Teacher Li understood.
She was not only "afraid of death," but also afraid of being "a stranger in a foreign land."
Seeing that Li Shi remained silent, Zheng Quchi knew that it wouldn't be so easy to persuade him to "give up," but she felt that he didn't necessarily have to "take action." Otherwise, when he dealt with the Mo family, why didn't he go with the flow, first have them blow up the city walls, and then capture them and send them to Yuwen Sheng?
His purpose in wanting to destroy the city wall fortifications should be different from that of the Mohists.
But she couldn't guess exactly what he wanted to do or when he planned to do it.
“Speaking of which, lately… I’ve been feeling inexplicably uneasy.” Zheng Quchi sighed.
Heart palpitations? Are you sick?
She rolled her eyes at him, thinking, "What kind of straight man asks that?"
However, she didn't know why, but there was always an inexplicable feeling urging her not to stop, because once she stopped, she felt uneasy.
She looked up at the sky.
As darkness fell, a sudden gust of wind arose, and dark clouds were relentlessly pushed low into the sky from the southwest, bringing a chilling cold.
"Hmm? Is the world about to change?"
I was all sweaty after finishing my work, and now with the southwest wind blowing around my neck and chilling my back, I do feel a bit cold.
"It's going to snow soon."
Teacher Li raised his eyes, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.
Zheng Quchi rubbed the dried mud off his hands, and seeing his obviously irritable yet restrained expression, he couldn't help but find it strange.
Even this iceberg exudes a human touch.
After observing her for a while, her eyes lit up: "You...are you very afraid of the cold?"
At this moment, Li Shi's lips were pale and his usually cold and pale face was also somewhat purplish-blue. He pursed his lips into a straight line and held back for a long time before saying, "The Northern Abyss Kingdom is spring all year round and never snows."
Pfft—Zheng Quchi chuckled, then exclaimed, “So you’re from the South! No wonder, you can’t stand this kind of climate. But our Fuxian County isn’t exactly in the North, and since the beginning of winter, we’ve only had a few light snowfalls here and there.”
I vividly remember the first snowfall of the winter, which fell at night when she and "Liu Fengmian" listened to the snow falling.
Speaking of "Liu Fengmian," she's been so busy lately that she's barely had time to chat or even fart, let alone care about his affairs.
I don't know where he is now, whether he is still on a mission, or whether he has been home.
She has been away from home for almost a month and a half now, and there are only a few days left until Chinese New Year. She should be able to go home for a visit.
She had already sent her wages from her time as a stonemason back home through someone else. She wondered if her older brother and the others were so happy when they received the money that they immediately went to slaughter a pig to make cured meat.
In fact, the lifestyle in Fuxian County is similar to that in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Every year before the Lunar New Year, every household goes to buy New Year's goods in advance, and there are New Year's markets in the county and villages, which are very lively.
Before going home, she thought she should buy some red paper, incense, candles, snacks, candy, and toys to take back with her. The toys were to appease her younger sister. As for the other things she lacked, she would discuss them with her older brother and Fengmian when she got home and then go to buy them together.
As she thought about it, she started to giggle to herself.
Even though Guishuling is so close to Hegou Village, she hasn't had time to go back for so long... Her smile was tinged with helplessness, and she suddenly felt homesick.
"What are you thinking about?" Teacher Li came down the slope.
Seeing that the weather had changed, she stopped investigating the clay and decided to head home.
He picked up his small hoe and said, "It's almost New Year's Day. I'll talk to the foremen in the next couple of days and then take my leave to go home for the New Year. What about you?"
Upon hearing "Zhengdan," Li Shi realized that the New Year was approaching. No wonder Ju Zi had been urging him to return to Fuxian County, saying that the letters from Beiyuan were piling up on Xingwan's desk.
In the past, the New Year's Day celebrations were always grand, but this year he had no intention of going back. If he really returned to Beiyuan, Yuwen Sheng would probably have Gongshu Lan beheaded in the next moment.
This time, he miscalculated.
He truly believed that with Gongshu Lan's devotion and the prestige of the Gongshu family, Yuwen Sheng would surely marry Gongshu Lan, but unexpectedly, he refused.
He understood Gongshu Lan; she had been devoted to Yuwen Sheng for many years, and even if he forcibly took her away, she would definitely find another opportunity to return to Yuwen Sheng's side.
Therefore, he still had to find a way to force Yuwen Sheng to marry Gongshu Lan.
He had a plan for this, which was to find an opportunity to destroy the city wall and use Yuan Sui and Yin Xiao's hands. However, he could not openly antagonize Yuwen Sheng, otherwise Gongshu Lan would have no chance at all.
Once Fuxian loses the city wall around Guixu Ridge, the situation will be critical, and he will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
He had countless skilled craftsmen under his command, and by bestowing favors upon them, he could force Yuwen Sheng to submit in exchange for the safety of the borders of Ye Kingdom.
However... after meeting Sang Xuanqing, everything deviated from his original plan.
To say he had no dissatisfaction with her would be a lie. Her sudden emergence has left him in a dilemma, unable to move forward or retreat.
If it were anyone else, he would have made her disappear from this world without a trace long ago.
But it just so happens that this person is her.
Time is running out for Gongshu Lan to get close to Yuwen Sheng. How can he fulfill his sister's long-cherished wish?
Li Shi looked into her eyes with his clear, azure-blue eyes and asked calmly, "Aren't you taking me with you?"
Zheng Quchi asked, puzzled, "Why should I bring you along?"
Master Li said in a calm tone as if he were certain, "Aren't you worried that I might do something to the construction work you've done so much for while you're away?"
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