The maid Xiaoguo came out of the cabin and saw Li Bai standing alone in the bow of the boat, so she immediately stepped forward and said, "Master Ma, it's cold, you better go back to the house, so as not to catch a cold!"

Li Bai smiled bitterly when he heard her words, but he felt that her words made him feel warm like that.

Xiaoguo is an ordinary person, in her eyes, when people are in the cold, they will catch a cold and get sick. However, in the eyes of cultivators, experiencing the cold is the path of the strong after all, and it is self-evident that it must endure.

Li Bai turned to look at Xiaoguo, smiled slightly, and returned to the cabin.

After Nangong Baiyu rescued Li Bai, the big ship did not berth temporarily, but traveled all the way west, heading straight to the Xikang territory.

The next morning, the big ship broke through the fog and finally saw the busy boatmen and fishermen in front of the dock.

"Miss, we're finally here!" said Xiaoguo happily.

"Go and inform Escort Zhang, get ready to berth and go ashore. “

Nangong Baiyu said, with a little more tenderness in her words.

She walked up to Li Bai, showed a sweet smile, and said, "Do you want that broken flute anymore?"

Li Bai turned his head to look at her, smiled slightly, and said naturally, "Of course!"

When Nangong Baiyu heard this, he immediately looked at Li Bai with wide eyes, his eyes were a little moist, and he asked in a low voice, "You promised to marry me?"

"If I were a free body, not burdened with the heavy responsibilities of the past, if I was like you, born in a peaceful and prosperous place like Yongkang, if I was like you, dare to love and hate, then I would definitely marry you! But I am not!"

Li Bai paused for a while, looked at Nangong Baiyu, and then said: "I don't know how long I can live, but I am willing to swear in the name of a warrior, if I am still alive, I will never let you marry someone you don't like!"

"Okay, Miss Ben, trust you! By the time you figure it out, maybe Miss Ben has changed her mind, so don't pester me with a dead face. Nangong Baiyu said, holding back the tears of emotion.

"Of course not!"

The two were silent for a while, looking at the few wild ducks swimming in the Zhihe River, and their imagination fluttered.

"Come ashore with me, and from this day onwards, you will be the personal guard I have hired. Beware, there are many who will kill your master. “

After Nangong Baiyu finished speaking, he returned to the cabin, ready to pack his things and go ashore.

The large ship sailed into the vicinity of the dock and slowly docked at the dock.

"Fish sold, fresh sea fish ......"

Before I got off the boat, the voices of the dock vendors were endless, and there were many people who went to sell fish early in the morning.

Out of the dock, Li Bai and his party came to a city not far away: Los Angeles.

A stone arch bridge outside the city connects the inside and outside of the moat, two rows of willow trees are planted on both sides of the stone bridge, and the green willows fall on the river, and the breeze blows, raising a water wave.

"Master Ma, this is Los Angeles in the thirteen cities of the three counties of Xikang, and after the north of Los Angeles is the most prosperous city in Xikang, that is, where we live, Rongkang City. Los Angeles is rich in all kinds of flowers, and my sister and I will go around Los Angeles every year during the Los Angeles Festival. Pinch your fingers and count, and in a few days it will be the Linlang Festival. “

Xiaoguo immediately called out happily, ran to Nangong Baiyu's side, and shouted: "Miss, Miss, it's the Linlang Festival in a few days, let's stay in Los Angeles for a few days and then go back, okay?"

"Xiaoguo has said okay, of course it's good! You go and inform Escort Zhang, disguise yourself as an ordinary person, and arrange a safe place to settle down. After rushing to the waterway for half a month, it is not too late to rest for a few days first, and then return to Rongkang City. By the way, along the way, you don't call him 'Master Horse', so as not to attract attention. Remember, his name is Lin Zibai. “

When Nangong Baiyu spoke, he deliberately looked at Li Bai, with an inquiring meaning in his eyes.

"What the county lord said makes sense, then I will change my mind and call you "White Jade Girl". As for the rest, you will be fine. Don't worry, I'll follow you for a while!"

Since Nangong Baiyu is destined to break through the realm, then Li Bai naturally will not leave easily, if he can't reach the breakthrough realm before the Nine Lives Yin Soul Cat disappears and completely recover the muscles and veins in his body, then he will definitely die.

He probably counted that the Warriors had seven months left in Monroe. The Yongkang Empire is full of talents, and when the time comes, as long as you follow the others, you will naturally not miss Monroe.

From another point of view, the Guanyi Sect asked the disciples to participate in the Warrior Monroe Race, just to let the disciples of the inner gate go out to experience and experience, and strive to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible. If Li Bai can achieve a breakthrough, then it will not matter if the warrior Monroe participates or not.

After Zhao Fuzi's assassination of Nangong Baiyu, the group became low-key and much more careful. Especially the Zhang escort of the escort team, he is even more meticulous in his work, for fear that something will go wrong.

Li Bai walked beside Nangong Baiyu, recalling the scene where Zhao Fuzi assassinated her, and inevitably asked with some curiosity: "Who is going to assassinate you on the ship?"

Nangong Baiyu turned his head to look at Li Bai, smiled happily, and said, "Are you worried about me?"

Li Bai was a little helpless, so he had to nod.

Subsequently, Nangong Baiyu explained to him the whole story.

In order to balance the power of the major territories, the Yongkang royal family has a rule that does not become, that is, it prohibits the marriage of princes in each territory. Therefore, the county lords of each territory were named "princesses" at the age of marriage. Subsequently, the princesses of the territorial princes would marry far away to foreign countries or marry the generals in the city of Jing'an, so as to ensure the stability of the imperial power.

In recent years, the Colin Empire has existed in name only. The Xibaisha Empire was divided into Xibai and Xisha in civil strife, and its strength was greatly reduced. The Barnes & Noble Alliance took this opportunity to vigorously develop maritime commerce and continue to expand outward. The northwest of the Yongkang Empire is at the intersection of several major empires. After passing through a swamp in the northwest, it happened to border the Colin Empire. The northern part is crossed by the Partition Mountains, which is convenient for the Western Cypressa Empire to face each other. As for the Bano Alliance, the Dragon City in the Seven Cities of the Alliance constantly threatens the northwestern frontier of the Yongkang Empire.

In order to fight against the Bano Alliance, the Imperial City decided to unite with Sibaisha, so it sent the princess by marriage to the royal family of Sibaisha, so as to unite with Xibaisha to fight against the Bano Alliance.

However, the royal family of the Xibaisha Empire is in Xibai, and Xisha does not agree to unite with Yongkang to fight against the Bano Alliance.

As a result, the Paracel and Bano alliances will try to prevent this marriage.

According to Nangong Baiyu's conjecture, not only the Bano Alliance and Xisha wanted to kill her, but even there were people within Yongkang who wanted to kill her.

"You said that there are people in Yongkang who want to harm you? You are a princess, and you are responsible for marriage, so there are still people who want to harm you, I don't understand this!" Li Bai asked.

"Among the four major territories of Yongkang, Xikang and Nanyong are the most powerful. In order to balance their respective strengths, it is very likely that the Imperial City will secretly get rid of me, and then frame the charges on Nanyong. As a result, Xikang and Nanyong are not in harmony and achieve the role of checks and balances. ”

Nangong Baiyu analyzed, her mind was very clear, and she didn't look like a young lady who didn't understand anything.

Li Bai looked at her, and sighed in his heart, behind the prosperity of Yongkang, there are so many victims of power.

Walking in Los Angeles, Nangong Baiyu introduced to Li Bai the basic situation of the thirteen cities in the three counties of Xikang, including Xikang's commerce, army, farming, school running and so on. After listening to her introduction, Li Bai knew that if you compare the above, the entire Colin Empire may not be as good as a county in Xikang. As for Lin'an Wangcheng, it is even worse than a city like Los Angeles.

Li Bai immediately remembered Dean Mondo's suicide note, when Colin gradually weakened, if Dean Mondo and Hedong Nian did not plan for Colin's civil war, the current Colin may also become a subsidiary of several other empires.

After a while, Zhang Huwei found a private house as a temporary place for the county lord to stay. In order to ensure safety, he secretly transferred fifty warrior guards from Los Angeles to serve as guards for the temporary residence.

Soon, Li Bai followed Nangong Baiyu to live in a chic mansion.

During the break, Li Bai kept practicing the "Pen and Ink Spiritual Technique", hoping to make a breakthrough and repair his damaged muscles and veins as soon as possible.

"Report! County Lord, there is someone outside the door asking to see you!"

While he was cultivating in the house, Li Bai suddenly heard someone shouting an announcement.