Chapter 13 Chapter 13 The Swordsman thought for a moment: "I...
The Sword Bearer thought for a moment and said, "I do need to think about it. Let's talk about this tomorrow. I think you should also think about it. Once you think about it, there will be a result. Don't worry. I will always arrange a place for you."
When the injured man saw that things were looking up, he immediately became happy and kowtowed, saying, "As you command."
"Get up." The swordsman helped him up.
The injured man was startled when he touched the swordsman's hand. After he stood up, he quickly took his hand back: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." The swordsman turned and left.
The boy couldn't help but ask the injured person: "What happened to you just now?"
The injured man rubbed his fingers thoughtfully and said, "Strange, a person who practices swordsmanship all year round should have calluses on his hands, but his hands are so cold that they are not like those of ordinary people. The calluses are even stranger."
The young man had realized something from what he said. Seeing that he wanted to continue thinking, as if he was very curious, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and immediately pushed him, warning him sternly: "Don't know what you shouldn't know. Don't forget what you said!"
The injured person came back to his senses and slowly pressed his heart. He could feel his heart beating faster than usual. His face gradually turned red with excitement. He murmured to himself, "I know why you are so curious, because now I am just as curious."
The young man wanted to slap him: "Wake up, now is not the time to be curious. The Sword Holder asked you to consider, not to be curious! Do you want to consider it or not?"
The injured man seemed to be in a trance. He fumbled and found a place to sit down beside him. His eyes were fixed, still thinking about what happened just now. He replied, "Haven't I already thought about it? If I hadn't thought about it, why would I bring it up? I'm just waiting for the result. I won't change my mind."
The young man laughed and said, "That's a perfect statement. I just don't know if your character will be as firm as you said after you become my disciple. If there is any mistake, you will know the taste of hardship."
The injured man pressed his heart with a trembling hand, narrowed his eyes, excited and happy, and said expectantly: "In fact, I didn't notice before that the swordsman has a good appearance."
The boy was surprised. "Why are you paying attention to this? I only noticed that his aura was as cold as ice and snow. It was chilly to be around him. He talked a lot, but I felt distant."
The injured nodded and agreed, "He does have a kind of unapproachable feeling, but he saved us time and time again. It doesn't matter if he is unapproachable. We can't be so ungrateful as to ask others to smile at us after we saved our lives. It's a bit too much."
After a pause, the injured man spoke again, like a spider weaving a web: "Just look at his face, with that kind of figure, even if he has an icy temperament, it doesn't prevent others from getting close to him, and it's normal to be distant. Putting aside my curiosity, just looking at his skin, I can't imagine what it feels like to suffer."
The injured man chuckled.
The boy was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was talking about. His whole face turned red and he was stunned: "You were so respectful to your teacher before. Why did you become like this now?"
The injured man smiled slowly and said, "Maybe this is the power of curiosity. Being too curious is not a good thing. But I am really too curious. There is nothing I can do about it. If I stopped being curious that day, maybe I would have returned to normal?"
He laughed again.
"Fortunately, I'm not like you, otherwise, I wouldn't know what to do if I was tripped by curiosity." The boy looked at him and shook his head.
The injured man came to his senses, stared at the boy for a long time, and said with a half-smile: "You will be like me sooner or later. You don't really think you are out of it, do you? You were curious before, and you wanted me to pull you in."
"I'm back to normal now. I won't tell you about this." The boy shook his head and walked to the side to cover his ears.
The injured man clapped his hands and laughed, "You're scared! You're afraid that I'll hit the nail on the head and force you to face it. Then you'll be driven by curiosity like me."
"I don't want to listen, it's just a turtle chanting sutras." The young man continued to shake his head, covered his ears tightly, and talked to himself.
The Sword Bearer, who had returned to the ground at this time, saw Li Baili and whispered to him: "They seem to hate me."
Li Baili was puzzled: "Is that so? I didn't feel it, maybe I was too far away from them?"
He shook his head and couldn't help but say, "Sure enough, I'm not good at dealing with these young people. I'm more comfortable by myself. At most, I can add myself."
As he said this, he couldn't help but laugh.
The sword bearer sat next to him and laughed along with him, "Indeed."
"Don't worry about them," Li Baili shook her head, "When are you going out?"
The swordsman stopped smiling, thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it too late now?"
Li Baili looked at him with pity: "There is no time to lose, it is better to make plans as soon as possible."
The sword bearer sighed and stood up. "Whatever, it's my fate to work so hard. What will I do if I don't go out? I can't count on you."
They both laughed again.
"I hope you can come back soon." Li Baili looked at him and said.
"I know. I will be there soon." The swordsman nodded, lowered his eyes and looked at Li Baili. His voice suddenly became lingering and weary: "I can't bear to give up the good time living here alone."
"I know." Li Baili looked at him and nodded, smiling, "I'll wait for you to come back."
"Goodbye." The swordsman was reluctant to leave. He looked at Li Baili and turned to leave.
The next day, the current emperor, who was reviewing memorials by lamplight in the imperial study, saw a new memorial saying that a person who had entered the mountain where the villa was halfway up the mountain had been caught.
"Bring that man here for me to see." The current emperor said, pointing at the memorial.
The chief eunuch took orders and went to bring people immediately.
The swordsman, who had disguised himself as a young boy, was taken to the imperial study to meet the emperor.
"Raise your head and let me see it." The current emperor put on the posture of an emperor and said to the swordsman.
The swordsman slowly raised his head. His face now looked exactly like the boy's, without any flaws at all, and no one could detect it.
He was not at all worried about what might be seen today.
After all, the emperor stays in the imperial study, reviewing memorials every day, so his eyesight may not be very good.
Today, I really can't see anything.
The current master just looked at the man and thought that he was just so-so, ordinary. He didn't know why Li Baili insisted on having him be a servant. He didn't look like he could be a good servant.
If we count according to the past, the servants around Li Baili were either palace maids or eunuchs. Since this man is a man, he must be a eunuch, and there is no sign that he has been castrated.
What exactly was he interested in?
Had they never met before? But if they had never met before, why did they have to specify it? What secret did they have? They must have talked about it in private!
I must listen to what they talk about some other day.
Maybe they will be exposed.
At this moment, the young man who was far away in the basement of a villa halfway up the mountain suddenly felt a chill in his lower abdomen, as if someone was about to cut him with a knife. He looked around vigilantly, but didn't see anything, so he relaxed again.
"I scared myself." The boy muttered to himself and ate the freshly washed fruit.
"According to the crime you committed, you should have been sentenced to death." The current emperor deliberately exaggerated the situation to scare the child, "But I am magnanimous and can give you a chance to reform. Do you want to?"
"At your command, Your Majesty." The sword-bearer replied prostrating himself.
The current emperor was in a good mood and snorted, saying, "I will send you to a remote and deserted place to be a servant to the people living there. If you do well, I will forgive you. If you do not do well, no matter how magnanimous I am, I can't help you at all."
"I am willing to serve Your Majesty!" The sword bearer thought for a moment and added, "It is my eternal blessing to be able to see Your Majesty. It is something I cannot ask for, and I will do my best."
The current emperor was even more satisfied and nodded: "Then I will send you there now. Just do what a servant should do. Don't worry about anything else. Just don't leave casually."
The sword bearer deliberately hesitated and said, "But I have never learned how to be a servant."
"It doesn't matter," the current emperor said with a malicious smile, "The person you are about to serve is not worthy of being a proper servant."
What else can a king of a fallen country expect?
The Sword Bearer said nothing, but remained silent. As the present master said, he was sent to the villa halfway up the mountain.
Li Baili heard someone knocking on the door and went to open it.
The guards nearby brought the sword bearer to him, pushed him forward, and said to him, "This will be your servant from now on."
Li Baili nodded.
"Why don't you go in?" the guard said to the sword bearer.
The swordsman walked up to Li Baili.
The guard slammed the door and locked it from the outside.
Li Baili brought the Swordsman to the room with the entrance to the basement.
There is no one around.
The Sword Holder changed back to his original appearance. Li Baili opened the entrance to the basement and the Sword Holder walked in.
The sword bearer saw the young man and the wounded man.
"You can go out now." The swordsman said to the boy.
The young man was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized: "Outside, I have been caught and sent to be a servant for the master here?"
"That's right." The sword bearer nodded and told him in detail what happened when he met the emperor.
The young man nodded repeatedly, feeling frightened and excited at the same time, and unknowingly followed him out and came to the ground.
"You can go out now." The swordsman said to the boy.
Li Baili stood in the corner near the door and looked at them.
"What about you?" The young man was a little confused in his excitement.
"It's inconvenient for me to go out." The sword bearer lowered his eyes and warned, "Don't tell others about me."
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