Yuwen Sheng came and went like the wind, in a hurry. Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zheng Quchi did not have a chance to speak to him until he led his troops away.
But she heard that all the soldiers and garrison troops in Guixu Ridge had withdrawn, and were replaced by the Iron-Blooded Seven Constellations Army, which included cleaning up the corpses killed by the barbarians, counting the remaining craftsmen, sweeping away the remnants, and setting up defenses and garrisons.
This news is reassuring to others, but it also inevitably makes them feel constrained and cautiously worried.
The reason is that the garrison soldiers are quick to urge and push the construction work, but the Seven Constellation Army is different. They are probably very strict. With their strength honed by years of fighting enemies, wouldn't a single whipping be fatal?
Fearful, weak, pitiful.
But Zheng Quchi didn't think that much about it. When evening came, she planned to sneak off to find Wei Yao first.
However, they inadvertently bumped into Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao. The two were dressed in very eye-catching clothes, and people around them had to respectfully call them "Master Yuan" and "Master Yin".
They nodded arrogantly, but when they reached a secluded spot, their faces fell: "What are we going to do? We should have known better than to come to this lousy place."
"That's right, they came here to repair this lousy city wall, a crude and inferior piece of work. I thought they could just build it up however they wanted, but unexpectedly Yuwen Sheng got involved. He's really something, let him do it if he's so capable."
"Alright, stop talking now, or someone might hear you. That's a living devil, aren't you afraid of dying?"
"What do you think we should do now? Now that Yuwen Sheng has gotten involved, this matter can't be easily brushed aside like before."
"Time is so tight, even if we redesign, we don't have the time. Besides, Guixu Ridge is rugged and dangerous, and it's not easy to walk, let alone build a wall. It's absurd for just the two of us to do it."
"What good craftsmen do you expect Ye Kingdom to be able to hire? You and I are just unlucky. I think we'll have to think of another way."
"You mean..."
"right."
After exchanging knowing glances, the two hurriedly left, while Zheng Quchi, hidden in the shadows, listened for a long time but couldn't figure out anything specific.
They need to think of another way. What secret method are they planning to use?
She couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she stopped thinking about it; she still had to find someone.
Zheng Quchi arrived at the camp of the Seven Constellations Army. The area ahead was heavily guarded. She tried to go up and make her demands directly, but as expected, no one paid any attention to her.
So she didn't give up and wandered aimlessly around the camp, like a lost soul.
Late at night, with such a dark face and such furtive movements... unsurprisingly, she was arrested as a suspect.
When she was brought before Wei Yao like a captured chick, he was stunned for a while, then laughed like a fool, not even thinking to save her arm that was about to be broken.
"Brother Wei!" she called out through gritted teeth.
Wei Yao then clenched his fist to stop laughing and gestured to the side: "Let her go, I know her."
The stern-faced guard immediately released her arm and silently retreated, but the look in his eyes as he left still carried scrutiny and suspicion.
Zheng Quchi felt like her back was about to be pierced by a bullet. She really wanted to turn around and prove that she was indeed a law-abiding citizen. Judging people by their appearance is not a good thing.
"Why are you here? And you were arrested as a spy?" Wei Yao asked, suppressing a laugh.
She said irritably, "I have important business to attend to."
"Could it be that you want to practice the art of bone flexibility? But I've been feeling a bit..."
Zheng Quchi quickly denied it: "No, no, I do have something I'd like to ask Brother Wei for a favor, but it's not about practicing the Soft Bone Technique, it's like this..."
After explaining the situation to Wei Yao, he looked at her speechlessly.
Zheng Quchi said seriously, "The city wall that was built before had its own flaws. Even if it hadn't been bombed or burned down, it wouldn't have lasted more than a few years."
Wei Yao found her to be precocious and amusing, and couldn't resist touching her fluffy head again, but Zheng Quchi quickly blocked her: "Don't keep touching my head, or I won't grow tall."
oh.
He reluctantly withdrew his hand.
He crossed his arms and glanced at her with a lazy smile: "Aqing, it's good to have ambitions, but you still have to be down-to-earth and take things one step at a time. How can you expect to take off right away?"
"What do you mean, 'take off'? Brother Wei, believe me. Although I'm a carpenter, stonemasonry isn't difficult either. Really, believe me. With the current work of Master Yuan and Master Yin, they absolutely cannot build a city wall that would satisfy General Yuwen." She sincerely advised him.
Wei Yao also sincerely advised her: "You see mountains as mountains, as if changing careers is as simple as taking a step. This matter is now in the General's hands, and I have no say in it. Besides, even if I begged the General to let you participate, could you convince the masses? Who would listen to you?"
Zheng Quchi knew from the start that he wouldn't agree. She understood that seniority and experience were the only standards for testing a craftsman. As a complete novice switching careers from carpentry to stonemasonry, unless Wei Yao was her father, he would never be so foolish as to agree to her request.
She initially approached the project with a try-it-out mentality, hoping to use her connections to intervene in the construction of the city wall, but it was clear that Wei Yao's background and connections were not strong enough.
But it doesn't matter, that's not her real purpose.
In psychology, when someone refuses you once, they will subconsciously feel apologetic. If you then make a reasonable request, they will find it difficult to refuse a second time.
“Brother Wei is right. Then I won’t make things difficult for you. However, could you let me borrow the kiln in the military workshop?”
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