The tea that had been brewed with great effort was ruthlessly poured out several times, and when Mu Xi said to rebrew it for the seventh time, half of the priceless box of goldfinches had been ruined, and a full pot of boiling water had finally bottomed out.Feng Yuche was already exhausted, the sweat on his face had not yet dried, and new sweat was pouring out, his hair was close to his cheeks, with an extremely uncomfortable itch, but he didn't have the energy to pay attention to it at all.He tried to relax, he tried to calm down, he tried to clear his mind, and put all his energy into the tea making work he was doing—but he couldn't.There was obvious exhaustion and sleepiness in his eyes, even though his martial arts had improved rapidly compared to before, even though his martial arts body was already a hundred times stronger than ordinary people, even though he had convinced himself again and again in his heart that he would definitely be able to do it-but, Feng Yuche couldn't fool himself.Although he still doesn't know what Mu Xi's standard is, he clearly knows that it is impossible for him to meet his requirements today.His spirit was close to collapse at this time, and it had already decided that it was impossible for him to complete this impossible work, and besides, he would not have made tea in the first place.However, these were just Feng Yuche's thoughts in his heart.Even though he knew that he couldn't do it, he still carried out the process of making tea for the last time under Mu Xi's indifferent gaze, although his movements were stiff and his arms were almost unable to rise, he still completed the final action step by step.Looking at the few tea cups on the table, and the clear yellowish color in the several tea cups, Feng Yuche put down the sea of tea in his hand, lowered his eyes and stood aside, ready to be poured out again.Feng Qi finished his lunch and sat back behind the imperial case, struggling with a bunch of small mountain high twists and turns.Mu Xi glanced indifferently at Feng Yuche's silent expression, not ignoring his pale and dry lips, as well as his faintly trembling legs and arms - this young man's mental state was very poor at this time, and he looked weak and pale that looked like he would fall down at any time.Mu Xi said lightly: "When you first took you into the Feng Pavilion, I didn't treat you as a real shadow guard training, so you didn't pay attention to many rules at all, but from today onwards, the past years will say goodbye to you completely - unless you can't bear to say the word give up."
Otherwise, every word and deed and every move in the future must meet the standards of the shadow guard. ”Feng Yuche lowered his head and replied simply, "Yes." ”"Today is a lesson for you, I will have someone arrange your accommodation later, and before you become a qualified shadow guard, you don't have to go back to Qingwang's Mansion."
Feng Yuche naturally had no objection to this, and still replied in a low voice, "Yes." ”Mu Xi glanced at him and said lightly: "The tea you brew yourself, you should naturally feel the taste yourself, and there will be room for improvement next time." ”With that, he turned around and silently cleaned up the food on the table.Feng Yuche was silent for a moment, and then slowly looked up at his back, his eyes seemed to be a little stunned, and there was a trace of surprise, and a trace of almost imperceptible gratitude - from yesterday afternoon to now, he has been introspecting in the most painful and difficult kneeling posture, not dripping water, exhausted, sleepy, hungry and thirsty, but even if his body is already frantically shouting for fatigue and exhaustion, he clearly knows in his heart that without permission, he just watched the tea being poured out, and he was not qualified to enjoy it.Even, he thought that his failure to make tea would inevitably bring him a harsh punishment, but the result was not.Suppressing the slightest emotion in his heart, Feng Yuche picked up the tea he had brewed with his own hands, and his eyes were dyed with a little self-deprecation.In the past eighteen years, he probably never imagined that one day he would be grateful for a cup of tea.Holding the tea, he sipped it carefully, savoring the bitter taste in it—tea was good tea, but after brewing it with his clumsy hands, it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a tyrannical thing.Mu Xi cleaned up the dining table, lifted the food box placed aside, and took out two dishes, one vegetarian and one meat, a hot soup, and a bowl of white rice porridge.The meat is fish-flavored shredded pork, and the vegetarian is stir-fried cabbage."
Silence."
Mu Xi raised his eyes to look at Feng Yuche, and said lightly, "Let's eat a little, go back and rest in the afternoon, and come over after dinner." ”When Feng Yuche heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and looked at Mu Xi's eyes with obvious surprise."
If you can't hide even the most basic facial expressions and eyes, I think you'll be very sad in the days ahead."
Mu Xi looked at him expressionlessly, his eyes were slightly cold, "Today is the last day to adapt, and starting tomorrow, you will no longer have any chance to enjoy special treatment." ”Feng Yuche's heart sank, and he lowered his eyes silently, and after a long time, he said in a low voice, "I'm sorry." ”I'm sorry?
Sorry whom?
Mu Xi was noncommittal about his apologies, he had already finished what he should say, and the rest could only rely on his own experience, as well as polishing day after day in the future.Words have always been the most benevolent and redundant form of guidance in the training process of the Shadow Guard, and the first day is a reminder, but everything after that is not so easy.But this, Mu Xi also didn't say more, but turned around and walked to the imperial case, began to grind the ink, sifted through the twists, and no longer paid attention to the man who had been allowed to rest.Feng Yuche's mood was unprecedentedly complicated, he walked to the dining table silently, looking at the extremely ordinary dishes of meat and vegetables on the table, as well as the white rice porridge that was boiled and shiny, he didn't know what kind of mood he was in.He understood that Mu Xi was giving him the opportunity to adapt on the last day, and also to give him a chance to say goodbye to the past, and he understood that these might be what Feng Qi meant—the one who indifferently emphasized how ruthless and ruthless he was, but always made the people around him willing to hand over a loyal lord."
Lord."
Mu Xi looked at Feng Qi, "The Jin family, the Ming family, and the West Wind royal family, do you need to give them some punishment?"
”"Not yet."
Feng Qi said casually, "It's inconvenient for the queen to be now, and I don't feel at ease to leave for the time being, since someone has taken the initiative to find something to do for Ji Moxiu, I am naturally happy to watch from the wall." ”When Mu Xi heard this, he understood what he meant almost instantly, "Even if the Jin family, the Ming family, and the power of the West Wind are poured, it is impossible to retreat intact under Ji Moxiu after provoking the Great Zhou, so what does the lord mean is to let Ji Moxiu clean up the forces of the West Wind and the Jin and Ming families, and then the master will compete with him again?"
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