In the silence, Xi Heng recalled the conversation just now and began to reflect.
"How did it turn out like this..."
She usually maintains her habitual indifferent attitude towards people and things.
It's just that his attitude would change slightly from time to time due to curiosity and interest, but not much.
How did he manage to develop to this point with his indifferent appearance?
"Is it really because of that bottle of cherry wine?" Xi Heng held his forehead with his hand:
"If I hadn't asked for a massage, this wouldn't have happened."
"Now...how should I face my senior sister?"
She couldn't come up with an answer.
As I found a random spot to sit down and wait, the bathroom door at the back was slowly pushed open.
Xi Heng looked back and had the thought of running away again - because the person who came in was his senior sister again.
But now she didn't know how to continue to avoid her senior sister's request.
Before I could think of a reason to continue escaping, my senior sister spoke first:
"I was too excited when I said that just now. Junior sister, please just pretend that I never said that."
"Eh?"
"You and I are both warriors, how can I not understand your desire to seek the truth? If you had advised me not to seek revenge, I would not have agreed." The elder sister bowed slightly, as if to apologize: "Junior sister risked her life to avenge me, I should also risk my life to help junior sister... I overstepped my bounds just now."
"Eh..." Xi Heng didn't react.
Wasn't it that she was sorry to her senior sister just now? How come when it came to her, it suddenly became that she was sorry to herself?
it's wired.
Xi Heng waved his hands repeatedly:
"No, no, I definitely don't mean to blame Senior Sister, it's just... forget it, let's not talk about this!"
She didn't want to continue talking about this topic at all, so she interrupted:
"I'm about to take a bath... Senior Sister, please return to the bedroom."
Hong Miao saw what Xi Heng was thinking and said no more. She glanced at the humid bathroom, listened to the sound of water pouring next door, and looked at Xi Heng's evasive look, and gradually changed her mind.
"Let's take a bath together today."
"Together?"
"Together." Hong Miao came closer.
Xi Heng subconsciously took another half step back, but for some reason his heel hit the wall on one side, and in an instant he had no way to retreat.
Seeing her retreat, Hong Miao became really interested and leaned in front of Xi Heng and stretched out her hand.
The fingertips fell towards the other person's neck, and the soft and slender fingers stroked the girl's thin neck skin, then fell to the chin, and gently hooked it with the index finger.
Although the junior sister is not hers in this life.
But at least for this moment, it can be.
"Senior Sister, now...?" Xi Heng didn't say it clearly, but both of them knew it.
"We're all back home now, so why not?"
"But you just said clearly that we would do it after nightfall..." Xi Heng retorted in a low voice.
Hong Miao raised the corners of her mouth, lowered her head slightly and let her lips fall on the other person's ear.
"But the more I see you like this, the more I want to do more."
After saying that, before Xi Heng could react, a lip fell on his cheek.
Hong Miao put her arms around the other's waist, and with her other hand, she grabbed the hair behind her lover's head and moved closer again.
A blush spread across their cheeks. After a while, Xi Heng opened his mouth and breathed slightly, with tiny silver threads hanging around his lips.
Just as he was about to continue, the sound of pouring water suddenly stopped.
"Miss, Miss, the bath water is ready."
Hong Miao stopped what she was doing, a tender look appeared in her eyes, then she took Xi Heng's finger and led her slowly over.
On the way, the senior sister stretched out her fingertips to pinch the thin strap in front of her neck, and with a light pull, the clothes were taken off smoothly.
The soft silk falls to the ground following the curve of the body.
……
In the winter of the seventeenth year of Qianzhi, Emperor Zhao Qianyuan of the Great Zhao died due to assassination.
The country was without a leader, the political situation was turbulent and chaotic, and the Tianliang rebels in the south took the opportunity to seize several cities and occupied the important city of Jinshi in the southeast. Since then, a large number of prefectures in the southeast of Xiujiang have lost control, and there are displaced refugees everywhere, and the court's tax revenue has dropped sharply.
The people are in poverty and the country is in dire straits. There is widespread misery and the common people can hardly find a place to sleep peacefully.
Food prices are rising rapidly, and the poor are cooking with only bones to burn, and firewood is running out.
People were in panic and had no means of survival, yet the court imposed heavy taxes to finance military expenses, causing all industries to decline and the people to suffer.
When people are in trouble, they think of change. Heroes from all over the country rose up in rebellion, responding to the call of the Tianliang and Huangmei armies, beating drums and seizing flags, causing smoke and war clouds to rise across the land of China.
After the beginning of spring, bandits from all over the capital gathered together and started an army. In the first battle, they annihilated a thousand Zhao troops, shocking China and the world.
Afterwards, the southwestern barbarians were unified by a strong man, who called on tens of thousands of soldiers to wear rattan armor and ride on giant elephants to attack the city of Dazhao, leaving scorched earth and devastation wherever they passed.
In addition, the "Jingming Sect" arose in the southeast. They believed in the "Jinghuo Mingfu Da Ming Xianzun" and, led by the Red Sky Goddess, gathered 4,000 rebels and revolted in the coastal areas, named Dachen.
Although the southern enemy Tianliang stopped in Jinshi City, the threat to the Zhao court did not decrease in the slightest.
God is worried and the people are resentful. The four seas are falling apart, all lives are suffering, wars never stop, and everyone in the world is thinking of rebelling. It seems that God wants to destroy Great Zhao.
Even though state affairs were already like this, the imperial court of Great Zhao was still dominated by treacherous and wicked ministers, and servile people were in power.
As for those princes and princesses, they are still fighting fiercely for the throne.
It was not until two months after Zhao Qianyuan's death that this group of royal talents finally decided the winner, and Princess Chuxiao eventually took over the throne. After she ascended the throne, she changed the reign title to Taixiao.
In the first year of Taixiao, spring day, Jiangning City.
Xi Heng hummed a song as he casually packed his bag in the room. He first packed a spare sword, then took some oil cakes wrapped in straw paper as dry food, and then stuffed in some spare clothes and so on.
After she returned from Jinshi City last time, she stayed at her home in Jiangning for more than a month before preparing to set off again.
The main purpose of this journey is to hone the bloodline sword intent and collect information about the Huajin technique.
As for the target location, it is still the Jinshi City.
After Jinshi City was occupied by Tianliang, more than three months passed before the court affairs finally returned to normal under the leadership of the new emperor, and the Ever-Victorious Army in the north was finally transferred back to the south to retake Jinshi.
As for Tianliang himself, after occupying Jinshi City, he seemed to have lost all will to fight and no longer sent troops to the north. Even the commander-in-chief Fang Tiande went to the south to consolidate his garrison. He only defended and did not attack, as if he was waiting for Dazhao to send people to attack him.
"The Ever-Victorious Army should be arriving at Jinshi City soon..." Xi Heng calculated the time.
This was a very suitable opportunity for her to hone her sword skills.
When the two armies were fighting, there were tens of thousands of people who could be killed. She only needed to sneak into Jinshi City and wait for the Northern Army of the Great Zhao to attack the city. She could then respond in the city and kill some rebels and insurgents in the chaos.
As for political affairs, how to save the current Great Zhao, restore order and eradicate evil, it has nothing to do with Xi Heng.
She is now just a wandering man, not in the palace, not the emperor, and is indifferent to the affairs of the Great Zhao State.
Even if the world really changed, what would it matter to her, a dark energy warrior? As long as it didn't affect her and her senior sister, it would be fine.
Even if it is affected, I can move out of Jiangning City and find a safer place to continue living freely.
"Let Chu Xiao worry about all the troubles in the Great Zhao Kingdom by himself."
Xi Heng himself was relaxed and happy.
The gift bag was quickly packed up, and the girl grabbed it in her hand. She turned around and said to Senior Sister Hong Miao, who was still taking a nap in bed at noon because she played too late last night:
"Senior sister, I'm leaving first."
"Well..." Hong Miao had already said goodbye to her politely late last night, so she didn't say much today.
After speaking, Xi Heng looked at Senior Sister Hong Miao, who was now in a hazy state, for a while, keeping her appearance in his eyes.
After standing there for two or three minutes, she stepped back and left the main house.
Walk along the corridor and take another look at the courtyard scenery that has become quite familiar.
Now it is late spring, and the flowers and plants in the yard are in full bloom. A peach tree has pink flowers in the center. When the wind blows, the petals scatter on the ground, adding some unusual colors.
The voices of several maids greeting him rang in his ears. Xi Heng led his own brown horse out of the stable, threw the bag on the horse's back, took a step onto the saddle, flicked the reins, and skillfully controlled the horse to leave his home and Jiangning City.
Walking along the official road and passing through several post stations and large cities, Xi Heng arrived at the bank of Xiujiang River after seven days.
The river is shining with the golden light of the setting sun, the waves are sparkling and dancing, flowing quietly into the distance.
The water in this area flows gently, and the trees on both sides sway in the wind. The mountains in the distance are reflected in the water, looking like a scene from a painting.
Xiheng rode his horse slowly along the Xiu River.
It was a bit strange. Last time she encountered many bandits here, but this time she walked slowly along the river for nearly half an hour and did not encounter any robbery.
Could it be that she had almost killed all the thieves?
Xi Heng remembered that he had accidentally left many people alive when he left before, and there was more than one group of bandits around Xiujiang. Every half an hour, a new group of bandits would come to rob.
"And even boatmen are rare. I haven't seen a single boat for such a long time."
Even if there was no boat, she could still use her Qing Kung Fu to cross the river, and at most her clothes would get wet, but a horse could not swim that far.
Xi Heng walked all the way but didn't see a single ship.
"Even if it's a black ship..."
Normally, there should be quite a few unscrupulous boatmen in the entire Xiujiang River who would trick passers-by into boarding the boat at a low price, stop when it reaches the middle of the river, and then start making up all kinds of fees, and threaten with knives if you don't pay.
Xi Heng had killed one before when he crossed the river.
"There were a lot of boatmen waiting to take passengers during the severe winter, but now that spring has arrived, why are there no boatmen?"
The girl clicked her tongue, not quite understanding.
She suddenly swung the reins, and the ropes made a snapping sound on the horse's neck, and the brown horse sped up faster and faster.
After a long time, Xi Heng heard a lot of noises coming from the distance ahead, so he slowed down the horse gradually.
After going around a river bay, we finally saw the boat.
However, this boat was quite different from the Hakka boat she had originally imagined.
The big ship was at least 20 to 30 meters long. There was a unicorn head carved on the bow. The main body of the ship was shaped like a big round bow. There were many connected wooden pillars like railings on the side of the ship. Long oars were placed diagonally between the pillars, like a big centipede lying on the water.
As the horses' hooves slowed down and approached, Xi Heng's vision became wider and wider, and he saw more and more warships.
In the distance, there were endless soldiers of the Great Zhao, each wearing armor, holding swords and shields or spears and halberds, and were boarding the warships in an orderly manner according to the orders shouted from the army. Some were sitting by the oars preparing, or standing around like a pagoda, looking in all directions.
The high sails were furled, and a large bright red flag was propped up at the stern, with a big Chinese character "Zhao" waving on it.
……
Chapter 65: The Pure Fire Cult
"So the Northern Army has already arrived in Xiujiang? So fast..." Xi Heng recognized it.
Watching the momentum and orderly action orders of this group of officers and soldiers from a distance on the river bank, she realized that if these ever-victorious troops met an equal number of Tianliang soldiers, they would be able to disrupt the enemy's momentum in an instant and gain a great victory at a very small cost.
No wonder when she worked in the pharmacy in her second life, she often heard that the officers and soldiers of Da Zhao were invincible and that when they reached the south, they drove the Tianliang bandits out of Jinshi.
Although the Tianliang people are numerous, most of them are just ordinary soldiers without even decent armor.
And the victorious soldiers of the Northern Frontier that Xi Heng saw today were all wearing armor, and some heavy cavalry and heavily armored infantry could be seen in the distance.
No matter how proficient Fang Tiande is in formations, facing such a powerful army, he would probably only be able to sigh in despair.
Xi Heng pulled the reins to stop the horse.
After seeing this marching formation, she understood why there were no boatmen sailing on this river bank.
Because once a boat is seen by officers and soldiers, it will be requisitioned to help them cross the river.
