Chapter 22: Lia

Leaving the inner courtyard of the palace, I did not return to my original residence, but walked straight out of the cave. I wanted to see Hanbao at once and tell him all this, but I didn't want to go to his house, I didn't want to see the priest, and I shuddered at the thought of his falcon-like gaze.

This matter will have to be resolved through negotiation with Han Bao, and if Han Bao is still obsessed, I will consider pretending to take the priest's advice and marry Lia, and then return Liya to him after Han Bao ascends to the position of prime minister and priest.

As for Yiga, I don't think she really loves me, she just wants to show Han Bao and vent the anger in her chest. Besides, I don't love Yiga either, I only have Tang Wanli in my heart, and when the things in the valley are over, I will quietly leave the valley.

I have already thought of the most dangerous way to escape, didn't the queen say that there is a cave leading to the outside world where the white tigers live at the other end of the deep stream? I may not be too difficult to find this hole, but the most difficult thing is how to deal with the four fierce white tigers.

By the way, look for Longge, maybe you can still see Hanbao there.

The temperature outside the cave is much higher than inside the cave, but it is still cool, looking up at a line of blue sky, so clean that there is no trace of clouds, in fact, I have already thought of a way to notify the outside world, which is to make a few Kong Ming lanterns, and write on the lamps "Someone is in the valley, please come to the rescue." Just let it out, as long as one of the lights flies out of the valley, there is hope of being rescued.

But in this way, this ancient tribe that has been isolated from the world for many years will be exposed to the world. People will flock here, and the tranquility of this place will be completely destroyed, will it be a good thing or a bad thing?, and while I may become famous for it, it may be a disaster for the valley, and in an instant, this living fossil of ancient history will cease to exist.

I decided to take the plunge.

When Runge saw me coming, he presented me with a bronze sword with an ebony sheath in both hands. When I took it out, it was a golden snake sword that was exactly the same as the Hanbao sword, and the four-character insect seal "Pi Jun's Sword" was engraved on it. I was so ecstatic about this gift that I hugged Runge tightly and said "thank you" in the local language, putting aside my previous sorrows and grievances for a while.

Runge brought out a few more things, made from the drawings I had drawn for him last time. There's really nothing to say about Runge's craftsmanship. These parts are no different from those polished by modern industrial machine tools. I drew a few more drawings for him, and Runge didn't know what I was going to invent, but he was still serious about it.

With the precedent of "inventing" scissors, he has admired me to the ground.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, I also taught him in detail the process of lost wax casting, because I saw candles in the Queen's bedchamber, which were needed to cast several key components of the precision machinery.

Runge marveled at my knowledge of casting and listened to my illustrations with adoring eyes.

At this point, Narmo and Zag went to the coppersmith's shop, where they had come to pick up the climbing equipment I had designed last time. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I was there, so I naturally asked for advice on how to use it. I took them out under the rock wall outside the cave and demonstrated how to use it, and Namor and Zag tried it out, and they were much more dexterous than I was, and with this set of tools, it was much easier for them to get out of the valley.

I suddenly regretted it, this is equivalent to doing the queen a favor, if Han Bao leaves the valley, it is really possible that I will succeed the position of prime minister and priest, and the queen will win without a fight.

Every time the priest was mentioned, the queen gritted her teeth, as if there was a feud with each other, and it felt that it was not just a rivalry for power. And why did the queen speak the official dialect of the Central Plains? It seems that there are many mysteries hidden in the valley.

I found Hanbao in an open-air hot spring outside the cave under the guidance of Namo.

The spring water flows out of a crack in the stone, steaming hot, forming a dozen cascades of water of all sizes. At the spring, there are three pipes connected by thick orchid bamboo, which lead to the ground. I suddenly remembered that the "sauna" in the valley was built using the hot water of this hot spring, and the three bamboo pipes were the water pipes.

It's been almost a month since I arrived in the valley, and I didn't know that there was such a wonderful place.

To my surprise, in the steaming steam, there were swaying ** bodies, men, women and children, without a trace of covering, in large and small pools. Young women are no exception, holding their breasts high and without shyness.

Han Bao and Liya are in a higher pool, and Liya is naked in the steam, like a fairy descending to earth, no wonder Han Bao is so fascinated by her.

Seeing me coming, Liya did not panic, but left Han Bao and retreated to the other side of the pool, Han Bao did not get up, but told me to take off my clothes and take a bath together.

I hesitated, but took off my silk robe, but kept a pair of panties. Yin Bao pulled me to lean next to him, looked at Liya opposite and asked me, "Brother Pi, do you think Liya is beautiful?"

"Liya is very beautiful, but ......"

"But without Yiga's power, if you marry Liya, you may not be able to be a high priest, right?"

"That's not what I mean, you know that Liya is the queen......" I tried to keep my voice as low as possible, afraid that Liya would hear, although I knew that Liya couldn't understand the Chinese dialect, but it was better to be careful.

"How do you know this? But Lia told me everything, and I have to thank the queen for that. ”

"But do you know the consequences of that?"

"Isn't it just that you can't be a prime minister? you can help me do it, and you will do it better. "Han Bao finally expressed what he expected of me.

"If you don't become a priest of the prime minister, will your father agree? And once the queen's conspiracy succeeds, not only will you and your father have a hard time in the valley, but even the life of the eldest prince may not be guaranteed!"

"Will the consequences be so severe? aren't you in the valley? and my father's supporters. ”

"I have never promised you to stay in the valley, let alone what you will be the prime minister and priest, and even if I were willing, I would not be able to fight the queen!

I told him everything the queen had told me about what she had said to me, including that the queen had seen that Ria was unfaithful and might end up endangering her.

"Aren't we going to leave? Han Bao's expression grimaced, and he fell into deep thought.

"Escape is not the answer, if you promise to stay in the valley and succeed you as prime minister and priest, I will help you thwart the queen's schemes, and even help you bring about a change in the valley so that you and Ria can live happily ever after. ”

A great plan came to my head and I decided to stay in the valley for a great change that would allow people to live happily and wonderfully.

"Brother Pi, it's enough to have your words, I promise you not to leave the valley for the time being, but one day I will go to the outside world, that is the biggest dream of my life. ”

"When the day comes, I'll go with you to find it. I immediately chimed in.