The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 346

"come in."

Dongfang Tingyun walked in carrying a basin of clean water.

"Master Xu should wash up now."

Xu Tian cursed inwardly. This steward was really unreliable. After all, Master Dongfang was a woman, and he had taken care of her every day. Yet, before dawn, he barged into a man's room, which was extremely damaging to a woman's reputation!

Unexpectedly, Dongfang Tingyun smiled and said, "Master Xu, you don't need to think too much about it."

Xu Tian simply nodded, behaving as obediently as a kitten, and walked over. As soon as he sat down, someone brought him a cup of tea. After drinking the tea...

Dongfang Tingyun served him a meal again, and then helped Xu Tian change his clothes. In the end, Xu Tian was a little embarrassed and his face turned red.

This startled Dongfang Tingyun, who then turned away. Xu Tian assumed she had gone out, but Dongfang Tingyun returned and said, "I'll go prepare breakfast. Does the teacher have any dietary restrictions?"

Seeing how serious Dongfang Tingyun was, Xu Tian felt embarrassed not to answer, so he said, "I like to eat millet porridge in the morning, and it would be even better if it were served with two pork and scallion buns."

While eating breakfast, Xu Tian heard a series of orderly footsteps outside the courtyard. The footsteps were not heavy, but each step had a specific distance. Just by listening to the footsteps, Xu Tian put down his chopsticks.

Just as Dongfang Tingyun was about to ask who the visitor was, Qin Xian walked in.

Qin Xian donned the red short armor of a county magistrate's soldier and casually tied his hair up, looking quite spirited.

"This morning, I went to the market near the Anxi Protectorate and found the workers who used to work with Magistrate Chen on the street."

It's worth mentioning here that the workers were the people Magistrate Chen arranged to buy materials at the Anxi Protectorate market; otherwise, a magistrate like him wouldn't have gone to purchase them personally.

"I waited there for a long time, but was ambushed."

After Dongfang Tingyun finished speaking, Xu Tian's eyes widened and he stood up.

"Are you hurt?"

Xu Tian couldn't help but think to himself: If it weren't for Qin Xian's good martial arts skills, he would probably have met with misfortune by now. He really didn't think things through.

If an academy is to be built here, then the local security must be strengthened. Magistrate Chen is truly unreliable, and Miss Dongfang is utterly defenseless. If she were to encounter any danger...

If Qin Xian were to perish, there would be no one to protect the East! His personal safety was not guaranteed in ancient times.

Think about how high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen are surrounded by bodyguards these days, but Qin Xian only has four bodyguards, which is really unreliable.

As Qin Xian was speaking, he noticed that Xu Tian was somewhat dazed.

"Master Xu, there is no need to worry. I only had a fight with the people who bought materials from Magistrate Chen earlier."

He actually disguised himself as a Korean.

Xu Tian immediately understood why Qin Xian was in such a sorry state. During the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, the Koreans were generally low-key and even spread throughout the Tang Dynasty. Most of the direct conflicts they had were with the Turks.

The military generals of the Tang Dynasty were on guard against these strikingly handsome Turks.

Qin Xian saw a bright light piercing straight towards his face, and immediately dodged to the side, the dagger then making a circle.

If it weren't for his exceptional lower body skills, he would have had his trachea severed by that one blow.