This is really bad. Ma Rencai must have been discovered and his identity has been confirmed. Her action of concealing her aura just now can be considered as exposing herself. But fortunately, the three downstairs are all Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and the Golden Core stage cultivator is not nearby. It should be fine to hide from the eyes of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, right?
Unfortunately, by noon, the storytellers had already taken a break and were heading back to the county office for lunch, but the three cultivators remained sitting there, motionless.
"Shuang'er, are you hungry? Shall we go back to the county government office for lunch?" Li Wenyi picked up Ye Shuang, noticing her gaze still lingering downstairs, and chuckled, "It's alright, if Shuang'er likes it, brother can bring you back this afternoon, okay?"
"Okay." Ye Shuang rested her head on Li Wenyi's shoulder. Now, she was powerless to hide Ma Rencai. The only thing she could do was save his life.
Ma Rencai followed Li Wenyi down the stairs. When they reached the first floor, Ye Shuang immediately saw the joy on the faces of the three cultivators. Seeing that they were about to leave, she followed them as well.
How could a cultivator's whereabouts be discovered so easily? Li Wenyi and Ma Rencai had already exposed what they were doing there without even realizing it.
Ye Shuang was too lazy to struggle anymore. She didn't want to play hide-and-seek with these cultivators every day in this small county town, and she didn't even know when they had confirmed Ma Rencai's identity.
The three of them went straight to the backyard. Since the weather was not cold, the food was placed on the table under the corridor in the courtyard. Besides them, there were also the yamen runners and laborers eating together. It was mealtime, and there were more than twenty people in total!
Upon seeing Li Wenyi and Ma Rencai approach, they bowed and said, "Greetings, sir, Master Ma."
Li Wenyi led Ye Shuang to sit in an empty seat, and the others followed suit.
"This must be your sister, right?"
"You're so beautiful! How old are you?"
"That's just like an adult."
"Your husband is so lucky to have such a well-behaved little sister."
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As Li Wenyi handed Ye Shuang a bowl and chopsticks, he smiled and responded to the men's words: "Yes, this is my sister... She's 6 years old this year... My sister, how could she not look like me?... Oh, you're joking, she's our little darling."
Ye Shuang tried her best to smile in response to everyone's enthusiasm. The food on the table was not simple; in fact, it was quite delicious. Unfortunately, none of it was her favorite food, so she only ate a few bites before slowly munching on a steamed bun.
Li Wenyi was already hungry. He only kept adding food to Ye Shuang's bowl when it was empty, and didn't really notice how much she ate. But the big steamed bun alone was the size of Ye Shuang's face, and it was enough to fill her stomach.
Ma Rencai was the most thoughtful; he even prepared a glass of water for Ye Shuang. When Li Wenyi went out to deliver meals to Li Shi and Li Mantian, he was also responsible for taking care of Ye Shuang.
"Brother Ma, where do you rest at noon?" Ye Shuang yawned, swinging her legs and looking a little sleepy.
Ma Rencai patted Ye Shuang's head: "Shuang'er, are you tired? You can't rest well at the yamen. Your home is just behind here. When your brother comes back, he can take you home to rest properly, okay?"
That won't do. If we don't let her and Ma Rencai be alone outside, how can we lure out those cultivators? Otherwise, how will we know what they're up to?
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