At this moment, Taiyue City is leaderless. The general guarding the south gate watched the officials leaving the city, but they were helpless. The soldiers under his command came and asked: "General, should we pursue you?"
The general shook his head and said: "As for me, we will die in vain. Now that the fourth prince and the generals are not in the city, we should save our lives first. What's more, it is said that these officials have been handed over to Wang Wenjin. , when he is investigated in the future, it will also be his responsibility, Wang Wenjin, what does it have to do with me?"
"The general is wise!"
Outside Taiyue City, hundreds of officials escaped with joy on their faces. Only He Lanyi looked calm and looked at the young man and said, "Where does your young master want you to take us?"
The young man smiled and said: "My lord, the Assistant Prime Minister, is very smart. My young master has said, please go south and join Liangzhou General Li's troops."
"Li Jingchi?"
Li Jingchi was originally the guard of the Demon City. Later, when the Demon Realm collapsed and the demons fled, Li Jingchi was transferred to Liangzhou to fight against Nanyue King Han Yulou. Later, Chen Changying went there and he became his deputy. After Chen Changying returned to the court, he took over the important task of the Southern Army again.
But He Lanyi didn't understand why he wanted to look for Li Jingchi.
The young man explained: "The Third Prince and Lord Yaxiang are also among the Southern Army at the moment!"
"Baili Shuze and Zuo Fengyuan?"
He Lanyi thought about it for a moment and understood the powerful relationship. He couldn't help but sigh: "Second... your young master really arranged it well!"
The young man smiled and said: "Now that the doubts in the mind of the Assistant Prime Minister have been eliminated, let's get on the road quickly! Time is urgent at this moment and cannot be delayed."
He Lanyi nodded, and then led Chao Zhongwen Wu southward towards Liangzhou...
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In the town outside Taiyue City, there were few soldiers at the moment. They had received the order and had returned to Jizhou. At the noodle stall at the street corner, the people were discussing this matter. They heard that there was going to be a war.
The noodle maker said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter whether he is beaten or not, whoever beats whom, no matter who is in charge of the world, I will still make noodles, and you will still eat noodles. If we don't do it right, we will die together in the war. It doesn't matter." The whole thing is busy, let’s take some time off!”
Several people eating noodles laughed. After all, what does this imperial dispute have to do with ordinary people like them? Dead and alive are just sufferings.
In the Jiuchao tea shop, people and plants are boiling hot water and preparing to make tea. His tea is different from other people's tea. It looks ordinary, but there is a lot of meaning in it, but most people can't see it.
Not long after, He Zudao slowly walked in from outside with his hands behind his back, and said to Rencaomu: "Why haven't you left yet? Could it be that you can't bear to part with that girl who comes here to appreciate you?"
Rencaomu didn't answer, but asked: "You haven't left either, because you don't know who you can't leave behind?"
He Zudao sat down and waved his hand: "Give me a drink...the cheapest one."
Hearing this, Rencaomu came out with the freshly brewed tea and placed it in front of He Zudao: "Will I take your money?"
"If you're not afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst!" He Zudao laughed: "Those of us who travel all over the country to cheat people out of food and drink are the most untrustworthy people."
"That's you," Rencaomu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Only you, an old and disrespectful person, are like this."
"Oh?" He Zudao raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't you think so? Do you still remember what you promised that girl back then? What do you do now?"
When people and trees heard this, they remained silent.
Not long after, a carriage slowly stopped at the door of the tea shop. Baili Haoyue and the maid Zhu'er got out, stepped into the tea shop, and found a place to sit down.
When He Zudao saw it, he stood up, held the tea cup, and walked out, saying, "Let's go, I won't bother you here anymore."
He Zudao walked out of the tea shop, sat down at the table at the door, took a sip of strong tea, and said, "This tea is not quite ready yet!"
There was silence in the shop. Zhu'er waited for Baili Haoyue to sit down, then went out, returned to the carriage and sat down. The old man driving the carriage still sat beside the carriage, still like a decaying statue, silent and motionless.
In the shop, people and plants were as usual. He placed the tea cup in front of Baili Haoyue, then turned around and returned to the kitchen to get busy.
Baili Haoyue did not drink tea, but looked at the people and trees: "Since you can enter the city to save me, it means you have me in your heart!"
Rencaomu replied calmly: "I saved you because of your mother."
"Don't mention her in front of me!" Baili Haoyue looked slightly angry: "I don't want you to talk about her in front of me!"
Rencaomu sighed softly and looked at Baili Haoyue: "You and your mother not only look alike, but also have the same temperament. As long as it is something you are serious about, no one can dissuade you."
"I told you, don't mention her again!" Baili Haoyue patted the table and stood up, saying: "If it weren't for her, we...we wouldn't be stuck here!"
The people and trees were helpless and turned their heads to look at the boiling water, falling into silence. Baili Haoyue also sat down again, looking at the teacup in front of her, silent.
For a moment, no one spoke in the shop, and only the noise outside the street proved that time did not stand still.
Outside the shop, He Zudao couldn't help but smile as he listened to the two people's argument turning silent. "Where can there be such a couple? No one talks, how can they get over this knot?"
While talking, He Zudao saw a person on the street and couldn't help but smile: "Here comes the person who will drink tea with me!"
Following He Zudao's gaze, he saw a young man wearing a wooden sword walking over, holding many delicious snacks and candies for children.
This person is none other than Ye Ling who came back from Qishan. Ye Ling has now completed the matters assigned to him by his elder brother Xu Zheng. He returned to the town and bought food and gifts to give to Qing Yi and Song Ming.
He happened to be passing by Jiuchao Tea Shop, and He Zudao smiled and waved to Ye Ling at the door. Ye Ling stepped forward and said, "Old He, you are here."
He Zudao smiled and motioned for Ye Ling to sit down and said, "I was worried that no one would drink tea with me, and then I saw you here."
Ye Ling sat down and put the things he bought aside. He happened to look back and saw the carriage and the old man driving it. He recognized that the carriage belonged to Baili Haoyue and asked, "Is the eldest princess in the shop?"
He Zudao nodded: "If not, why would I sit on the street and eat ashes?"
Ye Ling smiled: "Then why don't you go find another teahouse to give lectures? Not only can you drink tea, but you can also make money."
"I can still teach here," He Zudao smiled mysteriously and asked Ye Ling, "Do you want to know what happens between the bright moon and the people and trees in this hundred miles?"
Everyone is curious. Ye Ling was very confused when he saw such a strange relationship between the two of them. Now hearing what He Zudao said, he was naturally aroused to gossip.
However, Ye Ling still had some restraint and asked in a low voice: "Is it appropriate?" As he spoke, Ye Ling looked at the carriage next to him. The old man driving the carriage was as motionless as a mountain. He looked ordinary, but was terrifying.
He Zudao waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. The driver is leaving immediately. He has been staying at Baili Haoyue's mother's house. As for the reason, I don't even know, but when I talk about Baili Haoyue, he doesn't Will stop it."
"Baili Haoyue's mother?" Ye Ling didn't want to have such a connection.
He Zudao nodded and said: "It's her mother. The things here should start from her mother. Please listen to me slowly..."
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In the night sky, two figures shuttled through the clouds. People and trees endured their injuries and kept running away. Behind him, a man in black was chasing after him, and said to the grass and trees: "Stop struggling in vain."
The people and trees didn't answer, but they still ran away desperately. The assassination mission he received this time failed. Unexpectedly, there were experts stationed around the target. Instead of succeeding, he was seriously injured and was hunted.
After escaping all the way to the outside of a manor, Rencaomu tried his best to break through the manor's protective formation and escaped in. The man who was chasing behind him cursed secretly when he saw the name of the manor, and then left.
Rencaomu had just escaped from the disaster and took the elixir to suppress the injury, but unexpectedly an old man suddenly appeared next to him, dressed in cloth, as silent as a rock, it was the old man who was driving the car and was about to leave.
When the people and trees saw it, they were shocked and hurriedly got up and ran away. Unexpectedly, a palm came from behind and slapped him on the back. Humans and trees spat out a mouthful of blood, hurting themselves even more.
Even so, the desire to survive forced him to keep running forward. He didn't know where he was, but there happened to be a voice approaching from ahead. He panicked and ran into a room.
The room was richly furnished and fragrant. A woman sat beside the bed, looking at the people and trees with a horrified expression.
Rencaomu's injury took hold at this moment, and he couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately passed out.
When I woke up again, it was already three days later. He opened his eyes and immediately jumped up from the bed warily, looking around. He was in a woman's boudoir.
At this time, a woman walked in from outside, carrying a basin and placing it on the shelf next to her: "You're awake, but your injury hasn't healed yet, so don't move around for now."
People looked at this woman's appearance and couldn't help but be stunned. They saw that this woman had: "Her hair is like a willow weeping in the spring breeze, and her bun is like flowing clouds. Her pink face is like a peach, her lips are like a bean. She is slim, her muscles are like jade bones, and she is floating." It’s so beautiful that it’s hard to take it all in. Watching it all day long is still not enough.”
After a while, Ren Cao Mu regained his composure and said to the woman: "Thank you very much, girl, for the rescue. I just have something important to do, so I can't stay for a long time."
Unexpectedly, the woman came forward, pushed him down on the bed and sat down, saying: "What's the important thing? Your important thing now is to heal your injury here with me. When the injury is healed, you can just leave." .”
As she spoke, the woman handed the soaked towel to Rencaomu and said, "Wipe your face."
Rencaomu didn't dare to refuse, so he took the towel and wiped his face. The woman sat down next to her and said, "My name is Chen Qian, and this is my Taoyuan Villa. What is your name, and how should I call you?"
"Ren Cao Mu!" Ren Cao Mu replied honestly. In fact, this was not his original name. He had forgotten his original name long ago and now only uses this name.
"Ren Cao Mu, Ren Cao Mu," Chen Qian called out twice. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He took the pen and paper and wrote the name of Ren Cao Mu. He smiled and said: "Ren Cao Mu, people are in the grass and trees. Isn't this just a person?" The word 'tea' is there!"
Rencaomu looked at the words on the paper and realized that this was indeed his intention in giving himself this name.
Chen Qian asked with a smile: "You use tea as your name, does it mean you know tea well?"
Rencaomu said: "I don't know much about it. I just lived next to a tea shop when I was a child. I often went there to help with the work and learned the art of making tea."
"That's just right, come and make me a cup of tea, and I'll see if your name is just what it sounds like!"
"Okay, please give Miss Chen a taste of my tea!"
