Actually, Wei Changtian didn’t think much about giving Liang Qin the demon spirit pellet.
He had plenty of them and wouldn’t lack them in the future, so he just gave it away, no big deal.
However, although Wei Changtian didn’t care, Liang Qin was deeply moved, instantly throwing away his earlier small emotions and even gazing at Wei Changtian with a somewhat infatuated look.
“Ge, I…”
A flush rose to Liang Qin’s handsome face as he took the demon spirit pellet, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly turned and ran away.
“I’m going to practice my sword!”
“…”
Wei Changtian rubbed his nose and let out a long sigh, while A Chun asked with some confusion:
“Master, what’s wrong with Qin Er sister?”
“She’s in heat.”
“Heat?”
A Chun blinked her big, black eyes, clearly not understanding: “What’s heat?”
“Heat is… why ask so much!”
Wei Changtian glared.
“You go cultivate too!”
Two days later, a cloud of dust flew swiftly towards an ancient city at the end of the official road.
“Open the city gates! The General is back!”
“Creak!”
As the winch slowly turned, the massive three-zhang-high city gates slowly opened, and Wei Changtian and his entourage finally arrived at the end of their journey – the city of Shu, renowned as the “Guardian of the Southwest”.
To ensure the stability of the borders, all twelve states of the Great Ning Border Region had their capital cities located on the border lines, with Shu City being the largest in scale.
Situated south of the mysterious Ten Thousand Great Mountains and west of the affiliated state of “Da Li” of the Great Ning, Shu City had been the capital of four dynasties over the years, with a population that once exceeded that of the current Great Ning capital.
The city’s unique blend of refined and martial cultures, with elements of agriculture, iron and steel, auspicious weather, and supernatural phenomena, had formed a distinct folk custom that was both elegant and valiant.
Here, one could find gentle women from the Jiangnan region and renowned scholars, as well as brave warriors from the Shu army and numerous mountain bandits who occupied the mountains.
Numerous invisible forces were at play in this ancient city, maintaining a delicate and solid balance.
“Changtian, Shu City isn’t bad, is it?”
Riding horseback, Liang Zhen smiled and asked Wei Changtian, who was also riding a horse, “Doesn’t it feel completely different from the capital city?”
“Indeed.”
Wei Changtian nodded noncommittally, observing the people on both sides of the road who didn’t seem to care about them: “It seems the common people here are more daring.”
“Indeed they are.”
Liang Zhen explained, “Shu City’s location is special, having to defend against the monsters in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and frequently clashing with the Da Li tribe, so almost all the major families keep private armies, with some having over a thousand men.”
“They don’t take the government very seriously, which has led to the people also becoming somewhat disdainful of the authorities.”
“Hmm.”
Wei Changtian wasn’t too concerned about this, even feeling that it wasn’t a bad thing.
Now that he was away from the capital city, he had also distanced himself from the core power of the Wei family.
Although he could no longer rely on his family’s influence, he was also free to do things he couldn’t do before.
“By the way, Uncle Liang, as I’m new here, who do you think I should visit?”
“I’ve already thought this through for you; let’s discuss it in detail over dinner…”
As they chatted idly, they soon arrived at the General’s Residence located in the north of the city.
The residence was quite impressive, with a sense of history everywhere, except for the newly added “Liang” character on the door plaque. It was unclear how many generations of generals had lived there.
In fact, Wei Xianzhi had already arranged for a small courtyard house to be prepared for Wei Changtian in Shu City, but since it was getting late, Wei Changtian decided to stay at Liang’s residence for the night and move to his new home the next day.
Dinner was uneventful, as they had been well taken care of throughout their journey, with no lack of good food and drink. Therefore, they didn’t feel particularly excited about finally having a good meal.
The climate in Shu City was humid, and the dishes were mostly spicy, but perhaps due to concerns about Wei Changtian’s ability to adapt to the local environment, Liang Zhen had instructed the chef to prepare dishes from the capital city.
The cooking skills were decent, similar to those of the Wei family’s chef.
Wei Changtian savored his meal, while Yao’er was eating and secretly wiping away tears, clearly feeling nostalgic for the people and things in the capital city.
After dinner, it was already the first hour of the night.
After chatting with Liang Zhen over tea for a while, Wei Changtian returned to his guest room to prepare for a bath and an early night’s sleep.
The servants at Liang’s residence had already prepared hot water, and Yao’er was adding cool water to the wooden bucket to adjust the temperature.
As Wei Changtian looked at her worried expression, he was about to offer some words of comfort when the room door was suddenly knocked on.
“Sir Wei, this is a letter just delivered by the postal service, sent from the capital city for you.”
“Hmm?”
Wei Changtian was taken aback, taking the letter and seeing the four characters “For my beloved husband” written on the envelope.
What had Lu Jingyao written?
It was indeed her handwriting, but how did she write a letter so quickly?
Had something happened?
Wei Changtian’s mind was filled with doubts. Just as he was about to open the envelope, a small, anxious face suddenly appeared beside him.
“Master, who wrote you a letter? Is it the mistress?”
“Yes.”
“What does the letter say?”
“I haven’t read it yet, how would I know?”
Wei Changtian smiled helplessly as he unfolded the letter and began to read from the beginning.
Ying’er, although illiterate, didn’t want to leave and waited patiently, until she saw Wei Changtian’s calm face as he put down the letter, then hurriedly asked:
“Master, what did the mistress say in the letter? Tell me quickly!”
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“Nothing much.”
Wei Changtian smiled and said, “She just asked if we’ve arrived in Shu State, and she and Qiu Yun are worried about us.”
“The letter also said they’re doing well in the capital and told us to take care of ourselves… oh, and she specifically instructed you to take good care of me.”
“Is that so?”
Ying’er had no doubts about this, but still felt that Wei Changtian was just humoring her.
The master had clearly read the letter for a long time, yet only said those two sentences?
She wanted to ask more, but before she could, Wei Changtian told her to continue preparing the bathwater.
As Ying’er walked away with a pout, the smile on Wei Changtian’s face instantly disappeared, and he furrowed his brows, deep in thought.
Lu Jingyao had written about the incident at the Chunshen Bookstore that day in the letter.
It was clear that the “old acquaintance” who had never shown their face was Xiao Feng.
But why did he want to see Lu Jingyao?
Even if it meant taking a risk, he still wanted to make a move… it was like a patient with a terminal illness saying goodbye to their loved ones…
Wait a minute!
Goodbye…
Wei Changtian’s eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.
It must be because of his own letter that Xiao Feng decided to come to Shu State earlier!