As soon as he entered the Red Chamber Garden, a woman with a frivolous demeanor and a coquettish walk came up to him. Her large chest muscles trembled slightly, and she wished she could hang onto Lu Chen.
"Who… who are you?" Lu Chen was a little drunk. He waved his hand and pushed her out.
"Oh my, my lord, you're really heartless. Last month, we had a love affair. Don't you remember me today?"
"I… I don't know you!"
"It doesn't matter. Won't you be familiar with me after this?" As she spoke, she dragged Lu Chen up to the second floor, pushed open a door, and pulled him inside.
Lu Chen's consciousness was clear. He pushed against the door with both arms and refused to obey. He shouted, "Qing He, Qing He!"
The woman panicked and turned around to see Qing He coming down from the third floor. Qing He's pretty face was cold as she scolded, "How dare you pull my guest away? Aren't you afraid that I'll sell you off?"
The woman trembled in fear and hurriedly let go of Lu Chen. She stammered, "No, it's not like that…"
"Don't do it again!" Qing He snorted and helped Lu Chen to the third floor.
Lu Chen shook his head and his thoughts cleared up a little. He asked in surprise, "What… what happened just now?" However, he had drunk too much wine and his tongue was still a little clumsy.
"Young Master, didn't you say in public that you aren't interested in Miss Yiyi? You made her unhappy. Now that Madam isn't around, she wants to deliberately embarrass you."
"Is that so?" Lu Chen came back to his senses. He had no intention of getting back at her. She was just a little girl. He was not that petty. He deliberately put on a straight face. "Since you know so much, are you hiding at the side to watch me make a fool of myself?"
"Hehe~"
"Ah~~"
Just as Qing He was laughing secretly, Lu Chen's courage rose. He picked Qing He up and climbed up to the third floor with a thud, entering the room.
"No, that's Madam's bed."
"Anyway, Hong'e isn't here. Let's sleep tonight."
"Young Master~~"
Lu Chen didn't care about Qing He's shy expression and laid straight on the soft bed.
Green gauze curtains, silk quilt, and Mandarin duck pillow. Everything was exquisite and luxurious.
"How great!" Lu Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He did not do anything evil. He simply hugged Qing He in his arms and simply wanted to lie on the bed. After all, he could not enter normally. He said softly, "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."
"Young Master~~" Qing He rested her head on Lu Chen's chest. Her eyes were intoxicated. "It's Qing He's duty to take care of Young Master. If Young Master doesn't treat Qing He as an outsider, Qing He is willing to take care of Young Master for the rest of my life. If I can be cared for even a little, my life will be worth it."
"You have a long life ahead of you. You can't talk nonsense, little girl."
"Qing He is not spouting nonsense!"
Listening to the little girl's confession, Lu Chen tightened his grip on Qing He's thin shoulders and muttered, "What a silly girl!"
"Qing He isn't stupid. Young Master protects Qing He and doesn't treat me lightly. You're not someone others can compare to. As long as other men know that I'm staying in the Red Chamber Garden, they'll either hate me or be like wolves. However, Young Master is different."
"It's not the same."
Qing He was a little excited. Her slender hands wrapped around Lu Chen's body like an octopus as she chattered. "Although Madam didn't say it, I feel that it must be the same."
"Really?"
"Mm~" Qing He blushed and whispered. "I'll tell you another secret."
"What?"
"Madam's talent is [Matchmaker]."
"I know that."
"Young Master, don't be anxious. This matchmaker talent can speed up her cultivation. If she can pull strings and form a good relationship, the effect will be even better. However, you can't lose your virginity. Once you lose it, the matchmaker talent will transform. It might be better, or it might become bad."
"Oh~~" Lu Chen pondered and asked, "How old is Hong'e?"
"Madam's 26."
"It's hard on her. How old is my Qing He?"
"I'll be 15 at the end of the year."
"That's still young."
"No, it's not. I can serve Young Master now."
"…"
Qing He had grown up in the Red Chamber Garden and had seen too many love affairs. Once she revealed her heart, she became especially bold. Her small hand drew circles on Lu Chen's chest awkwardly as she said softly, "Young Master, you must marry Madam."
"Why?"
"In that case, Qing He will be able to stay by Young Master's side for the rest of my life."
"Oh."
The two of them were whispering when footsteps suddenly sounded. The two of them looked at each other and held their breaths. A plain-clothed Qing Cao walked into the room with a tea tray and muttered, "Where did Qing He go? I haven't seen her for a long time."
As she spoke, she put down the tea tray and walked out. The two people on the bed had just heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Qing Cao turn back silently. She stuck her head out of the screen and caught the two of them.
"Ah! Sister Qing Cao!" Qing He let out a delicate cry and instantly bounced up. She was acting cute and coquettish.
They were fooling around.
Lu Chen knew that Qing Cao was kind-hearted and shy. She was also as close to Qing He as a sister. She would never tell Jiang Hong'e about a small matter. Even if she did, it was nothing. After figuring out Madam Jiang's temperament, he, the culprit, would at most suffer some eye rolls a few times.
Hence, he did not mind.
He yawned and reminded, "Qing He, I'll rest for a while. Remember to wake me up before midnight."
With that, his head lolled to the side and there was no more movement.
When Lu Chen woke up, it was already four o'clock in the morning. Qing He had taken off his outerwear. He rubbed his eyes and turned around to see Qing He and Qing Cao lying on a small bed at the side.
They were sleeping soundly.
Lu Chen woke them up and asked, "Your madam isn't back yet?"
The auction in Fengpo City only started at night. Usually, it would last for about an hour. The two places were more than a hundred miles apart. Normally, Jiang Hong'e would be able to rush back at midnight.
It was already three in the morning. Logically speaking, she should be able to catch this bad guy sleeping on her bed on the spot.
"No."
"She must have been delayed by something."
The two women spoke one after another and were in a daze.
Lu Chen let the two of them continue sleeping. He put on his clothes and walked out of the room. He reached out to grab the eaves and jumped onto the roof. At this moment, the dark moon was hanging in the sky and the night was deep. He formed a seal with his fingers and chanted in his heart. "Circular Light!"
Swoosh!
The mirror appeared in his left palm, and the silver needle began to spin.
Jiang Hong'e's aura had long been stored in the mirror, so there was no need to put it in at the last minute. However, the expected scene did not appear. The needle was still spinning.
Repeatedly.
There was no end to it.
"It's too far." Lu Chen's heart sank. When he entered the Beginner level, the Circular Light could detect a radius of ten miles. After upgrading to Mastery yesterday, he could already detect a radius of thirty miles.
In other words, Jiang Hong'e was still thirty miles away from Fengxian Town.
"Let's wait a while."
Lu Chen did not act rashly. He waited quietly on the roof and cast the Circular Light from time to time. It was almost five in the morning, but Jiang Hong'e was still nowhere to be seen.
"I'm not waiting anymore…"
Lu Chen jumped off the roof and quickly returned to the Changchun Temple.
The sky was still dark.
On this day, Lu Chen left Fengxian Town alone. He galloped all the way to Fengpo City!