Chapter 939 The Beginning of Chaos
Three days later, Daqian, Xiling Prefecture.
As a county seat close to the capital of Daqian, after entering the territory of Xiling, it is only four or five days' journey away from the capital of Daqian.
Normally, the official roads in Xiling are bustling with people day and night. Merchant caravans from various prefectures in the eastern part of Daqian would enter the capital via these routes, and there was an endless stream of caravans coming and going.
However, in recent days these official roads have been very deserted, and sometimes there is not a single person to be seen for a long time.
Many people would rather take a long detour than go through Xiling, for fear that they would accidentally run into the so-called "righteous army" and be killed.
As a result, even the roadside post stations and tea stalls lost their business, and most of them simply closed down to avoid the limelight.
But there are a few stubborn ones who still hang banners, hoping to pick up some business while their peers are closing down. "Boss, do you think the emperor will really be changed this time?"
A small tea stall was set up under the shade of trees on the roadside. A man and a woman were sitting on wooden chairs chatting.
The woman was dressed like an ordinary woman, using a chopstick as a hairpin to tie up her long, somewhat dry and rough hair.
The man looked honest, with a long scarf draped over his shoulders.
It is obvious that these two people should be a couple, and they opened a small tea stall here to make a living.
Since there was no customer at the stall at that time, they had to sit down and chat to pass the time.
“Who knows?”
He curled his lips. With his limited knowledge, he could not answer the woman's question. He just muttered, "It doesn't matter to us who becomes the emperor. As long as the war ends soon, it will be fine."
"Too."
The woman nodded, looked towards the end of the official road, and then looked away in disappointment: "There is still no one."
"Boss, why don't we just close the stall? Yesterday, Old Wang from the west of the village said that the rebels are coming soon. Let's not get into any more trouble."
"Alas, we haven't made any money in the past few days. If we don't open the store, huh?"
The man was suddenly stunned, and looked at the woman with a puzzled look: "Weren't you at home yesterday? When did you run into Lao Wang?"
"I ran into him when I went to the village well to fetch water, and I just said a few words to him."
The woman's eyes were a little evasive: "Oh, let's go, I'm going to close the stall now"
"Stop!"
The man's face instantly turned red, and he stood up in an instant, staring at the woman and questioning her: "Speak clearly! Are you having an affair with that bastard Lao Wang?"
"You, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"I'm talking nonsense?! Okay! I'll go find him right now!"
"If it's true, I'll chop him up!"
Rushing into a small thatched hut nearby and grabbing a knife, the man angrily ran towards the distant village.
Seeing this, the woman hurriedly chased after him and wailed:
"What a sin! I can't live like this anymore!"
"Get out of here! It's okay!"
“.”
After a commotion, the man and the woman disappeared without even closing their tea stall.
There is no doubt that if nothing unexpected happens, the days of these two people should come to an end today.
Not long after they left, as smoke and dust rose from the end of the official road, the "culprit" who caused all this also arrived here.
Amidst the muffled sound of "boom", a long line of troops passed by the tea stall, and black flags fluttered in the wind.
The empty tea stall watched all this quietly, the copper kettle on the stove emitting billowing steam, like a lazy spectator.
"Sir, the Xiling Mansion is ahead."
Behind the 300,000 rebel troops, in the bumpy carriage, Su Qi's face looked extremely tired.
He was just a civil servant before and had never done anything like marching with an army. He couldn't eat or sleep well, and after a few days he was very tired.
More importantly, compared with the physical fatigue, the psychological burden made him unable to sleep and eat.
The closer he got to the capital, the greater the pressure he felt, and the more haggard he became.
Wei Changtian was much more relaxed, and there wasn't even a trace of nervousness on his face.
"Really? Then we can rest in Xiling tonight, and then march straight to the capital."
After giving the order, Wei Changtian casually asked, "By the way, is there anything unusual in Xiling Mansion?"
"Sir, no."
Su Qi answered truthfully: "All cities have closed their gates, and no troops have been mobilized."
"Oh, that's fine."
Wei Changtian nodded and looked up at Su Qi.
"Master Su, you seem very tired."
"I"
Su Qi paused, but did not hide it. He shook his head and replied, "My heart is more tired than my body."
"Haha. I understand."
Wei Changtian laughed twice, then turned his head to look at the densely packed soldiers outside the car: "Master Su, I can assure you that not many people will die this time."
"I hope this gives you some peace of mind."
“.”
Su Qi's eyes froze, and he was obviously a little surprised.
He didn't expect Wei Changtian to say that. Just as he was about to ask something, the latter waved his hand and interrupted:
"Don't ask, you'll know when the time comes."
"yes"
He responded with a complicated expression, the carriage slowly stopped, and Su Qi quickly got off and left.
After a few breaths, the carriage started moving again, turning its front end to go in the opposite direction of the army.
A quarter of an hour later, the empty official road was full of traces of the army's march. Two carriages stopped in the middle of the road, with four or five people standing around them.
After staying for another three days, Xu Suisui finally returned to Xinfeng.
In fact, she didn't do anything during these three days. She basically just followed Wei Changtian around the army, and when she had time, she went to match Xu Quan and Zhili.
By the way, Xu Quan’s misunderstanding of Xu Suisui and Wei Changtian has been resolved.
Well. At least Xu Quan has said that there is nothing between the two of them. As for whether he believes it in his heart, only he knows.
".Little sister, be careful on the road."
Standing opposite Xu Suisui, Xu Quan said everything he had to say with a serious expression, his eyes full of reluctance.
Xu Suisui just agreed absentmindedly and immediately turned his head to Wei Changtian.
"Well, I'm leaving now."
"Let's go."
Wei Changtian waved his hands, without any hint of "reluctant farewell" in his tone.
"Just do as I say when you get back. I'll go to Fengyuan after I finish my work here."
"snort"
Seeing that Wei Changtian didn't care, Xu Suisui couldn't help but snort, but at least she didn't argue with him in front of so many people.
"I remember, don't worry."
After giving Wei Changtian a blank look, she nodded to Zhili, Yang Liushi and others, then turned around and prepared to get in the car.
But at this moment, Zhang San suddenly ran over from not far away in a hurry.
"Young Master!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhang San didn't care whether it was appropriate or not, he ran all the way to Wei Changtian and whispered something quickly into the latter's ear.
Wei Changtian's eyes widened instantly, and he asked almost subconsciously:
“Is this true?!”
"Yes, it's true. It has spread."
“.”
Wei Changtian stood there blankly, silent for a long time under the suspicious gazes of the crowd, and then turned his head to look at Xu Suisui and said: "Don't leave yet, something big has happened."
(End of this chapter)
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