Chapter 7 Welcoming His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to the capital [Seeking follow-up reading]

"Stir-fried beef, Qianjiang carp, fried yellow cabbage, Qingzhou two-year-old rice, the food is ready, enjoy your meal, my three guests!"

At the post road food store, hot meals were served. Seeing the two children looking over, the nun picked up her chopsticks and said softly:

"Eat."

"Wuhu!"

The boy with a bruised face and nose picked up the bowl of rice and looked around before eating: "He He, eat more. This is all rice from your hometown."

"Uh-huh!"

The girl who was wolfing down the food next to her nodded repeatedly.

At this time, two days had passed since the last beating. Wei Mingqi and his men had already reached the border of Yunzhou, and further ahead was Qingzhou.

Li He became the second burden in the team.

Under Wei Mingqi's instigation, Little White Tiger also called him verbal master, so now the two of them are half-senior brothers and sisters.

The reason why it only had half the meaning was because Xie Beiling had never nodded in agreement to him and Li He becoming their disciples, but she would not strongly object when he called her that.

She is just like a passive, irresponsible scumbag.

Wei Mingqi felt a little strange about this. If it was him, it would be fine. After all, according to the background in the game, Xie Beiling died at his hands. Not to mention accepting him as his disciple, many people couldn't understand why he didn't stab him to death with a sword.

But Li He is different from him. She and Xie Beiling are master and apprentice in the game. Not only did the little white tiger inherit the mantle of the Heavenly Official, but the relationship between the master and apprentice is also very deep. There is a branch quest in the game where you go to Xie Beiling's grave to pay homage during Qingming Festival. Wei Mingqi still remembers that CG clearly.

Xie Beiling may not know the details like cg, but she should know that Li He in the "prophecy" will be her apprentice in the future, right?

Li He, a beggar, originally wanted to go to Beijing.

Wei Mingqi had introduced all this information when they first met, but the woman still looked indifferent.

I really don't understand——

Only Li He knew nothing and ate everything foolishly. She even expressed her concern to Wei Mingqi in private, fearing that Xie Beiling would look down on her.

At that moment, Wei Mingqi really had a hard time holding back.

After having a good meal and a good drink, Wei Mingqi took the opportunity to take a break and poured Xie Beiling a cup of hot tea. He asked with a smile, "Master, are we going to Qingzhou to make a living in the future?"

"I am familiar with Qingzhou—"

The little white tiger raised his hand with a greasy mouth: "I will lead the way when the time comes. Let's find a place to do some small business. Wei Mingqi will be the waiter and I will be the guest at the door! Master will take care of the account book!"

"..."

Xie Beiling lowered his head and blew on the tea, then said softly, "I don't have that much money."

Li He tilted his head.

“Then set up a stall!”

She waved her fist without getting discouraged: "I'm familiar with the things on the street. We can make money even if we make steamed buns!"

"..."

Xie Beiling raised her head, her face calm: "We can't stay in one place for too long."

Li He blinked.

They had been moving around erratically these past few days and had seldom entered the city, so there were no enemies on the road, and the little white tiger had no idea of ​​their situation.

"Then go sightseeing!"

She seems to be always optimistic:

"If we run out of money, I'll take Wei Mingqi to the streets to beg for money. Master, you can set up a fortune-telling stall with your outfit. I know all the tricks of fortune-telling! I'll teach you when the time comes!"

"..."

Wei Mingqi and Xie Beiling stared at her without saying a word.

Although he didn't know what Xie Beiling felt, Wei Mingqi felt very emotional - no one had ever seen such a little white tiger in the game in his previous life.

Perhaps because he had already been entrusted with the revenge of his master when he first appeared on the stage, the little white tiger often gives players the impression of being tough, calm, and purposeful.

Only when he was playing with friends or a group of little beggars could one catch a glimpse of his former cunning from his expressions during conversations.

Reborn once again,
The little white tiger is the biggest surprise for Wei Mingqi. No wonder Xie Beiling would accept her as his apprentice.

"I was wrong--"

Li He suddenly lowered his head in embarrassment: "I shouldn't have let my master cheat people, so Wei Mingqi and I will go and ask for the money."

Her thoughts were very simple.

Although the three of them only stayed together for a few days, she felt safe and contented being with the two of them. Li He even felt that begging for food would be enjoyable.

It’s not like I haven’t discussed it before—

Xie Beiling lowered her head and took a sip of tea. When she looked up again, a gentle smile appeared on her face: "I won't let you beg for food."

She smiled!
After spending so many days together, this was the first time Wei Mingqi saw Xie Beiling smile.

Suddenly, I felt sad.

Just when he wanted to show his loyalty and say some cheesy words, Xie Beiling suddenly turned his head to the south with his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong, Master?"

Wei Mingqi looked in the direction she was looking, but saw nothing. There was no one on the long post road, and there was only white snow in the distance.

But not for long.

Boom——

Thunder rolled faintly from the horizon, and then it intensified, causing the dead trees beside the post road to shed their snow. Following the chaotic drum beats, a ball of "mercury" poured down from a long road in the distance.

"Pass, pass the soldiers."

The little white tiger's voice trembled a little.

Since the "Rebellion of the Six Feudatories" was quelled by the previous emperor, all the meritorious officials who had assisted the previous emperor were rewarded, including many military leaders from various places who were kings with different surnames and had fiefdoms.

In addition, the world was not peaceful for the small court in the southwest. The former emperor had passed away for many years, and military leaders in various places had long forgotten the word "respectful" and often ignored the court's bans and allowed their private soldiers to run wild, so that the people were more afraid of soldiers than bandits.

"Is it a Bohai soldier?"

"No, I saw Bohai soldiers when I was begging in Qingzhou. They were all very fierce, and their armor was blue."

"Then how..."

"They are Langya soldiers."

As if to confirm Xie Beiling's words, when the thunder was approaching rapidly, the silver Qilin armor on his body sparkled brightly in the sunlight, and the nearly thousand riders looked like pouring silver from afar.

Wei Mingqi felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

He turned his head to signal Xie Beiling whether he wanted to run away, but the latter shook his head gently:

“They have horses.”

"..."

When running long distances, even the best martial artist cannot outrun a fast horse, unless one possesses some of the four spiritual treasures or is good at lightness skills. This is common knowledge that even children know.

There was no hope of escape.

Wei Mingqi could only hope that these soldiers were just passing by, but he knew in his heart that nearly a thousand Langya cavalrymen who had traveled hundreds of miles to Yunzhou could not possibly be here to enjoy the scenery.

really.

As if they had received the message in advance, the nearly one thousand riders dispersed when they arrived at the food store, surrounding it from all four directions. No one gave any orders during this time. The nearly one thousand people were like silent machines, bringing tremendous pressure to people without words.

"The Qilin Guard is worthy of its reputation."

Xie Beiling used her body to shield Wei Mingqi and Li He, and asked softly, "Did the King of Langya send you here to wipe out the roots? This is his own child."

Da da--

Not far away, a soldier riding a pure white horse with half armor on his face came forward and saluted them with his hands clasped:
"By order of King Langya——"

"Welcome His Royal Highness back to the capital!"

(End of this chapter)