Chapter 229 230. Walking
Sitting in a roadside teahouse, Gu Wenheng sipped the tea in his cup, giving Lu Ping the illusion that his cup contained nectar.
He thought there was something special about this tea. He was thirsty on the way here, so he picked up the teacup in front of him and took a gulp, but almost spit it out.
After swallowing the bitter tea, Lu Ping asked, "Don't you think it's bitter?"
Gu Wenheng: "It's okay, it quenches my thirst." At least it quenches my thirst better than plain water.
Lu Ping, "...You've been walking for quite some time, looking around all the time, are you looking for something?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head. "To relax, of course, is to see the cultural landscape outside. That's not looking around."
"It's all the same," Lu Ping looked at the desolate scenery around him, "Do you want me to have someone drive the carriage over? It will take a long time to walk back."
"That's not necessary. You'll have the strength to walk back after a rest." Gu Wenheng saw him leaning limply against the table, no longer looking like the elegant gentleman he used to be.
"I realize that you have been corrupted by the teachers at Yingshan Academy. They knew that we were physically weak, but they still took me for such a long time."
Gu Wenheng, "This way you can sleep well at night. Didn't you notice that your eyes are dark?"
Lu Ping was touched. "Brother Wenheng, you noticed it. Did you know that our shopkeeper asks me for goods every day, but I dare not disturb him. I have to bear it all by myself..."
Gu Wenheng: "..." I really just said it casually, but this guy is just taking advantage of the opportunity to climb up.
"Tianbao, pay the bill!"
After Gu Wenheng finished his instructions, he was about to go back, but Lu Ping just stayed on the stool and said, "I can't walk anymore."
Gu Wenheng sighed, "I will go back in a few days, and you can come with me. Is that okay?"
Lu Ping immediately revived to full health and quickly stood beside him, "This must work."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
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Tianfu Restaurant Second Floor Private Room
"I think it's too hurtful to the eyes when you dress like this," Ouyang Bing saw the long scar on Guo Yurong's face and once again restrained himself from peeling it off.
I have never seen anyone who can make himself look so ugly. What does the hidden pride on his face mean? Shouldn't someone with scars on his face have low self-esteem? He can't even act realistically.
Guo Yurong saw her friends' disdain, but she became even more proud of her own work.
Guo Yurong, "It's good this way. Most people stay away from me when they see me. If I were a little bigger, I could walk sideways on the street."
Ouyang Bing sneered, "You are allowed to offend people recklessly. You could have been pursued and praised by everyone, but you had to make people shout and kill you every day. Why are you doing this?"
"It's too meaningless to live like that. Besides, if those people want to find me, it depends on their ability." Guo Yurong leaned against the window, drinking a little wine, and did not forget to look at the pedestrians below.
"Then why did you come to my place? Something bad is bound to happen when you show up." Ouyang Bing said unhappily.
"I'm tired of traveling around, and I want to retreat for a while. I came here to let you know I'm safe, so you don't have to make a fuss and look for me everywhere."
"Bah, who do you think would want to find you?" Ouyang Bing looked at him suspiciously. "You're not going to mess with someone you shouldn't mess with again, are you planning to hide?"
"You underestimated me. I was in seclusion last time. If I hadn't gotten the news by chance, I might still be there.
Stop talking nonsense to me here, and get someone to prepare some oil and salt for me. I'm staying a little longer this time, so don't let me come back to find you halfway."
"How can you beg for help like this? It's like you owe me something." Ouyang Bing snorted coldly, but still opened the door and said a few words to Mu Tou who was standing outside.
"Mu Tou, don't listen to Little Ice Cube. Forget about those flashy things. Just prepare some extra salt and some spare clothes."
"Hey, Little Ice Cube, come over here and take a look. It seems like someone familiar is here."
Ouyang Bing closed the door and said, "Don't come here to find you! If you dare to cause me trouble, I will hunt you down too."
"Tsk, tsk, you are becoming less and less lovable now. You don't even believe your brother's words. He said he was an acquaintance, not an enemy. You look so careful, but you are really going backwards." At this point, Guo Yurong shook her head with disgust, "You are almost as timid as a rat."
"I'd like to see what acquaintance you're talking about?" Ouyang Bing went to the window and looked down. With so many people coming and going, it's inevitable that he would see someone familiar.
"Are you talking about the fat guy who always delivers pork to our hotel? When did you get to know him?"
"What's with the big fat pig and the small fat pig?" Guo Yurong poked her head out, "Hey, where are the people?"
"Not Big Fatty?"
"Gu Wenheng, that's the Gu Wenheng you had to chase after to exchange things last time. Didn't you see him just now?"
"Where are they?" Ouyang Bing looked more carefully, but still found nothing. "Are you looking in the wrong places? They are living in Fu County now."
"It can't be wrong. Do you still not believe my eyesight? Even if they are twins, I can tell the difference. And at such a close distance, how could anyone be mistaken?" Guo Yurong thought about the direction Gu Wenheng had just walked. "Either he entered your store or he is next door. How about you ask someone to take a look?"
"...You want to get me out of here again. What tricks are you planning to use?"
Guo Yurong, "..."
"Young Master," a wooden voice sounded outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Ouyang Bing asked unhappily.
"Sir, I just saw Gu Wenheng from Fu County downstairs."
"Look!" Guo Yurong smiled, making the scar on her face even more hideous. "I didn't lie to you."
Ouyang Bing thought that his servants were looking for the merchant everywhere with the drawing paper, but they couldn't find him. He didn't bother to talk to Guo Yurong here. He straightened his robe and followed Mu Tou away.
"Hey, remember to bring the person up, so that I can catch up with you..." Guo Yurong's voice disappeared into Ouyang Bing's ears along with the sound of the door closing.
"Look, we have to travel around the city for so long, but there is no private room here." Lu Ping complained again as he looked at the noisy hall.
Gu Wenheng poured himself a glass of water and said to him while drinking, "That's because you are too slow. If I were to go alone, I might have finished eating by now."
"Then don't say I didn't treat you well when the time comes," Lu Ping hammered his legs hard, "If you want to walk to relax again in the future, remember to tell me in advance."
Gu Wenheng glanced at him and said, "Have you come to your senses? Do you know that you need to exercise well?"
Lu Ping rolled his eyes at him, "Haha, I asked you to tell me in advance. I will definitely not appear in front of you again. You can leave however you want."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
(End of this chapter)
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