Scientific Travel

It wasn't that Deng Yin wanted to say this to Cui Wuji, but that's exactly what Gou Dan said to her.

It wasn't sophisticated at all. Deng Yin wanted to polish it, but her language skills were too lacking, so she could only copy it verbatim.

Without waiting for Cui Wuji's reaction, Deng Yin offered to take him on a tour.

"What do you mean by 'visiting'? This isn't the first time Cui Wuji has come here. He's just saying this to get me to Chi Lin's room."

Take them away right now!

Not finding him in his room, Deng Yin guessed that he had gone to supervise Wang Xi's homework, so he took Cui Wuji to the study.

"Oh my, what a coincidence! So you're here!"

When Deng Yin speaks, it sounds like he's reciting lines, uttering each word one by one, which sounds very unnatural.

Chi Lin saw Cui Wuji behind her and understood somewhat of what she meant.

This is to get rid of him.

Chi Lin did not show any displeasure; he was just a little disappointed.

It was almost lunchtime, and Li Pingle had almost finished cooking. He had seen the ship a while ago, but he hadn't expected Deng Yin to return so early. He guessed that Deng Yin wanted to invite him to stay for a meal.

They probably won't all come; it'll likely only be Cui Wuji and Zhao Shanglan, with maybe two more guards.

Li Pingle cooked three more dishes, which made the mealtime a little later.

"Since you're here, let's have some food before you leave."

Cui Wuji naturally accepted Deng Yin's invitation and followed her to sit down next to her.

Cui Wuji was used to eating delicacies, so he had little reaction to the dishes made by Li Pingle.

Furthermore, the emperor had many rules regarding meals, one of which was that he could not show his liking for a particular dish. Over the years, Cui Wuji had long been accustomed to this, and even if he encountered something he particularly liked, he would not reveal it.

Chi Lin ate a lot at this meal; it was probably his last. After this, it might be...

Chi Lin secretly glanced at Deng Yin.

The girl smiled as she accepted the food Wang Xi put on her plate. Her cheeks were bulging, making her look like the mouse that always came to steal the vegetables her master planted.

Realizing what he was thinking, Chi Lin stopped what he was doing and put down his chopsticks.

"I'm done eating. I'll go pack my things now."

Almost fleeing, Chi Lin walked with the wind, quickly returning to his room.

It shouldn't be like this...

Even if Deng Yin was unwilling to save the world with him, he shouldn't think of her that way.

Master said that people can only make their own choices, and even the closest people cannot interfere with each other's decisions.

He overstepped his bounds...

She said she was packing, but Chi Lin had actually already packed everything.

He only had two sets of clothes, and he was afraid they wouldn't dry before he left, so he wore each set for several days.

Wang Xi has recently been studying the poems of Gu Dianning. Chi Lin has never been to school and doesn't understand these things, but he has learned to write very beautiful characters.

Wang Xi had only been learning to write for a short time, and his writing was crooked and messy, quite ugly.

Chi Lin then personally copied all of Gu Zhenning's poems for Wang Xi to study.

He's leaving soon, and he didn't bring anything with him when he came, so he can only give this calligraphy copybook as a gift.

Feeling a little embarrassed to give it to him in person, Chi Lin secretly placed the calligraphy copybook on the table in the study while everyone was eating.

.......

Although Wang Xi had been disliking Chi Lin for some time, Chi Lin's sudden departure without prior notice still angered Wang Xi.

Sure enough, adults are adults; they don't care about children's feelings.

Fueled by this burst of energy, Wang Xi held her horse stance for longer and longer periods. Seeing that she had suddenly awakened a talent in this area, Wang Moyu quickly stopped all other classes, leaving only this one.

Kids' emotions come and go quickly; Wang Xi had forgotten about Chi Lin after only two days of him leaving.

Wang Moyu was somewhat disappointed, but then felt that perhaps it wasn't the right time yet, and that she had only temporarily grasped the concept, so she resumed all her other classes.

It took almost a week for Wang Xi to discover the calligraphy copybook left by Chi Lin.

Wang Xi touched the characters on the bamboo slip; they were uneven.

That was carved by Chi Lin stroke by stroke.

......

In the city of Xiye.

Most of the food was stored in Building 2 West by Zou Guangyu, and food would be delivered to the other buildings once every two weeks. But now that relations have broken down, the three buildings are running out of food and have been forced to unite and attack Building 2 West.

At the same time, the people in Building No. 1 also lost their food supply. The five buildings were not arranged according to their numbers, but were scattered around, and buildings were built wherever there was a large open space.

If you want to go from West Building No. 1 to West Building No. 2, you will have to pass through the area of ​​West Building No. 3.

With food shortages, the people in Building 3 West can't just watch their hard-won gains slip away.

Fortunately, there were few people in Building No. 1, and when Building No. 1 was first built, Zou Guangyu put enough rice in it to last a month. If they ate it sparingly, they could last for another two months without any problem.

But in reality, Zou Guangyu didn't really trust the people living in this building, so he didn't leave them any weapons; all the weapons were in Building No. 2.

Ultimately, one feels most secure when power is firmly in one's own hands.

.......

Before coming here, Cui Wuji had inquired about Xiye Tower and knew that five cities had been built here, but it was still different from seeing it with his own eyes.

Some county officials, in an effort to save money, built many buildings, but the quality was very poor.

Cui Wuji could tell from afar, without even going in, that the county magistrate of Xiye City had definitely invested a lot of money.

Yes, we can promote her next year.

Chi Lin sat quietly in the cabin the whole time, lost in thought, and didn't come out to look. It wasn't until Cui Wuji told him that they had arrived at their destination that he came out to look.

"Where is this?"

Chi Lin had never been to Xiye City before, but he could tell that this was not Shimu City.

“Xiye City,” Cui Wuji explained to him, “We’ll stay here for the time being. If you want to go back, just tell Guard Weng, and she’ll take you back.”

For some inexplicable reason, Chi Lin did not refuse.

"Then let's stay here for now. Where will I stay?"

The courtyard was very large. Chi Lin bought four adjacent houses, and then broke down the wall in the middle to combine them into one house.

Since they would be staying here, Cui Wuji brought a lot of people with him.

He brought along all sorts of people, including imperial physicians, guards, and imperial chefs.

There are three buildings in the courtyard. The largest one is in the middle, and that is where Cui Wuji will live.

They all have five floors in total. Although only the top two floors are for living, the bottom three floors are fully furnished with decorations and other items.

For easy access to the upper floors, there are stairs both inside and outside.

The outside steps only lead to one floor, but the inside steps are different; they can lead to any floor.

Cui Wuji lived on the top floor, which had eight rooms, and he lived alone on that floor.

The fourth floor was occupied by guards, while the imperial physicians and chefs lived in the other two buildings.

Before coming here, Cui Wuji had almost forgotten about Chi Lin. In addition, he didn't know Chi Lin when the house was being built, so he didn't leave a room for him.

"Why don't you live next door to me?"