Master Sculptor

Chapter 24

The meal made Li Hanlin very embarrassed.It is said that the dining table is an excellent place to chat and discuss matters, but now it seems that this is not always the case.

The guests just buried their heads in eating, but Li Hanlin couldn't do anything if he wanted to say something.Hoping that the three cubs would ease the awkward atmosphere, the three of them just kept their heads down and ate hard.On the way, Hongmu raised her head to look at Li Hanlin, then at Heiyan, and continued to look at the food on the table when she found nothing.

As a result, only the sound of chewing and chewing remained in the dining hall.

"Is it delicious?" Li Hanlin tried to bring up the topic.

"Delicious!" The three little ones said in unison.Li Hanlin saw Heiyan nod his head, and at the same time he heard him say "OK" in a deep voice, he was secretly happy.Next, Heiyan should ask "How did you cook this dish" or "I didn't expect your dish to be so good" and so on.Then he can start a conversation with him, and then slowly lead the topic to today's topic.

But Heiyan didn't speak any more.

Li Hanlin felt anxious, so he found a closer topic and asked tentatively: "I heard that the military camp is very hard?"

"It's okay." Then there was silence again.

The topic of the new life was killed in the cradle.

Li Hanlin quietly watched the few people clean up the food on the table like a storm, feeling very depressed.

After dinner, the three little ones were carried by Li Hanlin to the room to play flying chess, and only Li Hanlin and Hei Yan were left in the main hall.Li Hanlin felt that his skin was not thick enough at this moment, how on earth would he tell Hei Yan that he wanted to go through the back door?

When Li Hanlin was silent, Hei Yan didn't speak, he just waited for the time to come and he went back to start the afternoon training.

"Actually, today I..." Li Hanlin buried his head in making tea, hesitatingly said.

Heiyan looked at him with good eyeballs, the top of his head to be precise, and said calmly: "I already know." Kunshu didn't lie to him in the morning, this Li Hanlin really wanted to be friends with him.Originally, he was dubious. As a person who had threatened the other party before, he didn't think that the other party would approach him because he admired him.

But now he is sure.Firstly, that guy Kunshu never lied to others, secondly, Li Hanlin's enthusiastic performance today really seemed to have that meaning, and thirdly, it was not for nothing to make friends with him.Li Hanlin now has prestige and status, but he has no real power, and he happens to hold half of the military power in his hands, so it does make sense to win him over.

If Li Hanlin knew the tortuous thoughts in Heiyan's mind at this moment, he would definitely go berserk.

I have no intention of being friends with you!I didn't even want to be in trouble with you!I just want to go through the back door, why is it so difficult? !

Fortunately, Li Hanlin didn't have mind-reading skills. He only thought that Hei Yan, like Kun Shu, could easily see his little thoughts, and immediately blushed a little: "Then...how do you say it?"

"I refuse." Heiyan expressed in a firm tone that he was not a coward who gave in just for a meal. Although the lunch meal was indeed delicious, he didn't need so-called friends or even allies.

Li Hanlin paused, and his heart was full of disappointment: "...Can't we discuss it at all?"

Heiyan answered his question with a positive expression.

Li Hanlin scratched his head in embarrassment: "Then...don't think too much about it, we know each other today, after all..." Only when we make friends can we go through the back door!

Hei Yan said in his heart, "As expected", he nodded to show that he knew, and then said goodbye to Li Hanlin.

"Leaving so soon?" Maybe he finds him annoying, Li Hanlin thought deeply.

"Go back to training." Hei Yan said concisely, turned around and left, and when he walked out, he didn't forget to turn a corner to look at the sports equipment in the yard.

Li Hanlin originally planned to see the guest off, but when he saw that the other party was interested in the things he asked the blacksmith to make, he excitedly went over to introduce them to him.Heiyan heard him talk about training upper body strength, training body balance, and wrist strength, agility, etc., and there was a little brilliance in his originally calm eyes.

He was trying to learn more, but seeing that the time was almost up, he had no choice but to say "Come again sometime" and hurried back to practice.

Li Hanlin was still standing there in a daze, the phrase "Come visit me sometime" kept circulating in his mind.

Another day... still come? !

What does this mean?Explain that what I did today is not useless!Li Hanlin thought excitedly, from the dinner table, he could see that Hei Yan was quite satisfied with the food he cooked, although he was a little neglectful at first, but fortunately, the baby with big eyes was smart and knew how to greet the guests first.Moreover, Hei Yan was somewhat interested in the training equipment he prepared for those children, and contacted Kun Shu to describe his enthusiasm for tactical weapons. Does this mean that the two can still have some common topics?

Thinking about it this way, Li Hanlin suddenly felt that what he said during the meal was stupid!You should start with the other party's preferences!When I go back, I must ask my father about this, so that the two of them can have something to talk about, Li Hanlin secretly decided.

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After that, Li Hanlin didn't visit Heiyan again for a month, because he was too busy.The registration for the recruitment of soldiers has already started. In order to prevent the applicants from unknown sources, they must bring the citizenship certificate of the household registration office when registering.Big Eyes, Hongmu and Xiongwa were thrown in the forbidden area since they were young. How can they remember where they were born and whether they still have family members.For this reason, Li Hanlin ran around and worked for a long time, and finally found out that the household registration certificates of the three people could not be obtained, because they, who were called "bastards", had been completely expelled from Glory City.

Li Hanlin was angry and deplored, so she approached Baofu and expressed the hope that she could re-register the household registration of the three children, which meant that Glory City would recognize the three as her subjects again.Baofu didn't dare to make a decision without authorization, so he had to ask the Great Elder and the City Lord for instructions.It was easier for the Great Elder, but it was difficult for Jin Lie to talk.

"It's not very peaceful recently, I'm too busy, and this identity recognition is not a trivial matter..." Jin Lie hesitated to speak, seemingly worried about the safety of the people, but his eyes rolled around, staring at Li Hanlin.

Li Hanlin sneered in his heart, what big deal could the household registration of the three children be?If you don't publicize it, who will know that they are so-called mixed races?Recognize your identity?Li Hanlin knew that he wanted to negotiate terms with him, or to put it more bluntly, the other party had already started to use him.

Li Hanlin's mind was spinning a thousand times, but his face didn't show any emotion. He politely followed his words and asked, "Did something happen? Why is it not peaceful?"

The Great Elder sat on one side and watched without opening his mouth. Early in the morning, he saw that Li Hanlin had no intention of being used by them, and he was not even greedy for fame, wealth and status, so after a few tentative words at first, he stopped saying anything. After all, the rabbit If you are in a hurry, you will bite.But now that Jin Lie has brought it up, he wants to see how things can progress.

"Oh," Jin Lie sighed, "Riyao City has sent troops to investigate and provoke many times recently, and war is inevitable!"

Li Hanlin didn't speak.

Jin Lie had no choice but to continue talking: "Master, if you can help Guanghui City, it will be much easier."

Easy?What can I do?Is it about Big Eye and the others or about Jin Lie's invasion of other cities to expand his power?

Imagine having both.Although Li Hanlin is not interested in politics and military affairs, he is not without a brain.The reason why Riyao City sent troops to check the current military strength of Guanghui City was probably just to check the current military strength of Guanghui City, but Guanghui City was originally a top-ranked city. war?

The Great Elder secretly scolded Jin Lie for being too naked, but he didn't make a sound, just observing Li Hanlin's expression.

Li Hanlin didn't show disgust or other expressions, but said unhurriedly: "Since it's not peaceful, it seems... I have no choice but to change places."

The faces of Jin Lie and the Great Elder changed drastically. The former was more angry, while the latter was panicked.

Li Hanlin didn't seem to see the colorful expressions on their faces, and said: "Thank you for the hospitality during this time." After saying that, he turned and wanted to leave.

There is nothing that the Great Elder doesn't understand, Li Hanlin's threat is not for fun, if he defected to other cities, the status of this Glory City would be in jeopardy.What's more dangerous is that if they are suppressed, they may have to destroy the city!

"Master!" the Great Elder called out and stopped him, "It's nothing more than a little disturbance, it won't cause any big waves, so you're welcome."

"Really?" Li Hanlin looked at him, "Why did I hear the city lord say that things are quite big, and I still need to contribute."

"The city lord is a little too cautious, and he gets too nervous when there is a little trouble." The elder quickly gave Jin Lie a wink.

Jin Lie held his breath in his heart, but he could only nod his head.

"Really okay?"

"Yes, yes, just leave the child's affairs to Baofu."

Li Hanlin then smiled and said: "Then I can rest assured."

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