C30

Kong Sheng spurred his horse forward on the public road, causing the trees to retreat quickly. Shi Keren had prepared two horses and three days of rations for him, so he really didn't enter through the relay stations. He had only spent three days running the original ten days' journey on the horse. It was only when he was almost out of food and could no longer hold the reins that he finally stopped at a small town called Fulai Town.

Although the town was small in number, it was adjacent to the main road, and it was bustling with activity. Kong Sheng led his horse into the town, found a table and sat down. He got a waiter to order some food and wine, opened a room, and had the people in the shop prepare some good grass for the horses. Only then did he truly feel relieved.

While he was waiting for the dishes to arrive, Kong Sheng discovered that the few tables of guests who were originally sitting beside him had all changed their seats at the same time. He lowered his head to look at himself and could not help but smile bitterly. It was already the early spring. The snow had melted and everything had been revived. The temperature had gradually started to heat up. He was also wearing the heavy clothes from the northern border, and after three days and three nights of riding and galloping, his clothes were all rancid. Add to that the dust on his body and the sabre on the table, he looked more like a bandit than an Imperial soldier.

Taking the chance as the waiter pinched his nose and helped him serve the dishes, Kong Sheng took out the money and gave it to him, asking him to help him buy clean clothes. This money could not be saved. Otherwise, once he entered the imperial city, he would be carried away to interrogate and interrogate the imperial city's guards.

After instructing the waiter, Kong Sheng lowered his head and started to eat. The food that he had eaten these past three days were all fried flour bread, and now that he saw the meat, he really couldn't control himself. Just as he was enjoying his meal, the corner of his eye twitched. He suddenly raised his head and found that a woman had already sat across him.

This woman wasn't short, she had a casual chignon on her head, and a strand of hair fell on her forehead. Her lips were red and white, and her eyes revealed a hint of charm, as if she was the so-called peach blossom eye. This woman's appearance could not be considered a first class beauty, but a pair of peach blossom eyes gave her a somewhat gorgeous appearance. Her dignified and dignified appearance carried a trace of charm, and her graceful and hot demeanor. The clothes she wore were even more audacious and alluring. Although there was a thick cloak draped over the outside, the collar of the inner garment was opened extremely low, revealing a deep gully and a white, almost dazzling, skin. It could be said that if this woman were to walk on the streets, she would definitely attract the attention of countless people. However, such a dazzling woman had quietly appeared not more than three feet away from Kong Sheng.

Kong Sheng's left hand subconsciously touched the blade on the table, and asked: "Who is the young lady looking for?"

The woman covered her mouth and laughed, "How is this still a young lady, she is just a middle-aged lady." This humble girl saw that there were still empty seats in my Lord, so she came over to set up a table and get some wine to drink.

Kong Sheng's head did not move, his eyes quickly sweeping around, with a few empty tables beside him, the woman was clearly lying. He stared at the woman and said, "My lady, if you don't want to say it in secret, then let's not beat around the bush. Just say it out loud."

She had a sweet smile on her face, as though she did not care that her lies were exposed, she casually picked up a wine cup, casually touched the wine pot on the table and poured herself a cup, then raised her hands to Kong Sheng, and then drank it all. Then, he said softly, "Is my Lord going to the capital?"

Kong Sheng stared at her without blinking, "That's right. May I ask what you have to say, Madam? "

The woman slowly retracted the smile on her face, and said with an ice-cold tone: "If I say that my Lord will lose his life here, will my Lord still go?"

Kong Sheng frowned and replied: "Seems like Madam knows quite a lot."

The woman nodded her head slightly, "I know who the my Lord is and where he is. What I want to ask is, does my Lord truly think that person is worth it? "

Kong Sheng had already placed the blade on his lap, his right hand grabbing the handle of the blade, he asked: "May I ask who you are?"

The woman covered her mouth and laughed softly, "my Lord doesn't need to be angry, I just saw your anxious expression and thought you were in a hurry, so there must be something urgent. If my Lord doesn't like it, then this humble girl will say too much. "

Kong Sheng was startled, and subconsciously asked, "Could something bad really happen?"

The woman smiled faintly: "Whether it is lucky or not, we will see what my Lord thinks when the location is different. Forgive me for being blunt, but this trip to the capital, my Lord is afraid that his life will be in danger, and he will most likely die here, so it will be extremely difficult for him to escape death. However, as long as he turned back now, not only would the my Lord not be in any life-threatening danger, his career as a official would soar to new heights. It was precisely because the my Lord was at this moment in time that he would be able to make a decision, and with just one wrong step, he would not be able to turn back. That's why this commoner dared to come up and ask: "my Lord, have you really decided?"

After hearing what the lady said, Kong Sheng did not say a word. From the moment the woman sat down, her words were always piercing to the heart. She seemed to be speaking into Kong Sheng's heart. However, no one knew the outcome. After all, the current Huo Yanrann was no longer the previous Yanran Sis, but a female emperor. If she returned to the Phoenix City Pass, and no longer cared about the life and death of the Xiu'er, it would be as the officials of the northern province had said. Taking over Shi Keren's authority and becoming a tyrant in a few years time, even marrying Huo Yanrann and turning into a prince of a secondary nation was not impossible.

But, could he really just allow the Xiu'er to be killed as he pleased? Xiu'er wasn't Ye Qing, but the feeling she brought to Kong Sheng was very strange, especially in the past few days. Kong Sheng had been experiencing this feeling more and more clearly, and it wasn't a type of love, but an indescribable feeling of intimacy. He didn't know where this feeling came from, but he couldn't help but want to protect her. 's disappearance earlier made him extremely regretful. If he turned around and used Xiu'er's life and death to exchange for his wealth for the rest of his life, would he feel at ease?

Thinking about it, Kong Sheng raised his head to say his decision, but didn't expect the woman in front of him to disappear. The chair opposite of him was already empty. If not for that strand of fragrance in the air and that empty wine cup, Kong Sheng would never have believed that there was a woman sitting here before.

The waiter who rushed back interrupted Kong Sheng's daze, he placed a set of clothes in front of Kong Sheng: "Master, these are the clothes that you requested. The size is small, so I think it's about the right size. "

Kong Sheng picked it up and took a look, the waiter's eyesight was not bad, the length and width of the clothes were almost the same as his own body. He immediately gave the change to the waiter, but he didn't have the mood to eat anymore, so he let the waiter go to the counter to help him settle the bill.

The waiter happily ran to the cabinet, and returned back after a short while. He told Kong Sheng, "Reporting to Master, the people on the cabinet said that your account has already been settled, you don't need to worry about it."

Kong Sheng was startled, and asked: "I don't have any friends here, who made them?"

The waiter scratched his head and replied, "Mr. Accounts, you said it was done by someone who looked like a servant. That servant said if you really want to ask, just say it was to apologize for disturbing Madame Fu."

Listening up to here, Kong Sheng more or less understood that it was the doing of the woman from just now. This place was Blessed Town, and she called herself Madame Fu. Thinking about it here, Kong Sheng opened his mouth and asked: "Brother waiter, I just happen to have something to ask you."

The waiter received his benefits and his attitude became even better. "This grandpa is courteous. Ask away. As long as this little one knows, I will answer truthfully."

Kong Sheng nodded his head, "I just want to ask you, why is this place called Fulai Town? Is there some sort of lecture? "

When the waiter heard this, he laughed, "What kind of talk is that? Originally, this place was used to making trouble for the foxes. The locals call this place Fox Landing Town." Later on, when he built the Three Phoenix Trials, his northern province gradually became more developed, and this place became more lively along with it. With so many people, the fox is gone. Everyone felt that the name Hu Lai wasn't very formal, so they decided to change it to Flourish Town. "

Hearing this explanation, Kong Sheng laughed out loud. After thanking the waiter, he drank all the remaining wine in his cup, then carried his clothes upstairs to wash himself and go to bed.

Early morning on the next day, Kong Sheng changed into a clean set of clothes and once again rode his horse.

On a hill that Kong Sheng couldn't see from the front, Madame Fu looked at his back and sighed lightly, "The sky, it's going to change." After she finished speaking, she extended her hand and pulled down the carriage curtain. After giving her orders, the carriage driver drove in the direction of Wulian Mountain Range.

After continuously rushing for two days and two nights, Kong Sheng finally arrived at the imperial capital at almost double the usual speed. It was already evening. To be safe, he decided to find an inn to stay the night. It was already easy for foreign military officers to arouse criticism when they entered the imperial city. Therefore, he might as well just live in an inn. After that, he would take Shi Keren's written words to find Zhan Xiongfei and see if he could make some arrangements in his private name.

To Kong Sheng's surprise, on the morning of the next day, when he had just delivered a letter to the entrance of the Zhan Clan, not even a cup of tea had passed before the gatekeeper came running back with both hands handing over an envelope to Kong Sheng: "This Master Kong, Master Zhan said that he did not care about your matter, and told you to look for this person."

Kong Sheng helplessly took the envelope, and after thanking the gatekeeper, he turned and left. After returning to the tavern, Kong Sheng opened the envelope. Other than the address and time, there were no other words written on the letter. Kong Sheng made up his mind. Since he had come here, why couldn't he go to the capital and find some man-eating monsters? So I went to bed and went to my appointment that night.

The sun had set in the west, Kong Sheng finished dressing up and walked out of the inn, he walked around until he arrived at the address indicated in the letter, and when he reached there, he couldn't help but laugh, this was clearly the back door of the Zhan Clan, although Master said that he could not control it, he had already long since taken care of it clearly.

Without waiting for him to knock on the door, it was already opened by someone. A servant holding a lantern stood inside the door and waited for Kong Sheng. After he entered, the maid did not say a word, she only made a "please" gesture, then led Kong Sheng in. Kong Sheng did not ask anymore, and followed the maid inside. After walking through the parlour for an incense stick of time, the maid finally stopped in front of a moon. She didn't take a single step further inside.

Kong Sheng slightly nodded his head as he thanked the maid. Then, he extended his hand, pushed open the door and entered the room. This should be a courtyard of the Zhan Clan, the courtyard was filled with green bamboo, looking especially elegant in the early spring night.

After walking around the bamboo forest twice, a small pavilion appeared in front of them. In the middle of the pavilion, there was a jug of wine and six dishes on a stone table. A young lady in red sat by the table. The girl held her cheek with one hand and was lost in thought with a frown on her face. When Kong Sheng saw her, he immediately walked to the side of the pavilion and knelt down respectfully with one knee on the ground, "This subject's Phoenix City Pass Commander Kong Sheng greets Your Majesty."

Hearing that, Huo Yanrann raised her head, got up and personally helped Kong Sheng up, and said softly, "This is not the palace, so Brother Kong doesn't need to be so courteous."

Kong Sheng said apologetically: "This subject did not expect His Majesty to be waiting here, I hope that Your Majesty will forgive me."

Huo Yanrann sat back on the stone bench and personally reached out her hand to pour some wine for the wine in front of Kong Sheng. She said softly, "In any case, you went to the palace to find me. I've heard enough people calling me your majesty, so you shouldn't be like this anymore, right? "

Kong Sheng raised his wine cup with both hands, with the same respectful expression as before, "This subject came today because I have something to trouble Your Majesty."

Huo Yanrann still did not respond to his words. She poured the wine cup in front of her full, and after taking a sip, she said. "Brother Kong, when was the last time we drank and admired the moon like this?"

Kong Sheng was startled, then answered: "Roughly five years ago?"

Huo Yanrann rolled her eyes at him and said, "Seven years, it's been seven years. After you graduated from Imperial Military Academy, if you insist on going to Wulian Border Army, I will set up a banquet to send you off. It is such a small pavilion, and it is two of us. Even these six dishes were the dishes of the past, and the wine is also the wine of the past. Brother Kong, have you forgotten about it? "

Kong Sheng lowered his head in silence, not knowing how to answer.

And Huo Yanrann didn't seem to expect him to answer, as she continued, "When you joined the imperial palace as a guard at the age of twenty, it was also at that time that I got to know you. After you have been a guard for two years, you should be graduating. I beg you, please stay in the royal guard. When you return to the capital after building your achievements in the Wulian Border Army, and I advised you to stay in the imperial capital, not only would you not be willing, you wouldn't even be willing to see me. If you want to return home to get married, you still have to come to the Phoenix Trials ~ ~ Lord Kong, Big Brother Kong, two years of guarding, three years of Wu Lian, and four years of coming to the Phoenix Trials. You had Ye Qing previously, I endured it, but now? Now that Ye Qing is no longer here, as the grand emperor of the Fire Phoenix Empire, can't I wait for you? " As she finished speaking, Huo Yanrann's beautiful face was already flushed red, her voice fierce, but her anger had overshadowed her shyness.

When Kong Sheng heard this, he trembled with fear and kneeled on the ground once more. "Your majesty, I have failed you. Since ancient times, there has been a rule about the royal family. Your majesty, please reconsider."

Huo Yanrann scoffed in disdain, "Aren't rules set by people? If I say no, who would dare to disobey? " After saying that, Huo Yanrann suddenly sat up straight, and stared straight at Kong Sheng: "Lord Kong, I know why you have come. I can tell you right now that woman must die! "

Kong Sheng took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, I am willing to die for you."

Huo Yanrann suddenly widened her eyes. "Why? Just because she saved your life? "

Kong Sheng did not make a sound, and knelt down in front of Huo Yanrann with her head bowed.

Huo Yanrann suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in front of Kong Sheng. She stopped and pointed at Kong Sheng. Lord Kong, you're not bad! I'm telling you now, you are an important general of the border, and you have not returned to the imperial capital due to not obeying the imperial edict. This rule is a capital offense! I thought that if you wanted to repent, I would spare your life. I didn't expect you to be so stubborn! I'll give you one last chance to drink this goblet of wine. Otherwise, don't blame us for not remembering our old friendship! "

Kong Sheng silently straightened his body, looked deeply into Huo Yanrann's eyes, and then slowly touched her forehead to the ground again. During this entire process, he did not say a single word, nor did she touch the wine cup on the table.

Huo Yanrann threw his wine cup on the ground and pointed it at Kong Sheng and shouted, "Good! Kong Sheng! I'll help you! All of you, go die together! "