After Pei Yun learned some etiquette from Xue Qianqian, he prepared to leave. Xue Qianqian took Pei Yun to the county clothing store. She always felt that the clothes Pei Yun wore were out of place.
I didn't think it was a big deal before, but now I have to go to the palace to meet the prince and the high-ranking nobles in Shudu. I have to dress a little bit properly and not be looked down upon.
Pei Yun actually thought that the Hanfu he bought from the mall was pretty good, but Xue Qianqian always felt that the Hanfu looked weird and didn't look like the style of clothes they usually wore, so she decided to match it for Pei Yun herself.
"Qianqian, I think my clothes are good enough. There's no need to buy new ones."
Xue Qianqian said in a somewhat annoyed tone: "You, it's okay to dress casually at other times, but this time you are going to attend a celebration banquet, how can you be careless? Although your clothes look novel, they always make people feel weird and not formal enough."
After that, she pulled Pei Yun to a row of brocade clothes. As she selected them, she said, "The celebration banquet of the palace is not an ordinary occasion. Those noble families pay the most attention to clothing and appearance."
"If you don't dress properly, I'm afraid they will look down on you. Besides, you are now the leader of the rebel army and represent the face of the court. You can't be careless."
Seeing how serious she was, Pei Yun couldn't refuse anymore and had to let her do what she wanted.
Xue Qianqian picked out a dark blue brocade robe with delicate cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and lapels. It looked dignified yet heroic.
She handed the clothes to Pei Yun and said with a smile: "Go try this one, I think it suits you very well."
Pei Yun took the clothes and walked into the fitting room.
After a while, he changed his clothes and walked out, stunning Xue Qianqian and the waiter. After putting on the brocade robe, Pei Yun looked less bandit-like and more elegant, turning into a handsome young man.
It is true that clothes make the man. After taking off the somewhat strange Hanfu and putting on clothes from this era, I feel like a different person.
"How is it? Is it suitable?"
Pei Yun spoke, and Xue Qianqian came back to her senses and stepped forward to help him straighten his collar. "That's good. Wear this and you won't be looked down upon."
Pei Yun looked down at Xue Qianqian's serious expression, his heart slightly warmed, and he said softly: "Qianqian, thank you."
Xue Qianqian blushed, turned her head away, and pretended to continue choosing accessories: "No need to thank me between you and me."
She picked out a jade belt and a pair of brocade boots and handed them to Pei Yun: "Put these on too, so the overall combination will look good."
Pei Yun had no choice but to do as he was told. After finishing the matching, Pei Yun wanted to pay, but Xue Qianqian rushed to pay.
"Since you have become the leader of the rebel army, this dress is my gift to you."
After hearing this, Pei Yun stopped arguing.
After leaving the clothing shop, Pei Yun said goodbye to Xue Qianqian, then took a ox cart with Xu Zong to Qingyang County, and then rode horses from Qingyang County to Shudu.
This time Pei Yun only brought Xu Zong with him. If anything happened, Xu Zong could run fast and send a letter back.
Seeing Pei Yun getting on the ox cart, Xue Qianqian watched him go away before walking towards Qingyan Mountain. Thinking of how she had just straightened Pei Yun's collar, just like a wife treating her husband, Xue Qianqian blushed a little.
I hope Brother Pei can understand my feelings.
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Inside the ox cart, Pei Yun lifted the curtain and looked outside. This was his first time traveling far away, so he was a little curious. However, what he saw along the way did not make Pei Yun happy.
On both sides of the road, the fields are barren, and occasionally a few withered yellow weeds can be seen standing alone in the wind, looking particularly desolate.
It should have been farming time, but there were few farmers in the fields.
The village in the distance was in ruins. Occasionally, wisps of smoke could be seen rising from the ruins, but they seemed so faint that they seemed like they would be blown away by the wind at any time.
In the villages we passed by, many houses were burned down to only charred frames, and the walls were covered with marks from knife and axe cuts.
There were even corpses hanging on the trees at the entrance of the village. The village was empty except for a few skinny wild dogs wandering among the ruins, occasionally whimpering softly, which made people feel cold.
Xu Zong sighed, "Those damn barbarians are so hateful. These people just survived the famine, but now they are being robbed by the barbarians. It is so difficult for them to survive."
Pei Yun remained silent and quietly lowered the curtain. The people are the ones who suffer the most from natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Unfortunately, he is powerless to change anything now and can only take things one step at a time.
Now that summer is almost here, it's a bit stuffy in the car. Pei Yun bought a folding fan from the mall and turned it on to fan away the heat.
Xu Zong's eyes lit up when he saw it, "Da Dang...Brother, is this a fan?"
Pei Yun was speechless. What else could it be but a fan? Was there any need to use such a surprised tone?
However, he didn't know that there were no folding fans in that era, only round fans, so Xu Zong was naturally surprised.
Seeing Xu Zong's curious look, Pei Yun handed it to him. Xu Zong looked at it over and over again and found that the fan was very convenient to carry after being folded, much more convenient than a round fan.
Although the wind produced by this fan is not as strong as that of a round fan, it feels very cool, especially when Pei Yun opened the fan just now, he looked indescribably handsome.
Originally, Pei Yun looked like a young man from an aristocratic family in this outfit, and now he looked even more suave with the folding fan in his hand.
"Brother, I'll fan you."
Xu Zong's ability to flatter is not to be underestimated. It's impossible to let the eldest brother do it himself, so he can do it.
Pei Yun was not used to being fanned by others, so he smiled and said, "Let me do it."
After saying that, he took the fan and thought for a moment before saying, "You are the assassin of Yanyu Tower. You have been missing for so long. Didn't Yanyu Tower look for you?"
Xu Zong scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "The Zhang family asked me to rescue Zhang Zeshan but they didn't go through Yanyu Tower. I took a private job and Yanyu Tower didn't know about it."
Pei Yun said: "Yanyu Tower is the largest assassin organization in Yizhou?"
Xu Zong nodded. "In the five counties of Yizhou, there are branches of Yanyu Tower in the larger counties. The headquarters is in Shudu. I don't know about other branches, but there are more than 30 assassins in the Qingyang City branch alone."
"These people have all kinds of identities, but their levels vary, some are high and some are low. Of course, the head of the branch must be a master, and the building owner is even more unfathomable. I don't know how high he is."
"Few people have seen the owner of the building. Only the heads of the various branches can see him, but none of them have seen what he looks like. It is said that he wears a mask every time he appears, and does not show his true face."
The more Xu Zong spoke, the more excited he became. He wished he could tell Pei Yun all the secrets of Yanyu Tower. Anyway, he was determined to follow Pei Yun now and would never go to Yanyu Tower again. Since Pei Yun was interested, he would definitely tell him everything he knew.
Pei Yun was actually just treating it as gossip. Yanyu Tower was an organization in the martial arts world, and he was now a member of the imperial righteous army, so the two would not have any intersection.
Two days later, the ox cart arrived in Qingyang County.
Pei Yun took Xu Zong to the military camp. After he showed his token of a thousand-householder of the rebel army, a military officer came out to receive him.
"Captain Pei, Lord Yuan went to Shudu yesterday and told you to go directly to Shudu after you arrive. Here are the horses prepared for you two."
After the general finished speaking, he asked someone to bring out two horses.
"Thank you very much."
Pei Yun clasped his fists, and he and Xu Zong each led a horse out of the military camp. It was already late at this time, so the two found an inn and planned to stay overnight before heading to Shudu.
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