Old Ma went out, and when he left, he looked both happy and worried. Lu Chen guessed that Old Ma was happy that he might be able to swindle a large sum of money, but worried that he would have to see Xue Ying, who was known to be difficult to deal with. He didn't know if he would be chased out in disgrace again.
Lu Chen didn't care about this at all. In any case, he wasn't the one going. Old Ma, that damn fatty, was born to do this kind of work. It didn't matter if he was scolded a few times.
However, when Old Ma was about to leave, he still very politely and amicably sent him to the door, and watched as Old Ma left the alley.
This made Old Ma feel somewhat flattered, and he asked Lu Chen a few questions about whether he had taken the wrong medicine today. Lu Chen just laughed and scolded him. After joking around for a while, he watched Old Ma's figure disappear into the distance of the alley. He turned around and closed the door, then walked all the way back to the courtyard and sat down.
Atsu was still lying in the corner of the courtyard, gnawing on the demon beast meat. While he was enjoying it with great relish and satisfaction, he would occasionally raise his head to look at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't do anything. He just sat there quietly. The smile on his face disappeared, and he just sat there calmly, expressionless for a long time.
The courtyard was silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen suddenly stood up and walked forward. However, he didn't walk in the direction of his own bedroom. Instead, as if by accident, he went around a corridor and walked to the east wing, which was outside Old Ma's room.
The door was closed, but it wasn't locked from the outside. Because the person who lived here had gone out to collect debts, the door should be unlocked. It was impossible that the door could be locked from the inside after Old Ma left.
Lu Chen's footsteps paused in front of Old Ma's door. For a moment, there seemed to be a trace of strangeness in the depths of his eyes, but after a moment, he still very calmly reached out his hand, as if he had walked out of his own house, and used his hand to push the door.
With a creak, the door gently opened inwards.
Sunlight shone from behind Lu Chen, entering the closed bedroom. At the same time, Lu Chen's figure formed a long shadow at the door. Everything in the room was reflected in Lu Chen's eyes.
The layout of this room was similar to that of Lu Chen's room in the west wing. At the very least, the layout, furniture, and decorations were almost the same. Of course, there was no one in the room at the moment. It looked like an ordinary room.
Lu Chen didn't immediately step into the room. He stood at the door, and his eyes began to sharpen, scanning every corner of the room little by little.
But everything looked so normal and peaceful, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Lu Chen's eyebrows slowly furrowed, as if he was a little hesitant to enter the room to investigate further.
But at this moment, Lu Chen suddenly noticed something.
Unknowingly, the surroundings had become completely quiet. It was a complete silence, without a single sound. If he remembered correctly, not long ago, Atsu was still lying in the corner of the courtyard behind him, happily chewing on pieces of demon beast meat. But at this moment, not even a little sound could be heard.
A wave of coldness suddenly arose from his heart and enveloped his entire body like a block of ice. But right when Lu Chen was about to abruptly turn around and put his entire body on guard, a warm voice sounded out from behind him. The voice was deep and gentle, and it even carried a trace of a smile. It was as if the voice had seen a friend and said, "Are you looking for me?"
Lu Chen's body suddenly froze.
…
The sun shone on him, and there was a warm aura. It seemed to be a good day. Lu Chen took a deep breath and turned around slowly, only to see Perfected Lord Tianlan.
He was still fat and burly. Just like before, he still liked to sit. He just sat on the grass in the courtyard, as if he suddenly occupied half the space of the courtyard.
Ah-Tu, who had been eating in the corner of the courtyard, was now curled up in a corner, not making a sound. All the hair on his body was standing on end as he stared at the bald, fat man. He seemed extremely nervous.
Lu Chen was silent for a moment, then walked over. He first came to Atsu and touched its head. Atsu glanced at him and calmed down, but it was still very vigilant when it looked at Supreme Tianlan.
Then, Lu Chen walked to Supreme Tianlan and said, "When did you come?"
"Just arrived." Perfected Lord Tianlan said with a smile and an amiable expression. Perhaps it was just as Old Ma thought, he still regarded Lu Chen with special respect.
Lu Chen stared at him for a while and said, "What did you say just now? I was looking for you?"
Supreme Tianlan said, "Didn't you?"
Lu Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "Was it you who came last night?"
"Yes, I was." Supreme Tianlan admitted frankly and said, "There's something I want to ask Xiao Ma. I wanted to see you too, but it's getting late, so I didn't go over to call you."
Lu Chen nodded expressionlessly and said, "No wonder. But you probably left some traces on purpose last night. Otherwise, Atsu, that stupid dog, wouldn't be able to detect your traces."
Supreme Tianlan smiled and looked at the big black dog in the corner of the courtyard, saying, "Is this the dog that you always want to bring with you? It looks good."
Lu Chen frowned and said, "It's okay. It's mainly because I've raised it for a long time and don't want to be separated again. You know, it's hard for us to completely trust someone as a shadow, and it's not easy to have a dog. "
Supreme Tianlan nodded and said, "You're right." Then, he smiled and said, "This dog must have had some fortuitous encounter. It seems that it has awakened a demon beast bloodline and its grade is extraordinary … Uh, it seems to be a descendant of the Heavenly Wolf in the Great Snow Mountain?"
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. His hands that were hanging by his side subconsciously clenched a little and then slowly loosened.
Supreme Tianlan waved at him and gestured for him to come closer.
Lu Chen came and sat down in front of him. Supreme Tianlan looked at him kindly and said, "How is it? Are you used to living here?"
"It's pretty good. It's not like you don't know what I did in the past. What kind of life haven't I seen? Now that I have a house and food, it's not too comfortable, "Lu Chen replied.
"Yes." Supreme Tianlan smiled and thought for a moment before saying, "Ever since you came back, I've actually wanted to have a good chat with you. But it didn't seem appropriate at that time. Either there was an outsider or I had something urgent to do and didn't have time. Today, I finally have some spare time. How are you? Nothing urgent, right? "
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Of course I'm fine. But you're a Soul Formation Perfected Lord, why do you have to talk to me so much? Just tell me to do something."
Supreme Tianlan stared at him and didn't seem to be angered by his words. He just smiled gently and said, "It's been so many years and we've been apart more than together. There are even fewer opportunities for us to really chat. Sometimes, I feel that there's an indescribable barrier between us, right? "
Lu Chen didn't say anything, but his hands in his sleeves slowly clenched.
"Why is that?" Supreme Tianlan seemed to be a little regretful and emotional. "You're a talent that I've cultivated and I've always valued you. Of course, the task that I asked you to do more than ten years ago was too difficult and dangerous. But you're really more outstanding than I thought and did a better job than I imagined! "
"I'm really gratified and happy." Supreme Tianlan looked at Lu Chen sadly and said, "So, can you tell me why you seem to be a little wary of me?"
"Tell me, will you?" This gentle and bald Divine Transformation Stage Perfected Lord sat in front of Lu Chen like a towering mountain as he spoke to him.
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