Su Bei really overestimated Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao went to the Nanbei Dim Sum Shop, mainly because he was used to the taste and it would be like an addiction if he didn't eat some every day.

He bought a big bag of snacks, but he didn't give Chi Yu any.

He had followed Chu Younan since he was a teenager, and had never seen Chu Younan be so cruel to a commoner. He thought Chi Yu must have committed some serious mistake.

Ling Xiao immediately thought of Concubine Jin. There must be a reason why Queen Mother Yao locked her up. There must be a reason why the emperor was so angry with Chi Yu! Dare to cheat on the emperor, it's good enough not to beat him, and give him snacks? But if Ling Xiao was willing to give him a few pieces, maybe he wouldn't have to run so far and wouldn't have to be punished.

Because Chi Yu could read, he had already figured out that the acrostic poem was asking Ling Xiao to take people to Qianjun Mountain.

But Chi Yu knew that he had committed an unforgivable crime, and he was obviously aware of Ling Xiao's attitude towards him. He decided to go to Qianjun Mountain just to let Ling Xiao kill him there!

He just won’t say it!

That was great. Ling Xiao took him straight north and wanted to send him to the desolate land north of the north!

Fortunately, Ling Xiao stopped when he reached the Ukrainian border.

There should be a war going on at the border, but the strange thing is that there is no sign of fighting here. Jiang Liu is leading an army of 800,000 to rest outside the pass, while the enemy army is ten miles away and is not making any moves at all.

Ling Xiao and Jiang Liu were old acquaintances. When Jiang Liu saw him, he enthusiastically invited him to drink, "Come on, come on, it's rare to see you, we should have a couple of drinks!"

Ling Xiao looked puzzled, "Is the fight over, or has it not started yet?"

Jiang Liu laughed loudly, "Fight? You can't fight! Look!"

He pointed in the direction of the enemy and said loudly: "We rushed here day and night, thinking that we would face a tough battle, but who knew that the enemy has been so obedient and has no intention of fighting at all!"

Ling Xiao was very puzzled. When he was drinking with Jiang Liu, he found out that the armies had been in a standoff for more than a month. For some reason, the enemy had started hunting near the military camp. Not only hunting, but the enemy even brought animal skins and meat to exchange for food.

"There are also people coming here to exchange wine and cloth. They are simply treating the border as a market!" Jiang Liu said with a smile.

Ling Xiao looked at him in disbelief, "Could this be their new tactic?"

Jiang Liu did not answer but asked: "What's in your bag?"

"It's a pastry." Ling Xiao said as he was about to open it and give it to him.

But Jiang Liu held him down, "Come on, come on, follow me!"

Having said that, Jiang Liu pulled him onto the horse, and the two of them rode alone towards the enemy.

Along the way, Ling Xiao was nervous and prepared to go to the meeting alone, but when he approached the enemy's formation, Ling Xiao was dumbfounded.

This is not a battlefield between two armies, it is clearly a market.

His cakes were very popular as soon as they were opened by those who sold chickens, eggs, skins, and wild vegetables. Some people even exchanged them for shoes embroidered by their wives.

What's worse, some people had nothing to exchange and performed some juggling acts for him.

"We don't want to fight either. We came all the way here and have nothing to eat or drink. It's not as comfortable as being at home!"

"Fortunately, our king has issued an order that we should stay here temporarily and not attack, so we can do whatever we want..."

"The country of Ukraine is indeed vast and rich in resources. It would be nice if we could live here forever!"

The attitudes of those people seemed very sincere. Either their acting skills were very good, or their king's tactics were extraordinary. Anyway, Ling Xiao refused to believe that an army of 800,000 was approaching just to exchange goods here.

After returning, he asked Jiang Liu to keep an eye on Chi Yu, and then he disguised himself and sneaked into the enemy camp.

To his surprise, the military camp was even more disorganized than the periphery, and certainly not like the rear of a battlefield. He easily got to the vicinity of the commander-in-chief's tent.

More than a dozen small countries have gathered here, and more than a dozen kings are discussing matters in their tents, causing a huge mess.

"I heard that the fighting in the North hasn't started yet, so why should we start first?"

"It's clear that the Hades wants us to be cannon fodder! We can't take action first!"

"But an army of 800,000 will consume too much food and fodder. We can't hold on any longer!"

"Isn't the market outside good? They can hunt, weave, and do acrobatics. It's no problem for them to exchange some things to support themselves!"

"Besides, we can't beat them!"

Ling Xiao had fought many battles with Chu Younan, but he had never seen such a disorganized army.

It seemed that it was impossible to start a fight here, but to be on the safe side, Ling Xiao took advantage of the fact that they had eaten and drunk their fill and kidnapped the only king who had demanded a fight at the meeting.

This is safer now.

When he returned to his camp, Jiang Liu not only did not praise him for his righteous act, but instead asked anxiously: "Why are you still here?!"

"Then where should I go?" Ling Xiao said, and suddenly remembered his mission, "Oh, right! I still have to send someone away!"

As he said this, he was about to go find Chi Yu.

But Jiang Liu held him back and handed him a note, "This is from the snack box, didn't you see it?"

Ling Xiao was quite familiar with the note. It should be a poem written on it, Ling something something, Xiao something something. Unfortunately, apart from his own name, he only recognized one, two, three, four, and five.

He had been hiding his illiteracy from everyone.

"Uh... I didn't notice. What's wrong?" He pretended to be nonchalant.

Jiang Liu was almost dying of anxiety. "This is an acrostic poem, asking you to take people to Qianjun Mountain as soon as possible!"

It has been about two months since I first saw this acrostic poem, and now it has gone from summer to autumn.

Ling Xiao was anxious as a cat scratching his head, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Oh, I see. I'll take him there right away!"

That night, he pulled Chi Yu out of bed and rushed towards Qianjun Mountain.

On the way, he did not forget to scold Chi Yu: "Didn't you see this poem? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Chi Yuai ignored him and said, "I didn't eat any snacks, so I didn't see it!"

If he wasn't such a weak scholar, Ling Xiao would have beaten him up. However, Ling Xiao still blamed the person who left the poem in his heart, why didn't he consider whether he could understand it? One north, one south.

Ling Xiao traveled day and night, and his physical fitness was good, but Chi Yu was a weak scholar and fell ill.

The illness was quite serious, and they happened to be not far from the capital, so Ling Xiao had no choice but to decide to take him back to the capital first, and then go to Qianjun Mountain after he was cured.

After all, the emperor said to send Chi Yu away, not to kill him!

Just like that, Ling Xiao took Chi Yu back to Beijing first. However, this guy's physical condition was too poor, and after the bumpy journey, he became seriously ill.

It seems that ordinary doctors can't cure it, so he asks King Zunyi to help. Ling Xiao can't afford the consultation fee, so he has to go back to the palace to ask Chu Younan for help.