Lin Qiuer and Lin Nanye were waiting in Gu Anqing's courtyard. Time passed little by little, but Gu Anqing didn't return yet.

“Hahaha—”

Lin Qiuer opened her mouth and yawned. Her eyes began to become a little hazy and sleepiness came over her. She reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, holding her cheek and mumbling complaints.

"Is Mr. Gu coming back or not? If he doesn't, he should send someone to tell me. I'm almost dying of sleep, and I don't know where Fourth Brother is or if he's injured."

The voices became lower and lower, and Lin Qiuer leaned back in the chair and fell asleep.

Lin Nanye looked at his little sister's adorable appearance and couldn't help feeling a little doting in his heart.

In a blink of an eye, he saw Chang Qing, who was sitting next to him, staring at Lin Qiuer intently, and anger suddenly rose in his heart.

He gritted his teeth and made a beating gesture towards Changqing. Changqing was frightened back to his senses by this action and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Lin Nanye quietly stood up and sat between Lin Qiuer and Changqing, directly blocking the space between the two. He thought to himself: "What the hell? Do you think you can covet my little sister?"

Chang Qing felt panicked when he saw Lin Nanye's movements as if he was guarding against a thief.

I boldly guessed in my heart: "Could it be that Mr. Lin thinks that I have some feelings for Miss Lin? Woohoo, even if I have this intention, I don't have the courage. What's more, Miss Lin is the great benefactor of the Gu family. Who am I?"

Just as Changqing was lost in thought, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence.

He glanced at Lin Qiuer, immediately reached out to stop the servant who was about to run into the house, and walked out of the door quietly.

"The young master has gone out. Steward Cheng asked me to come over and tell Miss Lin and Mr. Lin not to wait any longer." The servant said with his head down.

Changqing tilted his head and carefully pondered the meaning of the servant's words.

Young master went out so late, why didn’t he call me?

Also, why did they only tell Miss Lin and Master Lin not to wait, but what about me? Did they mean that I should continue to wait here?

After thinking for a long time, Chang Qing still had no answer. He did not plan to continue to delve into it. After all, his main task now was to protect the safety of the account books.

He turned around and went back into the house, and said softly to Lin Nanye, "Mr. Lin, the young master has gone out. I will take care of these account books. You and Miss Lin can go back to your room and rest first." His voice was soft and respectful.

Lin Nanye stood up without hesitation, walked to Lin Qiuer who was already sleeping soundly, picked her up easily, and then walked away with big strides without looking back.

Chang Qing looked at his brisk steps, which disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye, and a trace of melancholy appeared on his face. He silently returned to his chair and sat down, resting his chin on the table and looking at the box of account books, and fell into deep thought.

On the other side, Gu Anqing was riding his horse at full speed, with a team of guards following closely behind him.

The sound of their horses' hooves was like a storm, breaking the silence of the night.

When they arrived at the gate of the barracks, the soldier guarding the gate recognized Gu Anqing at a glance and immediately opened the gate to let him in, while the guards waited outside the gate of the barracks.

Gu Anqing drove straight in without stopping, and came to the tent of the commander, then jumped off his horse and walked over in two steps. He lifted the tent curtain with one hand and disappeared into the tent.

After half an incense stick of time, the tranquility of the entire barracks was broken. Noisy sounds came one after another, mixed with fighting sounds and screams.

When the rising sun emerged from the clouds and the darkness was penetrated by the sunlight, the noise in the barracks gradually subsided.

The guards outside the barracks sat quietly on their horses, keeping their eyes on the movements in the barracks.

After a while, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds was heard in the barracks.

When the guards saw that the person coming was Gu Anqing, they immediately turned their horses around, and after he walked out of the barracks, they followed closely behind him, and left as quickly as they had come.

The soldiers at the barracks gate stood straight, looking straight ahead, not at all affected by the group of people coming and going.

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Lin Qiuer woke up and opened her eyes to find herself lying flat on the bed. Her mind was a little confused, and after a while she remembered that she was waiting for Gu Anqing to come back in his yard last night.

How did you end up sleeping on the bed?

She turned over and got up from the bed. When she got out of bed, she saw new clothes placed beside the couch. She immediately felt a severe headache. How should she wear these clothes? She looked at the pile of clothes and felt a little overwhelmed.

The maid who had been listening to the noise in Lin Qiuer's room heard a rustling sound inside, knocked on the door and pushed it open.

Lin Qiuer heard the sound of the door opening and turned around. Her face showed the melancholy of not being able to take back her clothes in time.

The maid came forward, bowed, and said softly, "Miss Lin, I will help you wash and change your clothes."

The anxiety and helplessness on her face immediately disappeared, and Lin Qiuer had to admit that this maid was really a timely help.

With the gentle service of the maid, Lin Qiuer washed and dressed herself up, then walked out of the room refreshed and in a happy mood.

There was a sumptuous breakfast on the dining table in the main hall, but Lin Qiu'er simply took a few bites and put it down. Seeing the maid's surprised expression, she explained, "Don't remove these. I will continue to eat when I come back later."

The maid bowed her head and responded when she heard the order.

After Lin Qiu'er walked a few steps outside, she turned back and asked politely, "Miss, can you show me the way to the martial arts training ground?"

When the maid heard her words, she immediately trotted after her and brought Lin Qiuer all the way to the martial arts training ground.

After confirming that Lin Qiuer didn't need him, he left the training ground again.

Lin Qiuer stood outside the martial arts training ground and found Lin Nanye standing among a group of guards, training with them.

Judging from their martial arts moves, the Gu family guards practiced deadly techniques to kill the enemy.

Although Lin Qiuer had never practiced martial arts in her previous life, she had read too many martial arts novels, TV dramas and movies.

So I haven't eaten pork, but I have seen a lot of pigs climbing trees.

Although the guards' moves were very good, simply following them was a waste of time for them, who had obviously practiced martial arts for a long time.

"It's a good move. But it would be even better if we could add some more practice in fighting." He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Killing practice?" A loud voice suddenly exploded in my ears.

Lin Qiuer frowned and turned to look at the source of the voice. She found that Gu Cheng had stood beside her without her noticing and was looking at her with interest.

"You old man are a bit annoying. You started practicing your voice in my ear early in the morning." Lin Qiuer pouted, rubbed her ears which were buzzing from the explosion, and said in a complaining manner.

Gu Cheng laughed again without any hesitation, his laughter was still loud, and he had no intention of controlling the volume because of Lin Qiuer's complaints. "You are really delicate, little girl. But what is the killing practice you just mentioned? Tell me in detail."

Although he has a loud voice, Lin Qiuer thinks this old man is much cuter than Butler Zhong.

"There is no free lunch in the world. If you want to know, what can I exchange for it?" Lin Qiuer rolled her eyes and asked Gu Cheng with a smile.

Gu Cheng saw that Lin Qiu'er had something to ask for, but he didn't care. He put his hands on his waist and said loudly, "Just tell me what you want to change. You're being so shy and unpopular."

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