At ten o'clock, Li Ye, who had rested for more than an hour, sat in his husband's study. By this time, Nalan Yu had already left the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, and the continuous running made him exhausted.
At this time, Li Ye had already washed up, changed out of the linen monk's clothes, put on the white robe that Ye Zhiqiu had prepared for him, and put on the military boots that Nalan Yu had prepared for him.
"Are you tired from traveling all this way?" The gentleman poured him hot tea and asked with a smile.
"Fortunately, I have never ridden a horse before. I was not used to it at first, but then I got better. Thanks to Brother Nalan."
Li Ye yawned, obviously not getting enough sleep.
"You already know the whole story. According to my wishes, I didn't want to call you back, but there are some things that you need to face by yourself."
"Don't worry, sir, I already know about this, and I will try my best to do it." Li Ye replied quietly, looking at his husband.
The teacher took a look, shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "Although the emperor has plotting against our master and disciple, he has no choice but to do it. Just treat it as a training exercise and work hard."
Sir, he said it calmly, without any rush or delay.
"Disciple understands that the matter of the teacher belongs to the disciple. I understand this truth." Li Ye picked up the tea and said with a smile.
The teacher nodded and asked, "How has your practice progressed in the past three years? Have you had any adventures?"
Li Ye thought for a while and smiled bitterly: "It is difficult to make progress in the later stages of the eighth-level cultivation. I asked senior brother Minghui and he said it depends on God's will."
"Just wait, don't be impatient. This matter has already reached this stage. It can't be solved just by being impatient." The gentleman replied softly.
Li Ye smiled and continued: "The disciple went to Xuantian Temple, met with Taoist Master Qingxu, took some cinnabar from him, and made dozens of iron arrows, which was not bad."
The gentleman smiled and said: "You should have gone to see him long ago, but it took you so long to go."
"The epee is almost finished. I'm not in a hurry to use it, so I didn't open it. At least the archery skills are still a little short of reaching where the eye reaches and where the arrow reaches. I think I will be able to reach this level in another year or two."
Li Ye thought for a while and took stock of some of his gains in the past three years one by one.
After listening carefully, the teacher smiled lightly and said: "Yes, everything is according to the plan. If you can't rush the cultivation of the eighth level skills, don't be impatient either."
"Don't worry, sir, I'm not in a hurry!" Li Ye laughed.
"This time when we go to Southern Xinjiang, you don't need to charge into battle. You only need to assist the eldest prince in retreating from the enemy. Remember safety first."
The gentleman looked at him and argued with a smile.
Li Ye smiled when he heard the words and said: "Why can't I compete with the masters of the distraction realm now? How can there be a warrior of the distraction realm on the battlefield? Sir, don't worry, I will pay attention to my safety. My life is very hard. Not even God’s thunder can kill me.”
The gentleman glared at him and said: "You are talking nonsense again. For these three days, you can stay at home with peace of mind. We will tell you some battlefield knowledge and show you some books."
When Li Ye heard this, he quickly replied: "Disciple Zheng is worried that he doesn't know how to fight!"
"There are also some illustrations of weapons that do not belong to the five realms. You should study hard and you will be able to use them on the battlefield." The gentleman shook his head.
"I will study hard and won't let you down." Li Ye replied.
"On the way back, did you go to the Royal Academy to see Shangguan Wushuang?" the gentleman asked.
"I have met Wushuang and her master, as well as the dean and the elders of Jiange." Li Ye replied truthfully, thinking that it was nothing.
"It's been almost ten years. How do you feel about seeing each other again after a long separation?" the gentleman asked softly.
Li Ye thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't have any thoughts. It's different from what I thought before I met him."
The gentleman was startled and asked, "How do you say this?"
Li Ye smiled bitterly and said: "When we were talking, Wu Shuang and Master Xu may have misunderstood me, thinking that the disciple was not worthy of her. The disciple was thinking about the urgent matter in southern Xinjiang, so he didn't have the heart to explain to them, so he stayed for a while , left the Royal Academy?"
"You're not going to leave without even having a meal, are you? How do these two old guys do things?" The gentleman frowned and knocked on the table gently.
Li Ye nodded: "That's it."
When the husband heard this, he became a little angry and angrily said: "This child Wushuang is ignorant, is Xu Jingyun also ignorant? Fortunately, I treated her like that when I came back, and Xia Yuan and Nalan Kunxuan also treated her like that. Don’t they know how hard it is to travel thousands of miles to let you have a meal?”
"It's okay. The disciples and his group later ate at a post station on the road. In the end, I couldn't tell them about my physical condition in detail. I can't blame them." Li Ye laughed at himself.
When the husband heard this, he became even more angry and said angrily: "Everyone has their own privacy. Do you think that every time you meet an acquaintance, you have to take off your clothes and show them? It's unreasonable!"
Li Ye was stunned and laughed at his husband. He covered his mouth and replied: "What you said is absolutely true. I thought so too, so I didn't explain it one by one."
"Do you feel disappointed?" The gentleman sighed and picked up the tea cup in front of him.
Li Ye also sighed lightly and replied calmly: "If you say no, you must be lying to yourself. However, seeing you again after many years, now that you have seen me, you will naturally feel more relaxed."
"Just like when a disciple first entered the Golden Core Realm, he had been looking forward to it for a long time, but when he really broke through the realm, he realized that it was nothing more than that, not as good as he imagined."
"That's all?" The gentleman looked at him puzzled.
"Yes, it's just that, it's just that he is a little stronger, a little more angry, and he was struck by lightning again!" Li Ye laughed twice.
The teacher sighed again, looked at him and nodded with a smile: "It is a happy thing if you can think so. Keep a normal mind in everything, so that even if you face a violent storm, your mood will not be disrupted all of a sudden! Practice! People, a stable state of mind is the first priority!”
The gentleman raised his head and looked at the sky outside the window, and then said: "Let's go eat first and take a break at noon. In the afternoon, I will start teaching you many things about the battlefield."
Li Ye smiled: "I guess those little guys can't wait any longer."
...
Sure enough, as Li Ye said, the two little guys and Mu Mu were already waiting in the living room of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, jumping up and down, impatient to wait.
If Ye Zhiqiu hadn't been watching, he would have probably rushed into his husband's study.
"Hurry up, brother and husband are coming out!" Mu Mu, who had sharp ears, said loudly.
"Brother, come out quickly, Xiaoxue misses you."
"Brother Li Ye, Qiu Ming misses you too."
Before Li Ye could reach the living room, he was blocked by three little guys.
Li Xiaoxue, who was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, held Li Ye's hand as she came up. Shangguan Qiu Ming, a tiger-headed man, also followed, pinching Li Ye's other sleeve.
Mumu, on the other hand, hid beside Ye Zhiqiu, like a well-behaved girl next door.
Li Ye pulled Li Xiaoxue and Shangguan Qiu Ming to Ye Zhiqiu and sat down next to her.
He smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, but my mother's state has become so great."
Ye Zhiqiu glared at him and said with red eyes, "I've been away for five years and I don't know how to go home."
Li Ye smiled and said, "Aren't you coming back?" He turned to look at Mu Mu, wanting to reach out and touch her hair.
Unexpectedly, Mu Mu dodged away, frowned and said, "Don't touch your head!"
Li Ye was stunned, looked at her and smiled: "What's wrong, Mu Mu, you used to crawl on me when you saw me, but now you don't even call me brother?"
Mu Mu was stunned, looked at him, her face turned red instantly, made a face at him, then took Ye Zhiqiu's hand and said, "Mom, Mu Mu is hungry."
Ye Zhiqiu glared at her, then looked at Shangguan Qiu Ming and said, "Qiu Ming, call your mother and come to the dining hall for dinner."
Li Ye stood up, looked at his husband and said, "Sir, please."
The husband nodded and said: "You go first, I will call your wife."
For a moment, everyone left the living room. Mu Mu held Ye Zhiqiu's hand and walked in front, while Li Ye held Li Xiaoxue's hand and walked behind.
Shangguan Qiuming has disappeared. Li Xiaoxue looked up at Li Ye from time to time while talking to Li Ye.
Mu Mu walked in front, looking back at Li Ye from time to time, wondering what she was thinking?
When they came to the dining hall next to the kitchen, the master had already arranged the dishes for the servants. He looked at Li Yebi who was approaching and said, "Have you finished talking to sir?"
"My child has met his father." After five years of not seeing each other, Li Ye's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
The master came over and patted his arm and said, "Just come back. Sit down and eat. We'll talk after eating."
Li Ye nodded, pulled Li Xiaoxue to sit down next to Ye Zhiqiu, stretched out his hand to hold her, and asked in her ear: "What's wrong with Mumu? Don't you recognize me as your brother?"
Ye Zhiqiu was angry, held his ear and smiled: "Mumu ghost girl, your brother asked you if you disown him?"
Unexpectedly, Mu Mu waved her hand and frowned: "How is that possible? Mu Mu is still waiting for his brother to make money. The gold coins he has are almost spent."
Li Ye was stunned and was about to ask questions when Li Hongxiu's voice rang out in the dining hall.
"Don't listen to that girl's nonsense. She didn't spend a penny of the money she got from selling the medicinal herbs three years ago. She kept it all, this little money addict."
Li Hongxiu walked into the dining hall and cursed.
"That's Mu Mu's own money, not the money given by my brother. My brother hasn't had any new year's money for three years." Mu Mu murmured unwillingly.
Li Ye was happy, looked at the people in the room and said with a smile: "Then should I make up for the money I spent in the past three years with you? I am practicing in the mountains, who will give me lucky money? You also know that I am a Prajna None of the monks in the temple have even been to the Buddha."
Mu Mu curled her lips and said coquettishly, "I don't care!"
Li Hongxiu looked at her and couldn't help but laugh angrily, and said angrily: "If you make him angry again, be careful that he runs away from home in a few days and never comes back, right?"
Mumu...
Master...
Ye Zhiqiu was stunned and stared at Li Hongxiu with confusion on his face.
Li Xiaoxue held Li Ye's hand obediently and said, "Didn't my brother just come back? Why are you leaving again?"
Li Ye glanced at Li Hongxiu and felt a headache. For a moment, he didn't know what to say to comfort the relatives in front of him.
The husband shook his head, pointed to the dishes on the table and said, "Don't talk while eating. Have you forgotten this rule?"
Just as he was talking, Lin Yueru pulled Shangguan Qiu Ming over.
He looked at Li Ye and asked, "Is this our Li Ye? Why does he look different? He is much taller, as tall as Wushuang."
Li Ye saw Lin Yueru approaching, quickly stood up, made a greeting greeting, and replied: "Junior Li Ye, I have met my aunt."
Lin Yueru came over, sat down next to Li Hongxiu, looked at Li Ye and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You have grown up. By the way, you should call me mother-in-law? Have you seen Wushuang on the way back?"
Li Ye nodded and said, "I met him on the way back."
"How's it going? You two haven't seen each other for almost ten years since you separated. Are you dissatisfied?"
Lin Yueru pulled Shangguan Qiu Ming to sit next to her, while arranging food for him.
Li Ye was about to reply, but the gentleman waved his hand to suppress him. "Everyone eats first, and if you have anything to say, talk slowly after dinner."
The master nodded at the side and said: "I have no words to eat and sleep. Let's set a good example for the younger generation."
Lin Yueru smiled and said, "Eat first."
