Unsheathed

Chapter 188 (1): Grand Rules and Trifling Trivialities (Teaser)

The bamboo slips quietly lay on the mud wall between the courtyards, enjoying the warm sunshine of early spring with their master.

At this moment, another uninvited guest arrived.

Dong Shuijing.

Back then, he had been unwilling to accompany his fellow classmates, Li Baoping and the others, to Great Sui Nation. The rustic young boy had turned down the opportunity to embark on a long journey to seek knowledge, and he had instead chosen to remain in the small town. Meanwhile, Shi Chunjia, the little girl with twin pigtails, had chosen to move to the capital with her family.

It was from that moment onward that the final five students from Mr. Qi's private school had parted ways and scattered across the continent.

After seeing that it was Dong Shuijing, Chen Ping'an hurriedly invited him in and told him to take a seat. The little girl in pink nimbly brought over some snacks and desserts. Dong Shuijing was slightly reserved and embarrassed, and it was as if he were a young student who had just made a mistake. It was as if he were sitting in a classroom and waiting for his teacher to punish him.

However, Chen Ping'an genuinely didn't feel like it had been wrong for Dong Shuijing to make the decision to remain in the small town.

One night during his journey to Great Sui Nation with the three children, Chen Ping'an had been called over by the cowardly Li Huai to take a shit together. While they chatted, Li Huai had told him about Dong Shuijing's background. Everyone said that while his mother had been pregnant with him, she had gone over to the Iron Lock Well to draw water. Yet, she had surprisingly given birth to him while bending over. It was because of this that he was called Dong Shuijing[1]. His classmates had all teased him about this, yet Dong Shuijing had never tried to explain anything. He had let them do as they plea...