Looking at the woman's cold and stern face, Xing'er felt even more panicked. She was just thinking of simply letting the other woman pass when Qin Xiashi behind her suddenly spoke up.
"Since you heard me, why didn't you respond? Even if you rely on your status and position, you shouldn't be so disrespectful."
At this moment, Qin Xiashi had a slightly amused expression on her face, and her tone was very polite.
But upon closer inspection, one can see that her eyes reveal a deep-seated disgust for the person before her.
Li Chang'an scoffed at this.
respect?
This person actually knows the meaning of the word "respect"?
She had assumed the other person wouldn't even know how to spell the word "respect"!
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
Li Chang'an's expression remained tense, and his words were like a slap across the face.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xia was speechless. She felt as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water, leaving her feeling utterly humiliated and miserable.
A surge of overwhelming anger and hatred instantly welled up within him.
Just as Qin Xia was about to speak again in rebuttal, Li Chang'an refused to give her any chance.
The man simply dodged, lightly touching the ground with his toes. He leaped up and vanished without a trace.
"You bitch!"
Qin Xia was so angry that she jumped up and down. She didn't care about her image and pointed at the place where Li Chang'an disappeared, cursing loudly.
Qin Yubao, who was standing to the side, had never seen such a scene before, and he did not quite understand what Qin Xiashi meant by the term "bitch".
Even so, the child still managed to discern something malicious in Qin Xia's furious, murderous expression.
Qin Yubao couldn't help but want to back away, but he didn't dare. So he could only blink his innocent big eyes at Qin Xiashi, and then lower his head and nervously rubbed the hem of his clothes.
"lady."
Seeing her mistress on the verge of losing her mind, Xing'er couldn't help but frown slightly and call out softly with great concern. Then she reached out and gently tugged at Qin Xia's sleeve, hoping to bring her back to her senses.
Keep in mind that they are still outside, surrounded by people and noise, making it even harder to control what they say.
If Qin Xiashi's words just now were to reach Li Chang'an's ears, who knows what kind of trouble they might cause.
Moreover, Xing'er also noticed that Qin Yubao's expression seemed to have changed, and she was afraid that Qin Xia's actions had frightened the child.
Qin Xia frowned, impatiently shaking off Xing'er. She then clenched the silk handkerchief in her hand, which had already been crumpled into a ball, and barely managed to suppress her anger.
"Madam, please don't worry. Even if we can't do anything to her, someone will come looking for us."
Seeing that her persuasion had some effect, Xing'er couldn't help but smile. Then she leaned close to Qin Xia's ear and whispered something.
These words finally struck a chord with Qin Xia, who immediately turned her anger into joy, took a deep breath, and her expression gradually returned to normal.
Then she squatted down and picked up Qin Yubao, gently stroking the child's soft hair while humming an unknown tune.
"I watched his tall building rise, I watched his tall building fall, and then I watched his building collapse..."
Using his lightness skill, Li Chang'an landed silently on the wall of his courtyard in just a few moments.
As dusk settled on the horizon, the last few rays of sunlight cast shadowy patterns on the trees along the courtyard wall.
The surroundings were so quiet and harmonious that even a restless and anxious mind could find peace in it.
Li Chang'an nimbly jumped down from the courtyard wall, but as soon as he landed, he heard a woman's horrifying scream.
The shout made Li Chang'an's eardrums tighten, and even the birds hiding in the treetops were startled and scattered in all directions, as if a great disaster was about to befall them.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but frown and rub his own injured ear while looking at the still-shaken person in front of him, and asked somewhat puzzledly, "What are you doing?"
It turned out that the cry came from Chuntao.
"Madam...?"
Upon seeing that the person was Li Chang'an, Chun Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, thinking about her reaction just now, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
She then stammered, "I thought it was... Madam, yes, I'm sorry!"
Looking at the frail body of the person in front of him, Li Chang'an couldn't help but feel a pang of pity, and naturally he wouldn't hold a grudge against her for such a trivial matter.
"It's alright. I should be the one saying that to you. I'm sorry I startled you."
As he spoke, Li Chang'an reached out and patted Chun Tao's thin shoulder.
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao immediately waved her hands in alarm, then blurted out, "No, no, no, how could this be your fault? It's all because I'm too timid and have disturbed you, Madam..."
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an simply shook his head and smiled, without saying anything more. Looking at the little girl in front of him, who looked like a frightened rabbit, his feelings of pity for her deepened.
"You don't need to be so worried. What happened last time was just an accident. Just treat it as a nightmare and forget about it. Don't scare yourself anymore."
Seeing that Chun Tao had fallen silent, Li Chang'an couldn't help but offer a few words of comfort.
She knew very well that the reason this girl was so frightened was because she had been traumatized by the sudden appearance of the Dark Night Pavilion members from the sky last time.
You have to understand, Chun Tao is just a little girl of about ten years old. She usually stays in the general's mansion to serve and lives a peaceful and unchanging life. How could she have ever seen such a scene?
Anyone would be terrified to see a menacing-looking man in black suddenly descend from the sky.
Thinking about this, Chang An felt a mix of emotions.
She felt a mix of guilt for having frightened the innocent Chun Tao because of her actions, and anger at the Dark Night Pavilion for repeatedly causing trouble.
After a long while, Li Chang'an finally emerged from his complicated emotions.
"Alright, Chuntao, hurry up and make some food. I've been missing your cooking."
Li Chang'an said very gently.
Chun Tao finally recovered from her initial shock, nodded again, and then prepared to go to the small kitchen.
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