Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 1957 Decision
"two is……"

The woman glanced at Li Ji and said bluntly, "The second is because I like your eyes."

Li Ji choked, "Girl, if you are not married, I suggest you stop talking like that."

He didn't know if it was because the women in the northern country were more open and unrestrained, or in the eyes of this woman who was probably older than him, he was just a junior.

In short, he is still not used to talking alone with women other than Ying Baoyue.

"You really have a thin skin," the woman standing by the railing looked at him speechlessly, "or is it more suitable for you to treat rough men in the barracks?"

She said lightly, "Then let me put it another way. Another reason is that I think you are more pleasing to the eye."

This statement is indeed not very pleasant, but Li Ji thinks he is more suitable for this.

But he was wearing a mask to hide his true face, so why did this woman find him pleasing to the eye?

The woman glanced at him, with no expression of joy or anger on her face, "Although the color of your pupils is different, your eyes are very similar to a person I knew before."

Li Ji fell silent, and a tall figure standing in front of the window of the empty palace appeared inexplicably in front of him.

He raised his head and looked straight into the eyes of the woman in front of him, "Do you remember him?"

The woman's eyes didn't flicker or avoid, she just looked at him quietly.After a moment, she looked away and chuckled.

"I remember, but so what?"

Li Ji's eyes flickered, he had no interest in getting involved in the affairs between the two of them.To be honest, he always felt that there was no hope for the man who waited hotly with his hair shaved.

But now it seems that it is not the same thing.

"Okay, don't worry about my affairs," the woman looked at Li Ji who was hesitating to speak, and changed the subject, "How did you think about my proposal just now?"

Li Ji came back to his senses, and frowned, "It's too urgent to leave tomorrow morning."

He and Ji Jiashu are going to talk to Ying Baoyue tonight, and they don't know what she will say.Besides, even if the two of them can negotiate a result tonight, they still have to explain the situation to others, pack their luggage, decide who to cross the Great Wall, find a guide, and plan a route...

In short, going to Xirong is different from any other country before going, there are many difficulties, and there are a lot of things to prepare in advance.Set out without being fully prepared, unless they plan to cross the Great Wall and die trapped in the desert.

"It's a bit tight to leave tomorrow," the woman narrowed her eyes, "but if you plan to go, please be sure to leave within three days."

"Within three days?"

Li Ji was startled, and an ominous premonition floated in his heart.

"That's right, within three days." The woman glanced at him and said calmly, "After three days, I will start to block the Great Wall of Eternal Night, and no one will let it out again."

"Of course, no one can come in."

Can she... be able to block the entire Great Wall of Eternal Night?
Li Ji couldn't hide his shock, but what shocked him even more was the signal behind the woman's action.

The Great Wall of Eternal Night is the first line of defense for the six countries in the Great Wall against Xirong. In the eyes of ordinary people, the Great Wall should be a tight wall of copper and iron, and any Xirong people who approach will shoot and kill.

But it was only after Li Ji arrived at Beihan Pavilion a few years ago that he learned that there was a small-scale normal trade between Xirong and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

There are small gates on special places on some sections of the Great Wall, where exchanges are held regularly, and Xirong people can exchange horse fur for food, tea and other items from the Central Plains people.

Such a small-scale mutual market can restrain the harassment of the Xirong people on the border to a certain extent. Only in some special cases, such "trading windows" will be closed.

That is when the relationship between the two sides is tense and a war is about to break out.

The gap left by the exchange market is a double-edged sword. Li Ji has always suspected that Chunyuye and the others crossed the Great Wall through the window of the exchange market, but the exchange market can indeed reduce the harassment of the western cavalry to the border residents.

A small group of Xirong cavalry invaded the border, usually because of famine or shortage of certain supplies in the tribe where they belonged. The mutual market can effectively solve this problem.

According to Li Ji's knowledge, the Great Wall of Eternal Night has not been completely blocked for almost six years.

Seven years later, after Shanhaiguan City was broken for the first time, Chief Commander Lin Shubai completely sealed off the Great Wall of Eternal Night.However, the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty was insufficient to deal with so many rogues. Therefore, after the border situation basically stabilized, the Northern Wei Dynasty opened the door to the mutual market again.

This is six years.

But now, the woman standing in front of him told him that the Great Wall of Eternal Night will be completely sealed off again.

"Girl, no, senior."

Li Ji is now basically sure that the woman in front of him has hidden her realm, and the real strength of this person may be higher than his.

Li Ji stared deeply at the woman standing by the railing.

"Senior, what is going to happen?"

The woman's eyes flashed, "This is not something you have to worry about now. What you have to do now is to go out and bring her back safe and sound."

"The reason why I came to Shanhaiguan City first is to understand what's going on at the border," Li Ji said with deep eyes, "I don't want to bring Baoyue back, but she has no place to stay."

"Compared to her own safety, she is probably more worried about this place."

The woman opened her eyes slightly, a little surprised at the man's thoughtfulness and understanding of Ying Baoyue, but her tone changed.

"As a practitioner, it's not a bad thing to think too much," the woman said lightly, "but protecting this place is not something you have to consider."

She stared into Li Ji's eyes and said softly, "This is my mission."

The content of this sentence is overbearing and arrogant, but it seems to be taken for granted when it comes out of this woman's mouth.

Li Ji was stunned for a moment, and swallowed all the words he wanted to argue with.

He stared at the woman in front of him with a complicated expression, and finally confirmed the conjecture in his heart.

The person in front of him was the only one the king of Soochow wanted to marry in his life, and the only woman in the world who could become the mother of Soochow.

"I understand, senior."

Li Ji closed his eyes, looked up at the woman in front of him, "We will set off in three days."

The woman was a little surprised by his transformation, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth the next moment.

"It seems that I persuaded the wrong person."

"It's just seniors. Even if we can get ready within three days, we don't know anything about Xirong. How can we find and enter the White Wolf King's Court?"

Li Ji bowed to the person in front of him, "Do you have any suggestions?"

He knew that this woman had stayed on the Great Wall of Eternal Night for more than ten years, and her understanding of Xi Rong was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"Really? She's in the White Wolf King's Court now."

The woman stared at the man who was willing to bend down even facing her, a fifth-level practitioner, her eyes flickered slightly.

"If you want to sneak into the White Wolf Royal Court without anyone noticing, I have a good idea here."

She took out a letterhead wrapped in gold foil from her bosom, and handed it to Li Ji, "Not long ago, my people seized this thing at the border, take a look."

"This is……"

Li Ji took it and opened it, his pupils shrinking slightly.

(End of this chapter)