The clouds above our heads gradually became clearer, and it must have been midday. The green smoke in the mountains faded, and a white mist enveloped the river.
The two of them were silent for a moment. Xiao Wanhu roughly planned his next route. He still didn't believe that he wouldn't be able to catch Xi Zishi this time.
"Then, Your Excellency, I..." thinking about it, he planned to turn around and leave.
However, before he could turn around, Lu Xiangxi's hand patted his shoulder.
"Sir, do you want to continue searching?" Lu Xiangxi suddenly asked.
Xiao Wanhu was startled by him, but then he smiled again: "Yes. The people are still in dire straits, and I really can't bear to delay my trip."
Lu Xiangxi looked at his pupils carefully, and Xiao Wanhu looked a little confused.
"What...what?" Xiao Wanhu felt guilty.
Lu Xiangxi let go of him and shook his head: "The ancients said that people are in harmony with each other, just like boats and chariots, they help each other. The gentleman has such great ambitions, which makes me ashamed."
Xiao Wanhu was stunned: "You...could it be..."
Lu Xiangxi undoubtedly confirmed Xiao Wanhu's guess: "Noble people value justice, which is the principle of benevolence. Anger leads to enlightenment, and anger leads to enlightenment. Sir, if you have such ambitions, how can I continue to live in a corner of leisure?"
"Uh, there's no need..." Xiao Wanhu's heart sank and she tried to stop him.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangxi was determined and no matter how much he declined, it would not work. Xiao Wanhu cursed her inwardly, feeling heartbroken that this miscalculation was too complete.
"Students from your academy..." Xiao Wanhu thought of the last opportunity to stop him.
"I'll go and tell you, and we can set off as soon as I get back without any delay." Lu Xiangxi left no room for error.
Xiao Wanhu's nostrils were slightly open and she inhaled a lot of cool air, but her lungs were still feeling hot and uncomfortable. Thinking of how long this dog-skin plaster would be with him, he felt a twinge of angina.
With no other choice, he watched Lu Xiangxi resolutely walk towards the academy. He stood there alone, considering whether to take the opportunity to slip away.
But Lu Xiangxi obviously didn't give him this chance. Soon he returned far towards the shore, so fast that it was completely unbelievable, as if to prevent Xiao Wanhu from slipping away.
Xiao Wanhu's face was ashen, looking at his approaching figure, the corners of his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything.
"Sir, I've been waiting for a long time." Lu Xiangxi, still holding a cloth bag in his hand, greeted Xiao Wanhu, "You might as well go to the east today. It is said that there are signs of the Jiuche owl raging there."
Xiao Wanhu's eyes suddenly widened, and his face was filled with disbelief that he tried hard to suppress.
"No, it's not..." He almost lost his ability to speak, "Didn't you agree to follow me and find the whereabouts of the Holy Envoy..."
But Lu Xiangxi obviously had no intention of changing his words, and instead began to persuade him: "Sir, this is unwise. Things change with circumstances, and since the holy envoy appears and disappears, it is futile to look for it. Since you have a common heart, why bother to be rigid? It's just one person. He can eliminate evil and find the Holy Envoy at the same time, so he can do both without delay."
He spoke so eloquently at this time that Xiao Wanhu almost got in trouble. But just before nodding, he suddenly remembered his duty.
Taking money to buy his life and doing things with money are the principles he abides by. If he wants to use his love to work hard and do free long-term work, there is no way.
And...he suddenly realized that the matter before him was not that he had accepted a piece of shit, but that he had become Lu Xiangxi's thug!
This man is good at calculation. Should I call him naive or shrewd? Xiao Wanhu snorted coldly and stretched out his hand to refuse.
However, before he could say anything, Lu Xiangxi took the initiative to untie the bag in his hand and handed it to him.
The sudden sight of what was in his pocket made Xiao Wanhu swallow the words that came to her lips.
Inside, there were all neatly coded banknotes!
"I know that this is against your wishes, sir. So, these are my sincere words to please sir." Lu Xiangxi raised his head and said calmly.
"You guy, where did you get all this money..."
Xiao Wanhu stepped forward and weighed it. These banknotes were all five hundred taels, and this bag totaled nearly ten thousand taels.
Although the money is not a lot of money for him, it is still a good deal if he just buys it on the way.
Hearing his doubts, Lu Xiangxi just smiled faintly: "That's it, the savings over the years. Benefit comes from righteousness, and the difference between Yunni and Yunni is that if I can use my profit to buy Mr. righteousness, then it will be of use."
Xiao Wanhu grabbed the money bag, pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Okay. I will follow you to the east first and ask for news about the Holy Envoy along the way."
Lu Xiangxi nodded in agreement and led him towards a canoe not far away. Xiao Wanhu collected the money and followed.
Soon, the boat was set up with a punt, and the boat lightly swayed through the water plants and sailed far away from the shore.
Gradually, the boat entered the mountain gorge in the distance. The fog covered it and nothing could be seen on the shore.
At this time, in the school, several Confucian scholars gathered in front of the courtyard, all dressed as teachers, and discussed one after another.
My husband finally came to his school, but unexpectedly he left again today. These Confucian scholars couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but they all knew that the situation was critical now. It was no wonder that the gentleman was running around in various places.
But according to Zhanzhi, there was one more person around the husband this time, and the money he came to withdraw should also be for that person.
It's not that they care about this batch of property, Qingya Academy should soon replace it. But this friend of their husband... this was the first time they had heard of it.
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