Chapter 367 - 364: Take You to the Burial Ground for a Test of Courage?
For the past ten years, Qin Liuxi’s courtyard had never been inhabited by outsiders. Not to mention that there were many valuable items in the yard unseemly for public display, she also disliked the idea of having strangers around.
Even when Teng Zhaohe and Wang Chuan arrived, they didn’t bring an extra maid to serve them, let alone a servant like Wan Ce taking up duties in the courtyard.
Especially after seeing the Little Ginseng Spirit, Teng Zhao banned Wan Ce from coming over and even from sending messages, fearing that Wan Ce’s blabbermouth might spread secrets and put Qin Liuxi in a difficult position.
Qin Liuxi thought of Teng Zhao’s considerate mind and her lips curled slightly.
She tapped gently on the table, speaking to Chen Pi, "Bring Wan Ce here."
Chen Pi complied and immediately went out to call for people.
At that moment, Wan Ce was idly toying with ants with a stick at the gatekeeper’s lodge. Ever since he arrived in Li City, he had been assigned to watch the gate. He originally wished to hustle as he used to do before Teng Zhao, but for some reason Teng Zhao seemed to have a change of heart and stopped using his services.
Wan Ce knew that he was supposed to stay with Teng Zhao until he adapted and was then to be sent back. Although he was aware of this, the marginalization made him feel sad and lonely. His future looked bleak, and he became noticeably thinner.
When Chen Pi came to find him, he was both shocked and panicked. Could it be that they were planning to send him away now?
Standing before Qin Liuxi, Wan Ce was timid and his heart dangled, suffering from anxious unease.
Facing her was even more terrifying than facing the master.
"Sit down."