Compared to the pleasant climate of Qingliang Valley, the current atmosphere in Qinghe County was extremely tense. Ever since Xiahou Qing returned to Qinghe County to take charge, everything in Tianshu Tower seemed to be back on track, which also seemed to indirectly indicate Xiahou Chun's lack of ability.
Xiahou Jun has been idle for some time. Although Wang Wu's power has been reduced intentionally or unintentionally, he is still as busy as before.
Wang Wu sat in the makeshift camp at Qinglong Village, dozing off under the shade of a tree while fishing. His assistant couldn't stand it any longer, and seeing no one else was paying attention, he gently nudged Wang Wu, "Sir, sir."
Wang Wu, who was extremely sleepy and dizzy, slowly opened his eyes after being called. He shook his head and asked with squinted eyes, "...What, what happened? Did something happen again, or did the Pavilion Master send another message?"
The assistant whispered, "Sir, you should go back and get some sleep. I'll be watching over you here. The recruitment has almost been completed, and I'm sure there won't be any mistakes with these finishing touches."
Wang Wu sighed slightly. He wanted to sleep too. It took about ten hours to get a short break these days. It was hard for anyone to endure. "It's time to rest. I'm just worried that the Pavilion Master might summon me at any time..."
The assistant stated that Wang Wu had been working diligently lately, and his subordinates had all seen it. Everyone knew Wang Wu's loyalty to Tianshu Tower, and there was no need for him to strain himself over such a trivial matter. "The Pavilion Master is only sending you a message regarding recruiting troops. When the time comes, you can just say it's completed, and that's all. It's a bit presumptuous, but there are some things you don't need to worry about. The Pavilion Master knows your loyalty and will surely not make things difficult for you."
Wang Wu chuckled, rubbing his temples and saying, "You're the only one who can talk. So you better keep a close eye on this place. Those people from Qinglong Village are often the ones who start trouble, so be careful. If they cause trouble again today, just pick anyone out and make an example of them."
"I understand."
Wang Wu's only task now was to recruit soldiers. Following Xiahou Qing's request, Wang Wu gathered all the men in Qinghe County who were able to fight, or barely able to fight, around Qinglong Village within three days and assigned special personnel to provide them with military training.
During this time, Xiahou Qing, unsure whether he was anxious or felt the time was right, exploited Wang Wu to the point where it was unbearable for others to watch. Wang Wu's ability to recruit so many people in such a short time wasn't due to his or Tianshu Tower's popularity; it was simply due to some underhanded tactics. Furthermore, the other people in Tianshu Tower also helped out to some extent.
Compared to Wang Wu, who was demoted and inhumanely assigned many miscellaneous tasks but remained loyal to Tianshu Tower without complaint, Xiahou Jun, who held a high position but was basically no longer valued by Xiahou Qing, was gradually ignored by the busy crowd.
Apart from the people he had to see every day, Xiahou Chun was rarely approached by anyone else. The once-popular and highly praised figure now had to endure the feeling of being deserted.
Xiahou Chun, who used to dislike being too busy, became anxious and panicked after Xiahou Qing "met" his request. If there wasn't someone who would come to look for him from time to time, he would even feel that he had been forgotten by the entire Tianshu Tower and was under house arrest in disguise by Xiahou Qing.
After the experiment with the Life-Growing Gu successfully strengthened the muscles of the three sallow and skinny "samples," improving their physical condition, Xiaohua's work came to a temporary end. Huangfu Zhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and continued to live his previous life, not having to worry about anything else for the time being.
After Xiahou Jun finished writing what he was supposed to write, he looked up and saw Linghua still sitting on the floor with his legs crossed, looking at a book he had found from some corner of his bookcase.
"...Why don't you leave?" In fact, Xiahou Jun didn't really want to chase Xiaohua away, but he didn't know why. Maybe it was because he had been communicating less with people recently, and he didn't seem to know how to communicate with others.
Hearing this, Linghua couldn't help but look up and glanced at Xiahou Chun blankly. Then, she looked around and put down the book, pointing at herself and asked, "Are you talking about me?"
Xiahou Jun asked in return: "Is there anyone else here?"
Linghua hurriedly said, "I didn't make any strange noises, I didn't wake you up." She saw Xiahou Chun was buried in his writing, so she didn't even dare to drink water while reading, for fear that the sound of her footsteps would disturb him. If he really said that she disturbed him, then he was deliberately looking for trouble, which meant he didn't like her.
Xia Houjun explained: "You didn't disturb me, but I'm not used to having unfamiliar people acting like the master in my room."
"But since you won't lend me these books, I have no choice but to come here every day to look at them." Actually, Xiaohua didn't want to come here every day, but there was no choice. Xiahou Chun had no idea where he'd found these books, and they were quite interesting. Judging from the condition of the paper, he'd barely even opened these good books. Instead of letting these books gather dust on the bookshelf, why not give them a helping hand to others?
Xiahou Chun said that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent. What's the point of her reading so many books since she can't take the imperial examination? "You don't have to read books. The Pavilion Master invited you here as a VIP guest, so he didn't want you to come here to read books, did he?"
While the two were talking, Linghua quickly patted her butt and stood up, stretching her muscles as she spoke, "The Shengxi Gu issue has been resolved. Huangfu Zhong is feeding it now, and I don't know how to do it. The fastest we can do is wait until the Shengxi Gu matures before we can take the next step. So, until then, I'll come here from time to time. Besides, I don't see that you often come here. It's very quiet and the feng shui is good. It's a perfect place to read."
"......" Xiahou Jun didn't say anything else. He just tidied up the things on the desk and picked up some things as if he was going to leave.
Seeing this, Linghua quickly chased after him and asked, "Where are you going?"
Xiahou Chun said coldly: "You read here, I will go to work somewhere else."
Xiahou Jun originally thought that his cold expression would make Linghua feel uncomfortable and then leave, but Linghua, knowing that he was leaving, showed an excited expression: "Oh, does that mean I can close the door and lie on the bed and watch?"
“…Not really.”
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