Martial Arts: After ten years of sword-drawing, the Sword God must bow his head when he sees me

Chapter 38 Invitation and Apology

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you can criticize His Majesty?"

Listening to Cao Zhengchun's words, Iron Claw Eagle knelt on the ground, enduring the pain from his injuries.

"I spoke carelessly, please forgive me, Lord Governor."

As the latter lowered his head, Cao Zhengchun said, as if hinting at something: "Feiying, you are a smart person. A smart person should know what to say and what not to say, and should also know what can be speculated and what cannot be speculated."

"You can try to understand my thoughts, so that you can help me do my job well."

"But if you guess the wrong direction, getting hurt is a minor matter. Don't lose your life, that would be a big deal."

Iron Claw Flying Eagle said hurriedly, "I understand. The Governor's teaching is correct."

Cao Zhengchun's expression eased slightly: "Next time you talk nonsense, be careful with your tongue."

"Get up!"

Iron Claw Eagle hurriedly wiped off the blood and stood up, then stood back behind Cao Zhengchun with a pale face and kept silent.

The whole room suddenly became quiet.

After a moment, Cao Zhengchun pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "That Hao Baichuan, is he from the Wang family?"

"My Lord, that's right. However, this person's strength is mediocre and his work is crude. He was able to become a thousand households only because he relied on the Wang family to bribe people behind the scenes."

Cao Zhengchun nodded at first, then said casually, "I'll prepare an invitation and send it to the Shen family. Tell them that we'd like to invite Mr. Shen to Wangjiang Tower for a chat tomorrow."

"However, considering what happened yesterday, it was also my fault for not keeping a strict control over my subordinates. It is inappropriate to come here empty-handed."

Iron Claw Flying Eagle asked, "Does the Governor wish to use the Wang family as an apology?"

Cao Zhengchun smiled.

But I don’t know if it’s due to his nature, or because he has been accustomed to it in the palace for decades since he was a child, but no matter how you look at it, Cao Zhengchun’s smile is friendly but also mixed with a bit of flattery.

"For the past ten years, the Wang family has been able to suppress the Shen family so badly, and it is not without reason that they have relied on the power of our East Factory. Since we have unintentionally become accomplices, we should at least give them an explanation, right?"

"Otherwise, what if this Mr. Shen holds a grudge against me?"

Iron Claw Flying Eagle understood Cao Zhengchun's meaning and said, "I'll do it immediately."

"Go! Remember, make a big noise and let the news reach Zhu Tiedan."

"My subordinate understands!"

After Iron Claw Flying Eagle left, Cao Zhengchun looked in the direction of Huolong Villa.

"Zhu Tiedan, ah Zhu Tiedan! You have come to this day!"

After saying this, Cao Zhengchun picked up the warm tea next to him, slowly blew away the tea leaves floating on his face and took a sip.

I just feel that the tea today tastes very sweet.

At noon, just after lunch, Shen Ping'an lay on a bamboo chair.

The midday sun shines all over the body, and the soft warmth seems to be able to penetrate through clothes and skin into the bones, making people unconsciously feel a little more lazy.

However, if a warrior got closer, he would definitely be able to tell from the fluctuations of true energy coming from Shen Ping'an's body that Shen Ping'an was still practicing while basking in the sun.

Perhaps it's because I've become accustomed to the hard training I've been doing for the past ten years.

Or maybe he knows that his current strength and cultivation are not enough to rest easy.

Even though he now has some ability to protect himself, Shen Pingan still doesn't become lazy.

It’s just that the focus has shifted from the original sword practice to the current internal strength.

Shen Qingshan, who was spreading out the steamed herbs in the yard to dry, came to Qu Feiyan.

With a look of helplessness on his face, he said, "We're all the same, but why does it seem like my cousin can maintain the circulation of his internal Qi while basking in the sun, while we tend to fall asleep while basking in the sun?" Qu Feiyan rolled her eyes at Shen Qingshan and said, "If you want to make me uncomfortable, don't drag me along. Why do you have to compete with the young master for no reason?"

Listening to Qu Feiyan's words, Shen Qingshan's expression froze, and then he nodded in agreement.

"You're right. I'm just bored and have nothing better to do than compete with my cousin."

Although the two people's voices were not loud, how could Shen Pingan not hear them in this yard?

Shen Pingan smiled at the conversation between these two funny people.

Taking a gentle breath, feeling the warmth of the sun and the faint scent of musk lingering at the tip of his nose, Shen Pingan felt a rare calmness in his mood.

At this time, a servant approached quickly, but when he reached the outside of the yard, he did not come in directly and did not make a sound.

Seeing this, Shen Qingshan walked out of the yard.

After a while, Shen Qingshan returned to the courtyard and said, "Cousin, Miss Zhang is here."

Hearing this, Shen Pingan, who was lying on the bamboo chair, slowly opened his eyes.

"Please come in, Miss Zhang!"

Shen Qingshan nodded, turned around and went outside to pick up Zhang Sanniang.

Half a minute later, Shen Pingan sat up from the bamboo chair.

As the true energy in his body stopped circulating, a system prompt message popped up in front of Shen Pingan.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving +5 points].

Through continuous attempts in the past few days, Shen Pingan has confirmed it.

Whether it is daily practice or calligraphy practice, the system will indeed provide achievement points.

But the amount obtained each time is very small.

Just like now, after practicing "Innate Body-Breaking Invisible Sword Qi" for half an hour, the system only gave 5 achievement points.

If you only want to rely on your own practice to accumulate achievement points, it will take at least several months or even half a year to accumulate enough achievement points to exchange for a treasure chest.

A thought flashed through his mind, and Shen Ping'an's gentle voice slowly rang out.

"You two have been watching from the rooftop for so long, don't you want to come down and sit down?"

The gentle voice stunned Qu Feiyan and Shen Qingshan in the courtyard, and they were unable to react for a while.

The next second, two figures suddenly appeared in the yard as if out of thin air, scaring Qu Feiyan.

After looking carefully and seeing that the people coming were Yao Yue and Lian Xing, he felt relieved and turned to walk towards one of the rooms.

At Shen Ping'an's signal, Yao Yue and Lian Xing moved to the stone table and sat down.

As the two women came down from the roof, Shen Qingshan brought Zhang Sanniang into the courtyard.

The moment her eyes fell on Yao Yue and Lian Xing, the peaceful smile on Zhang Sanniang's lips instantly disappeared.

As if sensing Zhang Sanniang's gaze, Yao Yue raised her eyes slightly.

After their eyes met, Yao Yue raised the corner of her mouth with a hint of provocation.

In response to this, Zhang Sanniang took a deep breath, forced herself to suppress the unhappiness that was quietly rising in her heart, and continued to walk towards Shen Ping'an.

"Master Shen!"

Shen Pingan nodded with a smile, then turned slightly sideways: "Please take a seat."

As he spoke, Shen Ping'an's eyes showed a hint of surprise as he felt the faint fluctuation of sword intent in Zhang Sanniang's body.

(End of this chapter)