Chapter 216 Forgotten Promise Following the order from Emperor Qing, the war machine of Qing Kingdom began to operate rapidly. The excitement of the people in the Honglu Temple was not because of the war, but because after the war, that was the time for the Honglu Temple to show its magical powers. Mei Cheng'an responded to everyone's greetings with a smile along the way. As soon as he stepped into the main hall in the backyard, Xin Qiwu stood up excitedly and walked towards him. "Cheng'an, you're finally here. Have you heard about the national war?" Mei Cheng'an looked at him and smiled. "I heard about it. I would like to congratulate Lord Xin in advance. Our chance at the Honglu Temple has come." Xin Qiwu laughed so hard that his eyes disappeared when he heard this, but he still found a chance to wink at him and scolded him at the same time. "Congratulations to me, congratulations to us. We have been waiting for so long, and this day has finally come. I am really a little excited." Mei Cheng'an saw him raising his two fists to his chest, his whole body trembling. He felt it was really unbearable to watch and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Okay, okay, I know Lord Xin is excited, but don't be so excited. After all, the national war has just begun, and there is still some time before we appear on the stage. Stay calm." Xin Qiwu nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. "Yes, yes, that makes sense. We need to be cautious!" After saying that, he quickly put down his hands, raised his head and chest, placed his right hand across his abdomen, placed his left hand behind his back, and said seriously. "How do you think this is? It's steady enough." Mei Cheng'an was also very cooperative. He took a step back after hearing what he said, folded his arms, looked him up and down, thought for a while and said. "Master Xin, please turn around and take a look." Xin Qiwu turned around obediently while maintaining his demeanor. Mei Chengan touched his chin. "Master Xin, take two more steps." Upon hearing this, Xin Qiwu walked a few steps to the side and then walked back. "How about it?" Mei Chengan shook his head. "It's not okay to walk like this, Master Xin, you need to walk in a figure eight step, and slow down your pace." Upon hearing this, Xin Qiwu thought for a while, turned around, took a few slow steps with his legs shaped like an eight, then turned back and asked. "so?" Mei Chengan smiled, pulled up his sleeves and gave a thumbs up. "That's right, just walk like this, it's steady and impressive enough!" Xin Qiwu was a little hesitant.
"Would it be too pretentious to walk like this? Is it appropriate?" Mei Chengan waved his hand casually and smiled. "It fits perfectly. Not pretentious at all. This step is tailor-made for Lord Xin. It's absolutely perfect." Xin Qiwu was delighted by the praise. "Really? Then I'll practice." As he spoke, he began to walk slowly with his arms and legs spread out. Mei Cheng'an smiled and looked around. The two said that Wang Sicheng had not shown up for such a long time, so where was he? "Master Xin, hasn't Wang Sicheng arrived yet?" Upon hearing this, Xin Qiwu did not stop and exclaimed. "I came early. I was so excited that I couldn't sit still. I went outside to inspect and instruct my subordinates." Mei Cheng'an said "oh". He just asked casually without commenting. He glanced at Xin Qiwu who was still practicing the Eight-Character Step, smiled and shook his head, turned around and walked back to his workstation up the stairs. Immersed in work, time always passes quickly and noon is here in the blink of an eye. After putting away the questionnaire, tidying up the desk, saying hello to Xiaohong, Mei Chengan got up and went home. Although the war had begun, the people of Kyoto had no different lives except that they had more topics to talk about. They were as lively as ever. Mei Cheng'an leaned against the car window and looked at the hustle and bustle, the laughter, the lively and real crowd outside, and smiled unconsciously. Beauty, happiness, freedom, and peace, without worries about war. pretty good. After returning to the courtyard, Mei Chengan quickly took off his official uniform and changed into casual clothes, then strolled to the dining hall. While waiting for the food to be served, Mei Yuxi asked him in a low voice. "Brother, are we really going to fight?" Mei Cheng'an hummed and then looked at her. "What's wrong? Why do you care about this?" Mei Yuxi said. "Since I was a child, this is the first time I've heard about war outside of a storybook. I'm a little curious, brother, what is a real war like?" Mei Cheng'an thought about it and didn't rush to answer, but asked back. "What is war like in the storybooks?" Mei Yuxi recalled the storybooks she had read and said. "Well... first, the hero, who is highly skilled in martial arts, takes the head of an enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops, or two armies confront each other and the hero shoots and kills the enemy general with one arrow.
Then the enemy army was defeated, and the hero's soldiers won the battle naturally." "..." Well, it’s still a cool article. Mei Yuxi asked. "Brother, is this what real war is like?" Mei Chengan denied it without even thinking about it. "Of course not, real war..." After a pause, Mei Chengan was stunned. He had never seen a real war with his own eyes. He had watched a lot of ancient war dramas, but were they real? Never mind, just fool around for now. "A real war is a contest of the wisdom of the commanders of both sides, the deployment of troops, armor and weapons, food and grass supply, the bravery of the soldiers, the collection of intelligence, etc. It even takes into account the right time, place and people. It is much more complicated than what is described in the storybooks." Mei Yuxi nodded, not quite understanding. "So that's how it is. Can we win?" Mei Chengan smiled. "We will definitely win!" Mei Yuxi's eyes lit up. "Great, then I'll have another bowl of rice!" "..." There is some causal relationship between the two. Mei Chengan rolled his eyes. Mrs. Mei and Mei Zhili were also amused by the girl's nonsensical words. Mrs. May laughed. “Eat more!” During lunch, Mei Yuxi really did what she said. Not only did she eat an extra bowl of rice, but she also ate it with relish. Mei Cheng'an was watching from the side and was unknowingly infected. He had already put down his bowl and chopsticks, but he couldn't help but order another bowl and showed off. After lunch, Mei Cheng'an burped, rubbed his stomach, and slowly walked back to the courtyard. He felt a little full. Just as Mei Cheng'an was walking in the yard, holding his waist to help digest his food, Fan Xian arrived as promised. "What are you doing?" Mei Chengan pointed to her belly. "I ate too much, I need to digest the food. Why are you here?" Fan Xian followed his pace and went straight to the point.
"Hey, what do you think? How about I organize an outing in a few days?" Mei Cheng'an didn't care and asked casually. "Team, where are you going this time?" Fan Xian said. “And go to Wildflower Valley.” Mei Cheng'an stopped walking upon hearing that, turned to face him, spread his legs, put his hands on his waist and turned it, and asked curiously. "Are you going again? Didn't you have enough fun last time?" Fan Xian followed suit, crossing his legs, pinching his waist, and turning his waist. "No, this time I have something to do. My mother's former residence, Taiping Courtyard, is not far from Wild Flower Valley, and I want to go in and find a key. It's the key to the box you were curious about last time. It would be easier to conceal it if we call more people. Besides, Wan'er was in a bad mood because of Lin Gong's matter, so I wanted to let her relax during this trip." Mei Cheng'an suddenly realized that this plot, if he remembered correctly, was quite lively. Ninth-rank archer Yan Xiaoyi made his first appearance and had a duel with Wu Zhu in the air. Lin Ruofu made his final test, the prince was mistakenly arrested for joining in the fun, the prince in the remote courtyard wanted to form an alliance with Prime Minister Lin but was destroyed by the second prince, etc. However, he is not really interested in whether reality will develop as in the drama. Apart from being able to see Wuzhu and watch Yan Xiaoyi shooting arrows at the tree from afar, he couldn't participate in anything else. It wasn't very interesting, and he couldn't have fun because he had to turn back halfway. Besides, he was a little bored from going to the same place for several times in such a short period of time, so he thought about it. "Relax, don't shout too much, it will be noisy with too many people, and it will be inconvenient for you to get away in the middle of the trip. In my opinion, just you and Lin Wan'er, plus your brother and sister, are enough for a family trip." Fan Xian thought about it and nodded. "Makes sense!" After exercising for a while, Mei Cheng'an felt that it was almost done and glanced at Fan Xian who was just copying others. What a boring guy. As usual, we sat down in the corridor. Mei Cheng'an crossed his legs and picked up a small plate of plums to eat. This was specially prepared for him by Hongshu. The developed plums are not only sour and sweet but also delicious. Most importantly, they aid digestion and are really good as dessert after a meal. Fan Xian looked at the table and then glanced at Mei Chengan. "It's just one plate. Don't eat it all by yourself. Give me some too." Mei Chengan rolled his eyes at him. "I eat this to help digestion. I'll give you a hammer to stop the bomb."
Fan Xian, this shameless guy, saw that Mei Cheng'an refused to give him any, not only gave him a middle finger, but also started shouting for sweet potatoes at the top of his voice and asked for a plate for himself. Ignoring Mei Cheng'an's various eye rolls, Fan Xian ate a plum, smacked his lips and spoke to Mei Cheng'an. "What? Teng Zijing asked me to ask you, when will you fulfill the promise you made to his son? His son is annoying him so much." Mei Cheng'an burst out laughing when he heard this. It seemed that Teng Zijing was hoping that he would not fulfill his promise. It seemed that he was really annoyed by Comrade Xiaoniu. "What about others?" Fan Xian spat out the core with a "puff" sound and said. "He's waiting outside. He usually goes home at noon, but now he's afraid to go home because his son is pestering him." "Why don't you ask him to come in too?" "I called him, but he didn't come. He said he was no longer with the Overwatch Council. I was worried that he wouldn't be comfortable listening to our conversation about some confidential matters of the Overwatch Council, so I didn't force him." Mei Chengan nodded. "alright." As for the promise he made to Xiao Niu, he had indeed thought about it before, but he really forgot about it later. Now that the case is over and the national war has begun, it is a question whether Cheng Jushu is still in the Supervisory Commission. It seems necessary to go to the Supervisory Commission to ask, and give Comrade Xiao Niu an explanation. Thinking of this, Mei Chengan turned his head and looked at Fan Xian. "Are you busy later?" Fan Xian chewed a plum and shook his head. "How to say." Mei Cheng'an said. "Let Teng Zijing go with me to the Supervisory Office. I'll go inside and find out what's going on. If Cheng Jushu was still here, I would ask him to pick up Xiaoniu and I would bring Xiaoniu to meet Cheng Jushu. If he is no longer alive... then take me to his home and I will explain it to Xiao Niu in person." …… There is another chapter coming later (End of this chapter)