An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

They rested overnight at the inn, and set off on their way the next day without stopping.

After leaving Yongle City, they left the border of Chu State and had to cross a mountain range to reach Liang State.It is densely covered with poisonous insects, miasma, and wild beasts appear from time to time. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is the natural barrier of Liang Guo.

Of course, there is another relatively safe way to go to Liang Guo, but it takes a long detour.They don't have much time to waste on the journey.

The mere mountains and forests naturally couldn't stop Ji Yue and Wei Lian from moving forward.Wei Lian sprayed the medicinal powder in a circle, and the poisonous insects, snakes and ants automatically retreated, and Lin Yan'er, who was good at using poison, didn't use it at all.When the beast saw them, let alone eat people, they were directly roasted and eaten.

Xiao Wen also followed, Lin Yan'er didn't want to see him, so he followed from a distance, and asked if he was going to Liang Guo, Lin Yan'er didn't care.

"...What a lunatic!" Lin Yan'er gritted her teeth.

Xiao Wen's martial arts are so strong that it is easy for him to walk through this forest alone on weekdays.But he was injured by Ji Yue yesterday, and he had just practiced his skills and adjusted his breath overnight, and then he followed the jungle adventure, his body couldn't bear it.

What's more, Raksha can assassinate, but he doesn't know poison.There are so many poisons in this forest, it's almost life-threatening.

Wei Lian glanced back at Xiao Wen who was struggling to kill the poisonous insect not far away: "Since you can't see it, why don't you let him follow?"

"What does he do?" Lin Yan'er frowned, "It's so noisy."

Since entering this desolate forest, she hasn't touched a man for several days.Alas, I feel uncomfortable, I feel weak all over.

The two next to each other are a pair that cannot be touched, and the one behind has already been touched.There was no suitable candidate either.Lin Yan'er became more and more irritable.

Wei Lian was noncommittal.

At night they set up a bonfire and roasted the beasts.Wei Lian's culinary skills have never been brightened, it was Ji Yue who roasted it, and carefully cleaned up all the rough places, giving Wei Lian the most tender meat.

Lin Yan'er chewed gum again, and sighed: "I really envy you."

While eating the barbecue, Wei Lian said, "Don't be envious, you can also ask someone to help you."

From a distance away, Xiao Wen gnawed dry food silently under the tree, salivated while looking at the fire and barbecue over there, and endured it again.

"...Don't mention him." Lin Yan'er curled her lips, "I don't like him."

Ji Yue said lightly: "He is dying."

Wei Lian looked sideways, and saw a poisonous snake hovering on the tree trunk behind Xiao Wen, hissing and spitting out snake letters, staring at the back of Xiao Wen's head.Xiao Wen focused on Lin Yan'er, but didn't notice...

In the blink of an eye, a gust of wind flashed by quickly, and Lin Yan'er appeared in front of Xiao Wen in a blink of an eye, holding the poisonous snake's Qicun in her hand and throwing it to the ground, shouting: "You don't want to die?!"

That look was clear and cold and implied worry, which was completely different from the woman who always had eyes full of emotion on weekdays.

Xiao Wen was overjoyed: "Yan'er, you still care about me, don't you—"

Lin Yan'er lowered her eyes: "You just follow."

……

The atmosphere is a bit strange.

Ji Yue, Wei Lian, Lin Yan'er, Xiao Wen, the four sat together.

Lin Yan'er closed her eyes, feeling rare and quiet.

Xiao Wen said anxiously: "Yan'er, don't be angry, have you forgotten? I am immune to all poisons."

Hundreds of poisons do not invade.

Also, Lin Yan'er's lightness kung fu that teleported to Xiao Wen at the critical moment just now far surpassed her usual strength.Move your finger to let the poisonous snake take back the snake letter, reminding him of Melna's snake control skills in the palace...

Wei Lian's eyes darkened slightly.

Lin Yan'er suddenly opened her eyes, saw Xiao Wen, and was startled: "Why are you here?!"

Xiao Wen was taken aback: "It's not...you asked me to come here?"

"When did I let you come here? Don't slander people!" Lin Yan'er felt dizzy, "Why do you always say things that I have never done? Are you sick..."

"Miss Lin." Wei Lian interrupted him, "You saved him just now."

Lin Yan'er paused, and said incredulously, "Me, save him?"

Wei Lian nodded: "Yes. We saw it with our own eyes."

Lin Yan'er didn't believe it: "Don't join forces to lie to me, I knew just now that I could just sit here perfectly..."

Wei Lian raised his eyebrows.

Lin Yan'er was not lying.

Things seem to be getting a little more interesting.

Xiao Wen finally got the chance to join the team, so naturally he refused to quit even if he was beaten to death.Both Wei Lian and Ji Yue acquiesced, it was useless for Lin Yan'er to object.

Several people trekked in the mountains for a few days and established a preliminary friendship - only between Wei Lian and Xiao Wen.

Three days later, they finally walked out of the mountains and entered the country of Liang.

Liang Guo's territory division is very simple.In ancient times, there were twelve regions in the southern border, and they are still divided into twelve major cities today.Names such as Moriatu Bazar Cambras City, Temuyihan Ulan Yamakarisa City... are directly translated from the southern Xinjiang phonetic.

Rao Wei Lian has a photographic memory, and his eyes hurt when he saw this series of disturbing place names.

This is the case for Wei Lian, and those foreign people who have business dealings with Liang Guo are of course even more troublesome.So they simply and rudely gave numbers to the cities of Liang Guo - from the first city, the second city to the twelfth city, which is easy to remember and clear at a glance.

Melna is a saint, and of course the saint is in the first city.

They are now in the seventh city.

As soon as you step into Liang Kingdom, you can instantly feel the difference from the Central Plains.The girls on the street wore pigtails and veils, showing their arms, calves and arms without any shyness, and wearing a dazzling array of silver ornaments.The man is wearing a turban, a long coat, and leather boots.Vendors shouted and yelled around, speaking in a language they didn't understand.

Lin Yan'er's attire, which was outrageous in the Central Plains, fit perfectly into it.

However, her dress is a long skirt with very little fabric, and the style is still biased towards the Central Plains, which is different from the dresses of these girls.

There was a girl and a boy in love kissing in public, while the others did not dodge or avoid, and even whistled at the pair of little mandarin ducks.

Xiao Wen was shocked: "It's really an open folk style."

"Compared to this." Ji Yue remained expressionless, "I care more about where to stay tonight."

The architectural style here is quite different from that of Qin and Chu.He couldn't understand any of the words on the plaques on both sides, let alone communicate with the locals.

So the question is, how should they find the inn?You can't just break in and have a look. It would be bad if you strayed into a private house.

Lin Yan'er proudly said, "I know."

Wei Lian looked sideways: "Do you understand Liang Wen?"

"Although my family is from the Central Plains, my family is in the spice business, and I stayed here with my father for a while, so it's considered half of my hometown." Lin Yan'er winked, "It's all about my family."

With Lin Yan'er's help, they quickly found a place to stay.

Xiao Wen's face turned dark.

...Because Lin Yan'er specially found a handsome man to ask for directions.

Lin Yan'er is also a great beauty, and the other party speaks softly to her.Xiao Wen couldn't understand what the two said, but saw that they were chatting happily, and Lin Yan'er giggled coquettishly after the man said a few words.

The two talked and linked arms.

Xiao Wen couldn't help but stepped forward and pulled Lin Yan'er past him: "Let her go!"

Of course, the Liang Guo man couldn't understand what Xiao Wen was talking about, so he cast doubtful eyes on Lin Yan'er and asked, "Who is he? Is it your husband?"

Lin Yan'er casually replied in Nanjiang dialect: "I don't know, probably a disciple who covets my beauty."

The man immediately protected Lin Yan'er behind him, frowned and drove Xiao Wen away.

Xiao Wen's eyes turned red, and he was about to draw his sword.

Lin Yan'er mercilessly warned in Central Plains dialect: "If you dare to hurt someone, don't come near me again."

Xiao Wen's veins twitched, but his hand on the handle of the knife was released.

Lin Yan'er was satisfied: "That's right. I've been vegetarian for so many days, and if I don't find someone to sleep with, I'll be suffocated to death. He and I are going to the inn to do some business, so just follow along."

Seeing the backs of the two walking away together, Xiao Wen's fingers trembled slightly, and he couldn't help shouting hoarsely: "...will you die if you leave the man?!"

Lin Yan'er paused, then turned to look at him, calm and ruthless.

Then she smiled and said, "Yes."

Xiao Wen cried when he returned to the inn.

After Wei Lian learned about it, he brought two jugs of wine and knocked on the door of Xiao Wen's room.

Rhetoric is most effective when people are most vulnerable.

Wei Lian is so ruthless, calm and calculating towards people other than Ji Yue.

Hearing the knock on the door, the crying inside stopped, and after a while, Xiao Wen opened the door as if nothing had happened.

His eyes were still red.Luo Sha, who is so powerful in the Jianghu, cried like a child for a woman.

pitiful.

Wei Lian sighed softly, went into the room and closed the door, without any consolation, just one word: "Drink."

Wei Lian can't drink, he doesn't drink at all, and is only responsible for getting Xiao Wen drunk.

Xiao Wenzheng was overwhelmed with grief and needed to drink to relieve his worries, he didn't pay attention to whether Wei Lian drank or not, he drank many glasses by himself.

In the end, I thought the cup was too small, so I picked up the wine jar and drank it.

After drinking, he threw the wine jar down, lay down on the table and cried again: "Brother Wei! My life is so miserable!"

Looks drunk.Wei Lian thought to himself.

Luo Sha is five years older than him, but he actually called him "brother", which shows that he has lost his mind.

He asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"I've been in love with her for seven years..." Xiao Wen's drunken eyes were hazy, sobbing, "How could I... fall in love with such a woman. She has no heart..."

"It is said that love is sweet, why is it so bitter when it comes to me..."

Wei Lian stated: "Love is sweet, unrequited love is bitter."

"I don't care!" Xiao Wen cried and said, "I also admit the hardship. I have suffered for seven years, and I can't let her go. Brother Wei, I really envy you, how can you and brother Yue just like each other just right?" Woolen cloth?"

Wei Lian: "..." It seems that even if Xiao Wen is so drunk that he calls brother indiscriminately, Ji Yue is still a younger brother.

Do people get so scary when they're drunk?Wei Lian looked at the imageless Luo Sha thoughtfully, wondering what he was like when he was drunk... Maybe he would have lost all face in front of Ji Yue long ago.

Wei Lian said: "Coincidentally, Miss Lin is also very envious of us."

Xiao Wen jumped up against the case: "Wei Yuzhi, you are not so comforting!"

Wei Lian insinuated: "How did you meet Miss Lin back then? Tell me, maybe I can give you a trick."

"It's useless." Xiao Wen sat back dejectedly, and waved his hands mockingly, "It's useless at all. She's just a piece of ice that won't melt. I've tried everything, and she'll only find me annoying."

"How do you know it's useless if you don't tell me?" Wei Lian immediately smeared Ji Yue, "You don't know, don't look at me and Ayun are deeply in love now, but he hated me back then. He is cold and suspicious and likes to be suspicious, it's all up to me Prescribe the right medicine, slowly attack..."

Xiao Wen was dumbfounded, and gave a thumbs up: "Brother Wei, you are amazing."

"So," Wei Lian said persuasively, "Tell me, maybe I can really help you."

Xiao Wen thought for a while, then sighed: "Okay, then I'll tell you."

"Yan'er was not like this at the beginning." Xiao Wen said in a low voice, and suddenly uttered a question that was specious and thoughtful and frightening.

"I suspect that the current Yan'er...is not Yan'er."