Chapter 20: A Ripe Apricot Out of the Wall [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

Wei Mingqi slowly put away his posture and looked towards the branch of ripe apricots growing out of the wall. Even though Xie Beiling had been constantly raising his aesthetic standards, he couldn't help but be amazed by the scene.

The woman sitting on the wall was wearing a green dress that was pressed tightly, protruding out the arc of a half full moon. And the numerous fruits standing on the branches made people wonder whether they could see its true appearance through the snow-capped peaks if they went there to make a pilgrimage.

What the hell is this damn grinding stone spirit——

When Wei Mingqi was lost in thought, Mei Xing on the wall also keenly caught his reaction. She curled her lips, but her beautiful legs under her skirt crossed proudly:

"If you are willing, you can come to my courtyard early in the morning and I will teach you spear techniques step by step."

"..."

Okay, okay, okay—

Following his instinctive voice, Wei Mingqi's head almost nodded. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the sound of the door opening was heard from the main house, and Wei Mingqi, who was almost taken over by his little head, woke up instantly.

"Are you done yet?"

The young man's voice was cold, his eyebrows and eyes were as noble as snow: "I promised Master that I would study hard. Everything in Chaotian Palace has nothing to do with me anymore. Please don't haunt me anymore."

"..."

Yu Qing glanced at his crotch.

If she hadn't been standing there, she might have really believed it.

Yu Qing understood the key point and looked towards the main room. The woman in a green dress and black silk stockings was leaning against the door. Her eyes and brows were like a goddess descending from the earth, and her coldness was tinged with a hint of worldly air. Her outstanding demeanor would move even a woman when she saw her.

"Thank you, Daoshou."

Shu Xing jumped down from the wall and smiled gently at the woman who had just gotten up: "From now on, we will be neighbors. You can't shout at me to kill me as soon as you see me."

Xie Beiling looked at her calmly and asked, "Are there any neighbors who climb over other people's walls? Even if there are, they are bad neighbors."

The words were rather impolite, even containing a hint of humiliation, but Yu Qing didn't care at all. Instead, he smiled even more deeply and said, "It's more reassuring to be under your eyes than for me to be plotting behind your back, right?"

"I know exactly what you're thinking."

"But this is also an open conspiracy, isn't it?"

Yu Qing turned his gaze to Wei Mingqi again: "It is true that I have my own plans, but I hope that the young master will grow up as soon as possible more than anyone else. You can't deny this."

"Do not deny."

Xie Beiling also looked over and said, "But what if he matures? Let him build a Chaotian Palace for you that has an even stronger desire for killing?"

Yu Qing shook his head slightly and said, "Who among the henchmen can make decisions for the master?"

"Hawk-dog? You?"

"Don't think too much of me. If he is willing to be the lord, it's OK for me to be his lackey. I don't want to force him blindly. When the time is right, maybe I won't have to do anything. He will just go with the flow of this chaotic world."

Wei Mingqi, who was standing next to him, felt something was wrong the more he listened. Was this woman trying to deceive Xie Beiling in front of him? How could he tolerate her?

Just about to break out——

"I believe in him."

The good woman had already responded coldly on his behalf.

Wei Mingqi straightened his back instantly and threatened Yu Qing: "I let you go yesterday, but today you come to alienate our relationship as master and disciple. I'll give you another chance. Either you disappear completely, or I'll take you to the palace to claim your reward. It's your choice."

"Take it."

Yu Qing, the bad woman, suddenly smiled sadly: "Anyway, I am alone. If the young master really abandons us, what fun will it be for me to live."

"..."

Okay, okay, you're starting to cheat, right?

Wei Mingqi was helpless with this 'hard-to-get-out-of-jaw'. If he really arrested him and claimed the reward, it would be too much of a loss, not to mention whether he would feel guilty about it.

"Otherwise."

He tentatively proposed a plan: "You and your men, as long as you find out that your family has been wronged, I will take care of it for you in the future. But don't mention anything about burning the whole world down, that's not what traitors do." He didn't know what the young palace master was thinking at the time.

But the world today already has some of the atmosphere of the late Tang Dynasty. If there is another chaos like in the game, it cannot be explained with just one background sentence. There are countless lives involved!

"Little Lord."

Yu Qing had a hint of sarcasm on his face, and he didn't know if it was directed at him or Xie Beiling: "You and the Taoist leader are also a bit naive. There are not so many things in the world that you want and don't want. Most people just go with the flow and have no choice."

After saying that, she jumped back to her own courtyard on tiptoe.

Wei Mingqi stood there and carefully savored her meaning, but in the end he still felt that this woman was too pessimistic.

The so-called going with the flow and being forced to do something is just because one is not strong enough. If one is like Zhen Qianqiu who has made himself invincible in the secular world, who can force him, who dares to force him?

The reason why the world is the world is because

It's just a touch of transcendence.

After Yu Qing left, Xie Beiling went to fetch some water to wash up. Wei Mingqi took the opportunity to go to the kitchen to get some hot water and brought it to her, expressing his feelings again:
"Master, don't take what she said to heart. You know what kind of person I am. If she comes again next time, I will scold her away and make sure she is completely beaten to a pulp!"

“…No swearing”

Xie Beiling rubbed her face, then raised her head and looked at him like a lotus flower emerging from water: "If she comes again, I will eat the sugar coating and shoot back with the cannonball."

"it is good!"

Wei Mingqi's eyes lit up.

The master is clearly indicating that he can follow the master's orders to develop 5g in the future.

He couldn't think of another woman other than Xie Beiling who could care so much about her apprentice. He didn't know how many gifts his ancestors had given him in the underworld to be able to have her as his master in this life.

"..."

Xie Beiling felt it was strange to see him answer so excitedly.

However, the Yuwang Lance is a martial arts family with an orderly inheritance, and many martial arts champions have emerged in the past dynasties. With Wei Mingqi's supernatural powers, it would be a pity if he did not learn this heavy long weapon.

How long will you tolerate that evil woman?

After Wei Mingqi has finished learning martial arts, we can start to drive him away. After all, it is not a good idea to keep such a person with ulterior motives around.

In the morning, Main Gate Street.

Wei Mingqi walked into the West Palace humming a folk song from his hometown. People on both sides saluted him along the way. Although he was not wearing the fish-dragon costume, he had become a famous figure in the West Palace after yesterday's battle.

But this "reputation" is probably not a good thing behind the scenes.

All the way inside.

In the hall where officials above 100 handle affairs, Wei Mingqi saw Taohuayan sitting at the desk processing files, so he walked over and greeted him, "Feng Guaner, why are you here so early?"

"..."

The girl with peach blossom eyes turned her head and stared at him with a serious expression: "You were just busy greeting me, didn't you notice anything different here?"

It was as if this wasn't his first time here.

Wei Mingqi looked around and said thoughtfully, "What about the others? Did they fall while crossing the road, have relatives died, or contracted smallpox and can't come?"

Peach Blossom Eyes widened her eyes: "How did you know!"

"what?"

Wei Mingqi looked up in surprise: "Is there really someone who has contracted smallpox?"

"..."

Peach Blossom Eyes was stunned for a moment, then gnashed her teeth: "The point is that none of them came! Except for me, all the centurions, and except for my Shi family's direct descendants, the general flag and small flag officers, the rest have asked for leave!"

Wei Mingqi thought for a moment, signaled him to be patient, and asked, "What is the current situation of the other three ministers in the palace?"

(End of this chapter)