Chapter 9

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Butler Wu very discerningly handed over an arrow. Li Da took the arrow and placed it on the crossbow.

He took a few steps out of the study and came to the courtyard. For a moment, he did not have a good target, so he casually pulled his saber at a green tree in the courtyard.

“Wait!”

Jia Jingzhong could not stop it in time. The arrow whistled and flew out, directly penetrating the green tree!

“Good crossbow!”

“It’s over…”

Li Da did not understand. The crossbow had already been repaired, so why did the master still look like he was in pain?

The next moment, he knew why.

“Do you know that the tree is called Bai La? It’s the tree that my father takes the most care of?”

“That tree?”

Li Da’s smile froze on his lips. He knew that there was a precious tree in the old general’s residence.

It was because the tree’s name was Bai La. It sounded the same as Madam Bai La, who had passed away many years ago.

However, he did not expect it to be this one. It looked too cheap.

“It’s more important to look at the crossbow.”

As Li Da spoke, he patted Jia Jingzhong’s shoulder and took the crossbow into the study.

Ye Qingge stroked her chin and concluded that this Uncle Li Kui might look like a boor, but he was actually very sneaky!

The few of them took turns looking at the crossbow that Ye Qingge had repaired as if it was some rare treasure.

In the end, Jia Jingzhong reluctantly handed it to Butler Wu and asked him to find a skilled craftsman to quickly replicate it.

Indeed, no matter what country it was, the pirated culture would always shine!

“Miss Ye, you’ve really helped us a lot!”

After Jia Jingzhong was overjoyed, he didn’t forget to thank Ye Qingge and bowed to the ground.

Ye Qingge quickly jumped away and helped him up. She couldn’t accept such a grand gesture.

“You’re welcome. As a citizen of the Great Xiao, it’s my duty to contribute to the country!”

Ye Qingge spoke with a righteous look on her face. If she was given an explosive pack, she would probably be able to blow up a bunker.

“I didn’t expect you to be so loyal and patriotic at such a young age. It’s really my blessing! Good, good, good.”

Jia Jingzhong applauded as he spoke. They were people who killed on the battlefield, so they were naturally loyal and patriotic.

The few of them looked at each other and had a better impression of Ye Qingge.

“Miss Ye, where are you from? What kind of hero raised a good daughter like you?”

Jia Jingzhong’s face was filled with eagerness. He was very curious about what kind of family could have such an outstanding daughter.

“To be honest, my father is Ye Guoqiang.”

She admitted that her father’s name was very bad, but there was no choice. It was not popular to change names here.

“Ye Guoqiang?”

“General Zhengxi?”

“Our enemy?”

…

For a moment, the hall was extremely quiet.

“I didn’t say that we were archenemies…”

Li Da touched his nose and lowered his voice.

‘No, you did!’

“With a distinguished father, the daughter is sure to do well. So she’s the daughter of General Zhengxi. No wonder.”

Jia Jingzhong could not tell how he felt.

He was grateful and liked her, but there was also a trace of uncontrollable to be green with envy.

To put it bluntly, why was their enemy’s daughter so outstanding?

Ye Qingge looked at everyone and smelled some news from Uncle Li Kui’s words.

Could it be that General Zhanbei and General Zhengxi did not get along?

Did she just receive some insights?

…

After completing her mission, Ye Qingge prepared to take her leave.

The huge sum of 1,000 taels of silver was also exchanged for banknotes under Ye Qingge’s tactful request.

At the same time, Ye Qingge expressed that she hoped that Jia Jingzhong and the others could keep the matter of her repairing the crossbow a secret, so they naturally agreed.

They also had their pride, alright?

If others found out that their enemy’s daughter had helped them, they would really lose their face.

However, although she was Ye Guoqiang’s daughter, it did not affect their love for her at all.

Li Da was very reluctant to part with Ye Qingge and volunteered to send her back home.

Of course, it was good that Ye Qingge happily accepted it. The reason why she had asked General Zhanbei’s Estate to send someone to send her back was because of this.

Firstly, it was to prove that she did not return home at night. Secondly, it was to tell the people in the residence that she was friends with General Zhanbei’s residence.

After all, the original owner had no one to rely on.

“Girl, what are you doing in the residence when you have nothing to do?”

In order to send Ye Qingge, Li Da sat in a horse carriage that he rarely did. He was used to riding horses on the battlefield, so this horse carriage really felt short and slow.

And it was very small.

When he returned to the residence later, he would definitely suggest to the Master that the carriage should be made very wide. Otherwise, it would be very uncomfortable.

“Reading?”

Ye Qingge’s eyes were full of smiles. According to the original owner’s memories, she basically cried every day.

She would cry whenever she was pushed or scolded.

She cried when she was bullied and when she was wronged.

“What are you reading?”

Was he going to get to the bottom of this?

Ye Qingge pondered for a moment and felt that she should cater to his preferences, so she asked, “Scroll of War?”

As expected, when Li Da heard this, he immediately clapped his hands in praise.

“Not bad, not bad. As expected of that old man Ye Guoqiang… The General’s daughter should read some military books. It’s useless to read books about the ‘Three Conformities and Four Virtues’.”

The word “stubborn” was forcefully changed by Li Da as if nothing had happened.

“Uncle Li Kui, what’s going on between my father and General Zhanbei?”

Ye Qingge probed. Her smile became even more adorable as if it was purely out of curiosity.

There were all kinds of messy memories in the original owner’s memory, but there was nothing serious about it.

“Nothing happened. We are all officials like your father. We’re all friends.”

Li Da laughed and wanted to brush it off.

“I don’t think you know, do you?”

Ye Qingge crossed her arms in front of her chest and sized up Li Da from head to toe.

As the saying went, it was better to provoke someone than to invite them. As expected, Li Da slapped his leg and widened his eyes.

“Is there anything I don’t know? Speaking of which, 20 years ago, I was also considered a romantic. At that time, many beauties chased after me.”

Who would believe you? Ye Qingge quietly watched as Li Da bragged.

“There was once when I went to the Liuxiang Hall with Master and met a fairy-like lady.” Li Da suddenly thought of something and glanced at Ye Qingge. As expected, her expression didn’t change and he coughed.

“Liuxiang Hall is a teahouse. The girls inside sell tea.”

She had really gained knowledge.

This was the first time she had seen someone make a prostitute sound so refreshing. If she had not been to Liuxiang Hall the day before, she would have believed it.

“We clearly met that girl first, but a bastard brat suddenly appeared and attacked us without distinguishing right or wrong. I didn’t expect his martial arts to be so good. In the end, the three of us were injured.”

After Li Da finished speaking, he glanced at Ye Qingge, “Little girl, guess who that bastard brat is?”

“My father?”

“That’s what you said. I didn’t say anything.”

F*ck! What a sly old fox!

…

So this was a bloody case caused by a beautiful woman?

“What happened after that?”

“Later? Later on, we realized that your father’s martial arts skills were not bad, and he was also good at war. He just liked to provoke us. When we lacked rations, he would fight with us. When we lacked weapons, he would write to the emperor to ask for them. Then, he would raise objections, and we would raise objections back. That’s how it has always been.”

Ye Qingge nodded, indicating that she understood.