"I came ask for help"
At first Zhiqiang thought that it was only a simple thing, but seeing the seriousness in his granddaughter face, he became General Li instead of a doting Grandpa.
"Explain the situation"
"One of the concubines just gave birth and one of the midwifes reported that Lady Ye gave her a pill to her in order to kill the newborn. Mother sent me here to ask Grandfather to make a detailed investigation on Lady Ye's past"
"So serious? Is just poison"
"Mother said to tell you that they suspect that is from the Poison Sect and that the pill had a purple glow"
The phrase was enough for the countenance, that just got relaxed, tense again. Is that damn poison again! Zhiqiang was so agitated that the hand was in Ming Shu's shoulder tighten so much that it made a small frown appear in her face. Seeing the frown Li Zhiqiang calmed down.
"Sorry Xiao Shu. Are you sure you saw a purple glow?"
"That's Okay Grandpa. I didn't saw it, but I think Mother has it. Do you want me to get it?"
"That's not necessary. Grandpa will begin to investigate that woman, don't worry. That's enough about serious matters, I heard from the weak kid that you are now studying the four arts, I hope you are not neglecting your training"
"Of course not Grandpa! I do it every day like always!"
"Is it so? Let's go to the training hall and that brats how is truly done"
Ming Shu pouted and refused to move. She is a kid now so she won't be reprimanded by her spoiled behavior anyways.
Li Zhiqiang was amused at her antics.
"What is it Xiao Shu?"
Seeing that he was clueless, Ming Shu puffed her cheeks more.
"You promised to let me touch the spear!"
Oh, that is right. He indeed had promised her, but because of the purple freedom he completely forgot.
"Here it is Xiao Shu. Be careful with the heads they are very sharp"
He put the spear in her lap. It had a considerable weight, but nothing that her trained body couldn't carry. Of course was just carrying, because of the weight and height was impossible to use in a real fight, but should be enough to beat her cousins.
"Say Grandpa, because you almost went back in your words, don't you think you should lend me it longer?"
With a face that had 'if you dare to say no, I will cry' Ming Shu instantly won the silent dispute. General Li avert his gaze first.
"Eh, sure"
Hearing his answer Ming Shu quickly got up and with the spear in her hands went directly to the training hall, leaving her dumbfounded Grandfather behind. When he understood her intentions she was long gone and he had to run to catch her.
It would be a comic scene of a child carrying something twice her height, if not the thing that the child was holding was a weapon that was known to have taken the life of hundred people. Everyone that Ming Shu passed had her souls leave their bodies for the scare of having the most precious treasure in the hands of 10-year-old child. Can someone tell them what is happening? Had their Master went senile?
Ming Shu ignored the servants desperate gaze and entered the training hall. Just like she though, her five cousins were there training, each one with their specific weapon.
Looking at each on of them, she could already see them begging for mercy. She would completely trash them for the comment that she was not delicate. Hmph. Is not her fault that they were weak chickens.
"Ho, look what the wind brought, the most delicate flower"
With this comment all of them started to laugh. Seeing that this has tickled her fury they continue to comment.
"Such a delicate maiden, be careful to not be hurt here, or else that old tiger would kill us"
"Right, now that cousin is such a scholar we can't scare her with blood brothers"
The more they talked, more irked she became.
"Is unfortunately that you are so delicate now or else I was sure to beat you this time"
"Is it?"
Ming Shu that was almost exploding in anger opened a small smile. That was the phrase that she was waiting for.
Smirking at him she asked the one thing you should never ask a kid.
"Do you dare?"