Nine hundred and sixtieth IX hang the crown and ask to go
Chapter 969: Hanging up the crown and begging to go
Capital City, Jimo Prefecture.
In the Xinyou Waterside Pavilion, two sisters, Yuan Yuan and Jimo Qiao, were looking at the waterscape and chatting...
It's said to be chatting, but in fact most of the time it's the kite talking and Jimo Qiao listening.
Yuan talks about various things that happened when he and Chai Yan went to Yaozhou Mansion and then from Yaozhou to Ganquan.
Jimo Qiao felt envious and jealous when he heard this, and felt that it was a real pity that he did not go. He had caught bandits, solved cases, and killed many bandits. He felt excited and satisfied no matter how he thought about it!
After talking for a long time, Yuan Yuan felt his mouth was a little dry, so he picked up the tea bowl and started drinking.
Jimo Qiao took advantage of the situation and leaned on the couch, looked at the rafters and shouted: "Sister, I really envy you. It will be fun when I can do this. You don't know how boring it is to stay in the capital and the palace."
How boring, ugh..."
Yuan Yuan put down the tea bowl and said: "Qiao'er, don't look at how easy it is for me to talk. In fact, these things are very dangerous. Don't think it's fun for you."
"I know..." Jimo Qiao said seriously but playfully: "Next time if there is a chance, I will follow you and Chai Yan. With you here, what do I have to worry about?
Right, hee hee hee..."
"You would think so!" Yuan Yuan pretended to be angry and shook his head.
Jimo Qiao picked up a piece of pastry and took a bite of it, then broke some into pieces and threw them into the water. Suddenly, many fish gathered on the surface of the water, rushing to eat the broken pieces of the pastry.
Jimo Qiao rested his chin on the railing, looking down at the fish rushing for food, and asked: "Sister, when do you think Chai Yan will come back?"
Yuanyuan missed Chai Yan very much in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface and said: "It should be soon. His Highness the Crown Prince has entrusted them with a task and will come back when it is completed."
Jimo Qiao was chewing snacks and asked: "But sister, aren't you worried about what will happen if Chai Yan stays with that Hang Baiqiu for a long time?"
Yuan Yuan smiled and asked: "What about worrying? What about not worrying? I am in the capital and he is in Yaozhou. We are thousands of miles apart. Can anything be changed?"
Although what she said was correct, Jimo Qiao didn't quite agree with it, but she couldn't think of how to refute it, so she curled her lips slightly and said, "Sister, you have such a generous heart."
Yuanyuan shook his head and said: "It's not that I have a big heart, but that we have experienced a lot together in these days and trust each other!"
After hearing this, Jimo Qiao suddenly felt something. He couldn't help but stare blankly at the ripples left by the fish and fell into silence.
Yuan then asked: "Qiaoer, what's wrong with you? What are you thinking about?"
Jimo Qiao came back to his senses immediately, shook his head and said: "I didn't think about anything, I was a little distracted just now, haha... I was distracted..."
As he spoke, Jimo Qiao broke off some more cakes, crumbled them and sprinkled them into the water, causing the fish to gather together again and keep fighting for them.
Jimo Qiao suddenly thought of something and whispered mysteriously: "By the way, sister, do you know what dad said to mom last night?"
"What?" Yuyuan shook his head.
Jimo Qiao swallowed the cake in his mouth, then sat next to Yuan, and said softly: "Father told mother that he wants to hang up his crown and beg to go!"
Yuan Yuan was slightly surprised: "Is father planning to resign?"
Jimo Qiao said: "I happened to go look for them at that time, and heard this sentence when I got to the door. Later, when they saw me coming, they stopped talking, and I couldn't ask questions..."
Yuanyuan thought for a moment and said, "Qiaoer, father has his own plans. We just need to respect his decision. Are you right?"
"That's true, but if dad doesn't become the high priest, what will he do in the future? He's not old. He's still far away from retiring and returning to his hometown!" Jimo Qiao said.
Yuan Yuan smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Father will have his own plans!"
Jimo Qiao suddenly looked melancholy, shook her head and said, "They say people are tired of tea. If dad is no longer the high priest, then won't the weight of my status as Miss Jimo be greatly reduced?"
Yuan paused for a moment, then poked Jimo Qiao in the forehead with his finger, pushed slightly and said angrily: "After talking for a long time, it turns out that this is what you are most worried about!"
"Hehehe..." Jimo Qiao giggled.
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At about the same time, in Lintai Mountain.
Early in the morning, Chai Yan and his party entered Lintai Mountain with their backpacks and led by Hong Biao, heading towards the Jinvei Mine.
But after walking for more than an hour, everyone discovered that in fact, from a straight-line perspective, they had not gone very far, and all their time was spent on detours.
Cheng Jiu was very angry about this. He glared and asked Hong Biao: "Hey, do you know the road? You led us around blindly!"
"Yeah, do you know the road? You've been walking for so long and you only walked so far!" Hang Baiqiu also said.
Hang Baiqiu was also very unhappy. She almost fell into the trap set by the bandits along the way. If Chai Yan hadn't warned her in time, she might have been injured.
Hong Biao looked aggrieved and said: "My lords, the villain does know the road, but...but the villain is really not familiar with this section. If...if it starts with us,
From the other side of Fengshan Village into the mountains, I guarantee you can walk there in less than half a day. This forest is really..."
At this point, Hong Biao lowered his head, because the expressions and eyes of Cheng Jiu and Hang Baiqiu were so scary that he couldn't look directly at them.
"Hong Biao!"
Suddenly, Chai Yan, who was walking at the front, turned back.
"Ah?" Hong Biao was stunned: "Oh... Mr. Chai..."
Chai Yan asked: "It doesn't matter if you walk slowly, but you have to make sure the direction is good, otherwise we will be going in the opposite direction!"
"South... Australopithecus turns north?" Hong Biao didn't understand what he meant.
Chai Yan didn't have time to explain the meaning of the idiom to him, so he asked directly: "Can you just say the direction is correct?"
"Yes, you can't be wrong!" Hong Biao nodded decisively, pointing to the hillside in front of him and said: "Master Chai, this is the direction, you must keep going straight!"
Chai Yan said firmly: "That's OK!"
Then, Chai Yan said to everyone: "Then everyone continue to move forward, be careful where you step, and be alert!"
Afterwards, Chai Yan and his party of six continued to move forward.
As Chai Yan and his party continued to move forward, two pairs of eyes in the dense forest in the distance were watching them.
The two were rogue outposts responsible for monitoring this mountain forest. One was named Sui Liu and the other was named Maizi.
Sui Liu looked at Chai Yan's team and asked Maizi: "Hey, these people don't seem to be officers and soldiers guarding the camp. How did they get into the mountain?"
Maizi shook his head and whispered: "I don't know, but look at them carrying a lot of stuff, I'm afraid they came prepared!"
Sui Liu also agreed with Maizi's observation and said: "Maizi, go back immediately and tell the boss and the others what you saw. Leave this place to me!"
"Yeah!" Maizi nodded hurriedly, turned around and walked into the bushes behind.
Then, the sound of "Xixissuosuo" gradually faded away and disappeared.