Han Li, upon hearing Qin Yan's words, maintained a surprised expression on the surface but was not actually surprised. He felt that this was most likely another poor woman who had been deeply poisoned by something like "The Biography of Chaste Women."
The young masters in the hall, upon hearing that the cousin was coming, immediately showed喜悦 and whispered endlessly, their eyes filled with anticipation. This made Han Li's heart skip a beat, but then he suddenly understood—this cousin was probably quite beautiful!
Just as Han Li was thinking, a young maid and a simply dressed woman entered the reception hall.
Although this woman had delicate eyebrows and a refined appearance, exuding an indescribable passionate charm from head to toe. Her touching demeanor made most of the men in the hall feel the impulse to hold her in their arms and cherish her.
As for those inexperienced young men, they stared with wide eyes, all staring intently.
It seemed that these Qin family young masters had been captivated by this cousin for a long time!
But when Han Li clearly saw this woman's face, a flash of shock appeared in his eyes. The dazed look on his face suddenly disappeared. Fortunately, after a moment, Han Li suppressed his emotions and returned to his original expression.
This entire change happened in an instant! And everyone's gaze was focused on the woman who had just entered the hall, otherwise he would have almost been exposed.
But at this moment, Han Li's heart was in turmoil like rolling waves.
This "cousin," although her appearance had changed somewhat and had gained a few more charming qualities, from those spirit-filled eyes and oval, delicate face, Han Li immediately recognized that this so-called "cousin" was actually the second young miss of the Mo residence whom he had only seen a few times—the delicate young woman who loved studying medicine, Mo Fengwu.
As soon as Mo Fengwu entered the room, she blushed slightly under everyone's gaze and automatically lowered her head, so naturally she did not see Han Li, who was sitting below Qin Yan.
Qin Yan was extremely annoyed by the frivolous behavior of these juniors!
"Cough, cough"
His face darkened. After he coughed a few times forcefully, the young men who were captivated by Mo Fengwu's beauty came to their senses and retracted their gazes, pretending to be gentlemen again. They were afraid of angering this head of the family!
"Ping'er, come sit here with your aunt." The Third Madam, with her meticulous mind, was the first to speak, inviting Mo Fengwu to sit beside her.
"Thank you, Third Aunt!"
Mo Fengwu thanked her softly and gracefully, then walked to the Third Madam and sat down gracefully.
"Ping'er, don't always stay indoors. It will suffocate you. You should come out more often!"
Clearly, Qin Yan was very sympathetic to Mo Fengwu. His tone was very gentle.
"Thank you, Uncle. Ping'er understands!" Mo Fengwu still didn't raise her head, appearing submissive.
"Cough!"
Qin Yan sighed lightly at this.
He was helpless about how this niece would agree obediently every time but then revert to her old ways. But then he remembered the important matter and pointed to Han Li, introducing him to Mo Fengwu:
"Ping'er, let me introduce you. This is Young Master Han Li, the descendant of an elder who has shown great kindness to your uncle. Please greet him! From now on, you should address him as senior brother!"
Han Li was paying close attention to Mo Fengwu's movements. When he saw that this woman's body trembled slightly upon hearing the name "Han Li," he immediately understood.
After a long while, Mo Fengwu slowly raised her head, revealing that incredibly beautiful face. At this moment, this extremely moving face was calm, and after her delicate lips parted, a faint voice came:
"Hello, Senior Brother Han!"
Mo Fengwu seemed to truly not remember Han Li.
And hearing her greeting, Han Li seemed stunned by her beauty at such close range. He stammered for a long time before struggling to say the words "Hello, Junior Sister."
This made the young men and women who witnessed this scene secretly laugh, unable to hold back.
Qin Yan swept a cold glance over them, and immediately it became quiet below. Han Li still foolishly scratched his head, appearing clumsy.
The following matters were much simpler.
Qin Yan coldly announced in front of many family members that from today, Han Li would stay at the Qin residence for a period of time. During this period, he would be one of the young masters of the Qin residence, and no one was allowed to neglect him, otherwise they would be severely punished.
After these words were spoken, everyone in the Qin residence began to look at Han Li with strange eyes. At this moment, not only the Third Madam was speculating about the true relationship between Han Li and Qin Yan...
...
At night, Han Li lay in his bedroom, not asleep, staring straight at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.
Two gentle knocks came from outside the door. Han Li, who was not asleep in the first place, had a slight smile at the corners of his mouth, revealing a mysterious expression.
Then Han Li calmly got up and opened the door.
Standing outside was a woman wearing a cloak and a hat.
As soon as this woman saw Han Li open the door, she immediately lifted the front of her hat, revealing her beautiful face. It was none other than Mo Fengwu, who had not acknowledged Han Li during the day.
Seeing this, Han Li silently stepped aside, and Mo Fengwu walked in without hesitation.
Han Li stood at the door and sent out his spiritual sense, detecting no one nearby. It seemed that Mo Fengwu had been very careful when coming.
Gently closing the door, Han Li turned around and saw Mo Fengwu silently removing her cloak, revealing her voluptuous and seductive body. Then this woman sat down at the table without ceremony and stared expressionlessly at Han Li.
Han Li sighed!
Apart from her appearance, he really couldn't connect this cold, enchanting woman with the gentle young woman in his memory who loved medicine. It seemed that over these years, Mo Fengwu must have experienced many things, otherwise she wouldn't have changed so much that she seemed unfamiliar to him.
"Should I call you Junior Brother Han, or Senior Brother Han?" After a flash of indescribable emotion in Mo Fengwu's eyes, she spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice.
"Just call me Han Li, Miss Fengwu!" Han Li regained his composure and said slowly.
Hearing Han Li say this, a barely perceptible look of disappointment appeared on Mo Fengwu's face, but then her expression softened as she said:
"I don't know why a cultivator like Young Master Han would appear at the Qin residence, and I don't want to inquire about the secrets within! I'm only here to ask you, for the sake of the teacher-disciple relationship you once had with my father, to help Fengwu kill an enemy, is that alright?"
After saying these words, Mo Fengwu could no longer maintain her cold demeanor. She looked at Han Li with some nervousness, fearing that he would refuse immediately.
Han Li's expression remained constant. He neither immediately declined nor immediately agreed. Instead, he picked up a freshly brewed pot of fragrant tea from the table, silently poured a cup for Mo Fengwu, and then slowly said something that surprised this woman.
"Are you planning to have me kill the leader of the Five-Color Gate?" Han Li sat down opposite Mo Fengwu and said leisurely, looking calmly at her surprised face.
Mo Fengwu's surprise quickly disappeared.
She looked at Han Li with a strange expression, and after a long while, said with some bitterness:
"It seems Junior Brother Han already knows about the Mo residence? I really can't hide anything from you cultivators!"
Although Mo Fengwu spoke these two sentences very softly, Han Li still heard a trace of hidden resentment in them, and this resentment was actually directed at him!
After thinking for a moment, Han Li understood why she would be like this.
So he chuckled softly and explained:
"Miss Fengwu seems to have misunderstood! Regardless of anything, I still have some connection with the Mo residence. If I had truly known about this great disaster befalling the Mo residence, I can't say much about other things, but ensuring that several of my master's wives could retire safely and enjoy their later years, Han Li could still do that." When Han Li finished speaking, his expression had become extremely sincere.
He wasn't afraid that Mo Fengwu would resent him for something he would have to bear inexplicably.
Hearing Han Li's words, Mo Fengwu only said "Mm," and her face returned to its cold expression. It was unclear whether this woman truly believed his words just now.
Seeing this, Han Li frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then had to tell her the truth. Originally, because it involved the cultivation world, he had not wanted to tell her.
"Actually, the details of what happened to the Mo residence were told to me by that girl Caihuan. She was with Fourth Mistress at the time."
"What? You mean Caihuan and Fourth Mother are still alive!" After hearing this, Mo Fengwu couldn't believe it and became excited, with two spots of excited blush rising on her fair face.
"Of course they're alive. They're currently living in a very hidden place, not bad!" Han Li said softly.
Actually, after he escaped from Yanling Fortress back then, he had once asked someone to inquire about the situation of the common people after the Yan family abandoned the fortress.
As a result, he found that the entire fortress had been emptied, and those common people had taken advantage of the chaos to flee from Yanling Fortress. And Mo Caihuan and her mother had disappeared without a trace."