After getting married, Wood's life changed.
Now he no longer spends seven or eight hours or more every day doing carving work in the workshop. Instead, he is busy at home every morning, or goes for a walk with his wife, then goes to the workshop to work in the afternoon, and then goes home early in the evening. . Neighbors near the workshop could no longer see the lights that often turned on at night in the workshop, but they saw that Wood's face was becoming more and more radiant, and his smile was much brighter. He no longer had the aloofness that repelled people thousands of miles away like in the past. Feel.
Everyone is happy about this.
Even the north wind is no exception.
Of course, the reason for her happiness is different from others.
Others are happy because Wood is more energetic, but she is happy because Wood has exposed his flaws.
When we first met, Wood was a cautious person. Even when facing his companions from his motherland, he was careful not to reveal any flaws. But after getting married, he was obviously more relaxed. Flaws in his daily life were everywhere, and he could be said to be a completely different person.
If Bei Feng wanted to kill him, he would already be dead.
But Bei Feng didn't want to kill him so quickly. She was unfamiliar with the people here, so she had to at least use Wood's connections to take root in Huishite City.
When she is completely familiar with the situation in Huishi City, that is when the betrayer will die!
However, as the days passed, she became a little confused.
Wood's behavior really doesn't look like a traitorous person.
Apart from anything else, if he really betrayed her, why would he still live a stable married life with her without any secret intentions
Isn't he afraid that the secret he has betrayed will be discovered
Does he underestimate himself so much
Bei Feng felt vaguely uncomfortable.
Being underestimated is actually a good thing for a spy. If the enemy underestimates you, it will be easy for you to expose your flaws and make mistakes at critical moments. Therefore, spies are all masters at pretending to be pigs and eating tigers, and all of them are good at hiding their strength.
But... being looked down upon by "companions" makes people unhappy.
Especially Wood!
When Bei Feng first became a spy, he heard Wood's story. He once played the role of a court bard, provoking conflicts among the Thunder Duke's royal family, successfully triggering a small-scale rebellion, sending the Thunder Duke's most talented son to hell, and eliminating the potential threat.
He also once sneaked alone for thousands of miles, crossing the entire ancient forest with his pursuers closely following him, and delivered an important piece of information from the Kingdom of Thousand Springs. He was seriously injured and almost died because of this. Even the priest was surprised and praised his spirit as transcending the body. Otherwise, he would have died on the road.
He is a figure worshiped by younger spies, and Bei Feng is no exception.
So when Bei Feng was selected to be the executor of this mission after rigorous training and repeated screening, she was shocked when she learned the content of her mission before departure.
How can it be!
Why would Wood betray? This is impossible!
After she calmed down, she thought about it again and was secretly grateful.
If Wood really betrayed him, as a junior who once admired him, it would be a rare honor to be able to personally carry out his punishment.
Although... she doesn't want this honor at all.
When she arrived at Phenix City and actually met Wood, she found that the former ace spy seemed to be weakening.
It's not that his strength is weak, his strength is not weak at all. He even stepped into a high-level level the day after marrying her, becoming a person who can hold his head high and have a good reputation even when he comes in and out of the king's court. .
The "weakness" that Bei Feng feels is that Wood's ability as a spy has become weaker.
He can still collect intelligence, but his sensitivity to intelligence has decreased, his alertness to danger has decreased, and he has gradually become less like a spy and more like a true artist.
These changes only appeared slowly after he got married. Although they are just some signs, for the keenly observant Beifeng, what these signs indicate can be regarded as facts.
This kind of Wood is not what Bei Feng imagined.
She originally thought that she would compete with the opponent in a battle of wits and courage, and perhaps have to fight for her life to eliminate the opponent; she also imagined that her mission was easily exposed, and then was killed without any ability to fight back; she also imagined that Wood actually did not Betrayal, everything is just a misunderstanding... This last one is the most imagined.
Unfortunately, all imaginations are wrong.
Wood really betrayed, and then, as he became weaker and weaker, he no longer had the sensitivity and vigilance that an ace spy should have.
Seeing him like this, Bei Feng was both happy and angry.
Naturally, he was happy because it would be easy to complete the task, but angry because he saw his former idol surrendering.
Who is Wood? He is the most outstanding spy in the Mystic Tower Federation today and the idol of younger spies like them!
How could he become so weak! How could he lose the sensitivity and alertness that a spy should have!
Being looked down upon by him made her even more angry and she almost wanted to roar.
Is this even justified? She, an excellent spy who always maintains keenness and vigilance, would be underestimated by a loser who is becoming more and more careless, slow and less vigilant!
hateful! How abominable!
But the north wind could not break out, and even the slightest sign could not be revealed.
Wood has indeed become weaker, but this does not mean that he has truly become a useless person. On the contrary, he may pick himself up again at any time and become as sharp as a cat, as cunning as a fox, and as fierce as a wolf.
In any case, his strength is here, and his past brilliant achievements are here.
Anyone who dares to look down on him has either an eye problem or a brain problem!
Bei Feng has normal eyes and a normal brain, so she never dares to show the slightest trace of suspicion, and honestly plays the image of a "junior sent to assist Wood in his work."
If Wood hadn't betrayed, this would have been what she would have done.
So she was able to do it very easily and there was no problem at all.
About half a month later, Bei Feng started to engage in education as planned.
She first rented a house and tidied it up. Following Wood's suggestion, she rounded off all the sharp wooden objects in the house and wrapped them with soft cloth in places that might hit children. Safety.
Then, she built a much larger painting classroom modeled after a professional studio and purchased a large number of simple painting materials.
When everything was ready, she started to promote it and invited families in Huisheng City to send their children to learn painting.
In this regard, the residents of Huishi City were a little confused and worried at first.
Painting is really too advanced. The residents of Huishi City are basically not from the upper class. For them, "painting" is really too far away from them.
But there is no parent in the world who doesn’t want their children to learn useful skills. There is no parent who doesn’t want their children to be positive. Even if they can’t enter the upper class, it’s good to learn some skills from the upper class!
So when they learned that the cost of learning painting here in Beifeng was not high, they gave up their worries and rushed to send their children to study.
In any case, she is the wife of the great artist Mr. Wood. Even if she is not as good as Mr. Wood, she is at least an artist!
How honorable and glorious it is for your children to be taught by an artist!
It would be even better if I could go further, learn some real skills, and become an artist in the future!
Bei Feng did not expect that so many families signed up, and he was a little confused for a while. Fortunately, Wood had money and immediately spent money to recruit a lot of helpers to prevent her from making any mistakes while she was busy.
"I didn't expect it!" Bei Feng said with emotion after the busy start of school, "The people in Huishi City are actually so keen on letting children learn to draw! Although my tuition is not high, it is not low either! Two gold coins a year, this is equivalent to the amount of money an ordinary farm family can save throughout the year!"
"Two gold coins are not much." Wood said, "You have also been exposed to the prices of goods in Phenix City and the Northwest Republic during this period. How do you feel?"
"The things here are a bit expensive." Beifeng said, "Two copper coins can buy a chicken in a small federal town. It costs almost three copper coins to go to the Supreme Tower, but it actually costs four in Pyroxene City. For Void City, do you need five?"
"Absolutely. It's very remote here, and most supplies have to be transported thousands of miles away. Chickens and ducks that you can raise yourself are relatively cheap." Wood said with a smile, "But the income of the people here is It is also high. With Void City as its core, the income of residents in the Northwest Republic is much higher than that in other places. For the people here, two gold coins are nothing more than the cost of a family trip to Void City. If you want to If you want to eat something special and play some interesting activities there, you will have to spend more money.”
"Huishi City is the second most prosperous area in the Northwest Republic. Every family here can easily spend hundreds of gold coins. Families with a middle-income or above can even save such a sum of money in two or three years. So for them, Say, spending two gold coins a year to let your children learn to draw is actually not an unacceptably high price."
Bei Feng was silent for a long time and sighed softly.
These days, she has been working hard to collect information, and she feels that she knows enough about Huishi City - whether it is the layout of the city, the residences of the big shots, the shift patterns of the city defense soldiers, and the patrol routes of the city guards, she has almost everything. Got it figured out.
But now she realizes that there are still many things that she needs to know. She is actually just a layman about Huishi City and the Northwest Republic!
Wood is worthy of being one of the best spies of the Mystic Tower Federation in recent decades. Even though he has gradually become dull and unalert, the skills he has accumulated and his understanding of the Northwest Republic over the years are still an astonishing asset.
If he can be brought back to the Federation, this wealth will belong to the Federation...
She thought so, but immediately warned herself not to think wildly.
Facing an extremely powerful man like Wood, his life may be in danger if he is not careful. It would be great if he could successfully kill him and complete the task. Don't think about it anymore!
However, she couldn't help but think about it.
A few days later, she finally couldn't hold it any longer and tentatively asked Wood if he had any plans to return to the Secret Tower Federation.
Wood's eyes widened when he heard this, his face was full of surprise, and he asked loudly: "Is it really possible?"
"It's probably okay... We have two people here now. If one of us leaves for a while, as long as it doesn't take too long, it should be fine."
Wood jumped up with joy: "Great! I'm going to pack my luggage right now! I'll set off tomorrow morning!"
"...You don't want to think about it anymore?" Bei Feng frowned secretly and couldn't help but ask, "It's not good to make a hasty decision."
"What's so 'rushy' about this?" Wood said with a smile, "I want to go home and have been thinking about it for a long time! You just got here, you don't understand my mood! For someone who has been lurking for a long time , homesickness is like a poison that goes deep into your bones, making you unable to help but think of every plant and tree in your hometown... For a while, I dreamed about the Supreme Tower, its majestic main city gate, and... The tower that towers into the sky, I dream of the snack bars with a southern flavor in the living area below the tower, I dream of those magic apprentices who have no identity and struggle with the grocery store owners for a long time for a silver coin... I am not afraid of your laughter, I even I miss every tree and even every weed there!”
"I remember when I first set out, my superiors told me that this latent work might take a long time. I only thought it would take about two or three years, but who knew three years and three years, three years and three years, and three years and three years? ...More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye." He looked up to the sky and sighed, his voice full of regret, "More than ten years! How many more than ten years can there be in life!"
(Is this the reason for your betrayal?)
Bei Feng didn't say anything, just complained secretly in his heart.
"I also said in the report that I have been away for too long and have been lurking here for too long. I suggested changing someone, but they were all rejected." Wood sighed and said, "You know Yes, sometimes I even worry, has my superior forgotten me?"
"Sometimes I even have ridiculous thoughts, wondering if they will simply destroy my files and let me just be a woodcarving artist in the Northwest Republic?"
Wood sat down and shook his head with a wry smile: "When I had that idea, I was really frightened. I almost dropped everything and ran back to find out what happened."
"You really think too much." Bei Feng said.
"Yes, I think too much. My family has not forgotten me at all - it's just that my ideas conflicted with my superiors, so I was treated coldly." Wood smiled with some vicissitudes, "But it doesn't matter, it really doesn't matter. I I don’t care about the issue of meritorious service, I have already made enough merit. I just want to return home alive, and preferably be able to retire at home."
His face glowed and his eyes lit up: "I'm thinking that when I get old, I will buy a house in a small town near the Supreme Tower, open a small bookstore, and sell some travel books and the like. Books. Then I would sit among the bookshelves every day, watching the young people walking around in the bookshelves, introducing them to my books—oh, and of course my sculptures.”
Bei Feng looked at his enthusiastic expression, but couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
The feelings may be real, but to a betrayed spy, these are nothing more than fantasies.
(This guy probably wants to return to the Federation and be a double agent, right? Haha... stop dreaming!)
She lowered her head and covered up the flash of coldness in her eyes with a smile on her lips.