Pound shaded his eyes with his hand and looked into the distance.
That Peach Blossom Village truly lives up to its name.
Thousands of acres of peach trees are lush and green.
The peaches in this peach orchard are irrigated by wells in the Jiangtian system, and they ripen once a month.
In these thousands of acres of peach orchards, some peach blossoms have already withered.
The pink peaches hanging on the branches look quite tempting.
Some peach blossoms have not yet faded, and from a distance, they appear as a sea of pink.
Pound was greatly shocked when he saw the thousands of acres of peach orchards.
"It's amazing that such a beautiful scene exists in this harsh northern land."
Li Ergou nodded repeatedly: "Young Grand Secretary, we have traveled through barren lands and seen countless bones along the way. This place has a nice view."
Li Ergou grinned mischievously again: "Beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and beautiful women. A place with such beautiful mountains and waters must have beautiful women."
Pound nodded: "If we're talking about beauties, that palace maid is the best. She's gorgeous. I've never seen a girl more beautiful than Princess Cheryl in my entire life."
"Fortunately, my father entrusted me with the task of escorting Princess Xue'er to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu."
"On this long journey, Princess Cheryl, she will be my woman, Pound's woman."
"I estimate that Princess Xue'er was already pregnant with my child before we even reached the Xiongnu royal court."
Immediately afterwards, Pound burst into laughter.
"This humble servant now offers his congratulations to the young Grand Secretary."
"What's there to celebrate?" Pound lightly tapped his feet on the horse's belly, and his steed galloped quickly towards Peach Blossom Village.
"Young Grand Secretary, sending Princess Xue'er to the Xiongnu for a marriage alliance this time will surely enrage the Xiongnu Chanyu."
At that time, the Xiongnu will send out a large army to besiege the court from multiple directions. How could the court possibly hold out?
The throne will eventually fall into the hands of the Grand Secretary.
The young Grand Secretary is the eldest son of the Grand Secretary, and sooner or later, the young Grand Secretary will become the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Pound nodded.
Pound was smug at this moment.
Before the group even entered Peach Blossom Village, they were stopped by the local villagers.
Who are you?
To Pound's surprise, every villager in Peach Blossom Village was armed.
Peach Blossom Village and dozens of nearby villages were where Dian Wei recruited soldiers.
Dian Wei is now stationed at the Great Wall, a strategic pass.
However, Dian Wei would occasionally come to Peach Blossom Village to lead troops.
Those who come to seek refuge with Jiang Tian will arrive at Peach Blossom Village as their first stop.
Peach Blossom Village is rich in produce, with ample food and water.
Dian Wei also left people behind to train the soldiers who had been selected.
When the villagers of Peach Blossom Village saw Pound leading a large group of men into the village, they immediately realized that something was wrong.
Li Ergou looked at the people and curled his lip: "You ignorant country bumpkins, do you even know who this is?"
Peach Blossom Village is located in the northern border region. How could these villagers possibly know Pound?
"You'll be shocked when I tell you, this is the eldest son of the Grand Secretary, the young Grand Secretary."
"Hurry up and make way, welcome the young Grand Secretary to the village!"
The villagers looked at each other, bewildered.
"Get out of my way right now!" Li Ergou saw the villagers standing there motionless and quickly swung his whip, lashing it across their faces.
Snap snap snap...
Snap snap snap...
The sound of whips rang out continuously.
The whips rained down on the heads and bodies of the villagers in front of them.
With each lash, a welt appeared on the villager's face and head.
"If you don't move aside, you will be killed without mercy."
Li Ergou roared again.
The villagers then retreated, saying, "Hurry up and go into town to report to Lord Jiang."
“These people have ill intentions; we must stall them.”
Pound looked at the villagers and said, "You ignorant dogs, how dare you block my little Grand Secretary? I think you're tired of living."
Li Ergou pointed to the largest courtyard in the village: "Young Master, we'll stay there tonight."
Pound nodded.
Just then, Liu Fugui walked over and said, "Judging from your clothes, you are all very wealthy and powerful people. You must be from the capital."
Li Ergou curled his lip: "You know perfectly well what I'm asking. I already said that this is the eldest son of the current Grand Secretary."
"Everyone, Dragon City is less than 30 li away from here. Dragon City has good conditions and everything you could want."
"We live in a poor, remote place; we have nothing."
"It is an insult to your status for you all to live in our Peach Blossom Village."
Before Liu Fugui could finish speaking, he received two more lashes on the face from Li Ergou: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"Our young Grand Secretary can live wherever he wants, what business is it of yours, you country bumpkin?"
Pang De waved to Liu Fugui, a villager.
Liu Fugui didn't want to escalate the situation, and he knew that the other side was no pushover.
"What are your orders, sir?" Liu Fugui nodded quickly and bowed as he approached.
"When I came here, I heard that there was a guy named Jiang Tian in Longcheng. That bastard is really arrogant now!"
"Jiang Tian, are you in Longcheng right now?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Fugui was immediately startled.
Jiang Tian is the great benefactor of all the villagers.
The reason Liu Fugui pointed out the direction of Longcheng to the young Grand Secretary and his group was to divert the trouble elsewhere.
However, Liu Fugui was absolutely unwilling to see Jiang Tian suffer any hardship.
"This... I don't know. If you're willing to stay in this village, that's fine too." Liu Fugui felt that between two evils, he should choose the lesser one.
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