Chapter 641 Entering the City
Zhong Nian Yao looked up at the towering city wall and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Although she couldn't let it go, the twenty-plus years she spent in Li Country weren't entirely unhappy. At least, the time she spent with her master was truly joyful.
Now that I think about it, I don’t know how that little old man is doing now, and I don’t know if he has been reincarnated.
When her master passed away, he told her that their relationship as master and disciple only lasted this long, and asked her not to try to invite him up after his death.
This was her master's dying wish, so she naturally couldn't refuse.
Seeing Zhong Nianyao fall into silence, Lu Yichen couldn't help but feel distressed. He gently hugged Zhong Nianyao into his arms and whispered, "Have you thought of anything?"
"Nothing." Zhong Nianyao quickly recovered her composure. She looked up at Lu Yichen beside her and said, "I probably haven't told you this before! One of my souls was reincarnated here and lived here for over twenty years!"
After saying that, Zhong Nian Yao told what happened to her in Li State.
Lu Yichen had been quite calm while listening to Zhong Nianyao's narration. But when he heard that the royal family of Li State had forced her to sacrifice herself to the heavens, the chill in his body suddenly began to emanate, and dark clouds began to gather in the sky.
Seeing this, Zhong Nianyao was shocked. She immediately took Lu Yichen's hand and said to him soothingly, "Okay, I'm fine now, right? In fact, I had already thought about sacrificing myself to heaven. Otherwise, the one on the throne would never be able to force me to do that."
As she spoke, Zhong Nianyao looked up at the sky, which was still as dark as before. It seemed Lu Yichen hadn't calmed down yet. Sure enough, Lu Yichen's next words confirmed her suspicions.
"You are willing to sacrifice your life for the sake of justice." Lu Yichen's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "But if he wants you dead, that's absolutely impossible."
"Okay, I'm fine now!" Zhong Nianyao pulled Lu Yichen's hand, her tone a little coquettish. "Besides, if I hadn't sacrificed myself to the heavens, my incomplete soul would have come to the modern world, and we might not have met it yet!"
"Besides, I sacrificed myself not for the royal family of Li, but for the people of Li. Don't be angry, otherwise, the people of Li who I saved with great difficulty will suffer again."
Hearing Zhong Nianyao say this, Lu Yichen's anger almost subsided. He sighed helplessly, "You!"
Seeing the dark clouds in the sky dissipate, Zhong Nianyao breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked towards the bustling city gate and through it at the prosperous scene inside the capital. A faint smile involuntarily curled up at the corners of her mouth. "Now it seems that my sacrifice was worth it! Look, the people here are living well, aren't they?"
Although the monarch of the Kingdom of Li had forced her to sacrifice herself to heaven, he was still a good emperor. A good monarch is one who can ensure that his people have enough food and clothing.
Lu Yichen glanced in the direction Zhong Nianyao was looking, then retracted his gaze. His expression remained calm, showing no emotion at all.
"Okay, let's hurry into the city!" Zhong Nianyao took Lu Yichen's hand and said with a smile, "If we stay any longer, the sun will set and it will be difficult to get into the city."
The process required a pass, and Lu Yichen and Zhong Nianyao naturally didn't prepare such a thing. However, the two of them used a sleight of hand to deceive the soldiers guarding the gate and then entered the city directly.
After entering the capital, Zhong Nianyao did not rush to inquire about Zhong Mingxin's news, but instead found an inn to stay in with Lu Yichen.
After arriving in the room, Zhong Nianyao spoke, "Yichen, I feel that the flow of time here seems to be different from that of the modern world we live in."
"you mean--"
"Just now, I inquired from the side," Zhong Nianyao continued, "I have only been in the modern world for a year or two, but here, a full ten years have passed."
When she left, the entire Li Kingdom was suffering from drought.
After her death, God finally had mercy on her and was willing to send rain.
However, although the drought was over, post-disaster reconstruction was still a major undertaking. It took ten years for the Kingdom of Li to recover to the state she saw today.
Lu Yichen understood. "That is to say, although Zhong Mingxin has been missing for more than 20 years, it is still unknown how many years he has stayed in this world."
"Yeah." Zhong Nianyao nodded. "So it's possible that he's been in this world for a short time, or it's also possible that he's been here for a long time. The only thing we can be sure of now is that he's still alive."
"We'll find her." Lu Yichen gently patted Zhong Nianyao's hand and spoke softly to comfort her, "Since we're here, we'll definitely be able to find her. There's no need to be so anxious. Everything will work out when the time comes!"
"I know," Zhong Nianyao said calmly, "Since we're already here, no matter what Zhong Mingxin's condition is, we have to bring him back."
Even if it wasn't for Baili Leyao, it was also for Mr. Zhong and Mrs. Zhong. The two old people are still at home eagerly waiting for their youngest son to come home and reunite!
Lu Yichen said, "Let's go out early tomorrow to find out!"
"We don't have to do it ourselves."
As if she remembered something, Zhong Nianyao's eyes lit up. "I almost forgot. There's an organization in the capital that specializes in gathering information! We should ask them to help find someone when the time comes!"
When she was in the Kingdom of Li, although she was the Imperial Preceptor, she spent most of her time in the Imperial Preceptor's Hall. But during her free time, she would still take the opportunity like this to sneak out and play.
She was quite familiar with the affairs of the capital. She had just said that she hadn't remembered it for a moment, but now that she remembered it, she naturally wouldn't waste her energy any more.
"Okay, then we'll go look for him tomorrow," Lu Yichen nodded without expressing his opinion. "Then go to bed early! A lot has happened to us today, and you must be tired. Don't think too much. Go to bed early so that you can look for him when you wake up tomorrow."
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