"Still so young!"

Hearing Cao Meng’s hysterical low roar, a trace of mockery flashed in the Great Elder’s eyes.

He deliberately opposed Cao Meng, aiming to make him lose his composure in front of Xiaobei.

And now he was directly upset, which really played into the Great Elder’s hands.

Looking at him calmly, the Great Elder shrugged, "Do I need to explain? Don’t you feel your temper is too short?"

Giving the pesky Great Elder a glance, Cao Meng clenched his fists tightly, "What does my short temper have to do with you?"

"It really has nothing to do with me, but it has to do with Master Xiaobei. With your temper, you’re likely to upset Master Xiaobei, so naturally, I won’t let you be his guide because that would affect Master Xiaobei’s mood!"

"Nonsense, it’s all nonsense!"

After saying this, Cao Meng quickly explained to Xiaobei, "Master Xiaobei, I’m just mad at him now. In front of you, I wouldn’t dare to be so short-tempered! So don’t listen to his crap, let me continue to be your guide!"

Hearing Cao Meng’s eager assurance, Xiaobei smiled faintly and said, "You don’t need to explain so nervously. I trust you! Accompany me for a walk later, okay?"

"Yes!"

Hearing Cao Meng’s excited response, Xiaobei turned to the Great Elder, whose expression was not very pleasant, and said calmly, "Since you want to join too, let’s walk together! More people make it livelier!"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Originally secretly annoyed, the Great Elder nodded quickly, without any hesitation, upon hearing Xiaobei’s invitation...

He knew he really needed to get along well with Xiaobei now.

Seeing Xiaobei also let the Great Elder tag along, a trace of annoyance flashed in Cao Meng’s eyes.

However, he didn’t show it at all.

He knew he was just a dog by Xiaobei’s side now.

So he had no ability to give opinions.

...

"Damn, I have to work hard to become the most trusted dog in Xiaobei’s heart, only then can I live well!"

Two dogs vying for one mountain!

Cao Meng understood this logic very clearly, so he planned to squeeze out those people from the Elder Council and become the only trusted dog in Xiaobei’s heart!

Cao Meng knew the other side thought the same, so his struggle with them had just begun.

...

"Little Brother Xiaobei is quite good at managing relationships!"

Looking at them, Lin Ya glanced at Xiaobei and smiled gently.

She had been worried that Xiaobei couldn’t handle the balance well and would cause resentment among them.

But now, she was relieved because Xiaobei handled it really well.

Instead of making them angry, he made them begin to be wary of each other and compete with each other.

Xiaobei didn’t know what Lin Ya was thinking now. He glanced at them and said calmly, "Alright, let’s go! Let’s have a good look around together!"

At this moment, Xiaobei really wanted to look around.

Because from now on, this place belonged to him.

Patrolling his territory was indeed a very fulfilling thing.

"Yes!"

They agreed in unison and quickly appeared by Xiaobei’s side.

After standing still, they glanced at each other provocatively...

...

"I heard you all moved here?"

After arriving at a peaceful gazebo, Xiaobei looked at the tranquil surroundings and spoke lightly.

"Yes, we moved here previously and have been living here for over thirty years."

The Great Elder spoke quickly.

Cao Meng looked at him with some annoyance, really wanting to seal his mouth.

Because he was talking too much now.

These were originally questions he was supposed to answer!

Gently nodding, Xiaobei looked at them and spoke again, "Where was your family before? And I want to know what serious thing happened to make your family eventually fall apart?"

"Master Xiaobei, it’s not that we don’t want to tell you, but we really don’t know what happened specifically!"

"That’s right!"

They exchanged glances and spoke softly!

They reached a consensus on this issue.

They really didn’t know many things from before because they were family secrets.

So, even with their high status and position, they still didn’t know the specifics.

Hearing their somewhat helpless answer, Xiaobei squinted his eyes.

He became much more curious about what exactly happened.

Soon, Xiaobei spoke again, "If I want to know what happened specifically, who should I ask, who else knows the details?"

"Someone should know the specifics, but we’ll need to investigate who knows the detailed information better!"

"Right!"

"Since that’s the case, investigate it well. I’m really interested in this matter."

"Okay!"

Seeing them agree, Xiaobei once again shifted his attention to these ancient-looking courtyards.

The Cao Family wasn’t very big, but it was exquisite.

Small, but well-equipped!

Now, Xiaobei was strolling through the backyard, where various flowers were planted, looking truly beautiful.

Seeing Xiaobei looking around, Cao Meng said softly, "Master Xiaobei, how’s the environment here? Do you like it? If you like it, I can have them build a few houses here as lodges and tea rooms, so you can visit anytime!"

"That’s a great suggestion!"

"I’ll go give the orders right away!"

After speaking, Cao Meng didn’t hesitate and quickly ran off.

"Damn! He’s really good at bootlicking!"

The Great Elder watched him run off quickly, his eyelids twitching hard...

He had thought Cao Meng couldn’t possibly be his opponent, after all, he’d eaten more salt for many years.

Now he just realized he might have underestimated Cao Meng before...

His level of observation was really quite good...

While he was admiring this, Jing and others, who had been separated from Xiaobei, had finished their delightful shopping trip.

Honestly, they hadn’t had enough of it, but they ended it because they knew Xiaobei and Lin Ya were waiting for them, so it wouldn’t be good to waste too much time.

"Jing, are you really sure this is the right way?"

"Yes! Why does it feel so off?"

"Exactly!"

Hearing their words, the corner of Jing’s eye twitched.

She actually thought this road felt off too, but she still braced herself forward because she’d promised she could find the way and meet up with Xiaobei and the others.

"Why aren’t you speaking?"

"Yeah!"

Hearing their urging again, Jing stopped and said, "I feel like it’s this way, let’s just keep going! We won’t get lost anyway!"