Chen Xiaobei then explained, "This is a march to fight, so we'd better not get involved."
Regarding Chen Xiaobei's explanation, the ancestors could no longer forcibly dissuade them, so they had to let them go.
Everyone was reluctant to leave and greeted each other one by one. Chen Xiaobei was about to greet people to set off when suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance. The sound of horse hooves hitting the hard ground could still be heard far away.
Liu Rumei couldn't help but frown. From the sound of horse hooves, she could tell that there were about a dozen fast horses coming.
Soon a group of people appeared on the official road in the distance. As these figures ran closer and closer, Chen Xiaobei became a little uneasy.
The one leading the front, isn't that the Lotus Cult Master?
Next to the Lotus Leader, isn't that Shen Ziyan?
Seeing the appearance of these people, Cui Hongyu seemed quite surprised and jumped excitedly and waved to say hello.
Soon the leader of Lotus and Shen Ziyan came to the crowd and reined in their horses. Shen Ziyan was the first to jump off and ran to Cui Hongyu. The two hugged each other tightly.
"Sister Hongyu, you miss me so much."
The two of them were whispering, and the Lotus Master urged his horse to come to Chen Xiaobei and Liu Rumei, bowing slightly.
Chen Xiaobei bowed respectfully to the Lotus Leader. This was Huang Ying's senior sister, and he couldn't neglect it.
Liu Rumei also bowed after Chen Xiaobei, and then asked with a smile, "Why is the leader here? It's freezing cold and it's hard to walk on the road, right?"
The leader of Lotus frowned and seemed a little impatient in his words, "Oh, I didn't want to come, but I received a letter from the princess saying that he was in trouble. Why don't you come and have a look, and when we get to Centipede Ridge, it turns out that She has returned to the capital again."
"Yes, leader, I'm afraid the princess is in big trouble now. Wannian City is besieged by the Great Earth Kingdom. By the way, Her Royal Highness the Princess is outside the city and is safe for the time being."
"Okay, okay, I understand. Aren't the two sides fighting? I heard that the princess left the person responsible for communicating with her to go on an expedition with you. I'm here just to ask you to send me a message asking the princess if she wants me. help."
Liu Rumei's face showed embarrassment. This time, "Master, it's okay for me to send you a message, but I'm going to the border soon. Look at this..."
The leader of Lotus Flower waved his hand and said carelessly, "Hey, what's the point? I'll just go to the border with you. When the princess gets a letter, I'll make another plan."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei understood that the Lotus Leader wanted to go to the border with him, but as the leader, he couldn't take the initiative to propose it, so he had to say this.
At this time, both Shen Ziyan and Cui Hongyu roughly told what happened. Cui Hongyu was also a little embarrassed, "Logically, since you are here, I should let you stay with me these days."
"But I'm afraid you won't be able to stay."
Shen Ziyan smiled and nodded, "Yes, how can I stay here? I came here with the senior sister to help the princess."
"But now that you are here, don't leave so quickly. I have to go talk to Senior Sister."
Shen Ziyan came to the Lotus Leader and said, "Sister, since I have arrived at Hetou Village, I would like to stay here for a day or two before going over to see you. Do you think it is feasible?"
The Lotus Leader thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Forget it, it won't take more than a day or two. By the way, Chen Xiaobei, where is your first stop?"
"Sister, let's go to Jizhou first, and then go to Shuozhou at the border."
"We will set off from Shuozhou in three to five days at most."
The leader of Lotus looked at Shen Ziyan, you heard that clearly.
Shen Ziyan nodded, "I took note of it, just go about your business."
Chen Xiaobei stopped being polite to everyone and greeted everyone to prepare to set off. The Lotus Leader greeted his men and followed the end of the team, rushing out of Hetou Village and rushing to Jizhou.
At this time, Shen Ziyan and her maid Xiaohua also came to Cui Hongyu's home.
Cui Hongyu poured a cup of tea and chatted with Shen Ziyan for a few words before she saw Shen Ziyan's face changed.
"Sister Hongyu, I have a purpose for coming here. I didn't say it just now. I hope to burn incense for sister Huangying."
This was expected by Cui Hongyu. After all, Huang Ying and Shen Ziyan came from the same school.
"Okay, let's eat first then, and I'll accompany you after dinner."
"Sister Hongyu, I won't eat anymore. I said I would stay for a day or two, but as you can see, the road is too difficult. I went to burn incense for sister Huangying, and then I have to catch up with senior sister."
Cui Hongyu didn't say much. Thinking about it, this is human nature. Although he has a good relationship with Shen Ziyan, it is obvious that Shen Ziyan has more important things to do, and of course he cannot stop him.
Thinking of this, she didn't care about the rules of Hetou Village, and there was no need to wait until noon, so she simply packed up a few food and drinks.
Shen Ziyan asked Xiaohua to bring over a baggage, and unpacked it. It was full of yellow form papers. It could be seen that they had been prepared for a long time.
Cui Hongyu took a basket and put everything in it.
Seeing this, Xiaohua next to her stepped forward, picked up the bamboo basket, and followed Shen Ziyan and Cui Hongyu out.
At this time, the ice on the road had melted slightly, making it a little muddy when walking.
But none of this could stop Shen Ziyan and Cui Hongyu. They left the east end of the village and came to the cemetery.
As soon as he arrived, Cui Hongyu saw that there were traces of people worshiping in front of Huang Ying's tombstone, and the remaining snow on the tomb and on it had also been cleaned up.
Cui Hongyu immediately understood that this must be Chen Xiaobei's visit, and he must have come quietly by himself. As for why he didn't tell him, Cui Hongyu probably also knew.
Shen Ziyan didn't know the mystery. She looked at Cui Hongyu and said, "You guys have been here."
Hong Yu nodded, "Yes, brother Xiaobei came to talk to sister Huang Ying when he was about to go on an expedition."
Shen Ziyan was obviously very satisfied with this answer.
At this time, Xiaohua stepped forward and laid out the sacrificial objects.
Shen Ziyan lit three sticks of incense, raised it high above her head, paid homage to Huang Ying's grave, and then said with a choked voice, "Huang Ying, I passed by here to see you. I don't know when I will come back in the future."
"If you feel lonely, just give me your dream and we can have a good chat."
Shen Ziyan muttered a lot here, and then she inserted three sticks of incense in front of the grave, and then bowed three times again. Cui Hongyu also bowed three times after seeing this.
After bowing, Shen Ziyan asked Xiaohua to spread out all the yellow paper, and then lit it.
Looking at the burning yellow paper, Cui Hongyu was extremely moved. She was moved by the friendship between Shen Ziyan and Huang Ying.
After the paper was burned, Shen Ziyan reluctantly walked back. Not far away, she turned back to look at Huang Ying's grave.
