"Brother Ma, can't we go home first? I have the house key with me." Ye Shuang's eyes were brimming with sleepy tears.
How could Ma Rencai not be moved by that pitiful little girl with tears in her eyes? His heart melted instantly. Who could refuse such a sensible, smart, and obedient child? Thinking this, Ma Rencai casually grabbed a yamen runner and asked him to pass on a message: he would take Shuang'er home to rest first, since it was only a few steps away and wouldn't cause any trouble. "Shall we go now? Brother Ma will take you home to rest. The yamen is still quite cold and gloomy. In the future, I'll ask your brother to bring you here less often; it's not good for your health."
Ye Shuang took the hand that Ma Rencai offered and walked out step by step, carefully observing her surroundings.
Sure enough, as soon as they left the government office, a male and a female cultivator followed them. These people were quite clever; they even knew to switch people to keep watch. These two were not the same two people from the teahouse that morning.
Ye Shuang was short and took small steps, but luckily Ma Rencai was patient and accompanied her in walking with her in those small steps.
The alley behind the county government office was rarely visited, and the alley that Li Wenyi could usually walk through in a few steps while carrying Ye Shuang seemed five or six times longer because of Ye Shuang's small steps.
However, this also means that if these two wanted to take action against Ma Rencai, this would be the perfect opportunity.
One step, two steps...
However, even after they had left the alley, the two cultivators just watched from afar and showed no intention of making a move.
Could it be that this so-called leader has really changed his ways? Is he simply helping mortals through this difficult war? And then sharing the merit equally? Where did this saint come from?
Ma Rencai didn't leave after sending Ye Shuang back. Even though there was a fierce-looking dog in the yard, he wasn't that careless to leave a small child alone in an empty house.
Fortunately, Li Wenyi returned not long after.
"Thank you, Brother Ma. I'm sorry my sister has caused you trouble." Li Wenyi rubbed Ye Shuang's head and bowed with his hands clasped in apology.
Ma Rencai quickly reached out to support him: "Sir, you're too kind. I just treat Shuang'er like my own sister. Besides, we live so close. What's the trouble?"
Ye Shuang, clutching her slightly disheveled hair, glared angrily at Li Wenyi: "That's right, Brother Ma is also my brother. What's wrong with me asking my brother to take me home? I hate my brother! I hate my brother the most! Humph!"
After saying that, Ye Shuang stomped her foot angrily, turned around and ran back to her room, not forgetting to lock the door behind her.
"Shuang'er..." Li Wenyi's outstretched hand was too late to grab this little darling who only knew how to act spoiled and unreasonable. In the end, he could only smile helplessly at Ma Rencai and say, "Brother Ma, I'm sorry to have made you laugh. My sister is usually a bit spoiled. She hasn't had anyone to play with her lately, so she's been a bit bored. She's not usually like this."
Ma Rencai lowered his head and smiled: "That's more like a child. Don't you think Shuang'er has been too well-behaved these past two days? It seems she's been holding back for a long time and finally couldn't hold back anymore before throwing a tantrum. Don't worry, I don't mind. But you should hurry up and coax her, otherwise it will be terrible when your parents come back tonight."
Li Wenyi laughed awkwardly, surprised that even Ma Rencai already knew how low his status was.
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