Happy Little Scholar

"Your movements are so weak, haven't you eaten enough?"

"I've told you so many times that you need to show your momentum when you perform this move. Where's your momentum?"

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After performing another set of moves, Li Yi sat down on the chair and didn't want to get up anymore. Tian Lai 『Novel

Liu Ruyi put her hands behind her back and looked at him seriously, "You have rested three times in one hour. Do you still want to become a martial arts master? Get up and continue!"

"Rest for a while, just a while..."

It really takes time to become a peerless master. Only an hour later, Li Yi lay on the chair and didn't even want to move his fingers.

Li Yi raised his head and saw Liu Ruyi looking down at him with the look of a strict teacher. Li Yi sighed and said, "A woman who loves to laugh will not have bad luck. Ruyi, you should smile more."

Li Yi always felt that Liu Ruyi seemed to have found the joy of being a teacher in him these days, and would not stop until he tortured him to the point of being unable to move. Although the effect was surprisingly good, one day was better than many days before, and his combat effectiveness was also steady. Improvement, but the process is too torturous.

"It's okay not to practice. How about we compete and see how much you have improved these days." Liu Ruyi looked down at him and said lightly.

"I remember that we were only halfway through the story of "Painted Skin" yesterday. Why don't we finish it now?" The competition with her was just to give her a chance to beat herself up. Li Yi was not that stupid and said wisely in his haste.

Liu Ruyi felt regretful that she could not compete with Li Yi, but she was actually more interested in the ghost stories he told. She leaned against the willow tree beside the courtyard wall and said, "Tell me what you want."

Xiaohuan was watching from the side, and when she heard her uncle say that he was going to tell the story of "Painted Skin", she hid far away and dared not come over again.

Yesterday, she was scared to sleep all night when she heard her uncle tell the ghost story, and now she dared not listen anymore.

Yesterday, telling Liu Ruyi the story of Liao Zhai was actually a stopgap measure to prevent her from continuing to abuse herself. Li Yi changed to a comfortable position and lay down. A book of "Liao Zhai" emerged in his mind. After brewing for a while, he slowly spoke.

"Wang Sheng entered the study courtyard and found that the doors and windows of the study were closed. He tiptoed to the window and peeked inside through the gap. He was immediately scared and his hair stood up------I saw a hideous and terrifying evil ghost with a green face and teeth like saws. He spread a piece of human skin on the bed and drew with a colored pen. After the painting was finished, he lifted the human skin and put it on his body like shaking clothes..."

A gust of autumn wind blew, bringing a little chill, and Li Yi shivered.

When he read the contents of the book, he felt as if he was there, especially when describing the female ghost. In fact, a vivid picture had already appeared in his mind. The evil ghost with a hideous face, a green face, teeth like saws, spread a human skin on the bed, and painted on the human skin with a colored pen... He suddenly felt a little cold and sat up in a hurry.

"Why don't you say it?" Liu Ruyi was listening with interest. Seeing that he suddenly shut up, she asked.

"I think if you want to become a martial arts master, you still have to practice diligently and not slack off." Li Yi felt that his whole body was suddenly full of strength. He looked up at her and said righteously.

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"When you perform official duties, you must be more careful. The job of the county lieutenant is no different from others. Although you don't have to do it yourself to chase the murderer and catch the thief, it is still somewhat dangerous..."

In the courtyard, Liu Ruyi helped Li Yi adjust the collar of the county lieutenant's official uniform while whispering to him.

Although County Magistrate Liu generously gave him a month's vacation, he still had to take up his post. If he delayed any further, the higher-ups would inevitably blame him.

After such a long period of special training by Liu Ruyi, Li Yi now looked less bookish. Although he was still far from being strong and powerful, he looked a bit heroic in this green official uniform.

"Uncle Fang, I'll leave my husband to you in the future." After helping Li Yi sort out his clothes, she turned around and looked at Old Fang and said.

Old Fang was one generation older than Liu Ruyi and her sister, but Li Yi and him were more casual. The couple called him "Old Fang" and "Uncle Fang" respectively, which might sound strange to outsiders.

"Don't worry, Miss, I'm here, no one can touch my son-in-law!" Old Fang patted his chest and promised.

If he didn't go to Ruyifang to take charge, he would usually be idle at home. Now that his son-in-law is going to the yamen to take up his post, Ruyifang has changed people, and he will continue to follow Li Yi.

For this, Lao Fang has some expectations in his heart. He runs back and forth between the village and the shop every day, and he is also bored. He has not been to the yamen yet, but he thinks that life there should be much more interesting than now.

Liu Ruyi is very confident in Lao Fang's skills. With him by his side, as long as he doesn't meet a real master, it should be no problem to deal with ordinary thieves or even those so-called green forest heroes.

"I'm leaving."

Li Yi waved to them and walked out of the yard.

Anxi County Yamen, the spacious ceremonial gate that is only opened a few times a year opened, and County Magistrate Liu, who had not been seen for many days, walked out of the door in official clothes, surrounded by yamen runners and officials.

"Li County Magistrate, I finally waited for you." County Magistrate Liu walked out of the ceremonial gate and said with a smile to the young man who was walking towards him in the uniform of the county lieutenant.

Behind County Magistrate Liu, two men dressed in official attire looked puzzled, somewhat unsure of County Magistrate Liu's attitude towards the newly appointed county lieutenant.

During the year, the ceremonial gate of the county government office is usually closed. It is only when a new official takes office or when an official of the same level or superior visits. This move by County Magistrate Liu represents his sufficient attention to County Lieutenant Li.

"There are many mundane things at home. I have only come to the county government office now. I have kept you waiting for a long time." Li Yi also bowed his hands and said.

County Magistrate Liu just smiled and did not continue the topic. He turned around and pointed at the two men and introduced them: "Let me introduce you to County Lieutenant Li. This is County Magistrate Wang and this is Chief Secretary Zheng. We will all be colleagues in the future."

County Magistrate Wang is about the same age as County Magistrate Liu. He has a general's belly and looks like a middle-aged blessing.

Chief Secretary Zheng looks older and thinner. Standing with County Magistrate Wang, he will be ignored if he is not careful.

"Hello, County Magistrate Wang and Chief Secretary Zheng. I have just arrived. Please take care of me in the future." Li Yi bowed his hands and said politely.

"We are all colleagues, so we should take care of each other."

Even County Magistrate Liu was so polite to County Lieutenant Li, so the second and third in command of the two county yamen naturally did not dare to put on airs, and said repeatedly.

Before today, they had heard a few things about County Lieutenant Li.

It is said that County Lieutenant Li was originally a scholar. Because of an article, he was personally appointed by His Majesty and replaced County Lieutenant Zhou as the new Anxi County Lieutenant. He came to the county yamen once a few days ago and solved two difficult cases in a swift and resolute manner, which made the yamen runners talk about it for several days. At that time, the two just felt that County Lieutenant Li was quite capable.

I thought he was just a scholar who was occasionally favored by the emperor, but seeing County Magistrate Liu's attitude today, it seemed that there was something about County Lieutenant Li that they didn't know...