Chapter 102 Shuzhou City, a New Beginning
In fact, Wei Changtian didn’t think too much about giving Liang Qin the Demon Spirit Pill.
Anyway, I have plenty of this stuff and won't be short of it in the future, so just give it as a gift, it's no big deal.
But although he didn't care, Liang Qin was very moved. Not only did she instantly forget about her previous little emotions, but even the look in her eyes when she looked at Wei Changtian became a little infatuated.
"Brother Changtian, I, I..."
A blush appeared on her handsome cheeks. Liang Qin took the Demon Spirit Pill, hesitated for a long time, and then suddenly turned around and ran away.
"I'm going to practice swordplay!"
“…”
Wei Changtian touched his nose and breathed a sigh of relief, while Ah Chun beside him asked in confusion: "Master, what happened to Sister Qin'er?"
"I'm in heat."
"In heat?"
Ah Chun blinked his big black eyes, obviously not understanding what it meant: "What is aphrodisiac?"
"Being horny means... why are you asking so many questions!"
Wei Changtian glared.
"You should continue to practice too!"
…
…
Two days later, a cloud of dust rushed from the end of the official road to an ancient city.
"Open the city gate quickly! The commander-in-chief is back!"
“Squeak!”
As the winch slowly turned, the huge city gate, which was three meters high, opened little by little, and Wei Changtian and his party finally arrived at the final destination of this journey - Shuzhou City, which is known as the "Southwest Town".
In order to ensure the stability of the border, the capitals of the twelve prefectures and counties in the Daning frontier were all located on the border line, and among them, Shuzhou City was the largest.
It is backed by the mysterious Shiwanda Mountains to the south and borders Dali, a vassal state of Daning, to the west.
Over the tens of thousands of years since the city was founded, four dynasties have established their capitals here. At its peak, the population even exceeded that of today's capital city of Daning.
Careful farming and war, good weather and rampant monsters, Buddhism and Taoism, courtesy and barbarism...all these seemingly contradictory elements converge and merge in this ancient city, eventually forming a unique folk custom that is both gentle and elegant, yet tough and martial.
Here are the gentle women from the south of the Yangtze River and famous scholars in the literary world, as well as the capable and warlike Shu army and countless bandits who occupy the mountains and act as kings.
Countless forces, both overt and covert, are entrenched here, maintaining a delicate yet solid balance.
"Changtian, Shuzhou City is pretty good, right?"
Standing on the horse, Liang Zhen smiled and asked Wei Changtian, who was also riding a horse instead of a car, "Does it feel completely different from the capital?"
"really."
Looking at the people on both sides of the road who were doing what they should do and didn't care about them, Wei Changtian nodded without comment: "It seems that the people are braver."
"Indeed."
Liang Zhen explained: "Shuzhou City is in a special location. We have to be on guard against the monsters in the Shiwan Mountains, and we also have conflicts with the Li Zhen clan of Dali. Therefore, almost all the big families have private soldiers, and some even have more than a thousand people."
"They don't take the government seriously, and over time, the people tend to look down on the government."
"Um."
Wei Changtian didn't care much about it, and even thought it was not a bad thing.
Now that he had left the capital, he had left the core sphere of power of the Wei family.
Although I can no longer rely on the power of my family, it is now convenient to do some things that were difficult to do before.
"By the way, Uncle Liang, I'm new here, who do you think I should visit?"
"I have already thought about this for you. I will tell you in detail during dinner..."
“…”
While looking at the street scenes in the city and chatting with Liang Zhen, the group soon arrived at the general's mansion in the north of the city.
The mansion is very grand. Except for the new door plaque with the word "Liang", other places are very historical. I wonder how many generals stationed on the frontier have lived in it.
In fact, Wei Xianzhi had already bought a small courtyard for Wei Changtian in Shuzhou City in advance, but it was getting late now, so Wei Changtian planned to sleep in Liang Mansion for one night and move to the new house tomorrow.
There was nothing much to say about the dinner. After all, we had been well-fed and well-maintained along the way. We were treated to delicious food and drinks and had not been wronged in any way. Therefore, we did not have the feeling of "finally having a good meal".
The climate in Shuzhou is humid, and the food is mostly spicy. However, perhaps because Liang Zhen was afraid that Wei Changtian would not be able to adapt to the local climate, he still asked the chef to prepare Beijing cuisine.
The cooking skills are good, and the taste is similar to that of the chef from the Wei family.
Wei Changtian ate with gusto, while Yuan'er secretly wiped away tears while eating. It was obvious that the scene brought back sad memories and she missed the people and things in the capital again.
…
After dinner, it was already the beginning of the hour of Hai.
After drinking tea and chatting with Liang Zhen for a while, Wei Changtian returned to the guest room to take a shower and go to bed early.
The servants of the Liang Mansion had already prepared the hot water, and Yuan'er was using a ladle to add cold water into the wooden barrel to adjust the water temperature.
Seeing her sad face, Wei Changtian was just about to comfort her with his own hands when there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Master Wei, this is the letter that the postman just delivered. It says it's from the capital."
"Um?"
Wei Changtian was stunned and reached out to take the letter. He saw the words "My husband personally read it" written on the envelope.
Written by Lu Jingyao? It was indeed her handwriting, but how did she write the letter so quickly?
Did something happen?
Wei Changtian was puzzled and was about to tear open the envelope to find out what was inside when a little face full of anxiety suddenly appeared beside him.
"Sir, who wrote to you? Was it the lady?"
"yes."
"What did the letter say?"
"I haven't seen it yet, how would I know?"
Wei Changtian did not know whether to laugh or cry, so he opened the letter and started reading from the beginning.
Although Yuan'er was illiterate, she was unwilling to leave and just waited on the side until she saw Wei Changtian put the letter down calmly. Then she hurriedly asked, "Sir, what did the lady say in the letter? Tell me quickly!"
"Nothing."
Wei Changtian smiled and said, "She just wanted to know if we have been to Shuzhou. She and Qiuyun both missed us."
"The letter also said that they were living well in the capital, and asked us to take good care of ourselves... Oh, and they also specifically asked you to take good care of me."
"Really?"
Yuan'er had no doubt about these words, but she always felt that Wei Changtian was just perfunctory to her.
You have been reading for such a long time, how come you only have these two sentences in the end?
She wanted to ask more, but before she could say anything, Wei Changtian told her to continue preparing the bath water.
And just as Yuan'er walked away with a pout, the smile on Wei Changtian's face instantly disappeared, and he frowned and fell into thought.
Lu Jingyao wrote everything that happened at Chunshen Bookstore that day in the letter.
It is obvious that the "old friend" who has never shown up is Xiao Feng.
But why did he go to see Lu Jingyao? He was not even willing to wait a few more days, and he was willing to do this even if it meant risking being discovered? It was like a terminally ill patient saying goodbye to his relatives and friends... Wait a minute!
bid farewell……
Wei Changtian's eyes lit up and he instantly understood.
It must be that the letter he wrote had worked, Xiao Feng decided to come to Shuzhou early!
(End of this chapter)
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