The north of the Chu Dynasty was called the Northern Territory, and Beiliang Mansion was the northernmost territory of the Chu Dynasty.
Going further north is the territory of Steppe Wolf Court.
The Chu Dynasty and the Prairie Wolf Court have been fighting in the north for generations, and each war has its own winner or loser. Thus, countless years of hatred were settled.
It’s the New Year, and the winter snow is still falling in Kyoto, let alone the north.
The further north you go, the colder you feel.
Yu Zhi and the others were still riding horses, and Lao Huang was driving a carriage. In the carriage were Li Wantong and the girl's master and servant.
The group walked for three days, not at a fast pace. When they felt tired, they found a place to rest early every day.
According to Yu Zhi's plan, by the time they arrived at Beiliang Mansion, the winter snow in the north had just melted and the spring breeze had picked up.
Li Wantong is weak and may not be able to withstand the cold wind in the north.
Yu Zhi didn't care. Even though he was wearing single clothes, his body was still warm.
In the carriage, the girl ate a candied fruit in one bite, the sweet taste filled her face, and her little feet swayed, just like she was happy.
"Miss, the preserves at Miyu Shop are really delicious. Do you want to try them?" the girl said.
Li Wantong put down the ancient book in his hand and pulled the blanket covering his legs. "I've already eaten a lot. You eat more."
The girl had candied fruit in her mouth and looked at Yu Zhi riding a horse outside through the car window.
Immediately, the girl complained to Li Wantong: "Miss, don't say this is what I ate. Otherwise, that young master Yu will hurt me again."
Li Wantong covered his mouth and smiled softly, remembering that Yu Zhi saw the girl eating a pack of candied fruit one day, and said to the girl, "What a good candied fruit, you have ruined it."
The girl angrily took another bite of the candied fruit, as if the candied fruit was Yu Zhi.
"Miss, Yu Zhi is very caring about you, but he is extremely stingy towards me. This stingy man, if you really marry him, I will not have a good life as a girl."
Li Wantong quickly blocked the girl's mouth with a candied fruit, "Damn girl, what are you talking about? I can't shut your mouth even if you have something to eat. Besides, who is going to marry him?"
The girl giggled. She had served Li Wantong since she was a child. Although the two were master and servant, they were like sisters. There was no distinction between master and servant.
The girl approached Li Wantong and said to herself: "However, although Yu Zhi is a nuisance, after meeting Yu Zhi, the lady smiled more than in the previous years combined."
Li Wantong heard this, thought about it carefully, and then looked at the thin figure of the young man outside the window.
"Girl, are you talking bad about me again?" Yu Zhi's voice came, "Let me see if the candied fruit has been eaten by your greedy little cat again."
The girl hurriedly hid the preserves in her hand and pretended that nothing happened.
Yu Zhi laughed and said to Li Wantong: "Tong'er, it's getting late. There is a temple ahead. We can only spend the night in the temple tonight."
Li Wantong responded: "Okay. Just arrange it."
Several people came to the temple. The plaque was broken and they couldn't make out the words on it. It was probably a mountain temple.
The temple in the mountains is not big, it is just a main hall, backed by the mountain, and there are no other buildings.
Walking into the mountain temple, the broken Buddha statues have lost their former luster, and the candlesticks on the table are tilted here and there and covered with spider webs.
The sight before them told everyone that this mountain temple had been abandoned for a long time.
Wang Dafu checked around and said, "Master Yu, there is nothing unusual around here. There should be no danger."
Yu Zhi nodded and said, "Make a fire and get some dry food to eat."
Immediately, Yu Zhi walked to the carriage and said, "Tong'er, we can only make do here for one night."
Li Wantong didn't care about these things and responded softly.
"Then Tong'er, can I carry you down?" Yu Zhitian suggested shamelessly.
The girl immediately objected: "No, no. I don't know how to be ashamed. I don't care about men and women. You don't have to worry about this matter."
Yu Zhi stared at the girl, hating this stinky girl even more in his heart.
Li Wantong also said: "Let the girl do it."
Although the girl is a woman, she is very strong. Besides, Li Wantong's light body is not too heavy.
For many years, the girl has helped carry Li Wantong when traveling.
Yu Zhi stirred the fire, hmph, when your lady gets married, she will look good on you, you stinky girl!
After a day's journey, several people were a little tired. Lao Huang leaned against the pillar, took a few sips of wine, his eyes were blurred, and he seemed to be awake but not awake.
Ye Qinghuan held the sword, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and rested.
The same is true for Wang Dafu. He is used to the job of standing vigil at the city gate, and he is more energetic than others. He held a knife in his hand and occasionally glanced at the wind and snow outside the temple.
Li Wantong and the girl slept on the innermost straw. They were already drowsy due to the bumpy journey.
As for Yu Zhi, he sat by the fire, closed his eyes, and a third picture of a little man appeared in his mind. According to the red dots and meridians on the picture, the true energy was constantly flowing.
After only three weeks, some of the physical fatigue disappeared.
"It's really a good thing." Yu Zhi said to himself.
The martial arts energy flows through Yu Zhi's body, and the meridians in the three figures are connected.
Li Haomiao did not teach Yu Zhi swordsmanship or any martial arts moves.
During several training sessions, Li Haomiao trained Yu Zhi's reaction ability. In Li Haomiao's words, he knows everything, and there are no tricks to win.
Yu Zhi doubted whether Li Haomiao was lying to him, at least to Ye Qinghuan, Li Haomiao was not like this.
Outside the mountain temple, heavy snow was flying, and the cold wind carried the heavy snow into the main hall, and then melted away in the flames.
Suddenly, the wind and snow moved suddenly, suddenly spinning in the air, rolling up the snow on the ground again, and returning to the embrace of the sky.
Almost at the same time, Ye Qinghuan, Wang Dafu, and Lao Huang opened their eyes at the same time, looking sharply at the entrance of the mountain temple.
There was a squeak.
The dilapidated wooden door was pushed open, and four people walked in from outside the mountain temple.
Both sides were wary of each other at the same time, and seemed to be about to fight at the next moment.
Strangers you encounter in the mountains and fields are likely to be gangsters, especially those who are still walking in the mountains and fields late at night.
"Everyone, I am on my way in the snow and would like to rest here for one night. Please make it easier for me." said the young master at the head.
Wang Dafu didn't think so, but it would be dangerous to be in the same room with strangers.
Just when he was about to refuse, he heard Yu Zhi say: "Go and rest over there, don't disturb us."
The young master nodded, and then walked to the corner of the main hall, where the four of them made a fire to keep warm.
The woman beside the young master reminded him softly: "Sir, that person is the one who took action by the Weiming Lake."
The young master nodded and responded: "I heard that the Censor sent someone to Beiliang Mansion to investigate the murder of an official. He is the secretary of the Inspectorate, and he appears here again. Maybe he is the person sent."
This group of people is none other than Prince Xiao Jingyao, who went north to build a new racecourse with Prairie Wolf Court.
"Master, it seems he doesn't know our identities." Wan'er said.
Jamel Xiao smiled slightly, "It's better not to know."
"Tomorrow morning, we will separate from them as soon as possible. Don't implicate them because of my affairs."
Wan'er glanced at Xiao Jingyao, her eyes full of admiration. His Highness was really kind-hearted.
After leaving Dachu Kyoto, Lei Shen discovered that there were people spying on him all the way.
This is obviously not a good person.
Xiao Jingyao looked at the increasing snowstorm and thought to himself, Third Brother, is this the person you sent?
If it's really you, my eldest brother really thinks highly of you.
