Chapter 109: Gift-giving is a science

Zhou Tieyi took two quick steps forward, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Yuchi is ill, how dare I bother you to congratulate me, it's a sin."

As he said this, he wanted to step forward and support Yuchi Jing.

However, after suffering a loss, Yuchi Jing learned a lesson. Although he was still unclear about what Zhou Tieyi said to his grandfather in the study that day, he knew that Zhou Tieyi's current level was beyond his ability to handle.

He stretched out his hand to pull away his younger sister's hand, dragged his sick body, took two steps, clasped his fists and said, "Although I am ill, I have learned a lot, it is worth it. I will learn a lot from little brother Zhou in the future."

He said this without gritting his teeth, and certainly not to curry favor with others. Instead, he said it very seriously, believing that he should learn more.

Zhou Tieyi smiled awkwardly. After all, he was the grandson of the Right General's Mansion. The Right General saw that he would definitely be a great man in the future. He didn't want to do anything too much. He stopped his outstretched hand in mid-air. After thinking for a while, he said in a normal tone, "The Right General loves us younger generations, so he could tolerate me, Zhou Tieyi, angering the Right General's tiger whiskers that day. This is the heart of a tiger and the love of a calf."

As he said this, he looked at the martial arts disciples around him.

On the one hand, he admitted that he had indeed fallen out with the Right General that day, and on the other hand, he also admitted that the Right General was magnanimous and tolerant in giving in to him, a junior.

Sure enough, after these words were spoken, the young men of military honor around him nodded in succession. Although the Right General had not done anything great in these years, he had neither merits nor faults in his twenty years in Tianjing.

There were even many times when their military heroes committed crimes and it was the Right General who went to the emperor to plead for mercy despite the pressure from Confucianism. Naturally, their military heroes would remember this favor.

However, what Zhou Tieyi said made sense. He just said that he was arrogant as a young man and he had a quarrel with the right general, which did not involve the relationship between Yuchi Mansion and Zhou Mansion.

"Yes, whenever the younger generation like me make mistakes, it is the Right General who corrects us all these years."

"Although Brother Zhou is young and a little frivolous, he is also very talented. The most important thing is that we have the old general to protect us young people."

……

With everyone agreeing, Yuchi Jing's cold expression softened a lot.

He looked at Zhou Tieyi, who was close to him with a sincere smile on his face, and sighed in his heart.

Just one sentence changed his mind.

I am indeed not as good as others. I should learn more!
A smile appeared on his face again and he looked at his little sister.

Although Yuchi Mengyao took note of several things Zhou Tieyi had done, she also understood that her methods were not worthy of being discussed publicly, and that others could turn the situation around with just a casual remark.

Instead, he caused his own brother to be severely beaten.

The most infuriating thing is that it was her grandfather who beat her, and she couldn't blame anyone else.

I suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

But as her brother looked at her, Yuchi Mengyao could only grit her teeth and say, "Congratulations to Brother Tieyi for reaching the eighth level in martial arts. I hope you will be the best in the military in the future."

She and Zhou Tieyi did not have a direct conflict, so of course she didn't need to apologize.

But one still has to keep the right attitude. This time, Yuchi Mengyao personally took a brocade box from the servant. When the box was opened, it contained a bottle of fourth-grade elixir, a total of six pills, called "An Xin Dan" which could help martial artists calm their minds and prevent madness.

This is considered to be the best elixir that an eighth-grade martial artist can use.

As for sending treasures of the third rank and above, even if the Yuchi family is wealthy, it is impossible for them to send them every time.

Zhou Tieyi took a look at it, took it personally, and saw the name of the medicine still on the bottle. He smiled and said, "That's thoughtful."

He did not close the brocade box, but deliberately handed it to his subordinate so that people around him could see clearly what was being delivered.

This attitude is more important than the elixir.

This proves that the conflict between Yuchi Mansion and their Zhou Mansion is not irreconcilable, and the military heroes do not have to worry about too much internal conflict and the need to take sides.

At least for the time being.

Sure enough, when many military heroes saw that the gift was the Peace of Mind Pill, they suppressed their thoughts.

Giving gifts is a science.

Just as he received the gifts from the Yuchi family, Prince Anle Li Jing arrived. This time he did not bring Guan Guan, but the gift he brought was also interesting.

Zhou Tieyi looked at the gift with a puzzled look.

This gift was a wooden sword he carved when he was eight years old. At that time, he was a child and didn't know much, so he gave it to King Anle as a gift. But he didn't expect that King Anle would keep it until now. King Anle smiled and said, "I don't have anything good to give. After thinking about it, this is the only thing that can show the friendship between us brothers."

As he spoke, he took out a scabbard. It looked like he had just carved it himself. It wasn't very delicate, but when it was closed over the wooden sword, it could just fit the sword inside.

The meaning is self-evident.

After a long while, Zhou Tieyi sighed and said, "Jing Ge'er is thoughtful."

As he said this, he asked the servants to put away the gifts.

Finally, a guest appeared who was unexpected by all the military heroes present.

Qingkong Gui's son Qingkong Ming first bowed to King Anle and said, "I didn't expect the Fourth Prince to come. I am a step late. It's a sin."

He was certainly not late.

However, he is old enough to be the father of Zhou Tieyi and Prince Anle. His father is also Si Lu. This time he came on behalf of Si Lu Mansion, so he cannot arrive before Prince Anle. Otherwise, there is a hierarchy, and his Si Lu Mansion recognizes Prince Anle as the "honorable".

So he deliberately arrived a step late, but since he was late, he first apologized to King Anle so as not to offend him.

He actually came?!

Many military heroes widened their eyes!
There have been rumors in Tianjing these days that Zhou Tieyi's disciples were rude and had Dong Xingshu's son sent out. They all heard about this.

But I didn’t expect that Si Lufu would actually come to congratulate me, and he sent his son to come.

And everyone was even more curious about what kind of gift this elder would give.

Qingkong ordered his servants to bring up a bookshelf, which was filled with a set of books.

Qingkongming smiled and said to Zhou Tieyi, "My father heard that you love to study law, so he sent you a set of [Daxia Tianxian] that he had taken notes on."

God damn I love reading the Law.

Zhou Tieyi complained in his heart.

Isn’t it that you, Qingkonggui, don’t want me to cause trouble, but also don’t want to appear to be afraid of me?

This gift is irrelevant to the topic and also implies a sharp sword.

It’s just that the other party asked his own son to deliver it, so it’s not easy for me to turn against him.

So he smiled and said, "Uncle Qingkong, I will study the book sent by Si Lu carefully, and try to pass the examination to become a 'Lawyer' in the future."

Although the article sent by the other party was irrelevant, the [Daxia Tianxian] that the current court lawyer took notes on was indeed a valuable gift. There was even nothing more valuable than this.

Otherwise, it means that you do not recognize the status of [Daxia Tianxian].

As for where to put this set of books, Zhou Tieyi had already thought about it. He smiled and said to his disciple Mei Juncang, "You move this set of books to my house. I will read it carefully and then teach you."

Mei Juncang understood what Zhou Tieyi meant and bowed to Qingkongming to express his gratitude.

Qingkong Ming was a little confused and was about to refuse.

However, Zhou Tieyi's [Real Vision] looked around and found that Qingkong Ming had not yet reached the upper third grade, and it could not cover up his own characteristics.

Zhou Tieyi asked at the right time, "Hey, Uncle Qingkong, what happened to your hand?"

He grabbed Qingkongming's hand that wanted to refuse, pulled up his sleeve, and saw a black bruise there, which did not disappear even after taking medicine.

Qingkong Ming quickly grabbed his sleeve and said, "It's nothing. I fell down a few days ago."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Then uncle should walk more carefully in the future."

In the time it took to interrupt, Mei Juncang had already completed his greetings to Qingkong Ming.

Zhou Tieyi sneered in his heart, today you accepted this gift from my disciple, and in the future your [Daxia Tianxian] will be useful!

(End of this chapter)