In fact, it’s not that Xia Luoran is unwilling to say, but she herself can’t remember when she provoked Ao Xi.
If Su Man had asked her before today, she would not have been able to remember it no matter what. But when she saw Ao Xi today, she vaguely felt that the scar under Ao Xi's eye looked familiar.
But when she first met Ao Xi, she was so focused on teaching him a lesson that she didn't bother to investigate further. Later, when Ao Xi abducted her, she was so frightened that she couldn't even think about whether he looked familiar or not.
At this moment, under Su Man's persistent indirect questioning, Xia Luoran also remembered where she saw the scar.
"It's with the master!"
Xia Luoran finally remembered and was very excited.
The master that Xia Luoran mentioned was a man of the martial arts world. Xia Luoran was different from others since she was a child. Other young ladies in the boudoir learned needlework and embroidery, but she read some storybooks and had the crazy idea of becoming a peerless female knight.
Master Xia beat her and scolded her, but he couldn't stop her from running away. Fearing that she would run off to some martial arts sect out of impulsiveness, Master Xia found a martial arts master to teach her martial arts.
Since he had invited a master, Mr. Xia simply sent his son, Xia Man's younger brother, over as well, and that was the end of it.
But practicing martial arts was not as easy as Xia Luoran had imagined. Not long after she started learning, she started complaining. She worked hard for three days and rested for two days, and her skills were only mediocre.
It just so happened that after only a few years of learning, her master suddenly disappeared, and her martial arts career ended there.
But the chivalrous spirit that Xia Luoran believed was unique always remained in her.
"...I remember that when I was training, I would sometimes see a boy at my master's house. Most of the time he was working, and only on rare occasions would he practice martial arts with my master."
As time went by, Xia Luoran recalled, "At first he kept covering his face with a handkerchief. Out of curiosity, I pulled the handkerchief off when he was pouring tea for me."
Hearing this, Su Man's face turned slightly cold. Such rude behavior sounded very natural in Xia Luoran's mouth.
She has always prided herself on being a woman of the world who doesn't care about trivial matters. Not only that, when she sometimes offends others, she always attributes it to the fact that she has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and is different from others.
Even sisterhood and parental filial piety were called shackles by her. In her words, people should live their lives as freely and comfortably as female knights and should never be bound by these things.
Even though she had a thousand reasons, Su Man saw clearly that these were just excuses she made for herself.
If she was truly carefree and free-spirited, why didn't she venture out into the martial arts world? Instead, she pretended to be a chivalrous woman in her boudoir. Like a toad dipping itself in seawater, it really thinks it's seafood.
Xia Toad Luo Ran had no idea what Su Man was thinking and said calmly, "I was really scared when I pulled the scarf off his face. It's such a deep and ugly scar, no wonder he had to cover it with something."
According to Charlotte, the boy was only eleven or twelve years old. Perhaps it was because he had just been injured that he looked particularly terrifying.
"So, you mean that the boy is Ao Xi?" Su Man asked.
"How should I know?"
Xia Luoran was annoyed. "After I pulled down his face cloth, he rarely came out. Master also scolded me and asked me to apologize to him. I had no choice but to bring him some unwanted food and toys from home."
Speaking of this, Xia Luoran complained, "Who knew that kid was so hard to coax? He locked himself in his room and refused to accept anything. I tried to persuade him but it didn't work. In the end, I gave him my third brother's pair of katydids, and that's when he finally got better."
Su Man frowned slightly. He had suffered such a serious injury at such a young age, and it was even on his face. Perhaps only he knew the bitterness and twists and turns in his heart. In such a situation, it was easy to get lost in someone trying to cheer him up.
"And what happened next?"
"later?"
Xia Luoran sneered, "Oh, he was willing to come out later, but he was like a dog-skin plaster, always sticking to me, and he didn't even get angry when I teased him. Although I was annoyed, I had to endure it for the sake of Master's face. Fortunately, he disappeared when Master disappeared, otherwise, his face, even if it was covered by a veil, would make me feel disgusted."
When Xia Luoran said this, the disgust on her face was clearly visible.
Little did she know that her forced warmth became the only warmth in the eyes of those who had been frozen for a long time in the cold winter.
"Could it be that that boy is Ao Xi?"
Xia Luoran couldn't believe it. "Oh my God, I actually have the same master as the bandit. If this gets out..."
She gritted her teeth and said viciously, "This damn bandit is really causing so much harm to people!"
After figuring out the relationship between Xia Luoran and Ao Xi, Su Man asked about Ao Xi's life experience, "Then do you know where they came from? What is the relationship between your master and Ao Xi?"
"That martial arts master was introduced to Dad by someone else, who said he was from another place. As for their relationship, I think I heard that kid call his master Uncle Ning before. I guess they're some kind of relative."
"rather..."
Su Man asked, "What is your master's full name?"
"I don't know. I always call him Master. I guess Dad would know."
“.......”
If we could know the identity and origin of this Master Ning, then we would have a clue about Ao Xi's life experience.
Just as Su Man was thinking about it, the door was kicked open with a "bang".
The person who came was Honggu. She was holding a few steamed buns and said unhappily, "It's time to eat."
Seeing Su Man, Honggu shouted loudly, "Why are you here? Who let you in? Are you planning to release him secretly?"
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