Zhan Nanxing now is like a fragile porcelain statue.
After all, he had experienced a tragic defeat, lost his loved ones, and witnessed his comrades-in-arms who he had been with day and night being burned to death.
Shen Zhaozhao was thinking about it.
Zhan Nanxing is determined and strong inside, so he doesn't suffer from PTSD.
Say something nice to coax him?
I’m afraid you won’t believe it.
"Zhan Nanxing, I know you are scared," Shen Zhaozhao put down the small medicine box in his hand, stood up, raised his hand and touched his cold face.
There were some water stains on my hands.
She looked up at Zhan Nanxing.
"I can't promise you anything. After all, I said that people change."
Zhan Nanxing's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Sure enough, even she would be the same as that person.
Once they hold power tightly in their hands, they will be wary and suspicious. Although they will not take action themselves, they will allow others to gradually eat away the brothers who once shared the world with them.
"but!"
Shen Zhaozhao slapped Zhan Nanxing's face heavily with both hands, forcing him to look up at her.
"Zhan Nanxing, listen to me carefully."
"People change, but they are different. I can't guarantee what I will be like in the future."
"I, Shen Zhaozhao, must be true to my conscience in everything I do!"
Zhan Nanxing was very close to her and could feel each other's breathing.
His eyes, filled with doubt, searched hers, trying to find some clues that might indicate disbelief.
Shen Zhaozhao tried to make his gaze a little more resolute.
Tell him she can be trusted.
Just when she felt that she was about to cross her eyes, Zhan Nanxing suddenly laughed.
He also patted her head gently.
"You take it seriously?"
"You are stupid."
"Women cannot be emperors."
"Hmph..." Shen Zhaozhao snorted coldly, turned around, leaving Zhan Nanxing with a black back of his head, and went to pack his first aid kit.
Women cannot be emperors?
Who made the rule?
She doesn't like to hear this!
"You said no but I will do it anyway! I will change my name to Wu Zhao..." Shen Zhaozhao snorted angrily.
"What did you say?" Zhan Nanxing had a feeling that she didn't say anything nice.
"Nothing, I said I wanted to change my name." Shen Zhaozhao responded dryly, holding the small medicine box and stuffing it into the bag.
Zhan Nanxing raised his eyebrows.
She often has some strange ideas.
It's quite interesting.
Why do you want to change your name?
The lunch break was short. I had just put the first aid kit back into the space when the officer called for departure.
"I walk day after day, and I don't know how long it will take to reach Mobei."
Guo sighed.
“No matter what time it is, as long as the trip isn’t delayed and it doesn’t arrive yet, it’ll be fine.” Zhao Jiu happened to be in charge of the Zhan family, and when he heard it, he responded.
He originally had a good personality, and now he was Shen Zhaozhao's loyal fan, so his attitude towards Zhan Jia was so good that he didn't seem like an official, but more like a friend accompanying him.
"The weather in Mobei is so cold that it can freeze people to death."
Zhao Jiu shrank his neck whenever he thought about it.
"Your Zhan family army was stationed in the north before, so you should be quite familiar with Mobei."
When the Zhan family army was mentioned, the atmosphere in the Zhan family became depressed. Even the quick-talking Guo Shi wilted like an eggplant that had been frostbitten.
Zhao Jiu wanted to slap himself in the face.
Why are you bringing up things that are not related to the topic?
Zhao Jiu was trying his best to think of other topics to liven up the atmosphere, but before he could come up with an idea, he heard a commotion coming from the front of the team.
"What's the matter?"
Zhao Jiu shouted hurriedly.
"It seems like there are people running towards us in front..." An officer stretched his neck to look, his hand already moved to the sword at his waist.
When escorting prisoners, the most feared thing is sudden accidents on the way.
Shen Zhaozhao also stood on tiptoe curiously and looked forward.
I could only vaguely see a person running over and seemed to say something to Jiang Hu.
Then, several people rushed over on horseback.
“Oh—”
The man was riding on a horse and was quite tall, so Shen Zhaozhao could see him clearly now.
It's not the attire of an official, nor does it look like that of a wealthy person.
"Beware! Bandits!"
Jiang Hu's loud shout was heard.
The officers drew their swords at their waists and stared at the newcomers eagerly.
The men on horseback seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, but when they saw that there were many people on this side, including a few servants, they turned their horses around and rode away.
After a while, the figure disappeared into the mountains and no trace was seen.
"Pooh--"
Jiang Hu walked over quickly, spat on the ground, holding a man in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice:
"This son of a bitch, the Yongping prefect, doesn't even bother to suppress the bandits, but instead lets his men collect entrance fees at the city gate."
"Ms. Shen, look at this person, do you remember him?"
Shen Zhaozhao leaned over to look.
Jiang Hu pushed the man he had carried along forward.
Before Shen Zhaozhao could speak, Guo's mouth was always one step faster:
"Isn't this the book that was beaten at the city gate?"
"How come being blackmailed at the city gate wasn't enough, and now you're being targeted by bandits?"
"It's too bad."
Lu Ming was holding a bag in his arms. The wound on his face had not yet healed, and this time, he had a new one.
Look, it's really pitiful.
Lin couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Guo, who was talking nonsense, and said, "Stop talking."
Guo also realized that he had spoken out of turn.
Others are in trouble, and what she said is just like rubbing salt into their wounds!
"Lu Ming, aren't you on your way to Beijing for the imperial examination?" Shen Zhaozhao looked at Lu Ming and asked.
If they leave Yongping Prefecture and go to the capital, it should be the route they have taken before.
Instead of this road leading to the north.
Lu Ming held the bag tightly in his arms, lowered his head, and didn't look at anyone.
When he heard Shen Zhaozhao calling his name, he quickly looked up and recognized that Jiang Hu and Shen Zhaozhao were the people who helped him at the city gate.
"Girl, I'm going to Panfeng Villa," Lu Ming wiped the dust off his face.
The injury that had just been sustained was pulled and started bleeding again.
"Where are your relatives?" Lin asked.
Lu Ming shook his head, "No, it was a noble person I met when I was a child."
"He said that if I encounter difficulties in the future, I can go to Panfeng Villa to find him, and he will definitely help me."
Lu Ming's eyes revealed determination.
"I want to ask that noble man to help remove the rule of charging money to enter Yongpingzhou!"
"That money is the hard-earned money of the people. I saw many farmers from outside the city come to the city to sell vegetables and buy goods. The money they paid in the city was all earned from their hard work in farming."
"If we allow them to exploit us like this, how can the people live a good life?"
As soon as the voice fell, the young man's righteous and stern words echoed in the silent forest.
For a long time, no one spoke.
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