It was early summer in April, and the weeping willows in the courtyard were lush and green, their elegant branches drooping down, almost touching the top of the glass.
At that moment, Liuli was lying listlessly on the low table under the willow tree, while Ahua was lying face to face with her on the table.
The voices of Li Molin and Yu Ke could be heard intermittently from the main hall, but Liuli didn't pay any attention to them. Her little face scrunched up, and she frowned, saying, "Ahua, this is so boring."
"Meow." Ahua was drowsy in the warm sunshine, her eyelids drooping and covering half of her eyes.
"I wonder how the little monk is doing..." Liuli muttered, "It's been so long since I've seen him."
"Meow." Ahua responded unconsciously, her voice very low, her eyelids drooping little by little, and she looked like she was about to fall asleep.
Liuli pouted unhappily and said, "We've explored all over Yingyang City these past few days, and there's nowhere fun to go... Li Molin refuses to leave and insists on staying here. I'm about to go crazy from boredom!"
Ahua's little head slumped down, and she fell asleep just like that.
Liuli pouted and said helplessly, "Ahua, where do you get so much sleep? You sleep during the day and at night, you really can sleep well."
"Snoring, snoring..." Ah Hua snored softly, clearly fast asleep.
Liuli's eyes darted around, lively and mischievous. After a while, her eyes grew brighter, a playful smile appearing on her lips. She muttered to herself, "I can sneak away! Li Molin is happy to stay here, why should I stay here with him? Honestly, wouldn't that be stupid? I don't want to stay here forever, I'm going to go play with the little monk!"
"Hmm..." Liuli lowered her eyes and pondered, "I wonder where the little monk is... Let me think... I think Yu Ke said that many monks and nuns went to the war-torn north, saying they went to save the suffering people..."
Just think, Yu Ke had a look of disdain on her face when she said those words.
"I've made up my mind, I'm going to the north where the war is raging to find the little monk!" Liuli said with a smile.
She secretly stood up and looked into the main hall, only to see Li Molin and Yu Ke still discussing something, neither of them paying any attention to the outside world.
Liuli chuckled and returned, her fingers flashing with spiritual energy as she traced patterns on the stone table, leaving behind a message: "Li Molin, I'm going outside to play. It's too stuffy here. I'll come back when I'm done playing!"
After leaving behind a line of words that shimmered with white light, Liuli picked up the sleeping Ahua, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and floated away silently.
Half an hour later, while discussing with Yu Ke, Li Molin thought of Liu Li and realized that he hadn't heard from her for a while. He frowned slightly, stood up, walked to the entrance of the main hall, and looked into the courtyard, but Liu Li was nowhere to be seen.
Li Molin's heart sank. He saw the white light emanating from the stone table, hurriedly went over to take a look, and after seeing a line of words on the table, he sighed helplessly.
Yu Ke then came to the courtyard and asked in confusion, "Young Master, what's wrong?"
"Come and see for yourself," Li Molin said helplessly.
Yu Ke walked over and glanced at the words on the table, then turned and said thoughtfully, "Miss Liuli must have been feeling cooped up for a long time..."
Li Molin looked up and said in a deep voice, "Yu Ke, summon a few demonic feather birds and find out where Liu Li is. Tell me immediately after you find her."
Yu Ke nodded and replied, "Yes."
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Liuli flew all the way to the north of the Central Plains. A quick glance from the air revealed that many cities and towns that the Northern Rong army had passed through were devastated, and there was widespread suffering everywhere.
She flew over most of the northern land, occasionally landing to inquire, and after searching for half a day, she found Shi Chan at dusk.
At that time, the Northern Rong army had already occupied the entire Moyan Prefecture, which was closest to the Northern Rong, and the entire Moyan Prefecture was the place that suffered the most from the Northern Rong's calamity. And the place where Shi Chan is now staying is a small village within the territory of Moyan Prefecture.
The Northern Rong army passed through this small village, looting all the grain and livestock. Several women were even raped by the Northern Rong soldiers and then committed suicide one after another. At this moment, a child who had lost his mother was crying incessantly, and the sound of crying filled the village, spreading a sorrowful atmosphere throughout the village.
When Liuli saw Shichan in the air, her eyes lit up. She saw Shichan and several young men pulling a cart full of grain on their way back to the village. They were walking on a path in the fields, and the ruts of the cart made a "creaking" sound as it rolled forward.
Liuli landed quickly, calling out with a laugh, "Little monk!"
Shi Chan paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Liuli had landed on the path behind them and was running towards them with a smile.
A sudden surge of joy welled up in Shi Chan's heart. He smiled gently and called out, "Miss Liuli."
Liuli ran quickly to Shichan's side and said with a smile, "Little monk, it's been so long since I've seen you, I've missed you so much!"
Shi Chan opened his mouth, as if wanting to speak, but then stopped. How could he not miss her? He just couldn't express it aloud.
After a moment of silence, Shi Chan smiled and said, "Why have you come here, young lady?"
"I came to play with you." Liuli glanced at the cart full of grain and asked in confusion, "Little monk, what are you busy with?"
Shi Chan replied, "This humble monk obtained a cartload of grain from the Northern Rong soldiers stationed in the nearby city to help the people in this village in their time of need."
Liuli's mind raced, and she asked doubtfully, "The Northern Rong are the ones who are currently rebelling, right? If you ask them for food, will they give it to you?" After a pause, she grinned mischievously, "Little monk, you didn't steal the food, did you? You actually steal things?"
Shi Chan shook his head and laughed, "How could this humble monk steal anything? This humble monk only reasoned with those Northern Rong soldiers. Perhaps they got annoyed by my reasoning, so they gave me a cartload of grain."
Annoyed, Shi Chan led the young men to the nearest city and went to the Northern Rong soldiers camped outside the city to ask for food. The Northern Rong soldiers refused to give it to them and immediately tried to attack Shi Chan. But how could they, mere mortals, possibly defeat Shi Chan?
After arriving around noon, Shi Chan began to reason with the Northern Rong soldiers. By dusk, the Northern Rong soldiers, seeing that they could neither defeat them nor drive them away, were quite annoyed and gave Shi Chan a cartload of grain.
Liuli burst out laughing when she thought of that scene. She said with a big smile, "Little monk, you're really something."
A young man pulling a cart turned around and said with gratitude, "Speaking of which, we really have to thank Master Shichan for his patience. Those Northern Rong bandits robbed the village of all its grain and livestock. If it weren't for Master Shichan getting this cart of grain for us, the villagers would probably have starved to death!"
With a face full of sorrow, Shi Chan sighed, "This humble monk only regrets that I arrived too late and was unable to protect the entire village from the chaos of war."
“Young Master, please don’t say that,” another young man quickly said. “We are already very grateful for all that you have done for us.”
Shi Chan shook his head and said gently, "Gentlemen, there's no need for you to be so polite. This is all what I should do."
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