Chapter 14: A sharp sword is forged from grinding [Seeking follow-up reading]

The next morning, when it was still light, a bucket of cold water was suddenly poured on his head. Wei Mingqi, who had just finished his morning exercises, felt refreshed all over.

By the way, I looked down and felt mixed emotions.

"It's no wonder that I called you grandpa and saved you. You're still full of fighting spirit despite the freezing cold. You're just like me."

Unfortunately, the sword has been sharpened.
Lonely and helpless.

Wei Mingqi walked into the kitchen with emotion, sat in front of the cold stove, blew out the fire starter, glanced at the half-opened book on the ground, and tore off another page with regret in his heart.

"do not blame me……"

"I have to lose you to save me. You are worth it."

The pages of the book were burning in the stove, turning, as if rebuking his indifference. Wei Mingqi was a nostalgic man and could not bear to see this scene, so he quickly turned his eyes away.

Xie Beiling was ultimately unable to drive him away.

In order to stay in this small courtyard, Wei Mingqi showed the same spirit of persistence as in the past and also took on a lot of duties that belonged to an apprentice.

For example, getting up early to steam buns.

Of course, Xie Beiling didn't keep him just for this little bit of enjoyment. Well, the same thing goes, the master didn't chase him away, the master had him in his heart.

Thinking of this, Wei Mingqi couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He no longer felt sorry and stuffed the remaining half of "Evil Disciple" in.

He has learned well, and he wants to read the Spring and Autumn Annals in the future.

It was not until the third cockcrow that the sound of unlocking was heard in the main room where Xie Beiling lived. Wei Mingqi, who had been prepared for a long time, took out the boiled water and smiled at the woman at the door:
"Master, wash your face with hot water from now on."

"..."

Xie Beiling, who was preparing to fetch water, looked up at him. She had just woken up and had not had time to comb her hair. Her long black hair was evenly spread behind her head, with strands hanging on her forehead, making her cold eyebrows reveal a homely and graceful charm, which made Wei Mingqi's heart pound.

"it is good."

Without saying much, she nodded and stepped aside, watching Wei Mingqi fetch well water for her and mix it with the hot water in the basin.

Steaming like haze.

The mornings from now on were destined to become unfamiliar to her.

Wei Mingqi prepared the water for washing his face and went back. He leaned against the kitchen door and watched Xie Beiling getting dressed. This scene was also unfamiliar to him.

His heart is beating.

The heartbeats slowly accelerated, and he dared not even move, for fear of breaking the harmony of the scene before him. This was a scene he had never even dreamed of.

Xie Beiling used her slender white wrists to tie up her loose hair behind her head, then she leaned over and scooped up a cup of water, immersing her fair face in it. This movement also made the long skirt fit tightly to the curve of her back, with a beautiful and winding arc that went all the way down until a full moon was reflected, which seemed to cover her shoulders and occupy the entire sky.

"..."

Wei Mingqi was fascinated by what he saw.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt that it had been too long and he felt guilty, but Xie Beiling hadn't stood up yet. He felt strange and tried to look forward.

It didn't matter that he moved forward. He met a pair of eyes hidden in the wet black hair. The eyes were dark and motionless, making him feel like he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Master, please wash quickly."

Wei Mingqi had a calm expression, and he left the door frame and was about to turn around: "I'll go inside and take a look, the buns should be almost done."

He turned but failed to turn around, as something below blocked his way.

"hiss--"

Wudang disciple Wei Mingqi jumped up on the spot with a distorted face.

"..."

Sitting in front of the chair, Xie Beiling curled the corners of his mouth, and lowered his head feeling relieved.

Noon, on Backdoor Street.

Wei Mingqi was holding a bun in his mouth with a gloomy look on his face, attracting a lot of attention along the way. From time to time, bursts of women's low voices could be heard in his ears.

"That young man is so noble, he can make people's hearts tremble just by looking at him. If I can marry someone like him in the future, I would be happy to lose ten years of my life-" "Looking at his hands and feet, he looks like a man of the martial arts world. I'm afraid he is a chivalrous man with many stories. His expression is also strangely cold. Maybe he just killed someone."

"Hee, he kills people and I bury the bodies, we are a perfect match."

Pooh.

A group of naughty little fairies.

Wei Mingqi took a big bite of the bun, but his body still ached. He turned around to ask the old eunuch if he had any iron crotch skills. How could someone who practiced hard skills have a weakness? This is not martial arts!

"Stop! This is the West Palace Office!"

A questioning voice came from the front.

Arrived.

Wei Mingqi came to his senses and looked up, only to see that the legendary West Palace Yamen did not look like a violent law enforcement department from the outside. It was not gloomy at all, and its facade was quite grand. In addition to the red gate in the middle, the four small doors on both sides were open, and guarded inside and outside by guards wearing green fish-dragon costumes.

Wei Mingqi took out the token from his waist and threw it over: "I came to the West Palace on an errand. Take me to see the manager."

He said it casually, but the guard who had just asked the question just lowered his head to glance at the token, then quickly bowed respectfully:

"My lord, please follow me."

The things the old eunuch gave are of great value.

Wei Mingqi glanced at the embossed dragon pattern on the token and suddenly smiled.

Following the guards inside, Wei Mingqi was very satisfied with his future working environment. This place didn't look like a government office but more like a garden. He didn't meet many people along the way, and even if he did, they were all in a hurry and left quickly.

The environment is good and the working atmosphere is quite exciting.

When Wei Mingqi was thinking about how to slack off reasonably, the guard in front of him took him to a side hall and asked him to wait for a while.

It's kind of like an interview.

Wei Mingqi sat on a mahogany chair, drinking tea while waiting, and from time to time he wondered whether Xie Beiling had opened the shop.

Alas, the master-disciple relationship was stillborn.

Regretfully, he picked up the teacup and was about to take a sip, but found that the tea had been finished. Frowning slightly, he waited patiently for another twenty minutes.

"Can't find anyone who can take charge?"

Wei Mingqi went out and grabbed a man. Facing the man's evasive gaze, he slowly exerted force on his hand and asked, "Who is on duty today?"

"Cang, Deputy Commander Canglong."

"Take me to him."

"..."

The man he grabbed begged for mercy, "Brother, it's not good to offend the commander. If you need anything, come back tomorrow."

"Come tomorrow? Do you think I'm offended?"

Wei Mingqi was so angry that he laughed. Wanrenshan had never let him down in the past five years. How could a crappy deputy commander of such a high rank dare to let him sit on the bench for so long?

After a while, he asked the other party where he was and let him go, then walked out of the West Palace Government Office. Just as he thought, this was not an unintentional neglect.

In a three-story attic not far away, the sound of dominoes clattered. During the interval between shuffling the cards, several men at the table began to discuss:

"A young boy who hasn't even grown all his hair yet, Wan Gong wants him to take over as the commander of Canglong? Wan Gong is getting old and confused."

"Brother Duan has worked diligently as deputy commander for more than ten years. Now that the old commander has retired, it should be Brother Duan's turn. But what happened? He's left hanging!"

"Official Feng, tell me whether this matter was handled honestly or not in the palace!"

"..."

In the room, the man whose name was called stood up slowly and said in a cocky tone: "I can't say whether it's true or not, but I think you guys have had enough of your comfortable life, so goodbye."

"you!"

(End of this chapter)