#614 - Wei Changtian

At dusk, Wei Changtian and Li Yang, who claimed he "doesn't frequent brothels," emerged from a brothel named "Early Spring," and then parted ways temporarily.

Li Yang still had to go to the bookstore to proofread tomorrow's 《Kyoto News》, while Wei Changtian went to the Xuanyi Mirror Division.

He had no other purpose in going to the Xuanyi Mirror Division; he originally just wanted to complete the "Hundred Victory Oath" he had made two years ago from beginning to end.

After all, he left after only winning ninety matches, with ten matches remaining, which was somewhat regrettable.

The idea was good, but he greatly underestimated his influence.

As soon as he entered the Martial Arts Hall, Wei Changtian was instantly surrounded by hundreds of Xuanyi Mirror Division yamen runners, the scene resembling a fan meeting of some celebrity from his previous life.

In this situation, let alone fighting in a ring, it was questionable whether Wei Changtian could escape smoothly.

"Young Master Wei! It's Young Master Wei!!"

"I never thought I would be able to see Young Master Wei with my own eyes in my lifetime! This life is worth it!!"

"Young Master! Tell us about Lingbo Pavilion!"

"Young Master Wei! This humble one's younger sister is pretty and unmarried to this day, are you interested?!!"

"Young Master Wei! My elder sister is forty this year! Her husband just died a few days ago, are you interested?!"

"Are you stupid? Why would Young Master Wei be interested in your elder sister??"

"Hey, maybe the Young Master likes that kind?"

"That's true."

"Young Master Wei! There are no women in my family, just me, a man! You're... probably not interested in me, right."

"..."

The extremely excited clamor rose in one piece, Wei Changtian stood in the crowd, his gaze falling on the wooden sign next to the Arena Number Two not far away.

This was the "scoreboard" he had set up at the time, and he didn't expect it to still be preserved today.

Looking at the eighteen tally marks engraved after the word "Victory" on the wooden sign, and the more numerous marks engraved after the word "Defeat," Wei Changtian smiled, then retracted his gaze, no longer thinking about finishing the remaining ten matches.

With his current strength, winning ten matches would only require ten moves.

And although these yamen runners could not possibly defeat him, if he were to ask, there would definitely be many people willing to help him fulfill his oath.

However, Wei Changtian was still not prepared to fight anymore.

The only purpose of his Hundred Victory Oath at the time was to motivate himself to cultivate diligently.

Now that these yamen runners could no longer help him improve, the remaining ten victories were meaningless.

Wei Changtian was too lazy to do such a thing for outsiders to see for the sake of so-called "completing what he started."

Or rather, he no longer needed to prove anything to others.

"Wang Er, let's go."

After saying a few perfunctory words to the surrounding crowd, Wei Changtian withdrew and left the Martial Arts Hall.

Although the group of yamen runners were excited, they did not dare to be as "disrespectful" as the fans of his previous life, so they did not follow, but stood in place and watched him walk away.

"Why did Young Master Wei leave so quickly?" Some people were puzzled.

"Hey, didn't you see that the Young Master kept looking at that victory and defeat board just now?"

A careful person guessed: "I estimate that the Young Master originally wanted to come and complete the Hundred Victory Oath."

"Huh? Then why isn't he fighting anymore?"

The person who spoke earlier shook his head and said: "The previous ninety victories were all won by the Young Master with his own fists and feet, and every stroke after the word 'Victory' is solid."

"But with the Young Master's current strength, what's the point of winning against us again? It's better to leave this victory and defeat board here to inspire future generations."

"Hiss."

"That's true."

Everyone was stunned, and then nodded in unison as if they suddenly understood, and the way they looked at the wooden sign again also changed.

They seemed to see the embarrassed man standing on the stage again, and saw him not willing to give up even after losing fifty-eight consecutive matches.

Suddenly, someone sighed, not knowing who.

"Alas, ever since the Young Master went to Shu Prefecture and stopped fighting in the arena, I always feel like something is missing in the yamen..."

"Hahaha, is it missing the fifty taels of silver that the Young Master gave for every match he lost!"

As soon as that person finished speaking, someone immediately ridiculed loudly, which then caused everyone to burst into laughter.

The laughter made the speaker's old face turn red, and he did not argue.

He lowered his head and muttered in a low voice that only he could hear:

"Anyway, I feel like this Kyoto is not as interesting as before..."

East of the city, Locust Flower Lane.

Unlike the lively and noisy scene in the Xuanyi Mirror Division yamen at this time, although many people were gathered in a large house without a plaque located at the end of the lane, the atmosphere was very quiet.

"Lord Li."

"Lord Zhang, you're early."

"Yes, today is the Young Master's first appearance, so it's always better to wait early."

"By the way, I heard that the Emperor summoned Lord Lu just now, I wonder if he can make it in time."

"That's unknown... Hahaha, Lord Sun, did you just come from the palace?"

"Yes, with the great battle imminent, there are too many official duties..."

"..."

Inside the spacious main hall, more than a dozen old men, including Li Kan, were standing and chatting, and from time to time there would be the sound of carriages outside the courtyard, and people would knock on the door and enter the house one after another.

None of the carriages these people were riding in had flags, making it impossible to tell the identity of the people in the carriages.

In fact, even ordinary people who saw these old men would most likely not recognize them.

However, just because the common people couldn't recognize them, it didn't mean that everyone couldn't recognize them.

At the very least, if Ning Wenjun was here, he would definitely be able to call out everyone's names.

After all, these people were all standing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony during the morning court.

That's right.

The people in the house at this time were all members of the Same Boat Society.

And this house was one of the Same Boat Society's properties, where people often came to discuss matters privately.

However, this was the first time that people had gathered so completely.

Even when Ning Wenjun formally announced his "usurpation," it wasn't this complete...

The sandalwood incense curled around the cranes or peacocks embroidered on the official robes.

With so many court officials gathered, at first glance, one would think they were attending court.

But now it was dusk, and this was not the palace, so the person they were waiting for was definitely not Ning Wenjun.

"Lord Li, has the Young Master said when he will arrive?"

An old man with white hair approached Li Kan and asked in a low voice: "It's almost time for dinner, should we tell the back to prepare the wine and dishes first?"

"The Young Master only said that he would go to the Xuanyi Mirror Division first, but he didn't say how long he would stay in the division..."

Li Kan thought for a moment, then ordered a servant: "Go, tell the back to start preparing the banquet."

"Yes!"

The servant immediately took the order and left, and Li Kan then explained to the old man:

"Lord Wang, thank you for reminding me."

"If the Young Master comes before he has eaten dinner, I'm afraid it will really be too late to prepare the banquet then."

"That's right."

The old man nodded: "It's always better to be prepared."

"Yeah."

"..."

Li Kan, an official with the title of Minister of the Supreme Court, a third-rank official with peacocks embroidered on his clothes.

The two of them were clearly important ministers of the country, but now they were here seriously discussing trivial matters such as "whether or not to prepare a banquet."

More importantly, even if the surrounding people heard it, none of them showed the slightest disdain or contempt.

From this, it can be seen what kind of status this "Young Master" who was about to arrive had.

As for where the "Young Master" himself was now...

"Brother Zhou Cheng! Long time no see!"

"Hahaha! Brother Wei! I thought you must be very busy today, and I originally planned to visit the Wei residence tomorrow, but I didn't expect you to come one step ahead!"

"You can come if you want, why bring so many things!"

"It's never good to come empty-handed, and besides, I have something to ask of you."

"Hmm? What does Brother Wei need me to do? Just say it!"

"This... Brother Zhou, I wonder if you still remember that two years ago, someone in the division opened a gambling pool, betting on whether I would marry Wan'er..."

"I do remember, could it be..."

"Cough! Yes, didn't Wan'er ask you to bet twenty taels of silver? She has long wanted to get this money back, but when she thought about how far away the journey was, the reward for asking someone to send it would cost half of it, so she never did it."

"And this time I'm going back to Kyoto, she repeatedly told me to ask you for... those twenty taels of silver."

"..."

Zhou Cheng: "? ? ?"