Chapter 852 - 851 Just a Whetstone!
Ninth Master Lee snorted coldly, leaning half against the k’ang with rare relaxation: "You think everyone is like you, appearing mature at a young age. From the age of ten to now, that smile on your face hasn’t changed. Aren’t you tired?"
Gu Zikai kicked Ninth Master Lee, showing a rare burst of youthful energy: "Tired or not, we’ve gotten through it, haven’t we? Your earlier words, could it be there’s some upheaval in the capital?"
Ninth Master Lee leaned lazily against the k’ang table, poured himself a cup of tea, and said: "What kind of upheaval could there be? It’s nothing more than the usual. Your family is lively nowadays, fighting over a title like crows, not kin but enemies now!"
Gu Zikai heard this and sneered, showing a bit of fierceness: "Back then, people could harm their own brothers for a title. Can we expect things to get better now?"
Seeing Gu Zikai like this, Ninth Master Lee knew the topic couldn’t continue, so he muttered a few vague words: "Be careful yourself. Don’t think that hiding this far away means you’re safe. Those heartless ones might still come looking for you."
Gu Zikai didn’t want to continue the topic and just shook his head: "At least we have the old man to keep things in check. No matter how fierce the fights are, they have to maintain appearances. But you, running to the Song Family today, it mustn’t be for a small matter?"
Ninth Master Lee knew he couldn’t hide it, nor did he intend to, so he told everything.
Upon hearing this, Gu Zikai’s eyes flashed: "Don’t hide it from me. That formula must have been on your family’s mind for a long time. If Lady Wang hadn’t offered it willingly this time, wouldn’t you have found someone to talk to her about it?"
Ninth Master Lee blushed, looking a bit embarrassed: "This... It’s not something I can decide now! Isn’t it a matter of great importance? I can only try to give more things in return..."
Gu Zikai shook his head: "Consider yourself lucky. Lady Wang and Scholar Song are not calculative people. Even if they didn’t understand before, they must have figured it out this time!"
Ninth Master Lee stood up in irritation and paced around the room: "Even if I don’t agree, what difference does it make? Outsiders see me as the highly valued Ninth Young Master. The entire Qingzhou Prefecture has been handed over to me! My brothers at home want to swallow me alive out of hatred! Who knows, as long as the old man makes a decision, who can object? They say it’s to train me, to value me, to trust me, but he trusts no one! I’m just a flag he raised, a whetstone!"