Zhang San looked at the broken lock, his face turning green.
He turned and went outside, finally deciding to take action. The thief was too bold; he couldn’t just ignore it!
Zhang San went out to gather people, while the “missing” little ones were actually lying on a soft bed, rubbing their eyes, waking up.
“Ah Wu.”
The little one, eyes still closed, began calling out.
Huo Qinwu heard his voice and walked back, carrying a few new small clothes that Teng Liang had sent.
“Zai Zai, get up.”
Huo Qinwu sat by the bed and called softly, “Get up for breakfast.”
Though the little one stirred, he was still reluctant to wake up. He tossed and turned on the bed, from one side to the other, then back again.
After watching for a while, Huo Qinwu reached out and gently stopped his little body.
It was already not early.
Huo Qinwu helped the little one change into several new pieces of clothing and put on small shoes. The little one wore a soft yellow outfit, which was very picky about who could wear it well.
Anyone with darker skin or who wasn’t good-looking wouldn’t be able to pull off this color.
But the little one made the outfit look particularly good.
After getting dressed, the little one stood in front of the basin, letting Ah Wu wash his face. He kept his eyes tightly closed during the wash, but his mouth didn’t stop talking: “Ah Wu, there’s so much water here.”
They hadn’t had this much water where they lived before.
Huo Qinwu quickly got the little one ready and responded to him: “This place isn’t too bad.”
Living here was indeed more comfortable than before.
As they were talking, Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou arrived. They hadn’t seen the little one the night before, but now they happened to see him eating.
“Join us!”
The little one, sitting in his chair, cheerfully invited them: “Have you eaten?”
“Little Seven, you go ahead. We’ve already eaten.”
Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou had woken up earlier. After they got up, they were taken to eat before they could look for the little one.
Seeing that they had already eaten, the little one stopped insisting and happily continued eating. His mood was very good whenever he saw Ah Wu.
While the little one was eating contentedly, Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou observed quietly.
They were watching to see if Huo Qinwu was good to their little prince.
“Ah Wu, this is delicious.”
The little prince, who was being observed, took a bite of a shrimp cake and put it into Huo Qinwu’s mouth. He frequently fed Huo Qinwu pieces of his food that he had already nibbled on.
Huo Qinwu accepted it all.
From this alone, it seemed that Huo Qinwu was treating their little prince quite well.
After staying in the same room for a while and waiting until the little one was full, Huo Qinwu picked him up from the chair.
“You stay here at the inn.”
Huo Qinwu said, “I’m going to get your luggage.”
The little one was momentarily stunned, then realized: “Ah Wu is going to get the stolen luggage back?”
“Yeah.”
“But we don’t know who stole it.”
The little one had wanted to get his things back for a while but still didn’t know who the thief was.
The innkeeper didn’t tell him, and Zhang San at the office always slacked off and didn’t handle it.
“I know.”
Huo Qinwu was about to leave and didn’t plan to take the little one with him. He handed over the little ones to Teng Liang and asked him to look after them.
The little one had received money from Teng Liang the day before and had thanked him.
But after one night…
He hid behind Huo Qinwu and quietly complained: “Ah Wu, I forgot to tell you. He… he’s a pervert.”
The little one whispered, thinking it wouldn’t be heard.
But Teng Liang, who was not far and had good hearing, twitched his mouth.
“He’s been following me for a long time.”
The little one added this forgotten complaint and also mentioned another person who was following him.
“Zai Zai doesn’t know them.”
“I understand.”
The two people following the little one were Teng Liang and someone from Zhai Bai’s side, which Teng Liang had mentioned before.
Huo Qinwu had not paid much attention when Teng Liang mentioned it.
“There won’t be anyone following you in the future.”
Huo Qinwu ruffled his head and said, “Today, you play at the inn. I have some things to do outside.”
“Take Zai Zai.”
“Next time.”
“No, take me this time!”
Seeing that the little one insisted on coming along, Huo Qinwu remained patient. He first tried to coax him, and when that didn’t work, he assigned the little one a task.
“This inn is our own, but I need you to check if it’s safe here.”
“Zai Zai, can you do that?”
“Yes!”
The little one nodded seriously, puffing up his chubby face, taking the task given by Ah Wu very seriously.
Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou looked at Huo Qinwu with admiration.
Their little prince might look obedient, but sometimes he could be very stubborn. Once he decided something, he was reluctant to change.
Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou often found this frustrating.
But unexpectedly, this stubborn little prince could be so well-managed by Huo Qinwu.
“Thank you for your hard work, Zai Zai.”
Before leaving, Huo Qinwu comforted the little one with a word.
The little one puffed out his chest and said loudly in his soft voice: “It’s not hard for Zai Zai!”
Huo Qinwu left the little one comfortably at the inn and took Teng Liang, whom the little one didn’t want, with him.
“Purse and luggage.”
Huo Qinwu said to Teng Liang.
Teng Liang hesitated: “Their purse and luggage might be hard to retrieve. It might be better to wait until after the assessment.”
“You know that after the assessment, they will start managing things here.”
Before the assessment, the issues they encountered would not be handled by the people here.
Whether it was theft or other actions, it was clear that these were deliberate attempts to mess with them.
Guan Shan Residence knew what kind of people they were. The problems they faced now were meant to intimidate and teach them a lesson.
Teng Liang had also suffered quite a bit when he first arrived.
Fortunately, he met Huo Qinwu. He was sharp and knew that although Huo Qinwu was cold, he would be better off if he aligned with him.
It turned out that his judgment was correct.
Huo Qinwu was indeed a tough character and had not suffered any losses here so far.
Zhai Bai, as soon as he arrived, wanted to carve out territory and suppress anyone who didn’t follow his orders.
Teng Liang was not on good terms with him and naturally didn’t want to listen to him.
Coincidentally, Huo Qinwu was not someone who followed others’ orders easily.
Between Zhai Bai and Huo Qinwu, Teng Liang decisively chose to align with the latter. Though he was smart, he was not as strong and ruthless as Huo Qinwu.
“Take me there.”
Huo Qinwu ignored Teng Liang’s rambling and only told him to lead the way.
Teng Liang was left speechless.
“When my stuff was stolen, you didn’t go looking for it yourself.”
Huo Qinwu paid him no mind.
Teng Liang muttered, “You’re really playing favorites here. You’re so nice to the little bun, but so harsh to me. I even came to seek your protection.”
Huo Qinwu acted as if he hadn’t heard any of Teng Liang’s grumbling.
He didn’t like listening to nonsense and disliked idle chatter even more.
Of course, Zai Zai was an exception.
When it came to taking care of the little one, Huo Qinwu felt he still wasn’t doing a good enough job. The fact that the little one talked a lot around him indicated a natural talent for language.
The little one also played mischievously around him, liked to bite his tail, and scratch his back—signs of awakening predatory instincts. This behavior shouldn’t be discouraged but rather allowed to continue.
Huo Qinwu didn’t realize his double standards, nor did he care to.
He had Teng Liang lead the way.
Teng Liang led him all the way to the destination. “This is the innkeeper’s house. The stolen items are split with him. I found my things here last time.”
“I don’t know where the thief lives, so I could only get half of my stuff back.”
After explaining, Teng Liang asked, “Are you going in now?”
“Yes.”
“Do you need me to follow?”
“No.”
Teng Liang wasn’t particularly skilled in combat, so Huo Qinwu hadn’t counted on his help.
It was broad daylight, and the innkeeper wasn’t at the inn; he was resting at home. He was leisurely lying on a long vine chair, fanning himself, and humming a little tune.
Just as he was getting into the tune, the door was pushed open.
The innkeeper turned his head and saw a child in blue.
At first, he didn’t pay much attention and lazily said with half-closed eyes, “What are you doing here? I don’t have anything for you. Hurry and get out.”
Huo Qinwu walked toward him step by step, approaching the innkeeper.
Seeing him getting closer, the innkeeper slowly opened his eyes wider. “You look a bit familiar.”
“Where are Little Seven’s things?”
The innkeeper: “….”
The innkeeper: “I don’t know.”
The innkeeper: “Hurry up and leave, or I’ll lose my temper.”
Since Huo Qinwu had come all the way here, he wasn’t going to leave without the stolen items.
The door he had pushed open when he came in was now closed.
No, it was locked.
“Everything, without exception. Hand it all over.”
Huo Qinwu coldly demanded as he looked at the innkeeper on the vine chair.
The innkeeper was annoyed by him.
“There’s a rule here: no hitting kids. But I warn you, if I hit you here, no one will see it!”
If he wanted to hit a child at the inn, it would be noticed.
But this was his private residence, and no one would care if he hit a child here.
Before the innkeeper could finish his threat, Huo Qinwu’s fist came crashing down. He was only two years older than Ling Rui, but he was born a fierce beast. Brutality and coldness were in his nature.
His predatory skills were instinctual from birth.
Although he now had the body of a human child, someone like the innkeeper was nothing to him.
The innkeeper was stunned by the blow.
He never expected a child’s punch to hit with the force of a sledgehammer.
Huo Qinwu flexed his wrist, his eyes devoid of any human emotion. The coldness in his gaze made the innkeeper feel as though he was facing a wild, untamed beast.
“I’ll ask one more time, where are the things?”
The innkeeper, refusing to believe this, grabbed a chair and swung it at the child.
There was no one watching.
He could teach this child a lesson without facing any consequences.
But moments later…
The tall and burly innkeeper laid on the ground, bruised and swollen. His eyes were wide open in shock, unable to believe he had been beaten by a child.
But alongside his shock, he also realized that this child had murderous intent toward him.
The child was young, underage.
In this place, there were laws dealing with juvenile crime as well as laws protecting minors.
Two different scenarios, two different treatments.
If a minor committed a crime, and there were reasons behind it, it would be dealt with leniently.
The innkeeper, recalling these laws enacted by Guan Shan Residence, breathed heavily and didn’t dare gamble with his life.
“There’s a hidden room in the house, and the things are in there. I only took half…”
“Where’s the other half?”
“It’s at the far east end of the street.”
By noon, Huo Qinwu had recovered all the little one’s stolen money and luggage.
At midday, the little one, seeing his belongings, spun around in excitement.
“My blanket!”
“My little pillow!”
“The jade pendant from Dad!”
“The little toy Mom made for me, but one of its legs is broken!”
“I’ll fix it for you in a bit,” Huo Qinwu said, taking the broken toy and planning to repair it later.
The little one was overjoyed.
After spinning around, he hugged Huo Qinwu.
“Ah Wu, you’re amazing!”
Having spent so long being mistreated at Guan Shan Residence, the little one finally felt that—he, the poor little one, was about to rise up!
In the morning, he retrieved the luggage; in the afternoon, he went looking for someone. This time, the person to be found was Zhai Bai.
When Huo Qinwu arrived, he had tied up the person who had been following the little one and threw them in front of Zhai Bai.
“Keep your curiosity in check.”
Huo Qinwu stared at Zhai Bai’s face and clearly warned, “If you follow him again, I’ll break your legs.”
Zhai Bai raised an eyebrow.
His smile deepened. “This is really interesting.”
“This little bun managed to catch your attention?”
Zhai Bai’s curiosity didn’t just stop; it was growing stronger.
He was genuinely eager to know what kind of magic this little bun possessed that could make Huo Qinwu, who usually didn’t care about anything, stir up so much commotion for his sake today.
“He’s under my care.”
Huo Qinwu said expressionlessly, “Whoever touches him will die.”
Zhai Bai showed no fear at Huo Qinwu’s threat.
He knew Huo Qinwu wasn’t a good person, but coincidentally, he wasn’t a good person either.
What he enjoyed most was a challenge.
Moreover, his favorite kind of challenge was the one that made everyone unhappy.
When everyone was unhappy, he was happy.
The standoff between Huo Qinwu and Zhai Bai spread quickly that day.
In a seemingly inconspicuous little inn, a young girl wearing a pretty dress, looking innocent and delicate, covered her mouth and smiled gently.
“It’s so funny, they’re actually fighting over a little bun. Ah Ya, do you know what that little bun is called?”
“He’s called Little Seven. It’s still unclear which royal family he belongs to.”
“For them to be fighting over him like this, this Little Seven must not be simple.”
The young girl said with a smile, “I’ve decided, I’m going to snatch him away too.”
Unaware of the competition he had sparked, the little bun continued to stay happily by Ah Wu’s side, being taken care of in the inn with plenty of food and fun.
They stayed in the inn for two days, during which no one remembered Zhang San from the office.
It wasn’t until Zhang San finally brought someone over.
When Zhang San arrived, the little bun was sitting on a large tree in the courtyard, staring down at Ah Wu below.
“I’m not coming down.”
The little bun clung tightly to the tree branch and said, “I want to climb a little higher.”
He had learned to climb trees from Zhuzi and the others. After he had learned, he climbed every tree in the palace.
At first, when he climbed trees, he could only climb up and not come down.
But not being able to come down was embarrassing.
So, after climbing the first tall tree in the palace, he hung on the tree for nearly two hours.
Noble Consort Yi stood under the tree, coaxing him to come down for more than half an hour.
When Noble Consort Yi coaxed him down, she spoke very gently, calling him a good baby and promising him candy if he came down.
But when he opened his little hands and allowed the guard to carry him down, the consort’s previously gentle face immediately turned cold.
In the end, he didn’t get the candy that day, but he did get a beating.
Facing Ah Wu now, the little bun knew Ah Wu wouldn’t hit him, so he pushed his luck even further.
“Zai Zai, you’ve climbed too high.”
Huo Qinwu had never taught the little bun to climb trees, and he didn’t approve of him climbing for fun.
He stood on the ground, coaxing him, while the little bun laid on the tree.
One stood and one lay, and they were at an impasse.
When Zhang San entered, the scene he saw automatically made him think—
This poor little bun had been forced up the tree and was too scared to come down.
Zhang San, overthinking the situation, didn’t notice that the little bun was wearing new clothes, new shoes, and even had a healthy glow on his little face.
He took one look at the bun and then turned his gaze to Huo Qinwu.
“You kids are really going too far.”
Zhang San usually didn’t like to interfere, but this time he had to speak up. “It’s one thing to steal money and luggage, but now you’re even stealing the little one?!”
“Where’s your morality, your conscience? Where’s your home?!”
Zhang San was worked up, but someone who had come with him discreetly tugged his arm and reminded him, “Zhang San, enough. There’s a rule here; you can’t reveal these kids’ family backgrounds.”
The kids here included the crown princes of great nations and the princes of weaker ones.
If everyone’s identities were laid out, the concept of ‘everyone is equal’ at Guan Shan Residence wouldn’t hold any weight.
Reminded by this, Zhang San toned down his attitude. He looked at Huo Qinwu like he was a villain who had kidnapped the little bun.
“Hey, little one.”
After scolding Huo Qinwu, Zhang San looked up at the tree.
For once, he spoke gently to the little bun, “Come on down. I’ll take you back.”
“This time, you won’t have to sleep on the floor. I’ll get you a single room.”
Zhang San thought that his open arms of love would move the little unfortunate one to tears, and he would run into his arms.
But to his surprise, the little bun quickly climbed down the tree.
After coming down, the little bun glanced at him, then, right in front of him, threw himself into the arms of another child.
“Ah Wu didn’t steal Zai Zai.”
The little one nestled in Ah Wu’s arms, turned his face, and said to the stunned Zhang San, “Ah Wu also didn’t bully Zai Zai.”
Zhang San: “…”
This time, Zhang San was really about to cry.
This poor little bun had now learned to swallow his pride to find a protector among these little ones.
Zhang San had done his research on these ones in Guan Shan Residence.
Troublemaker No. 1: The child the little bun was currently clinging to was registered at Guan Shan Residence under the name Qin Wu.
The name was so perfunctory that it was clear he didn’t want to put much thought into it.
Troublemaker No. 2: Zhai Bai.
This name was even more perfunctory, but since this prince had come out of the cold palace of the Great Qi, few people even knew his real name.
There were many names for this prince in the Great Qi harem.
Heavenly lone star, broom star, little wild seed.
He had too many nicknames, and as these nicknames were used more and more, people gradually forgot that his real name, Zhai Bai, was actually quite a good name.
Besides these two troublemakers, there was a third troublemaker named Ye Xiaoxiao.
She was a little girl who loved to laugh, with a sweet smile and an innocent demeanor, but she was the most untouchable of all the troublemakers.
Her deceased consort mother came from the most mysterious Jiang tribe.
These were the major troublemakers; the minor ones were negligible.
As Zhang San tallied up these troublemakers, he couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly. This year, Guan Shan Residence had taken in too many children.
With so many children, the upcoming discipline would be a real headache.
As he thought about these troublemakers and then looked at the little unlucky one, he felt even more sympathy—
Among all these troublemakers, there was just this one normal child. It was like throwing a little meat bun into a pack of little wolf cubs.
Having been slacking off at the office for so long, Zhang San finally decided to stop slacking. He waved at the little meat bun, “Come with me. Stay at my place, and I’ll make sure you’re well-fed and well-housed.”
The little one shook his head firmly.
Zhang San called out for a long time, but the little one wouldn’t budge.
Not only did he make the little one cover his ears, but Huo Qinwu, who was holding the little bun, also lost his patience completely.
“Get out.”
Huo Qinwu coldly stared at him and ordered him to leave.
“This isn’t even your inn. You want me to leave, and I—”
“It is mine.”
Huo Qinwu said in an emotionless tone, “I just bought it yesterday.”
Zhang San: “…”
Zhang San sneered, “Who are you trying to fool? Guan Shan Residence’s property prices are sky-high, not to mention that these properties are priceless. No matter how much money you have, you can’t buy one!”
Huo Qinwu didn’t bother to argue.
As Zhang San sneered, Huo Qinwu pulled out a land deed from his chest. The deed clearly stated that the owner of this inn was now Huo Qinwu.
Zhang San stared at the deed in disbelief for a long time.
He murmured in disbelief, “No, it’s impossible.”
Even he couldn’t afford a place here. How could this little troublemaker buy it?
Moreover, the children sent here usually ended up with almost no money left, even if they weren’t cheated.
How could Huo Qinwu, an unloved little crown prince, have so much money?
Though Zhang San kept saying it was impossible, his eyes couldn’t help but repeatedly examine the deed.
As he kept looking, his eyes started to water.
“D*mn it.”
He continued to mutter softly, “I’m really going to start resenting the rich.”
Kids two cycles younger than him were buying property, while he could only live in the housing assigned to him.
Not that the assigned housing was bad—he thought it was quite good—but it was still far inferior to this inn.
After showing him the deed, Huo Qinwu casually handed it to the curious little one.
The little one played with the deed. Zhang San glanced at the little one, barely holding his emotions together, though his tone was still somewhat downcast, “Little unlucky one, are you really not coming with me?”
“No.”
“Alright then.”
Seeing how determined the little one was to find protection, Zhang San stopped trying to persuade him, “Go ahead and fend for yourself. I’m done with you.”
“Uncle Zhang San, goodbye!”
As Zhang San was about to leave, the little one waved his little hand at him.
Zhang San turned around and was about to walk out the door but couldn’t resist giving one last piece of advice—
“Be careful. Don’t run around unnecessarily, and try to opt out when possible.”
Little one: “…”
The little one refused to opt out.
After seeing Zhang San off, the little one stopped playing with the deed. He handed it back to Ah Wu and went off to explore other parts of the inn.
After buying the inn, Huo Qinwu had some renovations done.
His renovations focused on refurbishing the courtyard at the back of the inn.
Now, this inn could both generate income and serve as a place for the little one to live and play.
They wouldn’t be staying here for too long.
After the assessments, Guan Shan Residence would assign them dormitories, and staying in those dormitories would be mandatory—children wouldn’t be allowed to live alone off-site.
The assessment was getting closer.
“Huo Qinwu, are you really not going to let him opt out?”
A few days later, Teng Liang came to see Huo Qinwu. He called Huo Qinwu by his real name, but only when there was no one else around.
He found the name “Qin Wu,” which Huo Qinwu had registered as, quite awkward to say.
“He doesn’t want to opt out.”
Huo Qinwu replied calmly, seemingly intent on keeping the little bun.
“Even if he doesn’t opt out now, he’ll still fail the assessment.”
Teng Liang sincerely advised, “In my opinion, opting out now is the best choice.”
Though he had his eye on this little bun, he couldn’t even pinch his cheeks now that the bun was with Huo Qinwu.
Not being able to play with the little bun was one thing, but there was also a lot of trouble outside.
While Huo Qinwu had been free to stay in the inn with the little bun, Teng Liang hadn’t had a moment’s peace.
Though things seemed quiet these past few days, the inn had almost been lost.
He was tired of dealing with the underhanded tricks he’d seen so much of.
Those outside were all pressuring Huo Qinwu to hand over the little bun so they could all have fun with him.
But Huo Qinwu treated the little bun as if he were the apple of his eye.
“Who says he won’t pass the assessment?”
Huo Qinwu’s cold eyes glinted with calculation as he said slowly, “There are still two days before the assessment.”
And he had already found out who the chief examiner was.
This chief examiner was said to be the second most powerful person in Guan Shan Residence, just after the owner.
He is the chief examiner and must have access to all the questions, as well as—
He also controls the list of those who are admitted.
“I found out where the examiner is.”
After Huo Qinwu said this, a look of horror gradually spread across Teng Liang’s face. “Huo Qinwu, you’re not serious, are you?”
Since entering Guan Shan Residence, they had been trying to figure out the rules while also attempting to establish themselves there. But Huo Qinwu was the first to actually target the examiners.
“Huo Qinwu?”
Seeing that Huo Qinwu didn’t respond, Teng Liang’s eyes widened. “You’re not seriously planning something this crazy, are you?”
Huo Qinwu remained silent.
His silence was a clear sign of his intentions.
This time, Teng Liang was so shocked that he couldn’t even stand still. He began pacing back and forth, trying to talk Huo Qinwu out of this mad idea.
After a long time of trying to persuade him, Teng Liang even compromised, “Even if you want to influence the exam to make things easier for the little bun, you could just find a regular examiner and ask them to go easy during the test, right?”
“But the chief examiner… Do you even know how important that role is?”
The master of Guan Shan Residence rarely appeared in public, so this chief examiner was practically the acting master of the place.
Huo Qinwu going after the chief examiner seemed like a surefire way to get himself killed.
“A regular examiner can only go easy.”
Huo Qinwu leaned casually against a pillar and said indifferently, “The chief examiner can give the little bun a spot.”
That way, Zai Zai wouldn’t even need to take the exam; he could stay directly.
Teng Liang: “…”
Teng Liang: “You’re really crazy.”
No matter how hard Teng Liang tried to dissuade him, Huo Qinwu wouldn’t budge. In the end, Teng Liang was so frustrated that his chest felt tight. “I regret this.”
Relying on Huo Qinwu for protection certainly intimidated Zhai Bai.
But relying on Huo Qinwu also meant facing the risk of being crushed when this crazy protector eventually collapsed.
Even though Teng Liang said he regretted it, he still rubbed his aching head and asked, “So, what exactly are you planning?”
Huo Qinwu didn’t answer.
Unable to get a straight answer, Teng Liang eventually left in frustration. Before leaving, he warned, “Don’t think about going head-to-head with the chief examiner. He’s dealt with plenty of bad kids.”
No matter how strong Huo Qinwu was, his age was still a limitation.
Going against the chief examiner wouldn’t end well for him.
“I know.”
Hearing movement inside the house, Huo Qinwu stopped talking to Teng Liang and turned back inside.
The little one had just woken up from a nap, his face still a bit dazed.
Seeing Huo Qinwu, he instinctively reached out his little hands, “Hug.”
Huo Qinwu took a few steps over and hugged him.
The little one stayed in his arms for a while before fully waking up.
“Ah Wu, were you just talking?”
“No, you misheard.”
Not wanting the little one to know about the conversation earlier, Huo Qinwu pinched his cheek and changed the subject.
“Are you thirsty? I’ll get you some water, honey water.”
“Thirsty.”
The little bun nodded and asked for a cup of honey water, which he quickly drank down in one go.
After drinking the water, his face looked more refreshed.
“Ah Wu, want to go out and play?”
After being cooped up in the inn for several days, the little bun wanted to go out and play.
Huo Qinwu looked at his eager little face and agreed, “Okay, let’s go out.”
The little one cheered happily, but Huo Qinwu then added, “We can go out today, but tomorrow and the day after, you have to stay quietly in the inn.”
The little bun blinked and then nodded, “Okay.”
He agreed quickly, but Huo Qinwu knew that by tomorrow or the day after, the little bun would want to go out again and would start pestering him.
It was now evening, with a comfortable temperature. Huo Qinwu held his little hand and led him outside.
As they walked down the street, the little one looked around curiously.
Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou had been staying at the inn for a few days, and Jiang Yan felt it wasn’t right to keep freeloading off Huo Qinwu.
He coaxed Chen Zhou into splitting up so they could both mooch off the hospitality of the two teachers, Master Sui and Master Jue, who had offered them accommodation and meals last time.
They could see clearly that the little prince was being well taken care of by Huo Qinwu, almost to the point where he didn’t have to lift a finger.
Since they no longer had to worry about the little prince, they could feel at ease about finding places to freeload.
As they walked down the street, the little one was searching for Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou with his eyes. He had a little plan in mind for this outing—he wanted to ask Master Sui and Master Jue to not only look after Jiang Yan and Chen Zhou during the exam but also to look after his Ah Wu.
He knew Ah Wu was strong, but he still wanted Ah Wu to be a bit safer during the exam.
The little one had it all planned out; when he saw the teachers, he would bow to them and sincerely ask for their help.
