Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 680: Lin Xuelan Arrives at Yelang Kingdom

Above the desert, the sun was high in the sky, the scorching sunlight made the air a little distorted. Some creatures living in the desert crawled out from the sand and crawled towards the direction where the smell of blood came from. When they saw people, they quickly hid again.

Chen Mo did not respond to the words of the bandit leader, but just said to Han Yang and the others: "I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, he picked up the kettle at his waist and started drinking water.

After Han Yang and the other two were stunned for a long time, Yuzhu took action first and killed the bandit leader with one sword.

The bandit leader had been severely injured at that moment and was unable to resist at all.

While looking at the dead bandit leader, Yuzhu's face was calm and her eyes were indifferent. It was obvious that she was not a flower in a greenhouse.

Only the woman in the blue dress had a hint of fear on her indifferent face. After a while, she hurried forward to support Han Yang and asked worriedly, "Grandpa Han, are you okay?"

"No, cough, cough." Han Yang was about to say that he was fine, but he started coughing and coughed up some blood. It was obvious that he was seriously injured.

"Yuzhu, go get the medicine box." The woman in the blue skirt helped Han Yang sit down and said to Yuzhu.

"Yes, ma'am."

Yuzhu bandaged the wound on Han Yang's shoulder and used her internal energy to help Han Yang recover.

After he felt a little better, Han Yang asked Yuzhu to help him up and walked towards Chen Mo and the other three.

"Thank you for saving my life, little brother. I am grateful. Please accept my greetings." Han Yang bowed and saluted when he came in front of Chen Mo.

"My name is Lin Xuelan, and this is my good friend Yuzhu. I'd like to thank you, sir." The blue-skirted woman Lin Xuelan and the maid Yuzhu also bowed to Chen Mo.

"You're welcome. It's just a piece of cake. If they didn't want to kill me, I probably wouldn't have done anything." Chen Mo's eyes swept over Lin Xuelan calmly. There were beauties all around him. Even though Lin Xuelan was not bad looking, Chen Mo didn't show any fear of dealing with beautiful women. He immediately said:

"It's a pity that the guide died. Since you are a caravan going out for business, you should know how to get to Yelang Kingdom."

"Don't worry, sir. We are from Yelang and are very familiar with the way to Yelang." Lin Xuelan said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Han Yang immediately added: "Brother, since we are going the same way, let's continue to travel together. If you have time, I would like to invite you to go to Jincheng. The young lady's family is in Jincheng. The Lin family has a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment. Brother, you helped us, and we will definitely reward you for this kindness."

"Grandpa Han is right. My Lin family will always repay any favor." Lin Xuelan also quickly said.

Chen Mo knew that repaying the debt was only one of the reasons. The real intention was for him to protect them along the way.

But anyway, he didn't know the way to Yelang Kingdom, so it would be good to have someone to lead the way.

Chen Mo nodded.

Han Yang immediately showed a look of joy, and even Lin Xuelan and Yuzhu felt a lot more relieved.

With Chen Mo around, I can feel much more at ease on the rest of the journey.

"What's your name, sir?" Lin Xuelan asked.

"Mo Yu." Chen Mo made up a name casually.

"Mr. Mo." Lin Xuelan bowed to Chen Mo again.

Because all the guards were killed and Han Yang was also injured, Lin Xuelan was embarrassed to ask Chen Mo and the other three to help her drive the carriage. Instead, with such a big change happening, the most important thing was to get to Yelang Kingdom as soon as possible.

Lin Xuelan was also decisive. She immediately ordered Yuzhu to abandon some of the goods and take away valuable items as well as food and water, reducing the previous eight vehicles to three.

He also invited Chen Mo and four others to take two of the cars and sit in the carriages to reduce exposure to the sun.

Chen Mo did not refuse. Since he could enjoy himself, he would naturally not seek suffering.

Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren were in the same car.

Liang Mu and Si Song were in one.

Han Yang, Lin Xuelan and Yuzhu rode in one car and continued on their journey.

Lin Xuelan's car was in front, and Yuzhu was driving.

In the carriage, Lin Xuelan was still somewhat surprised by what had happened before, and she started chatting with Han Yang.

"The strength of the sand bandit leader should be stronger than you, Grandpa Han. Yuzhu couldn't even take one of his moves, but was seriously injured by the person thrown by Young Master Mo. I'm afraid that Young Master Mo's strength is even stronger than my father." Lin Xuelan said in a low voice.

"The strength of the bandit leader should also be at the sixth level, but there are differences in the same realm. The time he has been immersed in the state of Qi intake should be longer than mine. As for Mr. Mo, I can't tell, but he is definitely stronger than me." Han Yang guessed.

"Above father, doesn't that mean he is fourth grade? In our Yelang Kingdom, this would be ranked in the top ten. After all, the Song Dynasty is not something a small country like ours can compare to." Lin Xuelan sighed and said.

"That should be it." Han Yang said. As for above the fourth rank, it should be impossible, after all, the other party is so young.

"Zizzi."

Lin Xuelan smacked her lips slightly, with a hint of admiration in her eyes. The other person was only a few years older than her at most, but his strength was already better than her father's.

"Grandpa Han, what do you think they are doing in Yelang?"

"I heard from the old man next to Mo Yu that they had offended someone and came to the Western Region to escape?"

"Didn't Kyoto take in a group of nobles from the Song Dynasty before? I heard that these people were related to Lu Sheng, the former prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Grandpa Han, do you think that the person offended by Young Master Mo is the King of Wei of the Song Dynasty? Otherwise, with Young Master Mo's strength, he would definitely not have to flee to the Western Regions." Lin Xuelan guessed.

"It's possible. I guess the name Mo Yu is fake." Han Yang had never heard of this name in the Song Dynasty. After all, Mo Yu was so young and with such strength, if he was really called this name, he should have become famous in the Song Dynasty long ago.

"Okay, Miss, stop guessing. No matter who they are, at least they are our benefactors now," said Han Yang.

Lin Xuelan nodded: "If it weren't for Master Mo, I guess we would be in this situation now."

Lin Xuelan felt a little scared just thinking about it.

……

There are really a lot of bandits on the way to the Western Regions.

Especially since Chen Mo and his group were few in number, they looked like a soft persimmon. Today alone, not counting Hulugu's group, three waves of bandits attempted to rob them.

However, the strength of these three waves of sand bandits is much weaker than that of Hulugu's brother. Most of them are just ordinary people. The few warriors are only ninth-rank warriors, and their weapons are not sophisticated. Yuzhu alone is enough to scare them away.

Although Chen Mo was the savior of Lin Xuelan and the other two, due to their nature, Lin Xuelan and Yuzhu were not the type of people who were enthusiastic and talkative towards strangers. Therefore, during the next few days on the road, except for Yuzhu arriving at the right time to bring food to Chen Mo and the others, they had almost no communication with Chen Mo.

Han Yang, on the other hand, was quite enthusiastic and took the initiative to chat with Chen Mo and the others, and they talked a lot.

From Han Yang's words, we learned that they came to Song Dynasty to visit Lin Xuelan's grandfather in Xiliang.

Lin Xuelan's mother is from Xiliang in the Song Dynasty.

When her father came to Xiliang to purchase goods when he was young, the first person he did business with was Lin Xuelan's grandfather.

After a few interactions, her father and her grandfather became very good business partners. Later, at a banquet, her father met her mother, and soon they fell in love, got married, and had Lin Xuelan.

Now that her grandfather was old and had been ill recently, Lin Xuelan came to Xiliang to visit her grandfather on behalf of her mother and stayed in Xiliang for a while.

After seeing that grandpa's health had improved, he hired the strongest Hulu Escort Agency in the Yangtian Pass area to escort them back, but he didn't expect this to happen. Han Yang was the old housekeeper of the Lin family.

He watched Lin Xuelan grow up.

……

October 9, the third year of Yong'an.

The convoy arrived at Motie City.

This city is the first town after entering Yelang Kingdom.

The outline of a city that seemed relatively large in the eyes of Lin Xuelan and the others gradually appeared in everyone's sight.

Looking at the Motie City not far away, not only Lin Xuelan and others breathed a sigh of relief, but even Chen Mo relaxed a lot.

After looking at yellow sand for several days, I finally saw green.

Of course, Motie City is not located on an oasis. The green here is just more vegetation than the previous desert. The cacti are almost taller than the city walls.

There are very few people in the city. After all, the entire Yelang Kingdom has only a few hundred thousand people, and a large number of the population is concentrated in cities covered with vegetation. In this way, how many people can there be in such a city built in the desert?

The streets seemed even more deserted, and every corner was filled with a mixture of various scents. The men and women in the city were dressed similarly to Nalan Yiren at this time.

After all, this kind of dress can not only protect against sand, but also withstand the sun's scorching sun.

As it was already late, the group found an inn to stay in and replenish their food and water.

After all, it is still a few days' journey to Jincheng which Han Yang mentioned.

In a desert city like this, alcohol and food are extremely expensive, especially alcohol, which is almost sold at sky-high prices.

The group rested in the inn for one night and continued their journey the next day.

Chen Mo wanted to take a bath last night, but the inn didn't provide it.

When Chen Mo mentioned this in the morning, Han Yang smiled and said, "Desert cities like this are very short of water. If people here want to take a shower, they just wet a towel, wring it out, and wipe their bodies from head to toe."

Chen Mo immediately felt a chill, thinking that the fragrance that filled the city from the streets to the alleys might also have the effect of masking body odor.

Lin Xuelan said: "Don't worry, Mr. Mo. When we get to Jincheng, you won't have to worry about taking a bath."

……

Three days later, Jincheng.

When he first stepped into Jincheng, Chen Mo clearly felt that there was more "green". Except for the higher temperature, everything else was similar to some cities in the southern part of the Song Dynasty.

The scale of Jincheng is much larger than the previous Motie City. Perhaps due to proper planning, the whole city gives people a majestic feeling. The spacious streets are filled with people, which forms a sharp contrast with the desolate Motie City.

It felt like all the people from the Yelang Kingdom were in this city.

The men and women in this city no longer dress so "covertly".

Many of the women were dressed similarly to Yuzhu.

After entering the city, the group got off the bus.

"Mr. Mo, what do you think of Jincheng?" Lin Xuelan looked at Chen Mo as if she finally had something to show off.

"Yes, even this half-naked beggar didn't see it."

If you want to see how the people in a city live well, you have to start from the bottom.

If there are a lot of beggars in a city, then this city is only prosperous on the surface.

But since Chen Mo entered Jincheng, he has not seen a single beggar.

Lin Xuelan was a little surprised by this, but she just thought that "the county magistrate couldn't bear to see the sufferings of the people, so he drove the beggars out of the city."

After driving around the city for a while, the group got on a car and arrived in front of a huge mansion.

Yuzhu helped Lin Xuelan out of the car.

"The young lady is back." The guard at the door saw Lin Xuelan and asked someone to go in and pass the message, while the rest of the people quickly came over to help unload the things from the car.

Han Yang took Chen Mo and three others, followed Lin Xuelan and Yuzhu, and entered the Lin Mansion.

After entering the Lin Mansion, Lin Xuelan met some servants along the way.

At this time, Lin Xuelan discovered that something was wrong.

Because when these servants greeted her, their expressions were not as "warm" as before, as if they were hiding something from her.

Besides, she has been in the mansion for so long, her brothers and sisters should also come to greet her.

Lin Xuelan quickened her pace and led Chen Mo and the other three, passing through several paths and corridors, and finally arrived at the hall of the Lin Mansion.

From a distance, Lin Xuelan saw many figures gathered in the hall.

Lin Xuelan knew most of the people inside.

In addition to my mother, my father's five concubines, the sons and daughters born to the concubines, and my father's brothers and sisters were also there.

But the only person I didn't see was my father.

Lin Xuelan's expression changed slightly and she walked over quickly.

Han Yang also felt something was wrong, so he led Chen Mo and the other three to follow.

"Xue Lan, you're back. Is your grandpa okay?" Lin Xue Lan's mother, Mrs. Hu, was discussing matters in the hall. When she saw Lin Xue Lan coming in, she immediately stopped the discussion, went up to her, held Lin Xue Lan's hand, and looked around.

At the same time, the aunts and uncles in the hall also greeted Lin Xuelan, but there was no smile on their faces.

"Xue Lan."

"Xue Lan is back."

"I haven't seen Xue Lan for a few months. She has lost weight."

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"Xue Lan, you are finally back. Did something happen to your father?" Lin Xue Lan's second uncle, her father's younger brother, looked serious. When he was about to tell Lin Xue Lan about her father, he suddenly saw the four people led in by Han Yang and frowned slightly: "Mr. Han, who are these people?"

Han Yang was about to speak when Lin Xuelan remembered that she had almost forgotten about Chen Mo and the others, so she said first, "Mom, Second Uncle, this is Master Mo Yumo. Master Mo is my savior. If it weren't for him this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come back."

Lin Xuelan then quickly recounted what happened on the way back to Yelang Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)