My Wife Is A Sword Immortal-Chapter 122 - 107: Teacher Lin, please accept it by all means

Chapter 122: Chapter 107: Teacher Lin, please accept it by all means

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An exquisitely simple incense burner released trails of curling blue smoke.

The interior of the carriage immediately became filled with a fragrance.

Li Shida raised his eyes, staring at the man in a purple Confucian robe, who skillfully added incense to the burner.

Suddenly.

Li Shida felt the “restlessness” of his internal energy.

He could not help but close his eyes, slightly lifted his head, and greedily sniffed the scent of the agarwood.

Zhao Rong finished his task, dusted off his hands, and saw Li Shida’s appearance, smiling gently.

He and Su Xiaoxiao had just left the teahouse, agreeing to go to the Qin family to treat Qin Ji’s illness.

First they took Li Shida and the others back to the mansion where they had been staying for the past few days to collect some things, then set off in this carriage for the Qin residence.

At this moment, only he and Li Shida were in the carriage; Su Xiaoxiao was in another.

Zhao Rong chuckled.

“Brother Li is still in the Ascending Realm, aren’t you?”

Li Shida suddenly opened his eyes, did not answer, but instead asked:

“Teacher Lin, what is this incense?”

Zhao Rong’s tone was indifferent, “Qi Nan.”

“Hiss, this is Qi Nan agarwood? One of the top aids for the Ascending Realm? A rare treasure that is rarely circulated on the mountains of Wangque Continent, priceless in the market?”

Zhao Rong smiled but remained silent.

Li Shida took a deep breath, glanced at Zhao Rong whose expression was casual, and heaved a sigh.

“I’m not afraid to be laughed at, Teacher, but I’m a bit slow-witted. I’m still in the Garment-Shaking Phase of the Ascending Realm. This Qi Nan agarwood is exactly what I have been dreaming of obtaining. I never expected I would have the fortune to savor its scent today…”

“May I ask, Teacher Lin, how far along is your cultivation?”

“Oh, it’s so-so, I’m close to reaching the Golden Core.”

“…”

Li Shida was somewhat speechless.

Not even thirty years old and almost at the Golden Core, and you call this so-so?

However, Li Shida saw that Zhao Rong maintained a calm demeanor, seemingly believing that it truly was nothing more than ‘so-so’ to reach the Golden Core Realm before turning thirty.

He pursed his lips.

Some people are born to be favored by the heavens, in terms of both family background and talent, outstripping ordinary people by countless measures. As long as they proceed step by step or even do nothing at all, they can tower above the common masses at the foot of the mountain.

Whereas people like him could only struggle in the mire at the mountain’s base, climbing upwards by any means necessary, just to have a one in ten thousand chance to close the gap with them.

Li Shida smiled radiantly.

One day, I will trample all of you under my feet!

And getting into Siqi Academy is the first step.

Li Shida said with a smile: “Teacher Lin, I have long admired Siqi Academy, and often hear of many amusing stories from the Academy.

“I wonder if the academy’s Master Situ still loves to teach with wine in hand, asking students if they’d like to drink together, then sigh with a ‘To drink deeply, to study ‘The Ballad of Sorrow’ thoroughly, this is what it means to be a true gentleman.’ And then collapse drunk on the lectern, chanting ‘The green mountains I hold in my heart, but you enter my dreams’?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Rong’s expression remained pleasant and composed, but inside he was cursing floridly.

Can’t you just ride in a carriage without so much nonsense?

This Master Situ, who the hell does this young master know?

You’re not from Siqi Academy, why are you bringing him up? Even Lin Wenruo hasn’t mentioned it to me, and here you are, an outsider trying to show off…

Zhao Rong looked at Li Shida, smiling wordlessly.

Seeing this, Li Shida waited a while but did not receive a reply, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Then he said:

“Teacher Lin, speaking of the Confucian Academies in the northern and southern parts of Wangque Continent, I still think Siqi Academy has the upper hand. As for the reason, of course, it’s because Siqi Academy has more gentlemen than Linlu Academy. Hahaha.”

After speaking, Li Shida laughed for a while, but seeing that Zhao Rong still gave no response, his smile gradually faded.

Zhao Rong slightly arched an eyebrow.

This time, he understood the jesting nature of the remark.

Here, the term ‘gentlemen’ actually referred to those with the Confucian title of gentleman.

The last time someone from Siqi Academy, a young scholar, was awarded the title of “Gentleman” by the Central Continent Confucian Temple, making the number of titled persons in Siqi Academy exceed that in Linlu Academy.

So this jest carried a double meaning.

‘Gentlemen’ refers not only to the honorary title but also to the universal sense of a virtuous gentleman.

Therefore, the statement that Siqi Academy has more gentlemen than Linlu Academy was correct.

But even though he understood, Zhao Rong still did not react.

He continued to look at Li Shida with a smile but no words.

At first, when Zhao Rong did not respond to the initial topic, Li Shida’s mind began to harbor doubts.

But now.

Seeing that Zhao Rong still smiled without response, that sliver of doubt quickly disappeared.

Li Shida coughed a few times to ease the awkwardness, but his teeth clenched secretly.

Because.

He felt belittled.

Profoundly belittled.

Since yesterday till today, this man in the purple garments had consistently shown him contempt.

It wasn’t an inadvertent disclosure but a blatant display.

Just like now.

No, Li Shida, you must endure!

Endure!

Inside the carriage.

A silence had fallen.

Only the rolling sound of the wheels and the faint noise from the streets could be heard.

The two of them were at a loss for words for a moment.

However, it didn’t take long.

Li Shida, with a somewhat forced smile, took the initiative to start a conversation again, trying to lighten the atmosphere.

In response,

Zhao Rong occasionally gave brief replies, not wanting to make Li Shida lose face completely, considering he still needed the man’s “cooperation” for his plans afterwards…

Soon, the carriage arrived at the Qin residence.

Zhao Rong and Su Xiaoxiao followed Li Shida to a tightly guarded loft.

Ascending the stairs, they entered a room and saw Qin Ji lying on a sickbed.

Zhao Rong walked up to the bed to take a look.

At this moment, Qin Ji’s brow,

where the skull had been shattered by a finger strike from Liu Sanbian, after breaching the golden lock’s protection, had already been repaired by a strange “mutton fat Beautiful Jade.”

But he was still pale-faced and unconscious.

Zhao Rong reached out and tried with two fingers.

He found Qin Ji’s breath to be as thin as a thread, and, moreover… he still had a normal human body temperature.

Zhao Rong pursed his lips.

If Li Shida hadn’t lied, then the man on the bed would die after tomorrow if Qin Jianfu didn’t find the medicine and return.

Zhao Rong was here, of course, not really to save Qin Ji—after all, even if he wanted to, he couldn’t—but in case of any eventuality, he came to personally send Qin Ji off and also take the opportunity to retrieve Liu Sanbian’s corpse.

“We’ll be relying on the help of the Blue Fairy,”

Li Shida said respectfully to Su Xiaoxiao standing behind Zhao Rong.

Su Xiaoxiao did not respond and stood still.

Li Shida looked at Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong smiled, “Yuqing, please take a look at Young Master Qin.”

Having said that, he turned and walked towards the exit.

Halfway there, he turned back and looked at Li Shida.

“Yuqing doesn’t like to be disturbed when she’s treating someone. Come on, let’s go outside and wait.”

Li Shida hesitated for a moment, then followed Zhao Rong.

The two left the room and closed the door.

Zhao Rong looked at the guards posted every three steps and every five steps outside the loft, then turned and looked at Li Shida, who had a worried expression, saying with a smile,

“Don’t worry, my clumsy wife is quite proficient in medicine. Even if she can’t cure Young Master Qin immediately, keeping him alive shouldn’t be a problem.”

Li Shida sighed with slight relief.

“We truly appreciate it, Teacher Lin and the Blue Fairy.”

“It’s nothing.”

There was a moment of quiet.

Suddenly, Zhao Rong said, “That piece of jade on Young Master Qin’s head is quite something.”

Li Shida was taken aback, not knowing why he brought it up, but still spoke.

“That piece of jade is called Evil Suppression Spirit Marrow. It can temporarily mend and soothe any injury in the body. It was gifted to my teacher by a friend from the Qingsui Sect.”

Zhao Rong nodded, “Evil Suppression Spirit Marrow? Nice name. The jade is good, and the name is too.”

Li Shida smiled and nodded.

“Ah, it truly is a precious jade.”

Zhao Rong said again.

Li Shida felt something was off.

Zhao Rong continued to sigh, “Who knows if someone like me will ever have the chance to encounter such a fine thing again.”

Li Shida: “…”

The purple-robed Confucian Scholar looked at the scenery outside the loft and smacked his lips,

“Ah, it really is quite something.”

Li Shida, understood.

You said there was no need for a reward, didn’t you?

I don’t believe a goddamn word!

Li Shida forced a smile.

“Teacher Lin, since you like it, then it’s yours. When my teacher returns, I’ll speak with him. As long as Young Master Qin is healed, I believe my teacher will not be stingy.”

Zhao Rong turned back, looking somewhat embarrassed.

“Oh? That… wouldn’t be good, right? No, let’s forget it.”

But while he said this, his eyes still gleamingly expected a response from Li Shida.

The scholar in a plain Confucian robe twitched the corner of his mouth and said through gritted teeth,

“It’s fine, it’s really fine. Teacher Lin, I insist you accept it. To refuse again would be to look down on me and the Qin family from Langxi.”