Steel Chang'an

Chapter 69

"Is that lady still planning to come out to meet people?" Xiao Teng Wang was obviously in a bad mood when he walked into the hangar hall of Teng Wang Pavilion, "The group of eagle castle knights are blocking the gate now, if we don't see their master If you are an adult, they plan to sleep here overnight."

"The young lady has been bathing and changing clothes since she came back, and it has been six hours now." said Butler Ji, pulling away the chair in front of the dining table for King Teng.For the past month, the hangar hall has served as their combat center. In order to save time, the knight round table in the center of the hall has been used as a dining table during meal times.During this month, formulating a special training plan, designing the combat plan for each offensive and defensive battle in Spring Hunting, discussing how to create the most suitable armor for each person, etc., are all carried out on this table.Even King Teng, who enjoys it the most, has been lying on this table and sleeping with his clothes on for a month—in the words of King Teng himself, he should not be called a woman for a month, just He didn't even sleep in his own bed.

It is also because during this month, everyone who played in the spring hunt in the name of Teng Jiaxing can be said to stay together almost at every step, the empty chair in front of the knight's round table that originally belonged to Xiao Yezi looks only at this moment. Very dazzling.

In Li Jing's original plan, the first battle of Chunshou was a battle that could be won relatively smoothly.Even he didn't expect that so many accidents would happen in this battle.Xiao Yezi revealed her life experience in the battle, designed the master of Eagle Castle, and forced him to tell the truth about the fire in Yancheng ten years ago. There was an uproar in the world.As for the fact that she suddenly became the head of the Fei family because of the words of the master of Eagle Castle before he died, it was too exciting, causing everyone to return to Tengwang Pavilion and have not recovered, so that Eagle Castle When the knights came to the door, they were almost regarded by King Teng as seeking revenge, and he almost ordered the Tengjia soldiers guarding the Pavilion of Prince Teng to open fire.

The knights of Eagle Castle are not ordinary people. Little King Teng ordered the Pavilion of King Teng to be under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter. They retreated 500 meters away from the Pavilion of King Teng, and surrounded the 500-meter radius like standing guard for King Teng. , five steps, one post, ten steps and one whistle, it is said that many prominent figures and family elders of the Fei family are also on their way to Tengwang Pavilion, waiting to meet the new head of the Fei family.

As for Fei Ye himself, he left two sentences after he returned to Tengwang Pavilion, the first sentence was "I will not succeed the Patriarch of the Fei family", and the second sentence was "I'm going to take a bath and change clothes".

And it has been six hours since she went to take a bath and change her clothes.During this period, the knights of the Eagle Fort were like the guards of the Tengwang Pavilion, guarding outside the Tengwang Pavilion every step of the way, and taking rotations to eat, which made the Tengjiabing's guard captain very nervous. Xiao Teng Wang came to report once, for fear that they would rush in to snatch people if Fei Ye didn't show up again.

King Teng thought to himself, what can I do?I'm also helpless, okay?The girls all said that they were taking a bath and changing clothes, so how can I still rush in and drag her out?Although in his heart he was quite happy for someone to do it.Such a large group of people gathered outside the Tengwang Pavilion, still standing motionless like sculptures, Xiao Tengwang was also very upset to see it.He has always thought that the red and green costumes of the Knights of the Eagle Castle (which is also the color scheme of the Fei family's crest) are ugly, and if you look at it too much, it will hurt your eyes.

"Let them die," Lao Zhang sighed faintly, "She won't even see me, Lao Zhang, let alone see those stinky men." That big bowl of stewed meat, he almost sighed and took another bite, and everyone could see that before, he was worried that Xiao Yezi would do something stupid if he couldn't think about anything. , rushed all the way into the soup pool, and was chased out by Xiao Yezi screaming and pouring a bucket of water. This was a big blow to him, "The child is big, but the breasts are still so small, what should I do..."

Is this something you should worry about?Even if you treat Xiao Yezi as your own sister, it's too lenient, right?Besides, Xiao Yezi's breasts are not big, even if she usually wears clothes, she can tell it, right?As for the blow so big?Mu Yun was complaining secretly in his heart, when he suddenly saw that everyone's eyes were on him, he immediately got excited, picked up the rice bowl and buried his head in the rice with all his might.

"You have a good relationship with Xiao Yezi, right? She even told you about her own life experience." Mu Yun waited for almost 10 minutes to put down the empty bowl before he dared to put down his job, but he saw that everyone was waiting for him patiently. Putting down the bowl, King Teng immediately said, "Why don't you go and see her and have a chat with her? You see, the Knights of the Eagle Fort outside this gate even brought their bedding rolls."

"This..." Mu Yun originally wanted to say that I didn't know her very well, but after seeing everyone's earnest gazes and thinking that he did have a few words to say to her, he finally braced himself and nodded. "Then, shall I try?"

At worst, like Lao Zhang, he was thrown out with a bucket of water, right?You don't necessarily know how to throw a knife, do you?The thought of breaking into the place where the girls bathe and change their clothes alone still makes the little bather's heart thump, especially when thinking of Xiao Ye Zi's body somewhere... that little dagger that was well hidden.

"Go, go," Li Jing waved at him, "Young people, you just have to be fearless and go forward!"

So you old man can sit here and drink leisurely, right?Call me every time there is danger, can you be a little more shameless as a master!Mu Yun's heart groaned fiercely, and she took a deep breath, "I'm going!"

"Master, please take care of yourself and come back alive!" Xue Nu clasped her hands on her chest, and said earnestly behind him as if praying.

Can you say something nice?I'm even more nervous when you say that!

Mu Yun shook his head and strode forward.

The soup ponds in the Tengwang Pavilion are very large and there are many, obviously the little Tengwang is a person who enjoys it very much.This soup pond occupies the entire floor, and is scattered among the landscaping.The censer carved from stalactites is lit with precious incense, the dense mist floats above the blue waves, the delicate and soft white sand is raked into curved lines, like waves like clouds, and wooden walkways and small and exquisite wooden bridges are built on the sand. , full of antiquity, between the swaying green bamboo and the pruned moss shrubs, there are a few birdsong faintly, which is natural and refreshing, and I don’t know how much of it is real and how much is holographic Virtual scenery of projection imaging.

When Mu Yun walked into this floor of Tengwang Pavilion, he already felt a burst of heat rushing towards his face. Obviously, the temperature of this floor has been specially set so that people will not feel the slightest chill even if they are not naked.Mu Yun had already taken off the knight's cloak, thought about it, and simply took off the rest of his clothes: anyway, he was going to be splashed with water, and being splashed with clothes on was worse than being splashed naked, let alone being like this Go in openly, even if you really bump into Xiao Yezi, everyone will look at each other, no one will suffer, Xiao Yezi should not be too angry, right?
In this way, with good wishes in mind, Mu Yun stretched out a bare foot cautiously, and took the first step, the second step...

"what are you doing?"

Mu Yun raised her head abruptly, only to see Xiao Yezi dressed neatly, with her arms folded on her chest, her chin raised, and she looked at him expressionlessly.

Then his eyes moved down.

"I, I, I, I..."

Mu Yun hurriedly covered the space between her legs with both hands, looked around, and saw that the surroundings were either bamboos or shrubs, and the leaves were pitifully small, nothing could stop her, so in a hurry, she simply walked into the soup pond. Jump, and sit down in the water, only showing the head, "I'm here to take a bath!"

"Oh," Xiao Yezi nodded, "then soak slowly, I'll go first."

"Wait!" Mu Yun stood up from the water in a hurry, and when she saw Xiao Yezi turned her head, she realized that the water in the soup pool was actually not too deep, it was only a little above his knees, and hurriedly hugged him again. He sat back on his knees and shouted, "Don't go!"

"Why," Xiao Yezi looked at him, her face was clean and beautiful without any disguise, her eyes were as bright as stars, and Mu Yun's little heart was about to jump out of her throat, she asked very calmly: "You Do you want me to take a bath with you?"

Are you kidding me?Mu Yun was so nervous that he even stuttered when he complained in his heart. He took a deep breath, thinking that he had seen all he should have seen, and he had already suffered such a big loss. It's been soaking for so long, just soak with me for a while, I have something to say to you."

Xiao Ye Zi stared at his face for a while, then said, "Okay."

come come come come come come come come come true?Mu Yun saw Xiao Yezi's hand reaching for the belt around her waist, and felt that she was not well. As the belt slowly fell to the ground, the purple satin robe slowly fell to the ground. Hanging down to the ground, Mu Yun felt that the blood all over his body was rushing to somewhere...

Seeing two snow-white feet came into view, followed by smooth and slender ankles, Mu Yun quickly pinched his nose with one hand, and he couldn't help but think of Xue Nu's prayer before he left: Master, please be sure to live Come back...

Your master is about to lose blood and die, okay?Mu Yun knew that her trip was very dangerous, but she never thought that she would encounter such a big crisis!Even if he sat there watching his nose, nose, nose, and heart without moving, following the sound of Xiao Yezi walking down the soup pool, those two snow-white thighs gradually appeared in his eyes, and following the movement of these two thighs The master gradually sank in the water, and the girl's soft thighs appeared in his vision, and then he saw...

A pair of women's swim shorts.

She survived... Mu Yun didn't know whether she should be thankful or regretful in her heart.Apparently Xiao Yezi has learned a lesson since Lao Zhang broke into the soup pool, and changed into a swimsuit to take a bath.With the feeling of surviving after the catastrophe, Mu Yun moved in the water to a place farther away from Xiao Ye Zi, trying not to let her eyes touch the slightly swollen breasts of the girl under the bright yellow tight-fitting chest. After taking a few deep breaths, just about to speak, Xiao Ye Zi asked, "Are you okay?"

"Ah?" Mu Yun was stunned for a moment, this should be his line, right?
"You have a nosebleed."

"Oh," Mu Yun pretended to be calm, "It's too hot."

"Scrub."

"it is good."

After taking the towel handed over by Xiao Yezi and wiping her face vigorously a few times, Mu Yun leaned her head against the edge of the soup pool and looked up at the virtual sky projected by the holographic projection above her head.There are faint wisps of cloud dotted in the blue sky, a green bamboo shadow swaying gently in the breeze, and a few soft bird songs come from nowhere.

Even though I know that this scenery, including the wind force of the breeze in the bamboo forest, the direction of the clouds in the sky, the intensity of sunlight falling on them, the melodious birdsong, and the warm water slapping the body just right, are all virtual calculations. However, Mu Yun was still immersed in it, feeling the comfort and comfort that made her physically and mentally relaxed, and her heartbeat that had been aggravated by seeing the girl's body gradually calmed down.He also somewhat understood why Xiao Yezi was able to soak here for six hours.

For a while, he didn't speak, and Xiao Yezi didn't speak either, they just narrowed their eyes and listened to the sound of the breeze and birdsong.

"Are you okay?" He looked at the sky and asked her, "So many things happened today, everyone is worried about you."

A moment of silence.Xiao Ye Zi thought for a while before saying, "I don't know."

"Since I was a child, I wanted to avenge my mother and those innocent people who were burnt to death in the Yancheng fire. Now I finally forced that man to confess the crimes he committed back then and killed him with my own hands, but I Not happy at all."

"Maybe, because that man is my father after all."

"Even though he killed so many innocent people and tried to kill me twice, he was my father."

"But I killed my father and didn't feel bad at all."

"I just..." She took a deep breath, "I'm just scared."

"Afraid?" Mu Yun was a little confused.

"Yes, I was scared," she said. "I was afraid that one day I would become like my father."

"You heard what that man said on the pier." She said, "There is no good or evil, no mercy, no love in that man's heart. No one in this world, even his wife, his Children are all objects that he can use; people who are worthless to him, even his own flesh and blood, can be discarded without hindrance, and even wiped out by himself if necessary. His lowly civilians are like ants to him, no matter how miserable and innocent their death is, he will not be moved in the slightest."

"Since I left Yancheng, I have been living in the lower city of Yongjiang, stealing and begging for a living, until Brother Zhang picked me up. I have seen all kinds of villains, whether they are civilians or nobles, robbers who burned, killed and looted, or A dog official who bullies others. But this man is the coldest, cruelest, and most evil person I know in this world."

"But this man is my father, and his blood flows from my body." She sighed, "Even he admitted that I have completely inherited the blood of the Fei family, and inherited his blood." Talent, as well as his scheming, forbearance, ruthlessness..."

"And I was just like what he said. When I killed my father with my own hands, when I took a life with my own hands, I was indifferent and didn't feel sad at all."

"I'm cold, right?" She raised her head, twitching the corners of her mouth, "Maybe I really have completely inherited my father's blood, and my appearance is more like him, not like my mother at all. As ruthless as he is."

"So I will definitely not succeed as the Patriarch of the Fei family. I am afraid that after taking power, I will become more like my father."

She looked at the sky, her voice gradually lowered.

"That's why I dare not face you." She said, "After witnessing everything today, you already know my true face. My birth was a mistake, and my father not only didn't love me Mother, still hates her, and only stays with her for her money. And my family," she smiled wryly, "what kind of family is it that my brother kills my mother and my father tries to kill my daughter , The daughter killed the father again? Such a family, I am afraid that they are not as good as beasts, they can only be called monsters. I am one of the monsters. In order to avenge my father, I deceived you and used you."

"I have been lying to Brother Zhang. I never told him that I wanted to be a knight just to kill my own father. I joined the Knights of the Roses not because I wanted to fight for the rights of the common people. For myself; I also took advantage of your master, he spent a lot of time and energy on me in a month to train me, tap my potential, and formulate tactics for me. I also used Xiao Teng Wang to arrange for me to face my father and use the armor he built for me to take revenge. I know that the first battle of Chunshou is very important to Teng Jiaxing. The victory of this offensive and defensive battle is very important to what you are going to do, and to the entire Donglin, but because I want to avenge my father, I finally lost this offensive and defensive battle. I have failed all of you."

Mu Yun knew what she meant.In spring hunting, if one party has surrendered and the other party still insists on killing the other party, this party will be sentenced to defeat by the war supervisor.King Xiao Teng had already told every knight participating in the spring hunting about this rule, and Xiao Yezi naturally knew it too.But in the Battle of Baidi, the owner of Eagle Fort had already surrendered as soon as he boarded the pier, but Xiao Yezi still killed him. Therefore, according to the rules of Chunshou, it was Teng Jiaxing who was sentenced to lose in the Battle of Baidi.Mu Yun reckoned that even if he lost the Baidi Wharf worth billions of gold pounds, King Teng would feel heartbroken. However, due to personnel restrictions, Teng Jiaxing had not many games that he hoped to win in the spring hunting. The Battle of the Embankment was originally a victory they planned to win relatively smoothly.After losing the first game, the pressure on the Cavaliers who will play later is great.

"You know," Mu Yun scratched her head, not knowing what to say to make her understand, "No one blames you, whether it's your brother Zhang or my master, everyone is just worried about you, of course King Teng is still a little bit worried. I am worried that the knights sent by the Fei family will never see you, and they will really rush in to snatch you."

"I know." Xiao Yezi nodded calmly, "That's why I can't face them even more."

"But I'm afraid you don't know that you lost the Battle of Baidi because your father calculated you." Mu Yun said, "Your father...he deliberately asked you to kill him."

"What!" Xiao Yezi's seemingly calm face finally showed a trace of emotion: "Why..."

"For the Fei family." Mu Yun said, "Everything your father did was for the Fei family...and for you."

The Fei family and the Qi family, before the sudden rise of the Teng family, were the two most powerful families among the seven families of the Donglin. The contention was endless, and countless battles, large and small, broke out. It can even be said that the spring hunting invented by Teng Wengong was mainly to solve the conflict between the two great masters.

The owner of Eagle Castle, Fei Cheng, was young and promising. As the strongest knight in Donglin, after he became the head of the Fei family, he once overwhelmed the Qi family and took away many territories that originally belonged to the Qi family. He beheaded many knights of the Qi family on the battlefield.For this reason, the feud between the Fei family and the Qi family has added blood debt, and the relationship between the two families can be said to be in dire straits.After Fei Cheng got old and stopped fighting in person, the Fei family showed signs of gradually declining, and the Qi family, as the first group of nobles who had pledged their allegiance to Teng Wengong, in recent years, with the rise of the Teng family, has grown in the east. Lin's status has also gradually risen, and finally returned to the level of being on par with the Fei family, where they can compete for power.

The analysis of the situation in Donglin was given to Mu Yun by Prince Xiao Teng.Mu Yun doesn't know if Xiao Yezi is aware of the relationship between the Fei family and the Qi family, but her act of publicly revealing the truth about the Yancheng fire ten years ago just gave the Qi family a chance to attack the Fei family.Regardless of whether Xiao Yezi can produce evidence, or even whether what Xiao Yezi said is true or not, the Qi family will use various methods to kill Fei Cheng in one bite. Nailed on the pillar of shame, and used this as an excuse to join forces with other Donglin families to crusade against the Fei family.

Once Fei Cheng realizes this, he should have figured it out: If he doesn't want the Fei family to be ruined with him and embark on the road to perdition, then he, the head of the Fei family, must die.

But Fei Cheng was worthy of being the strongest knight in Donglin in the past. In just a short moment, he thought of more things than ordinary people.For Fei Cheng who could use anyone and anything, even his own death could be used.

In the situation where he has already planned to let the other party kill him, surrendering to the other party first and using the rules of Chunshou to win this battle for the Fei family is only a small part of Fei Cheng's plan.

Not only did he want to take advantage of his own death, but he also wanted to maximize the benefits he could obtain in exchange for his own death.

He wants to use his death to mold his daughter into a hero of justice, a nemesis, a legend who will be sung by people.

And this legend will become the new Patriarch of the Fei Family, leading the Fei Family to light and victory with the prelude to completely obliterating the sinful body of the old Patriarch of the Fei Family.

"Your father, I am afraid that from the moment you revealed the truth about the Yancheng fire ten years ago, he had already made up his mind. The words he said, especially those about your mother, were of course intended to anger You killed him in order to make everyone think that he is a heinous sinner who only takes advantage of his wife and children, has no feelings for him, and has no intention of repenting for the crimes he committed. That's the only way , even if you are his daughter, when you kill him, people will only applaud you for revenge, because people like him, everyone can be punished, your actions are completely justice , killing relatives with righteousness. His death established you as a hero. From today onwards, you are like a heroine in legendary ballads in people's minds. Your revenge story will be compiled into ballads and operas and will be sung by countless people. .”

"There were also children of noble families who were burned to death in the Yancheng fire. The family behind them would have become the enemy of the Fei family after you revealed the truth about the fire ten years ago, but because you killed the murderer, you stretched out for the dead. After you succeed as the head of the Fei family, they will become the most loyal allies of the Fei family."

"You defeated your father. Although Fei Cheng is old, he was the strongest knight in Donglin in the past, and water warfare was his strong point. He surrendered to you in public and admitted your knight blood with his own mouth. It is equivalent to using him to endorse your strength and eliminate all the disadvantages of your status as an illegitimate daughter for you."

"You are popular and powerful, and you can bring allies rather than enemies to the Fei family. The most important thing is that you are still young and have unlimited possibilities. Using your own corpse as a stepping stone, you can be promoted to the head of the Fei family. The position of your father is the last thing your father will do for the Fei family, and also for you."

After Mu Yun finished speaking, there was a moment of silence.Xiao Ye Zi looked at him, she hesitated, and said with some uncertainty:
"You tell me this, do you want to say that my father...he...he is not as bad as I thought?"

"This..." Mu Yun scratched his head. He was able to say those words in a coherent and fluent way just now. That's because he had discussed these issues with King Teng and Li Jing before he came here. Most of these analyzes were made by Li Jing and Li Jing. Little Teng Wang got it, otherwise it would be impossible for him to see through Fei Cheng's intentions at a glance just because he was a civilian orphan born in the northwest desert.Even Li Jing and Xiao Teng Wang, who are familiar with power struggles among nobles and are good at planning and layout, failed to see through Fei Cheng's last calculation on the spot. It can be seen that Fei Cheng is worthy of being the strongest knight in Donglin in the past , A man who is only one step away from the throne of the Lord of Donglin.

Mu Yun felt that Ye Zi needed to know that his last stab at his father was counted, but what he wanted to tell Ye Ye was not just what he said just now.It's just that he is not good at words except for secretly complaining, and the most important thing is that he doesn't want to deceive Xiao Yezi - even if he looks into her eyes, he knows what kind of answer she expects to hear from him.

"I don't know," he said finally. "I don't know your father. Maybe he wasn't that bad. He just said it to annoy you, to make people think he deserved to die."

"But it's also possible that he is such a person. He just confessed all this in public to let everyone know what kind of person he is." Mu Yun said, and he saw the light in Xiao Yezi's eyes dim.

"But that has nothing to do with you." Mu Yun took a deep breath. Even though Xiao Ye Zi's sad look after Xiao Ye Zi used his real face was very lethal, he still tried his best to express what he wanted to say to her. Say it out: "What kind of person your father is has nothing to do with what kind of person you are."

"Some things cannot be chosen, just like you are born to be your father's daughter, just like some people are born to be noble, some people are born to be commoners; but some things can be chosen, no matter whose daughter you are, no matter who you are Whether you are a nobleman or a commoner, whether you will become the head of the Fei family or continue to be a commoner knight of the Knights of the Rose, you can choose to be a good person."

"So you're here to persuade me to be a good person?" Xiao Yezi looked at Mu Yun in surprise, this person...is really strange, "Listening to what you said before, I thought you were here to persuade me to succeed It belongs to the head of the Fei family."

"That guy from my master and King Teng really wanted me to persuade you like this." Mu Yun scratched his head and confessed honestly, "That guy from my master said that Yinxu is obviously a trap, but in order to know about Teng Wengong's conspiracy What exactly is it? We must enter the Yin Ruins. The Fei family is the second largest force in Donglin after the Teng family, and your father has already won a battle for the Fei family. In the end, the Fei family will definitely be able to win the battle in Spring Hunting. If you become the Patriarch of the Fei Family, the Knights of Eagle Castle will obey your orders. If the two join forces, the chances of winning will be greater. Even if Teng Jiaxing cannot enter the Yin Ruins , then the Eagle Fort Knights you lead are the only hope to stop Teng Wengong's plot."

"But I don't want to persuade you to become the Patriarch of the Fei family or anything. That's a choice you should make."

"I just want to tell you that no matter what you choose, you can choose to be a good person."

"If you don't want to be like your father, choose to be a good person."

"That way, what you fear will never happen."

Mu Yun said seriously.

"Being a good person is so easy to say..." Xiao Yezi looked at this boy who was not much older than herself with an ominous white hair and a serious expression, and couldn't help but want to laugh at him.

She actually laughed out loud.

"It's that simple." Mu Yun still looked at her seriously, "A friend of mine once told me that if you don't know what to do, just choose to be a good person first, and then you will know what to do." How did you do it?"

He thought of the White Horse City in the northwest desert, the wind blowing through the desert, the eagle hovering in the blue sky, and the handsome young knight in white.

At that time, he must have made the right choice, even if in the end, he became a traitor in White Horse City...

"That friend of yours is a good man."

Xiao Yezi's words interrupted Mu Yun's thoughts, he nodded, "You are right, he is a good man."

"But he shouldn't live long."

Xiao Ye Zi continued, Mu Yun nodded, "You are right, he is dead."

Little Leaf closed her mouth.

After a while, she said, "I'm sorry."

Mu Yun shook her head, "I'm sorry for nothing, it's his own choice, he chooses to be a good person."

Little Leaf thought for a while.

"I understand."

she said.Suddenly, she understood what Mu Yun wanted to tell her.

Her father may not have been a bad person from the beginning, he didn't even think about being a bad person.It's just that when he made a choice, he directly chose the result he wanted - he chose the interests of the Fei family.Everything her father did was for the Fei family.And in many cases, because he chose this outcome in advance, he can no longer choose to be a good person.

Choosing to be a good person may not have a good result, but if a person always chooses what kind of result he wants before deciding how to do it, then no matter what kind of person he is, he will eventually become like her father people like that.

The truth is really simple.

But it is not easy to do.

Xiao Ye Zi took a deep breath, buried her head in the water, and raised her head after a while, brushing her wet hair back, revealing her father's beautiful face that was carved out of a mold .

"I've thought about it, I'm afraid I can't always choose to be a good person." She also said to Mu Yun seriously, "But I promise you, when I don't know how to choose, I will choose first. Be a good person."

She saw a rare bright smile on Mu Yun's usually expressionless face, "Well, that's what I answered at the time," he said, "My friend said that this is very good, because when he When other people said that, they all chose to laugh at him."

So you want to say that your friend is actually an idiot?Xiao Yezi suddenly felt a little regretful. Did she sound like a fool when she said so seriously just now that she wanted to choose to be a good person?
But Mu Yun went on to say, "He also said that because of my answer, I can become his friend."

He looked at Xiao Ye Zi, stood up, and stretched out his hand to her, "I think we should also be friends."

"Uh," Xiao Yezi took the hand from him and shook it, "Okay, friend."

Then she looked down, "Advice from a friend," she said,
"Next time you tell a girl you want to befriend her, you better put your pants on first."

(End of this chapter)