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Seeing that half a month was about to pass, Xueqiu had already gained a lot of weight, and was able to run and jump. He often jumped around the yard while Zhou Chuze was not paying attention.

Xia He knew that Zhou Chuze was concerned about the war ahead, so he took the initiative to report every day. In the past half a month, the foreign races have been invincible, victorious in repeated battles, and there is a faint tendency to unify the country.

"The young master said that the change of dynasty is normal. It is a blessing to be able to protect yourself in troubled times... You don't have to worry too much. No matter who wins, the best thing is to end the war as soon as possible." Xia He said softly, Flicking her fingers nimbly, she tied Zhou Chuze's hair, "I have gone out with the young master to see you before. You don't know how many people with great achievements live worse than the livestock of foreign races... Sigh..."

"That's right, it's true that the war should end sooner so that the common people can live a good life." Qiu Ye's charming voice cut in, and the people followed into the room, "Senior Master sent someone to send a message to let the young master today There is no need to go to him."

Zhou Chuze was stunned for a moment, "...Did Master say the reason?"

Qiu Ye covered her mouth and smiled, "I probably know that the young master is coming back soon, and I want you to rest well so that we can have a good reunion tomorrow."

Zhou Chuze looked away embarrassedly.

"So, did father go fishing today?" He asked with some uncertainty, "... Shall I wait for him?"

The two maids looked at each other, and after a discussion between Gu Pan, Xia He calmly finished the work of tying her hair, and said gently: "Of course, you can walk along Dongliang Lake, the master sees the young master like this." If you care about him, you will be happy.”

The air along the lake is warm and humid.

Holding the snowball in his arms, Zhou Chuze walked along the long road by the lake alone.The part of Dongliang Lake connected to the high mountains behind has almost become the exclusive territory of the Ye family, and no outsiders have ever come and gone.

The sun shone with sparkling light, and there were small black spots faintly flickering in the distance.

"Is that my father?" Zhou Chuze asked.

Qiuye looked around with Zhou Chuze for a while, "I don't know...it seems too early... Maybe it's just a fishing boat... maybe it's the master..."

At this time, the snowball in Zhou Chuze's arms suddenly screamed. Zhou Chuze wanted to comfort the little guy, but Xueqiu twisted nimbly, jumped out of Zhou Chuze's arms, let go of his soft white hooves, and his chubby body swished abruptly. The ground ran like a bolt of lightning.

"Snowball!"

"Oh no! Why did you run into the mountain!"

The little tiger usually does not run less, and the first reaction of the two is to chase.However, after running two steps, Qiuye seemed to have found something wrong, and turned to Zhou Chuze and said, "Master, if Xueqiu really ran into the mountain, there are too many roads inside, it is easy to get lost, and it is slippery and dangerous. You'd better go back and wait."

Xueqiu has a good relationship with Zhou Chuze, and he usually looks for it often. Zhou Chuze thought about it and said, "It's okay. I won't go in. Maybe Xueqiu is outside."

There were only the two of them around, Qiu Ye didn't say much after thinking about it, she just said: "Well, young master, be careful, don't get lost."

Zhou Chuze looked at Qiuye with a smile: "I see, how could I have the nerve to make you, a girl, worry all the time?"

Qiu Ye looks delicate and sweet on the outside, but her personality is not lacking in decisiveness and ruthlessness. It was the first time that someone said "a girl's house" gently, and she felt inexplicably shy, her heart beat faster, and she disappeared into the snowball with Zhou Chuze. run in the direction.

At the junction of mountains and rivers, there are rows of erosion holes interspersed, which are dark and seem to have unique caves.Qiuye led Zhou Chuze to the high ground, stepping on the slightly damp rocks, calling a snowball from time to time.

The two walked deeper and deeper, Qiuye finally couldn't help but said: "Why don't you send the servants to look for it later... This place is too big..."

Zhou Chuze frowned and said, "Listen."

The ticking of the spring water echoed in some water-eroded cave, and spread outside.Qiu Ye was about to say that she didn't hear anything, when she suddenly caught the thin, howling sound of a tiger coming from a cave not far away.

"Young master stay here, servants go and have a look." Qiu Ye was quite confident in her martial arts, since she had a voice, it would not be difficult to safely retrieve the snowball from the water-eroded cave, and it would not take long.

Zhou Chuze naturally knew that she had some abilities, so he nodded, "Well, be careful."

Qiu Ye didn't waste any time, and simply used Qinggong to sweep towards the direction of the voice, and quickly disappeared from Zhou Chuze's sight.Zhou Chuze was also obedient, standing quietly and observing the surrounding environment.

However, he only waited for a while, when a sound of breaking wind suddenly rang in his ears.

Zhou Chuze turned his head abruptly, only to see a small stone coming towards him, almost like a sharp arrow, passing by his cheek without any risk, and hitting a water-eroded hole on his left.

who?Did it just go wrong?

Before Zhou Chuze had time to think deeply, he suddenly heard a clear snowball call!The sound was amplified several times in the empty mountain, and Zhou Chuze quickly judged that the source of the sound was the cave where the stone was just driven into!

Not by accident!

Someone deliberately led him to that place!

Zhou Chuze's thoughts turned, and he looked at the cave, but suddenly a calm premonition arose in his heart.For some reason, he didn't feel scared, nor did he feel any trace of fear.

After coming to Ye's house, Zhou Chuze had always vaguely felt that something was wrong, but at this moment, alone, but relying on his intuition, it seemed that someone wanted to clear away the fog of doubt that shrouded his mind.

Zhou Chuze glanced in the direction where the autumn leaves disappeared, and then made up his mind, and walked to the cave where the pebbles were driven.

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The water-eroded cave is dark and damp, the shimmer is behind the person, and the front is pitch black.

Faintly caught the sound of the flowing river, Zhou Chuze had excellent hearing, and quickly made a judgment after hearing the sound, and walked slowly along the direction of the narrow river.Fortunately, he picked up martial arts with Shi Zunxin in the past ten days, and he still has some ability to protect himself, and he didn't feel any danger in the water-eroded cave.

After about a quarter of an hour, the dark river came to the bottom, and a faint light shone through the cracks in the rocks. In front of Zhou Chuze was a small pool with a small boat moored on it.

He was hesitating whether to go up or not, when suddenly his ears moved and he heard someone talking.

"...This is not mine!"

The young master's voice was slender and bright, with a trace of complaints, not soft, but rather bright.

He heard another young boy's voice, gentle and elegant, "This one is completely white, without a trace of variegation, it is indeed not the one you ran away."

Standing in the darkness, Zhou Chuze felt his heart was placed on the cutting board, beating uneasily, with a sharp knife hanging from it.

"Hmph, could it be that person outside? The leader is so precious to him, Xia He and Qiu Ye are looking after him, can he throw the tiger here?"

The other boy smiled lightly: "Maybe... Since it's not yours, let it go."

The boy immediately yelled, dissatisfied: "I don't want it! Do I even want to pick it up? Anyway, since the leader has that person, he has already thrown us aside. It doesn't matter if I do something wrong. It's better to be taught by him than to never see him again!"

"He'er, you..."

"Yes, I'm just humiliating myself. I can't control my heart even if I'm a male pet. I want to like such a ruthless man!" The young man gritted his teeth, "Fortunately, Ye Zhuchen really has no heart, so I won't Believe how long that angel outside can keep him!"

Zhou Chuze had already stuck to the cave wall unknowingly, and the water from the water-eroded cave flowed down the rock wall, soaking his clothes and sticking to his flesh.He slid down and sat down weakly, all the strength in his body was drained when he heard the words Ye Zhuchen.

He couldn't hear what the two teenagers said.

The whole world has become utter, hopeless darkness.