C34

"Have you heard? That group of patrolmen from the prairie colluded with the Northern Devil Dao. They are currently in a deadlock outside Yanmen Pass. It has been three days."

Many people in the tavern were talking about the closing of the Swallow Gate. Chu had been in peace for too long, so the commoners were curious about the war.

Hey, I've heard that General Ma Ran had killed twelve Swordsmen of the North." In my opinion, with us being the most powerful men in the world, we should never even think of fighting against the grassland policemen in our lifetime!

"That's right, they dared to come here for thirty thousand people. It must have been to let them calm down for too long, and they forgot how sharp our Chu Feng's knives are."

"However, I heard that Yamen Region didn't have any reinforcements from the Great Prairie. I feel that this matter isn't that simple."

"Also, that must be because General Murong has other plans. What are you planning to do? If anyone hears you, be careful that General Murong doesn't kill you!"

The one who had questioned him was so frightened that he shrank back his neck. In the corner, Murong Qian Xun couldn't help but sigh as he watched all of the scattered customers talking loudly.

"General, we have to go. The arrangements here have been completed."

Xiao Tai whispered in Murong Qian Xun's ear. Murong Qian Xun nodded his head slightly as he said, "Alright, you stay here. I have something else I need to do."

Xiao Tai was shocked. The Military Advisor didn't mention that he had other plans this time, and had even left him here, so wouldn't that mean Murong Qianxu wanted him to leave? No way, if the Military Advisor found out, he would take his life.

"General …"

Before he could even finish his words, Murong Qian Xun stopped Xiao Tai with a wave of his hand.

"I need to take care of some matters. This isn't a plan of the Military Advisor and there won't be any danger. Don't worry, I'll leave you here to make some arrangements. Come over with your ear attached …"

Finished speaking, Xiao Tai could only bitterly smile and agree. He was extremely respectful to this young general of his. When Xiao Tai came out of the tavern, the smile on Murong Qian Xun's face instantly disappeared. With a grave expression, he looked at everyone around him, and his eyes narrowed into a dangerous arc. He lightly sipped his wine, and at this moment, a mellow male voice suddenly came from his left.

"Looking for me?"

Murong Qianchen put down his wine cup and leaned back in his chair in satisfaction.

"Prince Wu Shuang, I never thought that you would still be alive." Murong Qian Xun nodded his head and went over to say it with a smile.

The drunk drinkers suddenly felt a little cold, and many of them woke up from their drinking. In that moment of life and death, it was a pity that they did not know that they had already walked through hell's gates.

"..."

Xu Qing's heart was in contradiction, or perhaps he was nervous because he had received a letter from the Duke Huai Palace at noon saying that Duke Huai wanted to meet this young genius who was first in the literary competition. Outsiders might think that Duke Huai was fond of this talent, but Xu Qingzhi clearly knew what he was going to face. Moreover, judging from that delicate handwriting, it didn't seem like it was written by an experienced general like Chu Yinan.

"Mother?" The youth looked at the letter on the table and muttered.

"Kid, with Duke Huai's status, it's impossible for him to abandon his children. I guess there must have been some difficulties in the past, and that sword seed in your body, don't you want to understand all of this?"

Xu Qinghui had long since sensed that Wang Jing had quietly crept up behind him. He admitted that he was indeed very curious about what Wang Jing had said, but for him to suddenly accept this fact caused him to be somewhat flustered.

Alright, don't think too much, I'll bring you along tonight. I just don't know if you're willing to go, but she doesn't want you to go, and many things can't be done according to plan, and it's not a matter of life and death. On the contrary, it's a very good thing, you don't know how many people are fighting to be the goddaughter of Chu Huainan.

Xu Qingzhi helplessly smiled. He understood that Wang Jing was deliberately teasing him.

Oh right, little Mo has been looking for you for a long time, but you haven't eaten since noon. This time, little Mo has been doing this for a long time and has personally made delicious snacks for you.

With that said, Wang Jing winked at Xu Qingzhi. His mischievous smile hung on his old face, causing a phrase to suddenly appear in Xu Qingzhi's mind — Old being indecent!

"Xu Qingzhi!" "Xu Qing's Xu Qing!"

Hearing this voice, Wang Jing pouted his lips and left, leaving behind a worried expression on Xu Qing's face. He didn't want to eat dessert!

Mo Yunchang did not care about that as she barged in carrying a black plate of stuff. Xu Qingzhi stared at the smoke-stained black areas on Mo Yunchang's delicate face, trying her best not to laugh out loud.

"Hahahaha, Xu Qingzhi, don't be so touched. Look at you, your face is flushed from excitement."

Xu Qingzhi wanted to tell Mo Yunchang that he was suffocating, but he did not dare. He did not dare to make a joke out of her, because this girl could not stand the ridicule of others. If Xu Qingzhi dared to tease her, then he would most likely chase him down the eighteen streets with his sword raised.

Mo Yunchang carefully picked up a piece of delicious dessert, her expression abnormally focused.

"Quick, give it a try." As she spoke, Mo Yunchang brought the dessert to Xu Qing's mouth. Her appearance was truly a perfect explanation of what it meant to be impatient.

Seeing this piece of black stuff, Xu Qingzhi's head grew big, but looking at Mo Yunchang's spirited appearance and her blackened face, Xu Qingzhi was unable to reject. No matter what she said, Xu Qingzhi was still a young miss of a Qian Jin, how could she understand this? Xu Qingzhi immediately took a bite, you don't have to say, it was crispy, other than a bitter taste in his mouth, it was hard for him to swallow.

"How is it? "Is it good to eat?"

"Good …" "Delicious."

This caused Mo YunChang to be overjoyed, and she hurriedly pushed all the food on the plate to Xu Qingzhi. "I knew it, you're the one with the most taste, Xu Qingzhi. Xiao Hei Zi actually said that I cooked a lump of grilled earth. At that time, I really wanted to cut him down with my sword." As Mo Yunchang spoke, she made a slashing gesture with her sword.

"That's right. I heard from Old Wang that someone from Duke Huai Palace came to invite you over today?"

Xu Qingzhi nodded his head. Many people had seen it when the bodyguard came to deliver the letter. In this Huaiyang City, even the servants were soldiers who came from Duke Huai Palace.

"Then you …" Have you decided to go? "

In reality, no matter how hard Xu Qing was trying to accept the fact that he was the son of the Duke, he still couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. He urgently wanted to ask him, that Duke Huai, why had he abandoned him.

"Yes, of course."

Mo Yunchang felt that Xu Qingzhi was not the same as when she first met him … Qing Shuang didn't know how to express herself. In short, when she looked at Xu Qingzhi today, she could not really understand what he was thinking. It was not as clean and clear as it used to be.

However, Mo Yunchang did not think that this was a bad thing. In other words, wasn't this the training and growth that her father always spoke of? But what should he do when that fellow was taken away by Chu Huainan? He was going to travel solitarily with Old Wang for a year. Also, Xu Qingzhi had such great talent, and he had even learned spear arts from Chu Huainan. Will this young lady be able to beat him?

"Xu Qinzhi, why don't we elope?"

"Bang!"

Xu Qingzhi lost his balance and fell to the ground. Right now, his mind was completely blank. Just what sort of situation was this? Was this a confession?

"Don't be so excited, I've thought about it. Although you are a silly fellow, it's still not bad to be your companion. Let's elope and travel together. We'll come back after we learn peerless swordsmanship."

Hearing Mo Yunchang's words, Xu Qingzhi's heart felt like it was on the verge of collapse. This little girl wanted to secretly travel the world with her. Was that what it meant to run away? Xu Qinghhe couldn't help but admire the care and care of Mo Yunchang's father. It seemed that he had never given Mo Yunchang any contact with matters between a man and a woman.

"That... This can only be said to be a stealthily running out for a stroll, it can't be called a elopement. "

"Aiya, it's like that anyways. Why are you still stealing and running? It's been so long, so you should just elope."

No,

"Why can't I? I want to elope! He was going to run away! "Run away!"

Outside the door, Xu Zhen and Xu Hong were on their way upstairs when they suddenly heard a sound coming from Xu Qing's room. The two of them opened their mouths wide enough for them to clench their fists.

"This, this, this, this …" I didn't expect that your brother would be so powerful, Hei Zi. " As Xu Hong spoke, he gave a thumbs up. Xu Zhen also finally reacted, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat proud. As expected of someone from the Old Xu Clan, this Mo Yunchang was really good-looking, and Xu Qingzhi did not lose any face for the Old Xu Family!

If the Xu Qing in the room knew what the two were thinking, he would probably be able to find a hole to hide in.

"That, cough, Yun Chang, let's not talk about that for now. There's a banquet at Duke Huai Palace tonight, let's all go together, I'll go inform everyone later." Sigh, I heard that this time, Duke Huai had invited many experts to display his prowess.

Mo Yunchang did not care about the first part, but after hearing the last part, her eyes immediately lit up. Really? I'm going, I want to go. Who's the Sword Grandmaster of Chu? Will he come? "

A sword master of Chu? With Wang Mingyang here, who would dare to call themselves a master swordsman? " "Eh, a master of the Dao of the Sword might not go."

Mo Yunchang curled her lips and said, "No way, this Chu Huai Nan is way too weak."

"Isn't that the master of the sword, Wang Mingyang?"

"Eh …" Mo Yunchang was instantly angered.

However, the little girl's emotions quickly disappeared as well. Soon, she was filled with the excitement of exchanging blows with an expert. She couldn't wait to pull Xu Qingzhi to the Duke's Mansion right now.

Immediately, the two hurriedly informed the others, but ever since Liu Yan'er got drunk that day, she had hired a groom to send her home. No matter how she tried, she wasn't willing to let everyone see her off.

Li Han and Chen Zixi were still alright, but they chatted with the excited Mo Yunchang. However, there was something wrong with Xu Zhen and Xu Hong. At this moment, the two of them saw the happiness in Mo Yunchang and thought that they were going to discuss the marriage with Chu Huainan.

Wait, that's not right. Xu Shiji finally reacted. He glanced at Xu Qingzhi and hurriedly pulled him over.

"What's wrong, Hei Zi?"

Only then did Xu Zhen whisper to Xu Qingzhi, "Xu Qingzhi, you have to meet our parents first. You can't look at this Chu Huainan thing first, no, it's not like I'm disrespectful. You know what I mean, it's just, aiya, how can you say that?"

Xu Qingzhi was completely stupefied. What kind of mother? Could it be that with great difficulty, this black guy had managed to get on the board, and had accidentally gotten so excited that his brain had gone blank?

Seeing Xu Qing's dumbstruck expression, Xu Zhen really hated himself for not being able to accomplish what he had set out to do.

"Idiot, you asked Mo Yunchang to meet Chu Huainan first, what will you do if you don't respect our parents in the future? This won't do, we'll have to meet our parents first even if we meet with parents-in-law."

He was sure that the topic of him running away with Mo Yunchang in the room had been heard by Hei Zi. Oh god, why didn't he split this' black head 'with a bolt of lightning? Xu Qing looked at Xu Hei Zi and wanted to continue speaking, but immediately covered his mouth with his hand.

"What are you talking about? This is just a misunderstanding, anyway …" We didn't do that, you know. "

Xu Shiji was stunned. He was feeling nervous for him, and he thought these two were together, but that's not right. They were clearly discussing about running away. This Xu Qingzhi must have seen me being honest and deceived! However, when he raised his head again, Xu Qing and his group had long since walked to the front.

"Hey, hey, hey, wait for me."

"..."

Swallow Gate closed.

Three days ago, on the night when the twelve swordsmen seized the city gate, his men had fought with all their might for an entire night. Only after exchanging lives with wounds did they finally grind those swordsmen to death, and now, the barbarians of the plains outside the city were shouting out at the top of their lungs for the cowards of the Northwest Army. How could he not hate them?

"General Ma, the reinforcements have arrived. The Imperial Court has sent General Li Huai from Zhongshan County and brought along sixty thousand soldiers. Why don't we go out of the city and annihilate this group of barbarians? Could it be that General Ma is scared of the Northwest Army? Sigh, no worries, you just need to give the order for us to fight. Just based on our strength alone, we can kill them all! "

The person who spoke was Li Huai's trusted aide. His name was Li Zhong, and he was now Li Huai's deputy general. When he saw that the person who came was Zhongshan County's Li Huai, he bitterly smiled. The Emperor's Heart Technique was indeed difficult to predict, the General Murong who was nearby had no choice but to transfer troops from Zhongshan County, this meant that no matter what, General Murong would not be allowed to lead troops out of Zhongshan County's Northwest Army Camp.

Seeing Li Huai, he couldn't help but want to leave the city to die. But although Ma Ran thought like this in his heart, he couldn't openly show it, as Li Huai's sixty thousand men could be said to be the backbone of their forces. He absolutely could not allow himself to fall out with him.

"Vice General Li, these thirty thousand people are obviously trying to provoke us. I'm guessing that they must be the vanguard troops. The army must be at the back, or they might be lying in ambush not too far away, so you absolutely must not go out of the city to meet the enemy."

Ma Ran was a boor, but he admitted that his words were tactful. However, at this moment, Ma Ran suddenly discovered that a large squadron of cavalry had left the city. The one leading them was Li Huai!