Based on Liu Lanting's memories, she respected her teacher, but he was strict and hard to get close to. He was quick to anger and would punish them with caning or writing lines. The sensitive Liu Lanting became introverted and whatever opinions she had, she would rather not voice them.
Wei Yuan took three days of sick leave before the bandit incident. Then after that, he claimed that his illness had gotten worse and he took more days off.
When Taxue reminded her, Jiang Pengji sent some guards over to the Wei's residence with some gifts, but none of the guards were able to deliver them to him directly.
"It's rare that we get to visit my teacher and yet we have to use the 'side door…'"
The Wei's residence was quite a distance from Langlang Alley. Jiang Pengji and Feng Jin took a long while to get there. By the time they had reached the residence, it was in the early hours of the morning.
The sky was dark and the area was quiet, but the silence was shattered occasionally by a few dogs barking.
"If you wanted to visit, you should do it in the day…" Feng Jin watched as Jiang Pengji rolled up her sleeves to climb over the wall. His expression was complicated, but he did not dare raise his voice. He could only mutter, "If you get caught…"
Wei Yuan was famous for his strict personality. If a student were to scale a wall and land in his front yard, he might let them off. But if they landed in the backyard? They might be in trouble.
Liu Lanting was fearless while Feng Jin just wanted to keep his reputation.
A bad friend could ruin his life!
Jiang Pengji stood still by the corner of a wall for awhile before she said, "What are you afraid of? Come. I'll boost you up."
Feng Jin: "…"
The two teens quietly stared at each other for awhile before Feng Jin sucked in a deep breath.
"I don't believe that you'd be this nice. What are you up to now?" Feng Jin gritted his teeth and he finally looked his age without his usual elegant poise.
"Climb over and you'll know." Jiang Pengji laughed.
Feng Jin sized her up while he grew wary. "Then why don't you climb over first?"
Something was up.
"You get over first then I'll follow you. If I climbed over first, how are you planning to get up?"
A weakling like him should not act like he knew what to do in front of her.
Feng Jin: "…"
He felt tired of having such an unreliable friend.
With Feng Jin's upbringing, he should not be fooling around with Jiang Pengji, but his heart was still a teenager who had to act mature in front of others. He needed breathing space and he admired Jiang Pengji. He was always eager to see what she was up to and always ended up being teased by her.
Gritting his teeth, Feng Jin nodded his head.
The Wei residence was simple and the walls were not built too high.
Jiang Pengji bent her knees and laced her fingers together in a way that pushed Feng Jin over.
In contrast to Jiang Pengji's decisive action, Feng Jin was more coy. He always forgot her real gender when she acted that cool.
Feng Jin grumbled before he carefully gripped the uneven wall and kicked off his wooden clogs. He stepped on her laced fingers and was expecting the both of them to fall, but she was steady.
He swore that he had never done anything that crazy in his entire life.
"All right, I'm up. It's your turn."
He laid on the top of the wall and looked down. He got dizzy from the height.
"Pu," Jiang Pengji burst out laughing while Feng Jin's heart skipped a beat.
"Huaiyu, look on the other side of the wall. Is there a group of guards?"
Feng Jin: "…"
An unpleasant premonition flashed across his mind while he slowly peeked over the other side of the wall.
The guards stared at him.
"Liu Xi!" Feng Jin was furious.
If he had to die with his friend, so be it.
Jiang Pengji's channel erupted with laughter.
Chapter end
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