Dressed as a vicious stepmother, farming and raising cubs

When the two found Wen Shiche, he was basking in the sun at his old place, holding a book in his hand. A few rays of sunlight shone brightly on his robe, making the scene very warm.

"Second brother!"

Su Liu called out softly and pulled Pei Xuening over.

"You are here."

Wen Shiche turned his head with a gentle smile on his face, pointed to several blue-covered booklets on the stone table, and introduced:

"I found these in the treasury. It is said that my father saw them when he was young."

Those books looked old, their overall color had turned yellow, and their edges were somewhat torn and wrinkled.

Su Liu sat down opposite him, then picked up a book and saw four slightly scrawled words on the cover: Chronicle of Chen Bing.

Then she looked through it again. Most of them were some conventional marching formations, which were relatively basic and easy to understand.

"What is written here, why can't I understand it?"

Pei Xuening also picked up a book and looked left and right, but in the end he looked confused.

It's no wonder that she is playful by nature and doesn't like reading. Although he learned riding and archery well, his theoretical knowledge was relatively weak.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Su Liu's lips and explained:

"These are all military books. My father and brother are on the front line. My second brother and I are at home. We also want to do our little bit to see if we can give them some advice."

Pei Xuening nodded thoughtfully, silently picked up the book, and pretended to read it seriously.

But her mind was not on the book at all, and she always peeked at Wen Shiche with her small, beady eyes.

Wen Shiche turned a blind eye to this situation and seemed to have been used to it for a long time.

Su Liu roughly flipped through the books on the table, then frowned slightly, put down the book and asked:

"Is that all there is?"

Hearing this, Wen Shiche raised his head and nodded with confusion on his face.

"I've gone through it all, that's all."

Su Liu was silent for a moment, showing a thoughtful expression.

It seems that there is no "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in this world. After browsing through these books, she found that most of the contents were relatively simple, but they should be enough to cope with the current situation.

"Is there anything else? I think these things are so boring. It's easy to fall asleep while reading." After reading for a while, Pei Xuening pouted and complained softly.

Seeing her childish look, Su Liu couldn't help laughing, "Look, your brother Che doesn't even feel bored, so we can't lose either."

Hearing this, Pei Xuening was immediately inspired by her to fight, and nodded seriously.

"Okay, then I'll try again!"

However, the good times didn't last long. When her head almost came into close contact with the table several times, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and announced her surrender.

"It seems I'm just not suitable for studying. Why don't we go out for a walk?"

Pei Xuening lay down on the stone table, her fair little face pressed against the smooth tabletop, looking plump and very cute.

Su Liu looked at Wen Shiche with some embarrassment, as if waiting for him to make a decision.

Finally, Wen Shiche sighed helplessly, put down the book in his hand, shook his head and said:

"Well, I'm a little tired too. Where do you want to go?" He knew very well the temperament of this girl Pei Xuening. She would not give up until she achieved her goal. If she didn't get what she wanted today, the trouble would probably continue.

He might as well agree to her and take a break himself.

Hearing Wen Shiche's words, Su Liu looked at Pei Xuening again, raised his eyebrows, and asked:

"Xiao Ning, do you have somewhere you want to go?"

Pei Xuening was suddenly surprised and happy, and nodded with a smile:

"I heard that there is a Jintai temple south of the city. It is very efficacious. Why don't we go and burn incense together?"

Wen Shiche had heard of the name of this Taoist temple. It seemed to be very popular among the wealthy children in the city. No wonder Pei Xuening was interested.

"Taoist temple..." Su Liu murmured thoughtfully, "I haven't really worshiped it seriously, but I can take a look."

This is also true. In modern times, she was not interested in these gods, Buddhas and religions, and had never set foot in a similar place.

Seeing that Su Liu seemed interested, Wen Shiche naturally had no objection and nodded:

"Then let's get ready to leave immediately and get back before dark."

The three of them quickly packed up their things, came out of the general's mansion, and headed straight to the outskirts of the city.

Jintaiguan is built on a small hill, surrounded by green mountains and green waters, with beautiful scenery. From a distance, you can see exquisite pavilions hidden among the green trees, which is very elegant.

In the square in front of the mountain gate, there were already many pilgrims coming and going.

Pei Xuening was always in high spirits along the way, looking around in the temple, seeming to be very interested in the Taoist temple.

The architectural style of Jintaiguan is relatively simple, surrounded by towering ancient trees, which makes it look particularly quiet.

This was Su Liu's first time walking into a place like this, and she felt somewhat uneasy.

But Pei Xuening seemed to be very familiar with her, and she kept introducing the history and legends of this Taoist temple to her along the way. Listening to her words, Su Liu gradually let go of her nervousness.

Under the guidance of Pei Xuening, the three of them walked through a long corridor and arrived at the main hall of the temple.

The hall is dedicated to the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty and other gods. It is filled with incense and solemn atmosphere.

Pei Xuening also went to burn three sticks of incense in the incense burner, then knelt on the futon, clasped his hands in his fists, worshiped devoutly, and muttered something.

It was rare for her to show such a serious look, which surprised Su Liu. Then, she followed her example and worshiped the statue.

In fact, she didn't believe this at all.

But now, she has even encountered such an unbelievable thing as time travel, and she has to believe that there are many unknown mysterious powers in this world.

Then Wen Shiche came, and he was the same, kneeling on the futon, with his back very straight, and whispered:

"All the gods and ancestors above, please bless my Wen family and make a safe and triumphant return."

His wish was brief and very pious.

After leaving the main hall, Su Liu couldn't help but ask:

"Xiao Ning, have you been here before? You seem familiar."

Pei Xuening was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"It's my first time here, but my mother is a religious person, so I know more about it."

Su Liu nodded in realization. No wonder she acted like a veteran in the series of operations just now.

Pei Xuening just laughed at herself and did not tell Su Liu that it was actually because her mother at home was weak-tempered, so she always placed her hope on the power of gods.