Lanke Chess Edge

"Gentlemen, am I walking too fast?"

Seeing that Ji Yuan and Chang Yi couldn't keep up with him, the soldiers leading the way thought it was because they were too fast. After all, the two behind them were just scholars, and as they said before, they came in a carriage. Just got off early.

Ji Yuan hurriedly said to the soldier.

"Master, don't worry, we can keep up!"

Chang Yi also nodded on the side.

This made the soldier a little embarrassed, scratching his head and saying.

"Don't call me that, gentlemen. You are learned people. I'm just a soldier. I can stop the enemy, but it depends on you to live a good life for everyone."

Unexpectedly, this little soldier had such an awareness, Ji Yuan couldn't help but glance at him, and then he and Chang Yi quickened their pace slightly.

Most of the surrounding soldiers were also looking at Ji Yuan and Chang Yi, who were obviously not in military attire, and speculated who they were and what they were doing.

The city is not big, slightly smaller than the county town of Dahe County. After wandering around for a while, I finally came to a building in the center of the city. Not only was it more grand than other buildings, but there were also many soldiers standing guard.

"Gentlemen, this is the General's Mansion in my city, and Liao Sima is usually here, but the two of you have to meet the general first before you can go to see Liao Sima."

"As it should be."

Ji Yuan responded, and the leading soldier ran to the mansion to report.

Not long after, Ji Yuan and Chang Yi saw the general in the city. He was neither vicious nor tall and handsome. He looked ugly, but all the soldiers respected him very much.

At this moment, Ji Yuan and Chang Yi are standing in a living room, there is a big table in the room, with a big map on it, the map is full of marks, the general sits on the chair behind the big table and looks at Ji Yuan and Chang Yi.

He had the handwriting of the North Gate Army Marquis in his hand, indicating that he had compared the documents repeatedly and questioned the two of them.

"You came from Zhongdao County? We haven't received supplies for a long time. What's the situation over there? The last time we sent messengers, we were perfunctory, saying that we would deliver military rations and supplies as soon as possible, but now Not even a piece of pig iron!"

The general stood up from his position and pointed to somewhere on the map.

"We have been guarding here for three years. I can't remember how many fights and how many brothers have died in these three years. But what about our supplies and our military pay? I even know that some brothers will save their military pay. It was entrusted to the rear, but none of the military pay was actually delivered to the family, and I am afraid it was in the pocket of an official!"

At this moment, there are only three people in the room, the general and Ji Yuanchang Yi, but his voice is not loud, because he is afraid of being heard by the brothers outside, but he speaks with a lot of momentum, and a strong evil spirit rushes towards his face.

As immortal cultivators, Ji Yuan and Chang Yi could clearly feel the power of the blood demon, even ordinary monsters would be afraid of it, but for immortal cultivators like them, it was not enough.

Ji Yuan could only cup his hands and replied calmly.

"This general, Mr. Chang and I are not officials of Yuanzhao Kingdom. We just asked for a document to send a letter here. The two of us don't know about the military pay and rations. I hope the general will find out."

"That's right, Mr. Ji and I came all the way from Liao Zhengbao's hometown, and we don't know about this matter."

Chang Yi in the past, although he is also polite, he basically doesn't say so much to ordinary people. It's not that he looks down on it, but that there is no need to waste this effort. Ordinary people are too stubborn, and they don't want to say a word if they don't make sense.

But at this moment, it is not only because of following fate, but also because the mortals in front of him are indeed worthy of admiration, or that the soldiers in this city are all respectable people.

"call……"

The general exhaled a breath, eased his emotions and sat down again.

"The two gentlemen are shocked. This matter really has nothing to do with the two. I shouldn't lose my temper with you."

The general has his helplessness, and the soldiers in this city have their helplessness. They can't retreat. If they retreat, what will happen to the rear of Yuanzhao Kingdom? And the order to guard has always been in place, and there is no way to retreat.

"By the way, the two of you have traveled all the way, but if you have any other news, you don't need to talk about military affairs and government affairs, just talk about people's sentiments!"

Chang Yi glanced at Ji Yuan, as if hesitating to talk about what happened before, but Ji Yuan still nodded to him, and the latter spoke.

"A great plague broke out in Yuanzhao country the day before yesterday, sweeping at least one-third of the country's territory. Countless people were infected and countless died."

"What!?"

The general sat up straight, holding on to the wooden handle of the chair with both hands, making a series of creaking noises.

"Plague?! How is the plague now? Has Changgudao County been affected by the plague?"

Ji Yuan said.

"The plague has been brought under control. As long as the follow-up is properly managed, it should not erupt again. It's just that people who died in the plague can't be resurrected... As for the specific places that were affected, we don't know too much, mainly because we don't know the place names."

The general showed a face that was either crying or smiling when he heard this.

"Government properly...the imperial court...forget it, I have sent someone to pass on Liao Sima, and it should arrive soon."

"Thank you General!"

"Well, it's a good thing for my brothers to have news from home... By the way, come and show the two gentlemen some tea!"

Hearing the order, a soldier came in and went out again after making a promise.

After waiting for a while, a tall and burly man in leather armor walked quickly along with the two soldiers, with obvious excitement and joy on his face.

"Where is the family letter, where is the family letter?"

Liao Zhengbao's voice was very loud, and the sound was already rumbling here before he arrived, which was very different from his father's honest appearance.

Walking into the hall, Liao Zhengbao saluted the general first, then looked at Ji Yuan.

"What about the family letter? What about the family letter? Did my parents finally reply to me? It's not easy to find someone who can write a family letter, and the family doesn't have any money left to buy pen and ink. I've been looking forward to this book for a long time, and it's finally here!"

Liao Zhengbao was very emotional. It is not hard to hear from his words that he had written more than one letter to his family, but none of them actually reached his family.

Ji Yuan sighed slightly, just cupped his hands at him, and said seriously.

"It wasn't written down, it just brought messages and tokens."

As he spoke, Ji Yuan took out a forearm-length thing wrapped in cloth from behind his back, and handed it to Liao Zhengbao, who quickly untied it layer by layer, revealing a wooden sword.

There is also a villain engraved on the wooden sword, as well as several sticks.

With tears in his eyes, Liao Zhengbao caressed this wooden sword made by his father when he was a child, as if he saw the happy time when he was a child.

"It's mine. It's the wooden sword my father made for me. I didn't expect it to still be there. It's still there. I couldn't find it before I joined the army! It's it..."

Liao Zhengbao suddenly raised his head, looked at Ji Yuan and Chang Yidao.

"How are my parents? How are the people in the village?"

Ji Yuan answered solemnly.

"Liao Sima, don't worry, your father and mother are very well, healthy, able to eat and sleep, not only that, your father also mobilized the whole village to build a cemetery, to find a place to bury the bones in the wilderness , is a well-known good man."

"Oh oh oh, that's good, that's good!"

Ji Yuan finally smiled, and said.

"By the way, they are old enough to have children. You have a younger brother named Liao Baogui, who is six years old."

"Is it is it!"

Liao Zhengbao was overjoyed, clutching the wooden sword tightly with both hands, and then slapped his thigh again.

"Oh, then this wooden sword should be left for my younger brother to play with. Why bring it to me? Isn't it enough to have a message? By the way, what message did my parents bring to me?"

"Well……"

Ji Yuan has always been eloquent, how many times he has saved lives and turned the situation around with his lip service, but this time he was rarely speechless, and then he took a step closer to Liao Zhengbao, whispering in a voice only he could hear.

"The two elders of the Liao family hope that you can go home. They have been in the army for many years and haven't returned home. They miss you very much."

Liao Zhengbao was taken aback for a moment, looked at Ji Yuan and Chang Yi, then at the other people in the room, and spoke directly.

"Let me go back?"

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became dead silent. Several soldiers around looked at Liao Zhengbao, and even the general subconsciously sat upright and looked at him.

When Liao Zhengbao spoke loudly, Ji Yuan and even Chang Yi already vaguely knew what answer he would give.

Liao Zhengbao has been looking at the wooden sword in his hand since he finished saying that, and was silent for a long time before a deep voice came out of his mouth.

"You two are so capable, can you make me return to my hometown?"

Chang Yi looked at Ji Yuan, saw that he didn't speak, so he opened his mouth to answer.

"This matter will not trouble me and Mr. Ji. It is enough to show that we can get the official document and have someone send us here."

"Hehe, the two gentlemen are just two helpless scholars. Although there are many wine bags and rice bags behind, there are still checkpoints, and the government is not a decoration. It may be easy to get an official document, but if I go back like this, it is a defection , was found to be beheaded, and his family members would be implicated, and maybe you would be implicated as well!"

Chang Yi continued.

"This is a trivial matter, and it can be resolved."

"Hehehe, I don't believe it!"

Liao Zhengbao looked up at Chang Yi as he spoke, and then continued to look at Mu Jian.

The general on the seat hesitated to speak, his hands clenched the armrests again, his inner struggle would not be much less than that of Liao Zhengbao, just when he was about to say that he could help, Liao Zhengbao suddenly looked up at Ji Yuan and Chang Yi.

"Two gentlemen! Thank you for bringing me home news, this wooden sword...give it to my younger brother for me!"

Liao Zhengbao returned the wooden sword to Ji Yuan, and the words in his mouth were firm.

"My father built a memorial. He is a well-known good man in the village. Of course, his son should not be ashamed to be a deserter. There are my brothers in the family, and there are also here! Please go back and tell my parents and younger brother that Zhengbao will come back. Returned home triumphantly, but now... I won't go back... ho..."

Liao Zhengbao's last breath was trembling.

Ji Yuan sighed softly, patted Chang Yi's shoulder and shook his head slightly, then said to Liao Zhengbao.

"Are you sure you want to make this decision?"

Chang Yi couldn't help but speak up.

"Do you know who Mr. Ji and I are? Do you know that if you go back, not only will you be reunited with your family, but you will also receive a rare blessing for ordinary people. Do you know..."

"Do you know the friendship between me and the thousands of brothers in the city? Do you know how much pain I will feel when I leave them alone and leave alone? Just thinking about it just now makes my conscience hard to rest!"

Liao Zhengbao yelled at Chang Yi with red eyes before he finished speaking.

"I know the two gentlemen must be capable people, I know! But I have already decided, thank you!"

Chang Yi was not angry when he was contradicted like this. Instead, he nodded towards Liao Zhengbao with a smile on his face, and then took out a talisman from his sleeve. Zhang's "ghost painting talisman" thing.

"Here, this is the blessing of peace that your parents asked for you. You should always carry it with you. You can't refuse it, can you?"

Liao Zhengbao was taken aback for another moment, and then hurriedly grabbed it.

"Didn't this come out sooner? Of course I will take it with me!"

Ji Yuan watched this scene with a smile, nodded to Chang Yi and looked at Liao Zhengbao and the sitting general.

"In this way, Mr. Chang and I have broken our promise!"