Chapter 32: Father's Whereabouts
The night is lonely, the south wind is gradually rising, except for the moonlight like water, the sparse and colorful shadows of the trees, there is no remaining scene in the city, only the wind in the ears sweeps through the branches and leaves of the treetops, everything sleeps, and the insects have lost their chirping.
Everyone checked the list and worked until midnight, the first battle must be so tired, Duan Jingshi couldn't bear it, so he ordered everyone to go and rest.
Accompanied by the darkness of the night, after only a moment, Duan Jing noticed the faint snoring sound coming from the building, pouted and smiled, lined the soft candle flame on the table, and continued to check the list.
Time passed, the barren lamp oil gradually could not be supported, seeing the candlestick firelight shrinking, Duan Jing closed the roster lightly, stood up softly, and walked back to the room on the fourth floor cautiously and slowly, while the candlestick seemed to be extinguished by the air current, and a smoke that melted into the darkness drifted away.
The day, which symbolizes the transformation of the eastern suburbs of Nanyue, is over.
...
"Childe, you're awake. ā
Listening to the noise outside, Duan Jing was slowly going downstairs to take a look, when suddenly Wanning's greeting sounded in his ears.
Following the sound, I saw that everyone was busy on the first floor.
The four corners of the originally empty hall are divided into various areas with simple wooden balustrades, the front ends of the left and right sides are exquisite counters, which are full of dazzling dishes, and the mahogany tables and chairs are placed on the right side of the rear end near the staircase, and the obvious guest rest area, and the left side of the back end is sealed and slightly hidden.
"You are..."Duan Jing didn't command, his face was slightly puzzled, and asked.
Wan Ning smiled embarrassedly, scratched his head and said: "Hailing Pavilion lacks repair, it is always inappropriate to see people like this, the older said that there is no need to trouble the son all the time, so we will ask someone to deal with it privately." ā
"This matter was decided privately by the old man, and he asked the prince to forgive the old man for his self-assertive sin. Yue Chun, who was originally in charge of the work, saw Duan Jing coming, and hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully.
Hearing this, Duan Jing didn't blame, but just smiled softly in his eyes: "It's okay, you did a good job." ā
"The older you are, when I'm not there, everyone still needs you to make clear arrangements, don't be scattered, don't live up to my painstaking choice of you. ā
Yue Chu was stunned at first, then nodded heavily, and promised: "Thank you for your trust, the old man will do his best to give advice to his son." ā
"The older you are, the more you are my confidants, unite as one, and I will be stable in the rear. A soft voice came out, and Duan Jing walked away and walked towards the outside of the pavilion.
Seeing that Yue Chun's face changed slightly, he was noticed by Wan Ning, who asked suspiciously, "Yue Lao, what's wrong with you?"
"Childe's words really remind me that we are all one, and he will never allow us to form gangs and make small moves in private. ā
After thinking about it for a while, Yue Chu's frowning brows soothed, and he said to Wan Ning earnestly, "Childe's wisdom is far above me, we... Just take care of this Hailing Pavilion for your son. ā
"It's not that Childe doesn't distrust us, he's just taking precautions. Wan Ning comforted with a wry smile.
Just as the two were discussing the deep meaning of Duan Jing, Duan Jing had already wandered through the bustling streets of Nanyue City.
The neat blue brick floor, roadside vendors list all kinds of novel gadgets, and the flow of people is extremely lively.
This kind of scene is not seen in the gang, Duan Jing didn't care about watching it when he came in a hurry last time, and he didn't intend to miss a lot of customs and customs, so he took advantage of the opportunity now to make up for his regrets.
"Childe, Childe, we're here. ā
There was a faint shout from the noisy street, Duan Jing's eyes lit up, and he secretly said in his heart: "It's Longzhuang's voice!"
Duan Jing looked around, and saw that on the edge of the restaurant window in the distance, a person was waving at him, it was Longzhuang, and he looked closely, and Wang Ke, Shiyan and Zongke were all there.
Looking at the happy appearance of the three of them, Duan Jing smiled and nodded, only then did he remember in his heart, no wonder he hadn't seen these four people in Hailing Pavilion before, so he had come out to taste the food in advance.
"Childe, we're here, come and sit!" Duan Jing had just entered the store when Longzhuang's shouts rang out again.
Duan Jing followed the sound, picked a vacant seat everywhere and sat down, just wanted to greet him, but saw that the table was full of chicken leg wreckage, pointed to the wreckage, and pretended to shake his eyebrows and said angrily: "Who is eating on my back? ā
Hearing the sound, Longzhuang immediately hid the chicken leg that had been bitten twice behind him, hurriedly wiped the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, and glanced at Duan Jing from time to time.
Seeing this, everyone suddenly burst out laughing, which made Longzhuang stunned and wondered, "What's the matter?"
"Longzhuang, Childe, this is teasing you. No matter how much you eat, it won't cost you much. The Zong joked.
Shiyan smiled thoughtfully: "Actually, Childe just likes Longzhuang's honest temperament. ā
Long Zhuang looked at Duan Jing's face with a smile on his face, it should have been said by Shiyan, so he let go of his heart hanging in his throat.
"Childe, don't scare me anymore, I won't eat in the future, oh no! Eat less chicken thighs. ā
"Hahaha, it's okay, you have to take care of the transportation in the pavilion, open up and eat. Wang Ke smiled from ear to ear.
Everyone ate and drank in a joyful mood, accompanied by a cool breeze.
"Childe, why don't we go to Ruijin Pavilion later, they have a lot of good things. Wang Ke asked.
As soon as Wang Ke mentioned Ruijin Pavilion, his eyes flashed with excitement, and Duan Jing immediately replied: "Okay, I'm not familiar with this, so I'll let you take me away." ā
"Childe, there's something I want to ask you for help with?" Shiyan said in a low voice with a hint of unspeakable embarrassment.
Duan Jing said, "Huh, you can tell me about it?"
"That's right, I took a fancy to a spiritual weapon in Ruijin Pavilion earlier, but... It's expensive, and I'm missing some of my savings, so I wonder if I can advance some of the monthly bills with you?"
Shiyan's face was bloody because of shyness, she has always been strong, Duan Jing naturally understands it, since she is willing to put down her body and beg for each other, it must be a long time, Duan Jing smiled and said: "That's it, since Hailing Pavilion has plenty of funds, then I will give each of you a spiritual weapon, how about it?"
"Childe, you're not kidding. Longzhuang's eyes widened, sensing that something was wrong with his ears, and asked.
Wang Ke was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Son, by all means, we can be rewarded for our efforts, how can we receive such a reward?"
"Yes, Childe. We can't afford it. Shiyan bowed.
However, the sect guest is very eager to have a spiritual weapon, so he is not good at words, and if he enters, he will feel guilty, and if he retreats, he will regret it, and he is fighting in his heart, and he is in a dilemma.
"It's okay, I know everyone has selfish intentions, but since we are a team, we don't have to hide anything in the future, just tell me. Okay?" said Duan Jing with a smile.
"Childe, Iā" The sect guest realized that his previous actions had betrayed him, and busily said.
"I certainly don't blame you, on the contrary, I appreciate your honesty. ā
As soon as the others were about to speak, Duan Jing took over the conversation, and immediately turned his head to look at the people with different faces, and said, "Since you choose to follow me, then my words are orders. And you are my sword, and the spirit weapon is just the beginning for you. ā
"Childe, I don't know what to say, but I was wrong, you..." ā
"Childe, my Longzhuang is the same, you didn't despise me because of my strength, but instead assigned me a heavy responsibility, I..."
Seeing that everyone was emotional, Duan Jing really couldn't stand it, and hurriedly interrupted them: "What kind of expression is this, hold it back for me, and it will reward me by performing the task with heart in the future." Do you hear that?"
"Yes!" the four shouted in unison, extremely respectfully.