Chapter 28: Up the Mountain
Early the next morning, Lin Xuan and Xun Zhi were about to go out after packing up, but just as they were about to get into the carriage, a person suddenly jumped out, needless to say, this person was Zhang Yidao, who had been worried about Lin Xuan.
"Where are you going?" Zhang Yidao was worried about Lin Xuan, but now seeing that he and Xun Zhi were going to leave in a carriage, he was even more puzzled, so he simply jumped out to stop him.
Seeing Zhang Yidao like this, Lin Xuan's face first stiffened, and then his heart was very moved.
"Looks like you've made a good friend?" Even Xun Zhi couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Zhang Yidao like this.
Lin Xuan nodded proudly, it was really fortunate to have such a friend in his life.
"Did you hear that, where are you going, Master Xun?" Zhang Yidao couldn't help but be a little angry when he saw that neither of them answered his question.
"See a friend, as for who it is, I can't tell you for the time being, but you can rest assured that I will definitely send your friend back safely" may have been moved by Zhang Yidao's sincere feelings, so Xun Zhi also answered him very seriously.
Seeing Xun Zhi like this, Zhang Yidao really didn't know what to say again, and Lin Xuan was also determined to leave him with Xun Zhi, what could he do?
"This is what you promised me, then you must bring Lin Xuan back safely" Even in the face of a character like Xun Zhi, Zhang Yidao did not flinch in the slightest, but there was some threat in his tone.
"Don't worry" Xun Zhi agreed to Zhang Yidao.
Then the two bypassed Zhang Yidao and walked to the carriage, Lin Xuan said "thank you" sincerely when he passed by him, but Zhang Yidao just glanced at Lin Xuan and told him "Be careful".
There are always friendships in this world that are truly heart-to-heart.
Along the way, the carriage drove extremely fast, and such bumps made Lin Xuan, who went out for the first time, somewhat uncomfortable.
"This time, the time is relatively rushed, so I can only speed up," although Xun Zhi squinted, he also sensed Lin Xuan's discomfort and explained.
Lin Xuan's curiosity had reached its peak at this time, he was really eager to know where they were going and what they were doing.
"This time, I am the envoy of Daqi, responsible for recruiting the gang of grass robbers on Hutou Mountain," I don't know why, even if he squinted his eyes, Xun Zhi seemed to be able to guess Lin Xuan's thoughts.
Zhao'an Hutou Mountain? Lin Xuan looked at Xun Zhi in astonishment, although he knew that this trip would not be easy, but he never thought that it would be such a major task. So at this time, Lin Xuan's mood inevitably became complicated. Even if he is short-sighted, he knows who the people are on Hutou Mountain, but even the government has no choice but to exist, and their trip is definitely dangerous. But this is another great opportunity for him who desperately wants to get into the military and politics. For a while, Lin Xuan's heart fluctuated more than this carriage.
"What, scared?" Xun Zhi finally opened his eyes after rehearsing various possible scenarios in his mind.
"No, it's more that I feel apprehensive," Lin Xuan replied truthfully.
"The first time I got involved in something like this, I was more nervous than you, and I can only tell you that the path we chose was bumpy, so it was destined to be not peaceful," Xun Zhi opened the curtain and looked out the window, and said calmly.
Lin Xuan also understood that this matter was just the beginning now, and he would face even more difficult things in the future, so he had to get used to such a nervous mood.
Xun Zhi looked at Lin Xuan, who had calmed down, and was very happy in his heart, people who could regulate their emotions were destined to make a difference.
Hutou Mountain is located in the middle of the mountains, so the road is inevitably rugged and difficult to walk, and in order to show sincerity, Xun Zhi and Lin Xuan decided to hike forward from the halfway point of the mountain.
"The scenery here is good" Xun Zhi's words made Lin Xuan a little confused, even he was a little flustered after learning about Xun Zhi's mission. But Xun Zhi, who is the party concerned, still has such leisure and elegance, and he is really puzzled to enjoy the scenery.
"Didn't they come out to meet them?" Lin Xuan felt that Hutou Mountain was too rude, after all, they were envoys representing Great Qi, shouldn't someone lead the way?
"Will come" Xun Zhi didn't seem to care about this, his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
Seeing that Xun Zhi was abnormal, Lin Xuan suddenly thought of something and stopped talking, but his eyes also glanced at those dense forests from time to time.
Xun Zhi is becoming more and more satisfied with Lin Xuan, and his son can be taught.
In fact, as long as you pay attention, there will really be a different discovery, Lin Xuan can see that there are many dark sentinels in the dense forests along the road, they are staring at themselves tightly, I don't know why Lin Xuan remembered the look at the tiger that day, and now these people's eyes are also fierce, but there is more of a fear among them.
Now it was Xun Zhi's turn to be surprised, originally he thought that Lin Xuan would be nervous in such an atmosphere after knowing so many dangers around him, but he didn't want to let him find that Lin Xuan was not only calm but also seemed to be a little excited, he was really a natural general.
"Sorry, it's so rude" Just as Xun Zhi and the others were about to arrive, a team finally walked slowly, led by a young man in his early twenties.
"Under Li Jie, it was the representative in charge of greeting the envoy that he didn't want a big incident to happen in the village, so he delayed the time," Li Jie apologized to Xun Zhi again.
"It's okay, we can just take a look at the scenery on this Hutou Mountain, especially the eyes of the 'wolf' hidden here, they really want to eat people" Xun Zhi knew the other party's intentions, although he didn't delve into their rudeness, but there was some mockery in his tone, but from what he said just now, Xun Zhi also caught a trace of uneasiness, something big happened in the village, there is definitely an article in this?
"The envoy laughed, even if it is a fierce wolf, how can it be the opponent of Daqi" is a pun, this Li Jie is not simple.
Watching them fight with each other, Lin Xuan suddenly felt a little helpless, both sides obviously knew it, but they still looked fake, saying nonsense that they didn't even believe in ghosts.
Li Jie pretended not to understand the sarcasm in Xun Zhi's words and said: "Li Jie led the crowd to welcome the envoy to Hutou Mountain", and everyone lined up on both sides to welcome Xun Zhi's visit.
Xun Zhi smiled slightly, let go of the unhappiness just now, and walked forward quickly with Lin Xuan, at this time, the momentum on his body was on display, although there were only two of them, he was not inferior to the people of Hutou Mountain at all.
At this time, this visit finally reached its climax.
"Hahaha, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time" At the door of the cottage, Yingtao led everyone to line up neatly to show his attention to the envoy of Daqi.
"I am fortunate to see General Ying today, Xun Zhi also feels that Sansheng is lucky", since the other party is so elevated, Xun Zhi also has to give three points, so he is commensurate with the general.
"Xun Gongzi has been promoted, how can Ying be compared to a well-educated person like you?"
Seeing that they had turned into lifting each other again, Lin Xuan shrugged helplessly, this was the first lesson for him, right?
The adult world is full of hypocrisy.
After another period of meaningless mutual praise, Yingtao finally invited them into the cottage, and it was at this time that he finally noticed the inconspicuous scholar beside Xun Zhi.
This glance seemed to be a lightning bolt that pierced the darkness in Yingtao's heart. He didn't know why he saw the shadow of the old lady in such a child? Unprepared, he could only freeze in place.
Xun Zhi, the "owner of the village", also noticed Yingtao's strangeness, he followed Yingtao's gaze and looked at Lin Xuan beside him, he really didn't know the relationship between them.
Faced with the current situation, Lin Xuan was also at a loss, if he didn't even understand Xun Zhi, then he would be even more confused.