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  Lin Lie calmed down and realized the importance of this matter, his face stern as he gave a death order to Xiao Xiu: "This matter must not be known by anyone for now!"

  "Yes, Your Majesty, I shall comply with your wishes!"

  Xiao Xiu heard the order and knelt down on one leg, his body straight and his eyes looking directly ahead as he replied.

  Xiao Xi left the study, leaving Lin Lie alone sitting in a chair, lost in thought. Perhaps he was considering whether to bring the children from the Imperial Capital Orphanage...

  It was just that night when the servants in the palace saw Mr. Fan being summoned by His Majesty.

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  Time passed unknowingly, and another week went by. Zheng Feng, who had been asleep, finally woke up. He seemed to have not realized the Beast Soul Power test yet, and as usual, he planned to take his teeth to the forest in the back mountain for "environmental destruction".

  But before he could move, Xiao Xiu called him into the principal's office.

  Xiao Xiu's expression was solemn as he said, "Your Majesty issued an order while you were unconscious. You are no longer suitable to stay in the orphanage. Later, I will take you to meet an elderly person, and from today on, you must obey his instructions."

  Zheng Feng listened to Xiao Xiu's words, his mind filled with confusion, and he looked up at Xiao Xiu with a bewildered expression. He completely didn't understand what the director was saying, why he couldn't stay in the orphanage anymore, wasn't he still under ten years old?

  "Why can't I stay in the orphanage? I'm not even ten years old yet, shouldn't I be staying here?! I won't leave!! I don't want to leave!!"

  Zheng Feng's face turned gloomy and dark, like a cloudy sky, and he bellowed loudly.

  Since Xiao Tou left, Xie Xi has rarely heard Zheng Feng speak in the past two years at the orphanage, let alone be as emotionally agitated as he is now.

  Zheng Feng has been waiting in the orphanage, not relying on his teeth to escape. It's because he still firmly believes that Ya Tou will come back for him, and he often fantasizes that one day, when he wakes up, he'll find Ya Tou sister appearing before his eyes again. If it weren't for this fantasy supporting him, Zheng Feng would have long since relied on his teeth to escape the orphanage and go look for Ya Tou himself.

  The teeth hidden in Zheng Feng's arms glared at Xiao Xiu with wide eyes, revealing sharp tiger teeth, as if waiting for Zheng Feng's order to pounce on Xiao Xiu and launch an attack.

  "That old man can let you see the young girl."

  Xiao Xiu saw Zheng Feng's excited reaction and didn't rush, with a calm and composed expression he slowly said.

  Upon hearing Xiao Xiu's words, Zheng Feng immediately suppressed his excited emotions and asked half-doubtfully: "Really?"

  Although Zheng Feng suppressed the discontent in his heart, he still maintained a skeptical attitude towards what Xiao Xiu said. In these two years, various phenomena in the orphanage had told him not to easily believe others.

  Xiao Xiuyou said calmly: "I'm also not very clear about this. When you see that old man, he will naturally explain it to you."

  Although Zheng Feng was half-believing and half-doubting Xiao Xiu's words, under the temptation of being able to meet Ya Tou, he quietly walked to Xiao Xiu's back and waited silently, as if urging Xiao Xiu to hurry up.

  Seeing Zheng Feng no longer arguing and silently following, Xiao Xiu knew the child had agreed. He then got up and strode out of the principal's office with large steps.

  Leaving the orphanage, crossing the main street, and arriving at the entrance of a quiet alley. From the outside, this alley is extremely narrow and inconspicuous on the streets of Tianlong City.

  But when Zheng Feng followed Xiao Xiurong in, he was shocked by the real situation inside.

  All he saw was a vast and open space, with a magnificent stone gate that caught his eye. The stone gate was carved with many soul beasts that Zheng Feng had never seen before, intertwined with each other. Looking at the door ring, it was made of red lacquer, gold nails and copper rings.

  The ruling class of the Qinglong Continent has a clear hierarchy for door rings. According to records: "Only the mansions of princes can have vermilion-lacquered copper door rings with golden nails; the gates of dukes' mansions are green-oil copper door rings; officials with titles use gold-lacquered beast-faced tin door rings; high-ranking officials use green-oil beast-faced tin door rings; mid-ranking officials use black-oil tin door rings; low-ranking officials and wealthy merchants use black-oil iron door rings, while common people do not have the qualification to use door rings."

  Zheng Feng secretly thought: Could this mansion belong to Your Majesty's brother or a close relative?

  On both sides of the stone gate, two lifelike stone lions stand tall, their wide eyes staring straight ahead, giving off an air of majesty. Above the stone gate is a wooden plaque with two robust and powerful characters carved on it - "Fan Fu".

  The entire mansion is filled with a solemn and ancient atmosphere.

  Xiao Xiuxiu saw Zheng Feng's shocked expression, as if this was his own mansion, and said with a smug tone: "How is it? Quite surprised, aren't you?"

  "Is this your mansion?" Zheng Fengming knew that the consultant was asking, and he could know that the dean's surname was Xiao Xiu, while the wooden plaque hanging on the mansion was Fan Fu.

  "How is this possible, it's actually..." Xiao Xi was asked by Zheng Feng and suddenly hesitated, wanting to tell this kid who the master of this mansion was, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Zheng Feng.

  "What are you so proud of in front of me?!" Zheng Feng knew that Xiao Xiu and Ya Tou had teamed up to hide things from him, so he hadn't given them a good face before. Now seeing Xiao Xiu's proud appearance in front of him made him extremely unhappy, and he sarcastically said.

  Xiao Xiu's face turned red with rage as he glared at Zheng Feng, his already sparse hair standing on end in anger. Unable to retort, he could only curse in a fit of pique: "You... you... you damned little brat!"

  Xiao Xiu glared at Zheng Feng with a fierce gaze and said: "This is the residence of the current Prime Minister, Mr. Fan."

  "Chancellor? Can the door ring of a chancellor be made of vermilion lacquer with golden nails and copper rings? Isn't this only used by the imperial royal family? Is he related to Your Majesty by blood?"

  Mr. Fan is a heroic figure respected by many people in the Tianlong Empire, and Xiao Xiu himself is one of them. Seeing that Zheng Feng didn't know Mr. Fan, Xiao Xiu became even more furious, and he didn't care whether Zheng Feng listened or not, and began to recount Mr. Fan's great achievements on the spot.

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  When Xiao Xiuren's furious mood had completely calmed down, he slowly walked up to the stone gate and struck the door ring on it.

  The stone gate slowly opened, and a servant stuck his head out, looked at Xiao Xiu and Zheng Feng, and politely asked: "Hello, may I ask what brings you to my master's mansion?"

  Xiao Xiu replied, "I am Xiao Xiu, the director of the Imperial Orphanage. I have been instructed by Mr. Fan to bring this child here to request an audience with you. Would you please announce our arrival?"

  "Alright, please wait for a moment, I'll go and report."

  The servant finished speaking, bowed to Xiao Xiu, and retreated behind the stone gate. Before long, the stone gate opened again, and the servant said respectfully: "My master has invited Mr. Xiao and young master, I will lead the way for you."

  Xiao Xiuxiu said with a gentle smile: "Thank you."

  After Xiao Xiu finished speaking, the servant led him into the mansion.

  Zheng Feng stared at Xiao Xiu with his eyes hidden behind his hair, thinking to himself: Is this the Dean I know? The usually carefree Dean has changed! Just now he was furious, but now he's become "refined and courteous". Before he could think more, Xiao Xiu followed the servant, and Zheng Feng had no choice but to follow closely behind.

  After entering the mansion, Zheng Feng's eyes curiously scanned the surroundings.

  Flying eaves and brackets, carved beams and painted buildings, are completely different from the homes of the great nobles and rich merchants he has seen outside. A kind of ancient charm pervades everywhere.

  The servant led them to a door and stopped, bowing slightly. "The master is inside, Mr. Xiao, young master, please."

  Xiao Xiu and Zheng Feng walked up to the wooden door, knocked gently on it, and a warm voice came from inside the room, saying: "Please come in."

  The room was filled with a refreshing and uplifting fragrance of sandalwood.

  An elderly man with white hair and a gaunt face stood by the window. Although he looked old, once you came into contact with his sharp and spirited eyes, it was impossible to think that he was an old man in his twilight years.

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