Love Across Time - Chapter 44
Only then did Su Guangping realize that he had been tricked by Huan'er. He wanted to curse her, but dared not act rashly because of Shi Wuji, and his face turned red with anger.
A few muffled laughs came from behind Huan'er; it was Wuhen and the others.
Shi Wuji suppressed a laugh, his expression remaining sinister and ruthless.
"Three days. If you haven't gotten out of the six northern provinces by then, you'd better watch your life. Men! Throw those two out!"
The Weilong warriors carried the two men, whose limbs were trembling, out of the room. Ke Zhengming, knowing that his life was no longer in danger, wanted to save face and made some harsh remarks.
"My father is an official of the imperial court; he won't let you get away with this..."
A handful of mud was thrown precisely into his mouth, choking him.
Shi Wujie brushed the wool stains off his hands; as Leng Gang walked towards the door and brushed past Shi Wuji, Shi Wuji asked:
Where to?
"To settle personal matters."
He didn't say it explicitly, but Shi Wuji knew that Leng Gang was going to deal with Ke Zhengming.
"Including my share, but spare his life."
"I understand." Leng Gang walked out.
Huan'er wasn't quite sure what kind of riddle the two were playing, so she pulled Shi Wuji aside and said:
"Who are you going to kill?"
"No." Shi Wuji helped her back to her seat and brought her a bowl of ginseng tea.
Shi Wujie asked impatiently:
"Sister-in-law, what's the Chinese proverb for 'one, two, three, four, five, six, seven'?"
Huan'er deliberately sighed loudly.
Do you understand what it means to 'expose one's own shortcomings'? If you don't understand, at least pretend you do, so others won't laugh at your lack of knowledge.
This time, Wu Jie was unusually eloquent:
"Learning is about asking questions. That's what learning is all about. Sister-in-law, it's always better to ask questions and seek answers than to pretend you know everything, right?"
She nodded approvingly. This kid often lost in verbal battles, but he had made considerable progress. Huan'er stopped teasing him. "Seven is followed by eight, and 'wangba' means 'wangba' (a derogatory term for a bastard). It's not hard to understand."
Everyone chuckled, forgetting the unpleasantness of the moment as if it had never happened. Huan'er didn't want to talk about Su Guangping because she had discovered something that greatly interested her! She looked at her husband with bright, admiring eyes.
"I had no idea you knew martial arts! You threw the throwing knife, didn't you? Can you even fly? I always thought martial arts were just something made up in martial arts novels, but I never imagined it actually existed! How do you learn it? Can you teach me?"