"Yes." Dongxue responded and stepped back.
"No, Auntie, my injury will be fine in a few days." Zhou Shiliu said awkwardly. At this moment, he was sitting on the mat, his trousers were rolled up, and his shoes were put aside, exposing his red and swollen ankles.
Xiao Qingxue didn't expect Zhou Shiliu to be so bearable. His ankles were swollen like steamed buns, and she still spoke harshly and poked his wounds with her hands.
Zhou Shiliu bared his teeth and said, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Qingxue pouted: "What are you so stubborn about? Let Dr. Li see if your foot is serious. It's not too late to apply medicine."
Zhou Shiliu blushed and said, "It's just falling off the back of a donkey, how serious can it be."
"Okay, it's not serious." Xiao Qingxue did not argue with Zhou Shiliu. Anyway, it was not her who was in pain or embarrassed.
Li Fan came in with a medicine box and saw Zhou Shiliu's injury at a glance. After checking it, he said, "My foot is sprained. I'll fix your bones first." After saying that, before Zhou Shiliu could react, he just heard With a click, he straightened it as fast as lightning.
There was cold sweat on my forehead on Saturday.
"Okay, let's use a handkerchief as a cold compress first and then hot compress at night, and then apply some medicated oil." Li Fan put down a bottle of medicated oil, said some precautions, and left immediately.
"Apply it first, it will make you feel more comfortable." Xiao Luolan handed the cold handkerchief to Zhou Shiliu.
Zhou Shiliu's face turned red with embarrassment. He had lost face in front of everyone last night and let his aunt see his indecent manner. He mumbled, "Thank you, aunt."
Xiao Qingxue listened to Zhou Shiliu's kitten-like voice without any arrogance. She thought of the culprit of Zhou Shiliu's injury this time and said, "Next time, buy a donkey and take me with you. I know how to look after donkeys. The donkey you bought is thin, old and lame. Fortunately, I didn’t take you into the river last night.”
Zhou Shiliu applied a cold handkerchief to his red and swollen ankle, hissed, and coldly snorted: "You care, I just like that donkey."
"You are so stubborn." Xiao Qingxue was speechless.
Xiao Luolan sat on the couch reading a book with a smile on her lips. Qinghe is a quiet child who has been practicing calligraphy. His daughter and Shiliu are like enemies, and they get noisy when they meet.
Xiao Luolan took out the chicken with lotus leaves and simmered it on the fire for a while before letting the three children eat. Because Zhou was injured on the 16th, they were given one chicken leg and another chicken leg. Qinghe gave it to his cousin because he was older. Xiao Qingxue.
The three of them gathered around the table and shared chicken with lotus leaves.
So when Zhou Xu entered the carriage, he could still smell the fragrance of lotus leaf chicken.
When Zhou Shiliu saw his uncle coming in, he subconsciously stood up. As a result, his ankle hurt sharply and he fell back to the table. Xiao Qingxue saw her father and said hello: "Dad, come and sit." Xiao Qinghe stood up. Make a bow and salute.
Zhou Xu sat down next to his wife, with a cold and dignified face: "What's wrong with Sixteen Feet?"
"I accidentally got sprained." Zhou Shiliu replied in a low voice.
Zhou Xu glanced at Zhou Shiliu's incompetent appearance. He had a headache. He could fall off a donkey, which was really disappointing.
"Get some rest if you're injured."
Zhou Liu was relieved. He was afraid that his uncle would drive him back, but luckily he didn't. Zhou Liu laughed happily.
Even more stupid! Zhou Xu doesn’t look at Monday Sixteenth.
"When passing Jiangjunling, General Lu will send someone to meet him in advance, so we will stay in Luzhou for a few days. Luzhou has become a bustling city due to the north-south tide and the loss of leather and abalone trees. Among them, Chaohu whitebait is very popular. It's famous. Madam can try it when she arrives." Zhou Xu introduced to his wife what delicious food there is in Luzhou.
Xiao Luolan inexplicably felt that the word "Lu Cong" sounded familiar to her. She put down the book and finally recalled Wang Fugui, who lobbied the Zhou clan leader to borrow food for Lu Cong.
So Lu Cong was also on the same boat as Sect Leader Zhou?
Xiao Luolan felt much relieved.
Five days later.
The group left Daizhou and entered Shouzhou. Xiao Luolan clearly felt that there were more people peeping secretly, but Zhou Xu instead asked the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry Jin Ben to lead two thousand riders to meet the Taining Army who came to meet them. Convergence.
His side slowed down.
Shouzhou, Luzhou official post road, when the two parties successfully met at Jiangjun Ridge, Zhou Xu rode with a thousand ghosts to the outside of Shouzhou city.
On the horse race track in Shouzhou Gaocheng, Shouzhou County Governor Linghu Mao clasped his hands on the city wall. As early as half a month ago, he ordered the city gates to be tightly closed and the entire army to be on alert.
Shouzhou County Governor Linghu Mao's heart was beating like a drum. Seeing the thousand ghost slaughterers in front of the city gate, who were as immobile as a mountain, he stared at them with eager eyes. Cold sweat gradually soaked in his palms, and his mouth became bitter. He cursed in a low voice: "This bastard Zhou Manzi" What do you want to do?"
They shouldn't be able to attack the city. The Shouzhou city wall is strong and difficult to break through, and the opponent's numbers are not enough. The Shouzhou County Sheriff kept saying in his heart, and suddenly he was frightened and his face turned pale with horror.
Could it be that he would join forces with Daizhou Jiedushi and Luzhou Lu Cong to attack him from both sides?
No, no, no matter how deviant Daizhou Wu Xun is, he will not openly start a war with Zhou Manzi. Linghu Mao has studied Wu Xun thoroughly, and secretly used the excuse that he can agree, but he dare not rebel, and If the counties and counties near Shouzhou do not receive Shouzhou military reports for a long time, the military envoys will definitely find something strange.
Linghu Mao had been guarding Shouzhou for many years and was not a vegetarian. After trying his best to calm down, he made only one decision, which was to defend the city.
"Father, is he Zhou Manzi?" A young general walked up to his father and looked outside the city after hearing his old father's rude curses. Opposite him in his field of vision was the seemingly endless Ghost Slaughter Cavalry, which was filled with darkness. The most eye-catching thing was the middle-aged military general riding in front of him. Although he could not see his face clearly, the general was burly and imposing.
Is he the Lord of the North? Zhou Manzi? The young general bravely grasped the spear in his hand and ignited his fighting spirit: "Father, if I have the chance, I will definitely see if Zhou Manzi is as powerful as the rumors say."
"Shut up! You can shout Zhou Manzi?!" Linghu Mao suddenly scolded, turned around and slapped his son hard, his palms trembling and his eyes filled with fear.
This boy who knows nothing about the world actually dares to speak so brazenly! Don’t be afraid of making others laugh!
"Tie him back to me. He is not allowed to step out of the room without my order." Linghu Mao shouted to the soldiers.
But my heart is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Because his Shouzhou hides a huge secret guest.
There is a small road in Shouzhou that leads to Guangling.
The little overlord of Jinling heard the news somewhere, sneaked along the Guangling path to Shouzhou, and is now a guest in Shouzhou!
Of course Zhou Xu didn't know that there was a mysterious guest hiding in Shouzhou City. He was just thinking about Shouzhou, which is also an important place in the Jianghuai River and an important military town. The key is that Linghu Mao who defends the city is not stupid. It will not be easy to capture it, but This does not prevent him from visiting Shouzhou on a whim.
The ancients used plums to quench their thirst.
It's okay for Zhou Xu to look into the city to satisfy his craving.
Xiao Luolan ate a red bayberry, and after waiting for Sect Leader Zhou to enter the carriage, she stuffed one into his mouth.
"A little sour." Zhou Xu said while eating bayberry.
Xiao Luolan tasted another one: "It's not sour." She just specially picked a big one for Sect Master Zhou.
"My eyes are so sore that they are red." Zhou Xu took off his light armor, rested his head on his wife's skirt, and squinted at Shouzhou City in the distance.
Xiao Luolan heard the meaning in Clan Leader Zhou's words and looked at Shouzhou. She knew nothing about ancient warfare and could not help Clan Master Zhou.
"Then do you want to eat the bayberry?" Xiao Luolan lowered his head and asked.
"Of course." Zhou Xu took his wife's hand, smiled and kissed it.
Chapter 194 (Transition Chapter)
In Shouzhou.
On the top floor of the tallest building, Linghu Hong sat next to the young man in rich clothes, pouring him wine. The golden wine took on the color of amber in the sunlight, and was slowly poured into the glass cup.
"Little prince, drink."
Linghu Hong sat up straight, but his heart was uneasy. Yesterday he went to the city wall because the young prince wanted to see what Zhou Manzi was like in the north. He volunteered to go, but as soon as he arrived at the city wall horse racing track, he was scolded by his father and kicked off. He was so restrained that if the young prince hadn't asked him to accompany him by name today, he still wouldn't be able to leave the house.
Linghu Hong was very unhappy when he was kicked off without even seeing his face clearly.
The young man in gorgeous clothes was blessed with a good-looking face, extremely handsome, with sword-shaped eyebrows on his temples, eyes like ebony, thin lips raised slightly, and a three-part smile without saying a word. His status was even more noble, and he was sitting at the table at this moment. On the ivory mat, I picked up the glass of wine and fed it to the beauty next to me.
The beauty snuggled in the master's arms like a boneless body, drank all the wine the master fed, her face became more and more charming, her red lips lightly opened, and she said in a charming voice: "How long will the master stay here, the slave is tired of it. "
Linghu Hong lowered his head, as if he was worried that the beauty would dazzle his eyes.
Wei Wuji touched the beauty's face. The beauty who had accompanied him through the entire cold winter had become even more delicate after losing her white fox and mink fur.
He looked at the beauty and asked, "Where do you want to go?" His tone was doting and smiling, and his eyes were focused.
The beauty's face was slightly red, and her heart was full of love. She stared at the handsome young prince, bit her red lips, and snuggled into her master's arms again: "I'm not going anywhere, I'm just with my master."
Although she only stayed with her master for one winter and one spring, he was now her god.
Wei Wuji touched the hair of the beauty in his arms appreciatively: "The Northern Overlord and the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry are just outside the city. It would be a pity not to take a look at them."
"Young prince, you must not do it!" Linghu Mao, the governor of Shouzhou County who was looking for him, heard this and hurriedly advised: "Right now, Zhou Manzi doesn't know that you are in the city, so he is just waiting and watching. Wait for him to come back in a day or two. I will leave, but if you show up, even though the city of Shouzhou is strong, it cannot withstand the combined power of You and Lu states."
"The gates of Daizhou are now wide open. Wu Xun and Zhou Manzi are colluding with each other, allowing the You soldiers to have their way in Daizhou. You cavalry is always fast and will arrive in Shouzhou in less than two days. It will be too late to regret it by then!" Linghu Mao was so worried that he was really afraid that this lawless young prince would not listen to his dissuasion. If something went wrong with the young prince, the lives of his whole family would not be saved!
"Is Zhou Manzi really that powerful?" Yunu exclaimed softly.
Linghu Mao couldn't hold back his anger, seeing that she was the person next to the young prince. When he was about to answer, he heard the young prince's voice.
"Of course it's awesome." Wei Wuji put his hand on the beauty's neck and said with a smile, "He likes to chop off other people's heads."
The jade slave was so frightened that his eyes were watery, but his body leaned more and more into his master's arms.
"I heard that Zhou Youzhou still has the heads of several Turkic royal khans, but I don't know how he preserved them." Like a scholar who is eager to learn and seek knowledge, Wei Wuji said regretfully: "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely ask for advice."
Wei Wuji stood up, dressed in white and said: "It just so happens that my jade slave is here too. I will set off back to Guangling in a few days."
Linghu Mao felt mixed joy and sorrow. He was naturally happy that the young prince was going back, but worried that the young prince would lie to him.
After the young prince left, he called his son and asked him to keep an eye on the young prince and not go up to the city wall. Although Zhou Youzhou and the others should have never seen the young prince, they must be on guard against everything.
Return to your residence in Shouzhou City.
Wei Wuji played with the beauty for a while and then let her go down. He looked towards the study area with a smile.
"Uncle Wei."
"I'm here." As the heavy footsteps came, an armored giant appeared from the darkness. He was tall and strong, his armor was cold and his face was dark and cold. When he knelt down on one knee, the armor was in the quiet room. Clatter.
"I heard that Zhou Youzhou has unparalleled supernatural power. How do you compare to him?" Wei Wuji asked.
The armored giant raised his head solemnly and said slowly: "I haven't compared them yet, I don't know."
"Uncle Wei, how old are you this year?" Wei Wuji suddenly asked.
"I have just passed my thirties."
Wei Wuji said to himself: "Uncle Wei is now in his prime years, but Zhou Youzhou is already forty-six. People say that at fifty you know your destiny. In this world, it is always a pity that heroes grow old and beauties grow old."
Wei Shu seemed to want to say something, but he knew in his heart that his master was an extremely arrogant person and was not really sorry, so he lowered his head again.
"Tomorrow..." Wei Wuji paused: "Let's take a look at Zhou Xu and his Ghost Slaughter Cavalry from a distance."
"I obey," Wei Shu said in a deep voice.
The candlelight is dim, and the beauty's red sleeves add fragrance.
Wei Wuji looked out the window at the dark night and put down the pen in his hand. He remembered that when he was a child, his mother led him by the hand into the Tai Chi Palace of the emperor's uncle. The emperor's uncle sat on the dragon chair and accepted the worship of the ministers. The words of long live were deafening. That night He was so excited that he didn't sleep well.
