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Chapter 21 Who is the enemy
Xie Yuan climbed over the wall all the way and jumped into the vegetable garden of Xie's mansion. As soon as he entered, he saw the feathered arrow stuck in a cabbage with its tail up.

And next to Bai Cai was Old Liu Tou, the gardener of the Xie Mansion, whose face turned pale from fright.

Xie Yuan rushed over to pull out the feathered arrow, and pulled off the cabbage leaves on it. She couldn't care less about it, so she stuck it into the quiver behind her and asked:
"Liu Yuanding, are you okay..." Although Xie Yuan had a calm face, his eyes were already filled with guilt.

Old Liu sat paralyzed on the ground, wanted to cry but couldn't cry, pointed at her with a face and asked, "Girl... when did I offend you, you want to tease an old man like this?"

Xie Yuanqiang smiled and said, "You've misunderstood me. I didn't mean to tease you on purpose. It was all an accident...don't tell my father..."

"Accident?... You might as well say that you are playing tricks on me?! Feelings almost kill me?" Old Liu slapped his legs aggrievedly and yelled.

"I'll accompany you, don't tell my father, I'll bring you good wine." After saying that, Xie Yuan ran away quickly.

Of course this time it was through the door.

When he was almost running to the front yard, he met Shen Liuzhen running over panting. When he saw Xie Yuan coming, he stopped and panted and asked, "How is it? Didn't hurt anyone?"

Xie Yuan said: "No, it's stuck on the cabbage." After saying that, he turned around to show Shen Liuzhen.

Shen Liuzhen quickly reached out and picked off the vegetable leaves on her arrow, and said, "You are stupid, and you still bring this incriminating evidence to my house. Do I have cabbage at home?"

"Give me a jar of the good wine that Master has saved, and I'll send it to Gardener Liu." Xie Yuan said anxiously, "For the sake of saving him, he will sue my father again."

"Okay, I'll get it for you." Just as the two were about to leave, they ran into Father Xie and Father Shen, and they sent the distinguished guests out.

The two children stood there watching them, not daring to move.

Shen Liuzhen looked at the vegetable leaves on the ground, and while they were not paying attention, stretched out one foot to hook it over, and stepped on it.

Father Xie glanced at them, and seeing the guilty look of the two of them, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing standing here?"

Xie Yuan didn't know how to answer, Shen Liuzhen was about to speak.The distinguished guests from the imperial court asked:
"Who are these two dolls?"

"Oh, this is my son and the young gentleman of the Xie family. The two children are studying and practicing martial arts together." Father Shen said bluntly.

The honored guest let out an "oh" and said pleasantly: "These two children look good, and there are professors from the Xie family and the Shen family. They must have both civil and military skills in the future, and have a bright future."

Father Xie looked embarrassed, but smiled modestly.

"Thank you for your kind words." Father Shen happily clasped his hands and said with a hearty laugh.

The distinguished guest persuaded Father Xie: "Patriarch Xie, since you have come from the north to establish your own family, you should plan for the future of the family. If you take a position in the imperial court, when your son evaluates and recommends you , can't you also talk?"

Father Xie bowed his hands in a courteous manner, and said, "What you said is true, but I am afraid that I will not be able to take on a big responsibility because I have little talent and learning, and then I will fail the trust of Your Majesty and everyone."

"Hey...you're being modest, aren't you?" The noble guest of the imperial court pointed to the back of the house and said, "Just based on the collection of books and classics you brought over, and based on your surname Xie, no one will dare to say that you are difficult to take on a big job. Don't worry, let's continue." .”

"This... Let Xie be thinking about it. After seven days, I will definitely give you an answer."

The distinguished guest from the imperial court looked a little impatient, but seeing Father Xie's bowed head and arched hands, he couldn't say anything more, so he returned the salute and said:
"Then wait for the good news."

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The distinguished guests were sent away.Father Shen followed Father Xie back, and persuaded him as he walked: "It's just a sheriff, if you give it to you, just go ahead, why are you so careful!"

"Hey...the current situation is unstable, I really don't want to get involved in the court."

"The county guard is not a high-ranking official. Even if the court changes, it will not be messed with by a county guard. You can rest assured and continue. If you push hard, where will the court lose face? This is the real disadvantage. "Father Shen persuaded him earnestly.

"Hey... I can save it." Father Xie said helplessly.

Looking up, Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen were still standing at the door, so Shen's father greeted him: "Come on, follow me back to practice bow and arrow."

The two children had to follow.

As a result, the gardener, Old Liu, directly complained to Father Xie.

"Xie Yuan, the gardener Old Liu said that he was working hard in the field today, and suddenly a feathered arrow fell from the sky and almost pierced his head. Did you do it?!" Xie Yuan father questioned.

Shen Liuzhen quickly said: "Teacher, I did it. I practiced bow and arrow. I might miss my head..."

"Lie! There are three walls between Shen's training ground and the vegetable garden. Unless you shoot into the sky, can you go from there to there?" Father Xie said with a cold face.

Shen Liuzhen looked up at him, swallowed nervously, and said, "Teacher... yes... I saw an eagle flying by in the sky, and I couldn't hold back for a while..."

Father Xie sneered, and said: "I couldn't hold it back for a while, these words are very suitable for Xie Yuan." Then he put his eyes on Xie Yuan, staring at her face.

Xie Yuan cursed in his heart: Shen Liuzhen, even if he helps, he can give off a sense of being framed.If it weren't for the two of them, they haven't sued each other for a long time.Now she will definitely think that Shen Liuzhen is playing tricks on her again...

"Father... I did it. I really don't dare to do it again in the future. The main reason is that I didn't expect that the bow and arrow were not strong enough to shoot."

"Idiot!" Father Xie swears a rare swear word, spit flying all over the place, making Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen tremble together in fright.

"Bows and arrows are sharp weapons for killing people! You should be extremely careful when using them! Has your master ever told you this! Since you said it, you didn't take it seriously, and it almost caused a murderous disaster! Do you think this is a trivial matter? ?!"

"Father... I really knew I was wrong, and I was afraid of it, and I really dare not do it again in the future." Xie Yuan said guiltily with his head down.

Father Xie was so angry that he pointed to Xie Yuan and said, "When will you change your problem of "can't help it for a while", I will be thankful! God will take care of your parents!"

Shen Liuzhen glanced at Xie Yuan, wanting to laugh.But before the smile surfaced, Father Xie said:

"One misbehaved! The other lied to cover up, each hit [-] boards, will you accept it?!"

"Clothes……"

"Submit..." Shen Liuzhen said with a weary head.

So the two sufferers who had been beaten lay down together on the railing of the corridor of Xie Mansion, with their heads facing each other through a pillar.

Xie Yuan wiped the tears from his face and said: "Don't lie to my father, if you do something wrong, you will be punished. Why bother to beat another person."

"It's okay, the teacher is much more gentle, it's nothing to me." Shen Liuzhen said angrily, but he grinned in pain, and turned to look at Xie Yuan and asked, "Is it really that painful? Every time you are beaten, you call it so miserable ?”

"What do you know? The screaming is a little bit worse. My father will be lighter when he strikes. Who is holding your breath like you? People think it doesn't hurt!"

Shen Liuzhen imitated Xie Yuan's tone and said, "What do you know? A man is a man, the most important thing is the integrity of being mighty and unyielding. If you are beaten, you will be beaten. How can you make the enemy happy?!"

"Who is the enemy?" Xie Yuan questioned him sideways with his red phoenix eyes.

Shen Liuzhen's eyes flustered with guilt, and he said with a playful smile: "...my father, what about my father..."

"It's not okay to say Master."

"Okay, okay..." Shen Liuzhen could only respond with a smiling face.

(End of this chapter)