"What about Grandpa?"
"And Dad?"
"Will they be alright?"
Xiao Yi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked.
Lu Wanqing and Steward Xiao both stiffened slightly.
Steward Xiao quickly recovered and replied, "Young Master, the General is in trouble and his whereabouts are still unknown. The Marshal will do his best to find him, so you don't need to worry."
"As for the Marshal..."
"Young Master, with the General in trouble, the Seventh Legion still needs someone to manage affairs, and someone must stay to find evidence to prove the General's innocence."
"Will Grandpa be in danger?" Little Zhong Liyi pressed.
Steward Xiao was silent for a moment, then said, "Young Master, you don't need to worry about these things. The Marshal will handle them himself."
"I'm not leaving!" The next moment, Little Zhong Liyi said firmly.
Lu Wanqing was surprised. She hadn't expected Little Zhong Liyi to learn to say no and refuse an order for the first time at such a moment. However, she was also moved. The child had grown up, become sensible, and understood how to share responsibility with his family.
"Xiao Yi, let's go," Lu Wanqing said earnestly, holding his hand.
"I'm not leaving!" Little Zhong Liyi turned to look at his mother and said seriously.
Looking at Lu Wanqing, Little Zhong Liyi hesitated with reluctance. He said, "Mommy, you go. I can stay. I want to wait for Daddy to come back with Grandpa."
Steward Xiao looked at Little Zhong Liyi's determination, feeling both relieved and worried.
The young master was still so young and couldn't do anything. Staying wouldn't help the Marshal, and he himself might be in danger.
Thinking this, Steward Xiao couldn't help but try to persuade him, "Young Master..."
Lu Wanqing looked at Steward Xiao and said, "I'll persuade him."
Steward Xiao suddenly fell silent.
Lu Wanqing crouched down and looked into Xiao Yi's eyes. "Xiao Yi, if you stay here, can you help the Zhongli family? Can you help your father?"
Little Zhong Liyi was stunned by her words. He thought carefully and finally shook his head.
"That's why we have to leave. Xiao Yi, if you stay here, you can't do anything. You can't help them whether your grandfather is in crisis or your father is in danger," Lu Wanqing said firmly, looking into the child's eyes.
"Conversely, if someone captures you, your grandfather will worry about you. Your father, wherever he is, will also worry about you. We'll be a burden to them."
Hearing this, Little Zhong Liyi suddenly became flustered, "Then, then what should I do?"
Lu Wanqing raised her hand and affectionately ruffled his hair, saying seriously, "We're going to find your father."
Steward Xiao, standing by, was startled by Lu Wanqing's words. "Miss Lu..."
Lu Wanqing stood up and looked at Steward Xiao. "Steward Xiao, I've packed everything. Please open the secret passage and let Xiao Yi and me leave."
Steward Xiao anxiously said, "Miss Lu, you and the young master cannot go to find the young master. The Marshal will handle this. If you go... what if you encounter danger?"
"Uncle Xiao, don't worry, I'll be careful and won't be discovered," Lu Wanqing comforted him.
"But..." Steward Xiao was uneasy.
Lu Wanqing added, "Besides, the Marshal is probably being watched by everyone lately, right? If he wanted to make arrangements, it probably wouldn't be very convenient."
Lu Wanqing was speaking the truth, and Steward Xiao suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Alright, Steward Xiao, don't worry. You do your work, and Xiao Yi and I will do ours. If we can find Zhongli Feiyu, that's the best. If not, we'll just consider it a stroll," Lu Wanqing said again.
Steward Xiao: "..." Was this a stroll?
"Alright, Uncle Xiao, let us leave. Otherwise, if it's too late, I'm afraid we won't make it," Lu Wanqing urged.
Steward Xiao quickly nodded.
Steward Xiao led the way to the basement, opened the secret room, and revealed the underground passage.
"Miss Lu." Just as Lu Wanqing was about to lead Xiao Yi into the passage, Steward Xiao suddenly spoke.
Lu Wanqing looked up at Steward Xiao.
Steward Xiao's face showed struggle. In the next moment, he grabbed Lu Wanqing's hand and quickly wrote two words in her palm.
Lu Wanqing's pupils widened slightly.
"Alright, it's getting late. You should go quickly. Follow this passage out, and someone will help you," Steward Xiao said anxiously.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing nodded.
Thinking of the two words Steward Xiao had just written on her palm, Lu Wanqing, holding Xiao Yi's hand, entered the tunnel with a solemn expression.
Steward Xiao watched them enter the tunnel, then immediately closed it, restoring everything to its original state. If outsiders came in, they would never guess there was a secret passage.
The tunnel was not long. Lu Wanqing, holding Xiao Yi's hand, walked for a short while before reaching the exit.
Seeing them emerge, the person guarding the exit quickly greeted them, "Miss Lu, Young Master Xiao Yi, come out quickly."
Lu Wanqing's heart pounded. Realizing that Steward Xiao had made arrangements beforehand, she quickly pulled Xiao Yi along and hurried out.
"Quick, come out," the person at the door urged.
Lu Wanqing and Little Zhong Liyi quickly exited.
The person pulled Lu Wanqing and Little Zhong Liyi into an adjacent room, quickly took out two ultra-thin biological masks, and carefully applied them to Lu Wanqing and Little Zhong Liyi.
After they were applied, Lu Wanqing looked in the mirror, shocked. Her face had completely changed!
She couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but couldn't feel anything out of the ordinary.
"Miss Lu, these are the most realistic biological masks in the Federation. They look almost identical to real skin, but because they are so realistic, the material is very thin. Generally, one mask can only last for a day. After a day, the mask will dry out and be easily detected. You and Young Master Xiao Yi must remember to change masks every day when you leave," the aunt who applied the masks said sternly.
Lu Wanqing quickly nodded, "Okay."
"Here are the masks, one set for you and one for Young Master Xiao Yi, thirty sheets each. Use them according to the situation," the aunt continued.
"Thank you," Lu Wanqing said sincerely.
Lu Wanqing and Little Zhong Liyi both had masks applied and changed their clothes. The aunt then escorted them directly out and arranged for a spaceship to take them away.
Notably, after putting on the masks, even if they walked openly on the street, no one recognized them.
On the spaceship, Lu Wanqing could clearly feel Xiao Yi's unease. She held his hand tightly, silently comforting him.
Three hours later, the spaceship landed, and Lu Wanqing, with Xiao Yi, disembarked.
"Mommy, where are we going?" Xiao Yi, clearly uneasy, looked up at his mother.
Lu Wanqing looked around. When they left home, Steward Xiao had told her that someone would pick them up after they disembarked and arrange their lives. She needed to find the contact person.
"Wanwan, A'Li, you're finally here. We've been waiting for you for so long," a young girl suddenly ran up to them and said happily.