I Just Won't Play By The Book

335 Dark Cuisine Under the shade of a willow tree, a small teahouse was bustling with noise.

To put it nicely, this kind of teahouse in the countryside sold its quiet and elegant nature. Most of them were earthen houses, and then they used reed foil to support the ceiling. They built earthen tables and stools, sand teapots, and yellow sand tea bowls to brew purple-black thick bitter tea.

Sitting in this teahouse that was almost open-air, he could see the clouds and listen to the croaking of frogs and birds. Of course, the bragging of the village elders was also indispensable.

“Let me tell you, my friend is really amazing. He started learning literature at the age of three, practiced martial arts at the age of four, was proficient in poetry and songs at the age of five, was invincible in the town at the age of six, was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting at the age of eight, and at the age of nine…”

“Hey, wait a minute. Where did your friend go when she was seven?”

“Seven? He has been recuperating for a year.”

“Hahahahaha…”

Listening to the carefree laughter in the teahouse, Jiang Beiran sat at the side and drank his tea quietly.

“Hello, guests. Please come in, please come in. What tea do you want today?”

“We’re looking for someone.”

“Alright, please come in first. Which guest are you looking for? I…”

“No need, I found a good one.”

After thanking the waiter, Li Fucheng led Huo Zhishang towards Jiang Beiran’s seat.

He definitely couldn’t directly address the emperor in public, so Li Fucheng thought about it and still cupped his hands and called him “Big Brother Wang.”

“Have a seat.”

“Two more bowls of Snow Chrysanthemum tea, please.” Jiang Beiran turned to the waiter.”

“Alright, please wait a moment.”

After the waiter left, Huo Zhishang immediately cupped his hands and said,”It is my honor to see Tian Yan again. When I leave, please allow me to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to thank Your Majesty for finding your son.”

The day after Huo Zhishang found Qian Xiaodong, he wanted to thank the Emperor in person. However, he was stopped by Li Fucheng because he knew that Brother Wang would not like Huo Zhishang to go to the palace to look for him.

Therefore, she wrote a thank-you letter to Jiang Beiran on Huo Zhishang’s behalf and expressed Huo Zhishang’s desire to thank him in person.

As Jiang Beiran had been busy with the proposal, he had replied to the letter, saying that there was no need to thank him in person, and that he would wait until he had the chance to meet him in the future.

Therefore, when Li Fucheng came to look for Jiang Beiran, Huo Zhishang insisted on following him. “Of course! My seven-foot-long body! The rest of my life is under the command of His Majesty!”

At this moment, the waiter came over with two bowls of snow chrysanthemum tea and put them down. He smiled and said,”Please enjoy your meal. If there’s anything else you need, please let me know.”

After the waiter left, Jiang Beiran looked at Li Fucheng and said,””Why are you looking for me this time?”

Li Fucheng took a sip of tea and looked around before saying softly,”Big Brother Wang, one of the members was captured by the Plum Blossom Sect a few days ago. We thought for a few days but couldn’t think of a way to save him, so we shamelessly came to ask for your help.”

As soon as Li Fucheng finished speaking, two options appeared in front of Jiang Beiran.

[Option 1: Agree to help Li Fucheng. [Completion Reward: Moon Listening Treasure Technique (Black Grade High Rank)]

[Choice 2:” Fu Cheng, I’m very disappointed in you.”.[Completion Reward: Random Basic Attribute Point +1]

” It seems like the Plum Blossom Sect is in trouble.’

After choosing the second option, Jiang Beiran sighed and shook his head.””Fu Cheng, I am very disappointed in you.”

[Mission completed. Reward: Strength +1]

“Boom!”

This short sentence made Li Fucheng feel as if he had been struck by lightning. Even his body could not help but tremble slightly.

‘Yes…What am I thinking and doing??’

As he thought of these two sentences in his heart, Li Fucheng’s eyes could not help but become unfocused.

Back then, he had established this World Association so that he could help Big Brother Wang one day. Now, not only did he not help at all, he even kept asking Big Brother Wang for help.

The reason why Big Brother Wang didn’t directly reject me and said that he was disappointed in me was that he originally thought highly of me, but he didn’t expect me to be so useless. When I encountered a small setback, I came to Big Brother Wang to ask for help.

” Thinking about it carefully, I didn’t go all out when Huan Mingyuan was kidnapped. It was only because I felt that the risk was too high that I came to ask Brother Wang for help. He even wanted to transfer the risk to Brother Wang!’

‘Li Fucheng, Li Fucheng! What the hell are you doing!

Slapping his own cheeks, Li Fucheng bowed to Jiang Beiran and said,””I’m sorry, Big Brother Wang. Fu Cheng has disappointed you. I’ll take my leave now. If I can’t solve this problem myself, I won’t have the face to see you again.”

After saying that, Li Fucheng suddenly stood up and dragged Huo Zhishang, who had a similarly solemn expression, away.

‘Is the effect so good…’

Seeing Li Fucheng leave with such determination, Jiang Beiran knew that he would not return Lou Lan until he broke it.

Although what he said just now sounded a little like a FLAG, for someone like him who had the fate of a protagonist, such a small flag should be irrelevant.

After taking a sip of his wheat tea, Jiang Beiran watched as a sparrow flew out of its nest and into the woods not far away.

‘That’s good too. I should let Li Fucheng solve more of these problems on his own. Otherwise, I’ll really become the sect leader of their World Association.’

Putting down the three bills, Jiang Beiran stood up and slowly walked out of the teahouse.

Returning to the palace, Jiang Beiran sat down in front of the table and began writing furiously. The initial implementation of the prefectural reform plan was going smoothly, but it was only the beginning. The real reform would only begin when the clan leaders had a taste of the benefits.