In the villa.
Mu Hanqi held the ointment and gently applied it to Fang Cunxin's face. Seeing the slap print on Fang Cunxin's face, she was furious.
"These families nowadays are truly too much. It was a small issue to begin with, but they had to escalate it to such a public extent. Do they really think their current status was earned by themselves?"
Mu Hanqi was like a resentful woman, applying medicine to Fang Cunxin while speaking indignantly, as if she wanted to destroy these families.
Ye Longlin rolled his eyes, not even lifting his eyelids. Instead, he said sarcastically, "Cunxin, your strength is too weak. Anyway, the winter break will start soon. Stay at home. After the new year, you'll go to the capital to study. From now until the end of the year, strictly follow Xuan Niao's training plan.
If you have strength, no matter who the opponent is, you can suppress them with one hand! You can kill the people you want to kill, you can do anything you want, and all of this is built upon your strength."
"Understood, Master." Fang Cunxin nodded obediently.
Mu Hanqi was indignant. She put her hands on her hips and said displeasedly, "That's extreme talk!! Society doesn't need martial arts now. Once you possess powerful martial arts, you will be under the jurisdiction of the Zhenwu Department, and you won't have freedom either!"
Ye Longlin looked up and said calmly, "The Zhenwu Department, do they dare to meddle in my affairs?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Hanqi became even more indignant and said angrily, "You're quibbling, it's not the same at all! Have you even considered your own status? Does the Zhenwu Department dare to interfere?"
Ye Longlin was speechless for a moment, as this was indeed the truth.
Seeing that they were about to argue, Fang Cunxin quickly stood between them and said anxiously, "Master, Sister Mu, please don't quarrel. It's all my fault, it's because my strength is not enough..."
Mu Hanqi glared at Ye Longlin, then took Fang Cunxin upstairs.
Yuan Gang walked over and said, "Boss, the Chen, Liu, and Zhao families have sent invitations for dinner. They've invited you to dine at Emperor's Pavilion at 8 PM tonight."
Ye Longlin put down his teacup and chuckled wryly, "Emperor's Pavilion? This is clearly a feast of Hongmen."
These three families now had some contradictions with him, and they were not ordinary contradictions either.
When these three families invited him for dinner, they were definitely not acting with good intentions.
Emperor's Pavilion had a great location. Not only was it in the city center, but the two other imitation ancient buildings near Emperor's Pavilion formed a commercial circle with many people. However, within a radius of five hundred meters around these three buildings, there was a park, and it was a private park, which resulted in very few people.
It was a good place for an ambush.
Judging by the location, it was undoubtedly a feast of Hongmen.
"Then I'll decline them?"
Yuan Gang didn't understand Ye Longlin's thoughts. Knowing it was a feast of Hongmen, he should logically refuse.
Ye Longlin shook his head, "Since they want to find some fun in life, let them have their way."
As night slowly fell, the entire Nan Province was enshrouded in darkness.
"Sister Xuan Niao, can I cut this carrot like this?"
In the kitchen, after Xuan Niao returned, she immediately went into the kitchen. Fang Cunxin was still learning the courses she should be taking at school and previewing the various courses for the next semester.
When Mu Hanqi learned that Xuan Niao was cooking, she scurried into the kitchen to learn cooking with Xuan Niao.
"Yes, cut it a bit finer. You continue with that, I've told you most of what I needed to. I'm going to the restroom."
Xuan Niao covered her stomach, her brows slightly furrowed. After speaking, she hurried to the toilet.
Mu Hanqi tilted her head and thought for a long time. A smile appeared on her lips, as if she had thought of something and started to laugh foolishly.
"Take the wok off the heat, add oil. Once the oil is hot, add the ingredients and stir-fry quickly."
Looking at the tutorial on her phone, Mu Hanqi clasped her hands. "This is easy enough."
Add ingredients!
Boom!
"Ah—"
In the kitchen, a sudden burst of fire shot up into the sky. The range hood was quickly spinning and extracting the smoke, but at this moment, the flames were like a fire dragon being sucked by the range hood.
Ye Longlin, who was sitting on the sofa, looked up and saw flames erupting from the kitchen, accompanied by a scream. He almost dropped the thermos in his hand!
With a flash, he arrived in the kitchen. With a flick of his hand, the lid was placed on the wok. The marble tiled walls had become blackened.
The fire sprinklers on the ceiling suddenly sprayed water, extinguishing the flames on the gas stove.
"Ye Longlin, am I very stupid?"
Mu Hanqi pouted, her eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful.
The house had underfloor heating and central air conditioning, so she was dressed lightly. In the house, Mu Hanqi was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. After being drenched by the water, her graceful figure was fully revealed.
One could even see through the silhouette what she was wearing underneath.
Ye Longlin coughed lightly, covered his head with his hand, and gently rubbed it. "You're not suited for cooking. Go change your clothes."
His old face also turned red. For this novice, Ye Longlin had never had much contact with women. But regardless, putting aside his identity, he was also a young man and had some desires.
Mu Hanqi's revealing attire made Ye Longlin quite awkward.
However, Mu Hanqi was not convinced. She pouted and said unhappily, "No, I won't! I didn't know the vegetables would catch fire when put in the pot. Just wait, I'll get a fire extinguisher, and it definitely won't catch fire."
A drop of sweat slid down Ye Longlin's forehead.
A wok of food, plus the dry powder from a fire extinguisher, could it still be eaten?
"Get out!"
Mu Hanqi looked at him like this, almost touching his chest. Even his usually calm heart began to beat rapidly.
An ambiguous atmosphere gradually rose between the two. The temperature from the underfloor heating seemed to be transmitted to every corner of their bodies through their slippers.
"You're yelling at me."
Mu Hanqi looked as if she was about to cry, her eyes on the verge of shedding tears. However, at this moment, the sound of a key turning broke the ambiguous atmosphere.
As Lin Tianai walked in, she saw the two in the kitchen, wet and looking at each other, which made Lin Tianai's old face turn red.
This is... Oh my god... Even if you want to do *that*, go to the room, okay? Starting in the kitchen, this is truly... morality has declined!
Lin Tianai felt a pang of jealousy. If it were her, it would be nice.
This thought flashed through her mind and could no longer be suppressed.
In the villa, an eerie awkwardness suddenly descended.
Yuan Gang drank water, placing his cup down gently, not daring to make any sound.
"Um, you guys continue."