Zhao Qing and Wei Qing's martial arts competition was finally kicked out by Duke Ai of Jin for disrupting the court and their salary for the month was deducted.
As the representatives of the two families of the six ministers of Jin State, the two of them had lost a lot of face this time. However, they didn't care about this. Instead, they felt regretful that they didn't complete the task assigned to them by their teacher.
In a restaurant in the capital of Jin, the two of them drank to drown their sorrows.
"Brother Zhao, we are really useless. Teacher's mission was not completed, and we were even chased out of the royal court. Tomorrow, this news will definitely spread throughout the entire capital."
"Our matter is just a small matter."
Zhao Qing drank a glass of wine unhappily and pressed the glass against the table.
"I've bribed the people in the palace to send me a message. Duke Ai has sold out some of the benefits of our Jin Country in exchange for the alliance of other countries. It seems that he wants to avenge the Jin Country and wash away the shame, but in fact, it's for his own benefit. I dare to bet that the eldest young master we supported before was most likely assassinated by him. He might have a hand in the other young masters 'affairs."
Wei Qing sighed." Power struggles have been dirty since ancient times. It's useless to talk about it now. It's just adding to my worries. In short, what Teacher is worried about is about to happen. I wonder how it will end this time."
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Just like the State of Jin, the other countries that had lost their dukes had new dukes after bloody power struggles.
For various reasons, the new High Dukes, including those who had not died in the alliance meeting, joined forces to announce to the world that they wanted to capture the white deer.
Just like a hundred years ago, the various countries placed a high bounty on Ling Ye.
But this time, he was even more ruthless.
It was not that they had to capture Ling Ye and bring him back to receive the reward. As long as they provided Ling Ye's whereabouts and confirmed it, they would receive the reward. The amount was very objective, enough for an ordinary person to live a peaceful life.
Simply put, as long as one had legs, eyes, and a little luck, one could live a rich life.
How could ordinary people resist such temptation?
Not to mention martial artists, even some ordinary people couldn't stand it anymore and joined the search for Ling Ye. They found traces of him very quickly.
A farmer who was chopping wood accidentally came to the forest where Ling Ye had used his ability to create an earthquake and found many of Ling Ye's footprints. After bringing this news back, he received a very rich reward.
The intelligence personnel of the various vassal countries received this news, especially the direction of Ling Ye's footprints. Through analysis, they concluded that this white deer might be heading south.
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In a quiet mountain forest, Yao Xiang arrived with Kong Qiu's letter.
Yao Xiang first looked at the environment and then at the exquisite wooden house in front of her. She nodded and felt that the environment and decoration here were not bad. She could tell that he was a person with good taste. He was qualified to be admired by the teacher.
Yao Xiang first called out in the courtyard. Seeing that no one responded, she walked in.
" Isn't it against etiquette to barge in without the master's permission? However, the mission that Teacher gave me is rather urgent. Forget it, I'll do as I'm told."
Yao Xiang walked into the house and saw a large pile of woodworking tools.
There was a table, a cabinet, a screen frame, a basket, and a wooden bucket. Every piece was well made, and some of them were even carved with beautiful patterns.
Other than that, some small wooden tools attracted her attention.
These were actually toys made of wood.
For example, there was a drum, a wooden doll, a wooden horse, and a cute wooden dog. Its limbs, head, and tail could all move. Yao Xiang was very tempted and could not help but pick them up and play with them.
When she was young, she had seen the children of rich families play with these and was very envious. Later, when the country was destroyed by war, she became an orphan until she was adopted by Kong Qiu.
After so many years, Yao Xiang didn't expect to see these toys that she had yearned for when she was young, especially some toys that she had never seen before.
"What is this cube? Why are there so many neat little patterns carved on it? Eh, it can even rotate partially. It seems very interesting."
Yao Xiang was so engrossed in playing with it that she did not notice a man in black standing outside the door, smiling at her.
"This cube is so magical. It can actually spin so many times. How is this made? Hey, wait a minute. How did I spin it just now? No, it's not like this. Aiya, the pattern can't be restored."
five minutes later
"Ahhhhh, why is this thing so strange? The patterns are all messed up. Damn it, I can't even handle such a small thing. Teacher will definitely laugh at me when he finds out. No, I have to restore it."
"Cough cough, this little thing is very difficult for ordinary people to restore after messing it up. You should put it down."
The voice behind her made Yao Xiang's body stiffen.
Oh no, I was too engrossed in playing and didn't pay attention to my surroundings.
Yao Xiang turned around stiffly. The man behind her was the person she was looking for.
The Ranger Mo Di.
Mo Di looked at the embarrassed Yao Xiang with amusement. He pointed at the wooden toys he had made and said with a smile,""You must be Mister Kong Qiu's maid, Yao Xiang. I saw you the last time I visited. Why, do you like these toys I made? Do you want me to give you a few? These are actually very popular with children."
" No, there's no need. I, I was just curious." Yao Xiang blushed. She felt very awkward when she heard that the child liked it very much.
" Yao Xiang, you're already 18 years old. You're no longer a child. As a teacher's student, you should be more mature," Yao Xiang kept telling herself in her heart, quickly calming her flustered heart.
"Mr. Mo Di, Yao Xiang, sorry to disturb you. Uh, I didn't mean to mess up this thing. I'll return it to you."
Yao Xiang's face was red as she handed the small piece of wood that gave her a splitting headache to Mo Di.
Mo Di looked at Yao Xiang with a smile. He held the Rubik's cube in one hand and moved his fingers quickly in the next second. In the end, the Rubik's cube was quickly restored under Yao Xiang's dumbfounded gaze.
" How is this possible? How did you do it?" Yao Xiang couldn't help but scream. She had spent a lot of effort just now, but she couldn't recover. How could someone else do it with just a few moves?
Was she that stupid?
Looking at Yao Xiang, who seemed to have suffered a blow, Mo Di smiled and said,""This little thing is called the Rubik's Cube. It's the one with the highest level of skill among all the wooden tools I've made so far. Miss Yao Xiang, isn't this Rubik's Cube very interesting?"
" It's interesting, but it's also a headache," Yao Xiang mumbled.
"Hahahaha, many people have said this before. However, the knowledge contained in this thing is not small. I want to use it to create a sect that belongs to me, called the Mo family."
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