The matter of changing relatives made Yuzhu unable to calm down for a long time. She walked all the way east. Forget it, let's go see Gucheng and the vast Mihe River. Maybe she would feel better, Yuzhu said. Zhu comforted himself.
Yuzhu asked passers-by how long it would take to reach Mihe? A passer-by advised: "You can reach it just by climbing over this mountain. There is a war going on in Gucheng these days. Don't go there unless you have nothing to do."
"Is the fight starting now?" Yuzhu asked.
"Nine times out of ten, there's going to be a fight, and the fight may be very fierce! I heard a rumbling sound last night. You, a little girl, shouldn't go there and join in the fun. It's very dangerous!" said the woodcutter. He lifted the firewood that was on his body and slid down the road.
"Okay, thank you, brother!" Yuzhu said.
It seems that the old man didn't guess correctly. The imperial court sent troops to fight, and there might be chaos inside. Yuzhu continued to move forward and did not listen to the advice to return.
Yuzhu felt a chill coming over her. It seemed that she was not far from Mihe. She unexpectedly heard loud shouts. She listened carefully to the sound of people singing. It seemed that the battle was won? Which side won?
In order to take a shortcut, Yuzhu went directly into the woods with no obvious road marks. She thought it would be faster to go straight through, eh? What is that ball? She walked in and saw a huddled little boy, who looked about eleven or twelve years old. His clothes were shabby, his face was dirty, and he was injured and passed out. Yuzhu supported the child. He patted his cheek gently and said, "Kid, wake up! Wake up!"
The little boy frowned and slowly opened his eyes. When he woke up and saw the stranger in front of him, he suddenly got excited and pushed Yuzhu away and said warily: "Who are you?"
Yuzhu looked confused. This little boy was pretty and very alert, "I... a passerby! Where is your home? I'll take you back! I see you're not seriously injured. You were separated from your relatives." Yet?"
"Passenger? Are you from Daliang Kingdom?" the little boy asked.
Yuzhu shook his head, and the little boy asked again: "Are you from Chaoshang Kingdom?"
Yuzhu shook his head again, "I am not from any country!" Yuzhu thought to himself, this war has made the children hysterical.
"Then you are one of those small affiliated countries!" the little boy said.
"Don't worry about where I am from. Where are your adults? Have you gotten separated from them?"
The little man thought for a moment and said, "Well, I got separated from my family."
"Is your home in Gucheng? Do you need me to take you back?" Yuzhu asked.
"No, my family is an outsider doing business in Gucheng. I got separated from my family. My family is far away from here in the south." The child looked aggrieved and looked like he was about to cry.
"Don't be too anxious, I'll take you back!"
"But my home is far away from here!" said the little boy.
"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time, I'll take you back!" Yuzhu said.
"good!"
"Do you know who won the battle in Gucheng?" Yuzhu asked
The happy face of the little boy immediately made you uncomfortable, and he said: "Daliang wins!"
"Daliang won?" It seems that what the old man said is still wrong. It seems that the new monarch still has two brushes.
"Sister, why did you come to Gucheng?" the little boy asked. Yuzhu helped the little boy bandage his wounds and replied, "I have some fate with Gucheng, and I wanted to come and have a look!"
"Fate? Is there an old friend here?" the little boy asked.
"It doesn't even count!" Yuzhu said.
"Does it count or not?" the little boy asked again.
Yuzhu knocked the little boy on the head and said, "You kid has so many questions. Stop asking about adult matters!"
"I'm not a child anymore. I'm fifteen years old this year. In our hometown, you can marry a wife at the age of sixteen!" the little boy retorted.
Yuzhu couldn't believe it. The little boy stood up even taller than her shoulders. "You mean you can take a wife next year? See for yourself, are you fifteen years old?" Yuzhu gestured to the boy. Not even as tall as her shoulders.
"I...I just grow up later than others. I'm really fifteen years old!" He said unconvinced.
Yuzhu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I believe you! What's your name?"
The little boy thought for a while and hesitated, but he saw that Yuzhu didn't want to be a harmful person to him, so he said: "My name is Xanthium, sister, where are you?"
"Yuzhu!"
"Sister, not only are you so good-looking, you also have such a nice name!" The little boy followed Yuzhu closely.
"You are very sweet at your young age. Are you hungry? I will take you to eat something!" Yuzhu said.
"Okay! Sister, please slow down!" Xanthurium followed in small steps, stepped forward and grabbed Yuzhu's sleeve.
Xiangu called her sister one after another, which made Yuzhu feel happy.
On the way to a bun shop, Yuzhu ordered two drawers of buns, and Xanthium wolfed down the stuffed buns. "Xanthia, eat slowly, don't choke!" Xanthium's cheeks were bulging, and he said, "It's been a long time... I haven't eaten. I’ve never had such delicious buns!” What did this war bring to people? Yuzhu looked at Xanthium with a distressed expression.
"Have you eaten enough?"
"Um!"
"It's getting late today, let's find an inn to stay at! We'll continue on our way tomorrow!"
"Okay!" Xanthium said happily.
The moonlit night was covered with a layer of mist, and the rustling dull leaves were clearly visible. A black night cat meowed, and the window was opened slightly. The black cat was frightened and disappeared into the night.
Xanthium secretly glanced at Yuzhu, who was sleeping soundly. She didn't wake up when she heard the noise, so she turned over and continued to sleep.
Xanthium slowly got up, carefully crossed the sleeping Yuzhu, and tiptoed out of the house.
"Greetings, City Lord!" A tall man in black knelt down to Xanthium.
Xanthium also changed from its previous childish appearance, and instantly became serious, as if it were more mature than an adult.
"Get up!" Xanthium said.
"yes!"
"After losing the city this time, the people in the Hu Dynasty will be even more hostile to me!" Xanthium said.
"City Lord, it's not your fault, it's just that the Marquis of Guannei is too cunning!" the man in black said unfairly.
"My father's life's glory has been thrown away by me. What a shame! Sooner or later I will take back Gucheng! Now I will make them happy for two days. When I return to Dahujin, I will suffer the humiliation from now on. I'll pay you back in full!" Xanthium angrily said.
"City Lord, I have joined you now. Let me escort you to Dahu! As for...that woman, let me get rid of her!"
"No! You can't alert the snake yet! Yuanhu, you go back to Dahu first! Go and deal with the disobedient people in the court. I don't know who that woman is yet. Let me find out! If you can't stay, I will take care of it myself. ! Just a woman!"
"This...I still feel something is wrong!" Yuan Hu insisted.
"What's wrong? You mean I can't even handle a mere woman? Are you scolding me for not being worthy of being the Lord of this city? If I can't handle her, then I won't be a minister in the Great Hu Dynasty in the future. It’s even more difficult to cope with it.”
"I don't dare!" Yuan Hu saw that Xanthium was angry, so he stopped insisting. He knew that it was useless to talk more. His little master had been a genius since he was a child. He could read and write at the age of three, and began to read and write at the age of five. He practiced martial arts and took over Gucheng at the age of ten. He was able to deploy city defense plans and deal with Daliang's many attacks one by one. It has been the same for the past five years. It is definitely not something ordinary people can deceive him. His only shortcoming is that he is too confident. , the loss of the city this time was also caused by his excessive arrogance.
