Chapter 0052 Rejection
Li Chengkong looked at the three women calmly.
Of course he recognized the twins and was deeply impressed.
She was still as beautiful and charming as before, but there was no disgust and indifference in her bright eyes.
His heart was cold and motionless.
"Your Highness, please——!" Luo Qinglan invited the ladies to go into the pavilion and sit down.
Li Chengkong stood up and was about to say goodbye.
"Please sit down." Dugu Qingming glanced at Li Chengkong and said lightly.
Li Chengkong clasped his fists and sat down without saying anything more.
"Your Highness, you shouldn't have come." Wang Ruoyu sighed, "I appreciate your kindness, but there's really no need to cause this trouble."
"No trouble."
"Old Lu is not a broad-minded person. If he knows you came to see me, he will definitely bear a grudge against you."
Dugu Qingming smiled faintly and said, "Old Wang, you didn't suffer any injustice in Xiaoling Mausoleum, did you?"
"I am just an old man now. Except for some people who hate me so much that they can't wait to kill me, no one else will pay attention to me."
"Where's Lao Lu?"
"Him? He doesn't dare to do anything."
"That's true. He also has to think about his future."
If the retired head of the Imperial Household Department is liquidated and cannot protect himself, who would dare to be the head?
Besides, Old Wang has quite a few disciples. If Lu Zhang were to unite them against a common enemy, he would be in a lot of trouble.
"Old Wang, you're fatter than before. It's obvious that you're living a comfortable life."
“Haha…” Wang Ruoyu laughed and said, “To be honest with you, Your Highness, I don’t have to work so hard now. I can grow a vegetable during the day, and after I’m tired, I can have a good sleep at night.”
"Why should you be so tired? You can work with Chengkong and he won't have to do any heavy work." Luo Qinglan said with a smile.
Only then did Dugu Qingming look straight at Li Chengkong.
But she still just glanced at him lightly and said calmly: "Old Wang, are you teaming up with him?"
"Exactly."
"That's a coincidence."
“This is fate, I guess.”
Dugu Qingming nodded slightly.
"Princess, how is Concubine Yu doing?"
"Still the same as before." A layer of worry suddenly covered Dugu Qingming's dark brows.
"Let Chengkong go." Wang Ruoyu said.
Dugu Qingming frowned and looked at him.
"Chengkong has mastered a unique skill that can suppress the injuries of Madam Yufei."
Li Chengkong looked at Wang Ruoyu in surprise.
He knew that what Wang Ruoyu was talking about was the Tai Su Yuxing Jue.
This wasn't something Luo Qinglan gained by chance, so he just practiced it for himself. Could it be that he had such a long-term plan before giving it to himself?
If that is really the case, then my calculations are better than Old Wang's, but my calculations are not as far-reaching as his!
Wang Ruoyu smiled and said, "Chengkong is a genius. He can do what others cannot do. It is a blessing for Concubine Yu."
"He--?" Dugu Qingming looked at Li Chengkong.
She looked Li Chengkong up and down.
As a master, Qin Tiannan has high standards, and Wang Ruoyu has even higher standards. Qin Tiannan respects Li Chengkong, and Wang Ruoyu also values him. It seems that Li Chengkong is indeed unique.
Especially Wang Ruoyu, there are not many people in the world whom he can take seriously.
"Your Highness, how is it?" Wang Ruoyu said with a smile, "Chengkong is a good guy and can be a help."
"I trust your judgment, Old Wang." Dugu Qingming nodded slightly.
"He was originally sent here by His Highness and suffered a lot, but without these hardships he wouldn't have had this opportunity, nor would he have had the chance to show his talent, so he doesn't hate His Highness."
Wang Ruoyu looked at Li Chengkong with a smile.
Li Chengkong remained silent.
He asked himself in his heart.
Putting aside whether he hated Dugu Shuming or not, did he really want to leave Xiaoling Mausoleum?
My mood is always changing.
At the beginning, I wanted to fly away from the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Later, the situation became more and more dangerous, and I wished I could not stay there for even a day.
But now it's different.
He became a Xiaoling Guard and won over other Xiaoling Guards. With Song Minghua and others by his side, he could go to Xiaochen City to play from time to time. His life was very comfortable.
There is also the Zi Yang Sect, which is also a big trouble.
If I stay here, the Zi Yang Sect won't have anything to bother me, but once I leave Xiaoling Mausoleum, I'm afraid a bunch of troubles will put me in a dilemma.
Once you are in a dilemma, you will be in danger.
Now is not the best time to leave, we still have to stay put for a while.
Wait until you have mastered your martial arts to the highest level, and it would be best if you could become invincible before leaving. With your current progress, it won't take too long.
If he wants to take revenge and deal with Princess Qingming, he has to wait until his martial arts become invincible. There will always be opportunities. For now, he should concentrate on practicing martial arts and become invincible.
What's more, even if he wanted to leave Xiaoling Mausoleum, he didn't need to rely on Princess Qingming!
"Li Chengkong, do you want to leave Xiaoling Mausoleum?" Dugu Shuming asked.
Li Chengkong remained silent.
"It seems you don't want to." Dugu Shuming said.
Li Chengkong's eyes flashed, but he remained silent.
Dugu Shuming stared at him and said calmly, "I don't like to force people to do things. If you don't want to, forget it."
Li Chengkong said slowly: "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I am a vegetable-growing eunuch and cannot be transferred."
"It is true that vegetable-growing eunuchs cannot be transferred , but there are some flexibility." Wang Ruoyu said with a smile: "Just like when you entered the Xiaoling Guard, you are still a vegetable-growing eunuch, and you have not broken the ancestral rule."
Li Chengkong said: "It's fine inside the Xiaoling Mausoleum. If you leave the Xiaoling Mausoleum, others will catch you, so don't take the risk. If you implicate the princess, you will die!"
Dugu Shuming stared at Li Chengkong with his clear eyes.
Li Cheng was calm and generous, neither humble nor arrogant, completely different from his timid appearance at the beginning. If it weren't for the same appearance, she would have thought he was a different person.
Li Chengkong also looked at Dugu Shuming calmly and met her clear eyes.
The two people's eyes met , and neither of them gave in.
This made Dugu Shuming frown slightly, looking rebellious!
"Li Chengkong, you're still holding your head!" The red-dressed girl Xiao Miaoxue shouted, "Do you think the princess is begging you?"
Li Chengkong looked at the girl in red and said, "Miss, what you said is absurd. No matter how arrogant I am, I would never have such an idea. I am just a vegetable grower , like mud. My humble body is not worth mentioning. My martial arts skills are also insignificant. I believe there are many people in the world who are more powerful than me!"
"Hmph, it's good that you understand!" Xiao Miaoxue wanted to say more indignantly, but the green-clothed girl Xiao Meiying pulled her sleeve and she closed her lips in anger .
"Forget it, if you don't want to, forget it." Dugu Shuming's bright eyes flickered, and he said lightly: "Go ahead."
Li Chengkong clasped his fists and bowed, then left the pavilion like flowing clouds and water, opened the gate and walked away.
"This brat..." Xiao Miaoxue stomped her feet in anger seeing how rude he was.
After leaving Wang Ruoyu's yard, Li Chengkong walked slowly, his mind in turmoil.
After rejecting Princess Qingming, he felt a faint sense of pleasure from revenge.
If I could make her bow her head and beg me, that would be the real pleasure!
It's a pity that she, a daughter of a noble family, would never bow down to a mere eunuch like him. This is her inherent concept and cannot be changed.
Eunuchs are household slaves. This is a deeply rooted idea that cannot be broken. In the eyes of these wealthy families, eunuchs are just dogs, just like themselves. If they beat the dog wrongly, it is just a mistake. Giving a few delicious meals can make up for it.
His face gradually became gloomy and his joy disappeared.
Dugu Shuming stared at Li Chengkong's back until he opened the gate and disappeared, still looking at him thoughtfully.
