Chapter 31

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The fragrance of tea wafted in the small house. Beitang Xiumo’s eyes were covered with a white veil as he elegantly poured a cup of tea for Uncle Ge and himself.

Uncle Ge sat opposite him, his attitude very respectful.

He even felt a little uneasy when Beitang Xiumo poured tea for him.

“Tell me, how’s the war in the north?”

“Young Master, the war in the north is a little…” Uncle Ge frowned and paused. After thinking for a while, he said, “I can’t see clearly.”

Uncle Ge shook his head in shame.

“Oh?” Beitang Xiumo was stunned when he heard this. He didn’t expect such an answer.

Uncle Ge was an old scout. Whether it was his martial arts ability or his analysis of the battlefield, he had unparalleled accuracy.

It was not an exaggeration to say that if Uncle Ge was in the military camp, some deputy generals would have to stand aside.

But was there anything Uncle Ge couldn’t see clearly?

“In fact, the outcome of the battle was already decided. The Northern Mang had a weapon that never missed its target and had a long range. It caused a large number of casualties in the Zhanbei Army, and the morale of the soldiers in the Zhanbei Army plummeted. Hence, Old General Jia thought of a way to order people to go to the Northern Mang camp to borrow that weapon.”

When Beitang Xiumo heard this, his lips curled into a smile. Was he sure that it was a loan and not a robbery?

Uncle Ge was a little embarrassed by his smile. He smiled and continued.

“After borrowing it, they realized that the weapon was broken. The morale of the Zhanbei army dropped even more. They were already prepared to break through Xiangbei City. However, the tables had turned. The Zhanbei army found an expert who repaired the weapon and found out that it was called a crossbow.”

Uncle Ge took a sip of tea and said, “Although there were only two crossbows, they boosted morale and destroyed the morale of the Northern Mang Army. I thought that this was good enough, but I didn’t expect the Zhanbei Army to surprise the Northern Mang Army again.”

Uncle Ge took another sip of water and shook his head. He looked very strange, but after waiting for a long time, he did not continue.

This old man was trying to keep him in suspense. Beitang Xiumo was so angry that he almost laughed.

Uncle Ge, who was still thinking hard, raised his head and realized that Beitang Xiumo’s eyes were looking at him.

He quickly continued, “The day before I returned to the capital, Li Da brought a new crossbow to the battlefield. He fired arrows in the front, left, and right directions respectively. At the same time, that crossbow can be fired continuously. I heard that it’s called a three-way crossbow.”

The more Uncle Ge spoke, the more excited he became. In the end, the teapot ran out of water. He actually snatched the half cup from Beitang Xiumo’s hand.

However, he was too excited. When he thought of that scene, he couldn’t help but feel his blood boil. Thus, he didn’t notice Beitang Xiumo’s slightly raised eyebrows.

He continued while foaming at the mouth.

“Young Master, you didn’t see the three-way crossbow. It’s simply a divine weapon. That Li Da is like a god of death on the battlefield. The corpses of the Northern Mang Army are strewn all over the ground within 70 feet of him. The Northern Mang Army was scared silly when they saw it, so they hung up a waiver. Therefore, it’s really hard to say who will win this battle!”

“Young Master, that Li Da is really a valiant general. He can really hold off ten thousand people alone!”

As Uncle Ge spoke, he slammed the teacup on the table, his eyes filled with energy.

The next moment, he saw a teacup on the table in front of him. He looked at it and held one in his hand.

Eh? Where did this teacup come from?

Then, he saw that there was not a single teacup in front of Young Master. It was over…

“Young Master, please forgive me, I…”

“It’s fine. Uncle Ge wants to come and work hard. It just so happens that you can stay in this small courtyard these few days and wait for a friend with me. As for the various things in this courtyard, I’ll have to trouble Uncle Ge.”

What? He was not allowed to go to the front line to gather information?

He still had to accompany this young master, whose heart was darker than a crow’s, in this small courtyard.

Wouldn’t that be killing him?

Moreover, he had a half-sister waiting for him at the Yihong Courtyard in Xiangbei City!

Why was he not allowed to go just like that?

Wasn’t it just snatching a cup of tea? Was it necessary?

Old Ge, I quit!

“Alright, Young Master. Being able to accompany Young Master is Old Ge’s wish for many years. Young Master, don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of Young Master’s daily life.”

Old Ge could smile like a flower. Beitang Xiumo looked at Old Ge and suddenly thought of someone.

That person also had the ability to instantly change his expression.

“A three-way crossbow? Will it have anything to do with her?”

Beitang Xiumo said indifferently. He faced the open window and felt the warm wind blowing.

…

Jia Jingzhong sat at the head of the table in General Zhanbei’s estate, while Zhou Feiren, the deputy commander of the Imperial Saber Guards, sat at the foot of the table. Ye Qingge sat opposite Zhou Feiren.

“Master Jia, my men have told me that it was your people from the General’s Mansion who injured our people first. However, I can let this matter go. However, I have to bring those tenants back. I hope Master Jia can hand them over to me.”

Zhou Feiren had always looked down on these generals and felt that they would only use force. However, this force was really useful.

Therefore, he was unwilling to offend them easily. Although it was embarrassing for his subordinates to be beaten up, if the tenants brought them back, he would be able to regain his face.

He did not argue with these boorish people.

Jia Jingzhong glanced at Zhou Feiren and took a sip of tea without saying anything.

When Butler Wu brought her into the residence, he had already asked. He had already heard the tenant tell him what had happened.

When the tenant said that the person who saved them was a young master and that he was General Li Da’s adopted son, he immediately thought that it was Ye Qingge.

However, when he saw this girl in men’s clothes, he was still stunned.

Once again, he lamented in his heart that Old Li’s adopted daughter had really… been too good!

Looking at his spirit and fighting spirit, he was clearly a disciple of the Zhanbei Army.

After leaving Zhou Feiren hanging for a while, Jia Jingzhong placed the teacup on the table and slowly said.

“Deputy Commander Zhou should be more clear about the ins and outs of this matter. Your servant committed a crime on the streets and was stopped by our Ge’er. She also said that she was prepared to buy this person back. Can’t you just take her indenture and tenant agreement and take the money back?”

Yes, it was simple and clear. As expected of Master Jia.

Ye Qingge gave Jia Jingzhong a thumbs up in her heart.

“Master Jia, you can’t say that. Our people were beaten up for no reason. We have to compensate for hurting them, right? We are not going to sell the tenants. You can’t buy them by force, right?”

Zhou Feiren looked at Jia Jingzhong. Although he looked down on him in his heart, he still had to be amiable on the surface.

“Deputy Commander Zhou still wants us to compensate?” Jia Jingzhong sneered.

“Deputy Commander Zhou, we usually pretend that we don’t know how your Zhou Mansion behaves. However, since we’ve met today, there’s nothing to say. We have to interfere. You know very well in your heart whether the price you set for the rented land is reasonable or not, but His Majesty doesn’t know yet. Your Zhou Mansion used people to cook before. I don’t know if you ate them or not. You know, but His Majesty doesn’t. Otherwise, we’ll all enter the palace to meet His Majesty. In case you think you’re right, I think I’m right.”

After Jia Jingzhong finished speaking, he took a sip of tea. Ye Qingge glanced at him.

It was really hard on this Old Master. He actually said so much in one go.

However, this Old Master was really tough! Did he plan to go to the palace to complain to the emperor just because of a disagreement?

However, it had to be said that he had done a really good job.

After Jia Jingzhong finished speaking, Zhou Feiren’s expression immediately turned ugly. One could not enter the palace.

If he entered the palace, he might not be able to come out.