The three of them made a ruckus until midnight.
In the end, He Yunxiao didn't carry Xiaoxiao out. Xiaoxiao didn't want to be seen by others, and He Yunxiao didn't want Xiaoxiao to be seen by others either.
They finally reached an agreement: the three of them held hands, drank the antidote for the Soul-Devouring Pill, and went back to sleep.
The sleeping posture is also a result of the agreement.
He Yunxiao slept in the middle, while Xiaoxiao and Nanzhu each slept on one side.
Sleeping in the same bed before marriage is a major taboo, but in the face of Xiaoxiao's intense pressure, any taboo that hinders intimacy is powerless.
Princess Nanzhu faces the reality: If Xiaoxiao wants a hug, will you go with her? If Xiaoxiao lies on your right side, will you go with her? If Xiaoxiao wants to be intimate with He Yunxiao, will you go with her?
Faced with intense competition, no female protagonist has the right to refuse; they must participate, or they may never be able to participate again.
He Yunxiao secretly rejoiced, thankfully he only brought two female leads with him on this trip, otherwise there wouldn't be enough beds to go around.
Princess Nanzhu was still young, and she fell asleep early while holding He Yunxiao's arm.
After waiting until Meng Qingrou's breathing became long and deep and she fell into a deep sleep, Xiao Xiao rolled over and lay on top of He Yunxiao.
"Xiaoxiao is hungry."
He Yunxiao laughed and said, "Then I'll get up and you can find me something to eat?"
Xiao Xiao blushed and said, "You don't need to get up. Xiao Xiao will find food herself."
She slowly lowered her head, using the dim moonlight to grope for her "food".
To be fair, He Yunxiao did indeed lust after Chu Xiaoxiao's body, but to be honest, he wasn't that greedy, at least not to that extent. However, Xiaoxiao had already practically offered herself to He Yunxiao; it would be unreasonable not to take advantage of her. It was a matter of dignity!
When the time is right, act decisively; if you can swallow the "meat," you must swallow it.
The position of head of the household is earned through hard work, not through negotiation.
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The next morning, He Yunxiao and his party set off from Jubei Pass and headed to the territory of Yan State.
However, their route was not to go straight along the Qi-Yan trade route from Jubeiguan, but to go east after leaving Jubeiguan, turn onto the Wei-Yan trade route, and then pretend to be Wei-state vehicles to enter Jingtian City through the Wei-Yan trade route.
The State of Wei is located east of Yushan Pass. If one first takes the Qi-Wei trade route and then the Wei-Yan trade route to reach the State of Yan, the route would be too circuitous. It would be much faster to go to Jubei Pass first and then set off from there, joining the Wei-Yan trade route along the way.
Qi Yan's lifelong wars immediately boosted the business of Wei.
The states of Qi and Yan had many complementary trades. Take medicinal herbs, for example. Many herbs were specialty products of Yan, but not of Qi. What could the people of Qi do if they wanted medicinal herbs from Yan but lacked them? They had no choice but to pay high prices to buy them from the neutral state of Wei.
Trade routes may be temporarily blocked by war, but people's needs will not decrease because of war. As a result, the two countries became poorer and poorer as they fought, while the country of Wei became richer and richer as they fought.
However, the State of Wei was pitifully small, only the size of a single city. Its army was barely enough to maintain order within that one city, posing no threat to the two great powers of Qi and Yan. If it harbored any ill intentions, then it would be time for Qi and Yan to join forces and attack Wei. At that point, Wei would have to give back all the money it had gained to appease the powerful states.
This is something that the leaders of several countries tacitly understand.
Therefore, the State of Wei was very honest and would not expand its army no matter how much money it made, and would honestly remain a neutral place between the two great powers.
Because of the war between Qi and Yan, He Yunxiao encountered almost no fellow travelers on his journey from Yinjing to Jubeiguan. However, the situation was quite different on the Wei-Yan trade route, where horse-drawn carts laden with goods sped along, giving it the feel of a highway.
Yin Jing's prized blue steed from Hexi was left at Jubei Pass, while He Yunxiao and his men continued their journey on two captured Yan army warhorses. The two horses were indeed a bit slow, but the road conditions along the Wei-Yan trade route were much better, and they estimated they could reach Jingtian City in two days.
Another aspect of the prosperity of the Wei-Yan trade route was that along the way, there were taverns offering meals from time to time. Every half day's journey, you would encounter a fairly large restaurant. You could eat and stay there, but rooms were limited and quite expensive.
Most travelers are professional drivers, and they will choose to pitch a tent or sleep outdoors.
Only a small number of young masters and ladies would stay in such restaurants when traveling.
He Yunxiao would definitely not choose to let the female protagonists sleep in the carriage if they could stay in a proper room, and he wasn't short of a few taels of silver for the inn, so he was willing to pay a little more. That night, after traveling all day, He Yunxiao told Ma De to stop quickly at the restaurant.
The carriages and horses were handed over to the restaurant staff for management, and the group went inside to eat.
There were many people along the way, and even though the restaurants were expensive, business was booming, especially at night when people couldn't travel and it was mealtime. The business was so good that long queues formed outside the restaurants.
He Yunxiao roughly estimated the length of the line; with such a long line, it would be at least half an hour before it was their turn to eat.
In his previous life, it was understandable that restaurants were so popular that there were long queues. But this was ancient times, and He Yunxiao, a long-time playboy, had experience. Even if a normal restaurant was full downstairs, he could still book a room and have the waiter deliver the food. Not to mention the "privileged reserved seats," which were exclusive to playboys.
This restaurant is quite large; there must be reserved seats available. It's just a matter of whether we can secure one.
He Yunxiao asked Xiaoxiao and Nanzhu to wait outside, and went into the shop himself. He first asked politely, "Manager, may I ask if you have any 'reserved seats'?"
The shopkeeper, nearing sixty and having seen countless people, squinted at He Yunxiao: He had an extraordinary appearance, but his clothes were rather ordinary, and he was covered in dust, suggesting he was in a hurry to get somewhere.
People in a hurry to get somewhere and end up covered in dust can't afford the "reserved seats".
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