When Li Yi returned to Lincity, it was already past 11 o'clock at night. At this time, the streets were only lit by a row of dim and soft streetlights. The orange light sprinkled on the road surface, giving it the appearance of a golden carpet. In reality, there were not many people living around the Li family's martial arts hall. This place was somewhat secluded, but Li Yi actually quite liked it here.

When one is bored, they can go for a night run and take a cigarette out with them. Looking up, they can see the stars in the night sky, those faint specks of starlight, seeming dim and hazy, often giving the illusion that the distant stars are actually very close.

I heard a legend about stars when I was a child. It is said that when a loved one passes away, they will transform into a star in the night sky to protect their family.

The legend was both beautiful and false, but in this instant, Li Yi astonishingly believed it wholeheartedly.

Li Yi hummed a heroic song as he returned to the Li family's martial arts school. As he pushed open the gate, a figure suddenly flashed by. Li Yi reacted quickly, taking a big step forward and grabbing the wooden board placed at the door. Just as he was about to strike the shadow with force, the shadow spoke.

"Uncle Li! It's me!" Gu Yan shouted loudly. Li Yi immediately set down the wooden board he had been holding and turned on the lights at the entrance of the martial arts hall. He saw that Gu Yan's uninjured hand was holding a white lunchbox. When he saw Li Yi, his eyes sparkled with excitement. It seemed like he had been waiting for Li Yi for a long time, resembling a dog eagerly awaiting its owner's return, wagging its tail as soon as the owner walked through the door."

Hold on... how did you end up here? Li Yi's reaction was quick. The first thing that came to his mind was-

What's going on? How did Gu Yan manage to get in here? Didn't I ask someone to help take care of the martial arts hall? When did Gu Yan come, and why didn't he even bother turning on the lights? He must have thought he stumbled upon a thief!

"I've been waiting for you... You had Ding Bo look after the restaurant for you, but he had something to do and went back first. He knows that I am your disciple, so he let me stay here and wait for you..." Gu Yan saw that Li Yi was still staring at him nervously, so he put the white lunchbox on the closest chair to them. Gu Yan opened the lunchbox, and inside were two roasted goose legs. The crispy aroma wafted out, tempting enough to commit a crime in the middle of the night, making him want to devour it without any hesitation.

Wait... Didn't I make it clear to your father? I can't teach you, so please find someone else. I really don't have the ability for it." Li Yi stared at Gu Yan's roast goose leg with a look of disgust. The roast goose leg smelled so delicious that Li Yi couldn't help but salivate a few times after catching a whiff of its aroma. But he just couldn't eat it. He understood the saying that eating someone else's food was impolite, so if he could avoid it, he would.

"This has nothing to do with my father. It is my own decision to come here. I believe that one should not give up halfway in life. I have already made up my mind. I will strengthen my body and cultivate exceptional martial arts skills. Uncle Li, please don't refuse me..."

Li Yi glanced at Gu Yan and saw him looking serious. He was almost moved by Gu Yan's sincere appearance. However, in the next moment, Li Yi suddenly remembered something. He was convinced that Gu Yan was lying. In any case, Li Yi no longer trusted him. This kid, Gu Yan, was full of mischief and didn't act in a straightforward manner. His little tricks were apparent to me. The reason why Li Yi fell into his trap was purely because Li Yi didn't have his guard up.

So he fell for Gu Yan's trick twice, but there won't be a third time.

"I believe you're up to some mischief. Stop talking nonsense and quickly go back to take care of your family and go to bed. I won't see you off. I'm tired and want to sleep," Li Yi ordered bluntly. Gu Yan, with a thick-skinned face, refused to leave. Li Yi then took out a broom from the house and swept him out. Gu Yan stood pitifully outside the door, resembling a little dog abandoned by its owner.

Li Yi rubbed his forehead and suddenly felt exhausted. He decided to be ruthless and go back to his room to sleep. He truly didn't believe that Gu Yan would stay at the doorstep until dawn.

If Gu Yan really waited until dawn, then he would discuss it after dawn. In any case, he wanted to sleep now. After a long journey, he was terribly tired. Whenever he thought about today's trip to Chaoyang Town, his arrogant younger brother and his silly follower, Li Yi, he couldn't help but find this trip to Chaoyang Town quite interesting.