"Master, we are here. In front of us is the boundary of Huiyue City."
Putting down the map in her hand, Zhen Ni pointed to the boundary monument not far ahead and said.
It took the two of them nearly a month to finally cross the hinterland of the Cangyun Empire and arrive at the largest city in the entire Northeast and the oldest city besides the imperial capital.
"I haven't been to Huiyue City for a long time. I don't know if Sister Ruolan has received the letter I sent before. Uncle Fu must have recovered. I really miss him."
As the majestic city in the distance gets closer and closer, the beautiful memories of the past are constantly emerging in Li Mu's mind.
I think back then, I, Lin Qingzhu, and Fang Yan met Ruolan by chance, and then they went through the adventure of the Chong Mansion with a near-death experience together, and then we formed a deep friendship.
During the arduous imperial civil war, Jin Fuxuan, who was at the helm of Ruo Lan, also provided massive material support to the northwest front. It can be said that without her help, it is difficult to say whether Huangfu Qing could defeat the entrenched old party troops.
In the days of post-war reconstruction, Ruolan also advocated for Jin Fuxuan to open up special trade routes throughout the Cangyun Empire, especially for Qinglan City, which suffered the most severe losses, and helped rebuild it at all costs.
Although the Cangyun Empire is the birthplace of Jinfuxuan, today it is no longer the main battlefield of its operations and can only be regarded as an ordinary link in the huge commercial territory.
Such a behemoth in the fairy world was willing to give unconditional support. Ruolan played a decisive role in it. Li Mu knew this very well.
"Sister Ruolan has done so many things for me. I don't know how to thank her when we meet this time."
The joy of meeting again after a long absence was intertwined with the anguish of not knowing how to thank him, but Li Mu didn't know that half an hour ago, in that quaint little courtyard, the woman who was as beautiful as ever was sulking.
"Are you sure? He really brought a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old with him?"
Ruolan frowned tightly and pursed her lips tightly. Her displeasure made the subordinates who came to report a little confused.
"It is indeed the distinguished guest that you asked to pay special attention to, Miss. We passed the post station outside the city before half a stick of incense. It should be almost outside the north city gate now. In addition to the distinguished guest himself, he was accompanied by a young woman, about ten years old.
He looks seven or eight years old."
After receiving the confirmed news, Ruolan was filled with hatred, and the figure that appeared in her mind countless nights suddenly became hateful.
When she received Li Mu's letter and learned that the other party was coming to Huiyue City, Ruolan was extremely happy. Although she had not revealed her feelings to the other party, what she had done these days was even a fool's fault.
Know that it can't be just for "ordinary" friendship.
However, after the defense of Qinglan City, Li Mu not only did not come to him, but even expressed his gratitude in his letter as a friend.
Ruolan could only defend her by saying that her mood had not calmed down after the war, and that she had a heavy responsibility to rebuild her home, etc., but she still felt a little bit unhappy in her heart.
This time, she was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally she was looking forward to the arrival of her beloved. Ruolan, who was so excited, ordered the people at Jinfuxuan along the way to pay attention to Li Mu's movements, so that they could leave the city in advance to meet her.
But what she expected was news like this. At first Ruolan thought that the woman traveling with Li Mu was Lin Qingzhu or Nie Xiaoyu. She knew about the existence of these two people and had fought side by side with Lin Qingzhu.
One is Li Mu's childhood sweetheart, and the other has been bonded with Li Mu since they were young. No matter how noble Ruolan's status is, she can't do anything to break up her lover.
So after experiencing countless ideological struggles, she calmly accepted the possibility of sharing her lover with two women in the future. However, she never expected that the news coming back said that the accompanying woman was a young girl who was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
Lin Qingzhu and Nie Xiaoyu are both Li Mu's peers, and they are both over 20 years old this year, so the young girls Li Mu brought to see him are definitely not them.
This made Ruolan's heart sink to the bottom. She was three years older than Li Mu. This was a rare situation in the fairy world's view of mate selection, but she didn't care about worldly opinions. As long as Li Mu loved her, she would
You can do it without hesitation.
But at this time, the beautiful vision was shattered by the facts, and Ruolan, who was in a state of confusion, couldn't help but ask herself.
"Has he never liked me? Or is it because he can't accept women older than him and doesn't want to tell me clearly, so he found a young and beautiful woman to hint at me?"
Ruolan, whose mind was like a ball of mush and couldn't think, became more and more angry as she thought about it. She tried her best to support Li Mu, but in the end she ended up alone and self-reliant, which is probably hard for anyone to accept.
"Miss, do you still plan to go out of the city to meet us? The vehicles are ready for you."
His master was furious, but the subordinates on the side could only ask for instructions on the next arrangements. The luxury motorcade originally prepared was already waiting outside the yard. If you wanted to greet him in advance, you should set off now.
"Why should I pick up a ghost? He already has other women, so why should I pick him up? Tell him to get lost."
At this time, Ruolan couldn't care less about staying calm. She stood up and walked away, leaving a group of Jin Fuxuan's subordinates looking at each other in shock.
Li Mu, who had sneezed countless times in succession, was taking Zhen Ni through the gate of Huiyue City. He had the customs clearance documents specially approved by Huangfu Qing. Even without revealing his identity, they could
Get the best treatment.
"Wow, Master, what a big candied haws, and there, is this cake? It's similar to the glutinous rice cake in Tianling City."
Since their departure, Li Mu and Zhen Ni have not entered a main city level city, and most of the time they choose to stay overnight in towns along the way.
The special customs of Huiyue City and the various snacks famous in the empire made Zhen Ni, who came to a big city other than Tianling City for the first time, feel like she had entered the Grand View Garden, looking here and there.
One hand pulled Li Mu's clothes while walking in front of the dazzling shops. The little girl's character was clearly revealed at this moment.
And Li Mu didn't stop him. Seeing the little apprentice in front of him waving to him with a bright marshmallow in his mouth, he felt a rare fireworks in the world.
The road to immortality is long, and there are too many things that keep pushing Li Mu forward. The memories of shopping with the Hao Meng brothers and sisters were already a long, long time ago, but unexpectedly, he would experience this kind of bonding again with Zhen Ni.
Temperature of happiness.
"We're here, Jin Fuxuan's shop is in front of us."