When Sun Wu heard this question, he immediately replied:
"It's not that far away. Your Majesty is now stationed in Qiantang. If we travel here by carriage, it will only take an hour."
Li Ran pondered for a moment, then looked at the time in front of him - 5h, 48m. He knew that his time was about to run out, but he didn't show any panic. He only said:
"In that case, I will go with Chang Qing!"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other for a while, but they also knew that this method was the safest. So, without saying a word, Sun Wu clasped his fists and walked out of the tent directly.
Not long after, Sun Wu found two carriages, with Sun Wu and Fan Li leading the way. Li Ran and Ji Le took the other carriage, and Chu Dang, who was disguised as a soldier of Wu State, drove directly.
Along the way, in the carriage, Ji Le kept nestling in Li Ran's arms. The two of them seemed to have a thousand things to say, but they didn't know how to talk about it.
"By the way, Le'er... I have something important to say to you..."
Ji Le raised his head and looked at Li Ran, but seeing Li Ran's eyes focused deeply, he knew that he must have something very important to tell him, so Ji Le immediately turned around and slowly helped Li Ran sit down:
"What do you have to say, husband? Is it more important than saving Guang'er?"
Li Ran wanted to talk to him, but he gave a helpless smile and said:
"It doesn't matter... I just hope... you can accompany me..."
But he couldn't say the words "last day".
Although Ji Le didn't know why Li Ran wanted her to accompany him, she linked her fingers with Li Ran's and smiled sweetly.
"Husband, after we rescue Guang'er, won't we be able to be together every day again? By then, our family will never have to be separated again!"
When Li Ran heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, because now he was the only one who knew that all that Ji Le said could no longer be realized for him. For a moment, he only felt that he was even more sorry for Ji Le:
"Le'er, I'm afraid Li Ran won't be able to make up for his debt to you in this life...I..."
Ji Le gently covered Li Ran's mouth with his hand, and stroked Li Ran's already graying sideburns along his cheek:
"Why do you say that, husband? Husband has never owed Leer, and Leer has never blamed her husband..."
Just as Ji Le was interlocking with his fingers, he unexpectedly felt a puddle of cold water.
When Ji Le raised his hand to take a look, he saw a pool of blood stains along Li Ran's sleeve.
"Husband!...you...you!"
Li Ran suddenly covered Ji Le's mouth, covered his own mouth with his other hand, and coughed again.
Immediately, Li Ran coughed up another mouthful of blood. Seeing this, Ji Le knew that Li Ran didn't want to announce that she was ill. So, she held back her tears and said:
"Husband...what's wrong with you...husband..."
Li Ran shook his head, and after taking a breath, he said:
"To be fair, Le'er... my husband was already ill when he came here... now I'm just afraid... I'm afraid I won't be able to go back... cough..."
Then, Li Ran took out three more tips from his sleeves and said to Ji Le:
"Madam... these three tips were prepared when I came here. If something unexpected happens to me, this may be my last plan before my death... It is also related to Guang'er's safety, so Madam must be careful!"
Afterwards, Li Ran handed them over to Ji Le one by one, and prefaced:
"This... is for Kong Zhongni, this is for Zhao Yang... and this last one is for Fan Li..."
Although the sacrificial music was extremely sad, she knew the seriousness of it after all, so she had to endure it. But when she heard the name "Shao Bo", she couldn't help but ask in surprise:
"Fan Li?... My husband just told him directly, so why would he need to pass this on?"
After hearing this, Li Ran shook his head:
"The sophistication of this plan is beyond the reach of today's people! And now that the young uncle is so eager to save his daughter, I'm afraid things will get messed up. Wu still has Zuo Zuo for ten years, so... Madam must be sure to take over the plan after ten years."
This tip is handed over to the three of them! Before that, it must not be touched at all, otherwise I may not be able to succeed..."
When Ji Le heard what Li Ran said, although she was still unclear about it, as the person who knew Li Ran best, she naturally had great trust in his strategy.
And after all, her daughter's life was at stake, so she didn't dare to be careless. She carefully accepted the three tips, and then calmed down her mood. She gently pillowed the weak Li Ran on her head.
On his lap, he stroked his head and said:
"Okay... okay... I have remembered everything my husband said... But my husband must also live a good life... okay? We want to watch our daughter get married together..."
While Ji Le was talking, he was crying silently...
Li Ran and his party bumped along like this, and finally felt the riverside. At this time, outside the carriage, they heard that Sun Wu was coming to report:
"Sir, we have arrived at Qiantang! But we still need to change our route by water before we can enter King Wu's camp."
Li Ran opened his eyes slightly and mustered up his energy. With Ji Le's help, he got out of the carriage and looked as if nothing was wrong. He was still in high spirits.
At this time, only Ji Le on the side knew that Li Ran's body was probably dying.
Everyone was crossing the river by boat together. At this time, they saw that dawn had broken slightly in the valley, and the Qiantang in the early morning added to the hazy beauty of the mist.
"If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, you should put on light makeup and heavy makeup...it's always suitable..."
Li Ran looked at the slightly reddish lake and mountains, and couldn't help chanting for a while. At the end of the chant, Li Ran suddenly laughed again.
Just because, among all the people present, he was the only one... who knew what "West Lake" and "Xizi" were.
"Husband...do you remember what we said before...that we will settle down in Qiantang from now on?"
When Li Ran heard this, he looked at Ji Le and smiled slightly at her:
"I remember...the scenery here is beautiful and pleasant..."
Ji Le also forced a laugh and said with slightly red eyes:
"After we rescue our daughter, we won't go anywhere, we will stay here... okay..."
Li Ran slightly held up Ji Le's hands, which were already cold with fear, and stroked them softly:
"Okay... from now on... I will listen to Madam..."
Facing this scene, Sun Wu, Fan Li and others on the side just watched silently, but they did not dare to say anything to break this rare comfort and tranquility.
"Sir, King Wu's camp is on the shore."
At this time, everyone looked at it and saw that there were indeed wisps of green smoke rising from the shore, and it actually stretched for hundreds of miles.
"Okay... this may be my last lobbying in this life..."