Free Web NovelChapter 696: Chapter 696: Take Him Out
The delicious fish soup entered Gongliang Liao’s mouth, dispelling all his grievances, as it was exactly to his taste.
Liu Ji, watching eagerly, shamelessly squatted in front of his teacher, occasionally letting the teacher feed him a few bites, taking advantage of the food and drink.
Despite Gongliang Liao’s seemingly bad temper, he wasn’t angry at the food-snatching behavior; instead, he laughed and cursed, saying "shameless thing," while his hands fed Liu Ji without hesitation.
First, he fed him two spoons of soup and seeing his apprentice still staring at his stir-fried rice, he simply gave him the small half bowl he couldn’t finish.
"Are you not getting enough to eat at home or what?"
Gongliang Liao looked at his hungry reincarnated ghost appearance and couldn’t help but suspect whether Liu Ji had recently done something to upset Yao Niang, resulting in her not giving him food.
Liu Ji dared not let his wife take the blame and only laughed, saying, "How could the food at home compare to yours, Teacher?"
Mainly, the National Master Mansion was wealthy, purchasing ingredients seemingly fresher than elsewhere, making the dishes incredibly fragrant.
Gongliang Liao couldn’t help but laugh, "Your flattery... Hurry and finish, clean up these dishes, I’m feeling quite energized today, let’s examine your studies and see if you’ve fallen behind lately."
Speaking of which, the old man suddenly became serious, his sharp eyes swept Liu Ji from head to toe, making Liu Ji shiver all over, internally crying out: it’s over.
Who would have thought that becoming a house servant would require a test of knowledge!
Liu Ji, inwardly lamenting, did not notice that the Lord State Preceptor, who had been standing outside the door witnessing the teacher-student "intimacy," was not only exuding cold energy but also had tightly clenched fists hidden in his sleeves, with veins popping under the strain.
Once, he was also intimately close with the teacher like Liu Ji, and they were a pair of enviable good teacher and student.
No, although the teacher’s private actions defied convention, he never allowed him to cling onto his neck like a tree-dwelling monkey, or beg while perched on his back to avoid the studying tests.
Sun Jiang approached quietly, looking at his own Lord State Preceptor’s sinister face, swallowed silently, and mustered courage to speak softly, "Master, Lv Liang is here."
The person standing paused for a moment, then turned around, "Let him come in."
Not sure if it’s because he hadn’t spoken since the morning, Sikong Jian’s voice was slightly hoarse.
Sun Jiang glanced inside the room, frowned, and his eyes asked his master if he should drive the irrelevant people out.
Currently, the Crown Prince is under house arrest, yet people from the Eastern Palace arrogantly came, letting an outsider see this might not be good.
Sikong Jian scoffed coldly and said, "No problem."
If that rascal inside dared to eavesdrop and spread what should not be said, he would have a reason to kill him!
Sun Jiang felt his master was somewhat strange today, saying "no problem" on the surface while filled with murderous aura beneath; what exactly does this mean?
Forget it, as a servant, he’d better do what he should, and not worry about what he shouldn’t.
Ever since Liu Ji entered the mansion, the formerly stable-emotioned master became increasingly unpredictable, even more hard to understand.
Sun Jiang left and brought Lv Liang inside.
Lv Liang entered the house and greeted the substitute Crown Prince and Gongliang Liao.
Unexpectedly, Gongliang Liao, who was focused on testing his disciple’s studies, didn’t spare him even a glance.
Liu Ji politely smiled at him, "The teacher is quite well, please rest assured, Your Highness... Ouch!"
Before the words finished, Gongliang Liao’s book was already flung onto his head with a "smack," a big hit.
Liu Ji felt stars before his eyes and nearly burst into tears while holding his head, "Teacher, you haven’t hit me like this in a long time, wuwuwu, it seems your health is truly improving, as a disciple, I can’t hide my joy, crying with happiness!"
Gongliang Liao: "..."
Lv Liang: Liu Ji, are you okay?
Sikong Jian: "Come out."
Liu Ji and Lv Liang both raised their eyes to look at him.
Sikong Jian’s breath caught, Liu Ji, how come you’re so confident! Did I name you and ask you to look over!
Pointing at Lv Liang.
Lv Liang understood, bowed to the cold-faced Gongliang Liao once more, and exited the door.
"Why was the master standing at the door?" Lv Liang asked with concern.
"Swish," a piece of Xuan paper flew out of the door, landing squarely at their feet.
It read: Sikong Jian and dogs are not allowed inside.
Sikong Jian’s temples throbbed with anger, glaring fiercely at the person inside who was still holding a pen, looking embarrassed.
Liu Ji wore an expression of helpless bitterness.
He dared not disobey the teacher’s orders, otherwise, it would mean another big hit.
At this moment, the murderous intent on Sikong Jian’s face took form, his originally handsome features twisting into a grim entity as if a ghost from hell.
Lv Liang realized he had asked an inappropriate question, quickly bowed, dared not look at Sikong Jian again, murmuring hoarsely:
"Master, Wang Jin, the Imperial Censor investigating the martial artist’s accusation case, has left the city. Last time, Prince Qi was defeated by him; he’s not a simple character, coming from a military family, trained in martial arts from a young age. If he goes to Danzhou, Your Highness is in danger!"
"What should we do now? Please, Master, show us the way!"
Inside, Liu Ji’s heart skipped a beat.
Are you really okay with plotting loudly outside like this?
Sikong Jian sternly commanded: "Find some reliable experts, eliminate him."
Liu Ji widened his eyes, eliminate Wang Jin?
Lv Liang’s eyes turned vicious, cupping his hands, "Yes, I will arrange it now!"
Turning around, he quickly left the National Master Mansion.
Wang Jin is in danger!
Liu Ji always thought this guy had wronged his wife and was morally corrupted, but isn’t death too much?
No, if anyone should end him, it should be Liu Ji himself.
He’d still plan to cut off Wang Jin’s head and let his wife kick it like a ball, he can’t let him die at the hands of Sikong Jian’s people.
Nevertheless, Sikong Jian had his servant bring a brand-new set of tables and chairs, sitting in the corridor without leaving.
He opened a bird-and-flower illustration book, listening to the patter of rain, reading quietly.
Liu Ji, even if he wanted to send a message to his family, asking them to snatch the target, had no chance.
Thinking that scavenging the corpse afterward does not breach his promise to his wife, Liu Ji relaxed and focused on dealing with his teacher’s examination.
Until noon, the old man got tired, and lay down on the bed, concluding Liu Ji’s test.
Fortunately, Liu Ji read every morning, not having fallen behind too much, otherwise, he’d definitely fail today’s challenge.
Settling the teacher, Liu Ji stretched his arms and left the room, contemplating what snacks to make to satisfy his cravings.
Stepping out, he was blocked by a chair.
Looking up, Sikong Jian was still calmly sitting at the door reading a book.
"Master!"
Sun Jiang hurriedly ran in, completely ignoring Liu Ji’s presence, directly saying:
"Mr. Lv and his men failed! The assassins couldn’t get close to Wang Jin; a mysterious top expert appeared midway, intercepting all ten assassins that Mr. Lv sent!"
Sun Jiang was sweating profusely, though the morning rains had stopped, he was drenched.
