My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 63 Trouble is brewing!

The group quickly headed towards the farm, and as darkness fell, they finally arrived back inside.

Back at the farm, Zhang Du hurriedly had someone get food for Li Xuanba.

Everyone went to get something to eat.

They dared not eat with Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba sat inside the room, looking at the abundance of food in front of him. His stomach growled louder and louder, so he quickly picked up a piece to eat.

"Goo~~~"

At that moment, he heard a sound.

He looked up and saw the little thief. Liu Chounu tied the little thief to a tree in the yard and went out.

The little thief was staring intently at the food in front of Li Xuanba, his stomach growling loudly.

Without hesitation, Li Xuanba stood up, walked over to the man, and untied him. "You've been running with us all this way. Come on, let's eat something together."

The thief was tense, staring at Li Xuanba in disbelief, too afraid to step forward.

Li Xuanba returned to his seat and then gestured for the thief to come over.

The other person hesitated for a long time before cautiously walking to his side. Li Xuanba did not hesitate either, picked up the food in front of him and started eating.

Zhang Du prepared a lot for him, including millet rice, sesame rice, sweet cakes, roast chicken, stewed mutton, and various fruits.

This is a normal meal for nobles.

These were all common foods for Li Xuanba, and he ate them one after another without any appreciation.

But the little thief in front of him reacted differently.

He carefully took a bite of sesame rice, his eyes shining. Then he took a bite of chicken, then a bite of mutton. He ate each of these things one by one, savoring each bite for a long time. He had never eaten so many delicious things before.

He ate faster and faster, and soon the two boys were wolfing down their food, finishing all the dishes and fruit.

Only then did Li Xuanba look at the little thief in front of him.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Sanshi!"

"Sanshi, why did you become a grave robber? Do you know that this is a grave disrespect?"

“My lord, someone like you, eating this kind of thing every day, would naturally not know. But I am different. I have no father or mother, no one to raise me, I go hungry every day, I have no land to cultivate, and there are no jobs for me to do. When I am hungry, I have to find a way to get food.”

San Shi wanted to explain something, but suddenly stopped, shaking his head, "Forget it, you won't understand no matter what I say. All you know is to talk about etiquette and laws. At least I had a good meal before I was arrested, so I accept it."

Li Xuanba fell silent.

The two had just finished eating when Liu Chounu quickly came in.

He frowned when he saw San Shi sitting in front of Li Xuanba.

"My lord, we should go back now."

Li Xuanba slowly stood up. "Then him."

“I have already informed Zhang Du, and Zhang Du will take him to see the magistrate. Young master, you don’t need to worry about it. Just go.”

Li Xuanba said, "Before we set off, I promised him that I would let him go."

Liu Chounu stared at Sanshi and said coldly, "Young master, don't be fooled. Burial thieves are all lawless people. Besides, this person already knows too much. How can he..."

"You want to kill him!"

Li Xuanba was greatly surprised.

Liu Chounu hurriedly said, "My lord, either kill him or have Zhang Du take him to the authorities. We should go!"

Li Xuanba, with a stern face, looked at Sanshi and suddenly asked, "How old are you?"

"I should have been nine years old, but I don't remember exactly."

Li Xuanba then looked at Liu Chounu and said, "Old man, according to the law, those under the age of fifteen are not subject to the death penalty, and those under the age of ten are punished according to the law."

“He is not yet ten years old. According to the law, only his parents can be punished. He is an orphan without parents, and the law cannot pursue him.”

Liu Chounu was immediately stunned.

He really didn't know much about legal matters.

Li Xuanba said, "Given his situation, even the government can't convict him. They can only tell him to repent and not repeat his mistakes. What good would it do if we sent him to see the authorities?"

"This"

"Can"

Liu Chounu was speechless. San Shi was also stunned. So the law can't convict me?

Li Xuanba then looked at Sanshi and said, “Although I will not send you to see the authorities, I cannot allow you to continue to do wrong things. If you are willing, you can stay by my side. You can be my attendant and help me with my work. I will make you understand right and wrong, know etiquette, and will not let you do wrong things again.”

San Shi glanced at the food beside him and suddenly knelt down in front of Li Xuanba.

"I'm willing to follow! I'm willing to follow! I'll do whatever you ask me to do from now on!"

Liu Chounu hurriedly advised, "My lord, this is a thief."

“He had no one to guide him in the past and went astray. I’m keeping him by my side so he can turn over a new leaf. Isn’t that a good thing?”

San Shi was quite cooperative, saying, "I will definitely repent and start anew!"

Liu Chounu was speechless.

After finally having a full meal, Li Xuanba decided to go back.

He left the affairs of the farm to Zhang Du. When it was time to return, Zhang Du couldn't bear to let Li Xuanba walk back, so he sent people on horseback to take them to the city. However, they couldn't enter through the main gate, so these people took them to the tunnel on horseback.

Liu Chounu led the two children back into the tunnel.

When Li Xuanba returned to the Li residence, it was already completely dark.

Everyone in the family was quite busy, and with the mother, who was in charge of the backyard, not around, almost no one noticed that Li Xuanba had been gone all day, except for Duan Niang and Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji sat dejectedly at the door of his third brother's house, his head hanging low.

Meanwhile, Duan Niang was tidying up the house.

Li Yuanji, with his sharp eyes, spotted his returning third brother and quickly jumped up, rushing to his side. "Third brother! You're finally back!"

"You don't know! Li Shimin doesn't keep his word! I actually thought he would really appoint me as a regimental commander, but it turned out he only gave me the title verbally, and I don't even have a single person under my command!"

"He's disappeared today too, he's deliberately avoiding me! Third Brother, you're the best."

Li Yuanji's loud shouting caught Duan Niang's attention, and she hurriedly came out. Li Xuanba had been gone for a whole day, and she was very worried.

When Duan Niang saw Li Xuanba, who was covered in dust and whose clothes were filthy, she was shocked.

"Where have you gone, my lord? What have you been doing?"

"Ahem, I went outside for a walk. Oh, right, Duan Niang, this man's name is Sanshi, I'm the one who found him. Attendant, get him some water so he can wash his face and change his clothes. Then find some time to get him a household registration certificate."

San Shi suddenly hesitated, his expression conflicted.

Although Duan Niang didn't understand what Li Xuanba had gone to do, she still followed his instructions and left with San Shi.

Li Xuanba looked at Li Yuanji wearily, said nothing, and walked into the courtyard.

Li Yuanji, however, followed him inside.

Sitting down on a chair in the courtyard, Li Xuanba let out a long sigh.

That day had really exhausted him.

Li Yuanji couldn't care less about all that. He continued to complain about his second brother, while also hoping that his third brother would take him along.

"Third Brother, I know you've been to many places, and now you're the leader of the gang. Just promise me a position as a captain, or even a squad leader or a sergeant, it's fine!"

Li Xuanba had a stern face and a solemn expression.

"Fourth brother, don't think these things are fun. This is serious business, not something you can get involved in. You should be studying more now. After we stopped going to the Zheng family, you became too lazy to even open a book. If this continues, won't you not even be able to read in the future?"

"If you feel bored, come find me later, and I'll teach you to read and write."

Li Yuanji was furious.

"You two both bully me and look down on me!"

"What kind of older brothers are you in the world?"

Just as Li Yuanji was making threats to Li Xuanba, Duan Niang strode into the courtyard, her face full of astonishment. Behind her followed a young girl.

Although her face was not very delicate and rather rough, it was clear at a glance that she was a woman. At this moment, she had changed into a clean dress and stood behind Duan Niang, looking at Li Xuanba with a wronged expression. That San Shi was actually a girl!

Duan Niang was shocked. "Xuan Ba! Why did you bring a girl back?!"

Li Yuanji was also stunned.

A moment later, he took off running.

He ran all the way to the east courtyard where his elder brother was.

"Big brother!! Disaster! Disaster!"

"Third Brother actually kidnapped a girl from outside!!"

(End of this chapter)