Two days' riding distance from the capital, they were discovered by soldiers of the capital while watering their horses by a stream. Seeing the Great Xia's eight-clawed golden dragon banner, Lin Mo felt a particularly complex mix of emotions.
Upon seeing Lin Mo, they bowed respectfully according to etiquette.
The leader was somewhat surprised, "Your Highness, you only brought this many people?"
"Otherwise what?" Lin Mo asked, "Should we bring an army?"
"No!" The leading general gave an awkward smile. "And who is this?" He looked at Li Hu.
Although Lin Mo changed Li Hu into a soft wool sweater and a warm coat, Li Hu had lost over thirty kilograms, his skin was pale and his hair was dry and white.
He looks more than twenty years older!
Because he was missing toes, he walked with a limp like an old man.
"This is one of my old personal guards," Lin Mo told him. "He has served my Lin family for decades!"
The general frowned. "I've never heard of any of the Lin family's old guards having a son with a bad reputation!" he thought to himself.
Li Hu remained silent because Lin Mo had told him that Li Hu's situation was very special, and if the Empress found out that he had gone to the capital, he would definitely be silenced.
Without lingering, Lin Mo followed the visitor and embarked on his journey to the capital.
Two days later, Lin Mo returned to the place that was once so familiar to him.
Sun Mian greeted him at the city gate, accompanied by several servants and a graceful young woman.
She had a delicate and refined oval face. Her skin was as white as snow, yet her eyes held a hint of ocean blue, bright and intelligent.
She's not very tall, but that only makes her appear petite, delicate, sweet, and adorable. As for her figure, it's simply flawless!
Therefore, it looks like a lotus flower in the morning dew, indescribably beautiful and very endearing.
For a moment, Lin Mo was stunned.
"This..." he couldn't help but think, "It's so beautiful!"
At this moment, the girl called out, "Brother Lin Mo!"
The voice was as melodious as a silver bell, the singing was delicate and clear, and the tone was smooth and natural.
"Hiss!" Lin Mo exclaimed. "She's Sun Ruoxi, my future wife?"
After transmigrating, Lin Mo never saw Sun Ruoxi again; all his impressions came from the memories of the original owner of the body.
Before setting off, he was in a state of being forced to accept whether or not to marry this girl.
To put it bluntly, it's like you hooked up with someone and had to finish the encounter with tears in your eyes.
And now, seeing Sun Ruoxi in person...
"Give me a whole trainload of fast food! I need to drive for ten days straight!"
"What's wrong with being King Zhou?"
Seeing Lin Mo's appearance, Sun Mian couldn't help but cough twice. "Ahem, Your Highness, the King of Shu, His Majesty has ordered me to come and welcome you!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately shook his head. "Ah, Father-in-law, hello!" He still hadn't fully recovered. "Ah... well, Lord Sun, hello!"
Upon hearing the words "father-in-law," Sun Ruoxi blushed instantly, her heart filled with joy.
Sun Mian was filled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
What's gratifying is that, as someone who's been there, I can tell from the obvious glances between these two young people that they've hit it off.
In ancient times, the worst thing was an arranged marriage by parents, where the children didn't like each other and the couple would end up being incompatible.
Mutual affection is naturally the best outcome.
But what worried him was, "Hey kid, don't you have any idea how dangerous it is to come to the capital?" Sun Mian thought to himself, "You look completely unconcerned, and you've only brought a few unremarkable followers?"
"Don't you have a bodyguard who's supposedly capable of tearing a person to pieces? Why didn't you bring him?"
Thinking of this, Sun Mian immediately asked, "Your Highness, where is your guard?"
"Lord Sun, are you talking about Xu Chu?" Lin Mo asked, coming back to his senses. "That guy is a simpleton, and he speaks without thinking. I'm afraid that if I bring him to the capital, he might say or do something wrong and get himself into trouble!"
Sun Mian frowned again upon hearing this.
Such concerns indicate that Lin Mo understands some politics, but...
In that case, who will protect you?
Lin Mo saw Sun Mian's worry, so he said, "Lord Sun, rest assured, I, Lin Mo, would never do anything without being sure of success. Trying to harm me won't be so easy!"
Sun Mian was at a loss for words.
"Haha, Lord Sun, how are you feeling?"
“Great!” Sun Ruoxi answered quickly, “She’s in the backyard every day, either feeding the fish or walking back and forth, she’s never still for a moment!”
"What nonsense are you spouting, girl!" Sun Mian said, her face flushed. "Oh, and who is this?"
He inadvertently noticed Li Hu behind Lin Mo.
"Why does he look so familiar?"
“He is a personal guard of my Lin family, and has served my father for decades!” Lin Mo said. “He was slightly injured when he accompanied my father to attack the chieftain of Shu, and has been recuperating in Shu ever since!”
"Personnel guards?" Sun Mian was taken aback at first, but then he saw Lin Mo wink at him and immediately understood. "Ah, I knew it!"
Although she didn't know what Lin Mo was up to, she still played along, "Your surname is Deng, right?"
“Yes, Uncle Deng!” Lin Mo continued the conversation. “Well, Uncle Deng, this is Lord Sun Mian.”
Li Hu hesitated for a few seconds, then bowed respectfully to Sun Mian, "This humble servant greets Lord Sun!"
"And what about Miss Sun?" Lin Mo reminded him.
"Greetings, Miss Sun!" At this moment, Li Hu felt extremely bitter.
"I, Li Hu, have actually stooped to bowing to this girl!"
At this moment, Sun Ruoxi stared wide-eyed at Li Hu, "Father, doesn't he look like that...?"
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