Chapter 38 Departure to South City

The next morning.

Xie Anci saw Gu Lingyu smiling at the city gate with a smirk on his face and felt a headache.

"What does this mean?" Xie Anci looked at Li Jinchen with dissatisfaction.

"The journey is long, and it will be safer with Gu Lingyu protecting you." Li Jinchen said very "considerately".

Xie Anci: "Thank you very much."

He didn't know whether he was protected or not, but Xie Anci knew that this journey would definitely be very lively.

Lu Yunzheng looked at Xie Anci reluctantly. The emperor was really something. Why did he have to let the regent go to such a far place?

Why didn't he go himself?

The regent was so noble, how could he bear the fatigue of traveling by boat?

Xie Anci seemed to have seen through Lu Yunzheng's thoughts and patted his shoulder.

"I'll leave the capital's affairs to you."

Lu Yunzheng nodded, "Don't worry, Regent."

"Regent, be careful on the road. If you need anything, write to me and I'll send someone to deliver it to you."

Li Jinchen was very nervous, as if he was afraid of being discovered after doing something bad.

"Well, take care of yourself too." Xie Anci looked at him deeply.

"Take care, Regent." Zhou Yunqing looked embarrassed, and Xie Anci snorted and turned his face away.

Gu Lingyu and Li Jinchen laughed softly. Xie Anci still disliked Zhou Yunqing so

much. Zhou Yunqing's eyes were red when he saw this, and he looked aggrieved.

Gu Lingyu stepped forward and hugged Xie Anci's shoulders, smiling and said, "Just follow me for the time being, I promise to ensure your safety."

"You are the biggest safety hazard for this king." Xie Anci straightened his clothes, "Let's go."

"Let's go!" Gu Lingyu looked heartless and very excited about going to South City.

Xie Anci got on the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked deeply in the direction of the capital.

I don't know if Xie You is in the capital or somewhere else now?

He might not know that he is going to South City this time. He also sent Yingyi and them to wait in the Regent Palace. If Xie You comes back, they will tie him up first and deal with him when he comes back.

Xie Anci lowered the curtain. It might take more than ten days to get there.

Pei Xuan stood on the city wall, stroking the sandalwood bracelet on his wrist, staring blankly at Xie Anci's back as he left.

"Master, if you want to send him off, why don't you go down?" Pei Lin asked. Master's face has almost become a stone for the Regent King.

Every time there is movement in Xingyan Palace, Master is very excited. If it is really the Regent King who has come, he will smile slightly, if not, he will return to his usual cold look.

Pei Lin pouted. He has never seen Master's face change so quickly.

"No need, I believe the Regent King will be back soon." Pei Xuan shook his head and looked at his wrist.

This sandalwood bracelet was given to him by a little brother many years ago. Does the Regent King seem to recognize it?

Pei Xuan didn't quite remember who that person was. After all, he was still young at the time, and his consciousness was vague at the time, so he didn't have time to ask.

"Let's go, go back." Pei Xuan turned around and took Pei Lin down the city wall.

Xie You rode his horse and quietly followed Xie Anci's team.

He didn't dare to ride too fast, for fear of being discovered by their group, so he could only ride slowly.

Xie You stared at Gu Lingyu's back with dissatisfaction. Why did this annoying guy follow him?

Xie You knew that Gu Lingyu always liked to do something to Xie Anci, which was really hateful.

In fact, it was true. Gu Lingyu followed closely outside Xie Anci's carriage, talking non-stop, and Xie Anci was very annoyed.

"Do you think there are any delicious foods or fun things to do in Nancheng?"

"We are not going to Nancheng for sightseeing." Xie Anci frowned slightly.

"Hey, don't be so serious. After the dam is built, we can relax for a while, right?"

"By the way, I heard that the women in Nancheng are very gentle. Is that true?"

"Oh, I forgot that you don't like women." Gu Lingyu stroked the back of his head and smiled.

Xie Anci: "..."

"Can you shut up? You are so noisy." Xie Anci lowered the car curtain, but Gu Lingyu was not willing to give in.

"Don't you feel bored? The scenery along the way is also good. Why don't you come out and take a look?"

Xie Anci ignored Gu Lingyu, but the sky was not good. It started to rain not long after the two of them walked.

Gu Lingyu could only get into Xie Anci's carriage. Gu Lingyu didn't bring much stuff, so he didn't have a carriage, but Xie Anci's stuff filled five carriages.

"You..." Xie Anci looked helpless. This guy was too annoying.

"Hehe, it's raining, I'm here to hide from the rain. Besides, your carriage is so big, one more person won't make a difference." Gu Lingyu said with a grin.

"You are worth ten people." Xie Anci said unhappily.

Gu Lingyu didn't care. He was used to being disliked by Xie Anci, so he sat down opposite Xie Anci.

The carriage was large and could accommodate five or six people, but Gu Lingyu insisted on squeezing next to Xie Anci, their knees touching.

Xie Anci looked at the rain outside the window. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the road was getting harder to walk on.

"Let's find a place to rest today. The road is hard to walk on. Let's go tomorrow when the weather is clear." Xie Anci ordered the soldiers beside him.

"Yes."

Fortunately, they had just left the capital not long ago. There were many towns nearby, so they didn't have to worry about having no place to stay.

"How far have we gone? At this speed, when will we get to the South City?" Gu Lingyu said dissatisfiedly.

"It's raining too hard today. Let's wait until tomorrow." Xie Anci was afraid that the team would be stuck in the wilderness, which would be even more difficult.

"What if it rains tomorrow too? I think we should just go ahead with the original plan." Gu Lingyu couldn't help but retort.

"What if we can't go on halfway?" Xie Anci was unhappy. Was Gu Lingyu here to find fault?

"We have horses, how can we not go on?" Gu Lingyu was dissatisfied. Xie Anci was considering too much. At this rate, they wouldn't be able to reach Nancheng even if it was flooded.

"You..." Xie Anci pointed at Gu Lingyu unhappily, but Gu Lingyu glared at him without giving in. For a moment, the atmosphere in the whole convoy was very strange.

Seeing this, Zuo Sikong beside him hurried over to smooth things over.

"General Gu, Regent, calm down, calm down."

This man was not tall, with a white and chubby face, and the flesh on his body was shaking. He had a pair of smiling eyes and looked quite pleasing.

Zuo Sikong was Xie Anci's man, and he was also the one Li Jinchen suspected of embezzling disaster relief money.

"Humph! He is the one who insisted on making things difficult for me." Xie Anci shook his sleeves and turned his back.

"Who is making things difficult for whom? I just said what I thought." Gu Lingyu muttered unhappily.

"General Gu, please stop talking. The Regent King is afraid that we will get stuck, right?" Zuo Sikong said with a smile, but he was actually firmly on Xie Anci's side.

"You! You are his man, so of course you say that." Gu Lingyu said bluntly.

"What did you say?" Xie Anci frowned and glared at him.