Pan Jinhua watched the group practice horse stance with great interest, mainly because she had never seen it before and wanted to broaden her horizons.
About fifteen minutes later, Li Qing collapsed, trembling. His face was flushed red, and his legs were shaking uncontrollably. He had only lasted such a short time today! What a disgrace! What a disgrace!
"Help the second young master to the side for a massage. Come back and continue after half an incense stick's time." Instructor He said calmly, having anticipated this scene.
Li Qing was filled with grief and indignation. Oh no! He'd lost face in front of his grandmother! It was bad enough that he couldn't compare to his older brother, but he couldn't even match five-year-old Qingjun! His lifelong reputation was ruined! Would they laugh at him behind his back?
Li Qing became increasingly distressed as she thought about it, her face alternating between red and white, making her quite a sight to behold.
Pan Jinhua was already laughing inwardly at Li Qingjing's facial expressions. The old lady still needed to be with the children. Looking at them made her feel decades younger!
Fortunately, Li Qingjun, Li Qingzhang, and Li Qingduan all collapsed next, barely saving face for Li Qingjing. Li Qingjun, being young, was already unwell, yet he managed to persevere for a while, which was quite remarkable. Li Qingzhang was in the same boat; after all, training in martial arts is something that each day is more difficult than the last.
Li Qingduan, however, didn't last long. When he saw the other brothers lying down looking at him, he immediately blushed and stammered:
"I... I'm still recovering from my injuries, and I couldn't stand properly."
The Li brothers then turned their attention to Li Qingyi, who was still in a horse stance. Their implication was clear: Qingyi's injuries hadn't healed, and he was still there.
Li Qingduan was furious. So what if he was a little weak and scholarly?
"Haha, don't bully your brother." Pan Jinhua quickly came to Li Qingduan's rescue, because if she didn't say anything, she felt that Li Qingduan was about to cry.
Li Qingzhang and the others couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, Grandma, we were just teasing him."
"Grandmother, my older brothers are bullying me!"
"Little Qingjun, how dare you laugh at Third Brother! I'll tickle you!"
Li Qingduan broke through the defenses, he broke through the biggest defenses.
Li Qing, however, was overjoyed; thankfully, no one was laughing at him.
"Third Brother, no! Master He is looking for you!"
Li Qingduan immediately resembled a child caught doing something wrong, no longer daring to utter a sound or make a fuss about getting up to scratch Li Qingjun, and obediently lay down while the servant massaged him.
This place is filled with laughter and joy; life is peaceful and serene.
Suddenly a figure burst in through the front door, shouting as he ran.
"Mother! Mother! Fire! Fire! It's really on fire!"
Pan Jinhua turned her head slightly, thinking to herself: Great, they've finally arrived.
The figure approached from afar; it was none other than Li Xuming, the eldest patriarch of the Li family. He abruptly stopped in front of Pan Jinhua, muttering things like "Fire! Fire!" His frantic run had left him looking rather disheveled.
"You're all in charge now, how can you be so immature!"
"Mom, fire! Fire!"
"What fire?" Pan Jinhua feigned a sudden realization. "You mean...?"
Seeing that his mother had realized what was happening, Li Xuming nodded frantically, "Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly what you think, Mom."
Pan Jinhua took a deep breath. "Go to your study."
He then turned to look at the children who were peeking over, and gave Coach He an apologetic look.
Instructor He gestured that everything was alright, then turned to look at the younger ones.
"What are you looking at? If you've rested enough, keep practicing your horse stance!"
When Instructor He saw that the group had walked away, but the few kids were still staring longingly at him, he laughed in exasperation and roared.
The group shuddered in fright. Li Qingzhang and the others dared not look any longer and obediently rested or practiced horse stance.
Li Family Study.
Li Xuming has already sent someone to summon Li Xushi and Li Xuchang.
It turned out that Fang Da had followed Li Xuming's instructions that day and arranged for his son Fang Xiang to go to the south of the city to investigate the fire. At that time, Fang Xiang did not find out anything. After all, a fire was a big deal, and if it had happened, he could have just asked someone on the street.
Fang Xiang didn't know why the master was asking this, but the master must have his reasons for doing things. It was his first time working for the master, so he had to do it well. So he wandered around the south of the city.
This afternoon, he was wandering around the south of the city when he heard people shouting from afar, "Fire! Fire!"
The radar for direction moved instantly, squeezing directly towards the direction of the approaching person. However, his behavior was not abrupt. There were plenty of people rushing over to watch the commotion, and he was not conspicuous at all among them.
He was swept along by the crowd towards the scene of the incident, and soon the accident site was revealed before his eyes.
It turns out that the Yunlai Restaurant caught fire for some unknown reason, and people are currently putting out the fire.
After making inquiries, he quickly ran back to the Li family to report the news, which is why Li Xuming stumbled and ran to find Pan Jinhua.
Pan Jinhua sat in the main seat, Li Xuming sat in the lower seat, and Li Xushi and Li Xuchang arrived one after another.
"Brother, is something important happening in the capital?"
Li Xushi was patrolling the shops outside when he heard his elder brother was looking for him. He rushed back and was startled by the scene in the study. It was quite solemn, with even his mother present.
"Wait for Third Brother."
As soon as Li Xuchang entered, Fang Da closed the door and stood guard outside. Only then did Li Xuming speak:
"Something big might have happened at home."
Next, amidst the bewildered expressions of his brothers, Li Xuming recounted Pan Jinhua's dream.
For example, Pan Jinhua was taken away by the spirit, there was the Ox-Head and Horse-Face demons, and his father bribed the underworld officials with good deeds. More importantly, the Li family was in trouble!
"That dream is indeed strange, but, brother, could it be that you really took that dream to reality?"
Li Xuchang still couldn't understand why his elder brother was so serious after hearing this; it was just a dream.
Li Xushi sensed something unusual, but didn't think there was anything wrong with what Li Xuchang said. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
"Do Mother and Elder Brother intend to go to the temple to perform a religious ceremony?"
"I do have that idea, but it's not the main point." Li Xuming was almost led astray by him.
"Could it be that Li Zhen's family is in trouble?"
Li Xuchang thought and thought, and then focused on his elder brother's last sentence. Although he was puzzled, seeing the solemn expressions on his mother's and elder brother's faces, he had no choice but to say this impossible possibility.
"That's right, the Li family is in trouble."
"How could that be, elder brother? My Li family is a prominent clan in Nanze!"
"Second brother is right. Our family has never done anything illegal, so why are we in trouble?"
"Besides, although the dream was bizarre, it's just a dream, how can it be taken seriously!"
As soon as Li Xuming spoke, Li Xushi and Li Xuchang reacted as if someone had punctured their lungs, each trying to completely eliminate the possibility of the Li family being in trouble.
"Alas, I also wish it were impossible. In my mother's dream, she saw a restaurant on fire in the south of the city..."
"What? Mother dreamt of a fire in the south of the city?!" Li Xuchang jumped up; he had just returned from the south of the city today.
"Big brother, third brother, is there really a fire in the south of the city?"
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