As soon as Meng Tian saw Shu Li, he stood up to greet her.
"You didn't go out for a walk?"
"No." Meng Tian replied, "But I have roughly observed the layout of [Shu Mountain]. Most of the houses are close to mountains and rivers, and are connected layer by layer in the mountains. I speculate that [Shu Mountain] only has tens of thousands of people who can fight.
Perhaps there are only ten thousand people at most. In front of the iron cavalry of the Qin Dynasty who have experienced hundreds of battles, they are just a mantis holding the chariot."
"Um."
"Hahaha, I like this guy." Chi You couldn't help but say.
Shuli was speechless.
She didn't know what the system meant by absorbing Chi You. Was it to relieve her boredom?
Thanks,
She's already fed up.
"In the future, I will definitely recommend you to Xiao Zhengzi when we attack [Shu Mountain]." Shu Li gently patted Meng Tian on the shoulder to encourage him.
"Thank you, Young Master!" Meng Tian was filled with excitement.
"Where is Qinghe? Is he not there?" Shuli looked around and was a little surprised when he didn't find Qinghe.
"Back to Young Master, Lord Qinghe went out just now. I thought he went to find you."
Squeak~
Qing He stepped on the loose wooden board and appeared at the door. He looked at Shu Li and said, "All the people they gathered dispersed, leaving only two secrets."
What Qinghe said was that because of Shuli's incident last night, there was a strange movement in [Shushan], and the elders of [Shushan] ordered the entire clan to be on alert.
In an instant, all the people in [Shu Mountain] were armed, guarding all the important roads, and many guards appeared wandering around Qinghe and Mengtian's residence. They said they were protecting, but in reality they were monitoring.
This state was maintained throughout the night, and it was not until daytime that the surveillance personnel withdrew. Qinghe went to see if they had really withdrawn, and whether they had left any hidden clues.
"Don't worry about them." Shuli signaled Qinghe to take a rest, "We will go back tomorrow at the latest. Resting on our laurels will only make them indulge in the glory of the past. If they don't know what's interesting, it's your fault."
Shu Li looked at Meng Tian.
Meng Tian nodded solemnly, he would not disappoint Shu Li's expectations.
Dong Dong~
A man who looked like a guard appeared at the door, looked at Shuli and saluted, "Dear guest, the high priest invites you."
Shuli raised her eyebrows slightly.
Not long after she came back, Shi Lan couldn't wait to find her again. Did she figure it out?
The 'five years' she promised Shi Lan was based on [Shushan]'s willingness to help him rescue Chang'an Jun. Regardless of whether he could be revived or not, at least they did not choose to refuse at first.
If he really rescued Lord Chang'an, Shuli would let them exist for a while longer, but he would never allow them to remain outside Great Qin's control.
All the people in the world are the king's ministers, and the shores of the land are all the king's land.
Within the territory of Da Qin, no extra-legal place is allowed to exist where the laws of Da Qin are not enforced.
Shi Lan tested her before, and Shu Li's reaction was also a test of Shi Lan.
If Shi Lan is still stubborn and wants [Shu Mountain] to remain independent from the world, then in at least twenty years, Da Qin's cavalry will teach them what reality is.
"Let's go."
The guard stepped back and made a 'please' gesture.
Shuli followed the escort sent by Shi Lan all the way to an unknown mountainside. Then he signaled Shuli to go straight along the mountain road and he would see Shi Lan, so he resigned first.
Shuli looked out from the mountainside. In the distance was the blue sky and rolling white clouds, and the overlapping mountains were connected one after another.
Withdrawing his gaze, Shuli walked forward along the path. There were cliffs on one side and cliffs on the other. If he was blocked from both sides, it would be a dead end. But unless Shi Lan wanted [Shu Mountain] to perish, he would never send any troops.
Someone attacked Shuli.
Turning a corner, the roar of the waterfall suddenly became louder. There was an exquisite pavilion next to the waterfall. The small water droplets splashed from the waterfall were as thin as smoke and dust, filling the air and turning into misty water.
The fog covered the small pavilion with a thin layer of gauze, and Shi Lan's figure was looming in the small pavilion.
Shuli smiled softly and walked towards the small pavilion.
There is only one mountain road leading to the small pavilion. As soon as the visitor turns the corner, his figure will be revealed. There is a waterfall flowing down next to it, covering up the sound in the small pavilion.
"The high priest has chosen a good place." Shuli walked into the small pavilion.
Shi Lan, who was sitting on her knees, looked at Shu Li and motioned for her to sit down. Then she poured a glass of water for Shu Li, "This is the best mountain spring water in [Shu Mountain]. It's sweet and delicious."
Shu Li took a light taste, put down the small bowl and looked at Shi Lan, "When the high priest comes to me, it shouldn't be as simple as just inviting me to take a sip of mountain spring water, right?"
After taking a sip of mountain spring water, Shi Lan said slowly, "This spring is hidden in the deepest part of the mountain, blocked by dense woods. It was only discovered by chance. It is very sweet, but only a small pool.
But before this mountain spring was discovered, we also had other mountain springs to draw water from. Although they are not as sweet as it, they are at least much larger than it.
Therefore, this mountain spring is both hidden and small. We don’t care whether it has too much or too little.”
Shuli understood the meaning of Shi Lan's words as soon as she heard it.
Isn't it just that they [Shu Mountain] have lived in the hidden mountains for generations, with few people and little power, so they are not important compared to Da Qin, and it doesn't matter to them if there are more or less.
So, why don't they live their own lives without interfering with each other as if they hadn't been discovered.
But Shuli felt that Shi Lan's thinking was too simplistic.
Before outsiders came, they were divided into conservative and radical factions, and a tragic civil war broke out at the slightest provocation.
Now outsiders have appeared. After some people see it, they will wonder what the outside world is like, want to get out of the mountains, and want to understand the life outside.
This is human nature and cannot be eliminated.
What's more, it doesn't matter if we didn't know each other before. Now that everyone knows each other's existence, they still want to maintain their previous attitude. Just like a boy and girl who have broken the definition of friends, can both parties still get along with each other as pure friends as before?
No matter how you think about it, it's impossible.
"High Priest, if there is a small thorn stuck in your throat, although it will have no effect on eating and talking, does the High Priest just let the small thorn go unchecked?" Shu Li asked casually like a friend.
Shi Lan shook her head slightly and disagreed with Shu Li's comparison of [Shu Mountain] to a 'little thorn', "[Shu Mountain] is just a weak star. Da Qin already has stars all over the sky, and there is no shortage of tens of millions of them."
An insignificant little one."
Shu Li slowly calmed down, and her eyes became cold, "High Priest, I am willing to come because I think you have figured it out, and I don't want to listen to your sophistry. My patience is limited, and Da Qin's patience is even more limited."
Shu Li stood up and looked down at Shi Lan with a pair of cold eyes, "The ancient times have passed, and the future of this world will belong to Great Qin. The high priest is still so stubborn, so there is no need to continue talking."
Shu Li turned around and left. Shi Lan quickly stood up and tried to stop Shu Li.
Shu Li stopped after taking two steps, turned her head slightly, and said coldly, "Destruction, this is the choice you made, high priest."
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