Many pedestrians on the road saw Xia Houlan and greeted him with a smile.
Facing the greetings of these people, Xia Houlan did not show any airs of a general, and he responded with a smile one by one.
Even when meeting some familiar residents, Xia Houlan would stop to chat with them and make a harmless joke. Xia Houlan's popularity is evident.
And along the way, Ma Chao also discovered a magical scene that he had never seen in Guanzhong and Xiliang:
That is, in Chenliu City, almost every citizen's face is always filled with smiles; and the streets and alleys passing by are clean and tidy, and not even a beggar or homeless person can be seen in even the darkest alleys.
"Are you kidding? In such a big city, you can't see dirt or beggars?"
Ma Chao's soul suffered one shock after another.
In his knowledge and world, he could not imagine that a city like Chenliu existed. You know, even in the peaceful and prosperous times, such a grand scene could not be seen, not to mention, it is now a chaotic time!
Ma Chao followed Xia Houlan silently in a shocked mood.
After finally arriving at General Hussar's Mansion, Chen Dao, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed out of the mansion.
"Oh my brother! Why have you been gone for so long?" Chen Dao jumped up to Xia Houlan and complained.
After Xia Houlan signaled Ma Chao to hand the horse over to the servant, he smiled and said to Chen Dao, "Why are you so anxious? You won't be back soon."
Chen Dao chuckled, then turned to look at Ma Chao curiously, and asked: "Are you Ma Chao and Ma Meng Qi? You are indeed very handsome."
Ma Chao was suddenly praised, and he replied with a somewhat unnatural look on his face: "I am Ma Mengqi from Xiliang. He looks... not bad."
"Now that you're here, let's go in quickly!" Chen Dao said while holding Xia Houlan's arm: "Sir, you have prepared a large table of delicious food. If you go late, the good things may be stolen.
That guy has finished eating!"
"?" Ma Chao followed Xia Houlan into the Hussar General's mansion, and he thought to himself: "Didn't he ask me to come here to question him?"
Full of doubts, Ma Chao followed Chen Dao and Xia Houlan into the Hussar General's Mansion.
Stepping through the gate of the mansion, Ma Chao seemed to have entered another world in a trance.
Although there was a lot of excitement outside the house, Ma Chao always felt like he was outside this prosperous world.
But when he walked into the Hussar General's mansion, the young boys and girls were chasing each other and playing; the adults chatting and laughing happily made Ma Chao seem to blend in instantly.
When Lu Yan saw that Xia Houlan finally brought Ma Chao, he stood up and went to greet him, saying: "Meng Qi, come quickly, let me introduce you..."
Ma Chao was confused and led by Lu Yan to introduce a large group of people. Looking at Lu Yan's posture, it seemed as if he was introducing his nephew to others.
After walking around, Lu Yan patted Ma Chao on the shoulder and said, "Meng Qi, you have just arrived in Chenliu and you don't have a place to live for the time being. Why don't you stay in my house first? There are still many empty houses in my backyard."
Ma Chao immediately raised his head and looked at Lu Yan in surprise. He didn't know why Lu Yan was suddenly so nice to him.
Lu Yan knew what Ma Chao was thinking, so he said: "Letting you raise horses is just a kind of training, and you have always performed very well... As a member of our Chen Liujun team, naturally we cannot treat you badly."
Hearing this, Ma Chao felt a little relieved. No matter what the purpose of raising horses is, as long as he no longer raises other animals...
At this time, Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, I never thought that you are the son of General Zhenxi (Ma Teng)... I have been rude many times before, please forgive me."
When Ma Chao saw Zhao Yun and Tai Shi Ci apologizing to him, he immediately waved his hands and said: "No, no... General Zhao and General Tai Shi are serious!" People always respect (fear?) the strong from the bottom of their hearts.
After a few more polite words, Ma Chao naturally followed Zhao Yun and Tai Shici away.
Over there, Zhao Yun and others, plus Ma Chao, gathered together a table.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Lu Yan shouted: "There is enough wine and meat for the hot pot banquet today. Let's eat and drink well, and we will not go home until we are drunk!"
“It’s time to eat!!!”
...
【In the sixth year of Jian'an, watch the New Year's Eve.】
[In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed... I have even forgotten how I came to this world in the first place...]
[I haven’t written a diary for a long time. It feels so good to be lazy. But after getting better, I feel a little empty...]
[When I picked up the Tiandao pen again, I discovered that it was only when I was writing my diary that I truly faced my heart.]
[Because of the war, I stopped keeping nearly two diaries, so my merit points were wasted in vain. I feel ashamed...]
[Although I don’t know what the use of this merit value is, there is no harm in saving more.]
[I’ll stick to keeping a diary in the future, after all, everything I have now is brought about by it...]
Lu Yan let out a sigh of relief, and the guilt he felt for not having to watch for two months finally dissipated at this moment.
Although he didn't do anything bad, if he didn't write in his diary for a day, Lu Yan would always feel that he had done something wrong...
[Ma Chao has now initially integrated into us... There should be no more ridiculous scenes of killing Boss Cao until he ‘cut off his beard and abandoned his robe’, right? 】
[Lao Cao who cut off his beard...it feels funny even when he smiles! Hahahaha!]
[I don’t know if the dream of ‘three horses in the same trough’ is true or false, but it would be a bit too cruel to kill the whole family of Ma Teng because of a dream... But the ancients seemed to believe this... It seems that we have to advance in advance. Give Lao Cao a vaccination.】
As Lu Yan wrote, he shook his head and said, "Old Cao has a lot of flaws... But with me, Lu Yan, I can help you straighten even the crooked ones!"
[I hope Boss Cao will not become the suspicious Cao Cao in history... As long as he is normal for a day, we can still have fun and play happily for a day.]
After writing a lot of non-nutritious things, Lu Yan closed the diary.
Although it was all trivial matters and inner thoughts, Lu Yan felt extremely fulfilled.
Lu Yan held the diary and couldn't help but sigh: "Phew! I have never felt so comfortable writing a diary... It seems that I am not a serious person after all!"
After all, who the serious person keeps a diary?
【bite!】
The system's voice sounded in Lu Yan's mind,
[Diary synchronization completed!]
[Judgment of diary content: Grade A! The reward level is increased by one level.]
[Rewards are being generated, please wait...]
[Congratulations to the host, you got: Xueyan Pill*1]
[Xue Yan Dan: Taking it can make people stay youthful forever. (Note: This pill is poisonous, so this pill can only be taken by people with strong internal strength. Ordinary people cannot resist the toxicity. Forcibly taking it will only lead to death from poison, so remember!)]
Lu Yan twisted the snow-white Snow Pill with two fingers and said in surprise: "A pill that keeps people youthful forever? The system gives this kind of thing back???"