That night, Mu Mu and Ma Tianyun finally caught a hare and two snow chickens as they wished. In Mu Mu's words, they were so lucky that they didn't put much effort, which made Li Ye give her a hard look.
If you are proud in life, don't be too proud. If you are too proud, be careful not to be struck by lightning. This is the principle of Li Ye's life.
But this principle only applies to him, and it doesn't make sense to apply to Mu Mu. In Mu Mu's words, only the elder brother is struck by lightning. Mu Mu is not afraid. Even if the thunder wants to strike down, the elder brother must bear it first.
Because she is Mu Mu, Mu Mu on Tianshan Mountain.
Bai Susu's precious disciple.
He is also Mr.'s apprentice.
The wind and snow did not weaken due to the good luck of the three of them, and continued to blow hard all night long. Li Ye, who was hiding in the cracks of the rock cliffs, finally tasted the feeling of the wind and snow.
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After Ma'er's efforts, the three of them finally arrived at the official road outside Xichun City at half past noon the next day.
Li Ye, who was sitting in the car, took out his pen and ink, poured a few drops of warm water from the kettle into the inkstone, and then rubbed a little bit of the ink.
I tore off another piece of light yellow Hu Xuan and hurriedly wrote on it. After reading it twice, I felt it was acceptable. Then I put away the pen and ink, folded the Hu Xuan and put it in my arms.
He pulled Mu Mu who was breathing in the snow, held her ears and explained carefully for a while. It wasn't until she nodded to show that she understood and followed it resolutely that Li Ye raised his head with satisfaction.
Looking at Ma Tianyun, he said: "There is a shack ahead. You and Mu Mu will drive the carriage there in a moment. First, untie the horse's reins. If there is an emergency, abandon the carriage and we will ride away."
Ma Tianyun was startled and blurted out: "What are you going to do, Imperial Master? Do you want the general to come with you?"
Li Ye shook his head and said calmly: "I just want to chat with their leader. If the conversation is not satisfactory, I will come back as soon as possible. If the conversation goes well, it will only take an hour at most, and it will not take too long."
"Uncle Ma, let my brother go alone. Mu Mu is here with you to protect him. It's not good to be too close." Mu Mu frowned. This was the first time she faced something seriously.
Ma Tianyun thought for a while and replied: "It's okay, the Imperial Master should be more careful. Mu Mu and I have slaves who can support you from a distance."
Li Ye nodded and said: "Visually, the distance from the shack to the moat is no more than 140 feet, which is exactly within the shooting range of the hand slave. Don't shoot without my signal."
After saying that, he put on his white cloak and hat, and walked towards the moat step by step.
Seeing Li Ye walking away, Mu Mu poked Ma Tianyun and said, "Uncle, let's hide in that shack and don't let anyone see us."
...
Looking up, Xichun City is a bit more majestic than Xiaguan, a bit closer to Nanyun City. Li Yexin said that it is indeed the center of the three towns. A moat has been dug outside the city, but in this ice and snow, the moat is just a decoration.
Looking at the few lonely wooden shacks by the moat, and thinking about the prosperity here before the invasion of the grassland tribes, I couldn't help but sigh softly. Only ordinary people have always suffered when the world rises and falls.
Walking to a wooden shed near the moat outside the trestle, Li Ye found a few benches, took out the animal skins and carefully wiped off the soil on the south side, then found a table and wiped it clean, then took out the sword box and placed it on it. Carefully open the machine spring, take out the iron bow and start assembling...
Shao Qing took out the Huxuan that he had folded before, and took another bamboo arrow. He carefully tied the Huxuan to the arrow body, checked it several times, and then took the iron bow and walked to the trestle on the moat.
On the bridge about 150 feet away from the Xichun Tower, Li Ye stopped, concentrated his mind, bent his bow and drew the arrow, used the power of Wuxiang Dharma Body, and shot the bamboo arrow in his hand towards the top of the tower... ...
With a "buzz" sound, the bamboo arrow left the string, flew to the top of the city tower, and shot steadily on the gate tower above the city tower.
With a "beep" sound, the bamboo arrow penetrated three points into the wood, frightening several soldiers who gathered upstairs to warm themselves by the fire.
"There's an enemy attack! Call the police!" the panicked soldier shouted.
Suddenly there was a roaring horn sound! The soldiers on duty on the city tower raised their bows and arrows, aiming at Li Ye who was standing on the bridge protecting the city.
"Why are you panicking?" Within a moment of the horn blowing, the gate of the gatehouse was pushed open, and a handsome young man in a green robe, five feet tall, looked at the soldiers surrounding the gatehouse with arrows ready to shoot.
"General, there is an enemy outside the city. Shoot an arrow up." A soldier on duty removed the bamboo arrow from the gate and handed it to the young man in the robe.
The young man pressed the bamboo arrow in the soldier's hand and held it in his hand. While reaching out to untie Hu Xuan's hemp rope, he ordered: "Don't shoot arrows, just be on guard."
As he spoke, he untied the hemp rope, unfolded the Huxuan folded in a circle, and then frowned and read:
"I, Li Ye, a disciple of the Prajna Temple in the Western Xuan Region, represent the Imperial City of the Five Regions. I am here to discuss a business deal with King Yelu Khan. I hope to come out of the city for advice!"
"A disciple of Prajna Temple, a monk?" The green-robed young man frowned, walked up and down, and saw Li Ye dressed in wind and snow, wearing a bamboo hat on his head, standing there motionless.
One of the two was on the tower, and the other was on the trestle outside the tower, looking at each other from a distance.
"Brother, what happened outside?" While the young man was hesitating, a girl's voice rang out from the gatehouse. Before the young man could reply, a girl wearing a white fur coat and a fox fur white hat ran out.
Looking at the young man holding the bamboo arrow in his hand, he shook his shoulder.
The young man who came back to his senses smiled faintly at her, pointed the bamboo arrow in his hand towards the bottom of the tower, and said, "A monk has come to discuss business with my father."
"What kind of business are we discussing on such a snowy day? Is this monk mentally ill?" The little girl stood up and looked downstairs.
Just in time to see Li Ye raising his head, the two looked at each other, and the girl exclaimed: "Brother, this is a young monk, he is very handsome."
At this moment, the soldiers guarding the city led Xichun's guard Jamuka over.
Jamuka, who was wearing no armor, was six feet tall, and had a majestic face looked at the young man and asked: "Your Highness, do you want me to go and deal with this thief?"
The young man thought for a while and shook his head: "He is polite and polite, and he did not come to challenge me. It is not appropriate for you to fight with him. Besides, he is here to see my father, not to cause trouble."
Zhamu was stunned, looking at Li Ye on the trestle, and said in confusion: "It's just that King Khan has returned to the royal court, and he won't come back until spring."
"It's okay. I'm going to meet this little monk. He dares to come alone to discuss business. He must be a wonderful person."
"I want to go with my brother too. By the way, I haven't seen the young monk from the five realms yet, hehe." The girl said coquettishly, holding the young man's arm.
"If you want to go, Rong Mo will dispatch a team of soldiers to protect His Highness and go together." Jamukha frowned, he was not willing for the young man to take this risk.
The young man waved his hand and said: "There is no need to mobilize troops, and it is not a war. You just come with me." After saying that, he glanced at the little girl, turned around and walked towards the bottom of the tower.
"The monks on the bridge are waiting, we are leaving the city right now!" Jamukha yelled at Li Ye.
Li Ye heard the shouting from the tower, nodded, turned around and walked back.
Returning to the wooden shed by the moat, Li Ye took out the tea set and placed the small red clay stove on the table.
He took out the charcoal and pine branches, lit the fire, nodded the pine branches, and put the kettle on the table. Since we were discussing business, it was inevitable to drink two cups of tea.
Looking at the flames gradually rising in the stove, Li Ye thought for a while, took out two boxes of peach blossom cakes brought from the Imperial City, opened the boxes gently, and placed them on the table.
While taking out the tea leaves and placing them in the purple clay pot, he took out a few teacups and placed them opposite him.
...
After doing this, Li Ye walked out of the wooden shed, stood in the wind and snow, and glanced behind him. At this moment, Mu Mu and Ma Tianyun should also be staring at him.
After not waiting long, the Xichun City Gate made a heavy sound and was slowly opened by the grassland soldiers, and a group of three people walked out of the city gate.
Walking in the front is Jamuka, who is six feet tall and wearing armor. The one in the middle is a young man of about eighteen years old wearing an empty blue robe.
Followed by a little girl about the same size as Li Ye, wearing a fox fur white hat, she is really cute.
The three of them gradually walked onto the trestle on the moat and walked towards the wooden shed where Li Ye was.
"I said, little monk, what do you want from my King Khan? Tell me quickly, or else I will be ruthless and kill you with one blow?"
After saying that, he took out the saber from his waist and made a gesture of slashing!
However, before he could scare Li Ye, he heard a soft sound in the wind and snow, and an iron arrow that came from nowhere hit the saber in his hand with a "ding" sound...
Before he could recover, the saber in his hand flew to nowhere, and the six-foot-tall tiger body fell heavily into the snow.
Just a little bit, an arrow pierced the throat!
Li Ye frowned slightly as he looked at Jamuka who had fallen in the snow.
Said: "General, I came here specifically to discuss business, not to fight."
After saying these words, he looked at the silent young man and the girl behind him, cupped his hands and said: "It's better to meet by chance than to invite them. Since you are here, please have a cup of tea."
Ignoring Jamuka who climbed up from the snow, Li Ye turned around and entered the wooden shed.
Looking at the kettle on the red clay stove, it was steaming.
The young man glanced at Zamuhe, frowned slightly, and said, "Why are you so impulsive?"
The little girl made a face at him and said with a smile, "Uncle Jamukha will also suffer!"
The young man took his little girl into the wooden shed, sat on the bench Li Ye had prepared before, pointed to the young man beside him and introduced: "This is my sister-in-law, Yeluyan, my name is Yeluqi."
Jamukha, who followed him in, glanced at Li Ye and said sarcastically: "Um, I'm His Highness's subordinate, Jamukha."
Kaname nodded to the three of them and poured water into the cup while washing the tea.
He smiled faintly and said, "You've come just in time. This tea has just been brewed for the first time. It's the right time to taste it. Please give it a try."
After saying that, he picked up the cup of hot tea in front of him, put it to his mouth, blew gently, and took a shallow sip.
"Making tea on this windy and snowy day is really unique!" Li Ye looked at the three of them and said with a smile.
