What happened next was lackluster. Hu Yanzhao led everyone out of the city to surrender, and the Red General personally dug out the foundation stone of the Xifeng Kingdom.
The country perished quickly.
Because the Panlong Army had actually taken over the capital long ago, everything was business as usual here without any disturbance.
It stands to reason that Zhong Shengguang was just an official of the Xilao Kingdom, and of course he had no power to grant Hu Yanzhao a title. It would be inappropriate to say that he was "exercising power on behalf of the emperor" because the Xiluo Kingdom did not allow him to send troops to attack Xiqian at all. But the people present
Apparently they didn't consider this issue, and even Hu Yanzhao asked with a smile on his face when he could set off for Lugua River.
"Don't be anxious." These were the exact words of the Red General. "You have to stay in the capital for a while longer."
Two days later, Hu Yanzhao found out that King Qin's power had not completely disappeared. There were still several armies in Xiruan's country that repeatedly tried to break through the blockade of Panlong's army, but unfortunately they failed.
However, the news that Hu Yanzhao was captured and Xiqian was destroyed had been spread a few days ago. When these teams saw that the country had changed hands and that their opponent was still the powerful Panlong City, they quickly lost their fighting spirit.
And with the attack of Panlong City, turmoil broke out in many places in Xiliang at the same time:
The people of Xiro, who were trapped in the country of Xirui and had been bullied for many years, revolted.
This force soon joined forces with the Panlong Army to encircle and suppress the remaining resistance forces.
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After leaving the ruins of Thousand Stars City and walking north for two days, the Shimen caravan was about to arrive at the border of Chiyan Kingdom.
After a peaceful journey, Shi Er finally regained the feeling of doing business in the past. To be honest, if every business trip was so thrilling, no one would dare to transport the goods no matter how expensive they were.
Ahead is the checkpoint leading to Chiyan, and the queue is very long. Fu Shanyue's attendant threw a lot of money to the slave who was accompanying him in order to send him away:
"It's none of your business, go away."
The slave cannot leave the Twilight Plains and must stop here.
If you dare to pass the level one step, you will be beheaded!
"Thank you, gentlemen, for your kindness!" The slave picked up the string of money, nodded and bowed to the people, and glanced into the carriage.
In fact, these people were generous and gave some more. Normally, he would have been so happy that he would have gone to the wine shed and rewarded himself with half a dime of turbid wine.
But now he can't care.
This little girl lying motionless in the carriage, relying on others to take care of her, was not a child of a rich and powerful family at all. She was actually a lowly slave like him!
But Master Fushan wants to take her across the border!
From now on, she will get rid of her humble fate and run towards a free life.
Why?
Is it just because she accidentally saved Master Fushan's life? Give him this chance, he can do it, and he can do it better than her!
"What are you doing?" Another guard passed by and saw that he was motionless, so he kicked him, "Get out of here! What are you doing here?"
"Hey, let's go, let's go!" The slave turned his head and saw Fu Shanyue standing diagonally behind, looking at him indifferently, and couldn't help but be surprised.
He quickly ran away with a smile on his face.
He Lingchuan turned around from behind the car and looked at his back: "This guy is very resentful."
"How do you know?" Fushan Yue exclaimed, "You can smell it too?"
"What are you smelling? I'm not a dog!" He Lingchuan said angrily, "I saw him washing a basin by the river a few days ago, smashing the basin crazily and shouting 'Go to hell, you little bitch'. He probably thought there was no one around. people."
This man vented his anger by the river, then fetched water back, and continued to laugh and show respect to Fu Shanyue.
"Oh, why bother with him?" Fu Shanyue didn't take it to heart at all, "How can a cheap slave bring out flowers?"
At this time, Master Shi Er returned from the front and brought bad news: "Oh no, there are three or four groups of government officials and merchants in front of us who want to jump in and pass the border. The number of people exceeds 4,000. We may not be able to pass today."
Official caravans have priority in customs clearance, and civilian caravans like them have to wait.
But it will get dark in another hour, so I have to wait until tomorrow if I want to leave.
They had no choice but to stay at the inn tonight.
When the cheap slave walked back, he also heard the sighs of other merchants who couldn't pass the test.
Passing by a high-end restaurant, he walked a little slower. The waiter saw that he was wearing a bracelet specially designed for a bitch, so he came out and chased him away rudely: "Hey, go away! Don't hinder our business!"
Low-class slaves are not allowed to enter ordinary restaurants and hotels, and high-end ones do not even allow them to get close unless they enter with the guests they are serving.
The only ones they could patronize were the food huts and shops opened by other lowly slaves, usually in the darkest corners of the local area.
Next he sat in a dimly lit tavern and drank half a dime of turbid wine.
The wine is not good, it scratches the throat, but it is easily intoxicating.
"Bear it, bear it!" he kept whispering, "the egg will die if it hits the stone."
But while he was drunk, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the more unfair he became: "I can't bear it, I can't bear it! Why should she live a good life while you are the only one who acts like a pig and a dog?"
He stood up and sat down several times, his sobriety and reason swinging repeatedly on the scale of alcohol.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and rushed into the official office without looking back.
The clerk inside was startled when he saw a red-faced slave rushing in, and then shouted: "You, yes, it's you! Why are you running around, get out!"
The slave didn't go away. Instead, he came closer and almost sprayed the smell of alcohol on the clerk's face: "I want to report, I want to report!"
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As expected, the slave got a severe beating.
Just as the clerk was about to call the officer to throw him out, someone from behind suddenly said: "Wait a minute."
This man is very tall and has a strange face.
The clerk turned around and immediately bowed respectfully. Just as he was about to speak, the other party already said: "He came to report the crime, why didn't you accept it?"
"Ah?" The clerk was startled, "Sir, this is a cheap slave, and he was drunk to death! His words cannot be believed."
The slave's spit was all sprayed on his face, damn it!
"You haven't verified it, how do you know his words are not trustworthy?" The tall man walked to the slave and said, "Hey."
The servant immediately kicked the slave a few times: "My lord is talking to you, get up and stand up!"
The slave stumbled up, hunched over, one eye still swollen.
"follow me."
Walking into the corridor behind the official office, it was quiet and no one was around, so the tall man asked:
"You just said that it was Fu Shanyue, the young master of Chiyan Kingdom, who was hiding the slave girl secretly and was going to take her through the checkpoint?"
The slave was 70% drunk after just being beaten so hard, and he was already regretting it.
Have you lost your mind and gone crazy? How dare you enter an official office!
But it was too late now, and he couldn't afford to offend the adult in front of him, so he had to lower his head and say: "Yes, yes!"
"How did you know she was a slave?"
"The villain has been serving her for several days. There is a mark on her left hand, which is caused by wearing a bracelet for a long time." The slave raised her left hand and showed him the bracelet on her wrist, "It's... this kind, but her hand
There is no ring on it anymore, this is a capital crime!"
This ring has been cut into the flesh, which is a sign of a lowly slave. Undressing it privately is a capital crime, and even deliberately covering it will be punished.
"Interesting." The tall man turned to the clerk and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on it and verify it when you pass the customs tomorrow."
There is no point in verifying it now. It is not illegal to break through without bringing a slave.
The clerk was surprised: "Ah, sir, if that man is really the prince of Chiyan Kingdom..."
"Young Master breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people." The tall man chuckled, "You are actually afraid of a Chiyan person in the boundary of Lingxu City?"
The words were a bit harsh, and the clerk broke into cold sweat. He scolded the slave eight hundred times in his heart, but on the surface he kept saying: "Let's do it now, let's do it now!"
The tall man emphasized again: "Check to see if the little girl is there first. Be smart and don't let Fu Shanyue find out. When you clear the customs tomorrow, everyone will get the stolen goods!"
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He Lingchuan was having a drink in a restaurant, alone at a table.
People were coming and going around him. He held his head and looked out the window in a daze, without even focusing his eyes.
There were footsteps approaching from behind, but he didn't pay attention.
Someone shouted: "Hey!"
He Lingchuan ignored it and didn't look back.
This voice actually said: "He Lingchuan."
He Lingchuan was shocked.
He is a stranger in Bega, and there is still someone here who can call him by his real name?
But as his experience grew, he was able to forcibly suppress his instinct to look back, and even his back did not move, as if he had never heard of it.
Only he knew that his psoas and leg muscles were tight and could explode at any time to injure someone.
But he recognized this unique voice in the next second.
The owner of the voice also came around and said twice: "It is indeed you! Mr. He, why don't you respond? I thought I recognized the wrong knife!"
"Shh-" He Lingchuan smiled and made a gesture of silence, "I changed my name. Come on, please sit down!"
"It's rare to meet an old friend in a foreign country." He raised his hand to call the waiter, "Come over and add more food!"
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That night, several officers replied to the clerk: "Those people's cars are parked together, and there are special personnel taking care of them in shifts. They are not allowed to approach at any time. But there is one car that always has its lights on. We put one person in front to attract the attention of the groom, and the others
I went over and secretly lifted the curtains to take a look, and hey, there was indeed a girl sleeping inside, about six or seven years old."
"Are there any marks on your hands?"
"Oops, I can't see clearly." The clerk said, "Someone was coming to move the goods right away."
"Why don't you just go up and check?" These guys are usually so arrogant, how can they be so timid?
The officer scratched his head and said, "Didn't that gentleman tell me that it should be done secretly and not be made public?"
"..." The clerk was choked and speechless, "Okay, okay, I will report it!"
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The next day, in front of the border checkpoint.
The crowd waiting to clear customs once again formed an endless queue.
The checkpoints here are a bit stricter than those at Baoshu National Border, and the main purpose is to check whether you have any contraband.
For example, a cheap slave.
Slaves are a specialty of the Twilight Plains. Countless slaves want to escape every year. If they are not investigated more strictly, how can they carry out the holy orders?
Fortunately, the queuing speed was quite fast. There was nothing wrong with the checkpoint today, and there were no emergencies that needed to be dealt with. Therefore, the Shimen Caravan arrived for inspection more than a quarter of an hour earlier than Master Shi Er expected.