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Over at Downtrodden Mountain...
One morning, the tanned young girl who should have gone to the second floor of the bamboo building sprinted to the foot of Downtrodden Mountain, sitting on the steps and secretly wiping away her tears.
She would be leaving Downtrodden Mountain if she took another step forward.
She sat there and zoned out.
However, she knew that she would suffer even more pain if she were late to the bamboo building.
When she slowly stood up and planned to climb back up the mountain, Pei Qian discovered that the old cook was sitting on the step behind her.
Pei Qian grabbed her hiking pole and raged, "Old Cook, are you afraid of me secretly running back to the shops on Dragon Riding Alley? Am I that kind of coward?"
Zhu Lian shook his head and replied, "I don't think it's a bad thing even if you run back to Dragon Riding Alley."
Pei Qian sat back down and placed the hiking pole horizontally across her knees, after which she placed her hands behind her head and silently fumed.
Still sitting on the step behind her, Zhu Lian smiled and said, "If you're afraid of Young Master being disappointed, then I feel like there's no need to feel this way. Young Master won't feel disappointed in you simply because you gave up halfway when practicing fist techniques. He certainly won't feel angry either. Rest assured, I'm not lying to you. Young Master will only feel disappointed if you become lazy and stop transcribing texts."
Tears immediately streamed down Pei Qian's cheeks.
Every time she woke up in the tub of medicinal bath after being carried out of the bamboo building by Chen Ruchu, Pei Qian would insist on sitting down to transcribe texts no matter how much pain she was in. However, her soul would shake and her entire body would shake, so how could she possibly stop her hands from shaking to properly transcribe texts?
Even so, she had gritted her teeth and tried all kinds of methods recently, for example, tying the calligraphy brush to her hand. However, she had still failed to write a single straight character, causing her to build up a pile of "transcription debt."
Zhu Lian looked...
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