Chapter 45 Eighteen Sending Off
A carriage was driving alone on the official road, and no one was seen behind them.
The car looks quite heavy, with the wheels emitting a dark metallic luster, but it does not roll out ruts on the dirt road. It drives very smoothly and lightly, like a windy water.
Three horses pull the cart.
Two snow-white tall horses, with extraordinary vigor. The other one was an ordinary black horse that was one shorter, and they shrank and leaned timidly towards the outside world, trying to stay away from the two handsome partners.
The driver was wearing a green hat, with beautiful eyes and long swords on his back. It turned out that he was Chunlan, the princess of Yunmeng, the personal sword maid of Chunlan.
Four palace maids were riding horses on both sides of the carriage, dressed like Chunlan.
The curtains were opened, and the table tables in the car were filled with dried fruits, melon seeds, candied fruits, and golden ears.
The man was wearing ordinary scholarly clothes and sat cross-legged. Seeing that the other person was kneeling, he had to change his posture with a wry smile.
Liu Ruo applied thin and powder, and slid his eyebrows lightly, dressed up very solemnly. He wore a golden phoenix crown inlaid with pearls and jade, and his steps were shaking and his hairpin was neatly tidy.
After a while, Chu Fan asked:
"Ruofei, why are you doing this formal? This hat is quite heavy."
Liu Ruofei smiled slightly and said:
"After wearing the Fengguan, I always remind myself that I am the princess of Yunmeng. I used to travel simply, but today I have a little luxury to close the road from the city gate to the 18th Pavilion."
Chu Fan disagreed and said:
"There is no immortal master within a radius of hundreds of miles. Who are you afraid of robbing me?"
Liu Ruofei gave Chu Fan a blank look, shook her head, and the green shaking like a flower branch. Then she picked up the golden lord, and she was as bold as a man, and said:
"If it is spring, Ruofei will give birth to Brother Fan. The autumn wind is bleak and the willow branches are dry. Let's have the wine and walk slowly to the Changting."
Chu Fan had no choice but to say:
"Oh, you're so formal that I can't adapt."
The two of them drank all over, Chu Fan took out a note from his sleeve and handed it over, saying:
"I walked around the city yesterday afternoon and went out again at night. After listening to the slightest words in the market, I felt that Xu, Zeng, each of the two countries had a spy, and Li Guo, had three spys. Li Guo, had a spy who came five years ago, and he did some small business in Yunmeng, got married and had children. I heard his tone and didn't want to fight... The details are all on it, you can do it."
Liu Ruofei took the note, but did not unfold it, pressed under a plate of figs and teased:
"Brother Fan changed his temperament today. Why didn't he say he would let go of the spy who got married and had children, and just drive him away?"
Chu Fan smiled self-deprecatingly and said:
"I really thought so... But if you don't control your troops, and don't manage your finances, you won't mix."
Liu Ruofei said:
"Xu and Zeng's attitude towards Yunmeng has improved greatly in the past six months, and they acquiesced to buy food from the people. The so-called "little lips and teeth are cold", once the country destroys Yunmeng, the next step will be to annex them. Li Hou is very talented and I guess the plan is to seize Yunmeng and ascend to the throne and become the king, and then Xu Zeng. If the Earth Suizi has experienced two thunder tribulations during this period, he will definitely lead his troops to destroy Ji Kingdom in the southeast and open up the sea border. By then, the world will become Wu, Yue, Yong, Yan, and Li for hegemony."
"Xu, wasn't there a national teacher here? Is it also a fight?"
"Xu, once was a small country, and it belonged to Yunmeng eight hundred years ago. Including Yangwu County, where you live now, it was also Yunmeng. The two countries share the same national teacher, Fu Yaozi, but only experienced a thunder disaster, which is far from comparable to the same place. The ordinary people are sheep, and the national teacher is shepherd. When the shepherd next door leaves, they naturally have to occupy the pastures and flocks.
"Some shepherds are strong and domineering, and happen to be weak in their neighbors, so they will come to bully them. Some of the top sheep are very powerful, such as Li Hou, who robs the pasture and fights for real fire, and their own masters will certainly support them. The shepherds lose their own pasture and flocks, but they cannot beat the other masters. They either run to a weaker place to occupy the magpie's nest or hide. There are almost no examples of turning the tables and revenge. They lose their resources and it is more difficult to practice."
Chu Fan nodded and said:
"I understand... why immortal masters cannot participate in secular wars? It is because they are too powerful. Once all the ordinary people are killed, no one will benefit. Therefore, the Yunmeng Formation can only be presided over by the mage. Once your uncle takes action, the other party will also send a master of the God-Enriching Realm, or even a great monk in the realm of rebirth."
Liu Ruofei sighed lightly and said:
"If everything in the world is done according to the rules, it would be good and well organized. But the rules are set for the weak, and the fist of the strong is the rules. For example, the immortal master kills ordinary people, and as long as he does not overdo it, he will turn a blind eye. For example, the immortal master cannot participate in the war, and as long as he does it secretly, no one will take it seriously. As for the national master, you can imagine it.
"Mr. Li attacked Yunmeng this time to add color to the crown. On the surface, he must be upright. As long as the people outside Yunmeng City do not resist, there is actually no big worry. They are afraid that the field battle will be together, and the defeated soldiers will burn, kill and loot. Yunmeng's soldiers are fighting hard and suffer losses. I am going to retreat all of them. A thousand-year-old city is not short of water or food, so it is not easy to capture it. Brother Fan, I thought about it for a while and felt that it was unnecessary..."
"Oh my god, don't listen to me for nothing..."
"Brother Fan, what do you think about the lovesicken plant in front of the Picking Star Tower in the future? It will be kept in the building. What are you going to do?"
"Oh, that's it. The tree grows in an environment with rich spiritual energy, and the red beans produced must contain spiritual energy. Although they cannot compare to crystal stones, they are still quite beautiful when they make bracelets. The spiritual energy is slowly released and penetrates the body, which is very beneficial and much stronger than jade bracelets."
"Who are Brother Fan going to give to?"
"There are so many people... Chu Ling, Li Su, Yan Wan'er, Shi Sao, Xiaocao. By the way, I'll give Yingying and Xiao Shitou a bunch of them."
“Is there any more?”
"It's gone. If you didn't think that a man was not good at wearing a string of red bracelets, you can also give my elder brother Shi Meng a bunch. He has been catching up with thieves all year round, and his body looks strong, but he actually has a secret disease."
"Isn't you going to give Yu Haihua a bunch?"
"Hehe, she is a great monk in the middle realm of the God of Merging. How could she look down on these gadgets?"
"Brother Fan, I bet. If you give it to her, she will definitely accept it."
"She just took it away and put it at will. It's so boring...I won't do this."
"Brother Fan, why don't you give me a bunch?"
"Ah, I give it to you? This is originally your thing. I asked it for you and I gave it to you again. How big is your face!"
“…”
Liu Ruofei was silent for a while, changed the topic and said slowly:
"The snow melts in the spring, the spring water rises. Rivers flood, roads are muddy. Seedlings are planted in mid-spring, and the seedlings are just beginning to form. If Marquis Li doesn't want to capture Yunmeng with his front feet, a great famine will occur at the back feet. He should choose Jichun to send troops."
"Ruofei, after hearing what you said, I remembered a sentence. In late spring, the grass in the south of the Yangtze River grows. Peanut trees and warblers fly around."
"The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is like this. These words are extremely beautiful, with sadness in joy and splendor... If Brother Fan returns in spring, Ruofei will definitely accompany you to see another atmosphere. Boating on Yunmeng Lake, the water and sky are connected, the waves are magnificent, and the sight is boundless..."
"Don't worry, I will definitely come."
...
The carriage stopped steadily.
Chunlan untied the black horse and matched it with saddle stirrups.
Chu Fan jumped out of the car first and found a carriage parked by the roadside. There was a small pavilion in front of him, with the words "Eighteen" written on the plaque.
There are four palace maids standing in the pavilion, holding zithers and flutes in their arms. A jade zither is placed on the stone table, and the incense burner is light and wisps of smoke is filled with fragrance, refreshing the heart.
Seeing that Liu Ruofei got out of the car, Chu Fan asked with a smile:
"What's the name of Shiba? It's so weird."
"It's exactly eighteen miles from Yunmeng City Gate to get here. Usually, farewells are at most sent here, which is called 'Eighteen Delivery'. Walking further forward, you'll be close to the Ten Miles slope."
"It's exactly eighteen miles? It's impossible. It's winding. Is it counting as straight-line distance or road distance?"
Liu Ruofei did not answer, and walked straight to the pavilion.
Chu Fan was so boring that he scratched his head and shouted as if he had discovered a new world:
"Ruofei, you forgot to wear the phoenix crown."
Liu Ruofei ignored it and sat down on the stone bench with the embroidery mat, looked up at Chu Fan and said:
"I will give you a thousand miles away. Brother Fan, let Ruofei play a song for you."
Chapter completed!