Chapter 33
system:! ! !
Damn it!
Why is the host suddenly so perceptive?
The electronic system paused slightly, and then cleverly changed the subject.
"Okay, I admit that I just hid it from you. I have actually collected 10% of the energy."
Xie Ling was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes wide. Ten percent?!
Shit, he thought the system only had one percent of energy to keep running every day and it was difficult to even turn it on and off, but this guy had already accumulated so much without telling him?!
"Then why are you so stingy when you have a pain-shielding aura on all day?"
They were afraid of wasting their energy, and he thought they were about to be finished.
The system, which is stingy by nature, was speechless and said vaguely: "Don't you need it?"
"I see that you live a very comfortable life every day."
"Of course, this system will definitely add it to you at the critical moment."
Xie Ling sneered when he heard these righteous words.
“Is this what I call a nourishing life?”
"I get up before dawn and go to bed after sunset. Not only do I have to study in class, but I also have to exercise. Do you know how miserable I am?"
system:……
"According to tests, one month after crossing over, the host's physical health level exceeded 85 percent of the population, an increase of 20 percentage points compared to before crossing over."
Her complexion has become much more rosy.
Now it was Xie Ling's turn to be speechless.
"That's not okay. I want to complain."
After a long argument, the system finally compromised and allowed Xie Ling to use the system's energy once, but of course, this was after the energy had accumulated to 50%.
Although 10 percent may sound like a lot, it cannot be moved at the moment.
Although Xie Ling suspected that the system was just making false promises for him, he still thought that this system had never harmed him. He was satisfied at this moment, and he coughed lightly, then his expression changed in an instant.
"Okay system, let's go see the wild boar."
system:……
Who was the one clamoring to complain about it just now?
But what does this wild boar look like? Everyone living in the technological plane is curious.
After the class at noon, Xie Ling seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Outside, the wild boars pulled from the imperial mausoleum were being transported to the zoo. The palace servants were quietly surrounding them on the roadside, as if they were looking at some rare and divine creature, which made Xie Ling curious from early in the morning.
It’s OK if I don’t have the chance to see it normally, but now I have the chance, and it’s right outside in the Imperial Garden…
Zheng Daru found it somewhat amusing to see him feeling so uneasy.
"It's normal for you to be curious about these things at your age."
"The cage is locked. Go and see if you want."
The disaster at the Nanshan Imperial Mausoleum could certainly not be concealed from the court officials in the capital. After learning of such a bizarre incident, everyone was in a daze when they came to court.
If this wild boar had not been dragged into the palace by His Majesty, there is no telling how many people would want to come and watch it. It is normal for Xie Ling to be curious.
After he finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and said, "I heard that you are good at painting. You can draw a picture for me after you see it."
Zheng Wanyun not only taught Xie Ling the Four Books and Five Classics, but also taught him music, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, Xie Ling was not very interested in these. However, this time when he came back from Qingyuan Temple and heard the eunuch say that Xie Ling was good at painting, he became interested in giving him some advice, and he rarely assigned any homework.
Thinking of how his painting had angered Emperor Wu, Xie Ling said:
Ah, this. The teacher shouldn't be angry, right?
Forget it, I'll go and take a look first. At worst, I can ask the great scholar for mercy later.
After saying goodbye to Zheng Daru, Xie Ling ate a few bites of cake and ran out. As soon as he arrived at the Imperial Garden, he saw more than thirty guards holding knives and pulling a cage cart, pulling a huge iron cage into the Imperial Garden.
Hiss, so many people!
Xie Ling pushed his way through the crowd, originally expecting to see a wild boar king charging around in a reckless and ferocious manner, but when he got past, he saw a pig brother who was extremely excited about eating.
There was a pile of weeds and fruits in front of Pig Brother, and he lowered his head and showed them off, not being picky at all.
Xie Ling: …
"How was it caught?"
The guards guarding the wild boar hesitated when they saw that it was Master Xie.
"It wasn't caught, it came here on its own initiative."
At that time, the wild boar had eaten almost all the food in the mountains. After coming down the mountain and breaking into the imperial mausoleum, it ate a lot of tribute from King Zhao and has been craving for this taste ever since.
Before the guards could come up with a solution, the wild boar smelled the food and came down the mountain on its own.
Xiao Huan had no idea what to do with the pig for the time being, so he asked someone to bring it over for a look. He had heard of elephant soldiers in Lingnan, and heard that they were extremely brave in battle and difficult for ordinary soldiers to match, so he became interested in the wild boar.
After the court session ended at noon, Xiao Huan glanced at Wang Bao.
"The wild boar is back?"
"We have arrived at the zoo, Your Majesty." Thinking of the legendary wild boar, Wang Bao felt a little aggravated. This thing was really magical.
Xiao Huan responded indifferently.
"Where's Xie Ling?"
He guessed that guy would never give up the opportunity to see the wild boar, and he didn't know where he was now.
Wang Bao really said, "Mr. Xie and Mr. Zheng asked for leave from class at noon, and went to the Imperial Garden to watch early in the morning."
"I'm probably in the zoo now... drawing."
draw?
Xiao Huan was stunned for a moment, and Wang Bao whispered the assignments that Zheng Daru had assigned him. He twitched his lips slightly, thinking of the painting Xie Ling had drawn for him, and snorted coldly, wanting to see what he could draw.
After changing his clothes, Xiao Huan walked to the zoo and saw the guards staring at the iron cage as if they were facing a great enemy. He observed carefully and found that the wild boar was indeed much larger than other pigs, and its fangs were thick and sharp, and it looked like it often fought with other animals.
It is not so surprising that a wild boar that can rival a big beast could break into the imperial tomb.
Opposite the wild boar, Xie Ling was particularly conspicuous in his red clothes.
When Xiao Huan walked over, Xie Ling had already set up the easel and prepared to paint.
Well, thanks to Mr. Zheng, he just said that he wanted to draw a homework, and immediately a eunuch helped him get it.
Just looking at the pig brother in front of him staring at him, Xie Ling was a little bit at a loss for words. He was good at drawing Q-version, but normal drawings...forgive him.
He didn't even know how to start writing.
The well-fed Pig Brother looked at him with dark eyes. The only thing that made Xie Ling happy was that this guy didn't get angry or his eyes turned red.
The man and the pig stared at each other for a long time.
Xie Ling gritted his teeth and drew a pig's ear first. However, he didn't control the space well, and the ear took up one fifth of the paper.
Emperor Wu, who just came over and saw me, said: …
Tsk, he knew it would be like this, this guy can't even draw!
Thinking of this, the anger that Xie Ling had neglected him on the night of the Lantern Festival completely disappeared. However, Xiao Huan still frowned when he saw him scratching his head and stopping writing in embarrassment.
Xie Ling was thinking: It's over, this piece of paper is useless.
Suddenly, the discarded manuscript in his hand was taken away, and Emperor Wu stood behind him without him knowing.
"His Majesty."
He turned around in surprise, and before he could stand up and salute, he heard the voice of His Majesty.
"Consider the distance before you draw." He whispered, and when Xie Ling was thinking about something, he simply held his hand and gently drew a few strokes.
With just a few strokes, the wild boar's expression was sketched out. Xie Ling looked at it in amazement, and couldn't help but compare the face of the pig brother opposite him with the wild boar's eyes painted by His Majesty Emperor Wu.
They are exactly the same!
Even the spirit is drawn!
"Fuck, system, I'm jealous."
"How come he knows everything?" Xie Ling glanced at him sourly.
Xiao Huan glanced at the top of his head, raised his eyebrows, and held Xie Ling's hand but did not let go. He continued to draw a few more strokes before lowering his eyes.
"Is this going to work?"
Xie Ling: "My brain knows how to do it, but my hands don't."
He coughed awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you teach me how to draw all of them."
After all, if His Majesty taught him to finish the painting, then it would be considered as his painting, and it could be rounded off to be considered as homework.
When it comes to things like music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Xie Ling would be lazy whenever possible and didn't want to work hard at all. Xiao Huan didn't see what he was thinking, but when he heard Xie Ling eagerly asking him to teach him a little longer and when she had finished painting all the paintings, his eyes paused slightly and he lowered his eyes to look at him deeply.
Does this guy want to stay close to me for a while longer?
Yes, since Xie Ling admires him, it is natural that she would want to be closer to him, so of course she would think too much now.
Xiao Huan felt that he should withdraw his hand and let him paint by himself, so as to put away all those unnecessary thoughts. However, holding Xie Ling's fingers in his palm, the faint fragrance of magnolia on the other person filled his breath. His throat rolled, and he agreed inexplicably.
"Stand aside."
He spoke in a low, hoarse voice, and Xie Ling immediately stood beside him with a smile on his face.
Who understands!
A pie in the sky, Emperor Wu is actually willing to help!
This is simply an angel.
Xie Ling looked at him happily, his eyes almost curved into crescents. In Xiao Huan's eyes, this was a chance to get close to me, and Xie Ling was ecstatic.
This guy...actually behaved so obviously?
He pursed his lips and looked away as if nothing had happened, focusing his attention on the painting.
Maybe it was because it was full, but the wild boar didn't make as much noise as it did in the imperial mausoleum, and was very cooperative. Xiao Huan held Xie Ling's hand and was lost in thought from time to time, but he actually drew this picture.
Xie Ling didn't think much about it. After finishing the last stroke, he couldn't help but admire the painting on the shelf.
Wow, what a fine product.
The wild boar in the painting looked lazy and tired, but His Majesty had brought out the natural temperament of a wild animal. One glance at it showed that it was not to be trifled with.
I don’t know if the wild boar itself can understand it, but Xie Ling is obviously very satisfied.
"Your Majesty, can I take this painting?"
After seeing Xie Ling finished the painting, his first reaction was to ask him for the painting, which made Xiao Huan feel even more complicated.
Does this guy want to collect the painting I drew myself?
He glanced at Xie Ling and thought that he shouldn't be spoiled like this. Is the relationship between him and him so good?
But then I thought that this wild boar was caught because of Xie Ling's novel, so it would be fine to give it to Xie Ling, just as a reward for him.
That's all.
I am not such a stingy person.
So when Xie Ling raised his head, he saw His Majesty retract his hand, take the handkerchief and wipe the ink off his fingertips.
"I don't need these paintings. Since you asked for them, take them."
Xie Ling: Hehe.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
That's awesome.
He carefully peeled off the painting, ready to wait until it was dry before turning it in for homework. But when he came to his senses, Xie Ling looked at His Majesty with some curiosity.
"By the way, Your Majesty, can you tell me what you are doing with this wild boar?"
He was caught but not executed or anything, instead he was brought into the palace?
Xiao Huan glanced at him and said, "I just want to see if this kind of wild boar can be used in the army."
Xie Ling: ??? What? In the army?
Xie Ling was stunned for a moment, looked at Brother Pig opposite him, and then looked at Emperor Wu who would roll over even a pig, his expression was complicated at this time.
Xiao Huan had never kept pets in the palace in previous years, but the previous emperor had retained an animal trainer, who had been waiting here early in the morning.
After hearing what His Majesty meant, the tamer looked at the wild boar and hesitated.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I'm afraid this wild boar is not as docile as the elephant soldiers in Lingnan."
Even though this wild boar is very quiet now because it is full, if it starts to go wild, even thirty guards will not be able to control it.
In particular, the wild boar skin is extremely rough and cannot be penetrated by ordinary bows and arrows. This thing may cause damage to the enemy, but it is not friendly to their own soldiers.
Xiao Huan couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Open the cage and drive them into the fence."
He wanted to try the beast himself.
"this……"
The tamer immediately wanted to apologize and stop it, but when he met His Majesty's gaze, he had to swallow his words.
"This wild boar is wild and difficult to tame. Your Majesty, please be careful."
After that, he and the guards carefully drove the wild boar into the fence.
Xie Ling was shocked as he didn't expect that His Majesty would tame it himself.
At this time, Qian Ming and he hurriedly stood in front.
Xiao Huan didn't think much about it. After the beast entered the fence, he ordered people to put protective gear on its neck and then jumped onto its back.
However, the wild boar might have been frightened by the chase, and its laziness was swept away, and its ferocity was suddenly aroused. Xie Ling watched the wild boar, which was lazy just now, stand up.
I couldn't help but shake my head: "It's a bit scary, Tongzi."
He didn't feel anything when the wild boar was lying down, but when he stood up, the feeling of oppression was so intense that Xie Ling even felt that the person standing opposite him was a tiger the size of an elephant.
Sensing someone on its back, the wild boar howled, and suddenly raised its head and began to shake it wildly, trying to throw the weight off its back. Xiao Huan pulled the reins tight with a blank expression, but couldn't help frowning as he saw the wild boar had no sense of direction.
The wild boar had thick skin and flesh, so it didn't cause any damage when it hit the fence, but the soldiers standing on it might get hurt. Xiao Huan tried hard to control the direction, but the wild beast went crazy and didn't care at all.
The opponent was exhausted after running for the whole game, and the fence on top was broken in several places, but there was no sign of being tamed.
Xiao Huan stretched out his hand and raised it, then turned over when this guy finally stopped because of tiredness, but the expression on his face was not very good.
"It's true."
Neither his obedience nor his sense of direction matched those of the soldiers. He had practiced martial arts for many years but was still like this. Ordinary soldiers could not control him at all.
The tamer breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the sweat from his forehead when he saw that His Majesty had witnessed it personally.
"Your Majesty will see."
Xie Ling was frightened by the mad wild boar just now. At this time, seeing Emperor Wu riding on the wild boar's back with ease, his eyes lit up with admiration.
So powerful, he is worthy of being Emperor Wu.
But we still need to care about it.
"Your Majesty, are you not hurt?"
He looked at Emperor Wu. Xiao Huan's arm fell, and his palm was cut by the rough reins when he was controlling the wild boar just now.
He didn't care about this minor injury at all, and when Xie Ling asked, he just said, "Nothing."
Looking at the wild boar, Xiao Huan felt a little headache. Since it was determined that it could not be used in the army, it was useless to keep it, and he was too lazy to raise another pig in the palace.
Thinking of the fact that this pig had previously dug up the tomb of King Zhao, Xiao Huan felt strangely a little superstitious.
It would seem unlucky to kill him at this point.
He paused and looked at the pig again.
"Take this wild boar back to the mountains."
"Send it back to where it came from."
ah?
The guards were stunned for a moment. After pulling the animal back for a long time, they were going to let it go?
But the emperor had given the order and the guards drove the thing back to the iron cage. Perhaps because it had just run wildly and consumed its energy, the wild boar had returned to its quiet state when eating.
Xie Ling shook his head, thinking that it was a good thing that he had just finished drawing Pig Brother, otherwise, after Pig Brother was sent away, his trip would have been in vain.
Just as Xie Ling was thinking about wanting to talk to the system, his nose suddenly twitched.
Huh? Wait, why did he smell blood just now?
"System, do you smell it?"
System: “It seems a little bit.”
Xie Ling's five senses were definitely sharp, so he sniffed lightly and glanced in the direction of Emperor Wu. He widened his eyes when he saw the slightly darker color on the sleeve of His Majesty's right hand.
"Your Majesty is injured?!" Why didn't he say that just now?
Wait, are you embarrassed?
But it’s already very impressive that he just tamed this elephant-sized wild boar by himself. There’s nothing to hide.
Xie Ling didn't quite understand what His Majesty was thinking. He hesitated for a long time and quietly slipped away while no one was noticing him.
After dealing with the wild boar for a while, Xiao Huan prepared to return to Wannian Pavilion. However, when he turned around, he suddenly found that Xie Ling, who had just stood beside him, had disappeared.
"Where's Xie Ling?"
Wang Bao: …
Yes, where is Mr. Xie?
Wasn't you just here?
Wang Bao was confused. He didn't expect that Master Xie had disappeared when he turned around. He looked at the sun and said hesitantly, "It should be the class time soon. Master Xie, please take your leave first, right?"
As for why His Majesty did not hear the farewell call, Eunuch Wang Bao didn't know either.
Wang Bao smiled awkwardly.
Xiao Huan frowned, thinking of that guy's character, and didn't ask any more questions, thinking that he would settle the score together next time. But when he just walked to the small road of Wannian Pavilion, he saw Xie Ling hiding secretly under the osmanthus tree next to the imperial garden from a distance.
A familiar sense of déjà vu suddenly hit his mind. Xiao Huan rubbed his forehead with a headache, and finally knew where he had seen this scene before.
Isn't this the scene in the novel written by Xie Ling where the young medical officer bribed the imperial guards and met him by chance?
Now I finally have a reason why the young medical officer in the novel was so sneaky.
Xie Ling had no idea what Emperor Wu was thinking. He saw His Majesty coming from afar and shook his sleeves.
Not only Emperor Wu saw it, but also Wang Bao, who was in attendance.
Mr. Xie, what's wrong?
How could it be so difficult to understand in the middle of the day?
Wang Bao doesn't quite understand this kind of performance art.
Xiao Huan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he saw the words above Xie Ling's head.
"urgent!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you look at me?"
Xiao Huan: ...
never mind.
"You wait here, I'll go over and take a look."
"yes."
Because they were in the Imperial Palace, the guards and eunuchs naturally had no concerns about His Majesty's safety and stopped respectfully by the roadside.
When Xiao Huan walked over, he saw Xie Ling's eyes light up.
"Your Majesty."
His Majesty has finally come. If he doesn't come again, he doesn't know what to do next.
"No need to be so polite." Xiao Huan took a deep breath and glanced at him.
"I haven't punished you for leaving without saying goodbye just now, so why are you here waving your sleeves now?"
Xie Ling felt wronged: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me."
"I didn't leave on purpose just now."
"Didn't I just go to the Imperial Hospital to get some medicine?"
Imperial Hospital, who is sick?
Xiao Huan's first reaction was to Xie Ling himself. Just as he was about to look him up and down to see what was wrong, Xie Ling said dryly, "Your Majesty, I didn't peek on purpose."
"It's just that I have a very sensitive nose and I smelled it accidentally."
"Your Majesty, is your hand okay?"
This is Emperor Wu’s hand, nothing must happen to it!
If there was insurance in ancient times, he would have wanted to buy one for His Majesty.
Xiao Huan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the medicine was for him.
——Xie Ling thought he was injured?
"Isn't it?"
Their eyes met, and the young man opposite blinked and pointed to a drop of blood that had dripped from his sleeve at some point.
Seeing that Xiao Huan didn't respond, Xie Ling boldly went up and asked, "Your Majesty, don't you know it yourself?"
"It looks like there's an injury here."
He gently held up Xiao Huan's right hand, and after removing his sleeve, he saw a bloody wound on his palm caused by the rough rope. There was only one wound, but it went straight across the palm of his right hand, and it looked painful.
If Xie Sen had been injured like this, he would have screamed and howled, but how come Emperor Wu acted as if nothing had happened?
Xiao Huan really didn't take this wound seriously. He had suffered all kinds of injuries on the battlefield, so he didn't need to pay much attention to this scratch. He didn't expect this guy to notice it. And when he wasn't paying attention, he actually ran to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine.
Xiao Huan couldn't describe the feeling in his heart, he just felt that the hand held by Xie Ling was slightly hot.
Tsk, I didn’t feel anything when I didn’t see this wound before, but now it’s actually getting hot.
Pretentious.
He lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly: "In that case, please bandage it for me."
The wound was on his right hand, and his left hand was inconvenient. Xiao Huan thought so, but his eyes were always on Xie Ling.
Xie Ling felt puzzled by the way he was looked at: Why did Emperor Wu look at him like that?
Could it be that he was afraid that the bandage would hurt him? He thought for a moment and assured earnestly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will try to be gentle."
Xiao Huan glanced at him and said, "Yeah."
Since he is so worried that I will feel pain, then please be gentler.
Xie Ling straightened his attitude and gently cleaned the debris around the wound with a handkerchief as if he was serving his top boss.
The material of reins these days is very rough. They would leave bloody marks when they rubbed into the hand. It was the first time for Xie Ling to deal with such a wound.
He lowered his eyes and picked out the debris bit by bit.
It didn't hurt, but it was itchy. Xiao Huan originally thought it was just a simple cleaning, but he didn't expect him to be so serious.
The young man in red lowered his eyes, his long black eyelashes fell under his eyes, like a small fan. The more Xiao Huan looked at it, the more itchy he felt.
Xie Ling's neck was sore from picking, and he couldn't help rubbing it. He lowered his head to clean up the last bit of debris, and then raised his head.
"alright."
This thing is really hard to pick.
He muttered something, took out the secret ointment given by the Imperial Hospital, and coughed lightly.
"Your Majesty, Dean Xia said that this thing might sting a little when you first apply it."
"Please bear with it for a moment."
This is the case with all ointments for external injuries. It will be a little painful when applied directly to the wound.
Xie Ling looked hesitant, and when he realized that he was staring at his eyelashes, Xiao Huan came back to his senses.
"Yes, I understand."
"You apply it."
After hearing His Majesty's words, Xie Ling relaxed a little, unscrewed the stopper of the jade bottle, dipped some on a handkerchief, and gently applied it on the wound.
The palm of his hand felt itchy, but not as intense as when Xie Ling bent down to help him pick out the crumbs.
Xiao Huan looked at his profile as he lowered his head and looked serious, and that strange feeling came back.
"Your Majesty, does it hurt?"
Xie Ling couldn't help asking while he was doing this. There was no other way. This was his top boss. If he didn't serve him well, it would be fatal. It's not shameful to be careful. Didn't you see that even if the head of the Imperial Hospital came, he had to behave himself?
Standing under the tree in the middle of the day, Xie Ling's cheeks turned red from the heat. Xiao Huan didn't know what was wrong with him, but his heart began to beat slowly just by looking at him.
Perhaps it was because he had been living a life of luxury in recent years that a small wound had an impact on him?
Xiao Huan remained silent, which made Xie Ling feel a little strange.
Why aren’t you talking anymore?
But he didn't think much about it and kept the last step in mind after applying the medicine.
Well, get something to bandage the wound.
Xie Ling looked around and saw that both handkerchiefs were soiled by him. It was obviously impossible for His Majesty Emperor Wu to use a dirty handkerchief. If he dared to say anything, His Majesty would beat him with a stick.
After hesitating for a moment, Xie Ling gritted his teeth and simply reached out to tear off a piece of his sleeve, wanting to bandage Xiao Huan.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. These are my new clothes. They are absolutely clean."
Xiao Huan didn't expect him to do this.
Tearing his own clothes... He was about to tell Xie Ling that there was a handkerchief by the eunuch next to him, but he didn't have time to say it. He could only watch him do it.
Never mind, he just meant well.
He is worried about me too.
And... this is also Xie Ling's sleeve.
The muffled beating of his heart started again. Xiao Huan didn't know what was wrong. His throat became dry whenever he thought about it.
A butterfly-shaped knot was tied on the palm.
Xie Ling smiled with satisfaction. Not bad, not bad. This bow is perfect. It is worthy of him.
He was just about to raise his head when he saw that His Majesty was also about to stop.
His fingertips lightly brushed Xie Ling's lips, and when Xiao Huan reacted, he had already reached out and stroked them.
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