Chapter 133 Chapter 133 I Don't Want To Chapter 133 No...
Chapter 133 I Don't Want
"Senior, I am Lin Pingzhi from the Lin family." Lin Pingzhi's attitude was very upright and serious, and he was also a little nervous. This was naturally not because he had done anything wrong, but because he knew who was holding him, and he was excited.
Who in the martial arts world doesn't know Ling Hao's background these days? She is Feng Qingyang's disciple and the inheritor of the Dugu Nine Swords. Everyone in the martial arts world says that Feng Qingyang has completely disappeared from the world, and now the only person who can be seen using the Dugu Nine Swords is Ling Hao.
When Lin Pingzhi heard Ling Hao address the old man as "Master," he immediately recognized him. So this was Feng Qingyang! His bearing was extraordinary, his demeanor imposing, his presence awe-inspiring—truly worthy of the name Feng Qingyang.
Although Lin Pingzhi's heart was full of praise, he couldn't utter a single word. It was already quite an achievement that he could still calmly introduce himself.
Feng Qingyang looked at the fair-skinned young man with rosy lips and white teeth in front of him, thinking that although he was a little nervous, he seemed to have a decent amount of courage. So he asked, "Why are you lingering outside? Tell the truth."
His last three words were clearly spoken softly, yet they seemed to carry an indescribable pressure.
Lin Pingzhi felt as if sweat was seeping from his forehead, and it was a little itchy, but he thought it might just be his imagination. He swallowed, his throat dry, and said, "I...actually I..."
"You're not planning to do anything bad, are you?"
"No! I just want to become Master Ling's apprentice! I have no other intentions, really. I just felt I was being too presumptuous, but I was unwilling to leave like this, so I kept pacing around outside the gate. I really don't have any bad intentions. After all, Master Ling is the savior of my Fuwei Escort Agency, and we all owe her a life. I want to become her apprentice because I'm shameless, but neither I nor the people in the escort agency are ungrateful people. We would never harm Master Ling. If I really dared to do that, my parents would beat me to death first, really, you have to believe me."
Upon hearing this, Lin Pingzhi worried that he might be misunderstood as wanting to harm Ling Hao, so a long string of words flowed out of his mouth without any hesitation.
"I'm only asking if you want to do something bad, not if you want to harm Ah Hao." Gongzi Yu said with a stern face, "You talk too much."
He didn't have a problem with Lin Pingzhi; he simply had a problem with everyone who wanted to monopolize Linghao's time and attention. One after another, Gongzi Yu felt that these people were all incredibly bored, resorting to such tactics to steal his time. He loathed them all, no matter who they were.
"I'm sorry," Lin Pingzhi stammered. He thought to himself that he still wanted to leave a good impression on Master Ling, but first he was suspected of doing something bad, and then he was talked to too much, leaving a completely bad impression. For a moment, he was plunged into a gloomy mood.
"Become a disciple?" Feng Qingyang grasped the key point in Lin Pingzhi's words. He looked the boy up and down, then grabbed his hand, pressed his bones, and took his pulse. Then he looked at his good disciple, "Although he is not as good as you, his aptitude for swordsmanship is a little higher than others. Do you want to take him as a disciple?"
"No." Ling Hao shook her head immediately. "My swordsmanship is still passable, but I'm not qualified to take on disciples yet." Of course, another reason was that she didn't want to take on any master-disciple responsibilities right now. She had only been down the mountain for a while, and she wanted to play for a longer time.
If she were to take on an apprentice, wouldn't she have to assume the airs and responsibilities of a master? Although she enjoys putting on airs and pretending to be a wise and virtuous person, she doesn't want to take on any apprentices yet.
"Then forget it," Feng Qingyang said casually. He had only asked casually and didn't really care.
Lin Pingzhi was overjoyed to hear that his aptitude for swordsmanship was higher than others when he heard Ling Hao's rejection. It was like a blow to the head, and he completely deflated. Not only that, his eyes reddened, and he looked quite pitiful.
It's true what they say, being good-looking has its advantages. Seeing Lin Pingzhi's aggrieved look, Ling Hao felt a pang of sympathy. She said, "Don't cry."
Lin Pingzhi suddenly looked up, gazing at Ling Hao with anticipation.
“If you cry, people outside will think we’re ganging up on you,” Ling Hao said.
Lin Pingzhi: "..."
He really wanted to cry now; he thought she had changed her mind, but that wasn't the case.
"You..." Meeting Lin Pingzhi's pitiful gaze, Ling Hao paused for a moment before finally saying, "You should go home quickly; your parents must miss you."
"Oh." Lin Pingzhi knew this meant a refusal. "Thank you for your kindness, Hero Ling. I will do as you say." Of course he would go back, but not now.
Lin Pingzhi was led out by the poems.
Feng Qingyang was somewhat bored. "I thought there would be something fun." It was strange; his disciple always seemed to encounter something interesting wherever he went, but now that it was his turn, he hadn't run into anything interesting.
If Ling Hao knew what Feng Qingyang was thinking, she would definitely protest vehemently. She doesn't just bring interesting things wherever she goes; she brings bad luck wherever she goes. It's really strange; ever since she came down the mountain, it seems she hasn't had a single truly peaceful day. Could it be that she's developed the constitution of a perpetual elementary school student? That can't be right.
Zhu Qiqi looked at Feng Qingyang, and a thought immediately came to her. "Senior, I have a great place to go. I guarantee it will be fun." She couldn't go out casually right now, but staying home was really boring.
While on the island, Shen Lang was there to keep her company, but now that he's gone and Gongzi Yu is monopolizing Ling Hao, she's genuinely bored. If she could go out with Feng Qingyang, she certainly wouldn't encounter any danger. She's not stupid; of course, she'd seize this opportunity.
Feng Qingyang immediately became interested. "Where is it? What's interesting about it?"
"Senior, take me there. We'll find out when we get there," Zhu Qiqi said with a smile.
Feng Qingyang said, "You're just like your father." Quite "cunning."
Zhu Qiqi did not deny it, "I am my father's daughter, so of course I look like him."
“Alright, I’ll take you with me.” With that, Feng Qingyang placed his hand on Zhu Qiqi’s shoulder, and with a push, he carried her up to the rooftop, and they were gone in a flash.
"Master, take good care of Madam Zhu!" Feng Qingyang acted so quickly that Ling Hao had time to give this instruction.
"Ah Hao." Gongzi Yu stepped forward and took Ling Hao's hand in his own.
"Don't worry, Master will take good care of Madam Zhu." Ling Hao placed her other hand on the back of Gongzi Yu's hand and patted it reassuringly. "Both of them will be fine."
“Ah Hao, I thought you would keep Lin Pingzhi,” Gongzi Yu said.
"Huh? Why would I keep them here?" Ling Hao was a little confused. Was the topic jumping a bit too fast? Shouldn't this be the other thing?
Gongzi Yu lowered his head slightly, looked up at Ling Hao, his eyes filled with tears, and his eyes were full of grievances. "I thought you would feel sorry for him and keep him here."
Ling Hao understood. It wasn't that the topic changed too quickly; it was that someone was getting jealous too fast and couldn't wait any longer. "How could that be? I certainly wouldn't keep someone just because I feel sorry for them. Otherwise, our villa wouldn't be able to accommodate everyone. After all, there are plenty of pitiful people in the world."
Furthermore, she believed that the matter with Fuwei Escort Agency had been resolved, and Lin Pingzhi would not suffer the loss of his family. He was pampered by his parents, protected by the escorts of Fuwei Escort Agency, and had no worries about food or clothing; how could he be pitiful?
Of course, thanks to Lin Pingzhi's handsome face, he did look somewhat pitiful when he was about to cry. But for Ling Hao, that was all.
"If someone truly becomes pitiful in the future, will Ah Hao treat that person very well?" Gongzi Yu continued to ask, "Will she treat them better than she treats me?"
He was always on edge, unable to find complete peace of mind. Because his Ah Hao was just too good, he worried that someone might covet her. And because his Ah Hao was just too good, he always felt that winning her favor was like a dream, and that if he woke up from that dream, he would lose her.
From the moment they got together, a deep-seated fear lurked within Gongzi Yu. That fear was buried very, very deep, and would never normally surface. But in the past two days, so many people had appeared between him and Ling Hao, and the unease deep within him finally erupted.
He desperately wanted a positive answer from Linghao to put his mind at ease.
“Of course not.” Linghao reached out and stroked Gongzi Yu’s cheek. “If someone really comes along in the future, I will help if I can, but I won’t do anything excessive. I have my own life, and I have people I care about. I will not abandon all of this for some pitiful person. Yu, I will not be nice to any pitiful person, nor will I be nicer to that person than to you.”
She could sense the unease deep within Gongzi Yu's heart. Although she didn't understand why he was uneasy, she still offered him reassurance with all her sincerity. Moreover, with pitiful A-Yu standing before her, his eyes filled with pleading, it was truly difficult for her not to soften.
So this is what it means for a hero to succumb to the charms of a beautiful woman. Now I understand. At this moment, looking at A-Yu, who was even more moving because of her pitiful state, Ling Hao finally understood why the saying "a hero can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman" has been passed down for so long.
"Really?" Gongzi Yu seemed uneasy.
"Really," Linghao solemnly promised.
Gongzi Yu immediately smiled, like a lotus flower swaying gently on the water in summer, both pitiful and touching.
While lovers were enjoying a passionate moment in the secluded courtyard, the entire capital was plunged into confusion by an imperial decree. The emperor had issued a decree prohibiting the planting, purchase, extraction, and feeding of poppies to others, along with other related requirements.
The people of Kyoto were baffled. It was just a medicine; why would the emperor issue such an edict? Had some concubine in the harem suffered a problem because of this medicine, and the emperor, in a fit of rage, risked everything for her?
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Author's note: It's windy and rainy in Fujian again [melted emoji]
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