Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 49
[Chapter 49 Flaw]
During another martial arts class, Instructor Sun looked at Lin Xiu in surprise and asked, “Did you succeed in drawing in Qi?”
Lin Xiu nodded and said, “A friend who runs a martial arts school helped me.”
Drawing in Qi requires at least a ground-level martial artist like him. Instructor Sun never thought that Lin Xiu had such a friend, but he didn’t say much, just said, “Since you succeeded in drawing in Qi, your class today will have to be changed.” Whether you
succeed in drawing in Qi or not, the content of the martial arts class is also different. For those
who have not drawn in Qi yet, or those with low physical fitness, the focus is on improving their physical fitness and preparing for the future drawing in Qi, while those who have successfully drawn in Qi, such as Li Baizhang and Lin Xiu, focus on martial arts practice.
The focus of their practice is the control of true Qi. For
example, it is still a bit difficult for Lin Xiu to circulate the true Qi in his body to a certain part of the body to attack, or to attach the true Qi to a weapon. There is only a weak true Qi in his body, and the speed of circulation is very slow. The accumulation process takes a long time, and he is currently unable to attach the true Qi to a weapon.
During the break, Xue Ning’er came over from not far away. She took out an invitation from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Xiu, saying, “It’s my birthday in a few days. I will have a banquet at my house. You won’t refuse me again this time, will you?”
Lin Xiu accepted the invitation with both hands and apologized, “No, no, I was really too busy in the past few days. I will definitely be there for Miss Ning’er’s birthday.”
Lin Xiu saw the invitation and found out that Xue Ning’er would be eighteen years old in a few days.
It’s hard to imagine that a girl under eighteen years old has such a good development. After standing her up so many times, Lin Xiu obviously had no reason to be absent from this birthday party.
He smiled at Xue Ning’er and asked, “Has Wang Wei bothered you these days?”
When Lin Xiu mentioned this, Xue Ning’er remembered that day when Lin Xiu and Wang Wei were jealous of her, and Zhao Lingjun’s future husband dueled with others for her. Just thinking about it made her feel very accomplished.
She was secretly happy in her heart but pretended to be unhappy on her face, and said angrily: “What are you talking about? Who asked you to bet with him? What if you lose?”
Lin Xiu shrugged and said, “Didn’t I win?”
At this point, Xue Ning’er’s face showed confusion, and she murmured: “Strange, why did Wang Wei make such a bet with you? He used to hang around Qin Wan…”
Lin Xiu was stunned for a moment, his eyes slightly condensed, then looked at Xue Ning’er and asked: “Miss Ning’er and Wang Wei, weren’t familiar with each other before?”
Xue Ning’er shook her head and said, “Not very familiar. We barely talked to each other.”
Lin Xiu was silent for a moment, then a smile appeared on her face, and she said, “Anyway, I’m glad he’s not bothered by you. Okay, I’m going to class. See you at the banquet…”
After separating from Xue Ning’er, Lin Xiu held a wooden sword and maintained the same waving motion as Instructor Sun required, but his eyes looked at Wang Wei in front of him.
Including Instructor Sun, even Wang Wei himself probably thought that the wooden sword he chose was not strong, but only Lin Xiu knew that the sword was as strong as it could be.
Wang Wei used all his strength to strike him on the head, without reservation.
Otherwise, his wooden sword would not break in an instant. You know, Lin Xiu’s original plan was to pretend to knock Wang Wei unconscious after being hit a few times, but because of Wang Wei’s full strength, the wooden sword could not withstand the strength of the two people, so it broke directly in the first collision. Wang Wei
has practiced true qi, and his full-strength attack on the head of an ordinary person would cause a bleeding head at the lightest, and a death at the worst.
Lin Xiu originally thought that he was dazzled by Xue Ning’er’s beauty, and he was jealous and lost his mind, forgetting the severity of the attack.
But Xue Ning’er said that the two of them were not familiar with each other at all, and Wang Wei had never pursued her.
In other words, Wang Wei’s jealousy was just a cover, and he came for her from the beginning.
Lin Xiu didn’t know whether the son of the former Earl of Ping’an had offended this person. Even if he had, what deep hatred did the two have that was worth him being so cruel in martial arts class?
Or maybe he was an extreme fan of his fiancée and didn’t want the goddess to marry him, so he planned to get rid of Lin Xiu?
Lin Xiu didn’t think that Wang Wei wanted to marry Zhao Lingjun. It wasn’t that he looked down on Wang Wei, but that Wang Wei was unworthy.
At this time, Lin Xiu thought of more than that.
Was the assassination that night also related to this person?
After the assassin died, all the clues came to an abrupt end. The Qingli Division couldn’t find anything and had sealed the case files, but in Lin Xiu’s heart, this matter had not passed.
After all, the person hiding in the dark wanted his life…
If she hadn’t mentioned inadvertently when chatting with Xue Ning’er that Wang Wei hadn’t pursued him, Lin Xiu might have always thought that this was an incident caused by jealousy.
Wang Wei disguised himself very well, but unfortunately he still revealed a flaw.
At this time, Li Baizhang came over, looked at the invitation in Lin Xiu’s hand, and exclaimed: “Brother Lin is really amazing. He even got Miss Ning’er’s birthday party invitation.”
Lin Xiu looked at him and asked, “Didn’t she send you off?”
Li Baizhang looked at him with resentment and said, “Brother Lin, what you said is hurtful. There are so many people in the martial arts class, but you are the only one who got this invitation. If this invitation is sent to everyone, Duke Xue’s mansion will be overcrowded…”
Hearing this, Lin Xiu couldn’t help but sigh for the other male compatriots in the martial arts class.
Licking a dog, licking a dog, licking a dog, in the end, nothing.
They usually followed Xue Ning’er around, coming and going at her call, but in the end, they couldn’t even get a birthday invitation…
Lin Xiu looked in a certain direction and asked, “Wang Wei doesn’t have one either?”
Li Baizhang said, “Wang Wei’s father is Guang’an Hou, a third-class marquis. He should have an invitation, but didn’t he fail in his challenge to you last time? According to the bet, he should stay away from Miss Ning’er in the future. Even if Miss Ning’er gives it to him, will he have the face to accept it?”
Lin Xiu looked at Li Baizhang and said in surprise, “Brother Li seems to know these dignitaries in the capital very well.”
Li Baizhang smiled and said, “Of course, the capital is a place where dignitaries are everywhere. If we, the common people, don’t know them and accidentally offend one of them, I’m afraid we won’t know how we died.” What Li Baizhang
said was right, but it was not rigorous.
Not only the common people, but even some of the dignitaries who offended more powerful dignitaries would also not have a good end.
At this time, Li Baizhang suddenly asked again: “I wonder if Brother Lin has thought of what gift to give Miss Ning’er?”
Lin Xiu asked in confusion: “Ah, do you still need to give a gift?”
Li Baizhang looked at him with strange eyes and said: “Brother Lin, do you think that going to the banquet means eating and drinking for free?”
These days, Lin Xiu has been used to free whoring, and he really didn’t think of this just now.
Now he is
a little embarrassed. Xue Ning’er was born in a wealthy family. She has seen all kinds of good things. If the gift is cheap, it is a bit embarrassing. If the gift is expensive, Lin Xiu can’t bear it.
After all, it is not easy for him to make money to support his family. The money he earns from working hard may not be as much as Xue Ning’er’s pocket money. For gifts of more than ten taels of silver, Lin Xiu has to think carefully.
Moreover, he can’t afford to lose this person if he gives gifts of more than ten or dozens of taels. It would
be great if the gold hairpin and jade bracelet given by the imperial concubine were still there. Her jewelry is all good things. Even if Xue Ning’er is knowledgeable, she should not be able to resist the charm of those two things.
This thought only flashed through Lin Xiu’s mind. He really couldn’t bear to give such a good thing, which was Lingyin, to another woman.
Finally, Lin Xiu looked down at the gold-plated invitation in his hand and asked Li Baizhang, “Do you think it’s too late for me to return this invitation now?”
Li Baizhang took a deep breath and said, “Brother Lin, you’re going too far…”
He wanted to return something that others wanted so much. It seemed a bit irrelevant. Lin Xiu finally accepted the invitation.
Gifts still need to be given, but you have to save money. How to give a gift that is both cost-effective and satisfying to the girl is a basic skill for a qualified sea king…
An hour later, today’s martial arts class ended.
It was also time for dinner. The students who had just finished training dragged their tired bodies out of the Yishu Academy, ready to have a big meal to reward their overdrawn bodies.
Zhaiyue Tower is the best restaurant in the capital recently. Driven by the herd mentality, most students chose this place. Although the consumption here is very expensive, everyone comes from a wealthy family and doesn’t care about this little money.
Only Wang Wei and a few others walked straight through the entrance of Zhaiyue Tower and entered another restaurant not far away.
This was normal. Maybe the dishes in Zhaiyue Tower were not to their taste, or maybe they thought Zhaiyue Tower was too crowded and noisy, so no one cared about them.
Except Lin Xiu.
He raised his head and watched Wang Wei walk into Tianxiang Tower with a thoughtful expression…
Li Baizhang patted his shoulder and said, “Come in, Brother Lin, you treated me last time, this time it’s my turn to treat you…”
(End of this chapter)
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