The first volume of pearl curtains rolls up the western mountain rain at dusk Chapter 35 Levels
Four Pages Academy.
Li Diudiu returned to his residence with his right arm hanging down, wondering whether he should go to the academy to see the doctor, but he didn't want to move. He had experienced too many things that day, so many things that seemed like a dream.
If it weren't for the severe pain in my body, everything I had experienced would seem so unreal.
He was involved in this matter, but now it seems to have nothing to do with him. What will follow will be a game between big figures at higher levels. Li Diudiu cannot see what will happen from his current height.
But he could see Xiahou Zhuo, and his brothers were within his sight, and that was enough.
He threw himself on the bed and felt so comfortable lying there, but a moment later Li Diudiu suddenly sat up, reached into his clothes to rummage around, made sure the banknotes were still there, and then he let out a long sigh.
What are these banknotes?
It is a house where his master lives and works.
So he grinned foolishly, heartlessly.
The knock on the door startled Li Diudiu. The knock that interrupted his silly smile sounded very urgent, like the sound of horse hooves.
"who?"
Li Diudiu asked.
"I."
Gao Xining outside the door replied with one word.
Li Diudiu started grinning foolishly again.
Li Diudiu said: "The door is not closed."
Gao Xining pushed the door open, but did not dare to come in directly. She leaned her head to look into the room. At that moment, Li Diudiu thought she was so beautiful, and her big eyes were as beautiful as the sun, moon and stars.
"I can't practice today."
Li Diudiu smiled and said, "I owe you this. I'll make it up to you tomorrow."
Gao Xining seemed to have no idea what to ask, and finally asked, "Have you... eaten?"
Li Diudiu was about to say that he didn't eat it, but when he thought of the duck legs made by Gao Xining, the growling sound in his stomach was suppressed, and then he let out a fart at a very inopportune time.
So Gao Xining thought that he must have eaten, and judging from the sound of it, he had eaten quite a bit.
Gao Xining said shyly, "I heard you were back, and I thought you must not have eaten yet, so I brought some food. You sounded full of energy... What did you eat?"
Li Diudiu said with a smile: "You are a lady from a wealthy family, can you be more reserved? You are still so full of energy... It's dark now, who told you that I'm back?"
Gao Xining chuckled, she had been waiting here the whole time. She originally wanted to run to Jizhou Prefecture to ask what was going on, but her grandfather wouldn't allow it and ordered people not to let her run away.
She had no choice but to wait outside Li Diudiu's residence. She saw Li Diudiu when he came in. She wanted to ask Li Diudiu directly how he was, but suddenly she remembered that Li Diudiu might not have eaten all day, so she ran back and brought back some snacks.
Li Diudiu asked: "What delicious food did you bring?"
Gao Xining said a little embarrassedly: "It's so late and there's nothing to eat, so I found some snacks at home, but they're not delicious."
Li Diudiu said: "Actually, I haven't eaten it yet. Since you brought it, why don't you let me try it?"
Gao Xining immediately laughed, carried the lunch box into the house, put the snacks on the table, and then immediately jumped out the door like a little rabbit, still sticking his head out to say to Li Diudiu: "My grandfather said that men and women should not be intimate, especially at night, and you can't be alone with men. I will watch you eat outside the door."
Li Diudiu opened the food box with his left hand, and the snacks inside looked really tempting.
I was able to hold it in at first, but when I saw the snacks, my stomach started to growl loudly.
Gao Xining heard everything from outside the door. She whispered, "You'd better let it out. Look, the sound you hold back in your stomach is so unpleasant."
Li Diudiu was stuffing the snack into his mouth in big mouthfuls, and when he heard these words he spat them out.
Li Diudiu laughed and said, "Have you never had your stomach growl when you were hungry? Do you think you can suck up something like a fart?"
Gao Xining shook her head. She had never experienced her stomach growling with hunger before.
The moment she shook her head, Li Diudiu thought pretentiously that it turned out that her world was so far away from his and she had never experienced hunger.
So pretentious.
Li Diudiu cursed himself and continued to eat snacks. Gao Xining saw that he had been using his left hand, his expression changed, and he asked cautiously: "Is your right arm okay?"
Li Diudiu shook his head, his mouth full, and said vaguely: "It's okay, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
Gao Xining was worried, but he was too embarrassed to show too much concern, so he made up an excuse and said, "I'm worried that if you become disabled, it will be difficult to find a wife for you in the future."
Li Diudiu: “…”
At this time, Gao Shaowei, the dean of Siye Academy, came over with several teachers, including Yan Qingzhi. When he arrived at the door and saw his granddaughter, he winked at her, meaning that it was time for her to leave. Gao Xining had no choice but to nod and turn away. However, she was still worried, so she glanced at Yan Qingzhi. Yan Qingzhi signaled to him with her eyes that she should not worry, she was there for him.
When Gao Shaowei entered the room, Li Diudiu quickly stood up and saluted. Because his right arm was in so much pain, his posture seemed a little awkward when he saluted.
Yan Qingzhi took a step forward, grabbed Li Diudiu's right arm and squeezed it. Li Diudiu grinned, and although he didn't make a sound, a layer of sweat appeared on his forehead in an instant.
"The bone is broken."
Yan Qingzhi said four words in a somewhat low voice.
Gao Shaowei's heart tightened. This was supposed to be the child who knew the least etiquette. Compared with most of the disciples in the academy, Li Diudiu was naturally the most uneducated one. However, even though his arm was broken, he still gritted his teeth and saluted.
Why respect teachers?
This is respecting teachers.
Some people respect their teachers only with words, while others do it in their hearts.
Gao Shaowei immediately ordered, "Go and call the doctor."
"No, I'll do it."
Yan Qingzhi looked at Li Diudiu and said, "It's a little out of place. I'll pinch it back for you. Just bear with it."
Li Diudiu hummed: "Wait a moment."
Yan Qingzhi asked: "What else do you want to do?"
Li Diudiu stuffed two more pieces of dessert into his mouth and said, "Come on."
Yan Qingzhi: “…”
He pinched the broken bone of Li Diudiu's arm and pressed it. Li Diudiu's eyes suddenly widened in pain, but he was still chewing like a hamster with its mouth full. This made Yan Qingzhi feel a little unbelievable.
What a rotten kid.
Yan Qingzhi straightened the broken bones for Li Diudiu, then broke two stool legs and tied them to Li Diudiu's arms. After finishing, Yan Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Diudiu swallowed the food in his mouth and glanced at the food box again. It was obvious that he was not full yet.
He almost made Gao Shaowei laugh.
Gao Shaowei said: "If you can eat, then eat. Don't worry about whether we are around or not. It's not impolite."
Li Diudiu nodded, pinched a piece of dessert and put it into his mouth.
Gao Shaowei was silent for a while and then said, "You are injured. If there is any inconvenience, you can tell me now and I will arrange someone to take care of you for a while. If you need anything, you can also tell me now."
Li Diudiu puffed his cheeks and said, "Compensate me with a stool."
Gao Shaowei: “…”
Li Diudiu added seriously, "There is only one stool in my room. It's hard to do my homework without one."
Gao Shaowei nodded: "I'll compensate you."
He looked at Yan Qingzhi: "You pay."
Yan Qingzhi: “…”
At the same time, the Jiedushi's troops camped.
In the largest military tent, Xiahou Zhuo was lying on a stretcher with his eyes closed to rest. Outside the tent, bursts of begging were heard, followed by the sound of necks being cut by long swords.
A moment later, General Liu Ge came in from outside and handed the bloody knife to his personal soldier. As he walked, he said, "I will kill all the people brought back from Jizhou Prefecture for you. There are still some who have not been captured, but they will be captured soon."
Xiahou Zhuo opened his eyes and asked, "Is there any wine?"
Liu Ge glanced at him and said, "You're in this state, and you still want to drink?"
Xiahou Zhuo said: "I feel unhappy and want to drink."
"Hold it."
Liu Ge sat down and said, "I have found out almost everything. Your elder brother Yang Zhuo wanted to get rid of you while your father was in the capital. He is much more ruthless than you. If I were you..."
He held back the words before he could finish them, and didn't continue.
Xiahou Zhuo didn't care. He thought for a moment and said, "It's not certain whether my father was really summoned back to Daxing City. However, considering his cautious personality, I guess he would have sent someone to Daxing City to inquire about the situation faster than he did. If His Majesty hadn't summoned him, he would have returned immediately. After all, leaving the fiefdom without permission is a serious crime."
Liu Ge said: "You mean, your eldest brother is so cruel that he not only wants to get rid of you, but also wants to get rid of your father? He is the eldest son, and if your father is gone, he will naturally inherit the throne..."
Xiahou Zhuo shook his head and said, "He probably wouldn't dare."
Liu Ge said, "Who can tell? People's hearts... Forget it, let's not talk about this. The governor will take care of things for you in Jizhou Prefecture. You don't have to be afraid of anything."
He leaned over to look into Xiahou Zhuo's eyes and asked seriously, "Are you still planning to go to Northern Xinjiang next year? The governor thinks highly of you. If you stay here, you will be valued. Besides, given your father's status, if you stay in Jizhou , in the future..."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "I won't stay."
Liu Ge sighed and said, "What's so good about the northern border? The climate is bad, there's a lack of food and clothing, and you'll suffer when you get there."
Xiahou Zhuo said: "You know my ambition."
Liu Ge snorted and said, "You are childish. You are going to guard the border in the northern border. Even if Luo Jing gives you face, you are at most a lieutenant. You must charge into the front line in every battle. Your martial arts are just so-so..."
"Shut up."
Xiahou Zhuo rolled his eyes at him and said, "My martial arts skills are just so-so. Isn't it because you didn't teach me well?"
Liu Ge said: "Bullshit...it's because you have a bad foundation."
Xiahou Zhuo rolled his eyes at him again: "My foundation is not good? If my foundation is not good, who else can have a good foundation? I have a first-class foundation, okay!"
"Li Chi."
Liu Ge said casually, "That kid has a really good foundation, and he is a natural martial artist. On the way back, you also heard Ye Zhangzhu praising him highly, saying that he was the only one he had ever seen in his life."
Xiahou Zhuo was not angry at all. Instead, he grinned and said, "He has a good foundation. I am first-class, and he is the best among the first-class."
Liu Ge was stunned: "You have always been unconvinced, not to anyone, why do you look so convinced when he says his foundation is better than yours?"
Xiahou Zhuo said: "He... my brother."
Liu Ge shook his head and said, "But he and you are not on the same level. Sooner or later, you will become alienated. Believe me, people who are not on the same level will become alienated sooner or later. It may not be you who alienates him, but he may gradually alienate you because of his inferiority complex... There are many such things. Not to mention that the two of you are completely different, even if you were same person, if one is good and the other is not, you will gradually become alienated."
Xiahou Zhuo was stunned and his eyes became dazed.
Seeing him fall silent, Liu Ge couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"
Xiahou Zhuo said thoughtfully: "What if I force him to rise to a higher level?"
