Dong Rui asked: "Okay, how do you plan to find her?"
"Back to the country of Fan, well, it should be called the country of Peng now."
"Hasn't she left yet?"
"Arsonists always like to return to the scene after the incident; she is the person behind the scenes, and she also wants to appreciate her masterpiece up close, right?"
Not to mention others, after he and Dong Rui burned the Heavenly Palace, didn't they stand on the hilltop outside Lingxu City and watch for a long time?
The view from the first row of front seats is of course particularly good.
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Xuncheng is still the same Xuncheng, and it seems to be no different from a distance.
He Lingchuan and the others approached and discovered that the city gate had been damaged a few days ago and had not yet been repaired. It had been removed and set aside.
It was covered with traces of war, telling of the turmoil of the past few days.
Someone was scrubbing the bloodstains on the wall, but a large and beautiful red lantern was hung on the open city gate.
A new country must have a new atmosphere.
The city gate checkpoint has been removed, and although there are still guards guarding it, anyone can come in and out as they please.
People were walking in a hurry, with their heads hunched when they came and went, as if they had not yet woken up from the battle a few days ago.
They are neither happy nor sad.
The aftermath of that great chaos has not yet passed, and is still lingering in the hearts of the people.
Everyone is watching secretly, wanting to see if this new country will follow the old path of the country.
No one has confidence.
All the notices in Wengcheng were torn down and replaced with new ones to calm the people.
When the new king You Enguang came to power, the first three things he did were of course to consolidate power, promulgate new policies, and win over people's hearts.
Therefore, there were more than a dozen notices on the wall to provide peace of mind to the people, and there were also special personnel to preach the announcements, and the civilians gathered around and talked about them.
The words on the notices are always colorful and righteous, and they all sound like good things. How far can they be implemented? Whether they are slogans or true actions, haha, let’s see the effects.
The people on the Golden Plains are very aware of the government's tricks. They have seen too many tricks that pay lip service but are not real, and they no longer believe in them.
This scene in front of the notice board also happened a few days ago, but it was already two dynasties ago.
Dong Rui suddenly let out a sigh and pointed at the bulletin board: "Mei Fei's wanted notice has not been torn off, so that means it is still valid?"
Just the reward amount has been changed.
"It seems that there is still a lot of money available for reporting Concubine Mei."
He Lingchuan's eyes flashed slightly. Why did this new country, which was founded less than three days ago, continue to hunt for female criminals from the old dynasty?
Things are getting interesting.
Sure enough, the targets he pursues are never boring.
"Let's go to Jizhen."
Ji Town was originally a military town with 4,000 troops stationed there. In addition to farming, the people here made a living by doing small business with the army. Later, the army withdrew and the town was deserted. Now it has only 100 doors and a permanent population of 2.
There are more than a hundred people, and there are almost no young people in sight.
There aren't even two dogs.
The inns here are all renovated barracks left by the army. The eyes of the old man at the door were dull, and his toothless mouth looked like a dark doorway.
The two people passed right in front of him, and he didn't even move his eyes, as if they were nothing.
He Lingchuan specifically asked him: "Old man, when were the defenders on the low mountain to the west withdrawn?"
He asked twice, and then the old man said: "Yesterday, the day before yesterday."
There is plenty of land in Huangzhen, so the guest room is very large, but all four windows are leaking air. When the northwest wind turns at night, the whine is like a ghost weeping.
The two of them asked for a common bunk. Lingguang walked in and walked around before frowning and saying in disgust: "This is just a lice nest!"
It threw the powder everywhere, on the bed, at the corners of the house, on the beams, and on every piece of furniture.
After spraying the repellent for more than ten seconds, countless insects and ants rushed out, and there was even a nest of five or six rats, ranging from large to small, squeaking and lining up to slip through the door.
Why are they forced to move as soon as humans come? Don’t they know it’s first come, first served?
After all the insects and mice had escaped, Dong Rui used cloth strips to block the gaps in the doors and windows to prevent air leakage.
The bedding also gave off an unpleasant smell of grease and felt a little sticky to the touch. There was nothing I could do about it.
Both of them dared to lie down with their clothes on in the wild, but here they didn't want to fall down on the kang, so they simply moved chairs and closed their eyes to meditate.
Dong Rui opened the window and looked towards the low hills to the west.
"Will she really come?"
"It depends on our luck, the defenders only withdrew for two days."
Dong Rui was reluctant: "How long will it take for her to appear? Aren't you a great fairy? Can you predict her?"
He Lingchuan took out a tael of gold from his pocket and put it on the table: "Within fifteen hours."
Lingguang also became interested and took out several days' salary from his arms: "I'll keep it for five days."
"It's rare that Lingguang also plays this game." Dong Rui also offered his gambling money, "I will follow Lingguang!"
Bao Yuan, who was squatting on the beam, scratched his neck. These people were really bored.
"Wait." He Lingchuan casually took out a blanket from the storage ring and covered his head, breathing gradually and evenly.
After years of outdoor activities, he can still fall asleep even hanging in a tree.
Dong Rui snorted and said nothing.
As it turns out, they were unlucky.
After staying in Jizhen for fifteen hours, He Lingchuan's target didn't show up. Dong Rui happily accepted the one or two bets: "I'll give it to you!"
This was the gold that He Lingchuan lost to him in a bet. It was the first time this happened!
Raise your eyebrows and exhale!
After returning to Alfalfa Island, he will find a good place to display it.
Ling Guang on the side reached out her hand at the right time: "Half of it belongs to me."
It also won the bet, so of course it wanted to share the money.
After dinner, He Lingchuan concentrated on practicing. Dong Rui didn't waste time and went into another room to do experiments.
Until late at night two days later, summer insects were whispering and wild foxes were mourning.
Just listening to the sound is like being in the wilderness, except for the old man who occasionally wakes up at night and drags his heavy footsteps by.
He Lingchuan, who was adjusting his breath, suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the hills to the west.
That place is called Baiqiu.
Tonight, they finally had something to do.
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There is a lonely tomb on the white hill, and the moonlight illuminates the new soil.
However, there were no melons and fruits offered in front of the tomb, and there was only a single line of words on the stele:
The tomb of Laosong in the state of Wei.
Laosong is the full name of King Lao Fan.
After he was defeated and killed, the new king You Enguang ordered him to be buried here, asking him to sit alone in his hometown of Xuncheng and watch his country being taken over by outsiders, without any relatives around him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A wild ghost in a lonely grave, with no one to worship.
But at this moment, a dark figure wearing a cloak quietly walked up the mountain, grabbed a shovel and started digging the grave.
There is a black wolf beside it, which also helps dig the grave. It scrapes the soil with its front paws, which is much faster than its owner.
Three times five divided by two, the new grave was dug up.
To be continued...