Chapter 1741: Wang Lan sprains his ankle and accepts the call

Phoenix Mountain, a slope on the shady side of the mountain.

The burly sister Wang Hui was carrying her slender sister Wang Lan on her back and walking carefully down the mountain.

Because it was the rainy season, there was continuous drizzle in the mountains, and the mountain paths were covered with moss and were extremely slippery.

Walking on such a mountain path, with Wang Hui carrying her sister Wang Lan on her back, the pace was naturally extremely slow.

Half an hour had passed and we were not even halfway up the mountain.

……

"Xiaohui, put me down and take a rest."

Wang Lan looked at her sister, who was sweating profusely, and wiped the sweat off her forehead with concern. When her sister put her down, she regretted it and said:

"It's all my fault. Master Su had clearly promised to deliver herbs to the clinic yesterday. I shouldn't have been so stubborn and dragged you up the mountain to collect herbs."

"Sister, don't blame yourself. You are also thinking about the students in the academy..."

Although Wang Hui has a plain appearance, he has a kind heart and devotes himself wholeheartedly to his family and the academy.

After hearing her sister's comforting words, Wang Lan felt even more guilty.

Just as the sisters were comforting each other, they seemed to hear a sound coming from the deep forest.

"Sister, did you hear the sound?"

Wang Hui pricked up her ears, listened for a while, and said in shock:
"It sounds like Master Su's voice. Is he looking for us?"

"It's Master Su who is looking for us!"

Wang Lan listened carefully and also heard the sound. She quickly responded loudly towards the direction where the sound came from.

Another moment passed.

The two girls saw Su Mingzhe and his servant Mingyan trotting towards them from the deep forest with concerned and anxious looks.

……

"Xiaolan, Xiaohui, are you okay?"

When Su Mingzhe's spiritual consciousness covered Phoenix Mountain, he noticed that Wang Lan was being carried by Wang Hui, walking down the mountain with one step deep and one step shallow. He then hurriedly brought his servant Mingyan up the mountain to pick her up.

"I'm fine, I just sprained my ankle."

Wang Lan answered and then asked curiously:
"Master Su, why did you come up the mountain to find us?"

"Isn't it past dinner time? I asked Mingyan to bring you some herbs, but the clinic was closed. I guessed that you might have come to the mountain to collect herbs."

Su Mingzhe explained casually, then squatted beside Wang Lan and said:

"Xiao Lan, I'm going to check your ankle for you, just bear with the pain!"

"It's fine."

Although Wang Lan often helps boys check their bodies and treat their wounds in the academy's medical clinic, and seems not to care much about the issue of 'gender differences', when Su Mingzhe really took off her shoes and socks, a layer of blush quickly appeared on her face.

……

The shoes Wang Lan wears are not small, about size 40.

However, this is normal.

After all, Wang Lan was tall and graceful, more than half a head taller than Zhu Yingtai, about 1.75 meters.

After taking off Wang Lan's shoes and socks, Su Mingzhe saw Wang Lan's delicate feet, and there was a bit more pity and sympathy in his eyes.

The jade feet of ordinary ladies from noble families give people the feeling that they are white and slender, like jade bamboo shoots, which makes people want to take a bite when seeing them.

Wang Lan's feet, viewed from above, were delicate and white. However, when Su Mingzhe held the soles of her feet with his palms, he could clearly feel a thick layer of calluses on them.

This is definitely caused by Wang Lan's frequent mountain climbing and herbal medicine collection.

……

"Master Su, is my foot... okay?"

When Wang Lan saw the man taking off her shoes and socks, she was stunned and immediately wanted to put her feet back shyly.

"It's okay, it's okay, I just twisted it and dislocated it."

Su Mingzhe woke up from his deep thoughts and quickly wrapped his hands around the girl's ankles, pressing gently to help her ankles return to their original position. After helping Wang Lan put on her shoes and socks again, Su Mingzhe's eyes brightened and he said gently:
"Xiao Lan, the bone has just been reset. You need to rest for a few days. Now I will carry you down the mountain!"

"Sorry, sir."

Wang Lan's bare feet had been touched by a man before, so she no longer pretended to be reserved.

Su Mingzhe half-knelt and leaned over, and Wang Lan, with the help of her sister, lay on the man's back.

As light as nothing.

This is not to say that Wang Lan has no weight, but Su Mingzhe’s cultivation is now too high and he no longer cares about this weight.

However, when Wang Lan's pair of large weapons were pressed tightly against the man's back, Su Mingzhe sighed that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.

Compared with her younger sister Wang Hui, Wang Lan has a slim and slender figure, and you can't tell at all that she has a pair of large weapons hidden on her body.

……

Su Mingzhe carried Wang Lan on his back and walked slowly on the muddy and slippery mountain path, taking one deep step and one shallow step.

On the way here, he and Mingyan only walked the mountain road for less than a quarter of an hour, but on the way back, it took them a full hour to finish the journey.

Not only did Wang Lan not suspect anything, but when she saw the man's forehead was sweating, she guiltily took out her handkerchief and wiped it for him.

After sending Wang Lan back to the infirmary, Su Mingzhe helped check her ankle again. After making sure there was no problem, he made a blood-activating and pain-relieving ointment and applied it to her before leaving.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed.

Mid May.

Wang Shiyu invited Su Mingzhe to his home again.

When Wang Lan saw the man coming, she looked shy and avoided his gaze.

The two haven't seen each other for more than a month, ever since Su Mingzhe carried her down the mountain last time.

This is not because Su Mingzhe deliberately avoided seeing Wang Lan.

Instead, in the past month, many governors and prefects have sent people to recruit Su Mingzhe, causing Su Mingzhe to spend a lot of time accompanying these lobbyists and having no time to visit Wang Lan.

……

After meal.

Wang Shiyu called Su Mingzhe to his study and handed him a letter:
"Mingzhe, this is the conscription order from Wuxing Governor Wang Yun!"

"Wang Yun?"

Su Mingzhe recalled and asked in surprise:

"The brother-in-law of the current Langya King?"

"good."

Wang Shiyu didn't expect that Su Mingzhe actually knew his cousin Wang Yun, and he smiled lightly:
"Don't think that just because he and I both have the last name Wang, we have any concerns! If you don't want to go, I'll write a letter to refuse you. Wang Yun has no other problems except his alcoholism, so he won't hate you."

"I am willing to accept the invitation from Governor Wang!"

Su Mingzhe had previously refused invitations from various governors and prefects, not because he did not want to be an official, but because he knew that those people had a bad reputation and did not have strong backing, so he repeatedly refused.

In his opinion, if the new teacher Gu Kaizhi recruited him on behalf of Huan Wen, he would definitely be willing to accept it.

After all, he was the commander-in-chief who was in charge of all the troops in the world.

If the operation goes well, after Huan Wen dies, Su Mingzhe will be able to take over all of Huan Wen's military power, thus reducing the time he needs to accumulate it bit by bit.

Unfortunately, Gu Kaizhi never mentioned the matter of recruitment, and it was impossible for Su Mingzhe to take the initiative to offer it.

……

Now, Su Mingzhe accepted Wang Yun's invitation, not because Wang Yun was kind-hearted, but because Wang Yun was the brother-in-law of the King of Langya.

In history, when the current young emperor dies, because he has no offspring, with the support of many ministers, Empress Dowager Chu will return the throne to Langya King Sima Pi.

Now that Su Mingzhe has accepted Wang Yun's call, even if he is Wang Yun's direct descendant, he will surely rise rapidly in the future.

……

When Wang Shiyu saw Su Mingzhe agreed, he thought he agreed for his sake, and he said happily:
"Mingzhe, with your talent and knowledge, you are qualified to be a chief clerk in a state. Now you are only going to be an assistant to the governor, which is an injustice to you. But don't worry, Wang Yun said that as long as you go there, he will give you full power over the governor's office..."