The two little ones ran around bumping into each other for a while, and finally found a distance and speed that wouldn't make either of them uncomfortable.

After seeing that they stopped causing trouble, Ye Jingchen walked past them and ran ahead of them.

"Don't let go, there are countless eyes watching you from the shadows!" Ye Jingchen reminded them as he passed by.

Just after Ye Jingchen overtook them, the others also overtook them one after another, leaving them behind.

"I think you did this on purpose today. Aren't you usually a fast runner? You've always been right behind your brother! Now that he's getting further and further away from you, why don't you go after him?" Ye Jingyu asked, somewhat exasperated, as he ran, dragged down by Ye Jinghe and forced to run at the very back.

Ye Jinghe rolled his eyes at him. "If I run ahead, I'll have to drag you along, which will take a lot more effort. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Actually, it's because his legs are still weak and he doesn't have much strength at all.

He now finds it quite nice to run with Ye Jingyu, even though he dislikes Ye Jingyu and doesn't want to hold hands with him at all. But by running hand in hand, he can use Ye Jingyu's hand to cover up the fact that he is exhausted.

Let Ye Jingyu mistakenly believe that he is deliberately trying to hold him back. That way, Ye Jingyu won't know that he has already taken a master to learn kung fu and will be able to crush him soon!

Thinking this, Ye Jinghe held Ye Jingyu's hand tightly. He was determined not to give Ye Jingyu a chance to get away from him this morning!

After Ye Jinghe said that, Ye Jingyu no longer wanted to run ahead.

But if they don't run ahead, with Ye Jinghe's immobile posture, won't they always be at the back?

The strong-willed Ye Jingyu cannot tolerate being inferior to others, in any aspect!

So even though he knew Ye Jinghe might be deliberately holding him back, he still ran ahead and tried his best to drag Ye Jinghe down.

He may be tired, but he will never give up!

At the very front, Ye Jingchen and Xie Chang'an had already left the people behind them further and further behind.

"Has the rumor been resolved?" Xie Chang'an asked after he could no longer see the people behind him.

"I estimate that it's being resolved right now," Ye Jingchen said after thinking for a moment.

At this time, the morning court session in the Taiji Hall should have already begun.

After Lin Xun delivered the person, the emperor would naturally investigate the rest thoroughly.

Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen with a probing gaze, and suddenly asked, "You're so smart, are you really only fifteen years old?"

"What ten—"

Ye Jingchen was about to ask what fifteen years old was when he suddenly remembered that he had lied to Xie Chang'an that he had died at the age of fifteen.

If Xie Chang'an hadn't brought it up, he would have completely forgotten about it.

So some people—

Xie Chang'an didn't believe him when he told the truth, but he believed his lies.

"I'm only eight years old now, how can I take things in my dreams seriously!" Ye Jingchen said seriously.

But Xie Chang'an didn't miss his subconscious reaction just now, and asked him, "Then how did you die?"

"How could you touch my heart with something as sad as death?" Ye Jingchen asked angrily.

Xie Chang'an: ......

He glanced sideways at Ye Jingchen's expression and thought it was a bit exaggerated.

He gave a half-smile, "It's just a dream, is it really that big of a deal?"

"Death from overwork." Seeing that Xie Chang'an was still not giving up, Ye Jingchen told him about a way to die.

"What?" Ye Jingchen spoke too quickly, and the three words were somewhat unclear. Xie Chang'an didn't hear clearly and subconsciously asked again.

"I'm exhausted. Are you satisfied with this answer now?" Ye Jingchen glanced at Xie Chang'an and said matter-of-factly.

Although he died suddenly in the middle of the night while reading novels, which was his own fault, how can sudden death not be considered death from overwork?

The phrase "the heavens are jealous of talent" suddenly popped into Xie Chang'an's mind.

Throughout history, many people of great wisdom have had short lives.

It seems quite normal for someone as cunning as Ye Jingchen to die young.

"And how did you die?"

It is only polite to reciprocate, so since Xie Chang'an asked him, Ye Jingchen returned the question without any hesitation.

Anyway, it was Xie Chang'an who hit him in the heart first!

Xie Chang'an's mind raced through his past life's dramatic ups and downs, and in the end, he only replied to Ye Jingchen with four words: "Overwork has led to illness."

Ye Jingchen was somewhat surprised by the answer, but not too surprised.

The novel mentions that Xie Chang'an was frail and sickly from a young age. When he was six, all the other men in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion died on the battlefield, leaving only the elderly, women and children in the capital. Various forces were eyeing them covetously.

As the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo's family, he was a thorn in the side of many people. Since the age of six, he had encountered countless crises. Although he survived, his health deteriorated with each assassination attempt.

Not to mention that he later regained control of the Xie family army and fought on the battlefield despite his frail health.

While reading the novel, Ye Jingchen worried countless times that the protagonist might suddenly collapse and die.

At that time, he felt that if Xie Chang'an hadn't been supported by the protagonist's halo, and if he were a real, flesh-and-blood person, he would probably have died long ago.

A novel is ultimately just a novel; the ending will only ever show the protagonist at their most glorious moment, as for the hero's twilight years—

Oh, Xie Chang'an isn't old yet; he's only in his thirties.

He is no longer a fictional character in a novel, but a real person with flesh and blood.

Moreover, he is right beside me now.

Ye Jingchen enjoys reading novels, and he has a rather unpleasant habit: he easily empathizes with the characters he likes in novels.

Once he empathizes, he becomes immersed in the character, experiencing their joys and sorrows.

Xie Chang'an was also one of his favorite characters, and it was the last character he liked before he died in his previous life.

His feelings for Xie Chang'an were more complicated than those for everyone else around him.

He sympathized with Xie Chang'an's plight in the novel, so after transmigrating into the book, he planned to change the fate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, so that Xie Chang'an could have a happy childhood and naturally take over the Xie family army to protect Dayuan when he grew up.

So even though the emperor was not very happy, he still firmly chose Xie Chang'an to be his study companion.

However, he soon discovered that this Xie Chang'an was a reincarnated person.

Beneath that cute exterior lies a soul that has endured countless hardships and is as firm as a rock, not easily swayed.

Even so, he still did not waver in his idea of ​​handing the Xie family army over to Xie Chang'an. He still took it for granted that the Xie family army belonged to Xie Chang'an.

However, he was unsure whether Xie Chang'an was still willing to protect Dayuan, so he kept a close eye on Xie Chang'an.

They genuinely believed in his abilities, but at the same time, because of that belief, they couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension towards him.

It was simply because he knew very well that Xie Chang'an had the ability to make him lose everything and render all his plans futile.