The family’s male son is going away on a trip.
The whole estate was in motion.
When Uncle Fu heard the news, he rushed over at the first opportunity, full of worry, and said that
“My lord, why do you suddenly want to go to the north? The north is not peaceful these days.”
“It’s better to let the old slave follow.”
Zhao Lang said with a smile.
“I’ve only just gotten five manors from Father, so I always have to go and see them.”
“Uncle Fu, don’t worry, Wang Cai will take care of me, and you have to watch over the new manor for me.”
Uncle Fu was so old, he was afraid that if he really had to make such a trip, he wouldn’t be able to carry it.
Uncle Fu also knew that it was a long journey and could only put all his thought into preparing Zhao Lang’s travel bag.
“Go to hell.”
Having pacified Fubo, Zhao Lang called Go to Death over and said that
“I want a hundred men to come with me, and the rest to stay at the manor.”
The people who went out with him this time would no longer be teenagers.
Hearing that they were going away, Go to Death had long been extremely excited and spoke loudly that
“Yes! House Master!”
Then he rushed off to gather his men.
Just as Go to Death left, Wang Cai ran over.
“My lord, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Kong are looking for you.”
Zhao Lang smiled some at once, he was going away, these two gentlemen seemed to have something to explain.
Zhao Lang decided to go to Mr. Wang’s side first.
“Teacher, I’m coming.”
Zhao Lang greeted and entered the door, but he was answered by a puff of sharp wind.
Zhao Lang’s face remained unchanged, and with a side-step he dodged a lance as fast as the wind!
Then he got close to the root of the wall, ready to climb it and leave.
“Well, not bad, not letting down your guard even when you’re around someone close to you.”
Wang Jian said with a smile as he held his spear.
Zhao Lang half-grumbled and said that
“Teacher, the disciple is going out, you don’t care about caring for me, entering the door with a shot, it’s too unloving for the disciple.”
If it was before, Wang Jian might still have felt some pity because of these words.
But after watching Zhao Lang pit himself against Qin Shi Huang several times, Wang Jian became wary of Zhao Lang’s routine.
Wang Jian said, in no good humour, that
“I’m not going to eat the same thing you did to your father.”
Zhao Lang returned, laughing at once.
“Then what does the teacher want from me.”
Wang Jian’s face was solemn at this time, looking somewhat pityingly at the long spear in his hand, and said in a deep voice that
“This time you are going to the north, the journey is long and there are many dangers, you always need a sharp weapon to defend yourself.
“This spear accompanied my master on his travels to the north and south, and is a sharp weapon, but now it has been dusty for a long time.”
“Today, I will give it to you.”
After saying this, he handed the spear to Zhao Lang.
The lance was more than two metres long, and the head of the lance was strangely shaped, somewhat resembling a hideous wolf’s head.
Zhao Lang’s eyes lit up and asked.
“Teacher, does this weapon have a name?”
Wang Jian said with a few moments of reminiscence that
“The head of this spear, made of meteorite iron from beyond the heavens, is indestructible and naturally shaped as such.”
“It is named after the three stars of the Lord of Killing and Destroying: the Seven Killers, the Breaker: the Greedy Wolf.”
“The name of the spear: Kill the Wolf.”
“Kill the broken wolf?”
Zhao Lang gripped his spear in his hand and swung it hard!
A whistling sound then rang out in the air, and Zhao Lang was instantly delighted that
“Great gun!”
“It’s just that, teacher, this gun is so valuable…”
Without waiting for Zhao Lang to finish his sentence, Wang Jian said with a few moments of emotion that
“No matter, you are my initiated disciple, you can afford it, no need to resist.”
At this point Zhao Lang said, with a slight touch of embarrassment.
“No, teacher, I mean apart from this gun, are there any other swords, sabres, shields or anything made of Heavenly Meteorite Iron?”
“Disciple wants them all!”
Wang Jian’s eyes widened and he made a gesture to kick him.
“Get lost!”
Zhao Lang dodged with a playful smile.
By the time he left, his face was solemn and he said, with a straight face
“Thank you, teacher, for the gift of the gun, my disciple will not dare to insult the prestige.”
Looking at Zhao Lang’s back as he left, Wang Jian suddenly realised that it was this boy who had just made a scene on purpose, just to ease the sadness of parting.
Because of various reasons such as transportation, a single parting might be a permanent one.
That’s why the ancients regarded parting as so important.
Zhao Lang was worried about his health before he deliberately fooled around a bit.
“This kid… Has a heart.”
Leaving the courtyard, Zhao Lang first returned for a trip to his room and put his spear away.
Taking another scroll of bamboo slips, he went to Kongjia’s courtyard.
“Teacher.”
This time there was no attack, only Kong A’s pair of tightly furrowed brows.
“You are the seed of a scholar, why do you want to go to that unsettling place in the north?”
It was the same question, but Zhao Lang’s answer was different.
“Teacher, it is better to read ten thousand books than to travel ten thousand miles.”
“A disciple always needs to go out and see.”
“These days, the youngsters who stay at the manor are depending on you for their studies.”
Zhao Lang smiled as he took out a volume of books and briefs.
“Teacher, this is the simplified characters that I have summarised these days, you happen to look at them these days.”
“At the end of this year, I should be able to return.”
Seeing that Zhao Lang’s mind was made up, although Kong Jia had a lot of reluctance, he could not dissuade him.
Besides, it was also a tradition for scholars to travel to study.
Kong A took out a bamboo slip from his bosom and said.
“Teacher also has some close friends in the north, if you have any difficulties, you can go and seek them out.”
Although Zhao Lang did not feel that he could use them, it was hard to refuse his teacher’s good intention.
“Even if you go out, you are not allowed to fall behind in your schoolwork.”
Kong A admonished.
Zhao Lang naturally responded to each and every one of them.
By the time it was late in the day, Zhao Lang had made arrangements for all the matters on the farm.
At this time, inside the palace.
Fu Su, Gong Zi Gao, and Hu Hai, all stood in front of Qin Shi Huang with confused faces.
They did not understand why Qin Shi Huang had called them here at this time of night.
“I have received news that the Hu people in the north, have been a bit restless lately, which one of you is willing to go and comfort the soldiers.”
Qin Shi Huang looked down at his three sons and said blandly.
Hearing this, Hu Hai gave his head away for the first time and pretended not to hear.
The north was not a good place for him to go.
Gongzi Gao glanced at Fusu, only to find that the other party also happened to look at him.
Neither of them was willing to leave Xianyang.
After all, this was the centre of supreme power!
Qin Shi Huang looked at the hesitation of several people, and then thought about Zhao Lang, and was furious that
“It’s only to comfort the soldiers! You are all hesitant!”
“If the day comes when the soldiers are really coming to the city, do you not even have the courage to come and defend the enemy!”
Seeing the seriousness of Qin Shi Huang’s words, Fu Su at this time spoke in a deep voice to
“My son is willing to go!”
Seeing that Fusu had stood up, Gongzi Gao and Hu Hai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Shi Huang, however, spoke ruthlessly at this time, saying
“There is no need for you to hesitate either, all three of you, go to me!”
They were all his sons, and since Zhao Lang could go, the others could naturally go too!
Hearing these words, several people were instantly frozen like wooden chickens.
The next morning, Zhao Lang stood at the entrance of the manor with the caravan that had been properly prepared.
With a big wave of his hand, he said that
“Set off!”
And so the caravan moved slowly.
All the way north.
Or rather, all the way north-east!
