Chapter 145 The Farce Ends

The sun sets and rises again, and a new day arrives as promised, as if nothing in the world can change the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.

Snowflakes were falling on the mountains and it was extremely cold. Counting the days, we have passed the winter solstice, no wonder dripping water turns into ice.

As usual, Zhao slept comfortably until almost noon before getting up. There are two worlds inside and outside the house, so that people can't even think about going out.

I boiled a pot of water and washed myself. In this weather, I was shivering even if I burned the stove, let alone a half-burned stove that had been burning all night.

After washing, set up the iron pot to make soup. The only bad thing about this place is that you have to make hot soup yourself, and there are not many kinds of dishes. It's either barbecue or stew. I almost didn't get angry these days.

The water was boiling on the stove, and Zhao calmly put meat and vegetables in it, added some salt, and it was gone. To be honest, the bird is almost fading out of his mouth. This is because Zhao has stored something in the space.

"Oh, this place is such a torture."

"Lu Wenyu is quite calm. There has been no movement for five days. Did I guess wrong? It shouldn't be..."

Zhao, who was rubbing his hands to keep warm, said to himself, there shouldn't be any problem with his idea, how could he linger for so long without any news?

Besides, let’s not talk about Lu Wenyu’s ability to keep his temper. Why are Hu people so able to keep their anger? It's strange.

"Bah."

The soup in the pot overflowed and fell on the stove, emitting wisps of white smoke. Simply stop thinking about these things and eat and drink enough first.

Pick up the chopsticks and spoon to taste the soup in the pot, and swallow it together with the hard flatbread. Well, I have indeed faded away. I have to make up for it when I return to the capital. I didn’t eat well this time, so I lost a lot of weight.

After eating and drinking, Zhao put on his big cloak. Today it was his turn to keep a lookout. Although there are ten thousand reluctances in my heart, I still have to go. I can’t just not do my job, right?

As soon as I opened the door and walked out, the cold wind outside pushed me into the house, which was really biting and unbearable.

She closed the door, wrapped herself in the clothes tightly, jumped up high with a tap of her feet, and landed on the branch of a tree. According to past standards, proceed with caution.

Although the sun is hanging in the sky, it does not bring much warmth, but fortunately it is broad daylight now. If the sun sets, it will probably be even colder.

It was already late when we came out, and we didn’t mention speed along the way. Instead, we used the tree as a point to turn left and right, so naturally we couldn’t go any faster.

By the time we reached the tracking range, the sun was already visible to the naked eye going down the mountain. Yes, suffering is yet to come!

However, Zhao was not upset and started using his exercises to dispel the cold air. At this time, he didn't care whether he would be discovered. He was following and not assassinating. He just wanted to make sure that the barbarian had no other actions. If possible, he could just run away.

Both Bu and Xiu sensed the flow of true energy and came out of the house in fear. When they saw Zhao Jiu sitting leisurely on a branch of a tree, they felt puzzled.

What do these three people on the other side want to do? Yesterday, two of them came, and they just watched them quietly without doing anything. Today is better, only one came.

The two looked at each other, unable to figure out what Zhao meant. Zhao didn't have the time to talk to them, and just stared at the two people quietly. After making sure that they were two people and not corpse puppets, he continued to look at the surrounding scenery leisurely.

It's just a vast expanse of white, nothing interesting to see.

"Master Zhao, what do you mean by this? Is it provocation?" Bu Xiu asked tentatively.

"Ah, yes, yes..."

The indifferent attitude made the two of them even more confused. Is there a provocation in a life-and-death fight? What a joke!

"Master Zhao..."

"Ah, yes, yes..." Zhao continued reflexively before Bu Xiu could finish his words.

No matter what you ask, the answer is "Ah, yes, yes, yes." Anyway, for him, surveillance is all about relaxation and leisure.

What's more, if the two opponents come together, he can't beat them, so he might as well deal with it.

Bu Xiu looked at Lao Gu with his lips raised, but Lao Gu just shook his head and signaled to ignore it. After the two whispered for a while, they glanced at Zhao and pretended that nothing happened, then turned and returned to the house.

Seeing that the two of them did not do anything else, Zhao was happy to relax, sitting on the branch of a tree and staring at the house quietly, like a statue, until the sun went down and the sky was completely dark.

I thought it was almost done, but looking back, I realized that every time there was action, it was after dark, so I just had to wait a little longer, since I had nothing to do anyway.

Unfortunately, this idea was quickly dispelled by the cold wind. Zhao used his true energy to melt the snow on his body and couldn't wait to go back.

It's better to save yourself from going out to enjoy the air when you're bored. Isn't the stove uncomfortable? Not warm?

When they returned to the wooden house, Lin Yiyan and Fazhi were already waiting inside. Zhao ignored the two of them for the first time and shook off the snowflakes on his body. This weather was so torturous!

Especially for someone like him, who had been born in the South his whole life.

"Master Zhao, how are you?" Lin Yiyan asked.

Zhao sat down shivering, feeling the warmth that nourished people's hearts, and explained softly, "There is nothing wrong, there is no movement from the Hu people, just like usual."

Lin Yiyan nodded, "Then let's..."

"Tomorrow, if there is still no movement at all tomorrow night, then I guessed wrong. I am willing to pay for my mistake. I will be the vanguard to hold off one person. How about you two against one?"

"Okay, Mr. Zhao is quick to speak, I admire you!" Lin Yiyan was afraid that Zhao would regret it, so he hurriedly responded. Set the tone first, then we can discuss the trivial details later.

Seeing Lin Yiyan's eager look, Zhao's mouth twitched. He was not the kind of person who talks nonsense, so there was no need to be so scared.

...

"Make way, make way!"

On high horse, the courier escorting the express delivery shouted and waved. During the patrol, the soldiers moved aside one after another. Some of them did not evade in time and were frightened and fell to the snow.

Seeing this, the deputy general stepped forward quickly, grabbed the reins of the horse, and shouted angrily, "You are so bold that you have tricked me, Wang Pingxu, into the tent of the Chinese army! Come, the military law will serve you, and I will give him thirty lashes."

"General Wang, I don't mean to offend." The courier took out an envelope from his arms and carefully held it out to Wang Pingxu, "General, here is a Qianli Express, which is not even stamped by the Supervisor of Ceremonies or the Cabinet... ....”

Although Wang Pingxu has been at the border for a long time, he also comes from a family of officials. There are prescribed procedures for sending out an urgent message. The cabinet prepares the document and submits it to the emperor for approval. If there are no problems, it will be stamped with the seals of the cabinet and the chief ceremonial officer before it is sent out.

As for Qianli Jiji, which did not have either seal, it must have been issued by the emperor himself. Wang Pingxu was secretly surprised, and quickly shouted back the soldiers around him, asking in a low voice, "Who is it for?"

The messenger pointed to the cover. There was a clear line on it: Lu Wenyu, Commander of the Royal Guards. Wang Pingxu didn't dare to take action and whispered, "Follow me!"

After speaking, he took the messenger and rushed to Lu Wenyu's camp.

Wang Pingxu did not follow him outside the camp, but told the messenger that Mr. Lu was inside. The messenger understood this and quietly opened the curtain, saluting respectfully, "Mr. Lu, we have an urgent delivery for you."

Lu Wenyu, who was drinking tea, took the letter and asked the messenger to go down and tear open the seal at will. It didn't take long to finish reading just a few sentences. I threw them on the stove and drank the tea in the cup before walking out of the tent.

"This farce must end..."

Lu Wenyu told Wang Pingxu, who was standing aside, "Get ready for war."

"Master Lu, what are you doing?"

"I went to the mountains and didn't do anything for so many years. They thought I, Lu Wenyu, was dead!"

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