The mission continued on its way.
Thanks to Li Tongguang and his Yulin Guards, the mission's journey was relatively peaceful. They passed through Junzhou and passed through Xiezhou. Everyone slowly headed towards the last stop before Andu, Gui Deyuan. go.
At the front of the mission, Yang Ying led the way, followed half a body behind by the nervous Yuan Lu.
She had been bored in the carriage for a long time, and it was rare to find a smooth road where she could ride her horse, and she had a lot of fun. The girl did not leave the mission too far, and she always stayed at a distance where she could see the Jingting Pavilion when she turned around.
The Taoist priest was riding on a white horse, lazily enjoying the few warm sunshine in the autumn.
Ta-ta-ta.
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Ning Yuanzhou rode up to Jingting.
"Is there something wrong with Yang Ying and Yuan Lu?"
"That's so wrong." Jingting squinted her eyes.
"I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about your apprentice being a little alienated from Yuan Lu since he came back from Li Tongguang's banquet last time."
"Have it?"
Jingting turned to look at Ren Ruyi beside her.
"Did not notice."
The woman shook her head.
"As a child, it's normal to be happy one day and unhappy the next."
Jingting patted Ning Yuanzhou on the shoulder.
"I have been Zhu Yiwei's Danyi envoy since I was sixteen, and I am still the best."
Ren Ruyi looked at the two men riding horses in front and spoke.
"No one is born without parents."
Ning Yuanzhou sighed and spoke, turning his head. In front of him were Jingting and Ren Ruyi, with four slightly cold eyes.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I may have been staying with Qian Zhao for a little too long recently..."
Ning Yuanzhou scratched his head and hurriedly changed the topic: "But if there is something wrong with these two children, Yuanlu's illness is indeed a problem."
"Everyone is going to die. There is no point in thinking about the ending of some things at the beginning, isn't it?"
The Taoist priest smiled and looked at the woman beside him: "The moment I saw her, I thought the Taoist ancestor I had worshiped for more than ten years had appeared."
Ning Yuanzhou's smiling face fell instantly.
"Lao Ning, you are already a grown man. Pindao heard from Yuan Lu before that you were engaged to a female official in the palace. Why is there no news..."
Before Jingting finished speaking, Ning Yuanzhou had already walked away.
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"Master eats green dates."
The delegation stopped to rest, and Li Tongguang held a bag of dates and came to Ren Ruyi's side.
"Yes, Not Bad."
Ren Ruyi picked one up and bit it, and the sweet taste spread throughout his taste buds.
"Hey, Jiu'er remembered that the master likes to eat these dates. Now is the ripe season, so he picked them and gave them to the master."
Watching Ren Ruyi eat it, Li Tongguang smiled on his face. He wanted to take out another one and hand it to his master. As soon as he put his hand in his pocket, the young man's face froze.
The bag that was full just now is now empty.
The sound of chewing came to his ears, and Li Tongguang turned his head. Jingting was standing not far away, holding a handful of dates in his hand.
"Stinky Taoist!"
The young man gritted his teeth and said, "Give me back the dates!"
"What kind of dates? Pindao didn't eat them."
Jingting said, spitting out the date core in his mouth, then picked up a new one and took a bite.
"You! Stinky Taoist priest! You go too far!"
The veins in Li Tongguang's neck popped out, and his face turned red.
"Okay, stop teasing him, are the dates delicious?"
Ren Ruyi stopped Li Tongguang who was about to rush forward and looked at Jingting.
"not bad."
Jingting picked up a green date, rubbed it with her sleeve and handed it to Ren Ruyi: "Why haven't I seen you say before that you like to eat this?"
"Of course the master will only tell me this kind of private preference!"
Before Ren Ruyi could answer, Li Tongguang pulled his neck and roared at Jingting.
"Those were my hobbies a long time ago. I have a new identity and a new life, so naturally I have to separate myself from my previous hobbies."
Ren Ruyi took Jingting's hand: "The previous things were too long and too complicated. I can't even remember this long-lost preference."
boom!
Li Tongguang stamped his feet fiercely, turned around and walked away.
"Don't keep irritating him."
Watching Li Tongguang walk away, Ren Ruyi patted Jingting's arm.
"It's better to get used to this kind of thing, otherwise he would rush up to us every time we take a break, master in front of him and master behind him."
"It's really..." Ren Ruyi smiled helplessly.
"Master, Sister Ruyi, what are you eating?"
Behind Jingting, Yang Ying stuck out her little head.
"Try the newly picked green dates." Ren Ruyi picked up a piece and stuffed it into Yang Ying's mouth.
"Mmm~ So sweet!"
The girl tasted something sweet and smiled innocently.
"Eat it all for you."
Ren Ruyi poured the dates in Jingting's hand into Yang Ying's hand: "I'm afraid your master won't be able to eat even one. Remember to wash before eating."
"Okay! Thank you, Sister Ruyi."
Yang Ying ran out.
"It seems that your apprentice needs some stimulation."
Beside the carriage, the woman raised her hand and grabbed the Taoist's collar.
Beside the stream.
Yang Ying, who was jumping up and down with green dates in her arms, ran into Li Tongguang, who looked gloomy.
"you……"
"Where did the green dates on your hands come from?"
Before Yang Ying could speak, Li Tongguang stared at Yang Ying's hands and spoke sternly.
"Sister Ruyi gave this to Gu. It's delicious. Gu wouldn't give it to you!"
The girl hugged the green dates in her hands and stared fiercely at the boy in front of her.
"I picked this for Master! You don't deserve to eat it!"
Li Tongguang pushed Yang Ying hard, and the girl fell on the soil by the stream. The dates in her arms fell out and rolled all over the ground.
"Don't forget the deal between us!"
Looking at Yang Ying whose body was covered with mud, Li Tongguang left a few words and left in a puff of his sleeves.
"Master~~~wuwu~~wu~"
The girl's cries were heard far away.
When the mission set off again, the Marquis of Changqing, who was in great power in Anguo, was hung on a jujube tree, with a mouthful of green jujubes stuffed into his mouth. Every time he swayed, one squirted out.
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"It seems to be here. During the battle at Tianmen Pass, there were several guards in Liudaotang. They tried their best to protect your emperor. I respected them as men, so I didn't throw their bodies into the river according to the rules. Instead, I sent people to kill them overnight. I dug a few shallow pits and buried them here.”
The mission moved forward into the evening. Li Tongguang directed his Yulin Guards to stop by the river and looked back at Ning Yuanzhou.
"You mean... Chai Ming and the others are buried here!"
Ning Yuanzhou jumped off his horse excitedly.
"I don't know Chai Ming. If you are looking for your emperor's guards, they are right here."
Li Tongguang spoke calmly, then turned and left.
Without Ning Yuanzhou's call, everyone in the mission had already rushed forward, digging at the mud on the shoal with their fingers and scabbards.
Li Tongguang's men buried the body in a hurry, and everyone in Liudaotang found it quickly. The cry was not loud, and it faintly reached Jingting's ears.
"Why don't you say anything? Just recite the mantra of rebirth or something."
Ren Ruyi got off the carriage and walked slowly to Jingting.
"Someone has already come to pick them up, so why bother? These soldiers served the country and the people and deserved to die."
There is a reassuring magic in the Taoist priest's calm voice: "A loyal soul can return home even if it does not cross over."
