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The ninth day of the tenth month is the beginning of winter.
On this early winter morning, Lu Mingfei packed his bags and prepared to leave home.
This time he would be gone for a long time, so he could no longer hide the fact that he was leaving home from his father and mother. He had no choice but to tell them that he would be away for a while.
However, given the current situation at the imperial court, he had to make many arrangements before leaving home. He was prepared for the worst, so that if anything dangerous happened, his family could evacuate safely according to his arrangements.
However, in order to avoid worrying his family about where he was going or what he was going to do, he did not tell them and only said that he was going out to visit friends.
As for his home, he arranged for a guard of similar build to pretend to be him and keep vigil for him at home.
His only worry was that the emperor in the palace would suddenly remember him and send someone to the village to invite him to the palace. However, he had just resigned and returned from his post, so the emperor probably wouldn't remember him in the short term and would not summon him to the palace to see him.
Regarding any possible emergencies at court, Lu Mingfei had already made arrangements with the guards who were staying at home to replace him. If the emperor really did send someone to ask him to return to his official position, the guards who were staying at home would just hold off for a while and deal with it when he returned.
"Father, I'm not home anymore. If anything dangerous happens here, you must do as I tell you: evacuate and hide in the mountains. You must take good care of yourselves and wait for me to come back for you." Lu Mingfei's biggest worry was that the world would fall into chaos. Given the current situation, the chaos he suspected might not be far away.
When that time comes, he will take his family and tribe to a safer place.
However, before that, he needed to go to the other side to make arrangements and choose a suitable time to pick up his family and clansmen. Otherwise, if he made any moves in advance, it would attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, and that might expose their situation in advance.
"Okay, Dad got it. We're all here for anything we encounter here. But if you encounter anything outside, please take care of yourself." Lu Youtian looked at his eldest son as he was about to leave, feeling a little worried. He had a feeling that his son wasn't telling them the truth, and that this trip was definitely not just about visiting friends.
Their family has been living in Kyoto Prefecture for many years. His son has been studying in a private school in the city since he was a child. His good friends are all from Kyoto Prefecture. He has never heard that his eldest son has friends outside.
What kind of friend is worth visiting at this time?
However, despite having many guesses in his mind, Lu Youtian did not ask, because he knew that if his eldest son had to do something, there must be a reason for doing it.
The eldest son in front of him, who was as tall as him, no longer looked like he did when he was a child.
But this child, even at a young age, was never as innocent and naive as other children, only knowing how to eat, drink, and play. From the day he was born, he was very well-behaved and sensible. When he was a few months old, lying in his crib, he would only whimper when he was hungry or wet. He was so well-behaved. When he was a little older, he went with him to the city to set up a stall to sell things.
Thinking about how the child had suffered since childhood with parents like them, and had finally come this far, but had to resign from his official position and return home because of family reasons, Lu Youtian felt very sorry for his eldest son, and thought that they were a burden to the child because he was born into a family like theirs.
Lu Mingfei didn't know what his father was thinking. After talking to his father for a few words, he came over and hugged his mother's shoulders, took a look at his brother who was still sleeping, and then got into the carriage with his father and went out.
He changed his clothes in the carriage, and after some disguise, he met up with the guards who were waiting for him halfway.
After saying goodbye to his father, he mounted his horse and rode away with a few guards.
The other guard who stayed here in his place disguised himself as him and went to the workshop with his father.
***
Half a month later——
They entered a mountain and appeared in a secretly built village in the mountain.
This mountain stronghold is the military base they secretly built here.
The artisans who had been working in the village, along with their families, were all relocated here. In addition, a number of refugees were also taken in. The women and children worked in farming and handicrafts, while the men were all sent to the training camp for combat training.
At this time, Lu Mingfei was wearing a white robe and a jade mask that covered half of his face, concealing his true identity and appearance, and became known as "Mr. Wang".
The surname "Wang" was taken from Zhao Lang's pseudonym.
Zhao Lang also had a fake identity, named Wang Zhe. His fake identity was Wang Li, Wang Zhe's younger brother. So he asked everyone to call him "Mr. Wang," a nickname based on his brother's order of birth.
Zhao is the national surname, and it is definitely not a surname that can be used casually outside.
But if he used his own surname, Lu, Lu Mingfei himself was worried that after they attracted the attention of those people outside, someone who knew him would associate him with the surname, which would put his family and clansmen far away in Kyoto Prefecture in danger.
It is better to use a surname that is completely different from your original surname, so as to avoid some unnecessary trouble.
After arriving here, Lu Mingfei gave the design he had drawn in advance to the guard beside him and said: "You take this to the craftsman's workshop to give it to Mr. Song."
"Yes." Guard Ma took the blueprint, turned around and left.
After spending the entire day in the study and working, Lu Mingfei saw the rosy sky outside the window and realized it was already evening. He simply packed up the things on the table and walked out.
When the guards at the door saw their masters coming out, they followed them closely.
Lu Mingfei turned his head and looked back. Seeing that his brothers were worried about his safety, he smiled and said, "You don't have to follow me. It's safe here. You should relax and have a good rest." When they leave here in a few days, no one will be able to relax.
"Okay." The two guards also understood what their Lord Lu meant.
The two men looked at each other and stopped, allowing their Lord Lu to walk around the village freely.
Coming out of the backyard, Lu Mingfei walked alone to the open space in front, and saw a group of children chasing each other and running around. He couldn't help but smile.
Compared to the outside world, this place seems like a paradise far away from the world.
In this place, there are no natural disasters or man-made calamities, no invasions by barbarian soldiers, no hunger, no illness, and no death. Women, children, and the elderly can all live a stable life here.
However, it is the men behind these women and children who are responsible for protecting the safety of this place.
Their principle for accepting refugees has always been to only accept those with families. They do not want refugees who are all adult men.
If a person has no weaknesses, it is difficult for them to trust him. Only men who can stand up to their wives and children in turbulent times are trustworthy and qualified to become soldiers in their training camp.
"Bang—"
He stood there for a while, and then a little kid who couldn't even walk steadily bumped into him, fell to the ground, tilted his head back and looked at him, holding his mouth as if he was about to cry.
Lu Mingfei looked down at the little kid and found it funny to see that the kid was holding back his tears. He squatted down and asked the kid, "Where did you hit? Is it here? Does it hurt?" While asking, he touched the kid's forehead with his hand.
The child covered his forehead with his little hands, with tears in his big eyes.
The children who were playing just now all gathered around, and an older girl looked at the adult and her brother with some fear.
"I'll just touch it for you, don't cry, don't cry." Lu Mingfei touched the child's forehead with his hand, pulled the child up from the ground, patted the sand on the back of the child's clothes, and asked the child: "What's your name?"
"Sir, my brother didn't mean to bump into you. Don't blame him." The little girl mustered up her courage, stepped forward, and knelt on the ground, apologizing to her brother. "I apologize to you. Yes, I'm sorry."
"..." Lu Mingfei looked at the little girl who gave him such a great gift, and felt both amused and helpless.
"It's okay, it's just a small matter, no need to apologize, just get up quickly."
Lu Mingfei looked at the little girl kneeling on the ground. This little girl looked a little older, about five or six years old. This little girl and the child in his arms looked three times similar. They looked like siblings.
"You're his sister, aren't you?"
"Yes, yes." Seeing that the adult was not angry, the little girl immediately looked relieved and dared to stand up from the ground.
"Sister." When the child saw his sister, he reached out for her to hug him.
Lu Mingfei had no choice but to give the child to the little girl and said to her older sister, "Take him out to play."
The little girl took her brother in hand, looked at her handsome brother again, and then walked away with her brother, looking back every few steps.
The other children didn't dare to play here, and the younger ones ran away following their older brothers and sisters.
Lu Mingfei looked at the children who had all run away in an instant, and he felt a little bit amused and helpless. Could he be so scary? He touched the jade mask on his face. This mask was obviously very beautiful.
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