Chapter 358 Lan Yang Arrives
Even if Feng Er was willing to marry, Xie Murong did not agree to anything.
The incident with the Third Prince taught her a profound lesson. She knew clearly that she could no longer chase after men foolishly like before.
She wanted to be like Aunt Zhou and play with a hero like her father at her fingertips.
In fact, Aunt Zhou's methods are not very clever. She just acts like a spoiled child and plays hard to get.
Perhaps the more a man cannot get something, the more he will cherish it.
Along the way, Xie Murong repeatedly studied Aunt Zhou's methods of seducing men, and even incorporated his own experience into them. When he had nothing to do, he would practice on Feng Er.
Feng Er had always been interested in the Little Holy Mother, and now he was even more bewitched by her and almost forgot his own last name.
Xie Murong's little actions did not escape Shen Wan's eyes.
However, she guessed wrong.
"It seems Murong is determined to seek revenge." Shen Wan frowned slightly and looked at Xie Mubai with some worry. "But if she uses the beauty trap to deal with the Third Prince, I don't think it will work."
The third prince is a super sea king, and I don’t know how many innocent girls he has harmed.
Xie Murong's little trick would definitely not be hidden from his eyes.
Xie Mubai raised his eyebrows and sneered disapprovingly: "Just let her go."
"Don't worry, with her intelligence, she can't even get close to the Third Prince."
It's not that he looks down on his only sister, but he knows her too well.
Xie Murong was not smart to begin with, and Aunt Zhou deliberately made her useless, so it would be better to give the revenge plan to Zhao than to her.
Although Zhao's character is questionable, he is definitely smart.
If Xie Murong had half her intelligence, he would never be fooled by the Third Prince.
Shen Wan listened and nodded slightly.
The villain is right, just let that little Madonna make trouble.
As long as she doesn't commit suicide, she can make as much trouble as she wants.
As the team moved forward, the scenery became more and more desolate.
In the past, I could find a village after walking for one or two days at most, but now I have been walking for several days and there is no village, let alone a person. Only a few crows that are not afraid of the cold are calling from time to time in the mountains and forests.
"After passing the mountain in front, we will reach Lanyang." Hu Dahai looked at the map in his hand and said with a frown.
When they heard that they were about to arrive in Lanyang, the prisoners' eyes lit up with excitement.
Very good!
After running around for half a year, they can finally settle down.
No matter how dilapidated Lanyang is, it is still a county town after all. No matter how bad it is, it is still better than a small village on the roadside.
Shen Wan also had a look of joy on her face, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.
"Great, we're finally here!" She held Xie Mubai's hand, happy like a little girl who hadn't grown up yet, "Once we get to the Princess's Mansion, I'm going to sleep for three days and three nights!"
"If anyone wants to ask me out for a walk again, I promise to beat him to death!"
Xie Mubai frowned slightly.
He opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
"Aunt Four, can I live in a big house when we get there?" Dabao blinked his big copper-bell eyes and looked at Li happily.
Li has a good temper.
Even though she hated Dabao so much, she still said patiently, "I don't want a big house, but at least I can have a place to stay."
Although she didn't have much money, she felt that with Xie Mubai and Shen Wan around, they wouldn't end up on the streets.
"No, I want to live in the Princess's Mansion!" Dabao was unhappy and started to throw a tantrum again, "I'll live wherever my fifth uncle lives!"
After hearing this, no one paid any attention to him.
That was a magnificent princess's mansion, and Dabao couldn't just live there whenever he wanted. He didn't even think about whether he was worthy of it.
But even without a big house to live in, others are happy.
They really don't want to leave anymore.
If they continued walking this far, they felt they would go crazy.
Perhaps because they were in a good mood, the team was moving much faster than usual.
In just over half an hour, the group of people climbed over the bare hill.
"Lanyang City, here I come!" Shen Wan stretched out her hands and shouted excitedly.
But as soon as he took a look, the smile froze on his face.
At this time, Shen Wan finally understood why Hu Dahai and Xie Mubai stopped laughing.
It’s not that they are born not to laugh, but that they really can’t laugh.
But is this really a county town?
Most of the mottled city walls had collapsed, the dilapidated city gate was crumbling, and even the soldiers guarding the gate were old and frail, sitting on the ground and yawning constantly.
If Hu Dahai hadn't led the way, Shen Wan would have thought she had accidentally entered an abandoned city.
Looking at the collapsed city wall, everyone felt as if they were doused with a basin of cold water. Even Ran Qiu, who came from a poor family, frowned slightly.
“Maybe it will be better inside.” Seeing her frown, Shen Wan could only comfort her.
It doesn’t matter if the city wall is broken. Maybe the government has no money to repair it. As long as the city is clean, it’s fine.
After hearing this, Hu Dahai sighed deeply and said, "It's getting late. Let's go in quickly."
After hearing this, the extremely disappointed crowd could only bite the bullet and move on.
The old soldier guarding the city gate just raised his eyelids and looked at Hu Dahai without saying a word.
Hu Dahai understood and quickly handed over a letter with both hands.
The old soldier took a quick glance and lazily waved his hand, signaling them to pass.
But as soon as they entered the city, everyone was stunned.
The city was desolate and devastated.
The tightly closed shop doors on both sides of the road and the thick layer of yellow sand on the bluestone road all indicate that no one has lived here for a long time.
"How could this happen?" Shen Wan was really shocked.
Xie Mubai frowned slightly: "Lanyang City's water source has dried up, the land is barren, and the residents here started moving away many years ago."
"Gradually, this place became more and more desolate, and the conditions became worse and worse."
"It is precisely because of this that Lanyang became the place of exile for serious criminals of the imperial court!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wan was so angry that she almost cursed.
That damn dog emperor, what kind of fiefdom did he give to himself?
What a bullshit reward! This is clearly another way of saying continued exile!
Seeing her unhappy expression, Xie Mubai could only comfort her: "Actually, this place is not bad either. At least it is far away from the court, and it is convenient for you to do whatever you want."
"Besides, you have a big house. Finally, you have a place to stay."
After hearing this, Shen Wan felt a little more comfortable.
It doesn’t matter if people move away, as long as the mansion remains.
No matter how much of a bastard the dog emperor is, he wouldn't even move out the princess's mansion.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in old official uniform came towards them.
Behind him, there were seven or eight elderly officials following him.
I have to say, their clothes match this dilapidated city quite well.
"I'm Chu Wei, the magistrate of Lanyang County. Nice to meet you, Princess and Prince." The man stepped forward, bowed, and said with a smile.
Seeing his humble attitude, Shen Wan smiled and said, “Master Chu, there is no need to be so polite.”
"May I ask, Lord Chu, where is the Princess's Mansion?"
"Keep going west, it's near the western city wall." Chu Wei laughed as soon as he heard it. "If the princess doesn't mind, I can lead the way for you."
Since there is such a good thing, Shen Wan naturally has no reason to refuse.
Hu Dahai was not in a hurry either.
Anyway, we have arrived in Lanyang, so there is plenty of time to hand over the fugitives.
So, the group followed Chu Wei forward.
I have to say that the sanitary conditions in Lanyang City are really poor.
Across the entire Lanyang City, Shen Wan didn't see a place without yellow sand.
Forget it, it doesn’t matter if it’s dirty, as long as my own mansion is not so dirty.
After walking for about an incense stick of time, a huge house suddenly appeared in front of us.
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