I Just Won't Play By The Book
chapter-341

"Vajra Class Palm, you can let me take a little of your HP or let Manwen recover a drop of HP."

"I... Well... Let me think."

"You only have one drop of blood left, and you still want to? Do you have a lot of pancakes?"

"None of your business!"

"Little Duo, do you have any more pancakes?"

"I told you, even if you are teammates, you are not allowed to exchange information."

"Petty! Then let Manwen recover her HP."

Putting the Vajra Banruo Palm into the card pool, Jiang Beiran was just about to tell Yu Manwen that he could recover his HP when he realized that he had already moved his Character Summon Card, which was covered with his own HP, one slot away.

'Yes... Finally, he wasn't the Xiaobai who had to remind him of everything.'

"Eight Trigrams Blade Technique, I used up two Flash Cards to forcefully deduct a drop of your blood."

"I'll eat a pancake! Activating Zhang Wuji's character skill, Nine Yang Divine Skill! Absorbs your damage and uses a kill card at the same time. If this kill card hits, it will deduct two points of your HP, hehe! I just tested that you didn't dodge."

Shi Fenglan laughed maniacally as she looked at Jiang Beiran's remaining two drops of blood.

"Very smart. I indeed didn't dodge, but I'm equipped with Gold Silk Soft Armor, so Red Kill has no effect on me."

As Jiang Beiran spoke, he took the [Kill] from Shi Fenglan's hand and threw it into the card pool at the side.

"Don't throw it, don't throw it. I won't use my skill."

"Of course not. I told you yesterday that you can't go back on your word if you don't remember the effect of the skill next time."

"Woo…" Shi Fenglan pouted and said,"Then I'll pass.""

It was Yu Manwen's turn. Just as she was about to play her card, she heard a knock on the door.

"I'll open the door." After Little Duo finished speaking, she ran out like the wind.

Soon, Little Duo ran back to Yu Manwen and said,""Protector Yu, it's for you. It seems that the sect master has summoned you."

Yu Manwen, who was thinking about how to get rid of Shi Fenglan in one round, immediately put down her cards, nodded, and walked out of the door.

"Hey, hey, hey! Let's go after this game!"

However, Yu Manwen still walked away without looking back.

"Aiya, why do you have to have a meeting at this time?"Shi Fenglan sighed.

"Then seal the cards for this round first. We'll continue gambling when the guardian returns."

Jiang Beiran then covered his own hand.

Standing up, Jiang Beiran walked slowly to the door. Counting the days, it had been more than half a month since then. Coupled with the news that Qing Ce and Qing Huan had sent back a few days ago, Fengzhou should have been completely pacified by now.

'I'm afraid this meeting should be divided... No, it's a territory fight.

"Little Bei Ran, before Manwen comes back, let's play the Wandering Jianghu Tour for a while."

Jiang Beiran rubbed his fingers and replied,""I have to go back to the palace. I'll continue later."

With that, he left.

"Sigh!欸!?"Shi Fenglan, who was having fun, instantly puffed up her cheeks and shouted,""You're angry! I'm angry!"

Little Duo was already used to the Hall Master's behavior. Anyway, she only shouted with her mouth. When Senior Brother Jiang came back later, the Hall Master would still be the first to rush up and argue that he wanted to continue playing.

Sitting on the auspicious cloud, Jiang Beiran did not return to the Imperial Palace immediately. Instead, he went to the Yihua Palace where he was handling official business.

After landing at the door, Jiang Beiran walked straight into the study.

In the quiet study, a youth was buried in writing something, completely unaware of the Emperor's arrival.

It was not until Jiang Beiran walked up to him and knocked on the table twice that the young man suddenly raised his head. Upon seeing the person who had come, the young man quickly knelt on the ground and said,""I didn't know that the emperor had arrived. Please..."

"Alright, alright. Zhen said that if you didn't make a mistake, you don't have to be so flustered. Or should I say…What did you do wrong?"

The young man hurriedly kowtowed to the ground and said,""No, no! This lowly subject has been writing the biography that Your Majesty has instructed me to write in the study every day. I have never…"

"Sigh, you really need to train your mentality. You always look flustered."

"Yes, I will definitely change, I will definitely change."

The man in front of him was Zhong Junliang. Previously, Jiang Beiran had asked the newly promoted officials in the imperial court to recommend a group of capable people within their jurisdiction, and Zhong Junliang was one of them.

In his recommendation letter, it was written that he was quick-witted and knowledgeable.

In the few rounds of Jiang Beiran's selection, Zhong Junliang had also displayed his all-rounded abilities.

Jiang Beiran, who was in desperate need of talents in this field, immediately recruited him into the palace as a subordinate.

The position of an assistant was almost the same as a secretary. Of course, it was a proper secretary.

As the emperor's secretary, he would naturally be exposed to many state affairs. Jiang Beiran would occasionally ask him for his opinion or test him on some questions. The reason for this was naturally to test his ability. Once Jiang Beiran thought that he was capable enough to stand alone, he would let him be a parent and a mother.

Zhong Junliang's performance in all aspects after he entered the palace was very good. It was just that he was really a little submissive and could not be neither humble nor overbearing like other people who were full of talent. Such a person could be a second-in-command, but if he wanted to be a parent, it would be quite interesting.

"How's the proposal I asked you to revise?"Jiang Beiran asked.

After Zhong Junliang heard this, he quickly walked to the bookshelf and took down three revised books."I've already changed the content that you wanted me to change, please take a look."

Taking the three proposals, Jiang Beiran sat on the table and waved his hand.""Continue with your work."

"Yes."