Chapter 424

This sword is not bad, worth your Silver. Chen Wuji handed the broad-backed great sword back to Little Fish, "Just, I'm a bit curious, this thing is so heavy, can you wield it?"

Hearing that he hadn't lost money, the happily Little Fish jumped up like a chicken with its feathers blown off, "Senior brother, how can you look down on me? I am a Sword Knight, how could a Sword Knight not be able to wield his own sword? Senior brother, just watch."

Having said that, he stepped back two steps and began waving that broad-backed great sword.

What surprised Chen Wuji was.

He not only wielded it, but the sword in his hand seemed to become lighter all at once.

Little Fish's posture, as free as a fish in water, made the sword look like a paper toy, even more relaxed and effortless than Qin Zhanhong's sword dance.

Chen Wuji then felt a bit of admiration.

Childhood Skill seems kinda awesome.

"Senior brother, how was my sword dance?" Little Fish stopped, grinning proudly as he asked.

"Not bad, but needs improvement." Chen Wuji said, "At least in my view, with your level going out as a Sword Knight you'd easily get beaten, maybe even your three meals a day would have to rely on getting beaten."

Little Fish stared, "I... that weak?"

"Not weak, but not strong either; keep practicing." Chen Wuji said.

Old Master isn't around, this kid has a bit of a rebellious streak, needs to be kept in check.

Otherwise, if he really went out as a Sword Knight and got killed, when Zhang Lao returns Chen Wuji would have a hard time explaining; after all, as his senior brother he now has some influence in Yunan.

Little Fish withdrew, he looked at Chen Wuji with a blank face and muttered, "I think I'm pretty strong now, why would I get beaten every day if I went out?"

"Have you ever fought anyone?" Chen Wuji asked.

Little Fish shook his head.

"You've never fought anyone, so what makes you think you're strong? If I stayed home every day fighting the air, I'd also think I'm incredibly strong." Chen Wuji said.

Little Fish stared, "Senior brother, what is air?"

Chen Wuji was taken aback.

What is air, again?

He was also at a loss, couldn't even remember how to explain this thing.

"The so-called air is the qi between heaven and earth, or you can understand it as emptiness; drilling holes for windows and using them to make a room, when there is nothing, that nothing which gives the room its use." Chen Wuji racked his brains and gave an explanation.

"... Oh."

He responded with a sound, then after pondering a while, his eyes lit up, "Senior brother's meaning is that I lack opponents; I need to have opponents to practice with, only then can I improve my strength, and then I can venture into the Rivers and Lakes."

"That's the meaning."

After a moment, Little Fish became confused again, "But where should I go to find an opponent?"

"That's your own business, you figure it out; I'm going to the Xianya." Chen Wuji waved his hand, left the Charitable Relief Hall, the answer he sought wasn't found, Xu Zengyi's plan to rely on Zhang Lao's help to counter Gu Wenjie's scheme obviously wouldn't work, so we'll consider other methods.

He prepared to go to the Xianya to check on Qin Feng, learn about his progress here, then return.

Little Fish chased out from behind, "Senior brother, I'll go with you."

Chen Wuji stood at the bottom of the steps, pointed at the sign of the Charitable Relief Hall, "You're not minding the shop? You can't just leave the shop unattended every day. If the Old Master returns and finds everything in the shop exactly as it was when he left, he'll beat you, and I can't stop him."

Little Fish shrank his neck, instantly wimped out, "Then senior brother, you go... I... I'm not going."

After Zhang Lao left, these past few days he indeed didn't do any business.

This matter really needs to be guarded against.

Chen Wuji went to the Xianya at a leisurely pace.

He didn't go through the main gate, but went straight to Qin Feng's residence via the side gate.

Just as he was about to knock, a woman carrying a basin of water suddenly came out.

Seeing Chen Wuji, the woman was obviously somewhat flustered.

She quickly set down the wooden basin, took a quick glance at Chen Wuji, and timidly asked, "Is it Sir Chen?"

"It's me. Is Sir Qin in the manor?" Chen Wuji asked.

Henceforth, going in and out of Qin Feng's residence seems somewhat inconvenient; this guy is quite receptive to advice.

It seems that not long after they two talked that day, Qin Feng had this woman move in.

"Present, Sir Chen, please make yourself at home."

The woman stepped aside to let him through the gate, then picked up the wooden basin again and hurried away.

Chen Wuji glanced at the woman's back, feeling a slight puzzlement.

This woman appeared gentle and graceful, like a lovely maiden from a humble home, yet she didn't seem like the type who could really let loose...

But she actually whipped Qin Feng with a small whip during that act.

Could it be that Qin Feng requested it?

Given Qin Feng's reserved yet lascivious nature, he really is the type to do something like this.

Lifting his foot to step into the courtyard, before seeing anyone, Chen Wuji first heard Qin Feng's wailing.

"What kind of ghostly howling and wolfish wailing, got beaten again?"

Chen Wuji muttered to himself, following the sound all the way to the outside of Qin Feng's study.

At this moment, the magistrate of Yunan County was lying on the window sill, going mad; one moment reciting the sages' classics with the exclamation "indeed", the next moment loudly cursing certain people for killing talent.

"Sir Qin, whose soul was gravely wounded by whom, how did you go mad?" Chen Wuji joked.

Qin Feng stopped, exerted himself suddenly, crouched on the windowsill like a monkey, then handed a bamboo slip to Chen Wuji, "Commandant, look at this and you'll know why I'm like this; it really infuriates me."

"I won't look!" Chen Wuji firmly refused.

It's definitely something unpleasant that happened in Yunan territory.

Qin Feng going mad alone is enough; he doesn't want to become the second.

They had long ago divided duties: governmental affairs go to Qin Feng, and he also couldn't be bothered to inquire.

Qin Feng stared, "Chen Wuji, you're the one who's going to become a Rebel, I'm doing this for you, how can you not even bother to inquire?"

【"When did you start working for me? I didn't know about it?" Chen Wuji was somewhat dumbfounded.】

【"This matter, he should know, right?"】

【"It's something everyone knows, how could you not know?" Qin Feng shouted.】

【"I no longer regard myself as the Court's Yunan county magistrate; do you still think I'm an official of the Court?"】

Chen Wuji stared seriously at Qin Feng, his expression like constipation.

He had indeed heard Qin Feng say that before, but that wasn't a joke, was it?

【"You must be joking with me, I see, hand it over!" Chen Wuji reached out.】

Qin Feng, however, didn't give it: 'What joke am I making? I'm being serious.'

【"No, we're just rebelling, aren't you really still thinking of yourself as the Court's Provincial Soldier Captain? This matter, it seems we need to talk it out properly."】

Chen Wuji nodded in deep agreement: 'Indeed, we need to talk it out properly.'

【"I know the reason; it's definitely because I wasn't serious enough before." Qin Feng said.】

【"But shouldn't you be aware of this kind of thing? The Chen clan has been guarded against by the Court for so many years; how can you still truly consider yourself an official of the Court?"】