The Grand Admiral thought of Xing Nong also participating, and nodded: "Have a good competition. Since you are the captain, you must take good care of your teammates. Team competitions require unity, so you should listen more to your teammates' opinions."
Zhang Ruohua thought Chu Yuehou encouraged her, and said happily: "I will!"
She was not only happy about being the captain, but she was even happier that she could go to Jin State with the prince.
It was an unexpected surprise that the prince himself led the team in this formation master competition.
The journey to Jin State would take more than a month, and she was confident that she could develop a relationship with the prince.
Zhang Ruohua was not qualified to attend the palace banquet, but she still heard that the prince promised at the palace banquet that he would only marry the crown princess for the rest of his life. She believed that it was a compromise made under the threat of the king of Jin.
A lifetime is too long. Which monarch can marry only one person in his lifetime
When the prince ascends the throne and the State of Chu becomes stronger than the State of Jin, there will be no need to worry about that promise.
The admiral didn't know what she was thinking. He had something on his mind. He answered her with a few words and then strode back to his room. He called Chang Ding to tell him something, and then rode out of the city overnight.
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The next day, before dawn, Zhang Ruohua packed her luggage and got on a carriage to gather at the city gate.
She had a lot of stuff with her, so she arranged two carriages, one for her luggage and one for herself.
She thought that when the time comes, she could invite the prince to get on her carriage under the pretext of asking him for advice on the formation.
Zhang Ruohua came to the city gate with a smile on his face.
Outside the city gate, mule carts were neatly lined up on one side of the road, not hindering the movement of people.
The mule cart was loaded with large wooden boxes of exquisite withered flowers, each with a big red flower tied to it.
A group of majestic soldiers holding red cherry spears stood by the mule cart to guard it.
Zhang Ruohua, who was sitting in the carriage, froze in expression, and immediately understood what this was!
This is a betrothal gift!
Mule carts lined up in a long line, and from a distance you couldn't see the end!
The people around looked at them curiously, and some even started counting.
Everyone was discussing: "Is this the prince's wedding gift? This is too much!"
"How many gifts are there? It feels like there's no end in sight!"
"Could it be that the prince has emptied the national treasury?"
... ... .
Chu Tiankuo sat in the carriage and helped Xingnong look at the formation she designed. He looked at it so seriously that the noise outside could not disturb him at all.
After Bai Hua came to report that all the participating formation masters had arrived, Chu Tiankuo replied without even looking up: "Let's go!"
Then Bai Hua took the driving seat and took the lead!
After a day's journey by land, we boarded the ship before dark.
After getting on board, Zhang Ruohua stayed in her room and breathed a sigh of relief!
Chu Tiankuo stayed in the carriage all the way, and Zhang Ruohua had no chance to discuss the formation with Chu Tiankuo.
But it’s different on a boat!
They will stay on the boat for a few days, and she can go to his room every day to ask him about the formation!
Get a good night's sleep tonight and get enough rest. Then, tomorrow you can go to the prince for advice in your best possible state.
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On the other side, after Chu Tiankuo got on the boat, he stayed in the house and asked Bai Hua to guard it. No one could go in and disturb him unless he went out or called out.
On the way, Chu Tiankuo asked Bai Hua to collect the formation design drawings of the young formation master. Bai Hua thought that he wanted to study those formations quietly, so he stayed outside loyally and responsibly.
Then he entered the space and met Xingnong.
As soon as Xingnong appeared in the space, he saw the formation design drawings on the table.
She sat down and asked, "Are these the formations that the formation masters used in the competition?"
After sitting in the carriage for three days in a row, Xingnong's buttocks were sore. As soon as he sat down, he felt uncomfortable, so he took the cushion next to him and stacked the two cushions together to sit on.
Seeing this, Chu Tiankuo asked, "Are you tired?"
Xing Nong nodded as he looked at the formation diagram: "My back hurts!"
It should be because my period is coming soon.
Chu Tiankuo knew medical skills, so he said, "I'll massage some acupuncture points for you and it will stop hurting."
Xing Nong thought he was going to give her a massage, so she immediately stood up, lay down on the bed, patted her lower back in fear, and said, "Okay, then give me a massage!"
Those who have no experience in massage take it for granted that the massage should be done while lying down, so Xingnong lay down very consciously.
Chu Tiankuo: “… ”
Actually, you don’t even have to go to bed.
Just press a few acupoints on the shoulders and back.
But he didn't say anything and just walked over silently.
Chu Tiankuo started to press the acupoints for her and taught her how to identify the acupoints.
Gu was in a hurry on the road, and her old bones felt very tired. Xingnong thought that if she learned it, she could just press the button and she would not feel so tired, so she listened carefully at first, but it was too comfortable, and she fell asleep in less than a quarter of an hour!
Chu Tiankuo stopped when he saw that she fell asleep. He thought that she was sleeping on her stomach, which was uncomfortable. He wanted to hold her and make her lie flat, but he was afraid of waking her up. In the end, he didn't move her and waited for her to sleep for a while.
He sat beside her and looked at her sleeping face. A few strands of messy hair fell on her forehead. He reached out and gently brushed the hair away.
When his hand touched her fair and smooth skin, he couldn't help but move it away and gently touched it with the back of his hand. Worried about waking her up, he quickly withdrew his hand and just squatted beside the bed and watched.
The girl had long eyelashes like crow feathers, slightly curled up, a pretty nose, and a rosy mouth slightly open. As he looked at her, he couldn't help but kiss her gently.
Xingnong was not sleeping deeply. His breath was close to her. As soon as his lips touched hers, she woke up. She put her arms around his neck and took the initiative to deepen the kiss.
After an unknown amount of time, Chu Tiankuo finally stopped with difficulty. If he didn't stop, he was worried that he would not be able to stop.
The two of them were breathing in a disordered manner. After they calmed down for a while, Chu Tiankuo said, "I'm sleepy. Let's go to bed early tonight?"
Xing Nong shook his head and sat up: "I'm not sleepy, it's just that you pressed too comfortably just now. Let me see the design drawing of the formation master."
Next, the two stayed in the space and studied the formations designed by the formation masters for an entire night, and then gave their suggestions for modifications together.
It was almost dawn when Xingnong left the space and continued on his journey.
Fortunately, I can catch up on my sleep while traveling, so I don’t have to worry about lack of sleep.
In the previous few nights, Chu Tiankuo was preparing for the betrothal ceremony. Every item was carefully selected by him and was extremely rare and precious. He had not slept much for several nights in a row. He spent the whole night yesterday discussing such brain-consuming things with Xingnong. He planned to use the daytime to make up for his sleep. So Zhang Ruohua woke up the next day, dressed up carefully and went to find Chu Tiankuo, but was stopped outside the door by Bai Hua.
Then in the afternoon, Chu Tiankuo invited the formation masters into the house one by one, and Zhang Ruohua waited patiently until dark. Except for her, the last formation master came out!
Zhang Ruohua looked at the dark night, her heart leaping with joy, waiting to be invited over by Bai Hua.
After waiting for a long time, she got no news. She went to ask, and got another answer: "The master has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb!"
Zhang Ruohua: “… ”