"The two with the highest martial arts talent are actually idiots, how ridiculous!"
Xiao Yu thought to himself.
Afterwards, Xiao Yu had Da Sha demonstrate his boxing technique in front of him again. Compared to the previous powerful punches, Da Sha's punches became even more fierce.
Each punch he throws generates a powerful gust of wind; he could even kill a fully grown bull with a single blow.
"His strength is that of an eighth-rank martial artist, but his power is close to that of a seventh-rank martial artist. It's simply monstrous!"
Xiao Yu watched Da Sha practice his boxing intently, and after he finished, he couldn't help but say something.
However, Xiao Yu was not jealous of Da Sha; on the contrary, he was happy for him.
Da Sha is one of his own. In Da Sha's heart, the most important people are his sister and Er Sha. Even if he dies, he will not let the two of them be bullied.
His original intention in learning martial arts was also this: to protect his younger sister and Ersha!
"Ersha, my appetite has become huge."
Da Sha walked up to Xiao Yu and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm eating more and more these days. I can eat half a bucket of rice in one meal. I want to work, but Captain Xiao won't let me. He said I should just focus on practicing my boxing."
After saying that, he asked Xiao Yu, "I want to work. Otherwise, eating so much every day and not working is not right."
Da Sha is just less intelligent than normal people, not that he doesn't understand anything.
Although Ersha was his best friend, he felt a little embarrassed living at Ersha's house, doing nothing, and eating so much at every meal.
He didn't know it was because he was embarrassed; he just felt that it was wrong.
Martial artists do have a large appetite, and Xiao Yu himself had progressed step by step from the level of a martial artist, so he naturally knew this as well... Energy is conserved; only by eating more can one exert great power.
Once you become a grandmaster, you can breathe out your vital energy, and your appetite will decrease, but you will still eat more than an ordinary person.
As one's cultivation level rises and one becomes a Grandmaster, one's appetite will return to normal. One can even go for several days without eating or sleeping without any adverse effects.
"There are so many people working in the Prince's mansion, you're not needed."
Xiao Yu patted Da Sha on the shoulder and said, "Your task is to practice your boxing well. I'll come to see you every day. Da Sha, I really need someone strong to help me right now. You need to become stronger, otherwise you won't be able to beat the people who bully me when I get bullied!"
Looking across the entire capital, there aren't many people who can bully Xiao Yu; there are only a handful!
Xiao Yu didn't know exactly how many people there were... Liu Jingtao was the number one grandmaster in the capital, but not the only grandmaster in the capital.
The capital of the Great Xia Dynasty is full of hidden talents, with countless experts, some of whom may even be stronger than Liu Jingtao.
Therefore, even with the strength of a Grandmaster and the status of Prince Xiao, Xiao Yu still dared not underestimate the heroes of the capital. He continued to practice his spear every day and planned to strengthen his network of connections.
"Is someone going to bully Ersha?"
Hearing Xiao Yu say that, Da Sha stopped worrying about the work. He frowned and shouted, "Let's go fight him! Even if we can't beat him, I'll fight him to the death!"
"You don't need to now, just focus on your martial arts practice."
Xiao Yu had to comfort Da Sha for a while before he could calm down and continue cultivating.
Afterwards, Xiao Yu went back to his room.
My wife is making clothes... not battle clothes, but proper clothes, and they're almost finished.
Yang Niannian was reading and recognizing characters on the side. If there were any characters she didn't understand, she would ask Shen Youyu.
She was a very clever girl, and under Shen Youyu's tutelage, she learned knowledge very quickly.
Previously, Yang Niannian didn't understand the poems Xiao Yu wrote, but now she can. When she looks at Xiao Yu, her bright eyes are filled with admiration.
"Da Sha and Niannian, one is talented in martial arts and the other is clever and quick-witted, they were just held back before."
Xiao Yu said silently to himself.
Then, he summoned Zhao Haining and asked him to bring two guards with gifts to accompany him to General Jin Mulan's mansion.
Zhao Haining was also a veteran of the Xiao Prince's Mansion, but his status was lower than Xiao Zhan's; he was just a squad leader.
However, this person was very clever and perceptive, and Xiao Zhan was also responsible for guarding the Xiao Prince's Mansion, so Xiao Yu was used to letting Zhao Haining do whatever needed to be done.
"Okay."
Zhao Haining immediately called two quick-witted assistants, then prepared the carriage, loaded all the gifts onto the carriage, and set off with Xiao Yu.
When Xiao Yu went to the Liu family before, he didn't know if Liu Jingtao would agree to the marriage between Liu Aoxue and him.
So he only took the Youlong Sword and didn't bring any other gifts when he visited, so he went alone.
This time is different. Jin Mulan has already made her stance clear: Xiao Yu will bring many gifts when he visits his future father-in-law. He and Shen Youyu did indeed buy quite a few things yesterday.
On the way...
Xiao Yu overheard people outside discussing the case of "Duke Liu".
"Have you heard? His Majesty has issued an edict to behead Duke Liu..."
"Are they really going to execute Duke Liu? He's a duke!"
"So what if it's a duchy? Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners, let alone a duke!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Are you crazy?"
"Hehe, it's just the few of us. Oh, and I also heard that it wasn't just Duke Liu who was to be beheaded, but also his son and several of his men..."
"These people oppressed the people and killed countless people. They deserved to be beheaded!"
"Everyone in the Duke's mansion was arrested and taken to the Dali Temple for interrogation!"
"The Duke's mansion has also been raided..."
Listening to the conversation outside, Xiao Yu's lips curled into a cold smile.
It seems that Liu Guogong has no chance of overturning his case.
Although Xiao Yu already knew there was no chance of the other party overturning the case, he was still somewhat happy to hear that the matter had been settled.
I wonder what His Majesty was feeling when he decided to behead Duke Liu?
"Tomorrow is the day for the poetry recital. When we arrive at the Jade Elixir Pavilion, I need to observe the Empress's attitude..."
Xiao Yu muttered to himself.
While the Empress certainly appreciated his poetry, Xiao Yu was still quite curious about what Her Majesty was thinking, since this time she had executed a Duke.
And then there's the question... should I keep it a secret? Or should I just tell her that I've already guessed the Empress's identity?
The reason for this decision was that Xiao Yu wanted to use the Empress's influence to propose marriage at the Prime Minister's residence.
If Murong Zhong knew that the Empress admired him, he would at least not be too hostile towards him, and his marriage to Murong Xian would not be so difficult.
"However, the Empress's power is so easy to borrow, but it's also easy to play with fire and get burned!"
Just as Xiao Yu was pondering these things, the carriage stopped.
We've arrived at the General's Mansion...
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