#1085 - Chapter 1085: Flame Heads to Ladi
“You’re right, I should go save her! But my father won’t agree to this, nor will he support me. If that’s the case, I won’t have enough power to save her,” Lie Yan replied.
“Heh heh, you’re telling me your difficulties, what are you trying to say?”
“Could it be you’re trying to tell me you plan to give up on Yao Tao?”
Cheng Bang asked with a smile.
But his smile contained a hint of contempt.
“I…” Lie Yan wanted to retort, but words are ultimately pale.
He now either had to prove his sincerity with action, or he could only shut his mouth.
“Alright, I understand your thoughts. Your injuries are healed, pack up and go home,” Cheng Bang issued an order to leave, turning to prepare to leave.
“Grandpa!” Lie Yan sat up and shouted loudly.
“What? Do you have something else to say?” Cheng Bang asked coldly without turning his head.
“I will set off for Jin Di now! If I can rescue Yao Tao, I will bring her back to see you. If I fail to rescue her, I will die on the road to save her!” Lie Yan made up his mind.
“Good! You have ambition! Yao Tao was right about you! But if you go to Jin Di alone, I’m afraid there’s no chance of survival. If you want to contend with the Jin King, your power alone is not enough,” Cheng Bang said.
“Grandpa, do you have a solution?” Lie Yan’s eyes lit up.
“Of course! The Jin King is immoral, ascending the throne based on his father’s merits. Now, he has actually abandoned his wife and married a beauty. Such behavior is simply outrageous. You can unite the power of the lords to condemn him together!” Cheng Bang suggested.
“Unite the power of the lords to condemn him together!?” Lie Yan seemed to have opened the door to a new world, the light in his eyes growing hotter and hotter.
“That’s right! Only by using the power of the lords can you have the possibility of defeating the Jin King and taking back Yao Tao,” Cheng Bang affirmed.
“But the lords fear the Jin King’s power, how would they be willing to listen to my orders?” Lie Yan asked.
“This requires waiting for an opportunity. You can first unite some lords who are dissatisfied with the Jin King, and when the time is right, gradually expand the ranks of respondents,” Cheng Bang suggested.
“I understand. Grandpa, please help me!” Lie Yan bowed deeply.
“Yao Tao is my daughter, I will naturally help you,” Cheng Bang did not refuse.
“Thank you, Grandpa!” Lie Yan bowed again.
“Alright, pack up, and later, we will set off immediately to La Di,” Cheng Bang said.
“Aren’t we going to Yan Di first? My father doesn’t know that I once intercepted the messenger’s team, I’m afraid he will suffer because of this,” Lie Yan said.
“Hmph, you know that too! However, Marquis Lie Huo is not as brainless as you think. After learning that you went to do such a foolish thing, he had already arranged for the clan to migrate north,” Cheng Bang mocked him again.
“In that case, I can rest assured,” Lie Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
In this era, communication was inconvenient, and the land was sparsely populated. If you didn’t know where a certain tribe was in advance, it would be difficult to find them.
After packing up, the two rode on a dung beetle and hurried to the distant south.
La Di is south of Jin Di, and Yan Di is north of Jin Di.
The distance between the two places is very, very far. Riding a dung beetle at full speed takes at least four months. If you walk, it may take more than six months.
Moreover, this is under the condition of sufficient food.
If you need to hunt for food along the way, then the time required is uncertain. Whether you can reach there alive is still unknown.
A month after they left Yan Di, the messenger arrived at Jin Di with Yao Tao.
Jin Ji heard that Lie Yan, the son of Marquis Lie Huo of Yan Di, had tried to rob Yao Tao, and was very angry.
However, he did not immediately order Lie Yan to be arrested, but dismissed the attendants and chatted with Yao Tao.
“You are Yao Tao?” Jin Ji asked.
“Reporting to the King, yes,” Yao Tao bowed and replied.
“What is your relationship with Lie Yan?” Jin Ji asked.
“Reporting to the King, there is no relationship,” Yao Tao replied with a calm expression.
“Don’t be afraid, I won’t blame you for this,” Jin Ji wanted to reassure her.
“Please, Your Majesty, believe that there is no relationship between us,” Yao Tao explained seriously.
Her eyes were very clear, and she didn’t seem to be lying.
“No relationship? Then why did Lie Yan want to rob you?” Jin Ji didn’t understand.
“I am a weak woman, like a drifting raindrop. Where I drift to, where I fall, how can I make the decision myself? Young Master Lie Yan is the son of Marquis Lie Huo, his status is noble, it is not something I can comment on,” Yao Tao said a lot, but in fact, she was refusing to answer.
Jin Ji nodded, feeling that this explanation was reasonable. How Lie Yan did things was indeed not something a commoner woman like her could understand.
