Chapter 1995: The King Swallows the World
Nan Yan took out something and handed it to him.
"Your Majesty, please return this to Xue Yun."
Zhu Feng looked down and saw a familiar handkerchief. He immediately remembered that this was Xue Yun's handkerchief.
At that time, they went to the East and West Halls to seek medical treatment. When Xue Yun took Nan Yan's pulse, he used this handkerchief to cover Nan Yan's wrist, but later, Nan Yan took the handkerchief away. It was because of this that the two of them had a misunderstanding and had a cold war for a while.
Later, the misunderstanding was cleared up and Nan Yan took the handkerchief away.
He forgot about it.
Now, suddenly taking out this thing made Zhu Feng stunned, and then he said: "You say, return this to Xue Yun?"
"yes."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "I had forgotten about this before. It was only when Tong Yun and the others were packing their luggage before returning to Beijing that I found it. They were all shocked and thought I had taken something belonging to a man."
“…”
"After thinking about it, I decided to return it to her, so as to avoid..."
At this point, she smiled and said, "It caused misunderstanding."
Zhu Feng said, "Why don't you just return it to her yourself?"
Nan Yan looked at Zhu Feng, and there seemed to be something else flashing in her eyes amidst her smile. Zhu Feng felt that she seemed to have something to say, but was hesitant.
After a while, he just smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty, please return it to her."
“…”
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment.
He reached out and took the handkerchief, saying, "That's fine."
He put away his handkerchief and looked at Nan Yan again. At this time, the sun was about to set, and the outline of the tall earthen city in the distance gradually became blurred. In the dim light, his eyes became brighter and flickered slightly when he looked at Nan Yan.
He reached out and touched Nan Yan's hair, then said, "Just have a good rest."
“…”
"Don't think too much when you're pregnant."
Nan Yan also looked at him, then smiled and said, "I know."
Zhu Feng gave Ran Xiaoyu and the others a few more instructions, then walked over, mounted his horse, and led a group of people to gallop towards the distant Yumen Pass.
Nan Yan stuck her head out and looked at the group of people. There was indeed a figure who was slower than the others. He was obviously a novice. He was a little hesitant when riding the horse. The thin figure was swaying on the horse's back. He was almost thrown off the horse in the first few steps.
However, she was extremely stubborn and didn't say a word, just followed them closely.
Soon, he blended into the group of people.
Nan Yan just watched silently.
Zhu Feng and his companions were riding very fast, but the sun was setting even faster. After a while, only a faint light and shadow was left on the horizon, and the entire northwest land was falling into darkness at a speed visible to the naked eye.
They are like Kuafu chasing the sun.
Nan Yan looked at it for a long time before she sighed softly. She felt a faint restlessness in her stomach. She looked down at her stomach and said angrily and amusedly, "Why are you moving around?"
"It's all because of you that I can't go over and see what Yumen Pass really looks like."
My stomach rumbled again.
Nan Yan couldn't help laughing, and then said, "You're so restless, do you want to go too? But you're too young now, and mother can't leave you alone and go with her."
"Wait until you're born and grow up a little."
"If your father's wish is fulfilled and you are a boy, then you will have the opportunity to roam freely across this land in the future. As long as—"
As she spoke, her eyes twinkled slightly.
"As long as your life is smoother and there aren't too many surprises."
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On the other side, Zhu Feng was leading the way, followed by Ye Zheng and Ying Shao, who were galloping with a group of people. They finally managed to keep up with him. The sound of horses' hooves raised a lot of dust, making the sky, which was already gloomy due to the setting sun, even darker.
Soon, they arrived at the foot of the earthen city.
Zhu Feng's horse stopped in front of a huge rock.
The stones that emerged from the ground around here were of all shapes and sizes, but this one was the only one that was clearly carved. It was three or four feet high, and from a distance, it looked like a giant standing in the wilderness.
Only then did I see clearly that this was a boundary marker.
The words on it have been worn away by wind and sand.
Zhu Feng looked up, silent. Ye Zheng followed, looked up, and said, "Wang—Kou—Tian."
Zhu Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
She turned around and glared at him: "Read it to me again."
Ye Zheng chuckled and said, "I am only trying to make Your Majesty smile. This is the three words Yumen Pass."
However, due to the erosion of wind and sand, only the incomplete "Wangkoutian" remains.
At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves behind him.
It was Xue Yun who reluctantly rode up to catch up. After hearing this, she only gasped and laughed, "Master Ye is right. The king swallows the world in one gulp."
Zhu Feng looked back at her and said nothing.
Ye Zheng smiled and said, "Mr. Xue is truly a kindred spirit of mine."
Xue Yun bowed to him.
Zhu Feng turned his head again and looked at the tall city gate in front of him. It was called a city gate, but in fact it was just a huge earth hole. The wooden door had long been rotten and peeled off, but the hole was huge, about ten feet high. It was obvious that when it was intact, it must have been a magnificent city gate.
It is also a magnificent castle outside the Great Wall.
Thousands of years ago, during the reign of Emperor Wu, the country was strong and had very close trade relations with the Western Regions. Yumen Pass, as such a fortress, was also an important gateway for transporting Hetian jade. One can imagine how prosperous the scene was back then.
But, thousands of years have passed.
After so many years of trials and tribulations of war, including changes in the foreign policy of the emperor of the Central Plains, the Silk Road gradually declined, and this pass gradually disappeared from people's sight.
As a result, no one is interested in this earthen city.
A gust of wind blew out from inside. Because the city was empty, the wind whistled, as if someone was roaring, and it also had a hollow meaning.
At this time, the sun had completely set.
The surroundings suddenly became dark, and the huge city gate really looked like a big mouth in the twilight, waiting to swallow.
I just don't know what it can devour.
What is inside the big mouth?
Zhu Feng turned around and looked at everyone, then said, "Are you all ready?"
Everyone responded in unison. Zhu Feng looked at Xue Yun again, only to see her looking up at the three words on the broken boundary marker, and then at the huge earthen gate.
There was a hint of bewilderment in his expression.
Hearing Zhu Feng's question, she paused for a moment before softly replying, "I'm ready."
Zhu Feng glanced at her again, and without saying anything else, he just raised his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Immediately, everyone rode their horses and followed him into the gate.
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