Chapter 016 Chapter 16
Even if he covered his ears, Xue Chen could still hear the noise outside, and he beat him for at least half an hour before he stopped.
At first, Xue Chen was still covering his ears, but after four or five minutes, his hands were sore, and he put down his hands with no hope in life, and waited quietly for Gong Jiu to finish.
Xue Chen: [You did this in broad daylight, in front of my face, in a public place! You howled so loudly, isn't he afraid that there are people nearby! Have you ever considered other people's feelings! ]
System: [You can beat him up to vent your anger. ]
Xue Chen: [Why should I reward him! ]
System: [Why don't you just stop enduring and kill him directly. ]
Xue Chen: [How can you be so vicious? He is my own brother! 】
System: [……]
The sound of the whip breaking through the air gradually stopped, and the shouting turned into a fragmented gasp.
After a long while, Gong Jiu entered the carriage, sat next to Xue Chen, took off his dirty outer robe and threw it outside.
There was no village or shop here, and even if Gong Jiu had great magical powers, it was impossible for him to conjure up clean clothes and water out of thin air.
The marks on his body had been restored, and his clean white robe was stained with red whip marks and dust rubbed on the ground, as well as an unspeakable sense of embarrassment.
Gong Jiu's hair crown was crooked, the hair at the temples hung down, his clothes were dirty and messy, and his cold face seemed softened.
He said lightly: "What did you say when I had an attack?"
Xue Chen pretended not to hear and turned his head to look out the window.
System: [What did you say?]
Xue Chen: [I told him to be good.]
Gong Jiu took off his hair crown, roughly combed his hair, stared at the person next to him, his eyes were cold and sharp, as if he had substance: "It seems that you are really not afraid of me."
Xue Chen was still looking outside. Hu Sheng had disappeared, and the driver was resting far away. It was only him and Gong Jiu here.
Xue Chen: "Do you want me to be afraid of you?"
Gong Jiu: "People who fear me are easier to control and use."
Xue Chen: "You have completely controlled me."
Gong Jiu: "That's why I don't blame you for being rude, and I haven't used any means against you. I'm just curious. You come from a humble background, you have no parents to educate you, and you have an arrogant and powerful brother who suppresses you everywhere. You should be timid, how come you become like this?"
"Because I never accept my fate." Xue Chen looked at him deeply, and happily said to the system in his mind: [This stupid brother, is he confused?]
The system was even more confused: [Ah?]
Xue Chen: [Do you think he is doubting me? Not at all, he is doubting himself. Why do he always see the shadow of my brother in me. He will be extra tolerant and forgiving to me because of this, and will also think that I am not worthy to be compared with his brother, and I am looking for trouble like now. 】
System: [Didn’t you say that Gong Jiu has too many little thoughts, and if he treats him as his own brother, he will be betrayed? 】
Xue Chen: [No conflict, a lot of control and oppression are parallel to love. 】
More than half an hour later, Hu Sheng came back with a new set of white clothes.
Xue Chen had difficulty walking, so Gong Jiu did not kick him out of the carriage. He changed his clothes in front of him, tied his hair with a white headband, and became calm and composed, and very graceful.
The group continued on their way. Probably because Gong Jiu had killed most of the assassins, they were very peaceful in the next few days, and did not meet the flute player again.
After Gong Jiu came back, Xue Chen's living standard rose sharply.
The carriage was replaced with a more spacious one, with bedding, pillows, tables, stools, tea tables, and a variety of food. There was also as much wine as he wanted.
The only bad thing was that Gong Jiu took him to the city to see a doctor, who prescribed a bunch of very unpalatable medicines. He had to drink two full bowls of them every day, which made Xue Chen unable to eat.
The effect of these medicines was very good. After drinking three doses, Xue Chen's cold was completely cured.
Gong Jiu began to assign him work: "After entering the city, Mr. Hu will take you to find a place to stay. Tomorrow at the latest, someone will send a few account books over. You should calculate the accounts as quickly as possible and hand them over to me directly after calculation."
"Okay." Xue Chen reminded him: "You promised me that you would buy the materials for alchemy. When will you buy them?"
Gong Jiu: "Just let Mr. Hu do these small things, no need to ask me."
Xue Chen: "If Mr. Hu had money, I would have bought it long ago. You should give him the money."
Gong Jiu: "..." Forgot.
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carriage drove to the city gate, and the soldiers guarding the city came forward and asked, "Who is inside? Tell me your name."
Gong Jiu said nothing, and slowly took out an exquisite token from his sleeve and handed it out.
Hu Sheng took the token and showed it to the soldiers outside. After seeing the words on the token clearly, the rough-voiced soldiers immediately apologized and hurriedly returned the token with both hands: "It turns out that the prince is here in person. Sorry for the offense. Please go first, prince."
The soldiers drove the others aside, made way, and respectfully watched the carriage enter the city.
Apart from the emperor, the most noble person in the world is the King of Taiping. The son of the King of Taiping is also extremely noble. Even though the original owner is sick and rarely goes out, he also deeply understands it.
Gong Jiu's token is a birthday gift from the King of Taiping.
That year, the King of Taiping accidentally got a piece of top-quality red jade, which was warm to the touch, transparent and clear, without any impurities. He ordered people to make two jade plaques with the jade, with the words "Peace and Happiness" engraved on the front and delicate round auspicious clouds on the back. He gave them to his two sons respectively.
This jade plaque is not only worth viewing, but also can exercise the power of the King of Taiping, even the army can be mobilized. Xue Chen's token has been kept in the warehouse and has never been used.
When Gong Jiu took out the token, he recognized it at a glance. When
the carriage entered the city, Xue Chen pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Are you the prince of the palace?"
Are you not going to pretend anymore?
Gong Jiu said calmly: "This token is a token of the Prince of Taiping. Borrowing it can save you a lot of trouble. If someone asks about your identity, just say that you are the Prince of Taiping's man."
Xue Chen smiled and said: "I thought you were the Prince of Taiping."
Gong Jiu: "You are really brave."
Gong Jiu's words were all true, without a single lie, but he didn't give any direct response either. He just used specious words to mislead others into thinking that he was denying the identity of the Prince of Taiping.
If Xue Chen wasn't his biological brother, he would have believed it.
He silently sighed to the system: [The three of us together have 1599 minds.]
The system was full of question marks: [Who three? How did this number come from? How come there are both zeros and integers?]
Xue Chen: [My brother and I each have 800 minds, plus you, 1599.]
System: [??? Why am I a negative number?]
Xue Chen: [Because you lack minds.]
System: [Beep - I beep - you beep -]