To Fang Xie's surprise, the student dormitories of the Academy of Martial Arts are not grouped together. Instead, they are distributed scatteredly in the Martial Arts Academy, some are in the garden, some are by the lake, and the places with the most beautiful scenery are chosen instead of a dry block of houses. Fang Xie appreciates this layout very much, the only thing that is not considerate is that the cafeteria does not send meals to the dormitory.
No matter where you live, you can only eat in the cafeteria.
Fang Jie first went back to his room to change his clothes. When Qilin saw Fang Jie who was so exhausted that he was almost lying on the ground, he rushed to meet him. He walked into the house by himself. Without caring about the layout of the room that belonged to him for the past three years, the first thing Fang Xie did when he entered the room was to throw himself on the bed.
After lying like this for ten minutes, Fang Jie took a breath of relief and took off his wet clothes. After changing into hospital clothes, he lay down for a while, then got up and walked out of the room. The moment he came out, he made himself look refreshed, hiding his physical exhaustion and pain, and walked out of the yard as usual. You know, it is not easy to be able to walk without any problems.
After walking out of his own yard, Fang Xie saw two people walking side by side in the distance, they talked while walking, and when they saw Fang Xie, they greeted him from a distance.
It was Pei Chuxing and Yu Xiao.
Fang Jie raised his eyebrows for no reason when he saw these two people.
He squeezed an apologetic smile on his face, and quickened his pace to meet him.
"I'm really sorry. I promised to visit the two brothers, but some circumstances didn't make it possible. I still hope that the two brothers will visit Haihan."
Fang Jie apologized after saluting.
Pei Chuxing and Yu Xiao quickly stretched out their hands to support Fang Jie, and Pei Chuxing smiled and said, "It's not that we don't know what happened to you, so how can we blame you. After my father found out, he specifically told me to visit you. Halfway Your luck is too bad to meet a strong man. You must know that the law and order in the imperial capital has always been very good. It is just because you live in Sanjinhou's mansion. I know that Sanjinhou has recently left Chang'an so I didn't go. I want to tell you I'm sorry."
Yu Xiao also said: "You were already tired during the competition that day, so you will suffer a lot if you encounter robbers. But fortunately, you have a good cultivation base. If you were an ordinary person, you might have already encountered disaster."
Fang Xie knew that these two people wanted to win him over, so he was extremely polite. But it was precisely because of this politeness that he distanced himself from them. How smart Yu Xiao and Pei Chuxing were, it was natural to see the humility and politeness that Fang Jie deliberately displayed.
The three of them chatted as they walked, saying some things that had nothing to do with each other. Neither Pei Chuxing nor Yu Xiao mentioned any further visits, nor did they mention their family's invitation to Fang Jie. They didn't say anything, Fang Jie was also happy to relax. When they were about to reach the cafeteria, they met Xie Fuyao and Mo Xidao again, and they all went to eat together.
I have to say that the food at Yanwu Academy is really good.
Moreover, drinking is not prohibited in Yanwu Academy, and of course the drinks and food are not free. It was agreed that Yu Xiao would be the host today, so the others would naturally not rush to pay the bill. Fang Jie was stingy, Zhang Kuang and Mo Xidao were short of money, and as for Xie Fuyao and Pei Chuxing, they would not do such petty things as rushing to pay the bill in their eyes. This is the difference between the children of the aristocratic family and ordinary people. If ordinary people drink with friends, they will often rush to pay, because in their view, this is respect for their friends and showing their hospitality.
In the eyes of the children of the aristocratic family, if it is agreed who will pay the bill and another person pays, then this is by no means a show of respect, but an insult. Because even if there is more money for a meal, how can they care? Compared with money, they care more about face.
After sitting down and making an introduction, the atmosphere became a little awkward. Zhang Kuang and Mo Xidao just lowered their heads to eat and drink, and they were not courteous and did not speak. Obviously, the two of them are still a little wary of these aristocratic young masters, if it weren't for Fang Jiezai, maybe the two of them would have already left the table.
Xie Fuyao is a very special existence, he has a good relationship with Fang Jie, Zhang Kuang, and Mo Xidao. And he is a child of an aristocratic family, and he has something to talk about with Yu Xiao and Pei Chuxing. So he had to play the role of a link, interspersed between two groups of people who seem to be in harmony with each other from time to time.
The wine was almost drunk, and Pei Chuxing didn't seem to want to waste time in this awkward atmosphere. After being silent for a while, the other party explained: "Since you have recovered, how about we travel together in Chang'an when the Martial Arts Institute allows you to go out in a few days? I know that after you arrive in the imperial capital, you probably don't have time to go around much. Turn around. There are many sights to see in Chang'an, a hundred miles away."
"Brother's kindness is hard to turn down, how dare I refuse to obey?"
Fang Jie respected Pei Chuxing with a cup and then responded.
Yu Xiao was preempted by Pei Chuxing, so he didn't say anything else, but stood up and said, "Since we have made an appointment, you can't miss me at that time. There are still a few friends over there who just said hello, so I'll go over and have a look. I've already told Guys here, I'll treat you to this meal."
"Brother, just go when you have something to do, don't care about us."
Fang Jie stood up and saw them off, and Yu Xiao and Pei Chuxing left immediately. After the two of them left, Mo Xidao picked up the wine glass and drank it down: "With these two people around, I feel uncomfortable drinking."
"Let's go now, let's just let go."
Zhang Kuang smiled and raised his wine glass to thank Fuyao, "You are different from them, we recognize you as a brother!"
Xie Fuyao seemed to be very happy to say this arrogantly, and quickly picked up the wine glass to drink with him.
Fang Jie said with some displeasure: "How could you be like this? After all, he invited us to eat this meal, and then you said such things after leaving. It's too disgusting. To be a man, you must be reasonable and polite. Why don’t we even say thank you for the treat, even if we don’t say thank you, should we say something else?”
Zhang Kuang thought he was really complaining, and subconsciously asked, "Then what should I say?"
Fang Jie raised his hand in greeting and shouted, "Man, bring me the recipe and add a few more dishes!"
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Sitting on a stone bench in the garden under the setting sun, watching the beautiful scenery reflected by the setting sun, and having already eaten and drank enough, I feel a little comfortable no matter what. Xie Fuyao looked at Fang Jie who was lying on the grass in large characters and didn't care about his own image at all, couldn't help but smiled and said: "I've never seen such a petty person like you, even if you don't spend your own money, you won't be able to I’m so full that I can’t even walk.”
Fang Jie giggled, stroked his slightly swollen belly and sighed: "He is hospitable, so you naturally have to act cooperative. What could make the hosts happier than eating and drinking?"
He sighed slightly: "It's just a pity, I really want to order some more things to take away for supper, but... I'm really embarrassed."
"Is it embarrassing, or is it true that you can't eat any more food today?"
Xie Fuyao smiled and teased: "Anyway, you are a person of status now, why don't you have to worry about your own etiquette and demeanor."
"It's useless to say these things, it's best to fill your stomach."
Fang Jie shook his head and said: "Time is better than cultivation, the world is as difficult as eating. Every meal must be savored and enjoyed seriously, otherwise how can we be worthy of what we eat? How can we be worthy of the solemnity that can extend life after eating? As for what Demeanor and etiquette, who only cares about those vain things after eating."
"Time is better than cultivation, and the world is as difficult as eating."
Xie Fuyao repeated a sentence in a murmur, and then praised: "This sentence is wonderful!"
"There are plenty of wonderful words, but I just want to ask you one thing now."
Fang Jie sat up with some difficulty, looked at Xie Fuyao and asked earnestly: "You and I fought against each other in the Martial Arts Academy that day, why did you hold back?"
Xie Fuyao was startled, smiled and shook his head, "I didn't hold back."
"You guess I believe it?"
Fang Jie said: "According to the logic, everyone thought that you really wanted to kill me that day, and I even thought you wanted to kill me at that time, so the two of us should be very distant. You Do you know why the first thing I do after the competition is to buy you a drink?"
"Why?"
"Thank you classmate for your grace of not killing me."
Fang Jie sighed and said, "Others only saw me knock you down with one punch, but no one saw you withdraw your finger force deliberately when I got close. Since you dare to challenge the professor of the Academy of Martial Arts, so what?" Maybe the Four Elephant Fingers have only been practiced in Xia Fa? Everyone was puzzled at the time, but they must be able to figure it out afterwards."
"Why aren't you? How dare you say that you did your best that day?"
Xie Fuyao asked back.
Fang Jie smiled, noncommittal.
"Fang Jie..."
"Um?"
"You... really can't practice?"
"Really, everyone knows that, don't you?"
"I know, I just want to hear confirmation from you."
"You're just rubbing salt in other people's wounds, do you know that?"
Fang Jie rolled his eyes at him, looked at the sun that was no longer glaring, and sighed slightly: "You people who can practice, after learning that I can't practice, you will probably think, oh, that guy is actually a good-for-nothing who can't practice. How can such a person win the first place in the Yanwu Academy exam?"
Xie Fu shook his head and said, "I didn't think so."
"A lot of people think that way."
Fang Jie said: "Since testing the power of cultivation in the morning, the eyes of many people have changed when they look at me. I know it's contempt, even if I won the first place, they still have the same contempt. First of all, my background is not noble. , the second is that I have no potential for cultivation. With these two things, no one will feel that I can achieve something. In fact, most of the people in the time are people like me, so they are all doing nothing, and they are destined to be just A foil for any era."
"Whoever thinks that way is an idiot."
Xie Fuyao said: "The most important thing in the world is the people. No matter how powerful the empire is or how rich the family is, if there are no people, how can we persevere?"
Fang Jie said with a smile, "I'm glad you have this Marxist-Leninist thought."
"what is that?"
Xie Fuyao asked.
"It's... a philosopher who advocates equality for all and harmony in the world."
"It's a bold idea, but it's impractical. And the name of this philosopher is also very strange, Marx and Enlie. I don't know what it means."
Fang Jie didn't know how to continue editing, so he had to change the topic.
"Didn't you say that if there is a big war, you won't enter the Martial Arts Academy? Why do you choose to come in even though you know the court is going to use troops in the northwest?"
After being silent for a moment, Xie Fuyao said in a solemn tone: "I don't know what you think, but I feel... this battle will never be easy. Those who enter the Martial Arts Academy may not be able to stay here for three years."
Fang Jie's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but said, "If you say that, I'm afraid you'll suffer if you hear it."
Xie Fu shook his head: "You won't tell outsiders what I'm afraid of. Why don't we two make a bet on whether you and I can study safely in the Academy of Martial Arts for three years. If you can, you win Now, I will teach you the Wudang Mountain Liangyi swordsmanship. If you can't, then I won, how about it?"
"Look... I just said that you still have the goods in stock and haven't thrown them out. You only used the four-element finger in the martial arts field that day, and didn't use the Liangyi sword... What did I lose to you?"
Fang Jie asked pettyly.
"Stand by my side."
Xie Fuyao said calmly but seriously: "If you and I are both going to the battlefield, then I hope that it is you who stand by my side."
"Why?"
"In the entire Academy of Martial Arts, few people know better than you what war is. Few people know better than you how to survive the war. If the Xie family is not revived, I will not die."
Fang Jie was silent. When the setting sun disappeared on the horizon, he got up slowly and walked towards his yard.
"It's a deal."