Not long after the two left, Xia Fan suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from outside the window.
mouse? wildcat
No, this movement is much bigger. This is the second floor and the core area of the villa, so there shouldn't be any weird things.
Xia Fan immediately became more vigilant. He walked sideways to the window, gently opened the bolt, and pushed open the window leaves. The streamer in his hand was ready to go.
Then he saw a pair of big, fluffy ears.
Looking down, Li Zheng was squatting by the window edge, chewing the green onion pancake in his hand. Seeing Xia Fan appear, she was not surprised at all. She raised the cake and said, "Do you want to eat it?"
Xia Fan was stunned for a moment before he couldn't help laughing and said, "Why are you here?"
After saying that, he also took a bite of the cake.
"Sneaked out." Li also showed a sly smile, "Although His Holiness asked me to accompany him all the way, he didn't say that he couldn't move around freely even if he fell asleep."
"If you don't like to accompany her, you can refuse." Xia Fan said.
In fact, Venerable Shengtian did not agree to the last request he made on the spot. Instead, he gave the choice to Li himself. He said that "the transaction cannot be based on forcing Li's will." What is slightly surprising is that His Holiness did not express any dissatisfaction, but instead seemed to appreciate it.
"It's not that I hate that person," Li let out a long breath, "To be honest, that person seems indifferent, but he is quite caring at heart. But I haven't seen you for such a long time, and I want to meet you too." At this point she raised her eyebrows, "Don't you want to see me?"
"No, of course I want to see you." Xia Fan said immediately.
"That's okay." Li Zong jumped up to the window edge and sat next to Xia Fan with his legs crossed. "With me chatting with you, won't it be more detailed than looking at those scrolls?"
Has she noticed this
"When did you come here?"
"I arrived about half an hour ago." Li shook his tail, "I wanted to sneak attack you with illusion magic to see if you are still as alert as before, but unexpectedly a guest came."
Fortunately, Xia Fan let out a sigh of relief.
Ever since Li grew his second tail, the influence of illusions has become more than half a star stronger than before, and even he can easily fall victim to it without taking precautions. As for those illusions, I don't know if Li was influenced by him. The contents became more and more realistic. They were either so romantic that it made people blush, or they were so gloomy that they made people's hair stand on end. Either way could easily make him lose his temper.
It would be really embarrassing if Princess Muye happened to visit at this time.
"You slipped out so early. Aren't you worried that Lord Shengtian would find out?"
"Don't worry," Li smiled proudly, "She won't be able to find it."
When Li Mengyun passed by Li's room, she noticed that the door was not closed, and the light under the door crack was very weak, as if only the flame of an oil lamp was flickering.
Has she fallen asleep
The door wasn't even closed tightly. This child really didn't look like he was born as a demon, so his vigilance was too low.
Or is it because this is Jinxia that makes her so relaxed
Thinking of this, Li Mengyun couldn't help but stretched out her hand to push the door open slightly, and glanced inside. There was obviously a figure lying on the bed of the inn room. The quilt was rolled up into a ball, and only half of his tail was exposed. The oil lamp beside the bed was not extinguished, but it was about to dry up. The flames flickered, indicating that darkness was about to come.
She was indeed asleep.
From Jinxia to Ganzhou to explore, and then from Baiyao Mountain all the way back to Shenzhou, she was probably tired. Li Mengyun smiled and leaned against the door frame to look at the other person for a long time. The scene in front of her made her unknowingly go back to more than ten years ago. At that time, Li always had to be guarded by her before he could fall asleep, otherwise he would crawl around looking for him. And now that she has grown up, not only has she not been arrested by the Privy Council, but she has found a stable residence of her own. It can be said that this result is better than the best situation she expected.
This thought also made Li Mengyun feel a little bitter.
Because during this process, Li had no memory of her.
There was nothing she could do but pull away.
Even from a certain perspective, if she insists on keeping Li by her side, the result will most likely be worse.
"Have a good rest." Li Mengyun whispered and closed the door.
Three days later, the princess's envoy team quietly left Jinxia City without any publicity. Except for Xia Fan and Ning Wanjun, its main members, almost all the elite members of the Privy Council of the Secretariat were left in the city. Only Weihuang, Yu Linglong and Du Yelong were left in charge.
Since the Salvation Cult also brought a large amount of supplies sold by Jinxia when they went to Ganzhou, the journey was much slower than when they arrived. It took almost a week to arrive at Baili Town.
This remote town has changed dramatically compared to when I left.
The Jinxia Army took over the governance of the town with almost no effort and established a small branch of the Affairs Bureau in the area. There were several more Jinxia Army camps around the town, with the total number of troops stationed reaching more than 2,000. Far more than a small town needs to care for.
This was the first time for the locals to see such a big battle, and at first they were so timid that they hid in their homes and did not dare to go out. However, the Jinxia Army strictly prohibits harassment of local people, and the Affairs Bureau recruits people to repair roads and smooth traffic at a salary much higher than the local salary level. After several contacts, everyone soon discovered that this army has similarities with the previous Ganzhou Army. Big difference.
So much so that when Venerable Shengtian returned to Baili Town, he found that the residents here had become integrated with the Jinxia troops. Not only did he see that the "jun Ye" no longer fled in all directions, but would actively come up to them and ask if there was any new work to do.
This is completely different from their attitude towards Salvationism.
"His Highness's way of running the army is indeed extraordinary," Venerable Shengtian sighed. "I can only say that the defeat of the Ten Provinces Allied Forces was not unjust."
Ning Wanjun smiled and said, "This is actually not my fault. It was Xia Fan who formulated the management regulations of the Military Discipline and Affairs Bureau."
"So it's you?" His Holiness asked in surprise, "How did you do this?"
"Actually, it's nothing complicated." Xia Fan told him frankly, "Just treat other people as human beings."
Venerable Shengtian was unable to answer the question for a moment.
Treating people as human beings may seem like nonsense, but Li Mengyun, who has rich experience, deeply understands how difficult it is to do this.
For the vast majority of those in power, the common people are nothing more than a guide for them to pursue their great cause.
After walking through the mountains and forests of Baili Town, Xia Fan finally saw the rumored secret tunnel.
The moment he stepped into the hall, he couldn't help but shiver.
"What's wrong with you?" Li asked concerned.
"No. It's nothing." Xia Fan took a deep breath to calm down his breathing. The scene in front of him was almost a standard "subway station", except that it did not have bright tube lights and colorful advertising columns, and the rest benches were no longer made of stainless steel and plastic. All the furnishings he saw, from the stairs to The platforms are all cut out of stone.