Chapter 179: The King of Shu Beheads the Qin Envoy (1)

  At the beginning of Song Dynasty, one chose a distant route, and it was not entirely to avoid the Tuoba tribe, but also because last time he found that the terrain in Tianjing was good.

  More than three months, it's too short for Song Chuyi, but for Wei Jiang, it's really long and dull. She traveled thousands of miles just for one person, but so far there is no news, her patience has been exhausted. However, the experience during this period made her realize that a weak woman who doesn't understand the local language traveling alone is an extremely dangerous thing.

  All went smoothly, and two days later they arrived at Tianjing near Wangcheng.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, Yijue let Ruo protect Weijiang and wait at the foot of the mountain. She took Jiyan to inspect the terrain by crossing mountains and ridges. During this time, she didn't idle away a single moment. Whenever she encountered precious medicinal materials, she would pick them up. Every evening, she would draw the local topography on white silk.

  He forgot to eat and sleep, and it took six days to return.

  When going down the mountain, Song Chuyi's body really couldn't hold on, and Ji Bian could only carry her and a large batch of herbs down together.

  As soon as he saw Ji Yu, Ji Bian hurriedly complained, "Big brother, the master really favors you, leaving all the good things like protecting beauties to you, while I'm left with all the bitter and tiring tasks!"

  Ji Yu didn't answer, only tossing him a water bottle. He turned to look at Song Chuyi who was lying on the side with her eyes rolled back and handed her another water bottle, "Drink some water."

  Song Chu opened his mouth.

  The girl was speechless, so he had no choice but to remove the plug and bring the water bag to her mouth.

  Song Chuanyi reluctantly bowed his head and took a few sips, saying in a dry voice, "Get some solid food here, I've been drinking water to fill my stomach every day in the mountains."

  "There's no rush, sir, why must you be in such a hurry." Ji Bian sat down beside Song Chu Yi.

  As soon as the words fell, Wei Jiangduan walked over with a plate of venison, her movements elegant and refined. Although she was wearing only the simplest hemp cloth skirt, her demeanor and posture, cultivated since childhood, were in no way inferior to those of noble birth.

  Wei Jiang put down in front of the two, knelt and sat down, cut into pieces and placed them in a bowl to hand to Song Chu, "This is the deer that Ji Dage hunted this morning. Please have some."

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, she took over the bowl with great composure, without a hint of fear at being served by a princess.

  Ji Bian saw Wei Jiang about to cut the meat for him and hastily took over the knife, "I don't dare trouble Your Highness. I'll do it myself."

  Wei Jiang smiled and handed him the small knife in her hand.

  Ji Yu stood a few steps away, and in the dim light, he could clearly see that Song Chu had a messy bun on her head, with dirt still on her face, eating from a bowl with relish, her thin cheeks puffed up by the food in her mouth, revealing a rare hint of childishness. For some reason, a faint ache appeared in Ji Yu's heart, and as it spread to his eyes, the feeling intensified dozens of times, making his eyes ache terribly.

  All along the way, Song Chuyi took great care of Wei Jiang, never letting her get tired from riding horses, and always making sure she had food and supplies first.

  Ji Yu was very clear. Song Chu Yi did all this, not because Wei Jiang was a princess, but just because Wei Jiang was a woman - the friend's woman.

  After eating. Song Chuoyi lay down in a heap of fallen leaves, drowsy, the long shadow of the setting sun's rays seemed to be very close to her.

  "Sir." Ji Yu called out.

  Song Chuoyi lazily opened one eye and was greeted by the silhouette of Ji Yu against the sunset.

  "Actually, Miss doesn't have to work so hard." said Ji Yu Dao. With Song Chu Yi's extensive knowledge, she can fully take on the role of Da Qin Zhu Xia Shi, a position that is not easy but at least doesn't require her to be so exhausted and worried. Looking at her being injured and dealing with the Shu King, using up all her brain power and energy, and still being so tired, Ji Yu Dao admired her while also feeling some sympathy.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a branch rose from the ground. Leaning against the tree trunk, she narrowed her eyes and carefully looked at Ji Yu's expression, smiling and saying, "Everyone wants to pamper and indulge themselves, but they have to pay the price, especially a woman. That kind of price. I can't afford it."

  For Song Chu Yi, it's nothing to take pains and suffer hardships, but having her wings clipped is the most frightening thing.

  "There is gain and loss." Song Chu smiled lightly, "My master spent his whole life pursuing freedom. In the Northern Darkness there is a fish, its name is Kun, the size of Kun is unknown, it's several thousand miles! It transforms into a bird, its name is Peng. The back of Peng is unknown, it's several thousand miles! When angry and flying, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky..."

  "Carefree Wandering" I've listened to it many times, but every time I listen, I have to marvel at Zhuangzi's magnificent imagination. If he weren't so carefree and self-at-ease, how could he have come up with such sentences?

  "The freedom I want is different from his. I just want to live a life of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat once." Song Chuyi smiled, "It's exhausting, but my heart feels relieved."

  Her disheveled appearance was bathed in a layer of golden red by the sunset, soft and dazzling.

  After staying in Tianjing for another night, on the day of returning to Wangcheng, Zhu Heng came again in a hurry.

  Three months had passed without a meeting, and Zhu Heng's originally somewhat robust physique had become much thinner, his back slightly hunched, with white hair at his temples like frost. This appearance gave Song Chuyi quite a shock.

  "Mr. Huaijin." Zhu Heng was sweating profusely, "The Qin envoy has arrived."

  Song Chu said, "Since you've come, just come, why is Lord Heng being so urgent?"

  Zhu Heng wiped the sweat, poor him, after all, he was a high-ranking official in the imperial court, day and night doing nothing but serving as an inner attendant. "This time, the Qin envoy is Chou Li Ji, he came ahead of schedule with the national letter and gift list, but was blocked outside the mountain, unable to enter... The most important thing is that the beautiful woman, Zi Chao, has not been sent in, the king is furious, and is about to behead the Qin envoy."

  This Qin envoy can't be trusted, but no one knows the Shu king better than Zhu Heng. The Shu king is a reasonable person, but he's indulgent in women and has a volatile temperament that changes easily; if not restrained, it's possible he might really harm someone.

  Zhao Liqi did this, actually all of Song Chu's plan. She secretly praised Zhao Liqi with a "well done", but on the surface she didn't understand and said, "The road is difficult to travel, it's a fact, why did King Wang kill the Qin messenger?"

  Zhu Hengcai let out a sigh, "I've heard that Qiu Lian is exceptionally intelligent since childhood and is the most clever among the Qin people. I didn't notice whether he's indeed clever or not, but he does have an arrogant demeanor. He said that Tian Shu is isolated in one corner, with no carriages or horses passing through. How could the king not be angry?"

  "In my opinion, what Qiu Liji said did not contain any intention of underestimating." Song Chu said.

  How could Zhu Heng not know? Zhang Liang was telling the truth, and he didn't belittle Shu too much. But King Wu of Shu had been waiting for so long, his neck was almost stretched out, and his eyeballs were about to fall off. Finally, when the Qin envoy arrived, he only brought him a gift list! Naturally, everything looked unpleasant to him, let alone Zhang Liang's words weren't pleasant either.

  "It's good that Mr. has arrived at Wang City... King Wang will be able to listen to Mr.'s words." Ever since Song Chuyi persuaded the Shu king to give up using 30,000 people to search for male concubines, Zhu Heng had been relying on her.

  "This matter, Song Chu Yi is very willing to help with, and so says, 'I can go, but it's not possible to let Shu Li Di know that I'm there, Lord Heng should understand.'"

  She had just left Qin State, and Duke Qin was furious. It was indeed not a good time to meet now. Zhu Hen said, "This is natural, sir, please rest assured."

  The King of Shu often chatted with Song Chuyi, while Zhu Heng was not as familiar with her. On the contrary, Zhu Heng's guard against her was far less than that of the King of Shu.