Looking northwest to Wolf City.
The ruins of the ancient city are located in the southwest of Longbei, and further south is the endless desert.
In fact, the straight-line distance from here to Xiheishanbao in the Western Regions is less than one thousand kilometers.
But in between are deserts, mountains, long rivers and endless hills, and the remains of the horse-drawn trade routes from hundreds of years ago have been lost.
At this time, Lu Ming was standing on the ruined city wall of Wanglang City, looking into the distance with a telescope.
In January, the west wind was howling and it was still a bit cold here. Lu Ming was wearing a dark gray woolen coat and a tall marshal's withered feather hat.
After the New Year, I went to visit old lady Fernald and chatted with her. I heard about the Yinping Ancient Road here. It is said that this is a shortcut opened up by talented people in Zhongzhou thousands of years ago. It can go directly from the southwest to the northwest, that is, from the southern part of today's Longbei to the Western Regions. However, the details seem to be known only by Professor Min who studies oracle bones.
Unfortunately, I was not able to go through the training step by step, and I have no channels to understand these secrets in depth.
I can only explore it myself to see if I can sense anything and find some clues.
Although it is an ancient road from thousands of years ago, that was the heyday of the extraordinary talents of Tianshanwei, so the secret passage that was opened up may have some mysteries and may not be unusable today.
However, after two or three days here, Bizhu, Liuli and I still haven't found any trace of the ancient road.
In a few days, I will also be "getting married" in the Western Regions, so it seems that all my efforts here are in vain.
But from a purely military perspective, it is also beneficial for the coalition forces to train here.
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"Oh?" Lu Ming looked at Candice opposite him and his heart skipped a beat.
Candice smiled and said, "It's been almost a year since you last saw your parents. General Dönitz's love for you is really enviable."
The day after tomorrow is her wedding day, but Candice said that General Dönitz secretly asked her to contact her relatives and invite them to attend the wedding, and all expenses would be borne by the First Control.
General Dönitz wanted to give himself a big "surprise".
But to me, it seemed like there was only surprise, no joy.
Candice said that her parents were extremely surprised to hear the news, but also very happy. They will board the train from the west tomorrow, accompanied by her brother, and will arrive the day after tomorrow morning.
"Thank you, General Dönitz..." Lu Ming smiled.
Candice glanced at Lu Ming and said, "Your reaction is a little beyond my expectations."
Lu Ming coughed and said, "I'm worried. They didn't agree in the first place. I don't know what will happen after they come..."
"No matter what, your parents have to participate in your lifelong event." Candice said calmly.
Lu Ming nodded: "Yes."
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The Wanglangcheng Allied Forces Headquarters was a row of simple wooden houses.
The green military RV in the backyard is the residence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Montenegro.
At this time in the RV, Lu Ming listened to Liuli's explanation helplessly, while Bizhu sat beside him, with an expression on her face that suggested that the explanation was unorthodox and not worth mentioning.
Liuli used the Crown Prince's hair to refine three pills.
It has now been sent to Nicolo City urgently.
According to Liuli, if this pill is given to Bit's parents and brother to make tea and swallow, the three of them will regard him as their relative, or even virtual relative. Of course, the effect will be better if they are real relatives, but he needs to introduce himself to them when he meets them for the first time, and the kinship relationship will be established.
The effect of this pill can last for about sixty-six, or thirty-six days, or about a month.
The four bodies he currently has are actually one in essence, and can be seen as four different locations that can appear in the same space and time at the same time.
To be honest, it may be more advanced than the science fiction world where people can travel in a time machine and cause entities from different timelines to appear in the same space and time at the same time.
Therefore, the effect of this pill is effective on all four of his bodies, and the effect will be the same no matter which body the other party sees.
Listening to Liuli's patient explanation, Lu Ming gradually understood.
Indeed, this method of confusing people's minds is obviously not the right way.
"If it really doesn't work, I'll withdraw." Lu Ming pondered and said. He would not show up, but would have to feed Bit three family pills first. As Bit, he did not have Qing'e and Hong Ling by his side, so he had to plan carefully what to do. If it really didn't work, he could only withdraw.
Liuli suggested creating an accident on the road to get rid of these three people. Of course, in order to conceal their tracks, many passengers who were buried with them would inevitably have to be sacrificed.
But of course I can't do such a thing.
Over there, Princess Liuli laughed sweetly, "Master, you might as well continue the performance and finally usurp the throne of Henry II." She glanced at Bizhu and said quickly, "I was just joking. If I want to dominate the world, I must defeat Henry and William, the two Western slaves, fairly and squarely."
Lu Ming nodded: "Whether it's a fight or not, if the problem can be solved peacefully, it's better not to resort to war."
Looking at Bizhu, "Have you found anything in the past few days?"
Bizhu shook her head slightly and said, "It is said that there are many foreign fishermen living on both sides of the black river three hundred miles away. I plan to go there tomorrow."
Lu Ming nodded: "Take me there, fly there by helicopter, and take my body with you. Since there are people living there, it shouldn't be difficult to find a place to land. The flight distance is more than 100 kilometers, so there should be enough fuel. Bring more." He thought for a while, "You said that the alchemy demon in Alice's body has been moving strangely recently. If we bring her here, can we find some clues that we overlooked?"
Bizhu nodded slightly: "It may not be impossible to try."
Lu Ming pondered, "Then we will go there tomorrow." Looking at Liuli, "You pick up Alice and then go meet us."
Liuli bent her knees slightly: "Yes!"
Looking at the gorgeous skirts decorated with green beads and colored glaze, they are just like the masters of fairy palaces in movies and TV dramas, with fluttering ribbons, which is extremely exaggerated.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you all change into casual clothes like long pants? It would be a bit inappropriate to go out like this."
Liuli pursed her lips and smiled: "If the master orders me to do so, I will do whatever I want. But I can't walk far. My feet hurt a lot after walking a few steps. If I wear long pants, wouldn't it be scary if they flutter?"
Lu Ming rolled his eyes. Actually, Bizhu did wear tights, but she would usually cover it with a cloak or a windbreaker. In short, only she could see the curve of her legs.
According to Zhongzhou tradition, the curves of women's legs must never be seen by outsiders, not that wearing a skirt and exposing skin is taboo.
Liuli was even more reluctant, but she always spoke very nicely, making sure that even a "tyrant" would listen to her reasons.
"Well, do whatever you want!" Lu Ming waved his hand and didn't really want to change anything about them.