August 27, the capital of Lan State, Qingtan City

In the crisp air, there is a faint salty smell that smells lazy. The sky was bright, and occasionally a few white seabirds were skimmed.

Bai Ye, who was still a little tired, grabbed the reins, raised his head and squinted, carefully discerned for a long time, and shook his head with a wry smile.

It should be an ordinary bird, and it won't suddenly fall from the sky. That kind of weird thing doesn't always haunt him.

The team has been on the road for five days in a row, and it is said that they will be able to reach the imperial capital today.

A few days ago, Jiang Jinglan teased Xue Jing in Baishui City. If it weren't for Long Wuji's speech in the end, I don't know what would have happened. The convoy of the Supervision Department immediately fled with its tail between its legs.

They were on the same official road, but although the caravan was not slow, it never caught up with them. The journey was uneventful.

Bai Ye, who has been relaxing for a few days, has been pondering his cooking skills, and new ideas have emerged one after another, and a big meal every night has made the whole caravan happy. Even Tao Lao frowned and scolded him for being discouraged by his playthings, while teasing his beard and feasting.

The flat official road led them closer and closer to the seaside, and closer and closer to their destination - the imperial capital, Qingtan City.

Looking at the huge flat-roofed buildings that emerge abruptly from the horizon, the curiosity of the young people is aroused.

The high-spirited Bai Lingyu rode back from the front, raised his whip and pointed back, and shouted proudly: "This is the Seventh Fort!"

Bai Ye looked at Xiaobai's energetic appearance with relief. The depression of not being able to stay on the front line to participate in the war seems to have dissipated. His interest has become more and more high in the past few days, and his relationship with his little cousin Jiang Jinglan has become more and more harmonious.

However, at this time, Miss Jiang and Sister Xiaolan should still be sleeping in the car.

Bai Ye beckoned to Yi Chi, who was not far away, and said to Bai Lingyu, "Tell us, why do these castles look like this?"

"Okay! We're on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital now. You see, with the imperial capital as the center, there are eight such avenues radiating outward. Thirty miles from the city along each road, a fortress was built. The distance between each fort is also thirty miles. ”

"Huh! Is it so regular, does it not consider the terrain at all?" Yi Chi had also read the military book with Bai Ye since he was a child, and after listening to Bai Lingyu's introduction, he was a little skeptical.

The young Lieutenant Bai smiled and teased, "I also asked my father this when I was seven years old. ”

Otochi's face turned red, and he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. Seeing this, Bai Ye hurriedly played a round: "Whose advantage is it! ”

Xiaobai smiled and waved his hand, defending: "No, it didn't mean that." I mean, I'm right, it's really unconscionable. ”

Tao Lao's voice came from behind the friends: "When Dalan was founded four hundred years ago, there were too many unreasonable things, and this fortress group is one of them. ”

The old man got out of the carriage and moved his waist while looking out at the huge fortress not far away. Said leisurely: "I think back then, the ancestors stuck to the last position by the sea and smashed the troops of the seven surnamed kings. It is the fortress built of these eight huge stones. ”

"Don't look at them very far away, after the fortress was built, the aura of heaven and earth gathered here, and the hundreds of miles of land enclosed by it became its own climate. It is said that the ancestors of the masters arranged according to the direction of the eight trigrams, coping with the celestial phenomena and changing myriads. Even if the troops of the Seven Kings break into the defenses of the towns, they will be lost in the thick fog and will never find a way out until they go mad or starve to death. ”

Bai Ye and Yi Chi stuck out their tongues at the same time: "The old man Mo Na legend coaxes people......"

Tao Lao smiled and said nothing. Bai Lingyu brought the horse over and said mysteriously, "When I was seven years old, I told my father the same thing. Before he could finish speaking, he grabbed the horse's belly and jumped far away.

Amid the laughter, Yi Chi finally chased him out.

Bai Ye tightened his eyebrows: "The origin of the fortress, the handsome is also this statement?"

"What do you think my old man is, and will he coax people with hearsay?"

Tao Lao lifted the curtain, got into the car, and sighed: "But now, no one can fiddle with the gossip technique." Boy, there are too many strange things in this world, and you will see more and more in the future. ”

The megalithic castle on the periphery of the imperial capital has two backers and two seas. The other four are all located on the fertile plains of the royal domain, where the king's fields, official fields, and private fields are lined up one after another, and over the centuries they have slowly formed a series of settlements. In order to facilitate management, eight small towns were set up a hundred years ago relying on each fort.

The cavalry of the pro-battalion escorted all the way was inconvenient to enter the imperial capital, so they were sent five miles outside the town and returned to the Guannan camp. The caravan regrouped a little and slowly moved beyond the town called "Lihuo" in front of it.

There were not many people living in the vicinity of Fire Town, and life was normal, and it seemed that they had not been affected by the war in the slightest.

But the inspection in front of the town is extremely strict. Even the Jiang family caravan was not exempt from inspection.

This situation is a bit more than expected. The old steward Tao and Bai Lingyu, who led the team, each had a dark face, helplessly watching Yu Linjun carefully inspect every detail of the caravan.

After all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, Jiang Jinglan is not stingy, and he has to look at Tao Lao's face. What's more, before she woke up, she was coaxed by Linglan and Senior Sister to cross the inspection line, and entered the tea shop at the entrance of the town to continue to wake up.

Fortunately, the Yulin Army also has the eyesight to see, and they are not too embarrassed by these Jiang family girls who are gorgeously dressed and have extraordinary temperaments. It's hard to say how it will end.

Bai Ye helped Tao Lao, waiting for the inspection and waiting a little impatiently. He secretly asked Bai Lingyu, who had a cold face: "Isn't the marshal from the Yulin Army? Why are these soldiers so careful about the Jiang family? Even your weapons have to be registered!"

"Isn't this a long time ago? Now the one who commands the 50,000 Yulin army is the eldest prince. My father's face doesn't work very well in the Yulin Army......"

"Okay, 50,000 people, all of them have caught up with the Guannan camp......" Yi Chi was frightened by the size of this Yulin army.

"I heard that the Yulin Army is not stationed in the imperial capital, dare they all be distributed in these eight towns?"

"No, the Yulin Army has two large battalions. The imperial capital is one in the east and the west. In recent years, the Western Battalion has the largest number of troops and the greatest pressure. ”

Bai Lingyu muttered hatefully: "Isn't the imperial capital coastal? The western battalion was always sent to encircle and suppress pirates, and they were very tired from running around all day long. ”

"These people who are so idle that they are blocking the road and setting up cards are the people of the East Battalion. ”

Hearing that there were still pirates at the foot of the imperial capital, Bai Ye was shocked. This is under the nose of the White Emperor, who is famous for his martial arts. He really didn't expect that the dignified imperial capital would be so unpeaceful.

Tao Lao looked unimpressed. He lightly touched Bai Ye's arm: "You will know about the situation of pirates later." Now, don't mention it yet, so as not to give birth to right and wrong. ”

After passing the inspection of the Yulin Army outpost in Lihuo Town, it was already afternoon. The caravan had a brief lunch in the town before setting out on its way. There was no longer any obstacle on the thirty-mile official road, and they finally arrived at the imperial capital.

Qingtan City, backed by mountains and seas, has thousands of weather.

On the gray city wall, the corner towers are towering and the eaves are smart. The three-zhang high city gate and wall skirt seem to be temporarily inlaid with countless thick wooden planks carved with exquisite patterns. When Bai Ye passed by the city gate, he didn't dare to reach out and touch these unknown spirit trees, but he also felt the surging flow of spiritual energy on the panel.

It should be some kind of defense. It seems that the imperial capital is already preparing in secret.

It's easy to enter the city, and some tired friends don't have time to enjoy the street scene, so they have to part ways.

The Marshal's Mansion is in Xiama Lane in the East City, while the Jiang Family Courtyard is on the edge of the Imperial Lake in the West City.

Linglan carefully instructed Bai Ye for a long time before letting him get into the Jiang family's carriage.

Bai Lingyu took the horse prepared for Linglan, and was about to lead her and Yichi back to the Marshal's Mansion directly, when he suddenly heard a fierce sound of horses' hooves from the neighborhood next door.

Everyone was stunned. This is the imperial capital, and the streets are full of pedestrians, how can anyone ride horses and gallop in the downtown area.

A caravan of horses suddenly appeared on the corner of the street, spun around cleanly and swiftly, and swooped down on the caravan. Heavy iron hooves stepped on the bluestone pavement, smashing out a spark.

Bai Ye couldn't help but beat wildly in his heart. What, am I exposed?

Xiaobai jumped off the war horse for the first time, jumped up on the spot excitedly and beckoned desperately.

The brightly decorated caravan of horses was less than thirty paces away from the caravan before it suddenly stopped, and immediately the knights rolled over and landed in unison.

Only then did Bai Ye see that the people who came were all sassy and Jiao'e in strong suits. The woman who took the lead was dressed in green silk soft armor and a tooth-white cloak, with a lofty and heroic posture, and she couldn't tell how old she was between her eyebrows.

Bai Lingyu shouted, "Mother!" and fell to his knees as he spoke.

Everyone up and down the caravan was stunned. After a long time, Linglan reacted, pulled Yichi, and knelt down.

The woman in the power suit walked over with a smile, slapped Xiaobai on the shoulder when she passed him, and then hugged the sister and brother one by one. After carefully looking up and down for a long time, he praised it repeatedly: "It's really like, it's really like! I have been friends with your father and your mother for a long time." Look at you now, it's all of a sudden back to when you were young. ”

"Where do you need to go back to when you were younger? Madame's appearance hasn't changed like this, I'm afraid I'll confuse the children!"

The old steward Tao got out of the car again at some point, and made a happy gesture.

Bai Ye held the carriage and was so shocked that his eyebrows jumped, this is Mrs. Dashuai? Why does she look like Aunt Aci, born so young?

According to Amber, thanks to the secret treasure developed by her father, Aunt Aci is not quite different from the other aunts in the village. Ever since Bai Ye recognized people, her appearance seems to have never changed. The word aging has nothing to do with my aunt.

When I was a child, Bai Ye only thought Amber was joking, and didn't take it seriously at all. But how could the handsome lady who suddenly appeared in front of her look like she was only in her early twenties?

My father and Dashuai are kowtow brothers, could it be that this aunt also got my father's secret treasure?

Bai Ye couldn't help but glance at the two big cars behind him. The car was full of notes left by my father.

It seems that there are really too many interesting things in this world waiting to be explored by yourself.

Bai Ye's cranky kung fu, Mrs. had been chatting with Tao Lao for a long time, and Bai Lingyu had already stood up and kept rubbing his beaten shoulder.

I don't know what Mrs. confessed, but the old steward Tao took a step back afterwards, threw himself to the ground, and said respectfully: "Okay, when we come back, we will officially visit the house." ”

Madame smiled, didn't look at Xiaobai, took Yichi and Linglan's hands and turned around and left.

Bai Lingyu smiled bitterly and waved his hand to Bai Ye's side, pulled up the three horses and chased after him.

In an instant, the team of horses was gone.

On the huge city gate square, there were only one hundred and ten people from the Jiang family's caravan left.

Things come too quickly, and people go too fast. Bai Ye stayed in place for a long time before closing his mouth.

He patted his forehead and was about to close the door curtain, but suddenly found that Jiang Jinglan had been leaning on the carriage door, still looking at the direction where the horse team had disappeared, as if muttering something.

“...... Is this my aunt?"