My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 108 You wrote a book secretly, and now it’s revealed!
After returning to the villa, Li Bailong put down the women's book series he had just bought, sat down to grind ink and write a letter.

In my mind, Long Aotian appeared faintly.

"I think there's something wrong."

"Ok?"

"There's something wrong with your master." Aozi said firmly, "Her behavior just now was very abnormal! What she said to you before was not from the heart, but she wanted to deal with you and send you away!"

"what?"

Aozi said helplessly: "What? I've been sent away many times! I only came to my senses afterwards."

Hearing this, Li Bailong's face darkened: "...Hey!"

"I didn't say that!" Long Aotian explained hurriedly, "I meant... Oh, damn it, anyway, that's it! Your master seems to have something troubling him, and he doesn't want you to know."

"Master's worries..."

Li Bailong pondered, "The biggest worry for Master is Fenglin Huoshan. But when it comes to Fenglin Huoshan, she will definitely discuss it with me. She will definitely not do something like 'For my brother's sake, I should take on all this myself', because she knows that if I find out later, things will definitely be worse..."

"Besides that, if it makes Master upset and he doesn't want me to know..."

Li Bailong touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "Then it's just the love you have for me that can no longer be suppressed!"

"Bah!" Aozi was furious when he heard this, "Nonsense! Nonsense!"

But he can only bark like a dog, and cannot come up with any aphoristic examples like "I have a friend".

"Ask again in two days."

Li Bailong shrugged and said, "Master and I have been through life and death together, supporting each other. We can share almost all the secrets in our hearts, but that's only almost. There are also a few things I'm hiding from Master that I don't really want her to know. In that case, it's not surprising that Master doesn't want me to know a few things."

Long Aotian's tone softened a bit: "...Yeah."

So Li Bailong began to write letters.

Today he inquired about the situation in the Huazhou literary and art circles and found out the miserable situation of the Tongwen Bureau. The first thing he had to do was to write a letter to the emperor's uncle to ask for help.

"…All of the above is shocking, but it is only the tip of the iceberg. What is hidden under the water is a huge monster. Since I have received your order, I should do my best, but I can't do it alone. I ask King Zhao to know people and the uncle to use them well, and to entrust important tasks without forcing them. With my humble talent and little light, I dare not follow the example of Marquis Wolong. I only ask for some supplies and manpower to serve the king."

"The list is already drawn up. I, a student, have a humble life and a small future. I only beg the superior to have mercy on me..."

Li Bailong paused and continued writing.

"The plan is open - 30,000 Dragon Spear soldiers and their weapons and ceremonial guards in front of the palace, 8 million bells of food and meat for military feasts, five pairs of second-rank blank officials, a flag of the imperial court and a Shangfang sword, nine gifts, and the right to act at one's own discretion..."

A list of some unremarkable personnel and supplies was listed in a long and tedious manner.

Then he wrote: "The stalemate in Huazhou can only be resolved with thunderous means, great benevolence and courage. I beg the emperor's uncle to allocate troops, food and grass, and plow the fields and dig holes, then the major issues can be resolved. If the emperor's uncle does not pity the students..."

"I can only imitate the story of Wen Renzhuo and frame the prefect for collusion with the devil, so that the Huazhou officialdom will be in danger. This way, I will stir up trouble. Jiangbei is an important place for tax revenue. If I allow the students to mess around, the war on the front line of Qining will be cut off from military supplies and they will suffer a defeat, causing chaos in Jiangbei and putting the country in danger. Then the emperor's uncle will have to keep his promise and clean up my mess... Why bother?"

He concluded the letter with respectful and humble words.

Long Aotian was very surprised: "What can you get if you ask for it like this?"

Li Bailong smiled faintly: "The situation in Huazhou is so difficult. The emperor's uncle coaxed me to come here to deal with it. He wants to see my ability. How can he let me do it with bare hands? Either give money, people and power. If you can't give them, you have to give me a word. No matter what I do, you have to clean up my mess."

"Oh? Sounds like you have an idea?"

Long Aotian asked curiously, "Huazhou is in a dead end. The interests of officials and businessmen are intertwined, and the mass base is solid. I don't even know how to break the deadlock except to kill people."

"A little bit."

Li Bailong's eyes turned.

I was buying books in a bookstore before, and because I bought a lot, the bookstore owner gave me a newspaper for free.

According to Junior Sister Xu, Huazhou bookstores controlled several newspapers and instigated authors to criticize each other in newspapers, leading readers to engage in cyberbullying against each other. A special section of the newspapers was set up for the trolls to engage in verbal battles.

Prominently written on the front page was the words "Join the war! Another brave general joins the debate between legitimate and illegitimate children!"

"Alas, the literary and artistic circles are fine, but from the officialdom to the business world..."

Li Bailong sighed: "——How come there is no sensitivity at all..."

He sighed a few times, and wrote a tearful letter to Lao Zhang, asking indirectly whether Lao Zhang could help his brother for the sake of Daoguo.

Then comes the Seventh Uncle.

He had previously discovered that the Caobang had already been using natural rubber, but natural rubber would change its properties when exposed to heat or cold, which was a huge problem for this new material... The method to improve this defect was actually very simple, and this technological discovery was one of the cornerstones of the modern automotive industry.

"It has to be sold at a good price..."

After writing the letter, it was getting dark and time for dinner, so Li Bailong went to call his master to eat.

According to the rules, when the master and disciple first arrived in Huazhou, Xu Wangyu should have the first meal to welcome them.

Junior Sister Xu invited a chef from the Wuxiangzheng restaurant in Huazhou to prepare a table of delicacies. After a while, Xu Wangyu, who was as shrewd as a human, noticed that the atmosphere between the two was weird, so he took the opportunity to say goodbye and leave.

Li Bailong looked calm and had a normal attitude.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Lishu slowly relaxed.

"I haven't asked you yet." She said softly, "Did you gain anything from going out today?"

So Li Bailong explained the situation.

"It's much trickier than I thought." Jiang Lishu sighed, "I didn't know there was such a trick."

She then asked, "What's your plan to break the deadlock?"

"Yes... but we need to make some plans first." Li Bailong thought for a while and said, "A solid fortress always falls from the inside. Huazhou Women's Channel is united, but there are endless internal struggles. I want to pull one faction together first, instigate them to fight against the other factions, and then take sides in an official capacity..."

"It's a pity that it's hard to get to know local authors right now, let alone connect with a bookstore... Junior Sister Xu doesn't know any either."

Jiang Lishu's eyes flashed.

She glanced at Li Bailong, her face slightly red, but she hesitated, as if she was struggling with her conscience.

Finally he sighed heavily.

Li Bailong asked in return: "Where's Sister? You seem to be worried."

"Ah."

Jiang Lishu just responded without elaborating, and Li Bailong did not ask further.

"Master is shy, so this should be something that is difficult to talk about. If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask." Li Bailong smiled at her, "But if this is an embarrassing thing that cannot be avoided and is about to happen, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me, I will find a way for you, and I will definitely not laugh at you."

The master was shocked when he heard this.

She was panicked at first, but when she saw that Li Bailong's face was serious and without any other expression, she felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

She hummed softly, "I don't believe it. You won't miss any opportunity to laugh at me."

"Yes." Li Bailong immediately replied, "Because Master is the same."

This made Jiang Lishu laugh out loud.

The two looked at each other, and then they heard the master sigh: "Hey, if I told you that I wanted to go out and hide for a while, and let your third uncle come over first, would you be unwilling?"

"It's good that Third Uncle can come, but I'm really reluctant for Master to leave."

Li Bailong answered frankly, and then asked curiously: "Has it reached the point where we have to run away?"

“You don’t have to run away. I feel really bad if I run away when you need help.” Jiang Lishu sighed, “But if I stay, I will have to pay a heavy price and be humiliated by you. Even though Master’s love is unrequited, I still can’t bear the consequences…” The Riddler is very annoying.

Li Bailong held his temper and said, "Master stayed to help me, why would I do this to him?"

Jiang Lishu asked back: "You can't?"

"...Why would I?" Li Bailong was even more puzzled. "Master, please stop being a riddle teller. Can't you just tell me what happened?"

Jiang Lishu lowered her head, revealing her snowy neck. Her face blushed slightly, and she whispered, "I don't want to talk about it now..."

Kind of cute.

Ever since entering Baihua Valley, the master told me to show the "master's dignity", and the little girl's panic and shyness that I used to see are rarely seen... Under this beauty trap, Li Bailong suddenly wavered.

The master suddenly reached out and grabbed Li Bailong's hand, feeling its soft touch, and moved closer.

At this time, night fell, the lights in the house were bright, and the master's beautiful face was close at hand.

Her hair was fragrant and light, her skin was whiter than snow, her eyelashes were long, her breath was as fragrant as orchid, and she whispered softly: "Brother, don't ask... I will stay to help you. No matter what happens in the future, can you please not bully and laugh at me?"

The stunning beauty is just around the corner.

Li Bailong was shaken and even ignored Aozi's loud warning.

He had almost never seen his master like this before, and he stammered, "How could this happen? Master is so good to me, why would I do such a beastly thing to him?"

"No, we depend on each other. It is only natural for me to treat you well and devote myself to you."

The master gently stroked his cheek and said softly, "Because you will do the same thing, pay for me, sacrifice for me, take responsibility for me... You have always done this. Including that time, you skinned Wen Renzhuo for me, destroyed the evidence, stood in front of me, and took the blood debt of Fenglin Huoshan..."

Li Bailong's heart beat faster.

Hey, hey, hey, how did it suddenly get to this point? Director, isn't this a bit too fast?
The woman next to him whispered: "Sister sacrifices for you, and you help her share the burden. We are a family, and there is no distinction between us. It has always been like this, don't you think?"

Li Bailong nodded silently.

Then the beauty smiled, as if all the flowers were blooming. She slowly leaned over and hugged Li Bailong. Their necks touched, and the touch was soft. He only felt the breath on her face as fiery as orchid, and the soft and hot touch was imprinted on his cheek.

Then she quickly stood up, her skirt swirling like a flower, and ran away with her head down.

There was still a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Li Bailong sat there for a moment, then jumped up and ran after him. He ran all the way to his master's room, but the room was closed and the windows and doors were locked tightly.

He knocked on the door and said, "Sister, you didn't take your things. Open the door and I'll give it to you."

The master in the room didn't want to talk, but after hearing this, he couldn't hold back and laughed and scolded, "Is it your ancestral chromosome?"

Li Bailong's old face turned red and he continued to knock on the door.

"Don't knock, brother." After a while, the master said softly, "Today I have crossed the line a little bit. I am afraid that I... Well, shall we talk about it tomorrow?"

Li Bailong knew her temperament and that it was useless to pester her. He sighed and finally left with some disappointment.

In his mind, Long Aotian sneered: "You are so impatient, silly boy. You are usually so good at talking, but when it's your turn, you become brainless. You are controlled by your little head, right? Really..."

Li Bailong retorted: "You are such a nuisance! If it weren't for you, our children would be running all over the place!"

Aozi was furious: "Fuck you! Don't talk to me today!"

"If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. What's the big deal?"

"Whoever said that was a puppy!"

The two walked away arguing.

In the room, Jiang Lishu watched Li Bailong leave through the crack in the door, turned around, pressed his chest, his face reddened to his ears, took a few deep breaths, patted his face, and finally calmed down.

She covered her red face and said to herself, "It was a close call, I almost got kicked..."

Having said this, the master turned around again and knocked her white and delicate forehead against the doorpost. After a few knocks, her jade-like skin turned red. She was unaware of it, but whispered desperately like chanting a sutra: "But tomorrow, he will not only poke me..."

"I'm afraid he's going to humiliate me and poke me at the same time..."

Thinking of this scene, Jiang Lishu shuddered and his face turned even redder.

"…So let's just run away."

But Li Bailong's words echoed in my mind.

The emperor's uncle has such a difficult task.

We must open up the situation from within the female channel...

The struggle between heaven and man, and all kinds of hesitation, finally turned into a long sigh.

Who makes us family?

Give to each other and take responsibility for each other.

He just agreed...

With firm steps, Jiang Lishu walked to the desk, ground ink, picked up the pen, and began to write and draw on paper.

The next morning, when Li Bailong woke up, Aozi seemed to have returned to normal.

He urged: "Hurry up and wash up, get out and go out!"

Li Bailong asked curiously: "Ah? What's wrong? What are you going to do?"

"Anyway, just get out!"

Being urged to leave the villa, Li Bailong stretched and saw a figure peeking in the distance. It turned out to be Junior Sister Xu Wangyu.

Are you free?

Li Bailong stepped forward and casually greeted her: "Junior sister, are you waiting for me?"

Junior Sister Xu looked at him with a strange look in her eyes, which was filled with shock, which was filled with realization, which was filled with astonishment, which was filled with delight, and which was filled with teasing.

——Matryoshka dolls, right?
I only heard Junior Sister Xu smile and say, "I have something to discuss with you, Senior Brother. Please follow me to the back hall of the cloth shop."

and many more.

Li Bailong suddenly felt an inexplicable subtle feeling.

There seemed to be some eyes staring at him from all around. When he turned around, he saw that the staff of the cloth shop and even the healthy women doing the groceries were all secretly glancing at him, and their eyes were not very pure.

There was curiosity, amusement, disbelief, and even admiration and...adoration?

vigilance.

Li Bailong glared and asked, "What happened? Why are people looking at me like this?"

Xu Wangyu's expression became panic.

He took a step forward and shouted coldly: "Tell the truth!"

"You wrote a book secretly, and now it's revealed!"

Xu Wangyu was forced by his tyranny and shouted, "Your readers are waiting for you at the door!"

Okay! It's done by 12 o'clock today! Keep up the hard work!
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(End of this chapter)