The hand around the waist was released at the right time.
Jiang Yubai just happened to come over, "Master Pei, what a coincidence, hahaha."
He laughed dryly twice.
"unfortunately."
Pei Zheng glanced at Qi Changyi who lowered his head, and could still see the blush on his fair earlobes.
Of course it was unfortunate that he had come all the way to see him.
At this time, the crowd that was about to disperse not far away gathered together again, bustling about, and no one knew what was happening.
Qi Changyi quietly raised his head and looked over there, his eyes clearly full of curiosity.
"What's going on over there? Didn't they all go away? Why are they making noise again?"
Jiang Yubai also turned around to look, but unfortunately he was blocked by the crowd and couldn't see anything.
"You'll find out when you go and see."
Pei Zheng hooked his fingers around Qi Changyi's sleeves and pulled the little guy towards the crowd.
It turned out that after dealing with the new recruits who made mistakes, the other soldiers started to make a fuss and insisted that Zhao Litang show off some more of his skills.
Zhao Litang did not refuse. He picked up a bow and crossbow beside him, aimed at the target in the distance, and shot the arrow, hitting the target right in the heart.
The crowd around was suddenly excited.
You have to know that the crossbow was a trophy obtained in the previous battle with the barbarians. The bow is very heavy and the bowstring is difficult to pull. Most people may not be able to even hold the bow steadily, let alone shoot arrows.
Zhao Litang said to everyone, "Who wants to come up and give it a try?"
Sure enough, a few brave ones stepped forward, but unfortunately it was very difficult for them to lift the bow, let alone hold it up to shoot arrows.
After several people failed, the crowd began to boo from time to time.
The bow finally returned to Zhao Litang's hands.
"Anything else?"
Zhao Litang glanced at everyone and said, "If anyone thinks they can do it, feel free to come up."
The other soldiers looked at each other and no one dared to step forward, as that would simply be asking for trouble.
"In that case, then everyone should disperse and train together."
"Wait a minute."
A voice came from the crowd, interrupting Zhao Litang's words, and everyone's attention was immediately focused on him.
Qi Changyi also turned around and looked at Pei Zheng who was standing beside him.
With so many eyes around him, Pei Zheng just lowered his eyes to glance at the little guy, then curled his lips and smiled at him.
In a low voice that only the two of them could hear, he said softly, "Tell me later who is more powerful."
Then Qi Changyi watched Pei Zheng walk straight up to Zhao Litang.
People around began to whisper.
"Is Lord Pei capable? Isn't he an official? Why is he brandishing swords and guns in our military camp?"
"That's right. If you ask me, after completing your mission, you should hurry back to the imperial capital. Serving the emperor is your destiny, right
"Hey, it will be embarrassing if you can't even lift it. You will be worse than our general."
The conversation was not loud, but Qi Changyi heard every word.
These soldiers originally looked down on those officials who were only good at talking and engaging in verbal battles in the court. In their opinion, it was just a quarrel. Moreover, they had basically always stayed in the barracks or on the battlefield. They had only rarely heard of Pei Zheng and did not know him well.
After hearing what they said, Qi Changyi couldn't help but stand on Pei Zheng's side and make excuses for him.
"Master Pei is very powerful. He knows everything and can do everything. Don't say that."
When the soldiers heard what the prince said, they quickly shut up and dared not say anything more.
Qi Changyi was still unwilling to accept the defeat and gave those soldiers a cold look, but in fact, he looked unintimidating and even a little cute.
However, in his heart, he seemed to feel that this scene was somewhat familiar.
He seemed to have seen a similar scene in a crowded place at some point.
Pei Zheng in the center of the field also took the bow, pulled the string and shot two arrows at the same time, which flew towards the center of the bull's eye and firmly trapped the one that Zhao Litang had shot earlier.
The crowd around suddenly became very quiet, and the soldiers were all very surprised. They did not expect Pei Zheng's archery skills to be so amazing.
Only Qi Changyi, with a sense of pride that seemed to come from nowhere, stood in front of the crowd with his back straight, his eyebrows and eyes almost bent to the sky. But when Pei Zheng's eyes looked at him, he quickly averted his gaze, trying to hide his mistake.
After throwing the bow back to Zhao Litang, Pei Zheng walked towards Qi Changyi in full view of everyone.
Seeing the distance getting closer, Qi Changyi suddenly turned around and squeezed out from the narrow gap in the crowd as if escaping.
As soon as he got out of the crowd, Qi Changyi did not stop and kept running forward with his head down.
He just had a feeling that if he didn't run now, he would not be able to run away later.
A small figure ran out of the training ground, but just as he turned a corner, he bumped into someone head-on.
"Ouch!"
“Ouch!”
The two men cried out in pain at the same time and fell on their backs to the sides.
Yue Nu was innocent. He was just walking on the road when he was suddenly knocked to the ground by someone. A stone hit his waist, making his whole body numb and he couldn't get up for a while.
Qi Changyi felt dizzy and fell to the ground, gasping for breath while holding his forehead.
“Oh, it hurts so much.”
Suddenly, a light laugh was heard from above my head.
"Still running?"
Qi Changyi looked through his fingers and saw an enlarged face hanging in front of him.
Pei Zheng took his hand off his forehead and saw that the originally fair forehead was indeed red.
He lightly swept his fingers over it, causing Qi Changyi to gasp slightly and his eyes to turn red.
"Okay, stand up first."
Pei Zheng spread out his palms.
Qi Changyi sniffed pitifully and put his little hand on it.
Pei Zheng easily pulled him up from the ground and carried him into his arms.
Yue Nu who was standing next to her had also sat up, holding her waist with her hands and frowning slightly.
Qi Changyi saw that the person he knocked down was Yue Nu, and he quickly wanted to go over and help him up.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, are you okay?"
But Pei Zheng held him down and wouldn't let him pass.
Qi Changyi went to look at Pei Zheng in reproach, not knowing why he was stopping him.
At this time, a man walked over quickly and helped Yue Nu up.
"General"
Yue Nu wanted to stand on her own but almost fell down. Fortunately, Zhao Litang caught her again.
"Where did you get hurt?"
"It shouldn't be a big deal. It's just numb for a while. It will heal in a while."
Zhao Litang said "hmm" but did not let go.
While the two people opposite were talking, Pei Zheng whispered, "What's the answer?"
"Ah? What's the answer?" Qi Changyi was confused.
Pei Zheng leaned closer and asked, "About who is more powerful?"
Qi Changyi felt the heat on his neck, his body stiffened slightly, and he wanted to stand further away from Pei Zheng.
Seeing that he was hesitant and unwilling to answer, Pei Zheng deliberately leaned against his leg.
Qi Changyi's legs suddenly went weak and began to tremble. He had to hold onto Pei Zheng's arm to keep standing steadily. Soldiers kept passing by him and he was extremely nervous.
''you… "
"Hmm? I didn't hear that clearly."
Pei Zheng smiled and nudged the kid's knees with his knees. "Good boy, speak louder."
"Ah" Qi Changyi let out a soft cry, then gritted his teeth.
"You, you, you! It's you! It's you! It's you!"
Zhao Litang and Yue Nu both heard his shout, and people passing by also looked at him sideways.
Pei Zheng let go of his hand with a smile, "That's a really loud sound."
Qi Changyi took a big step to the side, and this time he not only covered his forehead, but his entire face was covered tightly with his sleeves.
Zhao Litang asked, "What's wrong Changyi?"
Pei Zheng said, "Nothing, he is happy."
"What are you happy about?"
"I'm glad. I want to take him out to play."
Qi Changyi revealed a pair of eyes and looked at Pei Zheng, with an obvious gleam of excitement in them.
Did he hear correctly? Can we go out and play? Can we go out of the barracks
"Why, you don't want to go?" Pei Zheng asked, "If you don't want to..."
"Think about it"
Qi Changyi's voice was as soft and gentle as a kitten's, as if he was afraid that he really wouldn't be able to go out to play.
"No! Changyi has just recovered. He should have a good rest and not walk around casually. Moreover, this is the border. It is better to be careful in everything." Zhao Litang objected.
But in the end, Qi Changyi was able to leave the military camp as he wished and go out for a walk to relax.
But besides Pei Zheng, Zhao Litang also went with him.
At Qi Changyi's invitation, Yue Nu was also dragged along. Qi Changyi said that he would treat him to a delicious meal to express his apology for bumping into him.
Several people walking on the streets of this border town really attracted a lot of attention.
Qi Changyi was completely unaware of this and curiously pulled Yue Nu to look at this and that, spending half a day looking at each stall.
After walking around for a while, he finally felt hungry.
Yue Nu knew more about border affairs than he did, and took him to a popular noodle restaurant for dinner.
The two of them chattered all the way without stopping. It turned out that people who are in tune with each other can always get along well with each other, regardless of whether they have previous memories or not.
After entering the noodle shop, they found that this place was not like Yipinxiang in the imperial capital. There was only a lobby filled with all kinds of people. Qi Changyi and his friends could only be seated in the lobby.
When the noodles came, they were covered with a thick layer of beef, which looked very tempting.
Qi Changyi and Yue Nu both started eating, and Zhao Litang also picked up his chopsticks.
Only Pei Zheng, looking at this somewhat shabby and extremely noisy environment, lost his appetite. Seeing the little guy slurping his food, he thought that as long as the little guy liked it, that was enough.
Qi Changyi was indeed very hungry. He quickly finished the noodles in his bowl and even drank up all the beef soup. His little face was red from eating.
He licked his lips and glanced at Pei Zheng's bowl next to him. It was full of meat and noodles, and hadn't been touched at all. The delicious smell went straight into his nose.
Pei Zheng smiled and pushed the bowl in front of him.
"Here you go, little foodie."