After more than an hour of hard work, Wei Ci had become filthy. His entire body was covered in an indescribable stench.
However, the way he treated the foal was unbelievably gentle. It was as if his entire body was enveloped in a layer of gentle light, causing others to subconsciously overlook his disheveled appearance. Jiang Pengji did not leave. Instead, she stared intently at his side profile.
White turned its head. After a while, it found the foal at the side and whimpered.
It was a beautiful, spotless, snow-white little fellow!
It stuck out its tongue and licked the remaining mucus off the foal's body. Its gaze became gentler. One could not tell that it was fierce on the battlefield.
Wei Ci looked at White and a pure smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand and stroked its mane. No one knew what he was thinking.
Although it was born prematurely by a month, the foal had inherited its parents' excellent bloodline. After a while, it tried to stand up. It spent some effort to break its umbilical cord. It staggered as it tried to get up from the ground. Its attempts were futile.
Outside the stable, Liyun stared at the foal. Seeing it fail a few times, he was so anxious that he wanted to rush over and help it.
Wei Ci saw his expression and laughed. "Let it get up on its own. Hanmei, don't come over and cause trouble."
Liyun was depressed for a while after hearing that. Then, he mustered his spirit and continued to look at the foal with great interest.
Although it was a newborn foal, if it grew up successfully, it would definitely surpass its master. Liyun had picked up a treasure.
Wei Ci stood up. Perhaps he had knelt for too long. After he stood up, he still felt a little dizzy.
He calmed himself down and waited for his legs to regain feeling before calmly leaving the stable. He took a dry towel from the stableman.
Wei Ci said to the stableman, "Keep watch here. In about an hour, White's placenta will come out. Remember to keep it so that it won't be swallowed by White. If the placenta has not come out after an hour, remember to send someone to look for me or a vet. "
The stableman nodded and bowed in acknowledgment, but in his heart, he secretly admired Wei Ci.
He was a commoner. In his heart, the concept of nobility and inferiority was rather vague.
If it was another scholar, he would definitely mock Wei Ci for doing such lowly work. However, the stableman felt that Wei Ci knew a lot.
"I'll remember it."
Wei Ci wiped the filth off his arms and washed his hands carefully. The stench was still lingering at the tip of his nose.
He said to Jiang Pengji, "My lord, I'll go back to the residence first."
It was very impolite to look disheveled.
Jiang Pengji nodded in agreement. Wei Ci used a clean handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his forehead. He heaved a long sigh of relief and returned to the manor.
Seeing that Wei Ci had left, Jiang Pengji said to Li Yun, who was smiling foolishly, "Han Mei, I'm leaving first."
Li Yun said, "Farewell, my lord."
She turned her head and continued to be infatuated with the pony.
Jiang Pengji shook her head. Li Yun's obsession with good horses was deep in his bones. There was no way to save him.
At this time, she saw the audience asking if the newborn foal had a name. If it didn't have a name, then they would come up with one.
She thought for a moment and turned to ask Liyun.
"What are you going to name the horse?"
A few months ago, Liyun had ordered this colt from her. As the owner, Liyun naturally had the right to name the colt.
Since ancient times, which good colt didn't have an awe-inspiring name?
Not to mention, Fu Wang's peerless colt had an eye-catching name — Chasing Lightning.
As for Jiang Pengji's steed, cough, cough, that was definitely an accident.
They were obviously rare peerless horses, but one was called White and the other was called Little White. It sounded so cute, where was the awe-inspiring name?
Liyun scratched his head. He wasn't good at naming things, so he kicked the ball back to her.
"Why don't you give it a name, my lord?"
Jiang Pengji was silent for a moment. The audience in the streaming room went crazy with bullet screens.
Please don't let the streamer name it. She's bad at naming things!
Unfortunately, their thoughts didn't reach Liyun. What they were most worried about still happened.
Jiang Pengji thought for a while and said seriously, "Look at its snow-white body. Why don't we call it 'White'?"
Liyun: "…"
My lord, can I take back my request for a name?
Jiang Pengji asked, "Is it not good?"
Liyun didn't dare to say no. If he said no, Wan 'er would find out and cause trouble for him.
"No, no, no. It's a good name. I can tell it's a beautiful white horse just by hearing it."
Jiang Pengji left contentedly. Liyun looked at the colt in the stable that staggered to its feet and sighed with melancholy.
"Although the name 'White' doesn't sound good, it can't be changed when the lord gives it a name."
Liyun looked at his future "comrade" with melancholy. He nagged the stableman to take good care of White.
The stableman nodded and bowed in agreement, not daring to object. It was his fault for carelessly letting a poisonous snake into the stable and scaring the pregnant horse. His lord didn't pursue the matter, so he should be grateful. Now he had to be extra careful and take good care of the newborn colt to make up for his mistake.
On the other side, Wei Ci hopped onto an inconspicuous path and returned to his mansion.
When the servant saw him in such a sorry state, he almost jumped in fright.
Which cesspool did his Langjun fall into? How did he end up like this?
Wei Ci said calmly, "Go and prepare some hot soup and clean clothes."
"Yes, I'll go and prepare now."
The servant was very efficient. Wei Ci immersed his body in water of suitable temperature. Only then did his sore and swollen muscles relax.
He washed himself with pig fungus twice to wash away the strange smell on his body. He changed into clean clothes and carefully burned some incense.
After a while, he heard the gatekeeper report that someone was visiting.
"Who is it?" Wei Ci took the visiting card and looked at the handwriting on it. He smiled. "Quickly let Youmo in."
He had originally planned to catch up with Cheng Jing, but he didn't expect the incident with White to happen. He was so busy that he almost forgot.
He had just finished bathing, so his hair was still wet. It was very impolite to meet a guest like this.
However, he and Cheng Jing were from the same sect and had a close relationship, so it was fine.
Cheng Jing saw his expression and teased him with a smile. "We're not in Langye now. Why are you becoming more and more lazy?"
Wei Ci replied with a smile, "How can I be lazy when I see a gentleman?"
Cheng Jing almost rolled his eyes in his heart. If Wei Ci had to bathe and burn incense every time he saw him, why didn't he receive such treatment in the past?
"You're getting sharper and sharper." Cheng Jing smiled. "Usually, you don't leave your medicine alone. Now that you're full of vigor, you should really show those who are worried about you. The land here is really good for nurturing people. Look at your complexion, you look much better than before. I'll be relieved if I know. "
Although Wei Ci was the last person to become Master Yuanjing's disciple, he had been studying in Langye Academy longer than Cheng Jing, who was the first disciple. When Wei Ci was born, his eight characters were taboo. If Master Yuanjing hadn't coincidentally visited the Wei residence, there might not have been Wei Ci.
Strictly speaking, Master Yuanjing not only taught Wei Ci, but he also saved his life.
They were both teachers and friends. In Wei Ci's heart, Master Yuanjing was also equivalent to his other father.
"I've been away from home for a few years. I wonder how Teacher is doing now."
In his previous life, Wei Ci had moved to Zhongzhao's Bianzhou with his clansmen. He hadn't seen his teacher Master Yuanjing for more than twenty years.
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