Chapter 14

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When the two crossbows were finally completed, Jia Jingzhong finally felt relieved.

It had been more than half a month since they obtained the crossbow. The frontline warriors were all waiting for it.

Although there were few of them now, they had finally done it. Everyone’s expectations were not in vain.

He ordered his men to quickly send the two crossbows to the front line. Then, he ordered his men to continue working. It was already past noon.

Jia Jingzhong brought Ye Qingge and the others back to the dining hall and ordered people to set up good wine and dishes to serve Ye Qingge.

“Miss Ye, it’s all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, it’s unknown when this crossbow would have been completed.”

Jia Jingzhong thanked Ye Qingge from the bottom of his heart.

“You’re welcome. This is what we, the citizens of the Great Xiao, should do.”

Ye Qingge flashed her signature sweet smile.

“Qingge, you don’t have to be humble about this. Without you, we definitely wouldn’t have been able to make this crossbow. Don’t you think so?”

Li Da raised his voice and looked at the others.

“Look at how happy this old man is. It’s as if she’s your girl.”

The one who spoke was a slightly thinner middle-aged man with slightly fairer skin.

If Ye Qingge remembered correctly, his name was Xiao An.

“Hey, not my girl, not yours.”

Li Da glanced at Xiao An, who was speechless.

Who said it wasn’t?

She was such a good girl. Why didn’t he have such a good life?

All three of them at home were young brats!

And each of them was more troublesome than the last.

“That’s right. We all have sons in our families. How can we be as blessed as Old Ye… General?”

He forcefully changed the word ‘common man’ to ‘general’.

It couldn’t be helped. Everyone was used to scolding, and they still couldn’t change it.

The person who spoke was Chen Andao. He did not have a daughter at home either.

Not his daughter…? Not his daughter…? No one has a daughter…?

Their words ran through Li Da’s mind. Suddenly, a glint flashed across his eyes. Then, he slapped his face with a palm the size of a bowl and suddenly cried.

Did he slap himself until he cried?

Ye Qingge couldn’t understand what he was doing.

“It’s a pity that I don’t even have a daughter in my life. If I die on the battlefield one day, wouldn’t my lineage end?”

Jia Jingzhong and the others glanced at Li Da after hearing this, and the corners of their lips stiffened.

What would your two sons think if they heard this?

“I just want a daughter, one that is obedient and well-behaved.” Li Da raised his head and looked at Ye Qingge with bright eyes.

Then, he wiped the corners of his eyes that were devoid of tears. “I’ll take her as my adopted daughter too.”

Was he trying to be her cheap father?

Since he had already said so much, how could Ye Qingge not understand?

However, she also had an identity card. How could she acknowledge her cheap father so easily?

Seeing that Ye Qingge still had no reaction, Li Da could only continue, “I think Qingge is pretty good.”

“If Uncle Li Da doesn’t mind, can Qingge be your adopted daughter?”

In any case, she already had Ye Guozhong, that cheap father, so it wouldn’t matter if there was a second one.

Seeing that it was about time, Ye Qingge asked with a shy smile.

Li Da slapped his thigh. He had been waiting for this sentence. “No, no. Then it’s settled. You can’t go back on your word.”

Jia Jingzhong covered his face and did not even look at Li Da. This was too shameless.

Chen Andao and Xiao An looked at each other. How could this be?

Ye Qingge nodded.

The big eyes on her oval face were smiling. Her facial features were exquisite and beautiful, and her face was sweet and hidden.

“Qingge, I’m going to the northern battlefield in a few days. When I come back, I’ll hold a big banquet for you. Let everyone know, hahaha.”

Li Da was overjoyed.

The more he looked at Ye Qingge, the more he liked her. As he spoke, he took out a gold medal.

When Jia Jingzhong, Xiao An, and the others saw him take out the gold medal, their expressions immediately froze. Jia Jingzhong looked at Li Da with an inexplicable expression. “You’re going to…”

“Girl, come here.” Li Da beckoned to Ye Qingge and Ye Qingge hurried over.

Li Da took a closer look at the gold medal in his hand and handed it to Ye Qingge. His old face was a little bashful, “Girl, your father is a boorish person and doesn’t have much ability. Take this gold medal and treat it as a gift from your father.”

Ye Qingge looked at the gold medal in Li Da’s hand and did not take it. From the attitude of Jia Jingzhong and the others, as well as the dragon-shaped pattern on the gold medal, it was obvious that this was no ordinary gold medal.

It must be very particular.

“Godfather, this gold medal must be very precious. It’s not very useful for me. It’s better for Godfather to keep it.”

Although it was a b*stard not to take advantage of others, she couldn’t take advantage of someone who treated her sincerely.

This was Ye Qingge’s code of conduct.

“What do you mean precious? You’re my daughter. Just take it.”

Seeing that Li Da insisted on giving it to him, Jia Jingzhong also advised, “Qingge, since he is giving it to you, just take it. This gold medal was used by Old Li to block an arrow on behalf of the Emperor back then and he narrowly escaped death. The Emperor bestowed it with a death-exemption gold medal. It still has some use.”

Jia Jingzhong was indeed an old official. As the saying went, the imperial court was like a battlefield. When an official was happy, his entire family would be cremated.

Therefore, his words were really watertight.

How could this gold medal be useful? It was clearly very useful, alright?

A death exemption medal could exempt one from death.

“Thank you, Godfather.” Finally, under the persuasion of a few people, Ye Qingge took the gold medal.

“It’s just that I don’t have anything valuable, so I’ll use this as a gift to Godfather.” Ye Qingge said as she took out a piece of paper. It was the design that she had drawn last night.

Initially, she had only drawn one on a whim. However, Li Da said that he wanted to go to the front line.

These three crossbows were very suitable for a strong person like him, so she might as well give them to him.

Li Da happily took the paper, thinking that the girl had probably drawn a painting for him.

Not bad, very heartwarming.

He had learned about Ye Qingge’s situation in the Ye Residence yesterday and naturally knew that she wasn’t in a good state.

Hence, he did not expect her to give him any expensive gifts.

The reason why he acknowledged her as his adopted daughter was entirely because he hit it off with this girl.

But when he opened the paper in his hand, he was stunned.

He didn’t speak or move for a long time. He just stared straight at the paper in his hand.

When Jia Jingzhong and the others saw Li Da like this, they were also puzzled.

Hence, three heads gathered over. It was fine to take a look, but they did not speak for a long time.

In the end, Jia Jingzhong’s hands trembled as he looked at Ye Qingge with an excited expression. “You… you drew this?”

Afraid that he would get too excited, Ye Qingge quickly nodded in agreement.

“A talented girl! A talented girl! Old Li, you’ve made a killing this time!”

As Jia Jingzhong spoke, he slapped Li Da, who was still in shock.

Then, he walked around the room three times by himself. One moment, he would pray to the sky, and the next moment, he would run over to hug Li Da, Xiao An, and the others.

Oh no! This was a demonic spell!

Ye Qingge calculated in her heart. If the Emperor found out that she had made the master of the General Zhanbei’s Estate go crazy, she wondered if that death-exemption medal would be able to withstand it.