Chapter 686: The grass is ruthless, even beyond the setting sun
A quarter of an hour later.
Escorted by dozens of riders, a carriage sped past the snow-capped mountains on both sides, with horse hooves stirring up pieces of snow on the ground.
Since the discovery of the teleportation array, Liang Zhen ordered the official road to be extended all the way to the mountain temple, so now carriages can go directly to Liangzhou City.
"Sir."
Sitting in the bumpy carriage, Chu Xianping asked seriously, "What happened in the past few days? Who is Miss Li waiting for?"
"Oh, about this."
Wei Changtian nodded and did not hide anything.
Anyway, there was no way to hide this matter, so he briefly told the story of Li Zimu's attempt to "capture" Tang Chen.
Of course, what he knew was not complete. At least he did not ask what happened in the few days after Tang Chen came to see him.
But I think it's just some "flirting" stuff.
".That's about it."
"You should have run into Tang Chen in Zishan Hall. Did you notice the handkerchief in his hand?"
“I saw it, but I couldn’t see the words embroidered on it clearly.”
Chu Xianping nodded: "No wonder Tang Chen's expression was a little strange, it turns out there is such a thing."
"That's right."
Wei Changtian shook his head: "I thought Tang Chen would definitely stay, but I didn't expect him to be so decisive and leave without saying a word."
"Well, Miss Li is waiting for Tang Chen now?" Chu Xianping suddenly asked.
"Of course."
Wei Changtian curled his lips: "After trying so hard for so long, she still failed in the end. Maybe she won't give up."
"But she didn't get nothing. At least Tang Chen has told us how he found out about the spies in the army."
"Really? That's good."
Chu Xianping responded, but his expression was obviously absent-minded.
"Brother Chu, are you jealous?"
Wei Changtian glanced at him, smiled and teased: "Okay, Tang Chen is gone anyway, no one will compete with you in the future."
"Besides, Li Zimu is just playing around with Tang Chen, you know that."
"By the way, Tang Chen also used mind reading to test it and said that Li Zimu's feelings for you couldn't be more sincere."
"Well, are you relieved now?"
"Hey, sir, I, I didn't."
Chu Xianping's face turned red, and he opened his mouth to make some excuses.
However, he had only said half of his sentence when Wei Changtian interrupted him with pretended surprise:
"Brother Chu, you don't like Li Zimu, do you?!"
"This is me"
Chu Xianping suddenly became even more embarrassed, and he hesitated for a long time without being able to explain the reason.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Brother Chu, you are now like this and it is clear as day."
Seeing this, Wei Changtian finally stopped teasing him, smiled, waved his hand, and changed the subject.
"By the way, you haven't encountered anything special in Dajue these days, right?"
"One thing."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xianping instantly performed a "face change" and became extremely serious for a moment.
He leaned forward slightly and answered seriously:
"Sir, Yan Huaiqing sent someone to find me, hoping that I could help them secretly, and he also offered me a lot of money."
“.”
Soon, Chu Xianping recounted his experience in Dajue, especially the transaction he made with Yan Huaiqing.
After hearing this, Wei Changtian snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Humph, I knew Yan Huaiqing would definitely do something."
"He's afraid of me, so he wants to find a way to guard against me."
"Forget it. The Dajue army has just withdrawn from Tianshan. As long as he doesn't go too far, just let him go."
"As for what he promised you, Dajue will provide money and manpower to help us build another force. This is a good thing."
"One day I will make him understand what it means to lose both the wife and the army."
“.”
It is obvious that Wei Changtian is very supportive of Chu Xianping's decision to "pretend to betray".
After all, this not only allows him to gain some power for free, but also allows him to use Chu Xianping to send some false information to Dajue, thereby achieving some of his own goals.
Of course, these things are a bit far away, at least not something we should consider now.
So after chatting for a few words, the two of them started talking about the recent situation in Liangzhou and the situation in Xinfeng. The quiet conversation echoed in the carriage, while outside the carriage were the vast snow-capped mountains bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
At this time, the carriage had driven far away from the mountain temple and reached the outskirts of the Tianshan Mountains.
There are a few lonely wooden houses ahead, and further ahead is the blurry city of Liangzhou.
Snow-capped mountains, horse-drawn carriages, wooden houses, cities. In the setting sun, all the scenes are clearly divided into high and low levels, yet they are hazily connected and transformed into a bright red mass.
At nightfall, Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping returned to Liangzhou City.
Liang Qin and Yang Liushi had already prepared a dinner to welcome Chu Xianping, and also invited Liang Zhen, Han Zhao, Du Chang, as well as the main generals of the three armies and high-ranking officials of Liangzhou City.
In fact, rather than saying that tonight is a welcome party for Chu Xianping, it would be more accurate to say that it is an opportunity to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Liangzhou war.
A major war was avoided.
Liangzhou and Daning were preserved.
Destroyed Qian Huijueji's four-nation alliance.
It also retained the only 500,000 remaining combat forces of Da Ning and Da Shu.
Such a result is undoubtedly worth celebrating.
What's more, the war reparations promised by Yan Huaiqing will soon be delivered via the teleportation array. It will definitely be a perfect "windfall" for the Ningshu countries that have just recovered from civil strife.
Without spending a single soldier, all strategic goals were "excessively" achieved.
Presumably, when they set out from Shuzhou, neither Wei Changtian nor Liang Zhen and others would have anticipated that this would be the final outcome.
Even Ning Wenjun and Ning Yuke, who were far away in the capitals of the two countries, were overjoyed. They had each written a decree to the people this morning to spread this great news throughout the world.
So if nothing unexpected happens, tonight can be considered a time of “universal celebration”.
"Hahaha!"
"Mr. Chu, I offer you a toast! If it weren't for you, Liangzhou City would have been in chaos by now."
"Changtian, come! Let's have a drink together! I've thought about it! From now on, we'll call each other by our own names! I'll call you my nephew, and you'll call me dad."
"General Du! The might of the Tengu Army is unprecedented! The battle of Xianchi will surely go down in history."
"It's so rare to be so happy! Let's drink."
“.”
The lights are as bright as day, and there is wine and meat everywhere.
Although most of the people present are warriors, it is undoubtedly very difficult to get drunk.
But everyone was in high spirits tonight, and after drinking so much wine, they all became drunk.
Looking around the room, the only two people who didn't drink much were Liang Qin and Yang Liushi.
And they are the only ones who still remember Li Zimu.
"Sister Liu Shi, why didn't Miss Li come?"
In the noisy environment, Liang Qin leaned over to Yang Liushi's ear and asked loudly, "Didn't she go to the mountain temple with her husband?"
"I don't know either. I'll go ask!"
Yang Liushi also replied loudly, then took the teapot from a maid, and while Wei Changtian and Liang Zhen had just finished drinking, she walked over and poured a cup of tea for the former.
"Sir, have some tea."
"Okay, if you find it too noisy, go back to the house with Qin'er!"
Wei Changtian took the teacup with a smile and warned loudly: "Especially Qin'er, you are pregnant and can't drink alcohol, you will always feel bored here!"
"Yes, I understand."
In front of outsiders, Yang Liushi was very polite and always called herself "concubine".
She nodded first, then bent down and asked, "By the way, sir, where is Miss Li? Why don't I see her?"
"Oh, she's still in the mountain temple!"
"Hmm? What were you doing at the mountain temple? Why didn't I come back with you?"
“Hey, it’s all about waiting.”
"Master Wei! I, I, I offer you a toast!"
Suddenly, a drunken voice interrupted Wei Changtian's words. The person who spoke was an old man with a flushed face, obviously drunk.
Wei Changtian recognized him as the governor of Liangzhou. Since he had never practiced cultivation, he must be drunk at this moment and did not consider the timing of toasting.
"Hahaha! Master Dong! It should be me who toasts you!"
Picking up the wine glass with a smile, Wei Changtian instantly forgot about Li Zimu's matter, stood up and started drinking with the old man.
Yang Liushi on the side smiled helplessly, then walked back to Liang Qin and sat down again.
"Sister Liu Shi, did you find out?"
"No, my husband just said that Miss Li is still in the mountain temple."
"Huh? What is she doing there?"
"Who knows? He must be doing something."
"oh"
“.”
As the conversation between Yang Liushi and Liang Qin ended, no one in the room cared about Li Zimu anymore, and everyone was completely immersed in the lively and celebratory atmosphere.
Li Zimu, who was temporarily forgotten by everyone, was sitting alone on a small wooden chair, staring at the black fog not far away in a daze.
From noon to late at night, she had been waiting by the teleportation array for four hours, but still nothing happened.
Is it true that Tang Chen will never come back?
Pinching his fingers, Li Zimu felt an inexplicable emotion surge in his heart.
She felt unwilling and in pain, and she herself didn't know which one was greater.
Therefore, she didn't know whether she was waiting here because she was "unwilling to accept the failure of her plan" or for another reason.
But now it seems that the reason is no longer important.
Anyway Suddenly, Li Zimu's eyes froze, and he stood up.
She stared blankly at the black mist in front of her, which began to ripple, and then "Mr. Tang, Mr. Tang"
Li Zimu suddenly covered his mouth, his voice choked, and tears welled up in an instant.
Bean-sized tears slid down her cheeks, flowed through her fingers, and the last drop fell to the ground.
This scene is undoubtedly very touching, but no one knows whether these tears are real or fake.
Oh, that's not right.
At least in the eyes of Tang Chen who had returned, it couldn't be more real.
(End of this chapter)
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