Li Bingchen couldn't remember how long he had been looking at the artificial rockery bonsai on his balcony.
Of course, the artificial rockery and bonsai aren't the main point; the main point is the ants living inside them...
Okay, the real focus is on the mindset of a 14-year-old boy.
Teenagers at this age are experiencing the first stirrings of love and the stirrings of youth; they are at their most energetic, yet also at their most awkward.
Ever since Gu Chonghu said that "Gu Yunduo should be the Crown Princess" and his king father expressed his approval, Li Bingchen felt awkward. He couldn't explain why, but he suddenly had a feeling of being abandoned and betrayed.
Of course, that's not true. He just got stuck in a rut and couldn't get out of it.
So, he hasn't gone to look for Yunduo these past few days. It's not that he doesn't want to, but he's inexplicably worried, and subconsciously, he doesn't want to face it.
But... if a few years ago, when he was still a child, saying that he would marry Yun Duo when he grew up was just a childish joke, then now... he has truly developed feelings for Yun Duo.
That's why, even though he was awkward and unwilling to see the clouds, he couldn't help but have all sorts of wild thoughts in his mind. He could only relieve his inner anxiety by watching the 'ant guards' that the clouds had given him busily.
As he stared blankly, Li Bingchen suddenly noticed that his ant guards seemed to have been summoned by something, and one after another they flew out of the nest in the rockery and bonsai, forming a small, dark swarm that aggressively headed back out the window.
Li Bingchen was stunned for a moment, then panicked uncontrollably. His heart pounded wildly, and without thinking of anything else, he jumped out of the window and chased after the swarm of ants. As he ran, he shouted, "Someone, someone, call Zhang Yang and tell him to bring some men to wait for me outside the West Gate. Tell them to ride motorcycles, not cars, and hurry!"
Shouting, without caring whether others could understand him, he ran out.
The West Water Gate is located southwest of the palace, in the direction from which the ants flew out. In reality, Li Bingchen didn't know where the ants were going; he simply relied on his intuition and had his men meet at the West Water Gate.
While motorcycles are not as comfortable as cars, they are faster and more agile.
Because he was in a panic, Li Bingchen didn't have time to think things through. He could only give orders based on whatever came to mind, and then grit his teeth and used all his strength to chase after the ants outside.
Li Bingchen usually pays great attention to physical exercise and has even learned some self-defense techniques from Master Wu, but he was still panting heavily when he reached Xishuimen.
"Fifth Master?" Zhang Yang rushed to greet Li Bingchen as soon as he saw him.
Li Bingchen straddled the back of Zhang Yang's motorcycle, panting, and said, "No time to say more, hurry, southwest, chase after them!"
What are you chasing?
Zhang Yang was a little stunned, but his body obeyed Li Bingchen's order without hesitation. He stepped on the gas and sped off in the direction Li Bingchen pointed. After speeding off, he reminded Li Bingchen, "Fifth Master, make sure you wear your helmet. By the way, what are we chasing?"
What are we chasing? Ants, of course!
Of course, Li Bingchen didn't say this out loud; he only said, "Just go for it, stop talking nonsense!"
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