Chapter 198 The return trip
The Seven Princes turned around and headed in the direction of Black Sheep City, he didn't believe that the governor of Black Sheep City was also a person like Xu Sheng, if it was true, then the Seven Princes would have to think about Chu Jing's thoughts.
Black Sheep City is much better than Yuanwang City, it has not experienced war, just the soldiers surrendered, the city lord surrendered, and Meng Shu and Le Jin directly took over a complete city.
The city lord of Black Sheep City is a wise person who knows what to do, what not to do, and what to do, and has been actively cooperating with this Lejin.
It's just that Le Jin took Chu Jing's order as the standard, and he didn't have a good impression of the city lord of Black Sheep City, so he directly snubbed him.
Lejin only had 5,000 cavalry, so he simply directly classified the troops of Black Sheep City into his camp, and he directly stated that their task was only to protect Black Sheep City from being violated, and they did not need to do anything else, and the military salary was not only not reduced, but also increased by thirty percent.
With this, Le Jin took control of this army in front of him, and then recruited 10,000 recruits from Black Sheep City, but only 5,000 cavalry were really loyal to Le Jin.
The Seven Princes came to Black Sheep City with a large army, and the scene they saw was the same as that of Yuanwang City, and even the defenders on the walls of Black Sheep City were more than Yuanwang City.
Seeing this scene, the Seven Princes felt bad, as if the previous scene would be repeated again.
This time, he went to the city gate alone, and asked gently: "The general in the city is Chu Jing's subordinate?" I am the seventh prince, and I heard that Chu Yuma won the two cities of Yuanwang and Heiyang, and I came to celebrate. ”
It is also very strange for Le Jin to see that the Seven Princes have such a good attitude, because in the forbidden introduction, the Seven Princes do not have such a good temper.
Le Jin clasped his fists and said: "Qi Qi Qi His Royal Highness, the young general is ordered by the city lord of Chu to defend the Black Sheep City, without the order of the city lord of Chu, the young general really can't open the city gate to invite the seventh highness into the city, and please be considerate of the seventh highness." ”
The Seventh Prince's brows furrowed tightly, but he said: "It's okay, I'm just here to pay tribute to Chu Jing and you, it's not a big deal, but I don't know where the Lord of Chu City is now, why there is no trace of him in the three cities of Renjin City, Yuanwang City, and Black Sheep City." ”
Le Jin said: "The young general is only responsible for guarding Black Sheep City, and he really doesn't know about the affairs of the Chu City Lord, and His Royal Highness the Seventh understands it." ”
The Seventh Prince couldn't ask anything, so he drove his horse back into the army and said to the two generals beside him: "Zhang San, Li Shi, what do you think now, guess it, just say it." ”
Zhang San was originally the city lord of Yuanwang City who was about to be appointed by the Seven Princes, and Li Xi was the city lord of Black Sheep City, but now the two of them were locked outside the city and couldn't even enter the city gate.
Zhang San said in a deep voice: "Chu Jing avoided His Highness, obviously he didn't take His Highness in his eyes, thinking that he was defending Renjin City, and he had made great achievements, wanting to monopolize the two cities of Yuanwang and Heiyang." ”
Li Xi also said: "From the perspective of his subordinates, the guards of Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City are not following military orders at all, they are simply getting Chu Jing's orders to have such an attitude. ”
The two of you are slandering Chu Jing with every word you say to me.
In fact, it can't be regarded as slander, because the truth is the same as their malicious speculation.
Sometimes, the more you think about the worst, the worse you get.
The Seven Princes' thoughts were different from theirs, and they let them talk nonsense for a long time, but they just wanted to listen to a few words of scolding Chu Jing, so that their aggrieved mood could be comfortable.
In the eyes of the Seventh Prince, Chu Jing relied on the few soldiers under his command to capture the two cities of Yuanwang and Heiyang, and it was normal for him to be unwilling to be the fruit of victory picked by himself.
This is the same as Zeng Fangzhou's speculation, and even if it does happen, it will not be surprising except to make yourself angry.
It's one thing to be surprised or not, but it's another thing to be angry or not, at least, the Seventh Prince is very, very angry now, he hasn't even entered the city until now, and he hasn't even eaten a hot meal, this Chu Jing doesn't want to hand over the city can be said directly, why bother to do it like this.
At this time, Zhang San asked the Seventh Prince, "Your Highness, what should I do now?"
The Seventh Prince thought for a long time before he said, "What can we do?
Li Xian said: "Maybe this is a way, since Chu Jing can capture Black Sheep City with a small number of troops, we must also be able to." ”
The Seventh Prince glanced at him, and his evaluation of him in his heart dropped a lot, what kind of idiot would he say such a thing, look at the soldiers standing on the city wall, just 100,000 people himself, and there are no large siege equipment, what can he use to fight?
Besides, what about capturing Black Sheep City, wouldn't it be a direct abandonment of Renjin City and Yuanwang City, and if you get one city and destroy two cities, no matter how you look at it, it will be a stable deal.
The Seven Princes finally decided to go back first, as for Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City, let Chu Jing keep them first, no matter what, these three cities still belong to his own name, the eldest prince wants the army to go south, and he can't bypass Renjin City, as his own natural barrier, Chu Jing does have the capital to disobey.
So, the Seventh Prince took an army of 100,000 to get out of the Heavenly Difficulty, and returned to the Heavenly Difficulty with an army of 100,000.
Even the eldest prince couldn't believe it when he heard this.
He thought that the Seventh Prince was going to give Chu Jing additional troops to defend Yuanwang City and Black Sheep City, but he didn't expect Chu Jing to not appreciate it, and he didn't even let the Seven Princes enter the city, so he drove him back directly.
Qi Lin and the Seven Princes were very happy, because if Chu Jing and the Seven Princes had a gap, Renjin City would not only be able to become a barrier for the Seven Princes, but also as a barrier for the Great Prince.
The eldest prince is still worried about the three princes in the north, and he has no time to take care of the seven princes in the south for the time being.
It is said that after the news of the Seven Princes' entry into the Heavenly Tribulation reached Tiannan Mansion, Chu Jing was ready to start setting off with the three women.
Shen Xiaoye was a little hesitant, "Don't you have to tell your father?"
Chu Jing put things into the mustard seed bag one by one, and cleared a lot of space before coming, just to come in handy at this time.
He replied: "You don't need to tell the hall owner, the things in the martial arts hall can't be hidden from him, he will definitely know if we want to leave, and if he doesn't come to stop him, then let's leave quickly." ”
Chu Jing hadn't figured out how to explain his affairs to Shen Yunhe, if he wasn't worried that Shen Xiaoye was boring, Chu Jing wouldn't take her away, of course, he was even more worried that the Seventh Prince would use Shen Xiaoye to blackmail Shen Yunhe into attacking him.
After Shen Xiaoye left, all that Shen Yunhe had to remember was a pile of dry bones, thinking that Shen Yunhe would not leave Tiannan Mansion easily.
Shen Xiaoye still hesitated, "Then I should also tell grandma." ”
Chu Jing then remembered that there was an old lady in Tiannan Mansion, but that old lady was already old, so it didn't matter.
Chu Jing said: "You go and tell her in person, both of you will be sad, it is better to ask your father to tell grandma, anyway, you will be back soon." ”
Shen Xiaoye thought about it for a while and felt that it was okay, so he carried the autumn water and waited beside him.
The things of a martial artist are very simple, and Shen Xiaoye is also such a simple martial artist, at least she has not yet learned to buy all kinds of beautiful clothes and expensive bags and the like, at most she is interested in rouge gouache.
Qin Yingran is a princess, she has so many things that it is outrageous, of course these are all sent by the servants, and the Seventh Prince knows that she is pampered in the palace, so he simply moved these things over.
Chu Jing didn't have Qin Yingran's mustard seed bag, because she came later, and she wouldn't go out easily, and she wouldn't need it.
Now Chu Jing had to use her mustard seed bag to fill her with things.
Qin Yingran asked Chu Jing softly, "Young Master Chu, what about my maid, she has served me for three years, it's not appropriate to leave her behind." ”
"Maid?" Chu Jing was stunned, there were many maids who came with Qin Yingran, but Chu Jing knew that she was talking about the maid who helped her comb her hair in the morning.
"What's it called?" Chu Jing couldn't remember the maid's name for a while.
"Mingyu. ”
"Mingyu, uh-huh......" Chu Jing thought for a while, three plus one is not equal to four, and there seems to be no difference between three people and four people, so he agreed, "You go and bring Mingyu over, let's leave in a while." ”
Qin Yingran was very happy to find her little maid, the princess would not tie her own hair, nor would she wash clothes or cook, if there was no familiar maid around, Qin Yingran was afraid that she would not know how to live.
Now that she was able to take the maid with her, Qin Yingran found that Chu Jing was still quite gentle.
When she heard that she was given marriage by her father, Qin Yingran was worried for a long time, she was born in the emperor's family, and her marriage could not be decided by herself, but who didn't want to get a good home.
Now, although Qin Yingran has lost her father, she still thinks it's pretty good.
As for happiness? That will have to wait for the test of time.
After a while, Qin Yingran and the little maid Mingyu came back, Lan Yanru was also ready, and with Shen Xiaoye, the five of them decided to leave quietly.
The so-called quiet is not noticed, in fact, it is very simple, as long as the cloak is worn on the head, the dress of the people in the rivers and lakes may be a little eye-catching, but this dress is often to tell those people, Lao Tzu is not easy to mess with, don't bother me.
The five of them dressed up a little, and then walked out of the martial arts hall, and they also saw the disciples of the martial arts hall on the way, but the disciples of the martial arts hall knew Shen Xiaoye's autumn water, so they immediately didn't dare to step forward and ask more.
Then it's time to get into the carriage, Chu Jing won't let the four delicate beauties go to Renjin City.
Tiannan Mansion has recently traded a lot with overseas people, and the people who come and go are more mixed, plus there has been no war here in Tiannan Mansion, and the carriage has not been stopped for inspection when it leaves the city gate.
Leaving the city so smoothly made Shen Xiaoye, who had finally escaped from the shackles of the martial arts hall, extremely excited, and directly untied a horse pulling the cart, and Shen Xiaoye rode it himself.
"Drive!"
Shen Xiaoye rode freely in front of the carriage.
Chu Jing gave the groom enough silver taels in front of a small village, bought the carriage, and drove the carriage slowly by himself.
Lan Yanru occasionally came over to rub Chu Jing's shoulders, Qin Yingran sat in the car with the maid, the two of them only came out for the second time, last time they were taken to Tiannan Mansion by the Seventh Prince from the palace, this time it was relatively free.
Mingyu lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, "Princess, you see that the outside is so open and beautiful." ”
Qin Yingran couldn't help but glance at it, but she still maintained the court etiquette and didn't make too many extra moves.
At night, several people did not go into the city to stay in the hotel, Qin Yingran is the identity of the princess, it is impossible to say that no one will know her, even if she doesn't know each other, several delicate beauties appear in a city together, which may also bring unexpected trouble.
Chu Jing was not worried about the bad guys, but worried about bumping into the Seven Princes.
There's no need to worry about wild camping.
The Seven Princes always hope to find a group of women to wear white clothes to open the way, the aura will not be too small, as long as you pay attention, you can know the whereabouts of the Seven Princes a few miles away.
It was the first time that Qin Yingran and Mingyu had spent the night in the wild, but Shen Xiaoye had experience, but this time the preparation was much more adequate than the last time.
There are oversized tents in the mustard seed bag, as well as tables, chairs and benches, pots and pans are also good, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as lamps and night pearls.
In addition to the fact that there are no disturbing neighbors around, what is in all the rooms, there is also here.
"That's how I lived in the wilderness. Qin Yingran sighed.
Shen Xiaoye was not angry in his heart, and said: "No, ordinary people only have tents, bonfires, and eating fast-rotting food or beasts in the wild, so they are not so comfortable." ”
Shen Xiaoye remembered the last time he followed the caravan from Tiannan Mansion to Jinning City, and compared to this time, it was really a heaven and an underground.
Even the gap is even bigger.
She now somewhat understood why Chu Jing wanted to make money at that time, if she didn't have money, could she buy a mustard seed bag? Night pearls, delicacies of the mountains and seas?
Chu Jing even fulfilled most men's dreams and asked for a beautiful princess to be his wife.
Spring has gone to autumn, and in less than a year, the gap in Chu Jing's body has become so big.
If it weren't for the fact that Shen Xiaoye had been living in a martial arts hall with Chu Jing, she would have even thought that this Chu Jing had been replaced.
Everything happened after Chu Jing beat Wang Li, martial arts, away from the martial arts world of the Divine Continent, there are too many people with martial arts talents.
If you have the talent to practice martial arts, you are born to be superior.
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A few days later, if not the speed of the carriage, it was a difficult time.
The carriage was parked far away on the side of the road, and several people looked at the majestic pass from afar.
"There's no token here, can't you?"
Qin Yingran asked, she had read in a book about the need for tokens to get out of the customs.
Does the Heavenly Difficulty Pass need a token Chu Jing really doesn't know, in Chu Jing's opinion, this pass is really redundant, as long as Renjin City is not lost, the eldest prince can still go around to the rear, don't you worry about being flanked back and forth?
In Chu Jing's opinion, this pass not only locked the eldest prince outside, but also locked Ren Jincheng outside.
That's fine, when the time comes, Chu Jing will send a large army to the front of the pass, I can't get in, are you coming out?
Shen Xiaoye glanced at the high mountain and dense forest next to him, and asked Chu Jing, "You came from crossing this mountain?"
"Not bad. Chu Jing generously admitted.
Shen Xiaoye glanced at Chu Jing deeply in shock, and said, "You don't want a few of us to climb the mountain, do you?"
The others also looked reluctant.
Shen Xiaoye is okay, she is a martial artist, and it is not difficult for her to cross the mountains and mountains, but for Lan Yanru and Qin Yingran's master and servant, this mountain is too high and steep, and the mountains and forests are too dense.
Chu Jing smiled, how could he not expect this kind of thing, only to see him put his fingers in the air and whistle softly.
The sound of the whistle is not loud, but it is a bit harsh, and the frequency of the sound waves emitted is inaudible to humans, but it travels very far, and some animals can hear it from very far away.
It is said that blowing a whistle on the sea is clear from a distance of more than ten kilometers.
Chu Jing didn't want anyone to hear it, but to summon a flying demon beast.
The Sky Splitting Tiger, with a pair of thunder wings behind it, is the flying demon beast, and it happens to be Chu Jing's mount.
Before, in order to hide his whereabouts, Chu Jing did not ride this swaggering and windy big guy, and when the Seven Princes returned to the Heavenly Tribulation, the people of Renjin City took it outside the Heavenly Tribulation Pass, waiting for Chu Jing's return at any time.
Now, it's finally time for the Sky Splitter to come into play.
Shen Xiaoye and the four of them were stunned when they saw a big tiger with thunder and lightning flying in the sky, Shen Xiaoye pulled out the autumn water and put on a fighting posture, Qin Yingran and the little maid Mingyu hid behind Chu Jing, the only calm person was Lan Yanru, she believed in Chu Jing.
Chu Jing hurriedly reassured: "Don't worry, this is the demon beast I have subdued, it is very straightforward, I have a member in Renjin City who specializes in training demon beast generals, and when you arrive in Renjin City, what kind of demon beast do you want to be a mount, what kind of thing you want." ”
Hearing Chu Jing say this, Shen Xiaoye put away the autumn water, but his eyes were still staring at the Sky Splitting Tiger, Qin Yingran and Mingyu were still a little scared.
After all, it is a demon beast that has reached the three-and-a-half-star level, and its strength is extraordinary, not to mention that they will be afraid, if Chu Jing does not have a card, he will be even more afraid if he encounters a Sky Splitting Tiger in the wild.
The one-foot-tall Sky Splitter Tiger slowly landed on the ground, and the wind stirred by its wings took off the sand and rocks.
Fortunately, it landed far away, but even so, the horse pulling the cart was actually paralyzed on the ground in fright.
The military horses did not dare to neigh in front of the Sky Splitting Tiger, and of course ordinary horses could not stand.
"What a beautiful tiger. Shen Xiaoye looked at it for a long time and said, "I also want a mount like this." ”
Chu Jing didn't promise, because with his current strength, he couldn't single out the Sky Splitting Tiger, he said: "If the mount is done well, it will be more recognized by you as its master, can you defeat this flying tiger?"
Shen Xiaoye weighed his own strength, then looked at the thunder wing behind the Sky Splitting Tiger, and shook his head in frustration.
"No, it's stronger than me, and even a demon beast is stronger than me. ”
Chu Jing persuaded: "Don't be discouraged, the demon beast will not progress, you will be able to get a Sky Splitting Tiger sooner or later." ”
The monster will progress, but the speed is too slow compared to humans, and generally the monster will be called another species after it becomes stronger, just like the three-tailed charm fox, the strength is strong, and the fourth tail is born, that is the four-tailed charm fox.
Shen Xiaoye nodded firmly, but there were some doubts in his heart that Chu Jing would be able to defeat the Sky Splitting Tiger?
Chu Jing was still a little scared when he saw Qin Yingran and Mingyu, and it was impossible for the Sky Splitting Tiger to fly over the high mountain with four people at one time.
"Three people are okay, right?"
The Sky Splitting Tiger's thunder wings can't be touched, the space on his back is far smaller than imagined, and he can even lie down when Chu Jing is alone, but one more person is very crowded, and one more person will be at risk of touching the thunder wing.
Chu Jing felt that it was best for two people to ride on the back of the Sky Splitting Tiger, the mountain was hundreds of zhang, and there was no rest in the middle, and the Sky Splitting Tiger was not a demon beast that was good at consignment, and two people were enough for it to be tired.
"It looks like we're going to separate. Chu Jing said.
"How to divide it?" Shen Xiaoye wondered.
Mingyu looked at Qin Yingran, obviously not wanting to be separated from his master.
Qin Yingran and the little maid Mingyu did not have the slightest ability to protect themselves, and it was impossible for Chu Jing to let them stay on this side of the mountain together, or go over first.