Li Xue quickly arrived at the farm, pushed open the gate, and found no one inside. Li Guang must have gone to work in the fields.

In the yard, Xiao Hei played alone, doing somersaults on the open ground.

Upon seeing someone push open the courtyard gate, he immediately became alert and looked at Li Xue.

Xiao Hei paused for a moment, then became happy and ran quickly toward Li Xue.

After not seeing him for several months, Xiao Hei has grown quite a bit and is now as big as a large dog.

Li Xue was overjoyed and hugged the little black dog that ran towards her, playing with it.

After playing for a while, Li Xue pushed Xiao Hei away and prepared to take a walk in the yard.

Li Guang's door was open, and Li Xue went inside. The room was spotless, and all the items were arranged very neatly. Li Xue nodded in satisfaction.

Suddenly, a painting on the wall caught her attention; it gave off a very warm feeling.

Li Xue stared at the painting, liking it more and more. The distant mountains, the nearby wheat fields, and the farm were all so familiar.

What's even more amazing is that the scene shows an ox grazing leisurely, with a boy reading a book lying on its back.

The colors in the picture are also very harmonious: green mountains, green seedlings, yellow withered grass, and the most eye-catching part is the red dot in the picture.

This is a red fox sleeping on a cow's horns. Li Xue was stunned. The painting was of a very high standard and could not possibly have been painted by Li Guang.

Li Guang was a skilled calligrapher, but his painting skills were only average. So who painted this picture?

Li Xue began to examine the painting carefully, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find a single character or seal. This was a bit strange. Did the artist not want to reveal his identity? If so, why did he create this painting in the first place?

Gradually, Li Xue seemed to understand that besides herself knowing that Li Guang was here, there should be another person who knew Li Guang's whereabouts, and this person should be the artist of this painting.

Thinking of this, Li Xue broke out in a cold sweat. If the news that Li Guang was staying here were leaked, it would be a disaster.

Li Xue lost her composure. She turned and left, preparing to go find Li Guang.

Seeing Li Xue leave, Xiao Hei quickly followed behind her, heading towards the fields together.

After planting wheat on more than 300 acres of wasteland, all that's needed is field management. As long as the wheat seedlings don't have any problems, there's not much to do in the wheat field at this time.

Li Xue saw Li Guang from afar and walked towards him.

Xiao Hei makes too much noise when it goes out, and it likes to roll around in the fields, so Li Guang doesn't want to take it out, fearing it will ruin the crops.

As soon as they stepped outside, Xiao Hei started running around like crazy.

As soon as Xiao Hei appeared, the people working in the fields knew and looked up to see what was happening. It turned out that Xiao Hei had brought the princess over.

Upon seeing that it was Li Xue, Li Guang quickly dropped what he was doing and went to greet her.

Little Black was still running around wildly when suddenly a red light flashed before its eyes, and it received a slap on the face, immediately becoming obedient.

The little fox Yu Hong darted out from behind Li Guang and began to discipline the disobedient Xiao Hei. After being beaten, Xiao Hei slunk away.

At this point, Blackie was quite a big guy compared to the little fox, but Blackie was still afraid of the little fox.

No wonder Li Xue didn't see the little fox when she came to the farm; it turned out it had been following Li Guang the whole time.

Li Xue remembered that Li Guang had once told her that the little fox was a spirit beast that would always follow Li Guang and protect his safety. Thinking of this, Li Xue couldn't help but feel happy.

Seeing that everyone working in the field was watching them, Li Guang walked up to Li Xue and bowed deeply to her.

"Greetings, Princess."

Seeing Li Guang's serious expression, and knowing that he was only putting on a show for others, I also became serious.

"No need for formalities. I came to see Xiao Hei, but I didn't expect to be beaten up by the little fox. I have to go back and check on him."

After Li Xue finished speaking, she walked back, and Li Guang followed her.

The two quickly arrived at the farm, and Li Guang finally spoke up, "Sister, what brings you here?"

"We have received definite intelligence that spies from the foreign countries have infiltrated our Great Northern Dynasty. They want to obtain our bows and crossbows. Once the foreign people can also manufacture such powerful bows and crossbows, it will be a great disadvantage to the soldiers at the front."

Perhaps these people have already set their sights on the registrar. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, I've come to inform him and warn him to be on guard.

"Oh, so that's how it is." Li Guang's face immediately showed worry.

Seeing Li Guang's expression, Li Xue comforted him:

"You don't need to worry about that. The registrar is extremely intelligent. He has plenty of ways to deal with these spies from foreign countries. First of all, he destroyed all the crossbows and bows and arrows that his men had and replaced them with bows and arrows."

In this way, it would be impossible for spies from the foreign country to obtain a crossbow from here.

To prevent these people from harming you, I have already arranged for two top-tier experts to secretly protect your safety. You don't need to worry about that.

Li Guang nodded. Li Xue was very thoughtful, which put his mind at ease.

"Li Guang, are you alright here? Are you safe?"

"Sister, don't worry, I'm safe. I've been practicing kung fu with Da Niu and with Master Zhao's careful guidance, I've developed some skills. I can handle a few people without any problem and I can protect myself completely."

"When Little Black gets a little older, I'm going to wrestle with it. Think about it, there aren't many people in the Great Northern Dynasty who dare to wrestle with a mountain bear. Then, anyone who wants to hurt me should think twice."

"That's a great idea! I hope you become stronger and invincible, so that no one can hurt you," Li Xue said excitedly.

Suddenly, Li Xue became serious, staring at Li Guang and asking:

"Have any outsiders visited the farm during this period?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guang immediately understood what was going on. Li Xue must have seen the painting in his room and was worried about his safety.

"Sister, a school has been established in the village. Ruan Fang invited a teacher from the capital. Do you know who this teacher is?"

Li Xue was stunned, carefully considering what Li Guang had just said.

"Did Ruan Fang establish an academy in the village and hire a teacher from the capital?"

"Yes, I know this gentleman and lady."

"I know so many gentlemen, tell me who he is, stop keeping me in suspense, you know I'm an impatient person," Li Xue said eagerly.

“It’s my mentor, Mr. Fang. I never expected that Ruan Fang would be able to invite him here.”

"So it's Mr. Fang! I was so scared. I was worried that your whereabouts would be exposed. Since he is your mentor, there's no problem."

However, I heard that Mr. Fang fell seriously ill and almost died, which may be related to your accident.

"I know you and Mr. Fang are like father and son. He devoted almost his entire life to raising you. Now that something has happened to you, Mr. Fang's heart is broken, and he will definitely fall ill," Li Xue said with a sigh.