Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“You’re not sending for guards to watch them?” Xu Ke asked when Meng Hun was no longer in sight.
“There’s no need for that since he will return.”
Jiang Pengji was not worried, as Meng Liang was still hiding in the Liu residence. With Meng Hun’s current power, he could not just charge in with his men and kill that little b*stard.
“Oh?” Qiguan Rang asked. “You’re that confident? Why would Meng Hun act now and not after Meng Liang leaves your residence?”
Jiang Pengji snorted. “First, the Liu’s and Meng’s aren’t on friendly terms with each other. Even so, Meng Hun might have a small chance to kill him. If he waits, by then Meng Liang would be able to contact his people to protect him. How would they be able to kill Meng Liang if he had more men? That’s why now is the best chance.”
Qiguan Rang was speechless. He and Xu Ke exchanged a knowing look.
“I’m more curious about how you knew that he was Meng Hun…” Qiguan Rang said bluntly.
Jiang Pengji spared a glance at Qiguan Rang when she heard him. “Isn’t it obvious? Even though he disguised himself, he was so clumsy that he gave himself away many times.”
“Gave himself away?” Qiguan Rang asked. “Could you enlighten us?”
“I’m not sure if you two noticed his hands. The webs between his thumbs and forefingers have thick calluses. You get that when you’ve been using a sword or some sort of weapon for a long time. His body is thick with muscles and that means he knows martial arts. He should be good at it. His clothes are in tatters and because of that, it showed his injuries.
He had many cuts and some were quite deep. Based on those injuries, you could even guess the weapon that was used… From that, you could also tell what his job is.
Other than that, his feet were blistered and those blisters formed recently. His feet had calluses, but they were not as thick as how a homeless ruffian’s are. This meant that he had led a rough life for awhile where he could not afford shoes…
Not only that, but he’s also literate. His right fingers have calluses from when he had to practice writing. If he had learned it young, his calluses would look different due to a child’s body still growing and adapting. But his calluses showed that he did not learn to write when he was young. That means that he started learning when he was nineteen or twenty, when the body has stopped growing…” Jiang Pengji said that while sticking her own right hand out for the other two to study.
Qiguan Rang and Xu Ke looked dumbfounded. They both stuck out their hands and compared. Their calluses did indeed look different.
To ensure that the two understood her, Jiang Pengji had slowed down her speech and used simpler words for the description. Even so, the two were even more dumbfounded after listening to her and came to their own conclusion.
Xu Ke was still very surprised and it took him a long while before he questioned her. “You’re saying… You already knew his identity just by looking at him?” he nervously asked.
“Somewhat.” Jiang Pengji rolled her shoulders. She was one of the elite soldiers. If she did not have that bit of observational skills, what good was she?
Qiguan Rang lowered his lids and said, “What’s there to be surprised about? I heard that master Yuan Jing in Langye County has some mysterious powers. He can tell your history by looking at your face and he can even predict your actions.”
When Xu Ke heard that, rumors of that mysterious scholar from Langye filled his mind. If his young master were to be put with that master Yuan Jing, would that not be horrifying? His young master would probably become a god or a demon…
Jiang Pengji secretly glared at Qiguan Rang. Her glare was sharp with warning.
She still remembered that when she had left the elite soldiers to join the military and became a regular soldier, her observational ability was well-known amongst the rest. She was used to how people looked at her and avoided her out of fear.
The sky was getting darker and it was time for Jiang Pengji to return to the main residence. Xu Ke still had to finish up his business in the farms and could not leave with her.
When she entered the carriage, Jiang Pengji still had on a poker face.
Qiguan Rang tsked and patted Xu Ke’s shoulder.
Xu Ke was dumbfounded by Qiguan Rang’s expression. Why was he looking at him with such pity in his eyes?
Once the carriage started moving, Jiang Pengji coldly said, “Next time, mind your own business.”
Qiguan Rang shook his head in disagreement. “Lanting, that’s wrong.”
“Wrong?”
Jiang Pengji’s expression turned sour when she recalled some unpleasant memories.
“You should know about the saying that a person on top should not stoop down to the level of a lower person?” Jiang Pengji squinted at him and her expression was complicated.
“Continue.”
“You can’t be too stubborn and not listen to a word others say. You should encourage the free voicing of views but also not lose your own personality. If the lower people have different views, how would the master be able to make their decisions? If the people could not be close to their master, sooner or later, chaos would happen. To me, managing the country and managing your own home is the same. If you do not listen to your people, you’ll lose their respect.”
After saying that, Qiguan Rang asked, “If Xiaoyu were to really fear you, would you leave it be?”
Jiang Pengji was silent while she mulled over what Liu She had said before. Lanting, you should learn how to control your people. You can see so many things and this is not something others have. It’s your ability. You should make others respect you, not fear you. That little difference spells huge conclusions.
Qiguan Rang did not mind if Jiang Pengji did not listen to what he had said. He had said what he wanted to.
Xu Ke was still young and his words and actions were still be clumsy. It would be natural if he angered her.
Jiang Pengji was stubborn and egoistic. She did not care about Xu Ke’s reaction, nor would she even tell him off.
If their actions were to be left unchecked, Jiang Pengji’s and Xu Ke’s relationship may have a huge rift between them in the future.
These two are still so young!
