Chu Xixuan nodded awkwardly, walked ahead and went downstairs, with Lan Ziye following closely behind.

Standing in front of the dining table in the living room was a strange middle-aged man. When he saw Chu Xixuan and Lan Ziye coming down, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Master, Miss, I'm the newly transferred housekeeper from the old house!"

"His surname is Zhong, and his family has served the Chu family for generations. We all call him Uncle Zhong!" Chu Xixuan turned around and introduced him to Lan Ziye.

Uncle Zhong quickly handed over his business card and said, "Miss, if you have any requests in the future, please feel free to contact me. I will definitely help you get it done!"

Lan Ziye nodded, then looked at Chu Xixuan curiously and asked, "Where is the housekeeper?"

"He made a mistake and retired early!" Chu Xixuan sat down at the table and replied concisely.

Making a mistake? Could it be because of Zhang Ma? Lan Ziye was speechless. But then he thought, if it were me three thousand years ago, I would probably do the same. After all, a self-willed steward is unacceptable!

Lan Ziye sat down opposite Chu Xixuan naturally and began to eat breakfast with his head down.

"Are you going to the academy later?" Chu Xixuan suddenly asked.

"Yeah! I've fallen behind in my studies, and I don't know where the teacher left off. I have to go and find out!" Lan Ziye replied casually while eating breakfast.

"I'm going to the academy today too, so I'm on my way. Let's go together!" Chu Xixuan said lightly.

Lan Ziye looked at Chu Xixuan in astonishment, then reacted and smiled calmly, "No need, Zeng Li will come to pick me up. I think her car should be outside the villa now!"

Chu Xixuan was silent for a moment and said, "Okay!"

Lan Ziye continued to eat his porridge.

Chu Xixuan finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and left the table. Lan Ziye then put down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up. For some reason, she always felt awkward and nervous when she saw Chu Xixuan. This feeling was too bad!

Suddenly, Lan Ziye's cell phone rang. It was Wu Xuzi calling.

Lan Ziye quickly answered the phone and asked, "What's going on?"

"Twelve Young Master, you've made a killing this time!" Wu Xuzi said excitedly on the other end of the line. "I didn't expect Xiong San to actually offer you a Essence Stone just to fight you. Not only that, the remaining ten Street Kings have also prepared two Essence Stones, saying that if you kill Xiong San during the competition, they'll give you two more!"

Lan Ziye smiled and said, "The time and place of the competition!"

Wu Xuzi said, "The originally agreed time has passed. They said we can change it to 2:00 this afternoon. Is that okay with you?"

Lan Ziye thought for a moment and said, "Okay!"

"The location is still the same as on the invitation, the life and death fighting arena on Beiming Street!" Wu Xuzi said again.

Lan Ziye didn't think about it and replied directly: "Sure!"

"Then I'll reply to them now!" Wu Xuzi paused, then said, "Do you want me to pick you up?"

"No need, I'll let Zeng Li drive me there. It's time to let Zeng Li see what kind of battle it is!" Lan Ziye murmured.

"You're so kind to Zeng Li!" Wu Xuzi said with some envy, "See you at the fighting arena this afternoon!"

Since there is a duel today, he can't go to school. Lan Ziye decided to go back to the black market on Nanwang Street to buy some supplies.

So, Lan Ziye didn't go back to his room to get his schoolbag, but went straight out of the villa gate.

Zeng Li's car was indeed waiting outside the villa, and Lan Ziye got in directly.