The second day of September is very chilly, the autumn leaves are yellow and the rain is hazy.
As the skylight dispersed, the sound of wheels mixed with the hooves of horses brought up a loess dragon.
The team was huge, and Jiang Wuji, who was riding a black horse, followed behind. He didn't make a fuss about his status as Lord Tingshui, so he was inconspicuous except for being handsome.
The fat-headed fish originally wanted to follow, claiming to accompany the Queen Mother and pay a private visit to her sister incognito, but unfortunately the Empress refused.
Elastic Bear was still in the palace, and he seemed to be in a hurry to comprehend the calamity in one month. He was worried about disturbing her, so Jiang Wuji did not enter the palace to say goodbye to her.
Since becoming a first-class master, the female thief junior sister Lu Xiaolu has completely transformed into a little fangirl.
Before going out, she vowed that she would be there for everything at home, and her brother would feel free to go out.
It’s nice to have a sister…
Looking at the long queue, Jiang Wuji sighed heartily, with a sad look on his face.
"It's a pity that no matter what, I suddenly became lonely and lonely..."
at this time.
"Um?"
A strange figure appeared in the peripheral vision.
Although the opponent was wearing Imperial Guard uniform, it obviously didn't fit him well. His hat swayed with the horse's hooves and he had to straighten it manually after taking two steps.
"Miss Zhu Yao? Why are you here?!"
Jiang Wuji recognized Zhu Yao, the wise man of Zhaixing Tower who was disguised as a forbidden soldier.
The latter's delicate body trembled, and he quickly put his fingers to his lips: "Shh! You are going to die, keep your voice down!"
The surrounding Imperial Guards looked troubled. They obviously knew about this. When they saw Jiang Wuji's gaze, they all immediately pretended to be blind and deaf...
With a pinch on the horse's belly, Jiang Wuji came to Zhu Yao's side and walked side by side with her.
"You...you rebelled and joined the Forbidden Army?"
Poached Egg's eyes widened and he said fiercely: "You just betrayed the teacher! I sneaked out!"
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"Oh, what's that look in your eyes? The capital is so boring and Master is not here. How could you miss such a good opportunity?"
Zhu Yao looked like it was natural and waved her little hand.
"The rivers and lakes are so big, people want to see them too!"
Jiang Wuji could understand the girl's yearning for the world, but he still couldn't worry: "What if we are discovered?"
"Oh! It's okay!"
After being recognized, Zhu Yao simply took off her hat and threw it to the guard aside.
"Let me tell you quietly, Ang, I have a very good relationship with the Queen Mother! So even if we are discovered, it will be fine. Besides, my master is the national master! If anything happens, the master will take advantage of me!"
"..." Jiang Wuji found it difficult to evaluate.
However, Zhu Yao was very excited when she met an acquaintance. She took out a wrinkled map, unfolded it, and muttered:
"Well...the capital is here, Jiangzhou, Jiangzhou...ha! Found it!"
"Huh? Judging from the map, the capital is not far from Jiangzhou... It actually takes ten and a half days to walk on such a small distance?"
So the way... If I give you a globe, you should say that the world is so big...
At this time, a nearby guard couldn't help but correct him: "Ten days and a half is enough time to travel quickly. At our current speed, it will take at least a month."
A month? Then we can't go back and forth for two months?
Jiang Wuji twitched the corner of his mouth and took the map from Zhu Yao's hand.
From the map, the capital is located in the south of Dali, with Yuezhou below.
But to go to Yunzhou, you need to go up in the opposite direction. After passing through Zhongzhou, you will reach Jiangzhou.
Jiangzhou is adjacent to Fanzhou on the left, which is the origin of the Tianhe River. The Tianhe River starts from the snowfield on the north side of Fanzhou, and its main trunk goes all the way south, traversing the four states of Fan, Jiang, Zhong and Youzhou, and finally flows into the East China Sea.
"Wouldn't it be faster to go from Zhongzhou to Jiangzhou by water?" Jiang Wuji stared at the river on the map.
"Well, no matter how slow it is to take the water route, it will still take twenty days before and after, but I want to see the scenery along the way." The guard replied.
It's not easy to get out of the palace. I can delay it as long as I can...
"I heard that Jiangzhou has a pleasant climate and outstanding people. I really want to get there as soon as possible." Zhu Yao sighed, her beautiful eyes twinkling with little stars.
Although Jiangzhou is not the largest state, due to climate reasons, it ranks high among the thirteen states in Dali in terms of population and breeding.
Jiang Wuji was also looking forward to this.
Looking forward to meeting the female thief.
Because the team was so large, they suddenly entered the city and frightened the people.
Therefore, except for necessary supplies, I basically spent time in the wild.
The Queen Mother's carriage is like a small house, and there are accompanying maids to take care of it, so there will be no trouble.
Jiang Wuji was a grown man, and he could endure falling down with the earth as his bed and the sky as his quilt.
But this girl Zhu Yao can't do it.
On the first night, I was bitten by mosquitoes.
On the second night, Leng Ren kept burrowing into Jiang Wuji's arms, and the next day he pretended that nothing happened.
On the third night, I cried and said I wanted to go back to the capital.
Just when Jiang Wuji wanted to tease the little girl who yearned for the world, on the fourth night, she got into the Queen Mother's carriage...
Ten days and nights passed by in a flash, and the group was covered in dust.
As night falls, the stars turn.
Bonfires were lit one after another, dispelling the darkness and chill of the night.
In the carriage, the Queen Mother, who was wearing a moon-white dress, dragged her chin with her hands, her rosy mouth slightly pouted, feeling unhappy.
Zhu Yao on the side was not doing much better. This trip seemed to break all her illusions about the world.
The promised love and hatred are boundless, the promised love and hatred are promised, and the promised rivers and lakes are as deep as the sea...
After a long while, the Queen Mother raised her little face, looked at the accompanying maid, and asked: "How long until we arrive?"
"It will take about twenty days to get back to the empress."
"What? Twenty more days?" Zhu Yao exclaimed.
"It's so boring, I'm going to be so depressed. Please think of a solution, my dear~"
"If this continues, I will be bored." The Queen Mother shook her head.
Zhu Yao, who had a good relationship with the Queen Mother, muttered: "My dear, how did you spend your time in the past?"
"before?"
Reading... The Queen Mother blinked her big, watery eyes and suddenly raised the corners of her mouth.
"Go, let Commander Qiu organize it, and say that the winner tonight will be rewarded with a hundred taels. Remember, the Grandmaster can't participate, just call it a day."
The maid understood this and quickly got out of the carriage to make arrangements.
Since the escort team is basically all men, the only thing that can heat up the place is the sparring competition.
In order to relieve the Queen Mother's boredom, the commander of the imperial army who led the team would hold several games every year. In order to make everyone work harder, the Queen Mother would reward the winner with something.
However, the Queen Mother actually doesn't like watching this kind of fighting and killing programs, which she finds vulgar; she also doesn't like reciting poems and painting, which she finds artificial.
She likes to read stories, the ups and downs, entanglements, love and killing stories in the storybooks. The more entangled they are, the more she loves to read them!
For this reason, she specially prepared a dozen books and planned to savor them on the road, but she forgot to bring them...
…
After a while, the crowd gradually became restless.
Yang Hongshan strode over and took a photo of Jiang Wuji, who was sleeping against a tree trunk.
"Are you still sleeping? Don't you want to try your hand?"
Opening his eyes, Jiang Wuji found a group of people forming a circle not far away.
Two men in the circle were fighting back and forth, and one of them was shirtless.
Jiang Wuji knew that there would be mutual competition activities at night, but he just wanted to sleep.
"The empress said that grandmasters are not allowed to participate, so tonight's show is for top-notch masters."
"With your ability, how did you manage to sleep?"
"With such an opportunity, why don't you show off well in front of the Queen Mother?"
"By the way, you may not know that there are actually many people in the Forbidden Army who look down on our Fengtian Division..."
No, I know this...
The Imperial Guards were the emperor's personal soldiers. They were in the palace on weekdays and were responsible for guarding the palace.
Although Fengtiansi was established by the empress, it was usually in charge of King Luo, and the yamen was also set up in the outer city.
In addition, Fengtiansi Fengping was also different from the imperial army that guarded the emperors of the past dynasties.
To put it simply, the Forbidden Army is the Forbidden Army, and the sword bearer is the eagle dog.
The empress is here, the imperial army is here, and Fengtiansi is here.
The empress is not here and the imperial army is here, so Fengtiansi can't say anything.
Yang Hongshan kept to himself and continued: "His Royal Highness Prince Luo trusts you so much, why do you have to give her a voice?"
"Besides, the empress said that the winner tonight will be rewarded with a hundred taels!"
Seeing that Jiang Wuji was still not interested, Yang Hongshan lowered his voice and briefly talked about the Queen Mother's experience.
The most beautiful woman in Jiangzhou, the only daughter of the Wu family, a widow at a young age, but not surprisingly, she is still perfect...
Anyone who talks about these things in private will be punished by death, but one person is willing to speak and the other is willing to listen.
After learning about the background of the Queen Mother, Jiang Wuji stood up and patted the dust and grass clippings on his body.
"If you think about it carefully, I have never fought against anyone since I became a first-class master."
"It doesn't matter whether you have money or not. It's none of my business whether your wife is a widow or not... I just suddenly want to polish myself."
Yang Jindao: "Haha..."
