The Prime Minister’s Darling-Chapter 456 - : 230 Shaking the whole field (One more update)_3
Chapter 456: 230 Shaking the whole field (One more update)_3
The Emperor wore a head net, it looked hideous, and unlike the shameless Marquis Xuanping, he skipped the morning court to maintain his imperial image.
“Your Majesty, I have finished copying the military book.” the Old Marquis said outside the Imperial Study Room.
“Bring it in.” The Emperor waved his hand impatiently.
Eunuch Wei took the copied military book from the Old Marquis and whispered to him, “You may leave.”
Understanding the hint, the Old Marquis bowed respectfully towards the Imperial Study Room, “I…take leave!”
With that said, he turned around and limped out of the palace.
The Old Marquis got into his carriage.
The coachman asked, “Master, are you alright? Shall we return to the Marquis Residence? Would you like me to find a Medical Hall? You don’t look well.”
How could he be in good shape after copying the military book for so long? If those civil officials were made to practice martial arts for an entire day and night, they would end up in the same state as him.
However, the Old Marquis was truly feeling aggrieved. He was sick of transcribing the book and didn’t want to go back to his residence to deal with Madam Gu’s queries.
He paused for a moment, then said, “Go to the Martial Arts Academy.”
The Old Marquis was a regular at the Martial Arts Academy, but they didn’t know his identity. They only knew he was a generous gentleman named Gu.
When the Old Marquis came to the Martial Arts Academy, it was not just to watch duels, but also to scout potential talents.
Of course, his standards were extremely high, and over the years, he had selected less than ten people.
Out of these ten, only two managed to endure his strict training. The rest were dismissed.
The Old Marquis requested a private room on the second floor.
The waiter asked if he wanted to place a bet, he threw a silver ingot on the table, “No.”
If no bet was placed, this silver ingot was entirely a tip.
The waiter, grinning ear to ear, slipped the silver ingot into his pocket, “Let me brew some tea for you now! Do you prefer Longjing or Tie Guan Yin?”
“Longjing,” the Old Marquis said.
“Alright!” The waiter immediately went to brew a pot of premium Longjing tea and prepared several exquisite sweetmeats, “Please take your time. I’ll wait outside the door and come in whenever you need me.”
The Old Marquis waved his hand.
The waiter exited the room with a cheerful smile on his face.
As the Old Marquis sipped his tea, he began to watch the duels in the arena.
His private room faced the West Arena, which had the most comprehensive view. However, inexplicably, he was intrigued by a duel in the East Arena.
It was a seven-foot-tall burly man wielding a pair of axes. His brute strength and internal strength were far superior than any ordinary martial artist, but his opponent was an insignificant teenager dressed in green.
Surprisingly, this teenager was fighting unarmed. Nevertheless, his opponent couldn’t gain the upper hand.
“Interesting.”
After about seven or eight moves, the teenager kicked the burly man off the Martial Arts Platform.
Soon, a master who wielded a Red-Tasseled Spear jumped onto the platform.
Being a martial artist himself, the Old Marquis immediately recognized that this spear master’s martial arts were far superior to the previous axe wielder. The boy in green was in danger.
For some reason, his heart began to race.
The boy in green moved first, but as expected, the spear master easily dodged and leapt a few steps backward before counterattacking gracefully with a backhand stroke.
He aimed the tip of his spear directly at the teenager’s heart!
Damn!
The Old Marquis stood up anxiously!
What were they thinking, allowing such a violent match? Was this a cross-level duel?
It was over. The boy wouldn’t be able to dodge.
Not only he thought so, but also the crowd around the platform.
The coldness of the long spear penetrated the thin clothing of the boy in green. Just when the tip was about to pierce his heart, the boy’s left hand suddenly grabbed the long spear, used it to propel himself upward, kicked his opponent in the chest, and then somersaulted as he landed, disarming his opponent of the Red-Tasseled Spear.
The series of movements was seamless, like flowing water.
The boy in green did not allow his opponent any respite and used the spear as a bar to springboarding, sweeping his opponent off his feet with a roundhouse kick.
The boy in green picked up the Red-Tasseled Spear, ready to fiercely stab down at his opponent, but suddenly halted. With a swift movement, he snapped the spear head off and used the shaft to knock his opponent off the platform.
The Old Marquis was soaked in sweat.
From fear, but also from excitement. His blood was boiling, kindling his desire to join the fray.
Although the young man wore a mask, his physique suggested he was no more than a teenager. Possessing such martial skills at such a young age, indeed proved the saying – heroes often emerge in their youthful days!
Of course, martial arts were just a part of it.
The young boy’s action of severing the spearhead with his bare hands and using the shaft to send his opponent off the arena greatly impressed the old Marquis.
The gloom that came with the punishment suddenly disappeared; the old Marquis felt refreshed all over.
Afterward, no one dared to challenge the youth in the green shirt anymore.
Regretfully, the youth in the green shirt stepped down from the arena.
“If I had known, I would have intentionally lost a few matches.”
Gu Jiao rubbed her wrist and started to walk towards the entrance.
“Young man, please wait a moment!”
A familiar voice rang out from behind, Gu Jiao paused, turning around curiously.
Gu Jiao was wearing a mask and had changed her appearance, the old Marquis didn’t recognize her, but Gu Jiao recognized the old Marquis.
Gu Jiao frowned slightly, what deep hatred could lead him to follow her to the martial arts academy?
The old Marquis gestured politely, “Young man, could we step aside for a conversation?”
Gu Jiao didn’t respond.
It turns out that he didn’t recognize her.
Assuming that the young boy was wary of strangers, the old Marquis smiled and said, “Don’t worry, young man, I mean no harm. I have seen your extraordinary skills and I am wondering if you are interested in joining the army?”
No.
She wanted to go home and cook.
Seeing her continuously silent, the old Marquis thoughtfully looked at her throat, “Young man, are you… mute?”
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and nodded.
Within her organization, agents had voice training. Women could mimic men’s voices, and men could mimic women’s. But Gu Jiao was not fond of talking, let alone spend her days practicing. Her training scores were always top in everything else, except voice training, where she was last.
Because she didn’t know how to imitate a man’s voice, everybody at the Martial Arts Academy assumed her to be mute.
The old Marquis sighed, “What a determined and promising youngster with a physical impairment!”
But if he can’t speak, that would create many problems on a battlefield.
The old Marquis temporarily set aside the idea of persuading Gu Jiao to join the army, but he still desired to befriend her, “Little brother, can we become friends?”
Despite the considerable age difference, he thought it wouldn’t be bad to forget years and become friends.
The old Marquis was intensely fond of martial arts. While many people thought him naturally combative, he just loved martial arts; it just happened that martial arts often dragged him into fights.
Gu Jiao wasn’t interested in making friends with someone so old.
Gu Jiao shook her head to reject him.
The old Marquis sighed in disappointment.
As Gu Jiao turned to leave, Huang Zhong rushed in frantically, “My Lord! You are here! I knew you would be here when you didn’t return home!”
My Lord?
Gu Jiao looked at Huang Zhong, then at the old Marquis.
Huang Zhong was the confidant of Marquis Gu and a guard in the Marquis residence. If he called this old man “My Lord”…
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Could this old man be Marquis Gu’s own father?
“What’s the matter?” The old Marquis asked, furrowing his brows.
Huang Zhong glanced at Gu Jiao standing nearby – the youth’s demeanor seemed familiar but he couldn’t recall where he had seen him before. Seeing how urgently the situation was, he kept his thoughts to himself.
He said, “The Ling Family has sent someone over. With the young master away, the old lady wants you to come back quickly.”
Ling Family, young master.
Great, now his identity was fully confirmed.
Gu Jiao, who had already walked away, suddenly returned. She took out a piece of paper and charcoal from her bosom, and wrote quickly: No, friends, become, sworn, siblings, willing, yes?
The old Marquis was stupefied.
Gu Jiao kept on writing: Sworn, siblings, your, son, is, my, son.
“Isn’t it supposed to be nephew?” The old Marquis was successfully distracted.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then wrote: No, let, him, call, me, dad!
