When Xiao Hei returned to the fire, holding a bowl of meat porridge.
The two little girls were already crying to see their mothers in their dreams. After all, the mothers in their hearts never died, and tonight Xiao Hei once again gave them an unexpected surprise.
Although the woman didn't say it explicitly, Xiao Hei and the shopkeeper believed that Qing Qing and Yan'er could see their mothers again.
This finally brought a little life to the boring life of one old and one young.
The old shopkeeper looked at Xiao Hei and said, "Tonight, you let go of a troublemaker."
Xiao Hei smiled faintly and said: "Brother said that if you are afraid that the other party will come back for revenge and kill them all, then it is better not to practice."
The old shopkeeper was stunned and looked at Xiao Hei, speechless.
For thousands of years, he had only heard such words from Xiao Hei's mouth.
Thinking about Li Xiuyuan's experiences in the ancient world, the old shopkeeper shook his head, looked at Xiao Hei and said with a smile: "I would like to meet your brother."
Xiao Hei chuckled: "When we return to the Imperial City, my brother may be able to return."
There is another thing Xiao Hei didn't say. When he returns to the imperial city, he won't have to worry about everything by himself like he is now.
When the time comes, he can just hide in No. 47 and teach his two younger sisters how to read.
If it doesn't work out, find an academy to send Qingqing and Yan'er to, and he will be more comfortable as a coachman to pick them up in the morning and evening.
The two stayed together for a long night until after midnight, Xiao Hei got into the tent to dream.
Not far ahead is Dazhou. After passing the realm of Northern Qi, he doesn't need to worry about it all the way.
The old shopkeeper was even more surprised. He didn't expect that Xiao Hei actually dug the grave of the mother of the two little guys.
Otherwise, the life experiences of the two little girls may remain an unknown secret forever.
There was still one thing that he couldn't figure out: why Xiao Hei had always had people from the Buddhist sect who had trouble with him since he left the Imperial City of Great Zhou Dynasty.
It is said that when one sees a wise man, he thinks of others, but Li Xiuyuan is a Buddhist practitioner, isn't he?
That night, neither of them slept well because Xiao Hei let go of the monk from Baiyu Temple.
Although Liangzhou is far away, the old shopkeeper still can't relax.
Xiao Hei looked indifferent. He got up early to boil water, make tea and make porridge. When the porridge was ready, he started to get up and get dressed and wash up.
In the eyes of the old shopkeeper, Xiao Hei has always been both an elder brother and a father.
After watching the two little girls finish their porridge, Xiao Hei said to the old shopkeeper: "We can reach Dingzhou today, and we can return to the imperial city soon."
The old shopkeeper thought for a while, looked at Xiao Hei and said with a smile: "You have to hire a maid to take care of their daily life when you go back. After all, it is inconvenient for you to do some things as a brother."
Xiao Hei smiled faintly: "My yard is quite spacious. I can tidy up No. 46 and accommodate ten or eight maids."
No. 47 is where my brother practices, and No. 46 can do whatever he wants.
In his opinion, when Qingyu's master and Northern Qi's princess get the news of his return, they might want to come and stay for a while.
Fortunately, my brother also bought No. 46.
Fortunately, Sister Shuzi has renovated the courtyard of No. 46 from time to time over the years, otherwise it would have been difficult to arrange for so many people.
When it was right after breakfast, Xiao Hei did not stop any longer, but asked the coachman to hitch the carriage and drive towards Da Zhou.
When the two little girls saw their mother, they finally let go of their worries for the time being.
With my brother by my side, I no longer clamored to find my mother.
The spring breeze was so good that the horse's hooves were broken. As soon as they arrived in Shenshi, the group came to the outside of Dingzhou City.
It wasn't until the coachman rushed to the outside of the city, looked at the closed city gate, and asked Xiao Hei and the old shopkeeper to get off.
Only then did Xiao Hei realize that this place was like facing a formidable enemy. The city gates were tightly closed and no one was allowed to enter.
Seeing that he couldn't enter the city, he couldn't continue to the imperial city. Xiao Hei was also dumbfounded. Since Dingzhou has closed the city, it is estimated that other places will be the same.
In desperation, Xiao Hei had to take out the sign that the Queen had given him and showed it to the guards on the tower.
When the guards on the tower saw the shining gold medal, they didn't know who the big shot was, so they quickly sent someone to lower the drawbridge and let Xiao Hei's two carriages cross the moat.
The heavy city gate opened a crack, and a guard came out to check Xiao Hei's identity and the authenticity of the gold medal.
After looking at it carefully several times, I saw that it was something in the palace, so I didn't dare to be careless at the moment.
He said to Xiao Hei carefully: "It just so happened that someone from the palace came. Could you please follow me to the City Lord's Mansion for a walk?"
All matters big and small have to be decided by people from the palace. What if Xiaohei is also a noble person in the palace?
When Xiao Hei heard that someone was coming to the palace, he thought to himself that he didn't seem to know anyone?
After getting on the carriage, the guard sent a team of guards to lead the way, protecting Xiao Hei and his party as they headed towards the city lord's mansion.
Qingqing looked at the solemn look on Xiao Hei's face and couldn't help but ask: "Where did the gold medal in my brother's hand come from? Can I eat for free in the Imperial City of Great Zhou?"
Xiao Hei shook his head, touched her head and said with a smile: "Not in the imperial city, but in the palace."
"Oh." Yan'er nodded: "??????????????? Then Yan'er and her brother will go to the palace for a walk some other day."
Xiao Hei felt that his eyes were going black, and he thought to himself that I don't want to go to that place again.
It was not easy to step out of Beiqi's fire bed, and he didn't want to step into Dazhou's pit again.
Looking at the two of them, he smiled bitterly and said: "We are not short of money. If we don't go to the palace, it will be easy to get in but it will be troublesome to get out."
As they were talking, the carriage had already entered the city lord's palace. Xiao Hei got out of the carriage with Yan'er in his arms. Before he could ask Qing Qing to come down, there was an exclamation from behind.
"Who is this? Come and show me to my sister!"
Yan'er shouted happily: "I am Yan'er. Did Sister Qingyu bring something delicious to Yan'er?"
Xiao Hei, who was carrying Qingqing out of the carriage, was startled. He looked back at the armor-clad woman behind him and frowned: "This isn't going to be a war. Why are you wearing armor?"
Qingqing also screamed: "Sister Qingyu, why are you here?"
Qingyu waved her hands to a group of guards and said with a smile: "This is the noble man of the Imperial City. Fortunately, you didn't lock him outside the city, otherwise the Queen would be anxious to death."
The captain of the guard chuckled, cupped his hands with Xiao Hei and said, "My lord said that the gold medal in the young master's hand is not easy to forge. It seems that he is indeed the queen's noble man!"
After saying that, he led a group of people and turned around and walked out of the city lord's mansion.
The old shopkeeper got off the carriage and looked at everything in front of him. He couldn't help but sigh and thought to himself: "This is really God's will. There is no way to avoid it."
The group originally wanted to return to the Imperial City to live quietly, and Xiao Hei didn't even want to disturb anyone.
Unexpectedly, once the city gate is closed, if you want to pass through, you will have to reveal your identity.
And Xiao Hei's identity is obviously not that simple, otherwise he wouldn't have been keeping a low profile in Northern Qi.
The group of people came to the living room and sat down. Qingyu picked two plates of pastries and melon seeds to send the two little girls away, and then started talking to Xiaohei.
He sighed and said, "In less than ten days and a half, this will be the battlefield between Northern Qi and Great Zhou?"
Xiao Hei frowned slightly and blurted out: "I didn't see the Northern Qi army move all the way here?"
Qingyu smiled bitterly and said: "If I hadn't gotten the information, if the matter hadn't been urgent, there would be no need for me to rush here from the Imperial City."
Xiao Hei nodded: "You are not a general, why are you going to the battlefield?"
The old shopkeeper didn't care about the war between the two countries, but looked at Xiao Hei and asked: "If we want to stay here for a while, we have to find a place to live first."
He knew the relationship between Xiao Hei and Qing Yu, and he also knew that Xiao Hei would not leave here so easily. He just wanted to take the two little girls to rest first.
Xiao Hei sighed and said to Qingyu: "Should I live here or go to an inn?"
Qingyu clapped her hands, called to the maid of the city lord's palace, pointed at the two little girls and said: "Go and clean up the three rooms for the guests."
Xiao Hei then looked at the old shopkeeper and said: "Since we have arrived in Dazhou, let the two coachmen go home. We will find the carriage again when we leave."
A war was about to begin, and Xiao Hei didn't know how long it would take to leave. He couldn't keep the coachman trapped here forever.
Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper replied: "Then let Qingyu issue the clearance procedures and let them leave as soon as possible tomorrow."
The maid took the old shopkeeper, and the old shopkeeper took the two little girls to find a place to live.
Xiao Hei said to Yan'er, "Sister, go and rest first. Brother, I'll have a chat with your sister Qingyu."
Yan'er giggled and said, "Brother, Yan'er wants to eat meat tonight?"
Qingyu couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "You are a snack, it has only been a while since we last met, and you have turned into a human being..."
The two little girls left the living room, and the living room suddenly became quiet. Qingyu sighed quietly and said with a smile: "I didn't have any confidence at all, but fortunately you are back."
Xiao Hei was silent for a while. According to his thoughts, he would no longer pay attention to the ups and downs in the imperial city when he returned to Dazhou.
Who knew that before entering the Great Zhou Dynasty, he would meet Qingyu.
He was afraid that he would not be able to escape this storm even if he wanted to.
After thinking about it, I had to ask: "Where are your master and your junior sister? We are about to go to war. Why don't you call them for help?"
Qingyu shook her head: "Master built a wooden house on the snow-capped mountains, and practiced cultivation on the mountain with his junior sister."
"My queen originally wanted to call you back, but I said your leg is still broken, so she had no choice but to ask me to follow the army here to guard it."
Speaking of this, Qingyu couldn't help shouting: "You won't just watch me die, will you?"
Xiao Hei chuckled: "What should I say? You are also a monk in the Golden Core Realm. Are you still afraid of going to the battlefield?"
Qingyu ignored him and pulled Xiaohei to the battle map.
Pointing to the top, he said: "The spies reported that within ten days at most, the Northern Qi army will be approaching the city..."
Xiao Hei looked at the map of Dingzhou City and realized that something was wrong.
The map in front of me is very similar to the situation of Nanyun City and Sanguan in the Five Domains. They are both undefeable cities, and they have become fortresses that must be fought over between the two countries.
And there were elder brothers and elder brothers Nalan in Nanyun City. It took hundreds of thousands of troops several years to build a large formation.
And right now he doesn't even know where his brother is? Even if my brother is here, he can't wave his hands in formation.
Besides, it is estimated that my brother will not pay attention to the war between the two countries.
Just like what my brother said back then, if Emperor Xia is really unable to defend the southern border, the worst he can do is let another person from the Five Regions become the emperor.
And he came to Dazhou just to accompany his brother to witness some major events that were about to happen.
It was just a war that had nothing to do with him. It was just because of his curiosity that he ran into the palace and lived for a few days, which made him and Qingyu have a causal relationship.
After thinking about it, I couldn't help but feel troubled.
Time was too tight, and there was not much time for the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty to prepare how to resist the coming enemy.
Seeing Qingyu's sad look, Xiao Hei thought of the moat he just passed by again. He couldn't help but sigh and said quietly: "I have a way."
After finishing speaking, he pointed to the moat on the map and said: "It will take nine days to widen the river by five feet... let all the generals take turns to go up day and night. They must finish it before the opponent reaches them."
Qingyu was stunned when he heard this, looked at the map and asked: "Can we win this war by widening the moat?"
Xiao Hei sighed and said with a wry smile: "No."
