Comprehensive Martial Arts: Read to become a sage, use martial arts to break the ban

Chapter 155 Princess
After a game, Xiao Han and Cao Guanzi have reached a tacit understanding.

"I'll take you out for a walk."

"Senior please."

Holding a bamboo stick, Cao Guanzi led Xiao Han out of the hall and climbed up the cliff.

The Minjiang River at the foot is flowing deeply and slowly, with high mountains on both sides, and the pale stone walls go deep into the river, revealing patches of moss.

"Jiang Shen Shi Gao, Li Yang's garrison stationed in Jinguan City attacked three times, but they failed to break in. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties, so they gave up the west wall and regarded it as a land beyond transformation."

"How many people live in West Wall?"

"Together with old and young women and children, there are as many as 34."

"How many people of martial arts possess?"

Hearing this, Cao Guanzi was taken aback.

Xiao Han saw that his face had a strange color, and he didn't know why.

After waiting for a long time, Guanzi Cao said: "The remnants of Western Chu are actually divided into two parts. One part is Xileibi, which is looked after by old men, and most of them are scholars and scholars. The other part is on the Shu Road, led by Ye Hanzhang, the son of the great general Ye Baikui. They are all martial arts practitioners, as well as soldiers who survived on the battlefield."

"Shu Road?"

"Young Master Ye and the others live scattered on the ancient Shu Road. From Guanzhong to Bazhong, the battle line is thousands of miles away, cutting Liyang and Jinguan City in half."

Xiao Han said happily: "Isn't it just our half of the power?"

Cao Guanzi shook his head: "Although Shu Dao is known as the survivors of Western Chu, they are different from us. They regard Mr. Ye as the king of Chu, and I only have princesses in my heart."

"The royal family of Chu did not leave a prince, only two princesses, so they would rather support Mr. Ye than believe that the princess can restore the country."

"Throughout the ages, there has been no Empress."

Xiao Han was born in the royal family, so he knows the subtleties. Rather than saying that Shu Dao is a survivor of Western Chu, it is better to say that they are a newly emerged force, using the banner of the restoration of the country to compete for the world.

Cao Guanzi must be aware of Ye Gongzi's ambitions, so he didn't join them.In Cao Guanzi's mind, if someone from the Jiang family is not the emperor, he is not considered the real Western Chu.

Perhaps it was because of the emergence of two major organizations among the survivors of Western Chu that Liyang did not kill them all.

Xiao Han kept thinking about it. He didn't know the strength of Shu Dao, so he had to find a way to go and have a look.

"Is the princess at the West Wall now?"

"When Jinguan City was broken, the eldest princess disappeared in the rebellion, and the second princess was still in her infancy. This old man only rescued the second princess."

After seeing the mountainous terrain of the West Wall, Xiao Han knew it well. This terrain is naturally dangerous and difficult to attack from the outside, but the land is limited, and it is enough to feed these people.

It's a dead end.

As dusk falls, smoke rises from the kitchen.

Cao Guanzi took Xiao Luo down the mountain, and a sumptuous dinner was arranged in the side hall of the palace.

At the head of the banquet table, sat a beautiful woman, dressed in court attire, her eyebrows were like black, her eyes flickered with indescribable sadness.

The survivors shed tears in the dust, and the wildfire springs another year.

Xiao Han knew that this was Jiang Yan, the princess of the subjugated country. Unexpectedly, Jinguan City had been broken for more than 20 years, and this princess still seemed to be in her twenties.

Before Cao Guanzi could introduce him, Baili Dongfeng came in with a pot of wine.

"This is freshly brewed Yaoguang. Among the seven starry night wines, only Yaoguang is freshly brewed, and the rest are old wines."

Cao Guanzi laughed loudly: "Today, I am lucky to drink wine from Baili Jiuxian."

"Don't dare, please have a taste."

Everyone took their seats one by one, Cao Guanzi introduced: "Princess, they are the guests from Beili, Baili Dongfeng, the wine fairy, and Xiaohan, the king of Chang'an."

When Jiang Yan heard the Jiuxian and the prince, her expression became respectful, she got up and said, "Jiang Yan is polite."

"Don't dare, please sit down, princess."

Baili Dongfeng and Xiao Han stepped aside and returned the gift.

There were four other people sitting on the seat, and Cao Guanzi introduced them one by one: "This is the princess' teacher, Xue Songguan, the No. 1 stringer today."

Xue Songguan was wearing a plain white robe, with a gentle appearance, and nodded slightly to Xiao Han.

Xiao Han saw that she was listening attentively, and her eyes were dull, so he guessed that she was blind.

"This is Cao Yuanliang, the long history of Xileibi. Xileibi is the real head of the family. He is in charge of all the daily necessities."

Cao Yuanliang stood up, cupped his fists in salute.

He is about fifty years old, with three long beards, thin and pale, like an old official who has been sitting at his desk all year round.

The third one is a middle-aged man with a gloomy complexion, a thick beard, long hands and long legs, which is very different from this group of people.

He was in charge of guarding and punishing, and Cao Guanzi called him his servant, named Qin Jin.

The last person was a fat woman in a red dress. When she sat down, one person took the place of two people, and the chair creaked and creaked under the pressure.

Although the woman is fat, she is not lacking in etiquette. It is not easy to get up after sitting down, so she just half-bends to salute Xiao Han and the other two.

"Jiang Shuren is a member of the royal family and the princess' cousin."

It seems that these four people are the core figures of Xileibi, two men and two women, the two men should be the original officials of Xichu, and the two women are close friends of the princess.

Is this composition to ensure the status of the princess, or is there no more talented person?

Xiao Han felt a little weird and a little disappointed.

Such personnel are suitable for farming in the west wall, but they are not capable of going out and laying down a piece of land.

The maid took over the jug and poured wine for everyone, the aroma immediately rushed to the face, even Jiang Yan, who was full of sorrow, couldn't help being shocked.

Baili Dongfeng raised his glass: "Please."

Everyone raised their cups, drank or sipped, and tasted individually.

Soon, Jiang Yan's eyes widened, and she exclaimed softly, "Sure enough, it's fine nectar, which can intoxicate immortals!"

Jiang Shuren laughed and said, "Princess has never tasted good wine in the palace, but Baili Jiuxian's wine is indeed delicious, comparable to Bai Yuchen in Chu Palace."

Baili Dongfeng also said with a smile: "It is very full of golden liquid, and a foot of white jade dust in the courtyard. It has been famous for a long time, but it is a pity that it has no chance."

Hearing what he said, Jiang Shuren was even happier: "I will think about the wine recipe when I am free. If I can remember it, I will brew it and invite Baili Jiuxian to drink it."

"Thank you Shuren."

Maybe it's because the good wine dilutes the worries, even the black-faced Qin Shilang let go a lot, everyone in the seat drank and drank, and soon became drunk.

Jiang Yan stood up suddenly, held her head in her hands, pointed to Xiao Han and said, "I'm drunk, please take me back to the palace, King Chang'an."

Xue Songguan immediately stood up: "Princess, I will take you back."

"Teacher, please stay and ask Chang'an Wang to see me off. I still have something to say to him."

Seeing that Guanzi Cao had no objection, Xue Songguan had no choice but to sit down. Xiao Han hurriedly got up, walked to Jiang Yan's side, and stretched out his right arm.

"Princess, do you need my help?"

"Ah."

Jiang Yan put her slender hand on Xiao Han's remaining right arm, and followed him out of the side hall.

The valley is quiet and quiet, and the stars are like this.

After walking a few steps outside the hall, Jiang Yan withdrew her hand and walked forward silently.

"Didn't the princess have something to say to me?"

"Actually, there is nothing to say."

"Is it inconvenient to speak?"

"Just wondering why you came to West Wall."

"Would you believe me if I said I was desperate?"

Jiang Yan stopped, turned to look at Xiao Han, Xiao Han also looked at her quietly, under the bright moon, both of them were equally handsome and gentle.

"I thought you could take me out, but you jumped in instead."

"Don't you like it here? Compared with the wind and frost outside, Xileibi looks like a paradise."

The two walked forward side by side. Jiang Yan was considered tall among the women in Sichuan, but she only reached Xiao Han's shoulders.

"No matter how nice this place is, it's only a few hundred miles away, but I've lived here for more than 20 years."

"After you go out, there are people chasing you everywhere, and you have to live in hiding every day. Besides, Cao Guanzi worked hard to maintain the western wall for you. If you leave, you will not let him down."

"Ah."

Jiang Yan laughed.

"Ok?"

"Actually, everyone in the world knows that Cao Guanzi loves my mother. After Jinguan City was broken, he originally wanted to save my mother. However, my mother was already dead. He couldn't find his sister, so he had to bring me out."

Xiao Han really didn't know that Guanzi Cao had a relationship with the queen.

"My mother's queen is his junior sister. They were childhood sweethearts since they were young, but the national teacher married the mother's queen to my father, saying that my mother's appearance is the best in the world, and only my father can protect her."

Maybe it's sympathy for each other, maybe these words have been accumulated in my heart for too long, but Jiang Yan said it out of nowhere.

Xiao Han was secretly shocked when he heard it, another copy of Yi Wenjun.

"Cao Guanzi was really kind to me, and he was also kind to the survivors of Xileibi, but he returned to the country for the sake of his mother. He wants to prove that he can do what the father can't do."

Jiang Yan let out a chuckle again: "The queen mother is dead, even if Xichu is really successful in restoring the country, how will the queen mother know? So he still wants to prove his ability, prove that he is powerful, and that he is a person who can overturn the world."

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yan had such a view of Cao Guanzi. I don't know how many people in the world admire Cao Guanzi, such as the rebellious Baili Dongfeng, and King Langya.

The emperor's uncle mentioned Cao Guanzi before his death, saying that he was a master of martial arts, character, and chess skills.

Seeing Xiao Han's silence, Jiang Yan sneered and said, "Oh, are you also calling me a wolf?"

"No, I'm just thinking about what you said, maybe you're right."

This time, Jiang Yan was surprised: "You really didn't scold me?"

Xiao Han shook his head. Although she was over 20 years old, she spoke innocently and straightforwardly, without heart, which made Xiao Han feel good about her.

"Then tell your story, why did you break an arm?"

"It's a long story to tell. My mother is the wife of the current emperor of Beili, the queen of Beili. I am her second son. Because the emperor's brother passed away early, I became the only legitimate son..."

Jiang Yan's bedroom is not far from here, and when Xiao Han sent her there, the story told him that he sat on the Qianjin Terrace and bet with the prince of Nanzhao.

"It's late, the princess should rest early."

"Your story is very nice, can you continue to tell it tomorrow?"

"it is good."

"Pull the hook."

Jiang Yan stretched out her thin fingers, and the two hooked each other lightly.

"Good night, Your Royal Highness."

"Good night to you too."

The banquet in the side hall had already been withdrawn. Cao Guanzi half-closed his eyes, and whispered softly: "The millet leaves, the seedlings of the millet. The walking is slow, and the center is shaking. Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don't know me , what do I ask for. Long heaven, who is this?"

Baili Dongfeng sighed: "Senior, you worry too much, and you still want to take care of your health."

"Don't worry, why is your hair half white?"

"Haha, love words hurt me."

"Yes, the word love hurts people."

After Baili Dongfeng finished laughing, he suddenly said: "Senior, I will leave early tomorrow morning. I am extremely relieved that Xiao Han will stay here, but there is something I want to explain to senior."

"What?"

"We can't let Xiao Han go back to Beili, if he goes back, he will definitely die."

Cao Guanzi opened his eyes: "Is his brother so powerful?"

"Honestly speaking, facing him, I am not sure that I will win. He is a person who can't see through the depths."

"You said that, but it aroused my curiosity. Among the younger generation, the only one who can shock me is the son of Beiliang."

"Besides this King Shunwu in Northern Li, there is also the former Young Sect Master of the Devil Sect Tianwaitian, whose abilities are not inferior to his father's."

"Is his father Ye Dingtian? That's all."

Compared with Cao Guanzi, Ye Dingtian is indeed a bit inferior, but Ye Anshi will definitely surpass Ye Dingtian in time.

After Baili Dongfeng finished what he wanted to say, he went to rest.

Early the next morning, he didn't say goodbye to Xiao Han, and left the West Wall without a sound, not knowing whether he was going back to Xueyun City or wandering around.

Xiao Han didn't show too many emotions, after breakfast, he came to Jiang Yan's bedroom, wanting to keep his promise last night, and then tell her a story.

Unexpectedly, there were already people waiting in front of the hall.

"How did you come?"

Cao Shilang asked very bluntly, his face returned to his usual gloomy expression.

Xiao Han bowed slightly and gave a salute: "The princess asked me to come today and ask me about the situation in Beili."

"What does she know? If you have something to say, tell the official, don't tell her."

"Then when the princess wakes up, tell her and I'll leave."

Cao Shilang's tone became impatient: "Let you go, there is so much nonsense."

Suddenly, a string of tinkling piano sounds followed by a soft female voice: "Is His Royal Highness Chang'an outside? The princess is here to invite you."

"Yes, Xiao Han greets the princess."

"Please come in."

Hearing the sound of the piano, Cao Shilang's face became more gloomy, but he didn't dare to say anything. He gave Xiao Han a hard look and was still waiting outside.

Xiao Han ignored him and entered the palace alone.

The princess has already got up and is sitting in front of the mirror, and Jiang Shuren is combing her hair.

She pouted and cursed in a low voice: "Damn it, it's so annoying."

Xiao Han knew that she was scolding Cao Shilang, so it was inconvenient to answer.

On one side of the sleeping hall, there was a simple lyre. Xue Songguan sat in front of the lyre, stroking it vaguely, obviously not wanting to disturb the princess.

After cursing a few words, Jiang Yan turned her head and asked Xiao Han: "Did you sleep well last night?"

"very good."

He did sleep well. In this quiet valley, he could no longer hear Tian Zi's sword energy, Ling Jiang's cannon fire, or Tang Sect's hidden weapons.

Those who followed him, Sikong Qianruo, Lei Wujie, Ji Yao, Tang Lianyue, etc., seemed to be blocked by many mountains and rivers, and did not haunt him in dreams anymore.

"Then you continue to tell me the story? You said you won a city at Qianjintai?"

"Nanzhao is a small country and poor, and their cities are actually not that big."

Jiang Yan stared in surprise, those eyes were rippling, clear and deep, pulling Xiao Han's heart in little by little.

(End of this chapter)