On the second day, at night, Hei Yan was taken away by the people of Liu Yun Sect. However, they did not mention where they were moving to.
After they took their dinner, the few men took a small bamboo stool each and sat next to the deck chair, as they listened to Mr. Shen’s stories. Mr. Shen’s stories were always better than the ones that were told by those storytellers. Their best materials were fabricated stories about the underworld. However, Mr. Shen used to be within the realms of the underworld as well as the imperial court. Hence, there was no need for him to fabricate.
Mr. Shen did not only dabbled in the underworld, he was once living the dream of being involved in the imperial court matters.
Hence, all he had to do was to casually change the names of the characters in the story and it would become a well-developed full-scale story.
Master Cha sat in her room, but she kept the windows opened. She supported her chin with
Over the past few days that were spent resting at home, Shen Leng dragged Chen Ran out every day to run along the river bank of the Nanping River. Whenever they passed by swampy areas, they would inevitably come across crocodiles, etc. The fishermen who saw them would run away. But Shen Leng’s response was…Huh? Another one. Chen Ran on the other hand was always afraid. He would grab Shen Leng’s hand and leave hurriedly.The small town that was not far from the Navy camp was not peaceful these days. Changan city’s Liu Yun Sect and Guan Tang Kou became neighbors in that very town. It would be surprising if it was peaceful.Hei Yan had already disappeared without a trace, but he was definitely still in the vicinity. Guan Tang Kou’s men had no other choice either. Mu Liu’er truly wanted Hei Yan dead. She was dying to make that a reality. However, she did not dare to be rash about it once again.She was the one who established Guan Tan
As expected, His Majesty’s decree created an uproar. Not too long ago, he demoted Zhuang Yong one rank, and right now, he promoted him three ranks. Hence, it made several people within the imperial court unhappy. However, His Majesty took pleasure in seeing them unhappy. Of course, those people were not truly undiscriminating - amongst all of His Majesty’s counselors, Zhuang Yong’s position was the lowest. It was only natural for him to promote Zhuang Yong sooner or later. Hence, they diverted their attack towards a young man named Shen Leng. Everyone explicitly expressed their discontent - they felt that promoting a young man directly to a Qizhuan Qingche Commandant was too much. The emperor had no choice but to make him a Liuzhuan Shangqi Commandant instead. Hence, everyone was happy. In the first place, the emperor only wanted to make him a Shangqi Commandant. But after that, the emperor felt that the young man’s meritoriou
Great General Tie Liuli of the Northern Border Cavalry left the military camp through the night. Apart from Guo Leiming, nobody knew he came by. However, this burden and difficulty was shouldered by Guo Leiming himself. The great general told him to use non-military methods to deal with the problem at hand. What was it exactly? And why did the great general bring up Meng Changan’s incident in Yanta Academy? As well as the young man named Shen Leng?As of now, Guo Leiming’s mind was full of questions. He wanted to be clear about the great general’s purpose in visiting him, as well as the meaning behind his words, and lastly, how he should handle the matter at hand in order to make everybody satisfied. However, it was impossible - it was impossible for him to make anyone satisfied.Pei Xiao was Pei Tingshan’s nephew. Pei Tingshan did not have a son, and hence, he regarded his nephew as one. He managed to become as thick-skinned as
After they left the camp, they rode their horses for almost ten miles before stopping. Wu Xinyu got his men to look for some wood to start a fire. Meng Changan was so cold that he kept shivering. Even then, he did not say a single word. He wore an overcoat over his unlined garment on the inside. Even if the overcoat was any thicker, it was of no use. His body was basically frozen stiff as they traveled over the distance of ten miles. However, he did not tell the troops to stop. Wu Xinyu instructed a few of his men, and they left immediately after, disappearing into the snow. He tossed a few pieces of wood into the fire. “You have nothing to say?”Meng Changan lowered his head. “Thank you, general.”“Just that?”Wu Xinyu added, “No wonder Guo Leiming said that you’re a taciturn person. He is indeed correct…if we traveled another ten miles in the harsh winter weather, and in order to save your life, you h
Changan city. Yanya Academy. The head of the academy’s room was very warm. The charcoal in the copper pot on his table was burning strongly. His thick soup was already boiling - all he had to do was to put in slices of lamb meat into it. It seemed that the late fall in Changan city had come to an end overnight. It was starting to get chilly and cold. The flowers were still blooming the day before. The beautiful season had come to an end. The academy head liked to eat white tofu. A refined-looking delicate young man, who was like a girl, was slicing white tofu. His knife work was neat - every single piece was of equal thickness. The young man had a face that would make girls jealous; when he let down his hair, it made him look rather androgynous. He had good skin; his lips were red and his teeth were white. His most beautiful feature was his pair of eyes. They were clean-looking and clear. The academy head comforta
When Shen Leng walked back, Shen Leng saw Chen Ran squatting down for some reason under the bright moonlight. He went over to Chen Ran and stood behind him before snorting. “You dare to take a dump in the wild behind my back?”On this side of the river, it was an empty land where weeds grew everywhere. Chen Ran was squatting on an elevated ground. There was an opening of a cave, and there was something inside making some sounds. “I think there’s a wolf cub inside.”Chen Ran turned around and looked at Shen Leng. “You hear that? It sounds like a wolf.”“Have you seen a wolf before?”“No.”“Have you heard a wolf’s howl before?”“I have not either.”Shen Leng glared at Chen Ran. “It is probably a pack of wild dogs.”He squatted down and looked inside the opening of the cave. At this moment, a black figure suddenly came charging out from within it. It was extremely fast
Vacations always went by very quickly. Master Cha packed her suitcase and followed Shen Leng to the Navy’s camp. The reason why he brought Master Cha along was because there was a need to do so. Shen Leng first went to look for Zhuang Yong, the commander of the Navy, and told him about bringing Master Cha to Changan. Zhuang Yong glared at him before saying, “Dress in man’s clothes!”Zhuang Yong felt as though he was about to become an old loving mother. If this continued, it was uncertain whether or not Shen Leng would be spoiled rotten. After the two Xiong Niu battleships left the Navy’s camp, they connected the cargo ship and began their journey towards Changan. Without a doubt, the waterway was the most reliable. But it was not the fastest. Previously, the route in which Shen Leng, Master Cha and Du Weiming took was the fastest and shortest one. That was because the waterway was not straight - it was winding.After Shen Leng b
After one full day and night, the troops had almost reached their limit. Shen Leng ordered them to take a break. At this moment, they were already at least fifteen miles away from Zhangkou’s dock. Traveling at such a speed did not only put their limits to the test, it was the same for their horses too.Normally, it was considered fast for the cavalry to travel thirty miles in a day. After all, they were different from an individual light cavalry.There were a lot of horses being raised in the northern part of Great Ning. In Kuomeng, to the north of Hexi, there was a grassland that stretched over thousands of miles. In Great Chu of the previous dynasty, the grassland was being subdued, and all the tribes had to pay allegiance to the imperial court. After Great Ning was established, they gave special treatment to the natives of the grassland, to appease them and quel negative sentiments. Over the past hundreds of years, the grassland provided the foundation f