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Chapter 23: The Young Man of Middle Italy

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  Two men came to a horse-drawn carriage, and Gao Yi signaled the driver to stop. He opened the curtain and pointed at the pile of bamboo strips inside that had been stacked into a small hill shape, saying: "Wei Luo, sort these out for me. As for how to sort them, I don't know either. You decide on your own, just finish it before we arrive at Xin Tian."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he sensed Wei Luo's delight and knew in his heart that she was happy because she could temporarily avoid going back to the sixteenth young miss. At this moment, he secretly let out a sigh.

  As Gao Yi turned to leave, he paused for a moment, looked at her and said: "Children playing with wooden swords is a common thing, there's no need to be too nervous in the future."

  Huh?

  Until Gao Xian walked far away, Wei Luo climbed onto the carriage. Her mind was still a bit muddled: He had already discovered that she was secretly practicing swordplay, and he was telling himself that this kind of thing, where she played with a wooden sword like a child, was very ordinary, so there was no need to be so tense?

  So from now on, I can practice sword fighting openly and without any worries?

  Wei Luo smiled with curved eyebrows, she turned her head to look at the pile of bamboo sticks that had grown into a small mountain. She estimated that there were about two or three thousand bamboo sticks. At her speed, it would only take two or three days to finish.

  Why bother working so hard? Alright, I'll finish all these things before arriving at Xin Tian!

  Weiluo was thinking this way, while holding the bamboo slips and looking at them. On these bamboo slips, unlike those of the 16th sister, there were more records of purchases and damages of horses, long swords, spears and other materials.

  Wei Luo hummed a tune as she quickly tidied up a small pile of things, then with a flick of her wrists, prepared to take a good nap.

  She had just closed her eyes when she suddenly heard a loud call from outside: "Wei Luo? Xiao Er?"

  That's the voice of Cheng Xi, the young man with thick eyebrows!

  He actually shouted so loudly! It will definitely attract everyone to watch the excitement!

  Weiluo's eyes were suddenly flooded with a dazzling white light as the carriage curtain was lifted. Weiluo subconsciously narrowed her eyes, and at this moment, she felt the carriage shake, and someone jumped onto the carriage.

  Wei Luo hastily opened her eyes and stared at the uninvited man, after a while she hurriedly asked: "You, why have you come here?"

  He sat down in a corner, pulled over a stool to prop up his back, and took out a square wine jug to take a small sip. His movements were slow and leisurely, very carefree. After drinking two sips, he felt Wei Luo's fierce stare and couldn't help but raise his head, flashing a smile with his snow-white teeth, shaking the wine jug in his hand and saying: "Want to drink?"

  "No!"

  Wei Luo calmly and peacefully uttered the word. At that moment, when she saw Cheng Jun's smile, her heart also calmed down. Originally, Wei Luo was not someone who easily got agitated.

  After spitting out the word, she lowered her head and tidied up the bamboo strips again. She had just discovered that Cheng Xi's eyes lit up with interest whenever she got angry, and she didn't need to play a flirtatious game with him.

  Contrary to Wei Luo's expectations, Wei Luo ignored him, and Cheng Yi was not angry. He just slowly drank his wine, occasionally glancing at him from time to time.

  It wasn't until much later that Wei Luo discovered she had inadvertently completed the work for tomorrow. Cheng Jun slowly opened his mouth, "Wei Luo, do you know what people outside are discussing?"

  Wei Luo glanced at him and didn't want to bother with him, but seeing him drinking alone with a bland expression, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "What's wrong?"

  Cheng Yi smiled with a gleam of white teeth, "They said that although the young one's mouth was tough, Cheng Yi still got his way."

  Wei Luo's small face suddenly turned bright red.

  A bright, abnormal glint flashed in Cheng Ye's eyes as he teased, ignoring Wei Luo's annoyance, and said to himself: "They're making a bet on how long it'll take for you to welcome me!"

  Wei Luo's small face turned red as if blood was about to drip out.

  She narrowed her eyes and glared at Cheng Ye hatefully.

  Cheng Xi took a small sip of wine and bared his snow-white teeth at Wei Luo.

  A moment later, Wei Luo suddenly smiled.

  Her smile was far beyond Cheng Ye's expectations.

  In the midst of Cheng Xi's daze, Wei Luo suddenly pulled open the carriage curtains. At the moment when the curtains were wide open, indeed several pairs of eyes turned to look over here. However, those people were stunned when they saw the two people in the carriage who were perfectly fine.

  Cheng Yi was also stunned.

  At this time, Wei Luo spoke up. Her mouth corners slightly raised, and a faint smile was hidden in her eyes as she turned to the crowd outside the carriage. Her voice was clear and bright, "What's the need for such a gamble? Everyone can see through it clearly."

  Wei Luo said this in front of everyone.

  Suddenly, a loud laughter came. The laughter started with only one person, but soon it became four or five people. Gao Yi rode his horse closer to this side, his eyes suspiciously scanning the crowd, and when he saw that Cheng Xi was actually sitting in Wei Luo's carriage, his eyes widened in surprise.

  Several swordsmen outside laughed so hard they were doubled over, their dark faces turning red. His face was too black, and it wasn't easy to see his face turn red.

  A young man with a face full of acne rode up on horseback and asked with a smile, "Cheng Xi, how's the taste?"

  As soon as the young man spoke out, a burst of loud laughter erupted from the crowd behind him.

  Cheng Yi's face turned red as he stared heavily at Wei Luo, unable to help but scratch his hair and sigh: "You're so cunning and sly, I'm really at a loss for what to do with you."

  He said this, and suddenly glanced at Wei Luo, who was suppressing a smile. Her eyes were sparkling like ripples on water, not a hint of coldness in sight! It was as if spring had arrived! With just one glance, his originally somewhat chilly heart skipped a beat again, and he couldn't help but chuckle once more. Shaking his head, he sighed, "What a little scamp!" As he sighed, he lifted the curtain on the other side of the carriage, and with a nimble leap, he jumped onto his own mount.

  Wei Luo saw this and smiled slightly as she pulled up the carriage curtains.

  The laughter and teasing outside, Cheng Xi's boastful voice still ringing in her ears, but Wei Luo had already lost interest in listening. She took out the wooden sword from her sleeve and began to adjust her breathing, making false stabs at the air.

  It was already winter, and the cold air between heaven and earth was pressing in on people. The leaves were withered, and the grass was dry. However, Wei Luo's days were vastly different from before. She slept and ate in her horse carriage, which had been prepared by Gao Yi with fur mats and fur blankets, so she no longer felt cold.

  After Weiruo obtained the phrase "high eaves", she no longer avoided the crowd when practicing swordsmanship. Occasionally, some sword guests saw her holding a wooden sword that children played with, stabbing back and forth against a silk thread, and just shook their heads with a smile, without taking it seriously.

  After all, a child who can't even hold a sword is truly a joke when it comes to practicing with one.

  The weather turned cold, and Wei Luo practiced sword every day until she was drenched in sweat and then dried off again. However, she now slept alone in a horse carriage.

  So she could use a cloth dipped in wine to wipe herself clean, or pour water over her body quietly at night when no one was around.

  On the third day, the convoy suddenly stopped, and it turned out they had arrived at Cheung Shui Pui.

  Wei Luo listened to the commotion outside, and after a while, she remembered that Jun Lai had said he was going to Che Shui City to replenish some young men and women.

  She thought of this, and hastily lifted the curtain, jumped down from the carriage.

  This Shuicheng was only a medium-sized city, and Wei Luo could see the entire city wall made of thick earth and stone at a glance.

  The city wall was not high, only about two zhang tall, and the wall was covered with moss. Although it wasn't broken, it looked a bit old. At this moment, the convoy stopped outside the city gate. The city gate was wide open, and a group of children with tattered clothes, some even without enough clothes to cover their bodies, formed a line and slowly walked towards the convoy. Behind and beside the children were adults who wore similarly tattered and worn-out clothes.

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