The days at Taishi's residence passed quickly, and he didn't even realize that he could also stay in a strange place.

  He found out that the silly girl's name was Xia Tian Meng. She loved her parents dearly and lived a comfortable and happy life.

  She was spoiled at home and didn't have to learn etiquette, so she would often run into his room to play with him.

  "Little brother, why do you look even better than me?" Little Xia Tian Meng sat on the edge of his 'bed', swinging her two small 'legs', with a puzzled expression asking him.

  Leng Ye was taken aback for a moment, seeing her pure and innocent look, he could only lower his head slightly: "How would I know."

  He had never liked others talking about his appearance, but in front of her, he tolerated it again and again.

  Only because there was no malice in her words.

  In the summer, Meng saw him like this and thought he was still in pain. She couldn't help but furrow her brow: "Little brother, are you still in pain? I'll go find Doctor Taigong!" As she spoke, she was about to jump off the bed and run out, but Leng Ye quickly grabbed hold of her and explained: "It doesn't hurt."

  Indeed, the wound no longer hurts much, it's just that the poison on the dagger has sealed his internal energy.

  He is now no different from those with three-legged cat kung fu.

  In the summer, Meng saw his pale face and couldn't help but feel sad: "Little brother, are you very sad? Is it because when you're sick, your mother isn't by your side?" Every time she was sick, her mother would coax her to drink medicine, while little brother drank medicine all by himself, looking pitiful!

  It was a cold night, and he didn't expect her to say that. His eyes slightly dimmed, having no parents was his pain, but he thought that with Master's company for many years, he had long been indifferent to these things. However, in the days at the Taishi Mansion, he saw with his own eyes how serious Taishi was when facing his beloved daughter, and how gentle his expression became; how elegant the madam was when facing her beloved daughter, and how doting her expression was, even that brother who shared the same father but different mother often brought things to give to her.

  He never knew he had such a longing for family affection.

  "Little brother, don't be sad anymore, from now on my home is your home!" Xia Tian Meng was worried that he would be sad, and hurriedly straightened up her body to make a promise. In her opinion, Leng Ye didn't have parents and it was very pitiful, so she would share her dad and mom with him!

  Leng Ye gently stretched out his hand and lightly stroked her forehead, slightly raising the corners of his lips: "Good." From then on, they were a family. When she grew up, he would marry her.

  Meng Xuan happily hugged his arm and coquettishly said, "Little brother looks so good when he smiles, from now on you must smile at Mengmeng often!"

  Her likes and dislikes were so simple and straightforward, making his heart feel warm.

  Later, he saw Emperor Dezong of Tang in the Tai Shi Fu and intimidated him.

  Young and handsome, he exudes an aura of intimidation different from that of his master.

  The master is unorthodox, while he is majestic.

  "Are you MoMo's latest playmate?" Wei WuJi looked him up and down, his words carrying a natural air of intimidation.

  Leng Ye didn't expect to have such a peaceful meeting with the Emperor of Dixia, even though Wei Xun wasn't particularly friendly towards him, but there was no malice. This was different from the image of a tyrannical ruler he had always imagined.

  "Uncle Emperor! You're here!" Xia Tian Meng ran in from the doorway and directly into Wei Wu's arms, "Are you also here to see little brother?"

  The emperor's stern face immediately softened, and he even smiled as he picked her up, asking: "Is it that you've found a new playmate and forgotten about your imperial uncle?"

  Xia smiled and leaned back, kissing his cheek: "Not at all, Xia is just about to enter the palace to see you! But there are too many rules in the imperial palace, it's better for Emperor Uncle to come to our house to play!" Although everyone in the Forbidden City knew that Miss Xia was the most favored by the emperor, there were still people who looked down on her.

  The Emperor understood her meaning and didn't refute, instead he laughed loudly and kissed her a few times: "Really good baby! Alright, you go play with your little brother, I'll go find your father to discuss something." It seemed that this kind of thing had happened many times before, Xia Tianmeng cleverly came down and pulled Cold Night's hand again.

  Feeling the chill of his fingers, she looked puzzled and asked: "Little brother, are you cold?"

  A faint smile on his face, he grasped her hand tightly: "Not cold."

  He decided to go back and tell his master that, in fact, the Emperor was not a foolish ruler, and the officials in the court were not corrupt. The Hundred Flowers Society should not oppose the imperial court after all.

  On the second day, he was taken away by someone while playing with Xia Tianmeng.

  Even if his mind was extremely clear, his body had already become weak and had no strength to resist.

  When the canvas bag was lifted, he found himself facing several burly men with ferocious faces. Seeing him so calm, they couldn't help but kick him: "Damn! This kid actually woke up so quickly! Could it be that the 'medicine' didn't work?"

  Another pointed-mouthed man muttered, stroking his chin: "Can my medicine be fake? We've all tried it! This kid..."

  "What does it matter to you! Does it matter if he's useful or not, now that he's tied up and can't escape!" A sturdy man directly lifted the burlap sack covering Xia Tianmeng, sizing them up with some confusion, "This... who exactly did Miss Jia say was coming?"

  A fat man directly patted his head: "Fool! Don't we all know that Xia Taishi has a 'daughter'?! Of course, it's a 'daughter'!" He said and walked to the side of Xiatian Meng who was in a daze, stretched out his hand and patted her cheek, "Tsk tsk tsk, at such a young age, she is already so beautiful, who knows what she will be like in the future! It's just a pity that we all took Miss Jia's reward money, so we have to do things for Miss Jia!"

  Leng Ye heard this and his heart slightly stirred. He cleared his throat and spoke in a dry tone, "Don't you know that Xia Taishi has an eldest son?"

  Fat Hanzi was taken aback by the words and looked up and down at Leng Ye: "Could it be you?"

  Leng Ye slightly nodded, her cold eyes gazing at him.

  The man with a pointed mouth and swollen cheeks looked incredulous: "How is that possible? Why would you voluntarily come forward?" Who would go out of their way to find trouble for themselves?

  "Cold night put his hands behind his back, slightly clenched, looking at them with an icy gaze: 'Of course, I don't want you to hurt my sister. I'm a man, if I lose face, I can still be okay, but she's a woman, if her face is ruined, what will happen to her in the future.'"

  Fat Hanzi was shocked to hear this, and his gaze was extremely surprised: "How did you know what we were going to do!" In fact, the brothers had done bad things on the road many times before, but they didn't have much malice towards the old, weak, women and children. This time, if Miss Jia hadn't given them too much silver, they wouldn't have taken such a big risk to find trouble with the imperial officials, let alone disfigurement!

  On a cold night, seeing his reaction, I knew my guess was correct. He had a defiant look on his face: "Why ask so many questions? No matter who you are listening to, I can give you ten times the silver money." A fugitive is nothing but for wealth.

  The man with a pointed mouth and cheekbones hesitated: "Big brother?" Ten times! Miss Jia bid one hundred taels! He bid ten times, one thousand taels!

  With one thousand two hundred fifty grams, the four brothers didn't have to do anything else and could eat and drink without worrying!

  The fat man actually had an extra thought, and sneered: "I won't make money from you! Who knows if you'll report to the authorities after you go back?" He was moved in his heart, but also suspected whether it was true or not. It's better to take Miss Jia's money and be at ease.

  Leng Ye slightly pursed her lips, wanting to turn over again, but unexpectedly Xia Tian Meng woke up at this time.

  She stared blankly at several strong men, and when she saw Leng Ye, her eyes suddenly lit up. Even though she tried to remain calm, he could still see the fear in her eyes.

  Seeing her so obedient, he suddenly felt a pang of tenderness.

  "Hey, awake?" The sharp-mouthed man saw that Xia Tian Meng woke up without crying or making a fuss, but instead was so calm and composed, he couldn't help but nod his head in admiration. "You're quite brave, it'll be easier for us brothers to get things done!" Although she's the daughter of a high-ranking official and as beautiful as a flower, they aren't people who have any tender feelings towards her!

  When he saw the man pull out a dagger from his sleeve, Leng Ye suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and hastily shouted: "Let her go!" He then turned to Xia Tianmeng and said: "Sister, brother will protect you."

  Xiatian Meng, still young and naive, didn't catch the underlying meaning of Leng Ye's words. She only heard his gentle tone and couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat: "Little brother..."

  The fat man on the side saw Xia Tian Meng so dependent on Leng Ye, even calling him brother, and he believed what Leng Ye said earlier. He didn't mind who actually did it, after all, they were paid to hurt Leng Ye, and Jia Miss couldn't do anything about it, since her people only pointed at the two of them on the street and said "they're over there". They could just say they didn't know which one did it.

  He could be a little softer, but it's because he has a young and naive younger sister at home.

  "Are you willing to take her place?" The fat man was still somewhat skeptical, after all, Rong Yong was a man, and if he ruined his appearance, he would never be able to take the imperial examination again! Was he really willing to sacrifice so much for his own sister?

  Nodded calmly in the cold night.

  The man with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks hesitated: "Big brother, this kid won't have any tricks up his sleeve, will he?" To treat someone's appearance so calmly, is that still human?

  The fat man shook his head quietly: "Won't work." Even if he couldn't see anything in Leng Ye's eyes, he knew that Leng Ye was now completely unable to resist them.

  Next to them, Xia Tian Meng saw them talking like this and even the sharp-mouthed man directly holding a dagger walked in front of Leng Ye, then anxiously shouted: "What are you doing! Don't hurt little brother! What do you want, I can call dad for you!"

  But they ignored her, and she watched with open eyes as the sharp-mouthed man slashed down at Leng Yue's face with a dagger on that cold night.

  She almost lost her voice in an instant, and everything before her eyes was a piercing red.

  "Don't... don't hurt him..." She screamed, disregarding her restraints, and ran towards Leng Ye, kicking aside the still-dazed fat man. She fell onto Leng Ye's body, sobbing uncontrollably, "Little brother! I'm sorry!"

  Now she finally knows that her little brother was hurt for her sake!

  On a cold night, he saw her crying so pitifully that he couldn't help but flash her a faint smile. He felt a sharp pain on the left side of his face and slowly turned away: "Don't look." Even though he didn't care about appearances, he still didn't want to scare her.

  Xia Tian Miao cried and shook her head, with her hair stuck to her cheeks, looking very pitiful: "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! Brother is the most handsome brother!"

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  Sorry, I really made Moe go towards Mary Sue development.