How come I was the one being targeted?

Specifically including but not limited to one-handed sword, greatsword, greatsword, short sword, dagger, double sword...

Just buy it. One sword is not enough. Often, two of the same sword will be bought. According to Yan Qing himself, one will be used after it is unsealed, and the other will be kept as a treasure. Sword sheaths, darts, etc. require additional effort. Sometimes, when buying a new sword, he will like different scabbards, and they all match well.

I don't know what this guy's purpose is in buying so many swords. If he keeps the swords hidden in the display cabinet all day, they will cry, bastard!

Whenever Bai Jun saw Yan Qing holding the sword and putting it into the full collection cabinet, a girl who was completely different from him always appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but sigh that these two people were really interesting.

Hearing Bai Jun say this, Jing Yuan nodded in sudden realization: "No wonder, I was wondering why Yan Qing didn't ask me for money like before. It turns out he found a new creditor."

"But it's okay. Qingyan, if you need money, just come to me. The general's daily expenses are all provided by the Shen Ce Mansion. For me, the salary is actually unimportant."

Bai Jun shook his head. If he really needed money, he could just go to Tingyun. He believed that this rich fox who owned dozens of properties and four or five shops would definitely be willing to let him write on credit. Borrowing a mere one or two million credit points would not be a problem.

Just like that...

Imagining the scene in the future where she would threaten him with the IOU, Bai Jun's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously shrank his neck: "It's easy to pay back a large sum of money, but it's hard to repay a favor. Let's just forget it."

"Really? I think our friendship is not that shallow." Jing Yuan didn't care about it, but still chose to respect Bai Jun's idea.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the martial arts field, which seemed to be the sound of high heels stepping on the yellow earth.

Before Bai Jun could see who was coming, a high-pitched female voice rang out, filled with anger and a hint of exhaustion: "Jingyuan, why did you sneak out to exercise again! Why didn't you listen to the doctor's advice? What if you develop a chronic illness?"

I saw a female Zhiming walking quickly towards me, her pretty face with light dark circles under her eyes was full of anger. In her left hand she held a stack of unfinished documents, and in her right hand she gently held a small ball, or little sparrow, and her eyes were fixed on a white-haired general holding a battle sword.

As for why she dared to address the general by his name? Actually, it was because Jing Yuan usually didn't like to be addressed by his title, so after a while, she started to address him by his name. But in fact, she still respected Jing Yuan very much, but this respect did not apply to him now.

"It's fine if you don't want to complete the casework and leave it to me. It's also fine if you don't want to take care of Little Tuanzi and leave it to me, but who is the doctor letting you rest for? If you ruin your health, it will affect all the people of Luofu!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Please forgive me this time for Qing Yan's sake."

A skilled apology floated from behind. When Bai Jun turned around again, Jing Yuan had indeed hidden behind him with a wry smile, and pushed him forward without any hesitation to bear the fire.

Bai Jun's face darkened, and he threw an elbow attack from behind without any vision, causing Jing Yuan to groan and retreat repeatedly.

After chasing away Jing Yuan, who had his hands on his shoulders, Bai Jun scratched his cheek awkwardly and waved to Qing Yu: "Good morning, Sister Qing Yu."

Qing Zhu was slightly startled, and then he noticed Bai Jun standing in front of Jing Yuan. He subconsciously tucked the hair behind his ear and nodded awkwardly, "Bai Jun, I thought it was someone else."

"Chirp!" The little ball in Qingyu's hand suddenly flew to Bai Jun's shoulder and rubbed Bai Jun's cheek affectionately with its beak.

Bai Jun smiled and gently scratched the little guy's soft belly feathers with his fingers, making the cute little tit close its eyes comfortably.

"This kid really likes you. He rarely looks for me on weekdays." Jing Yuan rubbed his stuffy chest and said emotionally.

"Rather than saying that it doesn't look for you, it's better to say that you are too busy with work and have no time to take care of Tuanzi." Bai Jun did not agree with Jing Yuan's point of view. Small animals are basically like this. They will be close to whoever is good to them. However, this is better than many people.

"By the way, what did Qingdun say just now about you being sick?"

"Oh, it's just a little bit of wind and frost... cough cough." Jing Yuan pretended to be relaxed and brushed off the dust on his clothes, but this carefree attitude was ruined by an unromantic cough before it lasted for a moment.

Qing Zhu hit Jing Yuan's shoulder in annoyance and sighed softly, "Jing Yuan is full of nonsense. He was injured during this expedition. The doctor told him to rest for a while last night, but he secretly ran to the martial arts field early this morning to show off. He doesn't take his health seriously at all."

Jing Yuan's face suddenly flushed, but he felt that he still had some reason: "The doctor also told me to exercise properly to relax my muscles, bones, blood and flesh. Besides, I've been doing this for so many years, why would I be so pretentious?"

Then came the difficult-to-understand words like “Life is like a leek dew on a snail’s horn, fighting over right and wrong” and “Can the general’s affairs be said to be showing off?”

"Oh, forget it. I can't take care of you. Let Bai Jun take care of you. I have other things to do here." Qing Du also knew that he could not persuade the general, so he had no choice but to pat his back with the case, nodded to Bai Jun, and left.

"Take care of yourself, you've been pissed off."

Bai Jun continued to tease the little ball in his palm. He also knew that it was extremely irresponsible to say "please take a rest" to the decision-maker who controlled the entire Luofu. But as a friend, he naturally did not want Jing Yuan to treat his body like this.

"Alright, alright, I understand. While it's still early, let's go and settle the unfinished game from last time!"

In the end, I don’t know whether Jingyuan listened or not, but I dragged him to the main hall to play Star Array Chess.

Star Array Chess originates from the ancient history and culture of the Xianzhou Alliance. Its square chessboard and round pieces emulate the ancient struggles of nations to unify the land. In Bai Jun's eyes, Star Array Chess is essentially the same as Xiangqi, with only the names of the pieces being different.

Bai Jun couldn't be said to be uninterested in this, but Jing Yuan was very obsessed with this star array chess, which was very similar to chess. He even used quantum virtual particles to project a huge star array chess map in the main hall so that he could think of new chess moves when he was free.

"You still remember the endgame from three months ago? Are you so competitive... Wait a minute, whose turn was it last time?" Bai Jun sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, staring at the unfinished endgame in a daze.

"The chess game is boring, but the players must eventually decide the winner. Come on, I must beat you this time."

Jing Yuan smiled and shook his head. While Bai Jun was distracted, he had already made a move.

"You are so old but still act like a child." Bai Jun's mouth curled up slightly, thinking to himself that it didn't matter, just think of it as having fun with Jing Yuan.

"Tell me how you're feeling lately. Are you able to adapt to the work at the Land and Construction Bureau?"

While the chess pieces were clashing back and forth, the chess players were not idle either. Jing Yuan gently twisted the star chess pieces and casually asked about Bai Jun's recent situation.

"You've asked this question many times. I have no problem with it. Whether it's the Diheng Division, the Danding Division, or even the Ten Kings Division, it doesn't matter to me. It's just a change of lifestyle. Did everything go well on your hunting trip this time?"

"Just like before, it was nothing more than sinking a few WingMaker Cloud-Grabbing Ships and beheading a few Houyhnhnm advance ships. It was boring, but there wasn't much trouble either. Furthermore, compared to the endless and arduous paperwork, going on hunting expeditions was actually a rare opportunity for me to have some fun during my vacation."

Jing Yuan calmly recounted his experience to Bai Jun. To him, it was really a trivial matter not worth mentioning. However, the latter stroked the corner of his lips, looking thoughtful.

Bai Jun was not thinking about what Jing Yuan said, but he noticed something was wrong with the Star Array chess in front of him. Just now, the Cloud Cannon moved four to three to the right, clearly placing it at the bottom line of Jing Yuan's chess formation, but now...

How come such a big cloud cannon is gone?!

Realizing that his chess piece had been stolen again, Bai Jun snorted in dissatisfaction and stretched out his hand towards Jing Yuan: "You're cheating again, give it back to me."

"Haha, chess pieces are like people, each with its own mind. You and I have no regrets about our moves, so there's no reason to start over. Qingyan, you're not going to be such a scoundrel, are you?" Jing Yuan shook his finger arrogantly, with no intention of returning the chess piece.

Hearing the old man's twisted logic, Bai Jun's maintained smile suddenly collapsed. Several blue veins bulged on his fair face, and his clenched fists made a crackling sound. But even so, there was no tone or anger in his voice. He took a deep breath and silently moved the cloud pawn on the chessboard one square.

Jing Yuan, perhaps feeling ashamed, or simply wanting to divert Bai Jun's attention, pushed the fruit plate that Qing Du had just brought a little towards him, as if wanting him to have some candy.

Bai Jun didn't eat it, but pushed the chess piece a few more points: "The Cloud Rook moves left three to four, check. You lose."

The settled cloud chariot and the main general had already forced Jing Yuan's commander into a dead end, and it would be useless to let him struggle any longer.

"Wait, wait! Why didn't I see this move? Retreat, retreat and try again." A hint of panic flashed in Jing Yuan's eyes, and he subconsciously wanted to push Bai Jun's cloud car back.

"Chess pieces are like people, each with its own mind. You and I have no regrets about our moves, so there's no reason to start over. General, you won't be such a scoundrel, will you?" Bai Jun certainly couldn't allow this, and he retorted to Jing Yuan's nonsense just now. In the end, the boomerang of history accurately pierced the back of Jing Yuan's head.

"Oh, it's already this late. There are some important matters at the Dihengsi. General, please allow me to take my leave." Pretending to look at the clock in the corridor, but actually not giving Jing Yuan a chance to react, Bai Jun stood up and walked away, not forgetting to grab a handful of candy into his pocket when he left.

"No, no! I don't accept it. Qingyan, please play another game with me!" Jing Yuan, who realized it later, quickly stretched out his hand to try to keep her, his voice sad and with a hint of unwillingness.

But when he looked up again, Bai Jun had already left without a trace. The huge main hall was filled with Jing Yuan's unwilling and shrill cries. Fortunately, the Yunqi guards who were responsible for protection had not arrived yet in the early morning. Otherwise, based on the amount of gossip from the outside world, Jing Yuan's face would probably have been thrown all over the world.

"Phew, luckily I'm more skilled, otherwise Jing Yuan would have cheated and won."

As soon as Bai Jun left the Shen Ce Mansion, he took out two small objects from his pocket. Upon closer inspection, they were the star chess pieces on the Jing Yuan Formation just now.

"Alas, Jingyuan, Jingyuan, you are still too careless. How can you push the fruit plate towards the enemy and expose your weakness during the game?" Bai Jun showed a wicked smile, threw the star chess in his hand high up, flew to the highest point and fell down quickly, and finally caught it steadily and elegantly.

This can't be called cheating, Jing Yuan did it first, so it should be called thieves eating thieves...

"Ding--"

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Oh, no, now it should be justice execution!

PS: 7k words, please give me votes~

Image: "Do the kids miss me?", Location: "Images/1725373618-100414977-112074784.jpg"

Chapter 10: Come out and play cards!

Changletian, as the most populous cave on the Luofu Immortal Boat, is as lively as ever today. On the opposite street, a bustling crowd of people are crowding into a newly opened food store called "Dingzhenting". Perhaps they want to taste the novel dishes that are as good as the "Meizhuan Pavilion" in the promotional slogan, but most people are actually looking at the 30% off discount for the opening of the new store.

Compared with its phenomenal flow of people, the Dihengsi Public Office located in a corner of Changletian seems much quieter. Only occasionally one or two newlywed couples who are about to get a divorce, or foreigners who have just been exiled from the Tianbosi and are about to be repatriated will walk in. Apart from that, there are some people looking for cats and dogs.

This leisure time may be a disaster for stores that rely on foot traffic to make money, but for the staff who are used to being busy on weekdays, this is undoubtedly a paid vacation, which is even happier than the civil engineer encountering a rainy day.

This does not mean that they are passively slacking off, which is contrary to the name of the Six Departments.

How does the saying go?

If we pray for a world without illness, why worry about the dust on the medicine shelves? Doctors all hope for a world without illness, even if the medicines on the shelves are covered in dust. And what about the staff at the Land and Scale Bureau? Doesn't their reduced workload precisely indicate that people are now living and working in peace and contentment, and that society is peaceful and harmonious?

We can't let the service personnel go out and cause trouble for no reason, that's crazy!

So it doesn't matter whether they are slacking off, sleeping, or having some fun, they just need to enjoy this leisure time. It just so happens that there is something fun to watch today, so the servants gathered in twos and threes, just like the old men and women gathered in the streets and alleys, chattering in the government office to build a village intelligence network.

The first one was Deacon Jingyan, who was leisurely arranging flowers in front of her desk. Adding a flower arrangement to her empty desk was nothing special, but this leisurely and elegant demeanor happened to appear on the most unlikely person in the government office. Jingyan had changed her previous anxious and worried look, and her beautiful smile made everyone in the government office realize that she was actually very young, but her usually furrowed brows made people subconsciously ignore this point.

It's a pity that Dahao went to the Xingchahai General Affairs Office for a meeting early in the morning, so I can't discuss what happened last night, but I think he was quite powerful!

When talking about Jingyan, we have to mention Butler Songyan, who is often used as a negative example to compare with her. This guy is lazy and negative on weekdays, and even made everyone think that he is a relative of someone from somewhere. However, after spending time with him for a long time, everyone found that he actually has some skills and his personality is easy to get along with. However, it is difficult for everyone to respect him as much as they do Jingyan and Dahao.

As soon as he arrived this morning, he attracted everyone's surprised gazes, not because of anything else, but mainly because his swollen left face and right eye socket looked particularly absurd and funny.

Noticing the glances from everyone around him, Song Yan immediately began to make excuses for his unusual behavior. The staff at the Land and Horizon Division all knew Song Yan's character well, so they watched him chuckling as they drank their tea. Some even jokingly asked, "Song Yan, are you training to become some kind of Kung Fu Panda?"

Someone even shouted, "Song Yan! You must have been beaten!"

Song Yan tried to open his swollen eyes wide and said, "How dare you insult someone's innocence!"

"What innocence? It's obvious that he was beaten!"

Songyan's face flushed crimson, veins popping out on his forehead, and he argued even harder: "I, I fell down drunk last night! Besides, can you call this a beating for a scholar?"

Then came some obscure words mixed with the classical Chinese of Xianzhou, which caused everyone to laugh and filled the government office with a cheerful atmosphere.

Now that we have mentioned the two deacons and the deacon officer, we have to mention the beloved Mr. Bai Qingyan. But surprisingly, he, who has always been keen on slacking off, sat up straight today, supporting his cheek with the hand holding the pen, carefully examining the documents on the table. He seemed to be worried, with his brows furrowed, revealing a hint of annoyance, which was out of tune with the relaxed feeling around him.

Bai Jun's work ability is obvious to everyone present. No matter how difficult the problem is, he can complete it on time with ease. No wonder people say that he is really good at slacking off. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would have packed up and left long ago.

It was unprecedented and rare to see him showing such a serious and giving state of mind. Even Jingyan, who was arranging flowers, kept looking at Bai Jun with an expression of surprise and relief, as if he saw his naughty child finally able to carry his schoolbag and go to school alone.

The servants in the government office did not disturb Bai Jun. They even lowered their voices when passing by, leaving a quiet space for him to concentrate on his work.

Bai Jun is naturally not a pretentious person. He is indeed trapped in some unspeakable vicious cycle, but it is not about work, but about his own danger and death, and can even be traced back to the mystery of human survival.

——What are you having for lunch today?

How unpretentious and straightforward it is, and how thought-provoking it is in today's materialistic, money-obsessed society! The emotion contained in this simple sentence is like a surging river, or like a steep, endless mountain range...

Okay, okay, no more jokes. Actually, it’s simply because I didn’t collect the debt, and the wallet problem has become urgent. The money left in my pocket is only enough for one meal, and now it’s time to decide whether to use the remaining money for lunch or dinner.

No, no, no, calm down. Why do I have to think about which meal to eat? If I exchange all the remaining money for steamed buns, it seems I can still survive for a day or two. If I save a little more, maybe I can survive for a week, but at best, it will only last a week. Yan Qing's return is still a long way off, and the salary payment from the Land and Investor Relations Department is still more than half a month away. After that, I can only rely on fate...

Bai Jun bit his thumb and calculated carefully on the paper on the desk with the tip of his pen, trying to figure out how many steamed buns he needed to eat in a meal to feed himself. However, in the eyes of others, his frowning and worried look was a manifestation of his diligence.

"No matter what, eating only one and a half steamed buns a day is definitely a bit scary for me."

Looking at the astonishing data presented on paper, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a life-sustaining meal, but even so, it can only last for a week.

Bai Jun couldn't help but smack his lips, and suddenly felt a little empty in his mouth. He subconsciously remembered that he had stuffed a handful of candy into his pocket when he left Shen Ce Mansion, and it came in handy at this moment.

After peeling off the tin foil packaging, a crystal clear red candy lay quietly in the paper, and it seemed to be strawberry flavored.

“So sweet…”

As soon as the candy entered his mouth, Bai Jun's frown instantly melted in the sweetness of the fruit, and he squinted his eyes in happiness.

I don’t know how to describe it. I can only say that it is worthy of being a candy from the Shen Ce Mansion. Both the taste and sweetness are first-class. In short, it is very delicious. Then Bai Jun threw another one into his mouth.

"Forget it. Things will work out when the time comes. There's no point in overthinking things now. Might as well just try to catch some fish."

It seemed that he temporarily ignored his troubles under the taste of candy. Bai Jun leaned back in his chair in a trance, completely leaving the worries of eating to the horizon. His long legs were casually crossed, and his eyes looked lazily at the street scene outside the window. The pedestrians coming and going looked hurried, and everyone moved forward with his own purpose and would never stop for other factors... Wait, it seemed that someone really stopped.

Bai Jun, who was in a state of infatuation, suddenly found that a young girl with brown hair and a gray-green dress was standing on tiptoe outside the glass of the government office and looking at him. Her pretty and delicate face had a lovely smile, her two dark eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes were as bright as water and sparkling with ripples.

When their eyes met, Bai Jun recognized the other person's identity. Similarly, Qingque also found Bai Jun's location at a glance.

She stretched out her small hand and knocked on the glass several times. Although she couldn't hear Qingque's words through the glass, she could vaguely tell what she wanted to say by observing the ups and downs of her cherry lips and the passion revealed in her eyes:

"Come out and play cards!"

Image: "Kiss, Hungry, Tickets", Location: "Images/1725373646-100414977-112078089.jpg"

Chapter 11: The sky is falling, and there is always a bird to resist (please recommend and vote for it!)

"Come out and play cards!"

Xiao Qingque clearly didn't say anything, but somehow, these words popped up in Bai Jun's mind. It was probably because the two of them would secretly get together every now and then to play Diyuan Qiongyu cards.

Bai Jun touched his empty wallet and his first reaction was to refuse, but Qingque was staring at him expectantly outside the window. The enthusiasm in her eyes was too much for him to resist.

With a deep sigh, Bai Jun casually picked up a piece of white paper and a pen, walked to the inkstone table with a serious expression, pointed at the blank paper and said, "This data is wrong. I have to go to the site to investigate..."

It was clearly a lie, but Jingyan was in a good mood, and the government office was not busy, so he nodded and agreed without even looking at it. "Well, thank you for your hard work this morning. Have a safe trip."

Bai Jun wondered how he could be considered hardworking after catching fish all morning. But since Jing Yan had said so, he accepted the praise with a clear conscience. After all, no one would feel bad for him.