Wen Qi took another step forward and was about to speak when Tianshi Liu turned his eyes and looked at Feng Ce again, "Who is he?"

Wen Qi was a little embarrassed when suddenly asked by an elder about his lover, but he still smiled and held Feng Ce's hand, "It's my lover."

"Nonsense!" Tianshi Liu suddenly shouted, "We call Xiaoqi a single person! Where on earth are you from? You can't even pretend to be single!"

Wen Qi was helpless, but she was smart at this time. She rolled her eyes and said, "Master, do you want me to tell you a few things that only you and I know? For example, when I was ten years old, you lost a bet and had no money in your pocket. We ate grass for more than half a month."

"For example, when I was eleven years old and took my first commission, you were worried and followed me in disguise, but you were mistaken for a human trafficker and taken to the police station. For another example, I..."

"Enough!" Tianshi Liu's face flushed, staring at Wen Qi. He had already believed it emotionally, but his mind was telling him to be more cautious. He hesitated, "Are you really Xiao Qi?"

Without waiting for Wen Qi to answer, Master Liu gritted his teeth and removed the defensive formation on the yard. He had lived for so many years, and it was enough! The worst that could happen was death! After death, he could still meet his apprentice in the other world, which was not a loss!

The next second, Wen Qi pushed open the gate and walked in. She came to two meters in front of Master Liu, bent her knees and knelt down, saying softly, "Master, I'm sorry to have worried you for more than half a year."

Feng Ce hesitated for a moment, then walked beside Wen Qi and knelt down.

When Master Liu saw this, his eyes suddenly turned red, and then tears flowed down. He rubbed his eyes with his dry palms, and quickly went forward to help Wen Qi up, and then went to help Feng Ce.

"Good children, they are all good children." Liu Tianshi looked at Wen Qi and said with relief: "It's good that you are back. I will tear down the cenotaph in the backyard later."

Wen Qi recovered and demanded, "It's unlucky to tear it down now."

Master Liu nodded vigorously, "Yes! This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later!"

They went to the back mountain and chatted while dismantling the houses.

Wen Qi also learned from Master Liu what happened after she was captured.

At that time, she was dealing with a commission from an evil ghost. Just as the evil ghost was about to be subdued, a huge hole appeared in the air and sucked her in. The employer waited for three whole days but did not see Wen Qi come out, so he had no choice but to invite another heavenly master.

When the Taoist priest went in to check, he found the house was clean and empty. When he came out, he said that Wen Qi had died together with the evil ghost, and not even a corpse was left.

When the rumor reached the ears of Master Liu, he certainly didn't believe it at first, so he packed up his things and left the mountain that day. He returned half a month later and built a cenotaph behind the mountain.

Wen Qi gritted his teeth, "How can you say I'm dead when you haven't even seen my body? It's more reliable to say that I strayed into the other world!"

Master Liu sighed, "I thought so at the time, but I have been looking for you for seven days and still can't find your whereabouts. After such a long time, even if you really went to the other world, you should be dead."

Wen Qi was choked. It was really... well-reasoned and she couldn't refute it.

It is very easy to dismantle a cenotaph. Just destroy the tombstone, take out the objects in the pit, and then fill the pit up.

Master Liu asked, "Where have you been in the past six months?"

Wen Qi had a complicated expression, "You may not believe it if I tell you this." She said seriously, "So I'd better not say anything, so as not to waste my breath."

Feng Ce looked at her in surprise. Was she not afraid of her master's attack when she said that? But the fact proved that this master and disciple had a tacit understanding that outsiders could not understand.

Master Liu's expression changed, and he asked, "Can't you tell me?"

Wen Qi gave a thumbs up, "Master, you understand me!"

Master Liu snorted and looked at Feng Ce, "Is this the man you found over there?"

Wen Qi raised his other hand and gave a thumbs up, "Master is wise!"

Master Liu looked Feng Ce up and down, and the latter stood up a little straighter unconsciously. After a long while, he said: "Your strength should be quite good, otherwise my apprentice would not look down on you."

Wen Qi smiled, "Not only good, I'm going to find the best disciple for you!"

Feng Ce responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "Yes, but I'm not proficient in it."

Master Liu walked towards the wooden house and said, "Come, play a game with me." As the saying goes, a person's character can be seen from his chess skills. You can tell what kind of person he is by playing a few games of chess with him.

Wen Qi pulled Feng Ce to follow him, praising him to the utmost, "My master is a Go master. When he was young, he was invincible and was known as the Go King! You better be careful!"

Feng Ce's expression became more serious.

But the moment he entered the room, Wen Qi pulled him down, gritted his teeth, and said quickly, "My master is just a lousy chess player, so take it easy."

A smile flashed in Feng Ce's eyes, and he squeezed her hand as a response.

After entering the room, Master Liu had already set up the chessboard.

Wen Qi went to the kitchen familiarly and grabbed a handful of melon seeds to kill time while watching the chess game. Xiao Hei looked at them with envy, tilting his head back and wagging his tail to ask for some.

Wen Qi was too lazy to run anymore, so he gave it half of what he had in his hand.

Master Liu took the time to ask, "What kind of contracted beast is yours? Is it a black panther?"

Wen Qi chuckled and raised his chin proudly, "It's the black cat!"

Master Liu was indeed shocked. He then carefully looked at Xiao Hei, with a smile on his face that became more and more wide. "It seems that you have gained a lot in the past six months."

Xiao Hei knew they were talking about him, and immediately raised his head from the pile of melon seeds, squatting on the ground with a majestic look, not knowing that there was still half a melon seed kernel stuck to his mouth.

Wen Qi looked at this and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pressed Xiao Hei's head and said, "Go eat your melon seeds."

After the small talk, Master Liu and Feng Ce started to guess who would go first.

Master Liu grabbed a handful of white chess pieces.

Feng Ce took out a black chess piece.

Master Liu spread out his hands, and five white pieces fell on the chessboard. He nodded and said, "You go first."

Feng Ce said calmly: "Thank you."

The two began to play chess. At the beginning, the pace was quite fast, with the chess pieces moving back and forth without much thinking, and soon the chess pieces occupied half of the board.

Afterwards, Master Liu took noticeably longer to think, and his moves were not as decisive as before.

Feng Ce also began to slow down, thinking over the strategy in his mind over and over again before making his move.

After a full half hour, Master Liu threw the chess piece back and sighed, "I lost." Although he lost, it could be seen that Feng Ce was a good person, who acted upright and bold, and was worthy of being his apprentice.

Master Liu stood up and said, "Come on, follow me to the yard and show me a few moves."

Feng Ce naturally dared not disobey.

Wen Qi was a little unhappy, "You are old and weak, what's the point of competing with him?"

Liu Tianshi was unhappy and turned around and said angrily: "I'm still strong! You should worry about your husband!"

Wen Qi: ...your kindness is taken as an insult.