"Boss, let's get ready for dinner."
A lantern that could infuriate people was hung in the courtyard of Wei Wubing's house. Wei Changzheng responded and called Zong Shiji: "Shiji, come and sit down."
Zong Shiji walked over and sat down next to Wei Changzheng, and asked with a smile, "Uncle, where is Xianghan?"
"She's probably gone to watch the fun again... This kid is very wild, I'm worried your father will have an opinion." As he spoke, Wei Changzheng picked up the wine pot and was about to pour wine for Zong Shiji. Zong Shiji was smart enough to snatch it away and politely poured a glass for Wei Changzheng. He smiled and said, "Sister Xianghan has practiced martial arts since she was young. She is definitely different from a poor scholar like me. As for my father, although he is now a county magistrate, he has no prejudice against family background. Besides, our two families used to be good neighbors. My nephew and Sister Xianghan can be said to be childhood sweethearts."
"Bah!" Wei Wubing walked over and sat next to Zong Shiji, saying with a smile, "You are quite shameless, scholar. Aren't you afraid that my sister will beat you to your knees and beg for mercy in the future?"
Zong Shiji chuckled, "It's my blessing to be beaten by Sister Xianghan!"
Wei Wubing suddenly stared at Zong Shiji with wide eyes... "Where is your integrity as a scholar? But I like your thick skin. People with thick skin will never suffer losses."
Wei Li brought five dishes, wiped her hands on her apron, and said with a smile, "Now you are the son of the county magistrate. Our wild girl really doesn't understand the rules of a big family. You should think about it again."
"Aunt, to be honest, I've been thinking about Sister Xianghan since I was sixteen. It's been three years now, and Sister Xianghan has grown up, but I've remained consistent."
Before he could even finish his words, a person fell from the sky and landed on the ground with a "plop". "You are so shameless! You've secretly been thinking about me for three years!"
This was a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old, tall and pretty, with a long braid and wearing a short tight outfit. She looked neat and tidy.
She sat down at the table, biting her lip and glaring at Zong Shiji. Then she looked at her father, Wei Changzheng, and said, "The troops outside have broken camp and are waiting for someone. I saw three more people coming."
"Where did they go?"
"He went into the mountains, probably to fight... Dad, could it be that the Western Frontier Army is rebelling?"
"Don't talk nonsense. The Western Frontier Army is your Majesty's army. How could they possibly rebel?"
"But my daughter heard in Baocheng today that the western border troops had rebelled. Otherwise, why would the southern border troops come all the way here?"
Wei Wubing looked up at his sister and asked, "What are you doing in Baocheng?"
Wei Xianghan blushed slightly and glared at Zong Shiji. "I was planning to go see this nerd, but I didn't expect him to come here... Hey, nerd, I just heard that His Majesty is holding a special examination on the third day of May to select talents for my humble servant, the Wofeng Road. Don't you always say that you are full of poetry and books and have the talent to help the world? Why don't you go and give it a try?"
Zong Shiji's heart felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "There's no rush. Let's wait until the Autumn Examination. I'll take you to Jinling during the Autumn Examination."
Wei Xianghan pouted and glared at him, "You probably don't have the guts..." She turned to look at her father, Wei Changzheng, and added, "Those three people came from Jinling. They got here in just seven days!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Changzheng's thick brows furrowed slightly. He took a sip of his wine and asked, "You said they came from Jinling?"
"Of course, those people were very friendly. Many people in the town went to see them. But the young man who just arrived was quite, quite... well, how should I put it? Anyway, he looked very tired, but in good spirits. He had an air of intimidation without even getting angry. He said that everyone in the town had to evacuate and go to Liangzhou. He said that the county magistrate... your father, would send someone to tell us tomorrow."
"No way..." Wei Wubing opened his mouth wide, "Is it that serious?"
Wei Changzheng's face was serious. He said, "It seems that the western border troops may have rebelled. Wubing, please inform everyone later that tomorrow's expedition into the mountains is temporarily cancelled. Tell everyone to pack up. If it's really like what that young man saw, we must leave quickly."
"Didn't the Southern Border Army send in hundreds of thousands of troops?"
"But there are three hundred thousand troops on the western frontier!"
Zong Shiji looked at Wei Xianghan, "Sister Xianghan, did that team just now say where they were from?"
"Oh, by the way, I heard the young general say to the young noble who just arrived... that the entire Third Excalibur Brigade salutes Master Fu. Their salute is quite magical, and that team seems a little different... Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Wei Wubing jumped up at this moment, "What did you say? The Third Divine Sword Brigade? Master Fu?"
"Yeah, that's what they said."
Wei Wubing's face flushed with excitement. He clenched his fists fiercely, "Excalibur! It's the Excalibur Special Forces! They're coming! That Mr. Fu must be Mr. Fu Xiaoguan, Mr. Fu! I'm going after them!"
As he said that, he ran to get his bow and arrows and a splitting axe. Wei Xianghan looked at her brother in astonishment, "Hey, hey, hey... You're such a grown-up, why are you so impulsive? You're getting married in three months!"
Wei Wubing put away his bow and his axe and chuckled, "I'll go tell Juan'er right now. She'll definitely support me."
"etc!"
Wei Changzheng said, "Come here!"
Wei Wubing walked nervously in front of his father, fearing that his father would stop him.
Wei Changzheng filled two glasses of wine, handed one to Wei Wubing, and turned to his wife and said, "Go get a piece of pickled meat, the one with the bear breast..."
Wei Li turned around and went to the kitchen with a depressed look. Wei Changzheng then looked at Wei Wubing and said, "If you want to join the Excalibur, you need extremely strong abilities. Your father hopes that you can become a member of the Excalibur... I wish you all the best!"
"Thank you, father!"
Wei Wubing raised his glass and drank a glass of wine with his father. He took the cloth bag handed to him by Wei Lishi and said with a smile: "Mother, I will earn you a general!"
"Mother doesn't want any general, mother just wants you to return safely!"
"Okay, Mom and Dad, take care of yourselves, I'm leaving!"
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Wei Wubing walked out of the yard without looking back.
Wei Li looked bleak and said to her husband, "We only have this one son, and we haven't even had a grandson yet."
Wei Changzheng patted his wife's hand and grinned, "A good man should defend his country and have ambitions for the world!"
"But I'm scared!"
"Don't be afraid. Those soldiers are all my dearest children."
Zong Shiji looked at Wei Xianghan guiltily and muttered, "Actually... I want to go too."
"What are you going to do?"
"I am well-read and have extensive knowledge of military strategies. I can serve as a military advisor to you, my lord!"
"Come on, you're a military advisor, can you catch up with them?"
Zong Shiji was suddenly speechless and sighed, "Could it be that a scholar is really useless? I am also a good man, I also want to be ambitious!"
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