Chapter 342: Under the Bright Moon
After dark, the full moon hangs high.
Although the city of Queensland did not celebrate the Chinese New Year, the city after night was still much more lively than before, and the government made an exception and did not impose a curfew. Therefore, even in the deep courtyard, people can still hear laughter outside from time to time.
Li Ling and the others did not go out to join in the fun. After all, they were both dangerous and rushing through the past few days. They were already exhausted and had already settled in the Marquis' Mansion, so they naturally didn't want to go out. Fortunately, the Marquis' Mansion had arrangements. Not only did they prepare a sumptuous banquet to welcome them, but also Xiao Chengzhi and Sun Bi were accompanying him. In the middle, even Xiao Ding came here to toast two glasses of wine, and then went out to reunite with his subordinates and others for a banquet.
After drinking for several tours, the distance between these young people who are already friends is getting closer and closer, and the conversation becomes more casual. So Yang Chen asked tentatively: "Look at the constant visits today, what happened in southern Yunnan?"
Xiao Chengzhi smiled bitterly: "I don't hide it from you. We have indeed encountered a lot of trouble in southern Yunnan this time. People are ready to move around everywhere, and the troops are frequently mobilized. This is why my father could not agree to Brother Li to take out such a large sum of silver to the court at this time."
"So that's it." Li Ling nodded with understanding. In fact, the previous meeting made him see that Xiao Ding seemed to have something to do. Now it seems that it is indeed related to the current situation. "But it is related to the chaos in Qianzhou. Is the thieves such as Luo Tian Sect causing trouble again?"
"Yes, these guys are very restless recently. Not only are they colluding with the remnants of Huntian Army, but they even have a lot of contact with some raw and mature barbarians. They obviously want to cooperate with them and disrupt southern Yunnan."
After he told the current situation truthfully, Sun Bi added: "But uncle and the others have already made countermeasures. I believe that this chaos will be pacified in a short time, and southern Yunnan should not be in chaos. As long as southern Yunnan is completely settled and we can free up our hands, the Qianzhou chaos will be quelled as soon as possible."
Li Ling nodded with a smile, and had a further understanding of the cousins in his heart. Xiao Chengzhi is a honest and cheerful person. At least he doesn't have much reservations when getting along with his friends. He is a person who can make friends with sincerity. As for Sun Bi, he looks more low-key, but he is clear and cautious. Even if he is put in the officialdom, he is considered a powerful person.
"I wonder if we can help? To be honest, we were powerless to see the situation collapsed in Qianzhou before, and we were really guilty. Now in southern Yunnan, there is such a situation again. If we do nothing, it would be too ashamed." Li Ling suddenly asked this question again.
"This..." Xiao Chengzhi hesitated a little, while Sun Bi took the lead: "Good intentions we can understand, but for now, everything is in our control, and you really don't need to take risks and help. But don't worry, if we really want to use you, we will never be polite."
Li Ling and his wife could only agree with this statement, and then raised their glasses toast. At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the yard: "Ah, cousin Bi, you are here, so it's easy to find Xian'er." As he spoke, a girl wearing a fiery red dress and a slim figure rushed in.
Li Ling and a few hurriedly looked up and found that the person who came was quite beautiful and brought a bit of wild vitality that the Central Plains women did not have. At this moment, Sun Bi was staring at him with a happy look on his face, but he ignored everyone else.
Sun Bi coughed awkwardly at this time: "Xian'er, why did you run over?"
"I'm also saying that you promised Xian'er to watch the moon with me tonight, did you forget?" The girl came to them and said with resentment.
"Is there...yes?" Sun Bi said in a daze, which made Xian'er complain again: "You have forgotten what you promised? Brother Chengzhi, you have to testify for me, you were also present at that time..." As he said that, he stomped his feet hard, and it looked really cute.
Xiao Chengzhi, who was named, also uttered a little, obviously he had no impression of this statement. Fortunately, Xian'er was impatient and had already made up for it himself: "It was at this time last year. At that time, you said something was wrong, and then promised me to accompany me to enjoy the moon on Yuan night this year. Don't you disagree with cousin Bi, right?"
What a joke, after hearing what she said, let alone Sun Bi and his brothers, even Li Ling and the others felt a little funny. Such casual remarks were regarded as promises by this girl, and she still remembered them all year round. What an obsession.
At this moment, Sun Bi couldn't help but shirk it, so he could only smile and say, "Don't I have friends to accompany me, and I didn't eat much wine or food..."
"I don't care, you promised me... Cousin Bi, I have prepared the wine and food in the Wangyue Pavilion over there. Let's go there now, okay?" Xian'er didn't listen to this explanation at all, and immediately stepped forward and pulled Sun Bi's sleeve and shook it.
This performance made the Yang brothers and Li Moyun stunned. This girl named Xian'er was quite obvious when she was interested in Sun Bi, but they never expected that she would be so straightforward. This was something that the implicit and restrained girls in the Central Plains could not do.
However, Sun Bi and Xiao Chengzhi were calm about this because they had long accepted the unrestrained enthusiasm of the Southwest girl and the direct courtship offensive. So in the end, Sun Bi could not stand Xian'er's repeated requests, and could only accuse her of guilt and leave with her.
It was not until they left that Li Ling and the others were curious and said, "Is this Xianer girl your cousin?"
"Yes, it's my third aunt's daughter." Xiao Chengzhi replied with a smile.
"Then she and Brother Sun..."
"They are actually not cousins. They are just because they have this relationship with me, so Xian'er feels that they can marry her cousin. But..." Speaking of this, his expression changed slightly, and then he thought of something again, and laughed and said, "Forget it, I won't mention them anymore. Come on, I'll give you a cup. I'll go with my father in two days. If the hospitality is not good, please take care of you."
After accompanying him to drink a glass of wine, Li Ling said curiously: "What are you going to Chuxiong?"
"Of course I'm participating in this year's spring worship of the Spring God. This time, several large families of barbarians in southern Yunnan will gather here, and my father, as the Marquis of Dingxi, will naturally be there."
"That should be very lively, right? I wonder if we can join in the fun and have a better understanding?" Li Ling suddenly made such a request.
This made Xiao Chengzhi stunned: "This... there may be any accidents over there. Is it not appropriate for you to go with me? In fact, in terms of spring festivals, we also have them in Kunzhou City. Although it is not as large as in Chuxiong this time, it would be quite interesting to participate in it."
At this time, Li Ling quickly exchanged glances with the other people, and then said, "Since there is danger, we want to use a little more effort with us. I hope Brother Xiao can mention it to the Marquis. After all, there are more people, so there is more insurance."
"Yes, Brother Xiao, you have seen our abilities, and you may not be able to help with anything else, but it is still useful to make suggestions from the side."
These words of each word made Xiao Chengzhi suddenly feel a little overwhelmed. He was a solid man, and he had a good relationship with Li Ling and others, so he really couldn't refuse it cruelly. He could only be silent and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll talk to my father. As long as he agrees, I'll let you go with you."
Seeing him nodding, everyone stopped persuading, and the following banquet became more and more lively. The few people were drunk with 70% drunkenness before they dispersed and went to bed.
...
Under this same moonlight, some people are gathering to drink together, while others are planning to plan.
A young man with an ordinary appearance looked at the man with a slightly tired look in front of him: "Mr. Mo, thank you so much for your hard work this time. I will let you come from Qianzhou to southern Yunnan so quickly to take charge of the overall situation."
The man who had not even washed away the dust on his body was Mo Li in Tianwang. However, after hearing this, he still cheered up his spirits and replied: "Young master, don't say that. I have to endure for ten years and prepare for ten years for today. Not to mention that it's just these hard work, even if I suffer a great pain, I can bear it. As long as I can rise again, the will of the Heavenly King can be extended!"
This young man is the young master of Huntian Army, and the descendant of Huntian King Chang Hao!
I thought that the King Hun Tian was just a fake identity arranged by Mo Li for Li Ling, just to win the trust of Long Tianhao, but I didn't expect that he really had a good person, and judging from his appearance, he was really about the same age as Li Ling.
Mo Li's words also made him excited: "Well, this time we want those guys to know that the Huntian Army will only be more terrifying than ten years ago!"
Seeing him looking a little excited and shouting slogans, Mo Li just smiled and said seriously: "But Young Master, it is far from enough to rely on our own staff to succeed this time, and we also need to rely on other forces."
"I know, you will make arrangements for all this!" Mo Li, the descendant of the Chang family, trusted everything to him.
"In another ten days, it will be a spring festival. At that time, the leaders of all forces in southern Yunnan will gather in Chuxiong City. At that time, what we have to do is..." As Mo Li lowered his voice and expressed his plans one by one, the expression on the young man's face began to become a little unpredictable, but in the end he nodded vigorously and expressed his approval.
Chapter completed!