Chapter 631: Long Absence from Northern Xinjiang
On the afternoon of November 30, Xie Yun personally led 10,000 Soul Sect disciples to wait for Lu Yifan to arrive in the northern frontier 1,800 miles north of the North Ridge. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Xie Yun had led people to explore the path to Northern Xinjiang as early as half a month ago, while Lu Yifan, Han Ling'er, Mu Dan, Lu Wencai, Ah Chang and others were under the protection of Liu Sandao, Zheng Xiaowu, and a group of Soul Sect Protectors and core disciples in the sect, and they only appeared here on November 30.
As soon as Lu Yifan stepped into the Northern Xinjiang, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, thinking back to when Lu Yifan came to the Northern Frontier Guard Mansion for training on the order of Lu Haoqian, he was just a hairy boy who had just come out of the Holy Soul Academy. At that time, Lu Yifan had no power and power, and his status was negligible, and Lu Yifan's biggest reliance at that time was the title of the son of Duke Wen Ding, and there were only a few people around him, but each of them was a brother who was born and died with him. At this moment, Lu Yifan has become the great sect leader of the Holy and Spirit Domains, and has even ascended to the throne of the Emperor of the Holy Domain, with a prominent status and respect, and he is already the number one person in the Holy Domain who has the strength and power to stand at the pinnacle, let alone the Duke of Wending, even if he is the Emperor of the Holy Domain, he will not take it too seriously. There are hundreds of people waiting for every move, and there are countless masters and tens of thousands of disciples in the sect who are carefully guarding them after a few steps of wandering. No matter who mentions today's Lu Yifan, all they think of is four words: like the sun!
But the more Lu Yifan has, the more he is not as happy as he used to have nothing, and this continuous pursuit of the future makes today's Lu Yifan often have an illusion of gain and loss.
"Liu Meng, you have lived here for more than ten years, how does it feel to revisit your old place now?" Lu Yifan, who was in the carriage, said with a smile while looking at the desolate Siye, the Soul Sect Protector Liu Meng, who was following the horse beside the car. Liu Meng turned his head to Lu Yifan and smiled, and replied loudly: "Sect Master, I have worked hard in Northern Xinjiang for more than ten years, and I have a very deep affection for every grass and tree here, and I want to follow Xi Chen's ...... back then" As soon as Xi Chen was mentioned, Liu Meng's heart couldn't help but emerge with a touch of sorrow, and the words that came to his mouth eventually turned into a long sigh.
The sigh attracted the interest of Han Ling'er in the carriage, she had been looking around at the scenery of Northern Xinjiang with curiosity before, but when she heard Lu Yifan and Liu Meng's words, she immediately turned around and stared at Liu Meng with a pair of big eyes full of curiosity, and asked, "What are you sighing for?" Han Ling'er had never been to Northern Xinjiang, so she was extremely unfamiliar with everything that happened here. Lu Yifan told Han Ling'er about the relationship between Liu Meng and Xi Chen in a few words, and Han Ling'er nodded with empathy and said, "I once heard my father say that Governor Xi Chen is a great character, and now it seems that it is true to hear you say this." Liu Meng smiled and said: "Madame doesn't know, I, Liu Meng, have never served anyone in my life, and now the two people I admire the most in my heart are the sect master, and the other is the governor of Xi Chen." Han Ling'er nodded and looked at Lu Yifan with a smile, and said with a little regret: "You must have experienced a lot of interesting things here back then, but it's a pity that I didn't stay with you at that time." Saying that, Han Linger also gently put his pair of jade hands on Lu Yifan's arm, Lu Yifan's eyes flashed with a soft light, reached out and gently stroked Han Linger's cheek, and said with a smile: "From now on, you and I will never be separated, no matter where I am in the future, you will be wherever you are, for the rest of your life!"
Han Ling'er pouted and shook her head and said, "Where is the longevity of one life?" Lu Yifan didn't expect Han Ling'er to have such a childlike innocence, so he immediately smiled in astonishment, and then Liu Sandao, Zheng Xiaowu, Liu Meng and others, who were riding horses beside the carriage, gently hooked their fingers with Han Linger's onion-like jade fingers under the smiling gaze, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's make a decision." Haha......"
Mu Dan, Lu Wencai, and Ah Chang sat in the bright carriage behind them, and when she saw Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er talking and laughing in the carriage in front of her, she couldn't help but have a faint look of loss on her face. If it was in normal times, she would already be jealous and embarrassed at this moment, but today's Mu Dan only felt a little sad, and there was no other displeasure, but after seeing Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er's affection, she couldn't help but think of the Yulou that she hadn't seen for many days. So he couldn't help muttering to himself, "I don't know how he's doing now?"
"Who?" Lu Wencai, who was looking at the scenery outside the car and was deeply contemplative, was stunned for some reason, and then hurriedly asked left and right in a trance, "Who?
"Wencai Gongzi, are you still thinking about that Jiang Tianbao?" Ah Chang said with a guilty face, "Don't worry! This time, the matter of the Lu Family Chamber of Commerce will definitely be solved smoothly if Gongzi Yifan personally comes forward." ā
"That's it, don't be so narrow-minded all the time, let him pass the past. Mu Dan also smiled and said with relief, "Look at the Yulou, the strength of the unrestrained chicken is far worse than you, but you can always be fearless in danger and not panic in case of trouble." Therefore, whether a man can become a great weapon does not necessarily lie in the cultivation of soul power, but also in the indifference of his heart. ā
Hearing Mu Dan's words, Lu Wencai and Ah Chang couldn't help but glance at each other meaningfully, and then the two of them looked at Mu Dan with a hint of interest in their eyes, which made Mu Dan's face flush for no reason.
"Madame has never been to Northern Xinjiang, in my opinion, it is better to wait for the sect master to meet Feng Chenghuang and Jiang Tianbao tomorrow, and then stay in Northern Xinjiang for a long time, there are many interesting places to go here. Liu Meng laughed and proposed.
Lu Yifan nodded and said, "It would be great if Ji Yuan also came, he could take us to the vast Zhuo Wolf Grassland for a walk." Having said this, Lu Yifan suddenly came, turned his head to look at Han Ling'er with interest, and said with a smile: "Ling'er, with your temperament, when you come to this kind of place, you must travel lightly, and indulge in galloping horses in this boundless place, why do you sit quietly in the carriage today and don't shout to ride a horse?"
Han Ling'er was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and then a very unnatural look suddenly flashed on her face, and she slowly spoke: "Yifan, in fact, I ......"
"Sect Master!"
Without waiting for Han Ling'er to speak, an excited shout suddenly came quickly from the front team, and then I saw Luo Xiu rushing back to Lu Yifan's carriage, holding the horse whip high and pointing ahead, and said excitedly: "Sect Master, a large number of people and horses have appeared in front. The Gun King asked me to come over and tell the suzerain, saying that Han Cheng, the general of the Northern Xinjiang Battalion, and Su Shiyuan, the governor of the Northern Frontier Guard Mansion, were 80 miles out of the city to wait for the suzerain. ā
"Big brother is here?" Han Ling'er couldn't help but show a touch of joy when she heard Han Cheng's name, she and Han Cheng grew up together when they were children, and they have always been very concerned about this brother Han Ling'er who has always taken good care of her.
"Let's go, let's take a look!" Lu Yifan nodded and said, and then ordered the Soul Sect disciples who were driving to drive the frame out of the team, accompanied by Liu Sandao, Zheng Xiaowu and others, and quickly galloped towards the front team.
Eighty miles outside Dingbei Town, Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan, together with the deputy general He Zhongqiu, the banner lord Liu Tang, as well as the 5,000 Northern Xinjiang army and the 800 frontier guard mansions, were neatly lined up in the wilderness, waiting to meet Lu Yifan.
"General Han, don't come to harm!" Xie Yun took Chu Ding, Qin Qingyu and others to take the lead in riding forward and arched his hand towards Han Cheng. Han Cheng returned the salute and said with a smile: "I have been separated from Jinling City for several years now, and I really miss it." As he spoke, Lu Yifan's carriage slowly drove around Liu Sandao, Zheng Xiaowu, Liu Meng and others, and before Lu Yifan could get out of the carriage, Han Linger had already poked his head out first, and shouted with joy: "Big brother." Han Cheng was overjoyed when he saw Han Ling'er, and then he inadvertently glanced back at Su Shiyuan beside him, and a look of worry flashed in his eyes.
"Ling'er, it's okay that I haven't seen you for many years?" A look of worry flashed, Han Cheng hurriedly took two steps forward and looked at Han Ling'er with doting eyes, and said, "You saw the patriarch before you came?"
"Everything is fine, Brother Lao is worried. Brother, why didn't you tell me when you came to Northern Xinjiang, I asked my father after I went home, and I found out that you were no longer in Jinling City. Han Ling'er asked pretending to be angry. Han Cheng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and repeatedly apologized to Han Ling'er.
"General Han. Just when Han Cheng and Han Ling'er were talking about the old days, Lu Yifan's voice suddenly sounded from the carriage, and then he took Han Ling'er's hand and walked out of the carriage together. As soon as they heard Lu Yifan's voice, Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan were startled at the same time, and then the two of them, along with all the subordinates behind them, bowed down to Lu Yifan.
"Minister Su Shiyuan paid a visit to His Majesty the Emperor. ā
"The last general, Han Cheng, knocked to see His Majesty the Emperor. ā
Estrangement is estrangement, but it is the ironclad rule of the Holy Land for his subordinates to bow to His Majesty the Emperor, after all, just as far as the court is concerned, there is still an insurmountable gap between the throne and Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan.
"Oh, big brother, what are you doing, get up quickly!" Han Ling'er saw Han Cheng kneeling down and hurriedly took two steps forward to help Han Cheng up personally. Lu Yifan said with a smile: "General Han, Master Su, I really bothered me to bring people to Northern Xinjiang this time. ā
"What did His Majesty the Emperor say?" Su Shiyuan shook his head and smiled, "Your Majesty's visit to the Northern Xinjiang is a blessing for my Northern Xinjiang, and it is too late for me to rejoice? Liu Tang, who was kneeling behind him when Su Shiyuan spoke, kept desperately raising his eyelids to look at Lu Yifan, after all, a well-known big man in the holy realm like Lu Yifan is not something that can be easily seen at any time.
"Your Majesty, I have set up a banquet in the Northern Frontier Guard Mansion and are waiting to wash the dust for Your Majesty. Su Shiyuan said with a smile. Lu Yifan arched his hand and said: "Thank you Lord Su for your kindness, it's just that Feng Chenghuang and I agreed to meet at the junction of the ice fields tomorrow, if I go to Dingbei Town today, I am afraid that I will not have time to rush to the junction of the ice fields tomorrow, so I want to go directly to the camp in Northern Xinjiang tonight to settle down, so that I can go to the junction of the ice fields tomorrow and get a little closer." ā
"Since Your Majesty has already made arrangements, then we naturally have to obey Your Majesty's orders. Su Shiyuan said. Han Cheng echoed: "In this case, let's go directly to the big camp! I will immediately order someone to set up two thousand tents for the disciples of the Soul Sect. ā
Han Cheng never dared to look at Lu Yifan when he said this, and there was a hint of embarrassment in his words, as if he didn't know how to get along with Lu Yifan now.
Under the leadership of Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan, the team of men and horses marched towards the camp in northern Xinjiang, passing some nomadic tribes along the way, and everyone looked at this army of tens of thousands of people with horror on their faces. In the past, there were years of war in northern Xinjiang, but in the past two years, it has only stabilized a little, but now seeing the mighty army appearing in northern Xinjiang, ordinary people are naturally a little panicked in their hearts. The speed of the team was extremely fast, and they arrived at the camp in Northern Xinjiang at sunset, and Han Cheng ordered He Zhongqiu to prepare a table of wine banquets and thousands of catties of wine and meat to wash the dust for Lu Yifan and others.
At the wine table, Han Cheng showed Han Xiao's secret letter to Lu Yifan and Han Ling'er, and immediately promised that tomorrow he would transfer 100,000 troops from the Northern Xinjiang Battalion to follow the Soul Sect's team thirty miles in case of emergency. Su Shiyuan also ordered Liu Tang to gather a thousand northern border guards overnight to escort Lu Yifan tomorrow. Lu Yifan toasted Han Cheng and Su Shiyuan and thanked him, while Xie Yun and He Zhongqiu, Liu Tang and others repeatedly determined the deployment and protection scope of the disciples of the Tomorrow Soul Sect with the Northern Xinjiang Battalion and the Northern Border Guard. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Yulou and Qingyangzi were late. The appearance of the jade building is undoubtedly a reassuring pill for Lu Wencai, you must know that this negotiation with the Qinghong Chamber of Commerce Lu Yifan does not know much about the details of the business, this negotiation is all about the two of Yulou and Lu Wencai, and Lu Wencai now has a grudge against Jiang Tianbao and has a sense of guilt in his heart, it is inevitable that he will be afraid that he will be inconsiderate, so he also put hope on the jade building, the jade building has not appeared for a long time, Lu Wencai's heart is of course not peaceful, until he sees the jade building appear at this moment, the big stone in his heart can be regarded as completely landed.
It doesn't matter if it's a snake, or it's a show. In short, after the banquet for nearly two hours, it was almost late at night, and Lu Yifan, who was quite drunk, returned to his tent with the support of Liu Sandao and Zheng Xiaowu, and at this time Han Linger had already laid out the futon and was waiting for him.
"Brother Liu......" Just when Liu Sandao and Zheng Xiaowu put down Lu Yifan and were about to turn around and leave, Lu Yifan suddenly reached out and grabbed Liu Sandao's arm, forcibly endured the chaos in his mind, and said, "Tomorrow, I want Xie Yun to lead people to take the lead, the more I think about it, the more I think that tomorrow Feng Chenghuang will definitely play tricks......"
Liu Sandao leaned over and pressed Lu Yifan's body back onto the bed, nodded and smiled: "Sect Master, rest assured, Xie Yun has already settled everything properly, and later I and Yulou and Zheng Xiaowu will confirm with Xie Yun, Han Cheng, and Su Shiyuan again to see if there is anything else wrong." After that, Liu Sandao smiled at Han Ling'er, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and said, "The sect master is drunk, so I want to trouble Mrs. to take care of him more tonight." ā
"He is my husband, and it is only natural for me to take care of him. Han Ling'er nodded and smiled, "You go and get busy, I'll take care of him." ā
Liu Sandao nodded, glanced at Zheng Xiaowu and wanted to leave together, but Lu Yifan, who was originally lying on the bed, sat up again and grabbed Liu Sandao, and said with a flushed face: "Brother Liu, it's not enough for the Yulou to rely on Qingyangzi's predecessors, and you have to send more people......
"Sect Master, don't worry, I will personally go over and arrange for people to protect you. Zheng Xiao said in a loud voice, "Sect Master, rest assured!"
Liu Sandao looked at the drunken Lu Yifan and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and asked, "Sect Master, what do you seem to be worried about?"
"This is not Xihuang Mountain after all...... Northern Xinjiang is the land of the Holy Domain, close to the Ice Fields and the Beast Domain, I am afraid that the wind will make the wind ...... deceitful" Lu Yifan's thoughts were intermittent, and his speech was also intermittent.
"Don't worry, we won't close our eyes tonight, even if he comes in person, I swear he won't have a chance to disturb the sect master's good dreams. Liu Sandao pressed Lu Yifan back to the bed again, a confident and determined smile flashed on his face. Then Liu Sandao and Zheng Xiaowu glanced at each other again, and there was a crying and laughing in their eyes. They nodded slightly at Han Ling'er, and then walked out of the big tent briskly one after the other.
"Yifan, don't you have nothing to say to your eldest brother, why did you drink so much tonight?" Han Ling'er said softly while unbuttoning Lu Yifan's robe. Lu Yifan, who was lying on the bed with red-eyed eyes, suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed Han Linger's jade hand, under the faint light of the lamplight, Han Ling'er looked extremely delicate and moving at this moment, and before Han Ling'er frowned slightly and asked, Lu Yifan grabbed Han Linger's willow waist with his right arm and pressed it into his arms, and Han Linger's whole person fell into Lu Yifan's arms with an exclamation.
Under the four eyes, Lu Yifan's eyes were blazing, and his breath became more and more urgent, and Han Ling'er's red lips opened slightly. When Lu Yifan reached out to hold Han Linger's waist and wanted to do something wrong, Han Linger suddenly held down Lu Yifan's arm.
"No way!"
"Ling'er, why are you ......" Lu Yifan looked at Han Ling'er inexplicably, his face was both loving and confused.
"Yifan, I'm happy!"
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