#293 - The irresistible charm of the villain
Old Zhang suddenly said he was going to find Wei Changtian, which made Agou temporarily forget about the roast goose. After a moment of stunned silence, he blinked his eyes and asked suspiciously:
“Grandpa, are we going to Shu Prefecture?”
“Shu Prefecture? No.”
Old Zhang hurriedly ran into the dilapidated house, rummaging through a box while casually answering, “We’re going to Fengyuan.”
“Huh?”
Agou had obviously never heard of this place name: “Where is Fengyuan?”
“In the west.”
Old Zhang answered perfunctorily, then pulled a tattered long sword from the box.
It must have been at the bottom of the box for a long time without being touched. The scabbard was covered with mold, and there were faint traces of small holes left by insects gnawing on it.
However, when Old Zhang unsheathed the sword with a "clang", the blade reflecting the sunlight was bright and clean. Even a beggar on the side of the road would know that this sword was no ordinary object.
However, he tried to insert it several times but couldn't align it properly. In the end, he squinted and aimed for a long time before successfully returning the precious sword to its scabbard.
“Alright, hurry up and pack your things. I'll go buy a donkey cart.”
After finding a piece of rag and wrapping the scabbard around it several times, Old Zhang urged, “We'll leave today.”
“Ah?”
Agou was stunned for a moment, but he didn't ask any more questions. He nodded and ran to pack their ragged clothes and the almost non-existent "valuables" in the house.
“Fengyuan in the west... Where is that?”
“...”
An hour later.
“Creak~”
The dilapidated wooden door that had been in disrepair for years was casually closed, with a dead branch inserted horizontally to serve as a bolt.
Anyway, there was nothing in this broken house, so there was no need to worry about thieves. Old Zhang simply saved the money for buying a lock.
“Grandpa, I'm hungry.”
Holding the small package and sitting on the donkey cart, Agou patted his small belly aggrievedly: “Shouldn't we eat before we leave?”
“All you know is how to eat!”
Old Zhang glared at Agou and waved the branch in his hand, hitting the donkey's rump.
“There's dry food here, eat it!”
“But I want to eat roast goose...”
Agou muttered unwillingly. Seeing that Old Zhang didn't react, he had no choice but to take the cold steamed bun and eat it in small bites.
“Gurgle, gurgle~”
The wheels rolled over the ground, and the donkey cart bumped along the uneven alley.
A returning neighbor happened to run into them at the entrance of the alley and couldn't help but ask, “Old Zhang, where are you going?”
Old Zhang showed a bright smile: “Leaving the city!”
“Leaving the city? Taking Agou to avoid the war?”
“Avoiding what war? We have serious business to attend to!”
“Hahahaha, you two, one old and one young, what serious business can you do?”
“Hey, I'm afraid I'll scare you if I say it!”
“Oh?”
The person became interested when he heard this, reached out and grabbed the shaft of the cart, and said with a smile, “I'm not afraid of the fighting outside the city every day. You're talking big.”
“Tell me, what is it that's so shocking?”
“Hmph, I am going to”
Old Zhang's expression turned stern, and he puffed out his chest with incomparable pride.
“Slay Yama!”
“...”
“Ding-ling, ding-ling~”
The setting sun shines on the village, and few people return to the poor alleys.
The copper bell hanging on the donkey's neck swayed, and the bell sound became more and more faint.
The man stood in place, staring blankly at the donkey cart that had already driven away. After a long while, he spat on the ground and muttered to himself:
“Slay Yama?”
“Crazy”
Three days later.
Within the territory of Da Feng, Mang River.
As the black carriage drove along the long stone bridge over the turbulent wide river, the sky gradually turned orange. Looking around, it was an endless wilderness, and not even a trace of smoke could be found.
“Young Master, Lord Liang and Miss Liang have returned to Shu Prefecture.”
Putting the "codebook" into his arms, Chu Xianping leaned close to Wei Changtian, who was closing his eyes to rest, and said in a low voice:
“Also, Jizhou City has fallen.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly opening his eyes, Wei Changtian turned his head and asked, “What about the Xu family? Are they all dead?”
“No, most of the Xu family had already escaped before the city fell.”
“Wei YanYu also ran?”
“Yes.”
“...”
Didn't you say you would fight to the end, and the Xu family would never live in disgrace?
Wei Changtian recalled what Wei YanYu had said to him and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
It's good to run. Being able to escape under the siege of the imperial army at least shows that Wei YanYu still has some skills.
As for the outcome of the Jizhou battle, Wei Changtian had already guessed that the Xu family would be defeated, so he wasn't too surprised now.
But why do I feel like I've forgotten something?
That's right!
Old Zhang is still in Jizhou!
Frowning, Wei Changtian asked again, “After the city fell, did the imperial army sheath their swords?”
“They did.”
Chu Xianping nodded: “Although the imperial court killed many remnants of the Xu family after entering the city, it did not affect the common people.”
“That's good.”
Wei Changtian pondered for a moment and instructed, “Now that Jizhou City has fallen, our spies should be able to sneak in.”
“Let them take care of Old Zhang and Agou. If necessary, they can bring them to Shu Prefecture.”
“Yes.”
Chu Xianping responded briefly as always, and Wei Changtian turned his gaze to Li Wutong, who was sitting opposite him.
After spending these few days together, he now had a general understanding of this woman's situation.
Li Wutong, female, twenty years old, unmarried, the second daughter of the Da Feng Emperor Li Qi, her birth mother is the Empress.
She likes to wield knives and spears, her realm is Sixth Rank, and she has been training in the army since she was a child. Her personality is upright and straightforward, so she is quite famous in Da Feng.
Her height is about 1.65 meters, and her weight is estimated to be about 45 kilograms.
The three circumferences are estimated to be: 84, 62...
Hiss, this posture is not good for observing the hip circumference...
“What are you looking at me for?!”
Feeling a chill in her heart from Wei Changtian's stare, Li Wutong finally couldn't help but widen her eyes and argue, “You were talking so loudly, I didn't mean to eavesdrop!”
“I'm not blaming you for eavesdropping.”
Wei Changtian waved his hand and replied indifferently, “The matter of Jizhou is not a secret, there's nothing to hide.”
Li Wutong was stunned when she heard this, then bit her lip and asked, “Then why are you staring at me?!”
“Princess, you're being a bit unreasonable.”
Wei Changtian said sternly, “My eyes are on my own face, I can look wherever I want, do you even want to control that?”
“I!”
Li Wutong was speechless. She couldn't force Wei Changtian not to look at her, so in the end, she had to bury her head in the sand and turn her head away, no longer looking at Wei Changtian.
“...”
Outside the carriage, the sound of waves rolled, but a strange and awkward silence suddenly fell in the carriage.
Chu Xianping was silently "telegraphing" the Freemasons to convey Wei Changtian's latest instructions.
Li Wutong was staring intently at the Mang River outside the car curtain, which was getting farther and farther away, secretly cursing Wei Changtian as a lecher.
Wei Changtian himself was calculating Li Wutong's hip circumference.
And You Jia on the side quietly looked at Wei Changtian, then looked at Li Wutong, and finally sighed softly with some helplessness and some depression.
Alas, Miss Li is blushing.
