bestfiction Chapter 103 Veteran's Surrender
Chapter 103 Veteran's Surrender
Wen Yuxia continued, "Brother Chen, I'll take them back now. I'll leave things here to you."
"Go ahead, be careful on the road. When you're mining the combustible rock, I'll need to trouble Sister Yuxia to come and give me her opinion," Xia Yichen said, a hint of pleasure in his voice.
Li Jiating blushed deeply after Wen Yuxia's comment, "An explanation is equivalent to a cover-up, and a cover-up is equivalent to the truth." Xia Yichen struggled to suppress his laughter.
"Yichen, instead of helping to explain, you're laughing at Jinxuan and me. Don't forget, the three of us are all in cahoots."
"It's impossible to explain clearly. Sister Yuxia won't listen unless the marriage is arranged to prove her innocence!" Xia Yichen dug a pit for Li Jiating, waiting for him to jump in.
Li Jiating is 21 years old and has not yet been engaged. Xia Yichen wants him to settle down as soon as possible so as not to delay Li Jiarui.
He was willing to personally prove his innocence, which was a good idea, and Li Jiating began to consider getting married.
Wen Yuxia led a group of seemingly carefree but actually shrewd veterans back to Lingyuan Village.
She cleared her throat with two light coughs, then announced loudly, "Everyone, you will first learn pharmacology and pharmaceutical manufacturing from this princess... Those with good skills can go to the pharmaceutical factory in the capital."
Du Kui, a veteran with a face full of scars and missing an arm, sneered, "Teach us, Princess, have you identified all the medicinal herbs?"
Before his injury, Du Kui was a commander of a thousand men, and now he's the undisputed leader among these seasoned soldiers. Back then, with his limbs still intact, he could withstand fifty moves from Xia Yichen, making him a formidable fighter in the army.
Princess Mu Hua came from humble origins, as they had learned on the way. The veterans, who revered the strong, naturally wouldn't take Wen Yuxia seriously. Therefore, upon arrival, Du Kui immediately started trouble.
Wen Yuxia had made preparations in advance. A few days ago, she had someone notify Gu Jiusi to bring Nan Wu and others to Lingyuan Manor. Deng Yongbo, who was in charge of the security of the pastry shop, was also transferred to Lingyuan Manor by her.
She said confidently, "I know all the medicinal herbs that the pharmaceutical factory needs."
There are countless kinds of medicinal herbs in the world, and no one dares to say they know them all. Wen Yuxia was no exception. She compromised slightly and said she recognized all the medicinal herbs prepared by the pharmaceutical factory.
Du Kui said coldly, "Learning from you is fine, but the journey must be tiring. Let's get a place to rest first. By the way, we're used to sleeping until we naturally wake up. We'll start learning whenever we wake up tomorrow."
It wasn't that he didn't want to learn how to make medicine; it was just that Xia Yichen had assigned them a young girl as their teacher, and he was resentful of that.
In truth, this is all Lu Mubai's fault. Lu Mubai did not tell Du Kui and the others that the Miss Wen who gave them the supplies was Princess Muhua.
Wen Yuxia was not annoyed by this and said directly, "Let's make friends through martial arts. Whoever wins gets to decide. Do you dare to accept the challenge?"
The veterans were stunned by Wen Yuxia's words, and for a moment no one responded.
Wen Yuxia waved her hand gently, and Gu Jiusi, Deng Yongbo, Nan Wu, and the others flew down from the tree and stood behind Wen Yuxia without looking to either side.
"Let's have a competition," Du Kui said coldly, "Wanxiang, you go first."
At Du Kui's shout, a burly man strode forward, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said loudly, "My name is Wan Xiang, please enlighten me, Your Highness."
Wen Yuxia looked at Wanxiang, who was wearing half a mask, and after thinking for a moment, waved her hand and said, "Nanwu, step forward."
Twelve-year-old Nan Wu quickly stepped forward and stood opposite Wan Xiang. Du Kui laughed loudly and said, "Kid, you're not allowed to cry if you lose."
This is so much fun! The princess is a little girl, and the one who came out to fight is a little boy. Behind the princess, besides two adult men, everyone else is a child.
Having served in the military for many years, this was the first time Du Kui had seen someone lead Boy Scouts into battle. He longed to see Nan Wu beaten to a pulp, crying for his parents.
Nan Wu didn't even glance at Du Kui. He clasped his hands in a respectful bow to Wan Xiang and said in a light, crisp voice, "I am Nan Wu. Please enlighten me, Uncle Wan."
Wanxiang's expression was somewhat strained. He couldn't bring himself to fight a child. He said with difficulty, "Princess, could we perhaps have a different opponent?" He then pointed to Gu Jiusi and Deng Yongbo.
Wen Yuxia waved her hand and said coldly, "No need."
Wanxiang, somewhat helpless, extended his right hand in a gesture of invitation, signaling Nanwu to make his move. Nanwu, without hesitation, leaped up from the ground and raised his fist, aiming for Wanxiang's head.
Before the fist even reached Wanxiang, half of Wanxiang's mask was knocked to the ground by the force of the punch. The ugly scars on Wanxiang's face terrified Nanwu, who screamed and quickly retreated.
Wan Xiang stood there, stunned. He hadn't expected Nan Wu to be so fast, nor had he expected that Nan Wu could knock off his mask with just the force of his punch.
Nan Wu's punch stunned Du Kui, who stared in disbelief. With a single move, Nan Wu had knocked Wan Xiang's mask to the ground.
Nan Wu knocked off Wan Xiang's mask, but Wan Xiang hadn't lost yet. To convince Wan Xiang, Wen Yuxia calmly said, "The battle is not over. Nan Wu, continue."
Nan Wu's kung fu was clearly superior to Wan Xiang's. Du Kui didn't want Wan Xiang to lose too badly, so he changed his previous arrogant and rude attitude and bowed to Wen Yuxia, "Princess, Nan Wu has won this round."
Nan Wu and the others learned the "Mighty Fist Technique," a very special style of boxing. As their skills improved, their power also increased. Nan Wu and the others trained diligently for six years, and Wen Yuxia wasn't worried at all when sparring with adults.
She asked gently, "Are we still going to compete?"
"No, no," Du Kui wasn't stupid. In terms of martial arts, he was number one among this group, and Wan Xiang was number two. If Wan Xiang lost, who else could deal with Wen Yuxia's group of boy scouts?
Therefore, Wen Yuxia instructed Lin Zhuangtou to arrange accommodations for Du Kui and the others. If there was not enough room in the main courtyard, they could stay at the homes of the servants. The meals would be prepared by Lin Zhuangtou's wife and the women of the village.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Du Kui and the others finished washing up and went to practice their boxing in the fields, stretching their arms and legs.
Hearing the clanging of gongs and drums coming from the main courtyard, Du Kui and the others knew that the cooks were announcing breakfast. Everyone stopped exercising and walked towards the main courtyard in twos and threes.
After the meal, Wen Yuxia gave a lecture outside the courtyard, introducing the medicinal materials needed to make medicine to Du Kui and others. Du Kui and the others stood there quietly and listened attentively.