Two days later, the master and apprentice appeared under the tall city walls of Langcheng, bumpy all the way, and finally arrived, Xue Yan had changed her outfit, took off her women's clothes, deliberately put on men's clothes, and put on a hat to cover her hair, a little less delicate, and a little more capable and upright. Without looking closely, I can't tell that she is a daughter, just a young man with clear eyebrows.

Chen Chen drove the horse, Shi Yu and Xue Yan sat back, the master and apprentice talked and laughed along the way, although Xue Yan couldn't speak, but her gesture and a look were enough to make people laugh, and the atmosphere quickly became lively. The carriage soon entered the city, and the city was bustling with people on both sides of the road, and along the way, the roadside vendors shouted, and the shops were parallel to the two rows along the roadside, which was several times more lively than Qingniu Town.

Langcheng is the hub of Langzhou County, located in the northwest of Tsukisho Province, which is now Amaterasu Province, where the land is fertile and abundant, and its status is among the top five among the thirteen counties of Amaterasu.

The capital of Amaterasu Province was called Moonlight City before, but with the change of the name of Moonlight Country, the name of Moonlight City must have also changed.

Amaterasu Province is bordered by a primeval jungle to the west, which is where Shiyu and the others come from. The other three sides are surrounded by some small countries, compared to Amaterasu is a big country, but compared to the real big country, Amaterasu is really not enough to mention, some countries will call the original Tsukisho country a daughter country, because in this country, women have a high status, men are secondary, which is really strange in the eyes of people in other countries.

Shi Yu and the three of them drove the carriage through the middle of the road, and did not stop at all for the noise of this world, after ten years, this Langcheng has not changed much, and Chen Chen still recognizes the way to the old man's house.

Chen Chen's old man, named Lu Qing, Chen Chen called him Lu Bo, Chen Chen's father was a general on the battlefield, Lu Qing is his left and right hand, he is loyal, Chen Chen's old father died of illness, Lu Qing also said goodbye to the old man and returned to his hometown, did not want an official, only received some silver taels from the court, returned to this Lang City, opened a teahouse, and lived at home.

Because of the relationship between Lu Qing and Chen Chen, Chen Chen specially ordered his subordinates to take the wounded soldiers to a safe place to settle down, and then went to Langcheng to find Lu Bo, so that when he returned with Xueyan, he could gather them.

The carriage accompanied the sound of the horse's hooves "stepping" towards the Qingxin Teahouse, the carriage turned one after another under the driving of Chen Chen, and finally stopped under a small building, they got out of the carriage, Shi Yu looked up, and the two big characters of Qingxin were impressively visible, and they had arrived.

Chen Chen took them Shi Yu and Xue Yan into the building, found a private room, ordered a pot of tea, greeted Xiao Er, asked him to pass the word on his behalf, and went to report to their old shopkeeper, saying that there was an old friend surnamed Chen who had not seen him for more than ten years, and Xiao Er agreed, and went to pass the word, and the three masters and apprentices waited while drinking tea in the same place, and after a while, Xiao Er came back and invited them to meet the old shopkeeper in the backyard.

So the three of them followed Xiao Er to the back hall, and there was already an old man who had been waiting here for a long time, the old man's hair was white, and the wrinkles on his face were like ripples, and he scattered in a circle, with a kind and kind face, holding a big cane as tall as a person.

After sending the guests, Xiao Er returned to the store to help, and when the old man saw Chen Chen, he stepped down from the seat, put his cane aside, and was about to kneel, shouting, "Major General." With tears in his eyes, Chen Chen hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Lu, why bother with this big gift." ”

"Major General, you have suffered. ”

"I didn't suffer, I didn't suffer, I haven't seen him for many years, but Lu Bo's body is still strong?"

"Hey, I'm old, I'm old, I'm useless, but as long as the young general has any orders, I, Lu Qing, will definitely try my best to help. The old man's words were as heavy as a thousand gold, Shi Yuda admired in his heart, he was watching from the side, the old man ignored his old age, and when he saluted Uncle Chen, he felt deeply moved, this feeling, as if, the majestic mountain suddenly rose from the ground and stood in front of him.

Chen Chen and the old man were talking cordially, and suddenly, they mentioned Shi Yu and Xue Yan on the side.

"Lu Bo, this is Xueyan, Liu Xueyan, that is, ......"

"Long live Her Majesty!" the old man shouted softly, and was about to kneel down to salute again, Xue Yan was about to help him in a panic, but Chen Chen had already supported him and prevented him from kneeling.

"Uncle Lu, Xue Yan is not an empress now, she is my apprentice, that is, your junior, you don't have to salute, you are an old man, how can you make such a big gift. ”

"Then what about it, the rules can't be abolished, don't say I'm only that old, even if I'm seventy or eighty years old, I have to salute when I see the empress. "The old man is very stubborn, but he doesn't get annoying because of it.

Chen Chen knew that the old man was stubborn, and he was not in a hurry to explain anything, believing that Lu Bo would accept this fact in the future, and instead pull Shi Yu to his side.

"I'll introduce another apprentice of mine to you, this is Shi Yu, one year older than Xue Yan. ”

"Grandpa Lu, my name is Shi Yu, just call me Xiaoyu. Without waiting for the old man to speak, Shi Yu took the initiative to say hello first.

"The young man is talented, upright, good. ”

"Uncle Lu, we are here this time, not only to catch up on the old days, but also to ask for your help with an important matter...... Chen Chen began to explain the important purpose of this trip to Lu Lao.

Lu Lao also already knew about Chen Chen and his subordinates, ten years ago, Chen Chen's subordinates came to him, explained to him the intention, and took out Chen Chen's personal token as proof, he knew that there would be today, but when the day of reunion after a long absence came, he still felt that it was too late.

It is not difficult to gather his subordinates, over the years, Chen Chen's subordinates have also been in contact with him, they are led by a person named Li Qing, this person was Chen Chen's right-hand man, and later he is also the person who contacts Lu Qing the most, as long as he finds him, let him gather everyone else and go to the Qingxin Teahouse to meet, then the matter is right, but now, Chen Chen's subordinates are scattered in various places in the city in order to facilitate hiding, and in order to survive, they are scattered in various places in the city, living the life of ordinary people, people who originally had no relatives and no reason, all married wives and had children in life, some broke their arms and legs in the war, and also lived an ordinary life, but due to physical disability, life is in dire straits, the brothers try to help them, and some people are no longer in the city and have moved to the countryside.

So if you want to completely gather everyone, it will take several days, Lu Qing immediately went to do it, first summoned Li Qing and several other generals, and then they spread the news of Chen Chen's return with Xueyan, and all of a sudden, from all sides of the city, Chen Chen's subordinates from all walks of life put down what they were busy with after receiving the news, and rushed to the Qingxin Teahouse one by one, and even those who lived in the countryside also came to the city day and night.

Chen Chen met with them one by one, and explained that he would no longer lead them to revolt, the plan to recover the previous dynasty, and took them to see the empress in their hearts - Xueyan, and heard Chen Chen personally say that he would no longer lead them to fight on the battlefield, and that he would return to the mountains and forests in the future, and would not let anyone know their whereabouts.

For those subordinates who are in difficulty, Chen Chen will bring all the gold he will bring in the future and exchange it for two points of silver and give it to them, but it is not enough, and he asked Lu Lao to borrow a few hundred taels of silver to divide, although it is borrowed, Lu Lao said that he did not want them to pay it back, but it was borrowed or taken, Chen Chen still divided it clearly, Chen Chen said that he promised Lu Lao not to pay it back, but he secretly decided that he would definitely return it to Lu Lao in the future. This kind of reception lasted for seven days, and a large number of subordinates rushed over every day, seeing him and Xue Yan, Li Qing and other generals who met with him at the beginning of the first day, to the last subordinate, roughly estimated that there were hundreds of his subordinates in Langcheng.

After meeting with these subordinates, Chen Chen also thought very thoroughly, when he said that he wanted to restore the country, now it seems that it is nonsense at all, instead of risking the lives of these hundreds of people, it is better to let them live well and live and work in peace and contentment, which is also a kind of satisfaction and happiness for Chen Chen.