No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 569 Princess Umo (Part [-])
There are thousands of miles of yellow sand outside the Great Wall, and there is no end in sight.

Such an environment is a disaster for people who are used to the Rujiao Plain and the misty Jiangnan.

Not long after entering the desert for the first time, Luo Junyao could still come up with a few sentences: "The desert is solitary, the long river is full of sun", "The sand in the desert is like snow, and the moon in Yanshan is like a hook". .

It can be seen that whether the scenery is beautiful or not is closely related to the state of mind.

Luo Junyao was wearing the gorgeous clothes of women outside the Great Wall, and his beautiful hair was also braided into thin braids without the bun and hairpin rings.

She wears a wreath forehead ornament on her forehead, and she also wears a large cloak to keep out the wind and sand.Hair, lips and nose were all covered tightly, only a pair of bright eyes were exposed.

"Bah bah bah!"

Even so, after a burst of yellow sand, Luo Junyao still felt that he had eaten a mouth full of sand.

A young man with the appearance of the Western Regions who was riding in front of her on a camel turned his head and smiled at her, "Miss Xiaolan, the desert is not easy to walk, I told you that it is best to wait for us in Wumo, you don't believe me. Do you regret it now?" He spoke fluently in Zhongyuan, but his tone was a little harsh.

Luo Jun shook his face bitterly and said, "I thought that going to the royal court of the Qi clan was the same as going to Wumo City."

The man shook his head again and again, and said, "No, no, this is the real vast desert. Wumo can only be regarded as the edge of the desert."

"How long do we have to go?" Luo Junyao asked.

The man held up two fingers.

"Two days?"

The man nodded, and Luo Jun said: "Fortunately, if it takes longer, I really can't take it anymore."

The man laughed loudly and urged the camel to run forward.

"Wang..." Xi Ying raised the reins and walked to Luo Junyao's side, met Luo Junyao's eyes and immediately changed his address, "Miss Lan."

Luo Junyao nodded in satisfaction and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiying glanced at the man from the Western Regions who had already walked to the front of the line, and said in a low voice, "That Zatu..."

"Ok?"

Xiying shook his head, but swallowed back the words, "No, nothing."

Luo Junyao sighed, and said: "A Yan and Qu Tiange left first, Qin Yao'er has not caught up yet, only the two of us are left..."

Xiying whispered: "Isn't it because you suddenly fell ill?"

Mentioning this, Luo Junyao had a bad look on her face. She was usually in good health, but who knew that this time she would fall ill as soon as she arrived in Wumo.

But things were planned in advance, and neither Qu Tiange nor Xie Yan's schedule could be delayed.She had no choice but to stay in Wumo and rested for several days before setting off with the team from Wumo City to go to the court of the Qi clan to make offerings.

That's right, even though the Qi people were beaten to the point of losing their royal court two years ago, it is still easy to bully the small countries in the Western Regions.

Their team is exactly the team that Wumo City makes offerings to the Qi people every season, and the person in charge is Za Tuo, the second prince of the Lord of Wumo.

"I heard that there are many horse thieves in the desert. It seems that we haven't encountered them all this way?" Luo Junyao said with great interest.

Xiying said in a low voice: "This is the team for offering sacrifices to the Qi people, and horse thieves generally dare not provoke them." After all, it's nothing to provoke Wumo City, but it will be troublesome if they offend the Qi people.

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said, "Really? What is that?"

Xiying raised his head and looked in the direction she pointed, seeing the yellow sand billowing in the distance.

"Enemy attack!" Someone in the team shouted loudly.

Xiying couldn't help but have a black line on his forehead, Wangfei, could this be the legendary crow's mouth?
After a fight, Zatu found Luo Junyao, who was crouching in a ball behind a sand dune, and a girl who was blocked behind her.

Seeing that the two are fine, Zato heaves a sigh of relief, nothing will happen to either of them.

"Pearl, Miss Lan, are you all right?"

When the girl saw Zato, she burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.

"Second brother!"

Za Tuo patted her vest distressedly, and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

The girl was terribly frightened, still clutching Zatuo's sleeve and sobbing nonstop.

"Miss Xiaolan, are you alright?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said, "Yes, I was a little scared. Are those... the horse thieves in the desert?" Sure enough, the style of painting in the Central Plains is not quite the same.

Zha Tuo nodded with a heavy expression and said: "There are people from the Yin clan inside, and it's thanks to Mr. Lan. If it wasn't for him, we would probably have suffered many casualties."

Not far away, Douying came here with a sword in hand, and when he heard the words "Mr. Lan" in Za Tuo's mouth, his back stiffened uncontrollably.

"The prince is serious. We have caused a lot of trouble along the way. It is right to share our difficulties." Xi Ying said.

Seeing that his sister stopped crying, Za Tuo felt much better when he thought that the horse thief had not succeeded this time, and his side had not suffered many casualties.

"It's not safe in the desert, let's set off early and try to get to the royal court of the Qi tribe earlier." Zha Tuo said.

Luo Junyao and Die Ying naturally nodded in agreement, and Zha Tuo looked at his sister and said, "Is Zhu'er afraid? Why don't the second brother take you?"

The girl named Zhu'er shook her head and said, "No, I want her to accompany me."

Luo Junyao touched his nose silently, she didn't want to be with her, and they didn't have a good relationship.

Just now, he was afraid that she would be hacked by a horse thief, so he picked her up.

Za Tuo said: "Miss Xiaolan's horse..."

"I ride a camel myself." Pearl said hastily.

Zatu couldn't say anything, so he had to ask Luo Junyao and Xiying to take care of his sister.He has to be in charge of the entire team, so he really doesn't have the time and energy to keep an eye on her all the time.

The team started on the road again, perhaps because they were frightened by the horse thief, the speed of the group was much faster.

It was originally planned to take two days, but it took only one and a half days to arrive.

Seeing the oasis and houses in the distance, Luo Junyao almost shed tears of emotion.

Zhu'er is similar. Although she was born in the Western Regions, she has never left Wumo City since she was a child. How does she know the horror and hardship of the Great Desert?

It's just that she was not in such a relaxed mood as Luo Junyao. She was sent by her father to the Qi clan to marry the newly appointed King Qi.

She didn't want to marry from the bustling Wumo City to an unfamiliar Qi tribe, but she had to.

The group was ushered into the mansion next to the royal palace by the officials of the Qi tribe who came to greet them.

Naturally, there will be no bright and spacious embassy with gorgeous landscape in Shangyonghuang City, it's just a courtyard with stone walls.

Not to mention that Luo Junyao was so used to the prosperous land of Shangyong, Zhu'er, who came to the royal court of the Qi clan for the first time, also felt a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the palace not far away looked pretty good.

Pearl had begun to miss her palace in Umr.

After seeing off the officials of the Qi tribe, Luo Junyao looked at Zatuo who came in with a serious expression, and asked in puzzlement, "Second Prince, what's the matter?"

Zha Tuo sighed, and said: "The Qi people's attitude towards us... I'm afraid this time it's a bit uncomfortable."

Hearing this, Zhu'er's face couldn't help turning pale.

She's only 15 and it's impossible not to be scared.

Zha Tuo stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of her head, comfortingly said: "Don't be afraid, the second brother will only leave after seeing that you settle down properly."

Pearl's eyes turned red immediately, but she couldn't say anything.

Luo Junyao sighed secretly in his heart, and said softly: "Think about it, maybe the situation is not so bad."

Zha Tuo glanced at her, and said softly: "Miss Xiaolan is right."

Zato didn't know the origin of this beautiful Central Plains girl, but he knew that some former guests from the Central Plains visited his father secretly not long ago.

After that, those people left, leaving only Miss Xiaolan.And bringing them to the royal court of the Qi clan is also the meaning of the father.

Maybe Miss Lan was right, things might not be that bad.

When he first arrived at the royal court of the Qi clan, Luo Junyao naturally wouldn't squat in the room.

Pearl is also a lively and cheerful girl. Instead of being afraid in her heart, she might as well find something to make herself happy.

After settling down, Zatu discussed business matters with the people he brought, and Luo Junyao and Zhu'er went out.

Even though the royal city of the Qi nationality is in an oasis, there are often wind and sand blowing.Therefore, Qi women prefer to wear clothes that cover their faces.Luo Junyao and Zhu'er followed the local customs and put on the costumes of the girls of the Qi nationality, and they looked almost like the girls of the Qi nationality.

The market in Wangcheng is also very lively.

Unlike the merchants in the Central Plains and Wumo City who like to open shops, most of the people here just set up a stall on the side of the road and start selling.

There are even many people of the Qi nationality who directly trade by barter.

The two little girls watched all the way, bought all kinds of interesting things along the way, and tasted various delicacies of the Qi nationality, without any embarrassment and anxiety when they first arrived in a different place.

"Miss." When Xiying appeared behind Luo Junyao, Luo Junyao was leisurely biting a kind of crispy cheese candy, while looking at Zhu'er who was crowded in the crowd not far away to watch others wrestle with great interest.

"Ok?"

Xiying leaned over and said in a low voice: "This subordinate has seen the marks left by the overlapping shadows."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I saw it too."

Xiying was a little surprised, he thought that the princess was eating, drinking and having fun with the little princess from Wumo City along the way.

Luo Jun raised his hand and spread it out in front of him, "Here."

In her white palm lay an inconspicuous looking dart, and said: "Lengshuang is also here, Qin Yao'er should be here soon."

"When is Miss going to see them?"

Luo Jun said: "We are here as merchants from the Central Plains who have lived in Wumo City for generations, so we should not cause trouble for them. Let's go at night."

Xiying nodded, and said yes.

Luo Jun shook his chin and said, "Counting it all together, the current King City of the Qi Clan can be regarded as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

Xi Ying said: "Indeed." Apart from their people, it is not known how many people from other parties have entered the King City of the Qi Clan.

Luo Junyao thought about it and said, "This Qi Clan's royal city is not too big, maybe...the master also knows that there are many guests who shouldn't come."

The area of ​​this entire oasis is probably larger than Shangyonghuang City, but the population is less than one-tenth of Shangyong's.

In such a place, how many people come and go every day, the ruler of the royal city should be aware of it.

Xi Ying said: "Recently, it's time for the various tribes to make offerings. This time King Qi invited the leaders of all tribes to come and see them. There are too many people coming in and out of this place during this period, and the Qi people may not be able to take care of them."

Luo Jun said: "Others may not care about it, but...she will definitely not forget it."

This she, of course, refers to Bai Jingrong.

Although Bai Jingrong is now the queen dowager of the Qi clan, her current situation is actually not as comfortable as when she was Mrs. Rong.At this time, she must be watching all the movements around her closely, being vigilant like a lone wolf.

"Little Lan!" Zhu'er had seen enough of the wrestling, and walked back happily. She was a little surprised to see Xi Ying standing behind Luo Junyao, "Mr. Lan, why are you here?"

Xi Ying said that every time he heard others call Mr. Lan, his heart twitched.How could he be able to become brother and sister with the princess?
"Back to the princess, I came here to find the two of you." Xiying said calmly.

"Huh? Why?" Zhu'er was puzzled and said, "Young Master Lan, don't worry, I brought guards with me, so I won't be in any danger."

Xi Ying shook his head and said: "No, I'm just helping the second prince pass a message, someone came from the palace, the second prince asked for a word, Zhu'er's expression instantly became gloomy.

Both Luo Junyao and Xi Ying knew what was causing her, but they had nothing to comfort her.

Luo Junyao had no choice but to reach out and hold her hand, and said softly: "The second prince didn't personally send someone to deliver a message, so I think he's not in a hurry, why don't I go shopping with you for a while?"

Zhu'er shook her head, raised her head and forced a smile, "Forget it, if the people in the palace wait too long, the second brother will not be able to do it." This is the tragedy of a weak country, even if you are a prince or princess , when facing the Qi people who are stronger than them, they can only lower their noble heads.

Only when the group returned to the temporary courtyard did they realize that the person who came to the palace was none other than Qi Wang Ji Zhan, who had recently succeeded to the throne.

Naturally, Luo Junyao would not go to see Ji Zhan with Zhu'er, although she was indeed curious about Ji Zhan.

What does a woman like Bai Jingrong look like with a son born to the late King Qi?

She has seen Ji Rong before. Although she has a weak and sick body, she is not a simple person.

Because Bai Jingrong's deeds these years basically cut off the possibility of these two becoming good brothers. I heard that Ji Rong also caused Ji Zhan a lot of trouble during this period.

Luo Junyao bid farewell to Zhu'er, and walked leisurely all the way back to her room.

As soon as he stepped into the room, the Youyue thorn that was originally hidden at the bottom of his sleeve slipped silently into his palm.

Apart from the tents, the houses in the King City of the Qi nationality have stone walls, not to mention very thick walls, and most of the lighting is not very good.

A man sat behind a desk in one corner of the room.

The man chuckled and put down the teacup in his hand.

Luo Jun's eyes lit up, he immediately put away the dagger, and ran to the man briskly.

"Ayan."

With a flicker of fire, the candlesticks on the table were lit.

Under the lamp, it was Xie Yan's handsome face.

Luo Junyao happily knelt down beside him, and put herself close to his arms, "Why did you come to me so soon?"

Xie Yan held her in his arms, and said softly: "I have just arrived in Wangcheng, I heard that you have just arrived, so I will come to see you first."

"You just arrived?" Luo Junyao was a little surprised, Xie Yan left many days earlier than them, and a few people alone must be much lighter than their large group of people, how can I say that?
Xie Yan gently played with her little braids, and said, "Let's take a detour and go to another place."

"Where did you go?"

"Shake and guess?" Xie Yan laughed.

Luo Jun rolled his eyes and made quick calculations in his mind: "Yinren?"

(End of this chapter)