looked at it, was a woman's room.

Liu Yunqi felt a wave of discomfort when he thought of the joy he had while strolling on the streets a few days ago, the feeling of being doted on by Liu Xu a few days ago, as well as this empty and quiet room.

He sighed again, and then he took a mouthful of rice and barely filled his stomach. Under this atmosphere, he finally could not eat anymore.

He got up and walked back to the bed. He lay on it and closed his eyes, feeling indescribably sad. ”In the end, I still came back to this place. I don't know if I'll ever have the chance to go out again.” Am I going to spend my life in this little house? ”

In the afternoon, he accompanied Liu Xu to pay his respects to his mother.

As soon as he returned to the Duke's Mansion, he met Liu Shang who was waiting at the door. Seeing Liu Xu bring Liu Yunqi out again, his expression was very ugly.

Without waiting for Liu Xu to speak, Liu Shang waved his hand and several maids rushed out. They picked up Liu Yunqi and headed towards the backyard.

Although Liu Yunqi resisted with all her might, she was no match for these women in every aspect. She could only be taken away by them.

In his extreme despair, he thought of Liu Xu who was still okay with him.

Thus, Liu Yunqi went to Liu Xu for help again. This time, Liu Xu glared back at him.

He then smiled and waved to him to send him off, smiling at Liu Shang with his doggy legs.

Seeing her dog-legged smile, Liu Yunqi's lungs almost exploded from anger, ”Is there such a person who betrayed his teammates?” It was in vain for me to trust you so much. ”

After being angered for a while, he returned to his room and felt relieved. After all, they had just met. It was already good enough that they could help him once.

How could there be such a selfless person? Besides, Liu Shang's expression at that time was really scary, even he was scared, so thinking about it was understandable.

In the past, Liu Yunqi had spent countless days and nights here, and now that he thought about it, it made sense for him to spend the rest of his life here?

Thinking about this, Liu Yunqi bitterly smiled.

”Creak …”

The door was pushed open, but he didn't even want to look.

He knew that the maidservant had come in to clean up the tableware. She would be out in a moment.

Sure enough, after a while, the room quieted down again.

”Hur hur, I'm left alone again.”

He didn't feel anything. Liu Yunqi's heart was a bit desolate, and at the same time, she began to think about how to spend this lonely night.

At this moment, a faint fragrance entered his nose.

It was very close, as if it were right in front of his nose.

”What is it?”

Subconsciously, he opened his mouth, and a hard thing slid down his tongue into his mouth. The sweet taste instantly filled his mouth.

”Yes, the taste of the sugar is pretty good.” He silently evaluated this candy in his heart.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he opened his eyes abruptly and saw that the maid, Xiaolan, was looking at him with a smile that was like flowers. She whispered, ”Young Master, is the candy good?”

Liu Yunqi didn't understand what she was saying and just looked at her in confusion, thinking, ”Why didn't she go out after she was done cleaning up?” Weren't they supposed to leave after cleaning up the tableware? ”Why?”

While he was still confused, Xiaolan handed him a paper bag. ”Young Master, this is for you.”

After a moment, Liu Yunqi took the bag. He opened it and saw three candies inside.

”What does that mean? Why give me sugar? I'm not a child. ” Thinking about it, Liu Yunqi wanted to return the sugar to her.

Just as he was about to do this, he thought, ”Maybe I'll have to spend the rest of my life here. If I don't usually eat meals or fruits, I haven't eaten snacks at all.” The taste of the sugar is pretty good too. Since she has already given it to me, I might as well keep it.

”Ah …”

Thinking of this, he stopped his actions. He wanted to thank Xiao Lan, but he didn't know how to put it, so he could only smile to express his gratitude.

Xiao Lan also smiled and turned to leave the room.

Liu Yunqi subconsciously grabbed her sleeve.

Xiao Lan was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to see Liu Yunqi's pitiful appearance.

A sliver of pity flashed across her eyes and she patted Liu Yunqi's hand. ”Young master, don't worry.” ”Xiao Lan will accompany you when I have time in the future, but elder sister Chun Er is waiting for me right now, I can't delay too long. If the butler or the Duke find out, Xiao Lan won't be able to accompany you anymore.”

Liu Yunqi understood something from Xiao Lan's eyes. She withdrew her hand and lowered her head in disappointment.

Xiao Lan was startled for a moment, tentatively touched his head, then turned around and left.

Two days later, the night was as dark as ink and the moon was shrouded in clouds.

In this dark room, Liu Yunqi was cultivating Taiji.

Back then, when he transmigrated to this place, he was only a soul body, and what he brought with him was only the primal chaos in his memories.

All these years, he had been locked in his room with nothing to do, so he could only take out the Taiji technique from his memory and start training again. This training session lasted for more than four years.

After practicing for such a long time, his movements were now even more elegant and agile, faintly stirring the air currents in the room.