Chapter 135 - Visits of distinguished guests"Old Liang"s family?"
He had never heard of Old Liang having any other family members in Silver City.
"How many days has he been gone?"
"It"s been a while. A few days ago, young master, you were bitten by a dog at Willow River. In the morning, Old Master Liang went back.""What do you mean by "bitten by a dog"?"
Xiang Yun stared blankly. Only then did he recall that back then when he had been a.s.sa.s.sinated by a wild dog in the Willow River, these fellows had actually believed him.
"That"s right, Zhao Si. Whose child is that just now? I don"t think there is such a young servant in the mansion, right?"
"This …" When Zhao Si heard Xiang Yun ask about this, he immediately became nervous and lowered his head, not daring to speak."Why? Can"t you tell me?" Xiang Yun glanced at Zhao Si.
Zhao Si was frightened and quickly bowed. He explained, "Your Highness, please forgive me. This child is a worker I hired to help me."
"The workers you hired?" Xiang Yun looked at Zhao Si with a puzzled expression.One had to know that Zhao Si was just a coachman. The work wasn"t too tiring and the treatment was good for the crown prince"s household, but the coachman didn"t receive much pay. How could he have recruited a seven or eight year old child to work for him?
"Why this child?" Xiang Yun knew that there should be another reason for this.
"Ah, Your Highness, you don"t know, I only brought this child into the house because my family was pitiful. That"s why I dared to bring him in and have him do things like carrying water to feed the horses and give him a few copper coins so he wouldn"t starve to death.""Oh, where are the parents of this child? Could he be an orphan?"
"That"s not it. The child"s parents are here."
"Mm. Since he has both parents, how can he still be so pitiful? He can"t even eat?" Xiang Yun did not quite understand."Sigh …" Zhao Si sighed and said sympathetically, "Your Highness, you don"t know how bitter this child"s life is."
"Tell me about it."When Xiang Yun saw the entire process of the child carrying the water, he was already extremely curious about the child.
At that moment, Zhao Si began to narrate the story of this young man. The young man"s surname was Qiao, and he was born in the poorest region of a city in the southern part of the city.
In the past, Zhao Si had lived there for a period of time as well. He knew this young man and they were once neighbors.Hearing Zhao Si"s words, although the youth had parents, his mother was not his birth mother. After hearing that his birth mother had died due to childbirth, his father, a middle-aged kiln maker, pulled at him.
For a man to earn money and take care of children, life was naturally somewhat inconvenient. In the end, after being introduced by others, he got a new wife and helped take care of the children.
It seemed like his days were getting better and better, but one day, when his father was in the kiln, his legs were accidentally broken by a collapsed stone pillar.Having lost the workers who could not walk with their legs, although their lives were saved, they could no longer continue to burn the kilns. Having lost the employees who could not support their families, the family immediately lost all hope.
The only person his family relied on was his wife, Huang Clan, a beautiful woman who was in her thirties.
When this woman first came to this man, she was still considered to be virtuous. She did housework diligently, and was meticulous to this young man. She could be considered a good wife and mother.However, ever since the kiln workers broke their legs and were unable to earn any money, the women seemed to have changed. Their original virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, diligent ways had all disappeared into thin air.
All day long, the latter would be lying in bed cursing loudly. Every day, he would become thinner and weaker, and every day, he would switch targets and vent his anger at the young man at home. It was either cursing or beating him up.
Although a man felt pity for his child, the entire family was controlled by a woman. Since he couldn"t share the burden of the family, he naturally didn"t have the right to speak.
As the days went by, the man"s health got worse and worse. The Huang family became more and more unkind. They didn"t cook nor buy any food throughout the day. The rice in the rice jar had almost run out.The latter would often go out for three to five days without returning home. It was unknown what they were doing outside.
In order to prevent his father from starving to death, at such a young age, the youth had already taken to the streets, wanting to find a job and earn some money to support his family.
However, who would hire a seven or eight-year-old boy? In the end, in order to make his father, who hadn"t eaten for three days, eat something, he simply went to steal some buns from the bun house and got caught and beaten up.
After the teenager was saved by Zhao Si, he was told to go to the stable and feed the horse some water. Although two buckets of water and a copper coin were not much, it was not enough to starve the father and son to death.
Hearing Zhao Si"s explanation, Xiang Yun felt rather moved, sympathizing with this youth"s past. In his previous life, he had been an orphan, only brought up by his grandfather. He had experienced the powerlessness of not having any loved ones to protect him.Immediately, Xiang Yun instructed, "Alright, in the future, the wages for this child will be deducted from the accounting room. At the same time, let"s not take two coppers for a bucket of water, just one coppers for a bucket of water."
"This …" Hearing Xiang Yun"s words, Zhao Si was stunned. He looked at Xiang Yun as if this was his first time seeing his highness the crown prince.
"What? Isn"t that good?"
"No, no, no, this is really great. Your Highness, you are truly kind and compa.s.sionate. I thank you on behalf of that child, Bodhisattva reincarnated!"
Zhao Si bowed sincerely towards Xiang Yun.
He couldn"t help but think, "It"s said that His Highness the crown prince has changed. It seems that he"s really different now. To actually have such a good deed. Could it be that the crown prince said in the book to put down his butcher knife and become Buddha?"
Having failed to find Old Liang, Xiang Yun felt somewhat disappointed. He returned to his own room and sat down cross-legged on his bed, preparing to circulate the Art of Creation.
Now that Xiang Yun had become a Five-Cloud Warrior, the golden cloud energy within his spirit root had grown stronger, his physique stronger, and the circulation speed of the Karmic Creation Art had increased significantly.As long as Xiang Yun circulated his cultivation for one night, he would be able to feel the improvement of his strength on the second day. This caused him to feel joy in his heart, but also a little urgency.
Counting the time, there were still ten days left before his plan was completed. At that time, he would know if everything was as he had expected!
Xiang Yun closed his eyes, preparing to continue cultivating."Dong Dong"
Just as Xiang Yun closed his eyes, someone knocked on the door. It was Lin Wan"er.
"Your Highness, a guest has arrived!"
"Visitors?" Xiang Yun"s eyes opened as he got off the bed and opened the door for Lin Wan"er.
"Wan-Er, what customers are here? But City Lord Lu? " Xiang Yun asked.
Lin Wan"er shook her head and looked at Xiang Yun with a strange expression. "It"s His Highness the prince. He came with the princess hall?"
"What? The two of them actually came?" Hearing these two people, Xiang Yun almost reached out to close the door. He was truly afraid of Xiang Fei.Having been scratched by this woman that day, Xiang Yun felt a burning pain on his face as he thought about it. As the saying went, one can"t touch a tiger"s bottom.
"Crown Prince, let"s go out to meet our guest."
"Do you want to go or not? Just say that I, your son, am still in bed and have not recovered from my illness." Xiang Yun waved his hand, intending to cherish his life and distance himself from Xiang Fei."But, Crown Prince, Her Highness has said that she is here to deliver medicine for you and also said that she wants to see your health."
"Ah, then just say that I"ve caught a cold and it"s inconvenient for me to see a guest." Xiang Yun once again thought of a good excuse to thank his guest behind closed doors.
However, just as he finished speaking, a playful voice sounded from outside the courtyard."His Highness"s voice is full of energy, it doesn"t seem like he is lying on the bed, nor does it look like he is infected by the cold."
Just as he finished speaking, two figures walked into the courtyard.
One of them had a graceful bearing, while the other had a jade-like appearance.
She was a beautiful lady with flawless beauty.
The two of them were both dressed extravagantly with extraordinary bearing. If it wasn"t Xiang Fei and Xiang Chang An, who else could it be?The moment he saw the two of them, Xiang Yun, who had been planning on and avoiding Xiang Fei, stiffened in embarra.s.sment. Hearing Xiang Fei"s mocking words, his expression immediately changed as he smiled.
"Aiya, the princes and princesses are so rare. Come on, come on, come on, come on inside. Wan-Er, have the servants serve some tea for the two distinguished guests."
After greeting the two into the room, the host took his seat. Xiang Yun cursed in his heart. Why were these two fellows here, smiling brightly as he sent his servants to prepare the feast.However, Xiang"er waved her hand and said, "There"s no need to trouble yourself. We"re here to bid you farewell."
"Say goodbye?" Xiang Yun was startled when he heard this, looking at the two of them.
"You two are going back to the Dragon City?""Mn, we have already stayed in the Blue Wind City for over ten days, so we have come to bid you farewell. After all, there are only three of us here in the city with the surname "Xiang", so we feel that we should come and inform you.
Xiang Yun nodded his head, "So that"s how it is. It"s just that I haven"t been able to fully appreciate your hospitality in the past few days. I"m truly lacking in manners."
Xiang Yun had indeed not expected that Xiang Fei and the rest would actually come to say their goodbyes. For a moment, he actually didn"t know what to say.
Seemingly noticing Xiang Yun"s awkwardness, Xiang"er waved her hand towards the silent Xiang Changan at the side."Chang An, you go out first. I have something to say to your cousin in private."
Xiang Chang An lowered his head and left the room without a word. Lin Wan"er hesitated for a moment before closing the door as well.
The moment he saw the door shut and the beautiful woman looking in, Xiang Yun"s body tensed up, his little heart thumping incessantly. He was not daydreaming or having wild thoughts.
After all, he had not been polite to the woman in the hunting grounds and had slapped her on the b.u.t.t.If this woman didn"t figure it out and still wanted to take revenge on him, he would be at a huge disadvantage with her cultivation level.
The moment the door closed, Xiang Fei stood up. Xiang Yun subconsciously stood up as well. Seeing that Xiang Fei was actually walking towards him, he couldn"t help but wave his hands as he spoke."Your Highness, the other day was completely forced by the critical situation. I"m really sorry for offending you, but you must …"
Before Xiang Yun could finish speaking, Xiang"er had already halted her steps. She stopped right in front of Xiang Yun, a pair of beautiful eyes staring straight into his.
"Xiang Yun, thank you!"
These five short words slipped out of Xiang Fei"s red lips, causing her to fall into a daze.