Selfishness

My injury is gradually healing, and things in Zhonghu City are going smoothly.Although Su Yun's violent temper often scolds those reserve soldiers, it seems that their relationship seems to be getting more and more noisy.Does she and Yingqi have to do the same?What happened to the two of them, I don't know.After talking to Yingqi last time, I also "knocked" Su Yun a little bit, and she seemed to understand something and went to find Yingqi.I don't know what happened after that, but I guess it's not a good thing or a bad thing.The two of them often discussed the matter of the reserve army together, very serious, and the atmosphere was not awkward or strange.But that's what's weird!Unexpectedly, there is no affectionate gaze, nor the unfamiliarity of a complete stranger.I don't know about this relationship, and I dare not ask.Every time I made a side note, Su Yun would look at me with disgust, which made me very sad.

"An Feng, how is the Mohist army's training going?" I'm tired of recuperating from my injuries. If I can't do this, I can't do that either.Every day, I can only verbally inquire about the progress of various things.

"Everything is going on as the little master ordered."

"What about the reserve army?"

"Miss Su and Miss Ying personally supervised, and according to the plan, they will attack the border bandit den in the future."

"Where's Old Kezi? Didn't he finally think of me and come to see me?"

"Judging from the letters from a few days ago, I should have arrived at the Mo Mansion today."

"and also……"

"Don't worry, little master, everything is going well. What you need now is to rest, not to worry about this or that." An Feng "criticized" me very dissatisfied.After speaking, he pushed me back to the room and let me continue to lie down and rest.

Alas, no one understands my heart!I'm just bored!The days with nothing to do are too hard!But between Anfeng's nagging and Su Yun's coercion from Chinese medicine, I still chose to give in and lie down on the bed obediently.

"My boy! I'm back! I heard you're still alive! Did you miss me!" I really heard his voice before I saw him. Old Kezi's voice was roaring at the gate of the city.Well, the whole town knows I'm hurt.

Old Kezi rushed towards me as soon as he entered the door.

"Hey! Don't hug me! Get away!" I disgustedly pushed away the old Kezi who was clinging to me.

"Hey, my good disciple doesn't miss me as a master at all, I feel so sad for my master." He "cries" sadly, and keeps hinting at me with his little eyes.

"Don't wink, just your bean eyes, squeeze them and they will disappear."

"Master, these eyes are like fire! They are piercing! How could they be a bean!"

"Okay, okay, like fire like torches, let's go for red beans, they are all the same color."

"Hey, my good boy bullied me."

"I said you're not young anymore, so don't pretend to be tender, okay? This is the expression of a child, it's not suitable for you."

"It makes sense, this expression should be suitable for a good disciple."

Although I really want to refute, "You are a child!", but I am indeed a child now, and I refute unreasonably.

"Tsk, don't you have a gift for me?"

"Oh, my good student really doesn't like being a teacher anymore, he only thinks about gifts and doesn't care about me."

"How long have I been injured before you come to see me? You still have the nerve to talk about me." I rolled my eyes in disgust.

"Didn't I prepare a gift for you?"

While talking, Old Kezi took out a small wooden box from his bag and handed it to me.I took it with some doubts.This box is no bigger than two palms, there is no special carving, it is completely the original shape of wood, but it is just like this, it is already very beautiful.

"Mask?" I opened it and saw a black mask.

"This is made of the strange stone left over from last time." Old Kezi's nose was almost turned up to the sky.I have to say, Old Kezi really understands me, I really need this thing.

"Reciprocity. Anfeng, go get that wine." I turned my head and said to Anfeng.

"Wine? Disciple, you made new wine?" Old Kezi's eyes grew bigger when he heard the wine.

"A jar from the first batch of wine brewed. There is also an improved recipe for sweet-scented osmanthus wine." I picked up the recipe from the table and gave it to him.Speaking of which, this was meant to be given to him, but I never saw him again, so it took so long that I almost forgot about it.

"Ouch! Good boy!" Old Kezi lifted me up and turned me around a few times before running out.While running, he called An Feng and so on.

Alas, it seems that I can't keep those few jars of wine.But forget it, anyway, I don't like drinking too much, so I'll give it to Old Kezi as a thank you gift.

I looked at the mask carefully.The mask can only cover the upper half of the face. I tried it on my face and found it was a little too big.I think it will be very suitable for me when I grow up.I put a mask on my face and looked at it narcissistically in front of the mirror.It has to be said that masks are magical and half-hidden is alluring.After all, "covering ugliness" is one of its major functions, and no one is bad regardless of the face.

I wondered when I started wearing masks.It is a bit strange to wear it when training the Mohist army.Moreover, they are all old, and they are not very polite to wear.I thought about it for a long time and couldn't make a decision, so I just stopped thinking about it and let's talk about it when the time comes.Anyway, I'm still young now, and my appearance will definitely be a little different from the future, so it doesn't matter whether I cover it up now or not.

So I put the mask away, thinking, next time I open the box, it must be a different scene.

The house was quiet again, and it was very boring just by me.So he went to the wine cellar.

"I said, Lao Kezi, this is old wine, don't drink too much." As soon as I walked into the wine cellar, I saw Lao Kezi looking at the jar of wine with a "greedy" face.

"My boy, I know. I'll just take a look, don't drink." He said not to drink, but his mouth kept babbling, it seemed that he was too greedy.

"Drink this jar, newly brewed fruit wine." I handed Old Kezi a small jar to satisfy his hunger.

"Oh! My dear student, you are so kind to me! For this reason, I have to give you a gift as a teacher." Old Kezi's mysterious smile made my hair stand on end.

"My dear disciple, you come here as a teacher."

Old Kezi took me back to my room again, which made me very puzzled.

"My dear student, the second gift I gave you as a master is half of my skill." Old Kezi said solemnly, stroking his beard.

"Old Kezi, are you alright?" I asked in surprise.It was rare for Old Kezi to be serious, and he uttered such shocking words.Not to mention the benefits of this internal force, as long as Old Kezi's profound internal energy is put on me, I will probably explode and die.

"Disciple, listen to the teacher." He stroked his beard and said inscrutably, "I think you are also clear about the situation. The crisis in Zhonghu City will come soon, and you are still a child, how to defend yourself?" This city? Even if there is Lao Mo, Zhonghu City does not have a strong military force, and this general has no generals to lead, so what? Although you are cultivating in secret, how much recognition do you have? How strong can you be? You say kill chickens to scare monkeys , but do you have that ability? Do you want your father to go? After all, Lao Mo is old, how long can he last?"

Every sentence of Old Kezi hit the weakness of me and Zhonghu City.

"So the teacher gave you this internal force for your own good. Although it is indeed dangerous, you can give it a try. Are you willing to take a gamble?"

Needless to say?Of course I would.After experiencing death, I cherish the feeling of being alive even more.But as Lao Kezi said, Zhonghu City is full of dangers and must be gambled!

"Hahaha, good boy, with this internal strength, you may be alone in half the world." Old Kezi walked out with a smile, leaving a sentence, starting tomorrow.Think about what else he has to prepare.

"Little master, do you really want to accept it? It seems very dangerous." An Feng said anxiously.

"Anfeng, we are not strong, so we will be more dangerous in the future. Besides, I trust Lao Kezi."

An Feng didn't say anything more, told me to take a good rest, and left.

It would be a lie to say that I am not afraid at all. The feeling of death still scares me.In order to clear up my emotions, I started thinking about things I should have been worrying about.

It is said that the person sent to the border should have arrived. I wonder if Qin Ling's stubborn temper will come back with her.

"Young master, report at the border."

It’s really what you say, just thinking about the border, it’s here.

"Bring it."

I took the small wooden tube from the dark guard, and when I opened it, I saw a note stained with a trace of blood.I anxiously unfolded the crumpled note.

"Youguan is lost, and Qin Ling is dead."