When Li Ran arrived in the Qinwei area, it had been more than a month since he left Qufu. The road was not without danger. If it were not for the protection of Sun Wu and Chu Dang, it is difficult to say whether he could have reached Zhengyi alive.
But even though they are here now, what they should do next is also a problem for them.
In the state of Zheng, he didn't know many people. Apart from Ji Le, the only one who gave birth to his son was the doctor Qing.
But if he wants to go to find sacrifices now, doesn't it mean that he is going directly to the soft rice? There is no way to hang on to this.
As the sky moves forward, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. If he just eats soft food, he cannot be regarded as a serious person.
As for Zichan, as he said, it was just a one-time relationship with him, and it was not a big friendship. As a refugee, what qualifications did he have to go to the ruling minister of Zheng State to ask for asylum?<
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After thinking about it for a while, I couldn't think of a clue, so why not find a place to have food and clothing first and then discuss it later.
People are like iron, and rice is like steel. You can ignore everything, but eating cannot be delayed.
Li Ran had never had a decent meal during this journey westward. Although he had exchanged a lot of travel expenses before going out, the journey was full of dangers and wanderings. Most of the travel expenses were taken away, and naturally he had to save the rest.
Flowery.
No, I finally arrived in Zhengyi, and now I have a good place to go for the rest of my travels. I should comfort my stomach first.
The Chamber of Commerce in Zhengyi is particularly lively because merchants from all over the world gather here. Zheng's commerce is extremely developed, and the service industry derived from it is naturally extremely prosperous.
Moreover, since the State of Zheng was founded with the help of merchants, the State of Zheng has never rejected various commercial activities. Even at the beginning of the founding of the country, the official and the merchants made an oath to each other - You have no me.
If you want to rebel, I have no power to force you, nor can I seize you.
This modern foundation of the country naturally created a new atmosphere that was completely different from other vassal states.
After appreciating the scenery in Zhengyi, he finally sat down in a wine shop. Li Ran was in a good mood, so he ordered a table of delicacies from the store and served half a liter of sake.
Just as he was about to set up a table, unexpectedly, a group of people in blue clothes suddenly appeared at the door of the wine shop. From a distance, they seemed to be customers of some house. The leader of them, a middle-aged man, walked straight up to Li Ran.
He bowed and said:
"My lord, if you please, sir, please move on."
When Sun Wu saw this, he was extremely vigilant. He immediately called Chu Dang to his feet and protected him in front of Li Ran.
"Hey! Who is your master? Why do you want to invite your husband?"
Before Sun Wu could open his mouth, Chu Tang shouted and asked.
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound. His mind moved and he guessed that most of these people were from the Jiyue Sect.
So he stood up hurriedly, bowed and said with a smile:
"Can you please go back and tell your lord that Li Ran's appearance is really humiliating to the court? I'll go and straighten things out, and then I'll pay him a visit."
Since he is going to visit the priest, he must be dignified and neatly dressed. If he doesn't clean up his dusty appearance, how can he meet the priest?
The man was stunned when he heard the sound, looked at Li Ran in surprise and asked:
"Sir, do you already know who my master is?"
Sun Wu and Chu Dang also turned around and looked at him curiously.
Li Ran nodded and said:
"Well, it's obvious to me now. Please go back. I'll come to visit you after I've tidied up."
He went to visit him in disheveled clothes, not to mention what other members of the Ji family would do when they saw him. Even if Ji Le saw this appearance, he, Li Ran, couldn't bear to lose his face.
After hearing this, the man stopped insisting and immediately led all the guests out. Li Ran then sat down again and ordered the store to serve food and wine.
Sun Wu and Chu Dang were still puzzled as to where the group of people just came from, so they immediately asked.
"Oh, who else can be treated with such courtesy? We are not familiar with the place in Zheng Guo. Who else can be treated with such courtesy?"
After Li Ran told them, Sun Wudun was suddenly enlightened and said hurriedly and excitedly:
"So, those warriors who helped us along the way were really entrusted by the sacrifice girl?"
Obviously, Ji Le is the only one who can grasp their whereabouts so clearly and be so concerned about them.
"I promised Ji Le before that I would definitely visit Zheng Guo when she comes. Even if she doesn't come to invite her, I will still pay her a visit."
"It's just..."
At this point, Li Ran suddenly paused.
Sun Wu hurriedly asked:
"Just what?"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Girl Ji Bingxue is smart and knows that our journey to the west is extremely dangerous. Even if we enter the Zheng Kingdom, we will definitely be more careful. So we deliberately sent people to invite us, but we did not reveal our identities."
"Do we still need to be so cautious in Zheng? I'm sorry for my stupidity, but I sound a little confused..."
Sun Wu didn't react yet and seemed a little confused for a moment.
Just listen to Li Ran continue to explain:
"We have just arrived, and everything is very unfamiliar. If she comes in person, it does not match her identity. But if she asks the guests to come, if her identity is named, it may put us in danger." "Because besides her, there is actually someone else who is more interested in our itinerary."
"Oh? Who is it?"
Sun Wu immediately asked with great interest.
"Of course it's Ji Sun Yiru."
Li Ran raised his head and looked at the merchants and pedestrians coming and going outside, a cold look flashed on the tip of his eyebrows.
Ji's pursuit lasted more than ten times, and thousands of followers were sent out. It can be said that he was really persistent.
But how did Ji Sunyiru know so clearly about Li Ran's journey to the west? Could it be that he had clairvoyance and an ear for the wind? Could he see all this in advance and send people to hunt him down with great accuracy?
The only explanation is that his itinerary was leaked when Shu Sunbao informed Ji Le, and it was always under their control.
Therefore, it is certain that they arrived in Zheng Yi this time. In addition to Ji Le, Ji Sun Yiru was also aware of it. However, because this was the capital of Zheng State, the warriors in the dark did not dare to make a big show of it.
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The clever thing about Ji Le is that she probably thought of this, so when she sent someone to invite Li Ran, she deliberately concealed her identity and was polite. Li Ran could guess eight things when he saw this.
Nine inseparable from ten.
More importantly, if this happens, the Ji family's eyes and ears will be wary of it. No matter how courageous those warriors are, they will not attack Zheng Yi in broad daylight.
In fact, Ji Le's actions actually had another meaning, but Li Ran didn't tell Sun Wu.
That is, Ji Le is a girl after all. Although she has a bold temperament and acts informally, this is Zheng Yi after all. It is inappropriate to show up in such a public place. Ji's face must be taken into consideration after all.
Li Ran guessed that this might also be the meaning of offering sacrifices to ancestors.
He could even guess that Ji Xian must have begged his father to send someone to take care of him, but Ji Xian refused, so Ji Le had no choice but to mess around and act coquettishly, and then Ji Xian agreed and sent his retainers to test him out.<
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Therefore, he only said "invite you" without telling Li Ran his name. Ji Xian naturally had the intention of thinking about his daughter's reputation.
"Hey, let's stop talking and let's eat! After eating, let's find a place to have a good rest before we go to worship the family."
After Li Ran figured it all out, he immediately had no worries and started working directly with Sun Wu and Chu Dang.
After traveling westward for several months, I have never had such a stable meal. Besides, knowing that the next meal is planned, what can I do with this small amount of food? The three of them immediately devoured the delicacies on the table, and the delicacies on the table were instantly swept away by the wind and turned into clouds.
It’s all empty.
Then, the three of them found a pavilion, took a shower, changed clothes, and tidied up. Then they came out and asked a passerby where the priest's family was.
On the way, Sun Wu seemed a little excited, jumping up and down as he walked.
Li Ran saw this and didn't say much. He just asked him to be cautious. After all, Ji's eyes and ears were probably around them.
Arriving at Ji's house, after Li Ran informed him of his intention, the servant in front of the door immediately went in to report.
But before the man came out, a figure jumped out from the door, as light as a butterfly and as nimble as a rabbit.
"Zi Mingjun!"
It’s just ritual music.
Ji Le came out of the door, rushed in front of Li Ran, and grabbed Li Ran's arm. His beautiful face was full of joy, which was beyond words.
"Lord, be careful!"
Before Li Ran could say anything, Chu Dang, who was beside him, suddenly blocked in front of Li Ran. His tall body was like a wall, blocking the petite Ji Le in an instant.
"Ah this..."
Li Ran suddenly felt a flock of crows flying over his forehead.
"Chu Dang, don't be rude. This is the girl Ji Le Ji, please get out of the way."
When he said this, Chu Dang knew that he was being reckless and immediately got out of the way.
Ji Le had never seen Chu Dang before. He was a little distracted when he drank like this. When he saw him move away, he slowly stepped forward and took a peek at Chu Dang and asked Li Ran:
"Huh? Who is this person? Why does he look so fierce?"
Fierce is generally used to describe wild beasts.
Li Ran immediately told Chu Dang's origins, which also gave Sun Wu a chance to meet Ji Le.
"My Majesty Sun Wu, I have seen the sacrifice of a girl."
"Ah, so you're here too? I've heard that you're leading the coalition forces in Juhu this time so powerfully. Thanks to your help, otherwise the situation on the Lu side wouldn't be so easy this time...
..."
"Leer!"
Before Ji Le finished speaking, Ji Xian's voice came from the door.
Li Ran turned around and looked, only to see Ji Xian standing at the door. There was another person beside him. He was about thirty years old, with a handsome face, and his eyebrows gave Li Ran a vague feeling of familiarity.
"Father..."
"Mr. Ziming, please come inside."
Ji Le was about to say something, but Ji Xian did not give her a chance and invited Li Ran directly.
The man beside him looked Li Ran up and down, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
"I'm sorry to bother you."
Li Ran bowed and saluted, and then followed Ji Xian into the Ji family's house.
He could vaguely feel that Ji Xian did not welcome his arrival, maybe it was just because of Ji Le's rude request.
Of course, he also knows that with his current status, visiting the priest's family will undoubtedly cause trouble for the priest's family. There are no benefits at all, but there are a lot of troubles. It is reasonable for the priest not to welcome him in the first place.
in.
However, when he walked past Ji Xian, he suddenly felt the hostility towards him from the person who had been standing next to Ji Xian.
From the corner of his eye, he even caught a glimpse of the murderous intent in that man's eyes!
This made him startled, and he became even more vigilant about his trip to pay homage to his family.
