Chu Li sat beside Chen Siyu and acted as if he were a quiet person with a boring personality and no charisma in his nature.

　　Whenever Xu Zhichun asked Chu Li a question, he would answer him clearly and in a straightforward manner, without even adding a single unnecessary word. If Xu Zhichun did not ask him any questions, he would remain silent and continue to eat his meal.

　　After a few questions, Xu Zhichun stopped paying attention to Chu Li.

　　With his little interrogation, he found out that Chu Li knew nothing at all about martial arts. This gave him a sense of relief because he did not have to keep tabs on someone who was useless at martial arts.

　　What he feared the most now was Zhao Lun’s Mountain’s Split. He was afraid that Zhao Lun would ambush them at any given moment.

　　His son had died less than a year ago. Chu Li could not let anything bad happen to Chen Siyu, especially since she was so beautiful. Xu Zhichun had his ulterior motives as well.

　　Chu Li sat between them and expressed his grief. Xu Zhichun did not care and had no restrictions. He dared touch his daughter in law even with his son watching over in heaven. It felt as if he were giving his son a reason to descend from the heavens to take his father’s life as a malicious and vengeful spirit.

　　Chu Li glanced at Chen Siyu. No wonder she did not care for Xu Zhichun as even though she knew some martial arts, she was still unable to defeat him. She was extremely unfortunate.

　　Xiao Yueling was tasked to protect Chen Siyu for a month but why did she need protection? Was it because of Zhao Lun or could it be because of Xu Zhichun?

　　He believed what Chen Siyu’s had said. A beautiful girl like her was bound to get bullied if no one protected her, even if she were to suddenly one day pack up and leave the Cloud State Town. Nevertheless, she could not leave even if she wanted to.

　　Chu Li was there to calm her down and help think of their next move.

　　After finishing his meal, he ventured into the garden and sat down at the stone table to peek at the flowers.

　　The back garden was brightly lit. Even though the flowers there may not be as good as the ones from the East Garden, it was still able to appease one’s temperament and calm them down.

　　Chen Siyu appeared, followed by Jiang Chunyue Er. They saw Chu Li sitting at the stone table. Chen Siyu waved her hand, Jiang Chunyue Er turned and left the both of them.

　　Chen Siyu sat on the opposite of Chu Li, looking at him intently.

　　Chu Li raised his head and examined Chen Siyu from head to toe.

　　Her innocence and sexiness were perfectly combined together. She may not be as attractive as Su Ru or Lady Xiao, but she had a unique refinement of her own that was rather attractive.

　　Chen Siyu could not bear Chu Li’s sharp gaze and turned over to look at the flowers.

　　“Is Xiao Yueling okay?” she asked.

　　“Still the same old Xiao Yueling.” Chu Li smiled.

　　“It’s been ten years since the last letter. I can’t believe she still remembers me.”

　　This startled Chu Li. They did not write to each other, but Xiao Yueling knew that Chen Siyu was in trouble and told him to go over and protect her. It seemed as though Xiao Yueling could predict the future.

　　After sorting his thoughts, he asked in a deep and serious tone, “Are you afraid of Zhao Lun?”

　　Chen Siyu nodded her head and said, “His martial arts level is extremely high. He is second to none in the Starling Cloud Association!”

　　“Zhao Lun,” Chu Li said as he nodded his head. “Where does he live?” he asked.

　　“Are you going to go and knock on his door?” Chen Siyu shook her head and furrowed her brows.

　　“It’s useless, no one knows where he lives. He has too many enemies!” she added.

　　Chen Siyu thought about it and shook her head. She looked worried. Who would have thought that they killed a rapist, and it turned out to be Zhao Lun’s son to boot!

　　Chu Li muttered to himself. Discontented that he could not be the one to make the first move.

　　Chen Siyu felt curious and looked at him. She asked, “May I know what is master’s real name?”

　　“Chu Li, a rank five Scribe of the Public House,” he replied.

　　Chen Siyu was shocked. No wonder he kept to himself and maintained a low profile. She always thought Chu Li was one of the Deer of the Cliff. She could not believe that Chu Li was from the Public House!

　　“I also have my own enemies, so I can’t expose myself,” Chu Li remarked.

　　“Who is Master Chu’s enemy?” she asked.

　　Chu Li smiled and changed the topic.

　　“You can just call me young cousin brother. It’s better off that we don’t let anyone else know. It may spawn problems that we don’t need.”

　　Chen Siyu softly nodded her head.

　　Chu Li quietly drank his tea, not saying a word and the bright garden turned silent.

　　Chen Siyu looked like she was deep in thought about something. Meanwhile, Chu Li was enjoying the flowers. Some were yet to blossom while the others bloomed when there was moonlight. They were still beautiful, even though they may not seem to be very precious.

　　Chen Siyu sighed.

　　“Young Lay…”

　　Chu Li raised his head.

　　“Cousin sister, Leader Xu doesn’t seem to have the purest of intentions.”

　　Chen Siyu was startled and her fair face turned a bright red. She did not dare to look at him. She was sure this was some type of humiliation and she was only going to be judged and scolded if the incident had spread to other people.

　　“Cousin Sister, have Aunt Xiao Yueling write a letter to Leader Xu. That should be enough to scare him off!” Chu Li suggested.

　　Chen Siyu sighed, shook her head and said, “He’ll climb in position at every opportunity and continue to be a horrible leader, a wolf wearing sheep’s skin. I don’t want to burden Xiao Yueling!”

　　Chu Li let out a heavy breath.

　　“If he was smart, he wouldn’t be like this,” he said.

　　“He’s being taken over by greed, how despicable and shameful. He would do anything for it without even thinking twice!”

　　“Seems like we’re going to need to give him a warning of sorts.”

　　Chu Li let out another breath.

　　“If that’s the case, I’ll reveal my identity to scare him off before leaving here.”

　　Chen Siyu shook her head.

　　He was driven by strong sexual urges and did not have a care in the world about his reputation. What could possibly make him worry?

　　Chu Li smiled and stopped the conversation.

　　For the following days, Chu Li continued to stay at the Xu Residence.

　　Xu Zhichun’s martial arts skills were decisive but hegemonic in nature. Most of his subordinates were masters and in just thirty years, the Startling Cloud Association went from an unknown force to the number one faction in the Cloud State Town.

　　Chu Li spent most of his time reading books in the courtyard. He would look at the books for a while, then stare blankly into space.

　　He was cultivating Narrowed World and was searching for the finest of acupuncture points.

　　Chen Siyu dropped by every morning and had breakfast with Chu Li. The other two meals were prepared by Jiang Chunyue Er and sent to him in the courtyard. No one entered the courtyard, so Chu Li could cultivate in peace. Time passed unconsciously for him.

　　The Mountain’s Split had not arrived yet. They were just spreading the fake news to waste the Startling Cloud Association’s time.

　　Within the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

　　Every morning, Chu Li and Chen Siyu ate their breakfast and talked about how the martial arts were these days. Since Chen Siyu was the lady of the Startling Cloud Association, she was well-informed on this topic.

　　Her late husband was the Young Master of the Faction and he had many confidants within the faction itself.

　　After his death, some of the confidants were still faithful to the Lady. Half of the reason why was because of the Lady’s beauty, while the other half was because of their loyalty to the Young Master.

　　Chen Siyu sat in her house all day, but she was still well-informed so she knew about anything and everything that happened within the clan.

　　Xu Zhichun had two illegitimate children. One of them was six years old and the other one was eight. However, both of them had been sent away by Xu Zhichun and no one knew where they actually were.

　　Chu Li finished up his meal and went into the garden for a walk.

　　After getting along well with Chen Siyu, Chu Li had good impressions of her.

　　Not only was she extremely pretty but she was also intelligent and well-spoken. It was very rare indeed, but fate had not been on her side. She was married to a great husband but he died early, forcing her to face the hardships of life on her own.

　　Chen Siyu was having thoughts of leaving the residence but Chu Li disagreed. He had other plans.

　　In the evening, he sat down and started to meditate, trying to feel for the void in the acupuncture point. Through all the emptiness, far and deep, in a state of existence and nonexistence at the same time. A black spot vaguely appeared and Chu Li was startled, but the black spot disappeared quickly afterward.

　　Chu Li opened his eyes and smiled.