Next, everyone packed up and hit the road again, which meant they parted ways.
The woods that Qiu Shi left first.
Liu Ruyan looked at her silently and sighed inaudibly, then Brother Gesang and others got on their horses one after another.
Shen Yanchu was about to return to the carriage, when a firework exploded in the sky in the distance, the color was too light to be found.
With a thought in his mind, he walked towards that place silently.
Seeing Shen Yanchu coming towards him, Ling Yun, Ling Feng, and the puppet wearing a black gauze hat bowed to him.
Behind them were several escort trucks, which looked like a legitimate escort agency. Bronze swords were hidden in the boxes.
Nowadays, wars are intense and censorship among countries is strict. Traveling across Kyushu is no easy task.
However, the Cang Ming Sect has been traveling around the world for many years and has already managed various checkpoints. It also has the documents issued by various states for merchants.
"May I ask if the Lord wants to leave with his subordinates?" he asked tentatively.
"I won't go back to Wulu Mountain for the time being." Shen Yanchu's purpose of this trip was to go south, so he simply refused.
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Ling Yun had to remind him: "Our spy in Dali has recently found out that the murderer was a soldier of Prince Xing's Mansion. But over the years, Dali and Southern Han have never interacted. The only possibility is , just ten years ago, Dali sent elephant trainers to the Southern Han Dynasty."
"Perhaps he sneaked in at that time, so I plan to go and find out. As for Ling Feng, he will lead the disciples to escort back to Wulu Mountain. I wonder what the Lord has to say?"
Shen Yanchu murmured in a low voice: "Southern Han Dynasty, Prince Xing's Mansion..."
He raised his eyes: "I will go south with you, to Southern Han Dynasty."
Ling Yun nodded, crossed his hands and saluted forward: "Here!"
In fact, without his master following him, Ling Feng felt at ease. At least he didn't have to be restrained. He hummed a tune, covered the cargo box with the awning, and asked, "Are we leaving now?"
Shen Yanchu did not answer, his eyes fell into the distance, and suddenly asked: "Did you bring a pen and ink?"
"Oh, yes!" Ling Feng couldn't react, and he didn't know what the Lord wanted the pen and ink to do.
He presented the pen and paper together, thinking that he might be writing a confidential letter to an important person.
The wolf hair is soaked with ink, and Shen Yanchu writes it, hanging on the paper.
He didn't want to leave without saying goodbye, so he sent a letter to Liu Ruyan to explain a few words.
However, the tip of the pen lingered, and my thoughts were so complicated that I didn’t know what to write.
The past events are vivid in my mind, her smile seems to appear in front of my eyes, and my heart suddenly feels warm.
This feeling is like that of a long-distance traveler on a snowy night. After experiencing despair, fatigue, hunger, and almost collapse, he finally sees a hut at the end of the road, lit with warm orange lights. of candlelight.
So bright, so bright.
Let him walk into the hut, close the doors and windows, block out all the wind and snow, and covet this hard-won warmth.
Finally, the lonely travelers had a place to stay, comforted each other, and their hearts were filled.
He smiled sadly.
It turned out that when he opened his heart and put her in his heart, he knew that he would never be able to let go of this girl again in this life.
"Liu Ruyan——" He muttered softly, with a clear smile on his lips.
Start writing slowly.
Not far away, the two brothers witnessed his strange behavior throughout the whole process and couldn't help but send a message privately:
"Brother, do you understand?"
"How can the Lord's intention be understood by ordinary people?"
"I think it's a bit mysterious."
"The Lord is coming, hurry up, bow your head quickly!"
Outside the forest.
Liu Ruyan had already packed up, and the others could leave or stay. In the end, only Jin Buhuan, Dong Qingxian and Bai Zhi were left.
She looked into the distance and found that Shen Yanchu had not returned after carrying the rabbit away.
At this time, there was a strange aura behind him.
Liu Ruyan turned around and saw a letter at her feet. She bent down to pick it up and unfolded it. She saw that there were no words inside, only a picture.
The ink painting in the painting is full of spring, with willows like smoke and swallows flying beside them. Under the tree sits a handsome man, pretending to be a young man, holding a cold moon scimitar in his hand.
The word "Yan" is written at the signature.
Liu Ruyan lowered her eyelashes and her expression was silent. After a while, she put down the letter and said, "The painting is really ugly."
Ye Xun stretched his neck and wondered: "What's so ugly about it? Isn't it pretty?"
She put the letter away, shook her head and said, "Young master, I am wise and powerful, how could I be like this in the painting?"
But I saw that the young Pingting in the painting was graceful and graceful, with vivid features and a girlish appearance.
Liu Ruyan said as she walked: "I have the ability to paint, but I don't have the ability to say goodbye. It's a shame that we all got to know each other, and we don't even have this bit of affection..."
As she spoke, her voice gradually became lower.
Ever since she met the disciples of the Cang Ming Sect, she knew that there would be a day of farewell, but she didn't expect that it would be today, in this way.
"That's all, it's okay to leave!"
When she returned to the carriage, Bai Zhi saw that she was alone, so she looked around: "Where is Brother Shen?"
Liu Ruyan got into the car and said solemnly: "Let's go."
"Gone?" Bai Zhi was even more surprised, "Where can he go?"
Liu Ruyan put down the curtain: "Where else can we go? Back to Wulu Mountain."
Bai Zhi suddenly realized that she still remembered that Brother Shen told him that when the matter was over, he would leave with his disciples.
"It's a pity that Brother Shen's illness has not been cured yet." He murmured.
Liu Ruyan remained silent.
Several people got on the carriage and set off again. The wheels of the carriage went from slow to fast as they drove up the rugged mountain road.
She looked at the scenery outside the window and glanced backwards. Eventually, it blurred into shadows. It took a long time before she looked back.
Looking at the empty carriage, she frowned, feeling inexplicably melancholy.
The body is like catkins and the heart is like duckweed.
Both she and he live for revenge, hoping to return to their homeland with a clean conscience.
They are old enemies, rivals, and friends.
They stayed together through thick and thin, shared weal and woe, and finally warmed each other, but it was difficult to see each other again after many years.
The horse gallops all the way.
As the sun sets and the moon rises, the stars and the moon rise, and finally we drive into a city in Yongzhou before the closing drum sounds.
They found an inn along the road that was not yet closed and paid for three rooms.
Liu Ruyan and Jin Buhuan shared a separate room, while Bai Zhi and Dong Qingxian stayed next door.
The next day, Liu Ruyan took a bath and changed into her black clothes. Her waistband was decorated with willow leaf patterns. She had a simple disguise on her face, giving her the appearance of a young man.
She came to a bank and placed a few bronze utensils from a military tomb on the table.
Due to the change of dynasties, old copper coins could no longer be used, so there were banks that collected old coins from previous dynasties and exchanged them for new coins.
They also collected the bronze utensils brought by Liu Ruyan and counted them by the pound. She thought about it and simply took out the copper and stone items as well.
The shopkeeper suddenly changed his face. This is the first time he has encountered a stone seller after opening the shop for so long!
Liu Ruyan talked hard and finally let the shopkeeper inspect it before selling it.
After coming out of the bank, she exchanged a total of 5,000 new coins, that is, five copper coins. According to the silver price of the Song Dynasty, it was equivalent to five taels of silver.
Silver is not a commonly used currency in the market. It only becomes popular when dynasties change. Since silver is rare, she usually saves silver ingots and only uses copper coins.
Liu Ruyan gave these copper coins to Bai Zhi for safekeeping, and kept fifty of them with her for emergencies. She would let him take them when she needed money in the future.
After Bai Zhi purchased all the food items, everyone checked out and rushed to the next city.