“You, you dare?” The old rival looked at Zhao Feng as if he was a pervert, the muscles on both sides of his nose twitching, his eyes were as fierce as a beast, and he wanted to eat him alive. “Mr. Zhao, for today’s humiliation, I will take your life!”
Wu Xian was terrified when he heard this in the tent.
"Demanding my life? With an old bastard like you?" Zhao Feng had not been living a happy life in the past few years, and a considerable part of it was caused by the old man in front of him. He would be sarcastic to Zhao Feng every now and then. He didn't refute but that didn't mean he didn't understand. He had been holding back a lot of anger for a long time, and today he just let it out, "I like your son because I think highly of you. Otherwise, with your old face like a squash, even if you married a fairy-like woman, your money-loser son would never be able to find the front door to my Zhao family!"
Wu Xian: “!
!”
The old rival can no longer hold back!
!
He raised his hand and drew out the sharp sword from his waist with a swish.
He said in grief and indignation: "Zhao Pifu—"
Before he could make a move, Wu Xian slammed the tent curtain open with great force, his face filled with rare anger, and he shouted, "What are you doing? Are you planning to fight to the death outside the main tent? Do you still respect me, your lord?"
Zhao Feng and his mortal enemy saluted in unison.
They said in unison: "We dare not."
Wu Xian was still furious, and veins on his forehead were throbbing wildly. His anger fueled his tone of voice, which was much heavier than usual: "Don't dare? You two may say you don't dare, but you dare in action, and you dare even more in your heart!"
Zhao Feng and his mortal enemy looked at each other and disliked each other.
Because of Wu Xian's interruption, the two did not really fight, but this did not prevent the gossip from spreading all over Wu Xian's camp. Although Zhao Feng had not been doing well in the past two years, his strength was there, and Wu Xian had to use him, so naturally there were many people willing to associate with him. Zhao Feng returned to the tent, and before he could warm up the mat with his buttocks, he heard arrogant laughter outside the tent.
As soon as Zhao Feng heard it, he knew who was coming.
He said, "If you want to laugh, come in and laugh."
The tent door curtain was opened, and a scholar with a goatee poked his head in. He was wearing a dark green scholar's robe, but the clothes were slightly whitened from starching. Although it was a standard scholar's outfit, judging from his clothes, this man was not doing well. "This is a great and heroic act, and it has just been spread everywhere. Have you changed your personality today or what? Why did you suddenly become unable to bear it and even challenge him?"
Zhao Feng rolled his eyes in annoyance: "Why should I endure this? If you continue to endure, I will become a turtle spirit! I was already upset, and he is still haunting me. I have disliked him before, and I dislike him even more today! I can scold him now, do I have to look up an auspicious day before scolding him? Does he deserve it? Bah! Unlucky!"
Zhao Feng had fought on the battlefield for so many years, experienced countless life and death, and knew the dangers. How could he not be anxious when Zhao Wei left his sight and went to another battlefield? He was already worried about the safety of his daughter. But there was also an eyesore that jumped out.
I couldn't control my emotions all of a sudden.
The scholar laughed out loud: "You are good at talking."
As he said this, he sat down opposite Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng asked him, "Gong Su didn't say anything, did he?"
He was only concerned about his own pleasure and forgot about Qin Li's situation for a moment. After calming down, he became a little worried and could not help asking the scholar.
The scholar said with a smile: "Are you concerned about Gong Su now?"
Zhao Feng scratched his hair which had not been washed for several days, feeling uneasy and guilty: "Alas, I had my reasons, I did not intentionally cause trouble. If Gong Su blames me for this, I have nothing to say."
The scholar gave him a reassurance.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Gongsu is also smiling."
It’s lively, who doesn’t like to watch it
Their faction had been excluded in Tianhai for many years. If Qin Li had not been employed and Zhao Feng had not been weak in military strength, life would have been very difficult. Lord Wu Xian could not be said to have done a bad job, but he was too soft-hearted and sentimental. The concubines in the backyard were either sisters sent by someone or were related to someone. The faction headed by Qin Li was at a natural disadvantage. Even though Wu Xian followed Qin Li in everything in official business, the exclusion he encountered, both openly and covertly, always existed and was eye-catching.
Zhao Feng's outburst also gave them a chance to vent their anger.
"It's good that Gongsu is not angry."
Zhao Feng was completely relieved after hearing this, but the other party's next sentence almost choked him, "Dayi, when did you become interested in men?"
Zhao Feng, whose reputation was damaged: "…"
Zhao Feng was furious and said: "!
!”
"When did I become a man?"
He was so frightened that his voice broke.
The scholar said, "You are not into homosexuality, so why did you take someone's son as your male lover? And a smooth male lover at that? If you really took his son, regardless of whether he would fight you to the death, according to seniority, you would have to call him father-in-law. That's too much of a loss."
Zhao Feng held his forehead helplessly: "… Our eldest daughter suddenly wanted a male lover, and I was thinking about this matter in my heart. He happened to run into me, so I wanted to disgust him. How did the rumor spread that I wanted a male lover? Aren't you ruining my reputation?"
He finally realized the power of false rumors.
After the scholar understood, he laughed again and said, "So it was our lady who wanted it, we have to give it to her! How many does she want? What kind? As uncles, we can't be stingy."
Zhao Wei had gone through hardships with her uncles and uncles when she was little, which led to their special doting on the eldest daughter of Zhao Feng's family. In Zhao Feng's words, Zhao Wei didn't want the stars, the moon, and the sun in the sky, so how could raising a male lover be a big deal
If they are not satisfied with this, it seems that their uncles are stingy.
Zhao Feng rolled his eyes again: "Dawei has the guts to run away from home to resist the marriage, it must be you old guys who indulged him."
Fortunately, Zhao Wei is not a man.
Otherwise, he would have been spoiled by these people long ago.
The scholar stroked his chin and said, "Dawei? You can just call yourself Dayi. Why did you give your daughter such a random courtesy name? Can our daughter still wear her Wudan Tiger Talisman?"
At first glance, the name Zhao Feng seems to be simple and sophisticated, and has a bit of culture, but we all come from the same place, how can we not know the inside story? It's ok for him to be unreliable, but why would he cheat his own daughter? Dawei, does this sound good
Clang—
The tea in Zhao Feng's hand spilled all over the table, and the bowl also fell. He looked up at the scholar in horror: "You, how did you know?"
Back then, he promised to keep Bai Su a secret about her gathering her martial courage as a girl. Even though he had vaguely guessed something later, he never thought of telling Wu Xian, or even Qin Li. He kept his mouth shut and was mentally prepared to take the secret to his grave.
Later, he found out that his daughter Zhao Wei was also one of them. Zhao Feng was only surprised that Zhao Wei had the ability to protect herself. If he died on the battlefield one day, his daughter would be able to stand on her own. At this time, he had no reason to reveal the secret.
Not only will they not reveal it, they will also try their best to conceal it.
Who would have thought that the person in front of me actually knew it.
He knew, did it mean that Qin Li also...
The scholar saw through his thoughts and tapped the back of Zhao Feng's hand with the sword fan in his hand to bring him back to his senses: "Don't worry, I haven't told anyone. Not to mention that this concerns the safety of our eldest daughter, even if there is no such relationship, there is no need to tell Qin Gongsu."
Zhao Feng vaguely heard some dissatisfaction from his words.
"What does that mean?"
The scholar turned the knife fan in his hand, his eyes were deep, and there was a sigh in his words: "Gong Su has been devoted and loyal to the lord over the years, and has devoted all his heart to repaying his kindness of adopting and saving us... With such efforts, a stubborn stone should be warmed up, but the lord is still wavering and unwilling to fully trust us. Alas, I can't help but feel a little resentful."
The Tianhai faction is too exclusive.
Wu Xian didn't have the guts to really suppress the trouble-making Tianhai faction for Qin Li's lineage, and as time went on, the conflict between the two factions gradually increased. Wu Xian thought he had leveled the waters, but he didn't know that the calm was the result of their lineage retreating and enduring again and again. In this case, how could he force them to be loyal without reservation
It was normal that Zhao Feng kept his promise to conceal the truth for Bai Su and Chen Tang, and the scholar noticed some clues but kept silent.
"Then Gong Su... did he notice it?"
This is what Zhao Feng is most worried about.
The scholar said self-deprecatingly: "Gong Su has been so tired these past few years that his hair has turned a little gray, and his time with us has been squeezed out. If it weren't for me, a big idler with time to wander around, how would he have known about it?"
Zhao Feng was completely relieved, yet speechless.
He cursed, "You old bastard, are you following me?"
The scholar raised his eyebrows and said, "Who said that? How can I have so much time to follow you? I saw the girl on the battlefield and recognized her by her marksmanship. If I hadn't recognized her, do you think she would only have a minor injury to her shoulder?"
There were only so many scholars in Chen Tang's army, and the focus was either on the military formation or the generals. Zhao Wei was still a young man with a low military rank, so how could he be qualified to enjoy the increase in the generals' words? Wasn't it his uncle who opened a back door
To be honest, he was shocked when he saw it.
Zhao Wei's shooting skills looked so familiar. After taking a closer look, the young general's face also looked familiar. Not sure, let's take another look.
The more I look at her, the more she looks like the eldest daughter of the Zhao Feng family who ran away from home.
After that, he began to pay attention to Zhao Feng's whereabouts.
Finally, he saw Zhao Feng and Zhao Wei meet in private, and he was more convinced that the brave warrior was Zhao Wei. Today, he was deceived and it turned out to be true. He raised his eyebrows: "Tsk, Zhao Dayi, you are so good at hiding it."
Zhao Feng said helplessly: "There is no other way. Dawei is the apple of my eye. Can you bear to see her being treated as a heretic and harmed?" This was also the main reason why he did not ask Zhao Wei to come back. If Zhao Wei stayed by his side, he could not protect her.
Gathering courage with the body of a daughter...
Zhao Feng was well-informed and had a clear mind. If his political enemies were a bit more malicious, they could accuse him of "a hen crowing at dawn" or "a strange omen", and then put all the blame on Zhao Wei for the drought, locust plague, and flood. Wouldn't that drive him to death
He said worriedly: "It is clear that there are no tigers in the market, but if three people talk about it, it will become a tiger... I am afraid that the gossip of many people can melt gold! I am afraid that people's words are scary! I am afraid that if this day really comes, I will not be able to protect her even if I give up my life!"
What Zhao Feng could think of, the literati could naturally think of as well.
He asked Zhao Feng a question: "Dayi, have you ever thought about why you think that if the lord cannot tolerate it, Lord Shen must be able to tolerate it?" On this question, even Zhao Feng did not realize that he subconsciously chose to trust Shen Tang instead of Wu Xian.
Zhao Feng explained: "There is a general under Lord Shen's command. I cannot tell you her specific name, but she is also a woman. Lord Shen can tolerate her, so he can naturally protect Dawei. Is that wrong?"
"Then have you ever thought about why Lord Shen could tolerate that female general?" The scholar looked at Zhao Feng with a half-smile, and cut off his retreat, "Dayi, don't use excuses like 'Lord Shen is open-minded and kind' to evade us..."
Zhao Feng hesitated.
"This, this... What other reasons could there be?"
The scholar tapped the table with his sword fan: "Have you ever thought from another perspective that this Lord Shen who is always showing off is also a woman? It is because of this that she can accept the female general you mentioned without any hesitation, and accept our eldest daughter?"
Zhao Feng: “…”
The scholar was not very useful to Wu Xian, but Chen Tang liked to visit everywhere, so the scholar had seen Chen Tang from a distance. The face was too beautiful and handsome. If he hadn't seen the Wen Xin seal on his waist, he would have identified her as a female monarch, and a beautiful female monarch who could outshine all the beauties in the world. However, these thoughts disappeared when he saw the Wen Xin seal.
"It looks like a woman, right?"
Zhao Feng: "Mr. Chen has a literary heart and a signature..."
The scholar rolled his eyes and said, "Our daughter still has the Wudan Tiger Talisman. How come she suddenly grew roots after being away from home for two years?"
Zhao Feng: "... Could you please not be so vulgar?"
The scholar laughed, as if mocking Zhao Feng for being so polite one day. Zhao Feng was mocked by him, but he was thick-skinned and couldn't break through his defense: "Even if, even if... So what if Chen Jun is a girl? It's meaningless."
We are allies now.
Chen Tang's side once again demonstrated its strong strength.
Does the Dragon Slaying Bureau coalition want to cause trouble again
The scholar said: "How can it be meaningless? Aren't you curious about why this Lord Shen can concentrate his literary mind? What no one has done in the past two hundred years, she/he has accomplished..."
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong!
Zhao Feng was unsure of his colleague's thoughts, and argued, "Why are you so sure that no one has done it in more than two hundred years? Maybe it existed before this, but it died before it could be fully developed. In my opinion, you are just overthinking—"
The scholar knocked on the table with the handle of his sword fan.
Dadadada, each sound has a rhythm.
After a long while, just when Zhao Feng thought he had stopped making trouble, the scholar said quietly, "Come to think of it, there were two dragons fighting in the sky above Xiaocheng. You must know what that meant. Why haven't you heard any news since then?"
Zhao Feng was a little confused at first and didn't know what he was saying.
When he understood, his face changed suddenly.
He stood up from the spot, and the scholar comforted him, "Don't react so strongly. I cast a spell before I came in, so no one would hear you even if you shouted at the top of your lungs. These are just private words, and they will never be spread outside."
Even so, Zhao Feng lowered his voice.
Seriously said: "This matter is of no small importance..."
He was more worried about his daughter's safety.
The scholar also whispered, "Because we know, we must find out more clearly. Dayi, you have saved the life of the lord, but you are still being bullied like this. Have you ever thought about—"
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Feng raised his hand to stop him.