The Emperor is Above

Chapter 294: Could it be that he is a homosexual?
Hearing a familiar greeting, Qing Yi immediately turned his head away.

I saw a tall and strong middle-aged man with a bronze complexion, wearing a black robe of a sergeant, bowing and smiling.

Qing Yi also bowed in return and chuckled, "So it's Sergeant Niu Ben. The last time we met was in February at the beginning of the year. We ran into each other by chance at the Wild Buffalo Pavilion."

“Yes, when we first met, I felt that the sergeant was definitely not an ordinary person and would definitely be among the top doctors in the future.

A 15-year-old boy, a lower-ranking official, led a group of young and strong villagers to kill the Blood Wolf Tribe's beastmaster, several exotic wolves, and dozens of northern wilderness giant wolves."

The head of the Wild Ox Pavilion, Niu Ben, was filled with emotion, recalling the scene when he first met Qing Yi. He said in an increasingly amazed tone,
“But I never expected that in just less than a year, you would be promoted from a lower commoner to a higher vassal. Such a fast promotion speed has never been heard of in hundreds of years.

I have heard of your great reputation in the Battle of Lonely Hill several months ago, and your promotion to a high official is expected. This time during your trip to the capital, you even had a story of throwing fruits all over your carriage. I am so happy to meet you today."

Qing Yi couldn't help but chuckle at himself when he heard the compliment, "I don't deserve the compliment. Doesn't Sergeant Niu Ben know about the series of changes that have happened in the capital recently? I just came out of prison as a vassal.

Many of the surrounding vassal officials turned a blind eye to me and turned a deaf ear to me, but you came up to chat with me. Aren't you afraid of causing displeasure to the king and the ministers?"

"Haha, these things have caused a stir in the whole country. I have been traveling around the country recently, so how could I not know about it?" Niu Ben smiled nonchalantly, but his eyes seemed to be thoughtful.

"I think there must be a misunderstanding here. It is definitely not like the rumors say that you want to assassinate the youngest son of the prince. After all, you have no reason to do so.

If the prince was really angry that you assassinated his youngest son, why would he let you out so easily after imprisoning you? This shows that the rumor is just a lie.

Since you were released from prison as a vassal, and the commander of the Black Armor Cavalry, Taishu Bingxin, personally took you to participate in the Winter Festival, this shows that the prince not only did not blame you, but valued you even more. "

Sergeant Niu Ben looks like a rough guy, but he is quite smart and alert. He had already realized from some phenomena that Qing Yi was not in too much trouble, so he dared to come up and get close to him.

There was a hint of pride in his expression: "Sir, you may not know that my family and Yang Lezi Yaqing are cousins, and I even went to the Yang family's mansion in Shangcheng to visit them a few days ago.

If we go by the seniority of our two families, Yang Lezi Yaqing should still call me cousin. Chatting with the sergeant for a few minutes will not cause any criticism, and the other gentlemen will not mind.

However, the sergeant has offended the eldest and second princes after all. If you need to see Yang Lezi Yaqing in the future, I can introduce him to you--"

"I didn't expect that Sergeant Niu Ben is related to Yaqing's family. If he needs help in the future, I will definitely trouble you to help introduce him." Qing Yi chuckled in a supportive manner.

Some people were very cooperative in their support, especially the support from young heroes like Qing Yi, which made Sergeant Niu Ben look even more excited. He was about to say something else but was interrupted by the surprised voices of the two young men.

"Lonely Hill B - Lonely Hill B -"

"Guqiu Yi, I'm so glad you're okay—"

Qing Yi smiled in surprise after seeing who was coming: "Yang Hu, Zhu Zhiwu, why did you two come to the Sheji Altar? Are you here to talk to me about something?"

Yang Hu and Zhu Zhiwu, who had not been seen for many days, waved excitedly to Qing Yi from a few dozen steps away, separated by a group of nobles and vassal officials. Yang Hu was holding a three-foot-long object wrapped in thick linen in his arms.

"Eh? Isn't this Yang Lezi Yaqing's second son?"

Niu Ben recognized Yang Hu's appearance. It seemed that the other party was very familiar with Qing Yi. Thinking about his boasting just now, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

After a little thought, he followed Qing Yi and walked towards him, staring at Yang Hu with the brightest smile on his face, waiting for this cousin to take the initiative to greet him, intending to save some face.

Unexpectedly, Yang Hu was so excited that he only had Qing Yi in his eyes. Zhu Zhiwu looked at Niu Ben curiously, frowned and asked: "Guqiu Yi, your friend is a little strange. He stared at Yang Hu. Could he be a homosexual?"

The honest boy's overly straightforward words made the bright smile on Niu Ben's face suddenly stiffen. The three boys stared at him, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

Seeing that Yang Hu didn't recognize him at all, Niu Ben felt helpless. He thought that Gu Qiuyi thought he was bragging, so he had to take the lead in bowing and salutation, and hinted: "I am Niu Ben, the head of Ye Niu Pavilion. I met Xiao Lang in the mansion when I visited Yang Lezi Yaqing a few days ago." "Oh, so you are my father's old subordinate. Excuse me, excuse me!" Yang Hu had a look of sudden enlightenment, but his answer was irrelevant.
"There have been too many old subordinates of my father's who have come to visit my home in recent days. I am young and my eyesight is poor, so I can't remember them all at once. Please forgive me, Your Excellency."

Yang Hu's response was very polite, but Niu Ben's expression became even more embarrassed.

He wanted to show off his relationship with Yang Lezi and Yaqing in front of Qing Yi, but he didn't expect that Yang Lezi's second son Yang Hu didn't know him at all, but was so close to Qing Yi.

At this time, Yang Hu didn't care about the other party's embarrassed look. He approached Qing Yi with a concerned look and said, "I heard that you were imprisoned in the vassal prison before, and Zhu Zhiwu and I went to visit you.

It’s a pity that Commander Taishu Bingxin had no respect at all and didn’t allow anyone to enter. Zhu Zhiwu and I were extremely worried.

But today I heard that Commander Taishu Bingxin personally brought you to participate in the Winter Festival, so there should be no problem. We came to see you as soon as we got the news."

Zhu Zhiwu said excitedly: "Yang Hu, I told you a long time ago that since Guqiu Yi can participate in the ceremony, he must be fine. He will be promoted to a senior official in a while."

The honest-looking young man turned to look at Qing Yi and told them their purpose without any ulterior motives: "Guqiu Yi, you came out at the perfect time.

These past few days, Yang Hu and I have been studying how to make the beast-tusk puppet soldier bigger. We have already made a three-foot-tall puppet soldier, but unfortunately it can only walk with difficulty and always looks weak.

We two came to you to congratulate you on your escape from captivity and to ask if you have any good ideas for improvement and strengthening?"

Yang Hu's face flushed when Zhu Zhiwu directly told him his purpose. He said with some shame, "When friends meet, we shouldn't have too many thoughts. It's just that I was impatient and couldn't wait any longer."

"Hey, we are just friends who get together for a hobby, there is no need to be too polite."

Qing Yi smiled and comforted Yang Hu with a few words, then took the beast-tusk puppet soldier from his arms, opened the linen wrapping and observed it carefully.

This beast-tooth puppet soldier is not just a simple enlargement. Qing Yi noticed that many rune formations have been adjusted to enhance the puppet soldier's stability and flexibility.

It can be seen that Yang Hu’s own attainments as a rune master are not low, and he has many of his own ideas. As long as he continues to study at his current level, he will become a rune master sooner or later.

In the expectant eyes of the two young men, Qing Yi pondered for a long time, constantly deducing various rune formations in his sea of ​​consciousness. After two quarters of an hour, he spoke:

"There is nothing wrong with Yang Hu's idea. The three-foot-long beast-tusk puppet soldiers require five or even ten times the spiritual energy of the original. The engraved rune formation alone cannot meet the demand.

I do have a suggestion. After using the red-refined copper wire drawing, fill in all the carved runes. The gold and silver inlay craftsmen can do this.

After all the arrays are connected in series with red refined copper, crystal stones no smaller than bean grains are embedded in them to strengthen the spiritual energy replenishment of the beast tusk puppet soldiers. "

Yang Hu listened to Qing Yi's explanation very seriously. He took out animal skin and charcoal pencil from his arms and kept recording something. The joy on his face became more and more intense.

Hearing the end, he said excitedly: "Great, Guqiu Yi and Zhu Zhiwu will go and make improvements according to your ideas. Just wait for our good news!"

Qing Yi suggested, "Yang Hu, the high priest once said that the talisman masters in the Central Plains also explored for decades but ultimately failed. Making large puppet soldiers is thousands or tens of thousands of times more complicated.

You'd better invite our group of like-minded classmates to study this together. One person's wisdom is limited, but three people can make a long plan. If dozens of people get together to discuss, perhaps we can come up with a better method. "

"Okay, we'll go gather all the classmates together right away. You wait for our good news."

Yang Hu and Zhu Zhiwu nodded vigorously like chicks pecking at rice; seeing that the Winter Festival was about to begin, they did not dare to stay any longer and left happily holding their animal-tusk puppet soldiers.

Chapter 2: About two o'clock in the afternoon.

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