Chapter 703 Going and Coming
Chapter 703 Going and Coming
”Sir, at 5 p.m. yesterday, the Qianhui army began to attack the city.”
After an incense stick, when Wei Changtian met Chu Xianping, this was the first sentence the latter said to him.
”From 5 p.m. to this morning, in just eight hours, they have already rushed up the Fengyuan city wall several times.”
This was the second sentence.
”According to the current situation, Fengyuan City will be broken within ten days.”
This was the third sentence.
”Sir, we must do something.”
This was the fourth sentence.
In the first four sentences after meeting, Chu Xianping talked about how critical the situation in Xinfeng was.
If Wei Changtian didn’t know what he had said to Yan Huaiqing, he might not have doubted it at this time.
After all, these things must be facts, and Chu Xianping just reported them with a little “personal subjective emotion”.
But now…
”Brother Chu, don’t worry, I know the battle in Xinfeng.”
With a smile, Wei Changtian motioned Chu Xianping to sit down first, and he turned around to get a letter from the desk.
The morning sun shone through the window. He placed the letter in front of Chu Xianping and said with a smile:
”I was thinking of looking for you, but you happened to come.”
”It just so happens that I have another important thing to tell you.”
”Another thing?”
Chu Xianping glanced at the envelope on the table and said seriously: “Sir, please tell me.”
”Well, this matter is also very important.”
Wei Changtian nodded, emphasized the importance first, and then roughly talked about the “search for swords”.
”. These four swords are of great use to me, so I can’t delay it any longer.”
”Brother Chu, I thought about it last night and felt that I would only feel relieved if I sent you.”
”Of course, I know that the war is imminent now, and you must be worried about the war here.”
”But I have already planned to reinforce Xinfeng, and with the help of Li Zimu and Du Chang, I think there will be no accidents in this battle.”
”So you can just go and find these four swords with peace of mind.”
”.”
In Chu Xianping’s increasingly surprised eyes, Wei Changtian finished his words calmly and did not hesitate because of the former’s reaction.
He didn’t even ask Chu Xianping if he was willing at the end. Even though his tone was calm, he was undoubtedly giving orders directly.
As for Chu Xianping’s reaction to this,
”Sir, it should be enough to leave this matter to Xuanjing Division and Freemasonry.”
Obviously, even though Wei Changtian said that the matter of finding the sword was also very important, Chu Xianping didn’t want to find the four swords.
But he didn’t refuse directly, but tried to persuade Wei Changtian to hand over this task to someone else.
But how could Wei Changtian, who had already made up his mind, do what he wanted.
”Brother Chu, I just said that I don’t feel at ease if I leave this matter to others.”
His expression did not change, and he even picked up the teapot to pour a cup of tea for Chu Xianping.
Looking at the clear tea pouring from the mouth of the pot into the cup, Wei Changtian said calmly:
”Just go, anyway, if it’s fast, you will be back in two or three months at most.”
”Oh, by the way, this letter contains the information about the four swords. It is clearly written where they are now and in whose hands.”
Pushing the envelope forward, the meaning of Wei Changtian’s action could not be more obvious.
Chu Xianping, on the other hand, held the envelope in a daze and did not pick it up.
He looked up at Wei Changtian, as if he had guessed something, and his tone became a little difficult.
”Young Master, it is wartime now, and there is a lot of intelligence going back and forth. I am afraid that the Tianjiyuan…”
”This matter is even simpler.”
Before Chu Xianping finished speaking, Wei Changtian interrupted with a smile:
”Let’s hand over the Tianjiyuan to Zhang San for the time being.”
”.”
Let Zhang San be in charge of the Tianjiyuan.
Although Wei Changtian said “for the time being”, they both knew whether they would return this power to Chu Xianping in the future.
”Brother Chu, what’s wrong?”
Wei Changtian smiled after looking at Chu Xianping who bowed his head and said
nothing. “You don’t have to worry that Zhang San will not be able to do this job. He has a photographic memory, and you know that.”
”Or do you have other concerns?”
”It’s okay. If you have any concerns, just tell us and we can discuss how to solve them.”
”.”
”No more.”
Chu Xianping took a deep breath and answered slowly.
He did not find any more reasons to refuse the task of “finding the sword”, nor did he say anything else.
He reached out to pick up the envelope, stood up and bowed to Wei Changtian.
”Sir, in this case, I will go to Zhang San to hand over the various matters of Tianjiyuan, and then pack up and set out to find the sword immediately.”
”Well, go.”
”Yes.
”
”.
”
”Go”, “Yes”.
As the door opened and closed, the conversation between the two ended.
And this whole process can be said to be too simple.
It seems that Wei Changtian did not want to deliberately conceal his suspicion of Chu Xianping at all, and he kicked the latter out of the Xinfeng war in the most straightforward way, and also took away his power to manage Tianjiyuan.
Yes.
Wei Changtian has only two goals today.
One is to exclude Chu Xianping from the Xinfeng war.
The second is to take the most critical intelligence center back into his own hands.
As for why he did not choose to use a more euphemistic or more covert means to achieve these two goals, but was so straightforward
because he wanted to give Chu Xianping another chance.
Chu Xianping must have heard something wrong in this conversation just now.
To put it bluntly, Chu Xianping must have guessed that he was already wary of him.
In this case, if Chu Xianping chose to tell everything truthfully, Wei Changtian might reconsider his next move.
But unfortunately, Chu Xianping said nothing.
”.”
Looking at the closed door, Wei Changtian shook his head with a complicated expression.
At the same time, Chu Xianping, who had already walked to the end of the corridor outside the house, slowly stopped.
For safety reasons, Wei Changtian’s guest room was on the second floor of the inn, so he had to walk up a flight of stairs.
”Go upstairs” when coming, “go downstairs” when leaving.
At this moment, these two ordinary actions had some other meanings in Chu Xianping’s eyes.
Looking back at the door, there seemed to be many emotions in his eyes.
Reluctance, confusion, struggle, loneliness.
Judging from his eyes alone, even if Li Zimu or Tang Chen came, it would be impossible to tell whether he was a friend or an enemy.
Even Chu Xianping himself seemed to be unclear about this matter.
”Ah,”
he sighed softly, retracted his gaze, walked slowly down the stairs, and walked out of the inn.
”Peach Blossom Cake~Peach Blossom Cake~Delicious and not expensive!”
”Scallion Pancake! Wide and thin fresh noodles! Meat porridge and vegetable porridge! Come in and try it, sir!”
”Excuse me! Don’t bump into the girl!”
”Wow!! I don’t want to go to school!”
”.”
The streets were bustling with people in the early morning, and Chu Xianping looked a little lonely in the crowded crowd.
When he reached the corner of the street, a woman in a white dress and hurried footsteps passed by him.
Chu Xianping didn’t pay attention to this person, but the woman looked back at him, as if she thought this well-dressed young man was a little strange.
But soon, the woman shook her head and put the matter behind her.
”Huh”
took a deep breath, the woman in the white dress looked up at the inn not far away with all the windows closed, and hesitated for a long time.
Then, as if she had made a great decision, she gritted her teeth and walked towards the inn.
(End of this chapter)
