Chu Qing watched as Luoluo and Liuxin stared at her slyly. Her face darkened as she asked, "Where is the prince? I'm going to find him!"
Hearing this, Luoluo let out a laugh and murmured softly, "Is the mistress really so eager to see the prince?"
Chu Qing didn't catch what Luoluo said, but intuitively knew it wasn't anything nice. She shot Luoluo a menacing look. Luoluo, who had never received such a murderous look from her mistress before, quickly pointed outside and said timidly, "The prince... the prince is in the yard..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Luoluo felt a sudden gust of wind in front of her, and then her mistress disappeared...
Luoluo: "..."
Later, when Chu Qing found Wei Ying, the latter was leisurely watching the servants bustling back and forth.
"Did you do this on purpose?" Chu Qing was out of breath from walking so fast.
Wei Ying raised his eyebrows and smiled charmingly. "What do you mean, Qingqing? You clearly agreed to me just now. Whether it's a day earlier or later, it shouldn't matter much, right?"
Chu Qing was so blocked that she could hardly say a word. She could only let out a snort.
Seeing Chu Qing like this, Wei Ying's heart softened. His voice was extremely gentle as he said, "How about I take you to watch them practice martial arts today?"
Hearing this, Chu Qing immediately perked up. Her originally listless face instantly brightened.
Wei Ying shook his head helplessly, then took Chu Qing to the previous small courtyard.
...
When passing through the forest with the formation again, Chu Qing still stubbornly stared at Wei Ying's movements, wanting to see how he passed through so easily. Unfortunately, it seemed as if she was blind, and she still didn't see clearly.
Noticing Chu Qing's frustration, Wei Ying asked, "Do you want to learn formations?"
"Yeah. But I may not be very smart." Chu Qing pouted.
She had clearly read some military strategy books before, but when she actually encountered them, she couldn't understand anything. It turned out that it was all just theory on paper.
Wei Ying didn't know what Chu Qing was thinking, so he said with a smile, "You haven't learned any knowledge in this area, so it's normal that you don't understand."
Chu Qing opened her mouth to say something, but then fell silent. She couldn't very well tell Wei Ying that she had once read military strategy books. As a daughter from a merchant family, she really couldn't find a decent reason to explain why she had read such books.
...
When they entered the small courtyard again, sure enough, there were many people practicing here. A familiar figure caught Chu Qing's attention.
At this moment, Wei Zhi was dressed neatly and was wrestling with someone. This was the first time Chu Qing had seen Wei Zhi's boxing and kicking skills. A man and a woman were each holding a weapon and exchanging blows. The man was holding a long sword, while the woman, Wei Zhi, was holding a long whip. She actually used the long whip as a weapon. You know, using a long whip not only requires a certain amount of strength, but also the flexibility of the wrist is essential. The black long whip in Wei Zhi's hand seemed to come alive. It wrapped around the man's long sword tightly from a tricky angle. The man's long sword couldn't get close to Wei Zhi's body at all.
Seemingly afraid that the overflowing internal energy would affect Chu Qing, Wei Ying quietly protected Chu Qing behind him.
Perhaps because a woman's physical strength is slightly weaker than a man's, when the man saw that Wei Zhi was slackening due to exhaustion, he took a sliding step forward. His long sword quickly and sharply was placed on Wei Zhi's neck. Wei Zhi lost.
But Chu Qing still clapped her hands for Wei Zhi with envy on her face.
Wei Zhi turned around and saw Chu Qing and Wei Ying. She immediately walked over to salute. Seeing this, the man also followed.
"You already know Wei Zhi. The other one is Wei Yi. They both belong to the Water Department." Wei Ying introduced calmly.
The Water Department? Chu Qing nodded to show that she understood.
"Do you want to learn seriously, or do you want to..." A hint of meaning flashed in Wei Ying's eyes as he looked at Chu Qing and continued.
Chu Qing looked up at Wei Ying, then firmly said, "Since I've made a choice, I definitely have to learn seriously. You... don't still think I'm just playing around, do you?"
Seeing Wei Ying ask this, Chu Qing's eyebrows showed a hint of solemnity. Since she had made this choice, it meant that she was already prepared. For the things she wanted to do, she had never backed down.
"Then start training from now on." Seeing that Chu Qing's mind was made up, Wei Ying also made a decision accordingly.
"Eh? Start now?" Chu Qing was a bit surprised.
"What? Do you want to back out?" Wei Ying raised his eyebrows.
Chu Qing pouted and waved her hand. "No, no. I just didn't expect His Highness the Prince of Ning to be so... decisive!"
Wei Ying squinted his eyes and smiled. Then he leaned over and whispered in Chu Qing's ear with a bit of a smile, "I'm decisive about many things."
The breath he exhaled gently tickled Chu Qing's earlobe like a feather, causing the earlobe of someone to quickly turn pink and even spread to the cheeks and neck.
It couldn't be blamed on her for overthinking! This rascal's tone was so ambiguous that it was hard not to think in certain directions. Hmm... Could it be that Wei Ying deliberately said those words today to soften her heart? Was she being led onto the pirate ship by this rascal Wei Ying?
"Wei Ying!" After coming back to her senses, Chu Qing suddenly shouted Wei Ying's name angrily. This shout was simply deafening! It was as fierce as an old lady next door scolding a naughty grandson.
Everyone in the yard who had been practicing martial arts obediently stopped their actions in shock. Those who had fallen to the ground maintained the motion of trying to do a backflip to get up. Those who were drinking water maintained the motion of the cup at their lips. Those who had been punched in the stomach maintained the motion of bending over from the punch. Wei Zhi and Wei Yi beside them were even more terrified. They stood there with their mouths open and didn't dare to move at all. Only Wei Ying, who had been called by name, had a strange smile on his lips. "Start training now. Don't treat the princess as a princess. Just treat her as a new recruit."
After saying that, Wei Ying turned around and left. At this moment, Wei Ying felt that this woman had really been indulged by him to the point of wanting to tear off the tiles on the roof. Forget it. Since he had spoiled her, even if she danced on his head, he had to continue spoiling her, right!
...
After leaving the yard, when Wei Ying felt someone following him, he stopped in his tracks. Without looking back, he said indifferently, "Do you have something to report?"
The person who came was Wei Yi, who had been silent just now. Seeing Wei Ying stop, he walked up to him with a complicated look on his face. After some hesitation, he said, "My lord... Are you really going to leave the princess in our Water Department?"
"What aspect are you referring to?" Wei Ying still replied without showing any emotion.
"One thing I'm worried about is that the princess can't bear the hardship. On the other hand... Are you really going to be honest with the princess, my lord?" Wei Yi said bravely.
The originally unknown princess had suddenly attracted the prince's attention and made the prince care about her. He always felt that the princess had an ulterior motive.
After hearing what Wei Yi said, Wei Ying let out a low laugh. "I trust my own judgment. Even if she really has an ulterior motive, that benefit won't be from me."
"But my lord..." When Wei Yi wanted to say something else, he saw Wei Ying's extremely cold eyes when he looked up. He quickly shut his mouth and lowered his eyes without saying a word. He was just a subordinate of the prince, and his words today were indeed overstepping the mark.
Seeing that Wei Yi stopped talking, Wei Ying told him to train well, then turned around and left.