Early the next morning, Xiao Yan's family of three left the imperial city of Beiqin under the escort of everyone.

"Little General stays!" As soon as the carriage was about to leave, it was stopped.

Xiao Yan looked back and saw that it was the chief eunuch beside Qin Jinyan,

"Dafu father-in-law, I don't know what I mean when I came in a hurry?" Xiao Yan dismounted and said to Daifuku.

"Our family was ordered by the emperor to send something to the little general!" Daifuku took out a paperwork-like thing from his sleeve, "The emperor heard about Ling Gongzi, and specially prepared a customs clearance document for the little general's family, as well as a letter to the lord of the East Country."

The emperor said that our Beiqin and even the other three countries have no past with Dongzhiguo, so he doesn't know how much weight his letter can have, but he still hopes that the little general can bring it, even if he can do his best. ”

"Please help me thank the emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live. Xiao Yan faced the direction of the palace and knelt down sincerely.

Although Qin Jinyan did it for the sake of Li Mumu's face, with Qin Jinyan's help, Xiao Yan knew that it would be much easier for them to act.

Bidding farewell to everyone again, Xiao Yan turned over and got on the horse, and Xiao Ying drove the carriage, and the group of four went on the road.

Not long after he set off, Sanssouci fell asleep in the swaying of the carriage.

After waking up, not only did he become sleepy, but his face was sallow, and his body was much weaker.

Carefully put Wu Wu on the soft collapse specially set for him, Li Mumu lifted the corner of the curtain and said to Xiao Yan: "Why don't I see the territory of the East Country on the map?" ”

"The country of the east is far away, and among the four countries of Beiqin, Beirong, Nanhuang, and the Western Regions, our Beiqin is the closest to it! However, our four countries have no trade contacts with the East Country, nor do they have conflicts of interest. ”

"Then no one has ever been to the East Country?"

"Yes! But very little! They say that Higashinokuni is a country bordered by the sea, with four seasons like spring and a pleasant climate. ”

Li Mumu listened to Xiao Yan's description and felt that it was probably the same as Hainan.

"Then is he called the Kingdom of the East? Is there a different name? Li Mumu felt that they called it the country of the east, but the people of the country of the east would not call their country like that.

Xiao Yan shook his head, "This is how it is described in the literature, and I have never heard of other names. ”

"Literature?" Li Mumu secretly stammered, "Didn't you say that someone had been there?" What did they say when they came back? ”

"Those who went to the land of the east did not return."

It wasn't until he set off that Xiao Yan dared to tell about it, if the people of the Xiao family and the Li family knew about it, I am afraid they would not agree to let them go to the country of the east.

This is why Ouyang Yanhe was so hesitant before.

"Didn't any of them come back?"

Xiao Yan nodded, which was considered to be an answer to Li Mumu's question.

"Then you still let Xiao Ying follow! Let him go back. ”

When Li Mumu heard that it was so dangerous to go to the country of the east, he did not retreat, but was worried about Xiao Ying.

The husband and wife are for worry-free, why should Xiao Ying follow them to fight hard.

"Young lady, Xiao Ying's life was given by the little general, you don't have to worry about me." Xiao Ying didn't expect Li Mumu to worry about his comfort.

"Don't overthink it! Now worry-free things are the most important. Xiao Yan walked to Li Mumu's carriage with a look of comfort in his eyes.

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Although they were worried about their young age, Li Mumu had limited time and was still in a hurry as fast as possible.

Li Mumu finally realized the meaning of Xiao Yan's long journey at this moment, they have been away from the Beiqin border for almost two months, but they still shuttle between the mountains and forests every day, there are no towns or villages.

Li Mumu seriously doubted that those who went to the country of the east and did not come back had never been to the country of the east.

"Xiao Yan, are we going the right way?" This forest avenue was completely uninhabited, and Li Mumu felt that they had gone in the wrong direction at the beginning of the year.

"The book says that if we keep going due east, we will reach the land of the east. In terms of direction, there should be nothing wrong with that. ”

"But why haven't you found the East Country yet?" Li Mumu now feels that even the country of the East is just a legend, and they have been tossing for so long for a legend, Li Mumu even wanted to give up for a moment.

Seeing the carefree sallow little face, Li Mumu knew that she had to persevere.

Li Mumu fed Wuwu a lot of things every day, and used the medicinal materials prepared by Imperial Doctor Du to nourish Wuwu's body, but Wuwu's body was still getting thinner and thinner day by day, Li Mumu knew that it was because of the intoxication in his body.

"Childe, ma'am! You see, there is no sea! "From the time he left Beiqin, Xiao Yan asked Xiao Ying to call the two of them that.

At this time, they got out of the forest, followed the road to the highest point of the mountain, and stood on the edge of the cliff at the corner, Li Mumu and they saw the villages in the valley below, and in the easternmost part of the valley, the white sand beach connected to the endless ocean.

Li Mumu had seen the sea, so he naturally knew that they had arrived at the beach.

"It's the sea! Is that the country of the east? In Li Mumu's imagination, the country of the east is like medieval Europe, with stone-stacked castles standing on the seashore.

But I didn't expect that the country of the east is made up of small fishing villages.

"Just go and see." Finally arrived at the destination, Xiao Yan's tone was much lighter.

"Then let's go down the mountain." Xiao Ying was also happy for Li Mumu and Xiao Yan.

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"Wait." Li Mumu and the others walked along the way down the mountain for a while, and Xiao Yan suddenly stopped in front of the road and looked at the jungle on the side with a wary expression.

Li Mumu also held Wu Wu in her arms, looking at the jungle vigilantly, she was worried that there would be some poisonous snakes and beasts in this inaccessible jungle.

A rustling sound was getting closer and closer to them, and Xiao Ying also pulled out the soft knife wrapped around his waist.

Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in the jungle, Xiao Ying rushed up to slash it under the sword for the first time, and when the sword was about to touch it, Xiao Ying found that the unknown species lying on the ground seemed to be a person.

He twisted stiffly, pointed his sword to the ground, and leaped to the side.

"Childe, it seems to be a person." Xiao Ying said to Xiao Yan who was sitting on the horse.

Xiao Yan also saw clearly at this time that it was a fainted person lying on the ground, he jumped off the horse and walked to the man's side, and carefully turned the man over with his scabbard and turned it head-on.

It was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old immature boy, who seemed to have been wandering around the mountains and forests for a long time, and his lips were chapped and chapped due to long-term lack of water.

"Water... The boy was not completely unconscious, and in a trance, he instinctively kept thinking about his needs.

Li Mumu also heard the young man's whispering, she handed the water bladder prepared in the car to Xiao Ying, Xiao Ying walked to the young man's side and squatted down, and carefully helped him up.

"Be careful." When Xiao Ying was feeding the boy water, Xiao Yan admonished.

The young man in front of him was dressed as a fisherman, and he was obviously a fisherman in the neighborhood. There was nothing out of the ordinary, except that his shirt was a high-necked coarse cloth jacket.

The climate here is pleasant, and although it is close to the sea, the temperature is only cool at night, and it is far from enough to wear such strict clothing to protect you from the cold.