Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 790 Marriage is the greatest destiny ordained by heaven.

There's not much of a complicated story about how Dongniang became Kasyapa's teacher. It's mainly because Kasyapa's talent was somewhat extraordinary—he could remember everything he saw.

Medical books are vast; even a single introductory medical book, when piled up, is taller than Kasyapa. She usually just flips through them casually when she's bored in her room. One day, Dongniang saw her lying there reading medical books and jokingly asked, "Do you remember how many acupoints a servant has?" But no one expected that the competitive Kasyapa would recite every single meridian and acupoint on a person's body from top to bottom.

Afterwards, Dongniang asked some more questions, and to her surprise, the girl answered them all with ease. Only then did Dongniang realize that this girl was probably a medical genius, so she consulted Douyazi for his opinion.

Douya is actually doing alright. She knows her daughter's character best. She is extremely intelligent, but she is cruel and bloodthirsty, without any mercy, just like her father who slaughters entire cities at the drop of a hat. It would be good if she could stay with Dongniang to temper her character. If she goes back to follow the Empress, who knows what kind of heinous things she might do.

After a while, Kasyapa became Dongniang's apprentice. Dongniang didn't tolerate her bad habits, and after disciplining her a few times, Kasyapa was able to listen to Dongniang.

"I see. Then you should follow your master and learn properly. You can go out now; I have something to discuss with your master."

Dongniang lowered her eyes and placed a finger on Xia Lin's chest. He felt like he couldn't breathe and his face turned blue from holding his breath.

"You should rest well. We can talk about it in a few days." Dongniang pressed him back onto the bed. "Just call out if you need anything."

Xia Lin only recovered after they left. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even scream. Dong Niang was truly ruthless; there was really no way to deal with her.

I just wanted to catch up since we haven't seen each other in so long, so why bother... why bother?

Meanwhile, the two crown princes and a young heir had arrived at Zhang Jianzhi's home. Zhang Jianzhi's parents were just small merchants and not considered wealthy or noble. Their ordinary courtyard had few servants, and the daily life at home was managed by his older sister. She had to study at the academy during the day and come back to take care of her younger brother at night, which was quite hard work for her.

My younger brother came home today, but I didn't expect him to bring some guests. Naturally, I couldn't neglect them, so I hurriedly started preparing the meal.

However, seeing her disheveled appearance, Tuoba Shang waved his hand and said, "Why bother with all this? Why not set up a fire in the yard, get some charcoal, and make some bamboo skewers to roast the meat? That's how we always do it in the village."

His chauvinism was at play, but it was indeed a good suggestion. Moreover, everyone was young, especially Zhang Jianzhi's sister, who was only ten years old and was the same age as Li Chengqian and Tuoba Shang, so they could chat easily.

Compared to the gentle and refined Li Chengqian, who was somewhat sparing with his words, the rough and burly Tuoba Shang was actually someone she could talk to.

And you know what? Although Xiao Shang isn't much of a good person—not good at studying, not good at temperament, not good at manners, and even not good at taste—he is, after all, a prince. He's well-informed and has a lot of stories to tell. Standing among his fellow students, he's just like a blond, dark-skinned sports student who's squeezed into a group of top students.

But good students just can't resist the charm of blond hair, and Zhang Jianzhi's sister was soon drawn to his bizarre experiences.

The top students at the medical school have been studying every day without fail since they were seven years old. They have never left the city since they were old enough to understand things, so they have never seen those distant stories.

So Zhang Jianzhi's older sister was quickly drawn to this stinky blond-haired guy, which made Zhang Jianzhi anxious, because his original idea was to set up his sister with his senior brother.

My eldest brother is so great! He's handsome, young and rich, knowledgeable, and incredibly reliable. I'd be laughing all the way to the bank if he could be my brother-in-law.

But who knew that her older sister wasn't very interested in her senior brother, and her senior brother didn't seem interested in her either. Instead, he kept discussing the industrial park with his younger brother, Li Zhi.

Come on, you guys should help us out. Is this the time to discuss such unromantic things at such a beautiful moment? Look up and take a look at your second senior brother. He's practically making his sister get married on the spot.

But these things are really hard to explain; fate is truly predetermined, and you can't stop it.

On the way back, Tuoba Shang strolled under the moonlight with his hands behind his back, and Li Zhi asked curiously, "Why do you look so relaxed, Second Brother?"

"You're still young, you don't understand. Today I hit it off with that young lady from the Zhang family. Although she's not a stunning beauty, she's as radiant and captivating as the moon. And her grades are so good... Sigh... Just thinking about all those vulgar women in my household makes me sick! It's disgusting!"

Li Chengqian glanced at him: "If that's the case, you'll have to change a bit. If you continue to be so arrogant, people will probably be disappointed in you."

"Crap." Tuoba Shang shrugged and said disdainfully, "In the bloodline of my Tuoba family, I have never heard of anyone degrading themselves to please a woman."

That being said, the very next morning, he, who usually slept in late, woke up unusually early, grabbed a few steamed buns that Xiao Wu had bought from the table, and was about to run out.

"Where are you going?" Li Chengqian, who was reading in the courtyard, called out to him: "Don't go out and cause trouble so early in the morning."

"Don't worry, something's come up."

After he finished speaking, he ran out and came to the entrance of the Fuliang Library to wait. After a while, he saw Zhang's younger sister come over.

She was clearly dressed up carefully today; the chill of early spring couldn't hide the springtime charm emanating from her green dress. It was neither the kind of tight, slender dresses that old-fashioned people considered indecent, nor the kind of bulky, old-fashioned jackets and skirts. An enamel hair clip was tucked behind her ear, and a silver bracelet adorned her left wrist. Though it didn't exude wealth, her youthful energy was undeniable.

She was carrying a canvas backpack, the strap slung across her shoulder, with half of the cover of "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" peeking out. "This is for you."

She stepped forward and handed the miscellaneous book that young people loved to read to Tuoba Shang. She casually flipped through a few pages and found two early spring orchid petals tucked inside, emitting a faint fragrance.

"Ah, this... yes." Tuoba Shang quickly searched his body and finally pulled out a jade pendant: "This is for you."

"It's too precious. If you're not prepared, then come next time." She chuckled softly as she finished speaking, and the moment she turned around, spring seemed to have arrived.

She was so cunning... With just a gentle smile, she had captured the heart of the blond-haired man, turning this notorious playboy, feared throughout the capital, into an obedient puppy.

"I'm not very good at studying..." Tuoba Shang smiled shyly, "and I don't come here often."

"No problem, what are you interested in? I can find you some books."

Tuoba Shang chuckled a few times: "I like guns and cannons..."

"Okay, let me see."

Upon arriving at the library, Zhang's younger sister found a travelogue and also helped Tuoba Shang find some information about the Weapons Bureau.

Tuoba Shang really liked this kind of content, just like his father. He picked up the book and got engrossed in it in no time, even more so than the little girl from the Zhang family next to him.

Seeing that he was engrossed in reading, the younger sister did not disturb him. Instead, she went to the side to process his borrowing of the book, and then walked back with a cup of tea and some pastries in her hands.

These are all sold in the library. After all, many people sit here for a whole day at a time, and they would get into trouble if they didn't eat or drink something.

But this was the first time Tuoba Shang had been so engrossed in books. His mind was filled with all sorts of weapons, along with their principles and manufacturing processes. When he saw these, it was as if he could visualize the images in his mind. However, because he lacked basic knowledge, some ideas seemed to be bursting forth, but they would always get stuck at a bottleneck.

The two sat together from morning until noon. Tuoba Shang finally looked up and let out a long breath. Only then did he realize that it was getting late. He had come to accompany the girl to read, but he had become engrossed in the book himself.

"Sorry..."

"It's alright, it's free here. You can come every day," Zhang's younger sister said with a smile. "I can hear your stomach growling. How about I treat you to a meal?"

"That won't do. If anyone should be treating, it should be me! Let's go."

After returning the book, Tuoba Shang led the young woman to a grand restaurant in the city. This place was always the most upscale in the area, and Zhang's younger sister, with her wealth, had never been there before. She said somewhat nervously, "Tian, ​​this place is too expensive. I heard that a meal costs ten or twenty taels of silver. This won't do!"

"It's alright, it's alright." Tuoba Shang waved his hand: "I'm a rough man, but I still have some money at home. Just come with me."

After going upstairs, Zhang's younger sister seemed a little reserved, because the people coming and going here were all important figures she couldn't usually meet, mostly famous wealthy businessmen and important figures from various countries.

However, Tuoba Shang was not at all restrained here. Instead, he complained, "They don't have any private rooms today. What a coincidence. Zhang, I'm sorry to have to make do with this."

"I'm not wronged, I'm not wronged... It's enough." She said timidly, her voice growing softer and softer.

After ordering the food, the two started chatting, but suddenly a head was placed in front of Tuoba Shang. Because it was so close, Tuoba Shang was obviously startled. When he came to his senses, he was shocked to find that the person in front of him was his father.

However, this time the father wasn't wearing a dragon robe; instead, he was dressed in a shiny leather jacket and tight leather pants, looking every bit like the father of some kind of gang leader...

"Father...Father..."

"Shut up." Emperor Jingtai straightened up, glanced at Tuoba Shang, then at the little girl in front of him, and remained silent for a moment: "Fine, you can eat."

After saying that, he left with a group of cronies... They were obviously full and had no idea what kind of mischief they were going to get up to.

"Who is that?"

“That…that is…” Tuoba Shang looked at his father, and made up his mind: “My eldest uncle…is usually a bit unreliable.”

(End of this chapter)