Chapter 80 Returning home in glory
After handing over the task of selecting soldiers to Xu Huang, Wang An came to the construction site of the city wall.

From a distance, Gao Ruyue could be seen holding a blueprint and giving instructions. Her pretty face was covered in dust and sweat.

Wang An said with some distress: "Miss Gao, you have worked so hard."

Gao Ruyue, who was concentrating on her studies, was startled by the sound. She turned around to see Wang An and immediately said with a smile, "It's not that hard. I should thank you instead!"

Wang An chuckled and said, "What do you mean?"

Gao Ruyue's face flushed with excitement. She pointed at the city wall that had been surrounded by stones and said, "The cement that the prince made is really a magical tool. It is better than sticky rice to glue the gaps between the stones!"

"It is an honor for my Gao family to be able to build such a building in my lifetime."

Wang An chuckled and said, "Miss Gao, you don't have to be so polite. If I don't have your talent, even if I have cement, it's still useless."

The two exchanged pleasantries. Gao Ruyue stared at Wang An with her bright eyes for a long time before she said, "When I was a child, I lived in the capital with my father. At that time, I often heard people talk about His Highness."

Wang An became interested and asked, "Oh, what do people in the capital say about me?"

Gao Ruyue showed a hint of shyness on her face, and said embarrassedly: "If I tell you, the prince won't be angry, right?"

Wang An shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not a good thing to say, but I still know myself."

Gao Ruyue nodded, looking at him strangely, "At that time, I thought so too, but because I heard it so many times, it all became true. But now that we've been together, I know that seeing is believing."

Wang An said, "How is it? I hope I didn't disappoint you too much."

Gao Ruyue shook her head and said, "Just because the prince rescued me from Fangshan, it can be seen that the prince is not a cowardly and incompetent person, but a true hero who dares to act and take responsibility."

After Gao Ruyue finished speaking, she looked at Baicheng and said, "Besides, the prince has only been in Baicheng for less than a month, and he has already done so many great things. It is really admirable."

However, Wang An sighed and said with pity: "It's not that I have done too much, but that the people of Baicheng have too little."

"The people have been through hard times for too long. Once someone does something that should be done for them, it seems as if I have done a lot, but in fact, I have done nothing."

After a moment of sadness, Wang An smiled and said, "By the way, how is the progress of the city wall? Can it be completed before the autumn harvest?"

Gao Ruyue immediately became excited when she heard this: "Although cement is magical, the entire Baicheng wall project is too large. Even with the help of cement, it will be difficult to complete it within three months, but..."

Gao Ruyue looked at Wang An with sparkling eyes, and after a moment she said, "I used the self-weight method of rough stones that the prince instructed me to use in some damaged and collapsed areas. It was indeed fast and good to build the city wall with this method."

After a pause, Gao Ruyue approached Wang An, and a strange fragrance mixed with sweat filled his nose. "How could Your Majesty know such a magical and profound method of cultivation?"

Wang An laughed awkwardly and said, "In fact, I am also very interested in building and repairing. I learned this method from an ancient book."

Gao Ruyue moved closer, raised her chin slightly and stared at Wang An's face, "Where is that ancient book now?"

Wang An said calmly, "I have read countless ancient books, and this is just one of them. Maybe it was left in the imperial palace in the capital, and I didn't bring it with me."

Gao Ruyue showed a slight look of disappointment, but after a moment her eyes brightened up again.

"That ancient book actually records such advanced construction methods as the self-weighting method of rough stones. After all, there are other more miraculous construction methods. Can Your Majesty teach me?" Gao Ruyue said.

Wang An was speechless. In fact, he had never read any ancient books. It was just an excuse he made up.

The rough stone method was just a construction method he had seen by chance while surfing the Internet in his previous life. Apart from that, Wang An believed that he had nothing to teach Gao Ruyue in terms of construction.

So he said, "Miss Gao, you have misunderstood. Even the rough stone self-weighting method is something I discovered by chance. As for other more advanced construction tips, Miss Gao is from an aristocratic family, so there is no need for me to teach her anything."

Gao Ruyue was silent for a long time, but her eyes were fixed on Wang An without blinking.

Wang An felt a little guilty after seeing this, wondering if he really was hiding something.

However, after a moment, Gao Ruyue smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It was Ruyue who was rude."

"Your Highness not only saved my life, but also taught me such a profound method of building and repairing as the Maoshi Zizhong Method. There is no master-servant relationship between you and me, and no teacher-disciple relationship. Even if you have any profound methods, you should not show them to others easily. Ruyue is being rude!"

Wang An was speechless. It seemed like the situation was getting worse the more he explained it.

Just as she was lost in thought, Gao Ruyue suddenly bent her knees and was about to kneel down to Wang An, saying, "In that case, I am willing to take you as my master!"

Wang An was startled and quickly reached out to help.

However, because he was distracted before, it was too late for him to react. The hands he stretched out failed to hold Gao Ruyue's shoulders, but instead hugged Gao Ruyue's head.

Gao Ruyue was pulled by Wang An's hands and could not kneel steadily. She tilted her body and fell forward.

"what!"

A scream came from under Wang An's crotch, and even through his pants Wang An could feel the hot air coming out of Gao Ruyue's mouth.

Wang An quickly let go, jumped back two steps in shock, and stared blankly at Gao Ruyue, whose face was as red as blood.

"Well, if I say I didn't do it on purpose, would you believe me?"

Gao Ruyue quickly stood up, bit her red lips and remained silent.

After a long time, Gao Ruyue suddenly said, "The prince saved Ruyue's life, and I should repay him, but..."

"It's just that the prince asked Ruyue to think about it carefully. Ruyuan still finds it hard to accept it for the time being..."

Wang An was stunned and raised his hand to explain, "Ms. Gao, did you misunderstand something..."

However, before Wang An could finish his words, Gao Ruyue had already covered her face and ran away.

Looking at Gao Ruyue's back, Wang An glanced at the returnees who were originally building the city wall nearby, and now they were all looking at him.

Each and every one of them had a weird smile on their face.

The scene just now was obviously seen by these returnees.

These returnees were all born as bandits in Crescent Moon Mountain, and they did not care much about so-called integrity and shame. Instead, they felt that Wang An could be so true to his nature in broad daylight and in public, and that he was worthy of being a nobleman, and that his style was indeed unexpected.

Some guys even gave Wang An a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)