Chapter 43: The Battle of Armor (3)
Du Yunjin and Xiao Shaokang both changed into the clothes of local ordinary people, among which Xiao Shaokang's originally fair face was deliberately covered with charcoal ash, and he followed behind Du Yunjin resignedly, but it was not as dazzling as yesterday.
Du Yunjin was generous, and walked towards the city gate with Xiao Shaokang swaggeringly.
"Rong Shuai has an order, and no one can go out of the city at will." Fifty miles outside the city is the vast sea, and it is also the place where the Yi people habitually land, so Rong Jingcheng ordered to defend the county seat of Long Island and not allow people to enter and leave at will. Du Yunjin already knew about this, she took out a token from her sleeve, and the general guarding the city stepped forward to see that it was Rong Jingcheng's token.
Xu is Rong Jingcheng gave a special order, and the guards did not dare to let it go even if they saw the token.
"My two brothers went out of the city on the secret order of Rong Shuai, if you miss Rong Shuai's matter, can you afford it?"
Xiao Shaokang hid behind Du Yunjin and poked his head out, saying half an order and half a threat to the guard.
Unexpectedly, even he would have this trick, Du Yunjin glanced at him lightly. No matter how young he is, no matter how harmless he looks, he is a child who grew up in the imperial city, and it is normal to have such scheming.
Xiao Shaokang was frightened by her glance, he was like a puppy afraid of being abandoned by his master, he tightly tugged at the corner of Du Yunjin's clothes, and obediently stopped talking.
The guards seemed to be frightened by Xiao Shaokang's words, and did not stop them anymore, and turned sideways to let them out of the city.
On the noodle stall at the entrance of the alley not far from the city gate, there was a guest slowly drinking noodle soup while looking at the back of the two who slowly disappeared at the city gate, and a dark smile appeared on his face.
One is the crown princess, the other is King Yu, one is Rong Jingcheng's vanguard, and the other is Rong Jingcheng's supervisor, if it falls into their hands, they don't have to look at the deserted beach and sigh, they have the capital to negotiate with the emperor of the Celestial Empire to obtain more benefits.
The mountain road is long, and it seems to be very close, but it is very far away. Du Yunjin rubbed her weak legs, maybe she was used to being pampered in the East Palace, or because of the sequelae of "Dream Break", but she didn't expect that she had only walked nearly ten miles on foot, and she couldn't support it.
On the other hand, Xiao Shaokang, who was still hiding behind her before, is walking heartily like a fish back in the water at this moment.
She also thought that this Yuwang would not be able to stand this hardship, but she didn't expect that it was herself who couldn't stand it first.
Her pace gradually slowed, and Xiao Shaokang took a few steps before noticing the emptiness behind her. He turned around and happened to see Du Yunjin resting next to a rock. γ
"Sister-in-law, no, brother, let me help you."
"You?" Du Yunjin's eyes were full of suspicion, maybe he saw the scenery outside the palace for the first time and walked forward with great interest, but it was impossible to say how long he could support it.
This suspicion obviously hit Xiao Shaokang, and he couldn't help but help her up and walked towards the mountain. "Brother, you really underestimate me, although I am not as good as you practice in Crescent City all year round, but there are always a few days every month when I go up the mountain to collect medicine."
"Oh?" She thought that with his status, even if he needed medicinal materials, he only needed to say that someone in the palace would send him over, but she didn't expect that he would also go up the mountain to collect medicine in person.
"Of course!" There was still a trace of disbelief in her eyes when she looked at him, and Xiao Shaokang said angrily: "Some herbs need to be taken and treated immediately, while some herbs have only appeared in medical skills, and the world has not seen them, so it is very likely that they don't know ......."
Listening to him with great interest, Du Yunjin finally showed his first smile in these days. With blue skies, tall trees growing along the roadside, unknown wildflowers blooming all over the hillside, and a gentle breeze blowing in from time to time, this place is like a paradise for the rest of your mind. Du Yunjin looked at the slowly moving white clouds in the sky, if there was no war, if there was no Xiao Yuli's step-by-step pressing, if Xiao Yu was just an ordinary person, how happy it would be to live a stable life in this world like now.
"Brother, what does Crescent City look like?"
"Crescent City?" When Du Yunjin heard Xiao Shaokang suddenly ask about Crescent City, the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened. "Crescent City is a magical city, it is located in an oasis, and beyond it is the Gobi Desert that cannot be seen. The people of Crescent City are also different from the people of the Imperial Capital, and the people of Crescent City will sing loudly, dance together, and drink together in a big bowl regardless of whether they know each other well or not. β
"Then it seems that there will be a chance in the future, and I will also go to Crescent City."
"Of course!" Du Yunjin replied proudly, it was her hometown, and even if she left its embrace now, it would remain in her memory forever. There is no place in the world like it.
"Brother!" Xiao Shaokang suddenly put down Du Yunjin and walked towards the depths of the forest. This is a shady place where all kinds of plants grow very densely. Xiao Shaokang carefully pushed aside the branches in front of him, and Du Yunjin also supported him.
It was a vine with tiny white flowers and sharp thorns under the tiny leaves. Xiao Shaokang picked up a branch and slowly pushed it away, revealing the wild vines that were tightly wrapped around the trees behind him. They are thick and thin, like the cages of trees, and they are deeply enclosed in their arms, leaving no gaps.
"Brother!" Xiao Shaokang pointed to the night vine that was wrapped around the tree, and said to Du Yunjin with joy: "Brother, come and see, is this the kind of wild vine you are looking for?" β
Du Yunjin walked in front of Ye Teng, pulled out the dagger on his waist, and slashed it down. There was only a crisp sound, and the night vine was still intact wrapped around the trunk, but Du Yunjin's dagger was bounced off and plunged into the ground at her feet.
"Yes!" The invulnerability of the rattan armor is because of the tenacity of the wild vine. Du Yunjin looked at the wild vines of this tree and was overjoyed. With light rattan armor, you can replace it with heavy armor, and this rattan armor is not submerged in water, which can help those soldiers who are not good at water to float on the water, reducing unnecessary casualties.
In this way, they can prepare to fight the Yi people, destroy the Yi people as soon as possible, and return to the dynasty!
Du Yunjin picked up the dagger at his feet, glanced at the place, and then walked back along the same road.
"Shaokang, we have to hurry back to the city to tell SΓΉ Rongshuai the good news, with this rattan armor, we don't have to be afraid of water wars anymore, we can officially start a war with the Yiren as soon as possible!"
"But......" Xiao Shaokang looked at the branches that had been re-gathered by them, the night vine was hidden in the depths of the forest, and his previous joy had all receded, leaving him worried. Can it really replace armor? Although this rattan armor is good, it also has a fatal place, if the Yi people know about it, we will only lose more at that time! β
"How would they know!" Du Yunjin stood in the middle of the road, his eyes full of confidence.