Chapter 152: The Return of General Guan

  The thirty-third year of King Xuan of Zhou

  Song initially set out quietly from Xianyang City with a small entourage of guards.

  Dozens of riders raised a faint dust on the official road, and after traveling seven or eight miles, they began to turn onto small paths.

  The starry sky was covered by clouds at some point, and the visibility got worse and worse. The horse team's speed slowed down gradually. A gust of night wind blew, with a hint of coolness hitting people in the face.

  "Sir, it's snowing." Gu Han touched his icy face, "This omen..."

  Because I was in a hurry, I didn't even get to divine whether this trip would be auspicious or not. But as soon as I left the door, I encountered wind and snow, which really made me feel uncomfortable at heart.

  "I don't know whether it's auspicious or not, but snow is much better than rain. Snow in October, I think it's the heavens' blessing." As Song Chu spoke, a faint mist escaped from between his lips.

  On horseback, Gu Han looked at Song Chuyi's profile, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

  In the dim light, Song Chuayi wore a black dress, her five senses were not delicate, but her face was clean, her hair was neatly tied up, and her temperament was elegant. Especially, she emitted a kind of calmness from inside out, which was different from anyone else.

  "What the master said is true." Gu Han said.

  Song Chu looked up at the sky and said, "The snow isn't falling heavily, no need to worry about it."

  Her astrology was almost a decoration, and divination was only slightly understood, but the military said "heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and harmony among people", so-called heavenly timing also includes astronomical phenomena, she had been a military strategist in Yangcheng, naturally very understanding of astronomical phenomena.

  Ji Bian returned from scouting ahead and drove his horse closer to Song Chuyi, saying, "Sir, the mountain road ahead is treacherous, we need to slow down."

  "Hmm. Ya-Wen's words were full of emotions from the start." Song Chu asked Gu Han, "We'll enter Ba Country first, what do you think is the best way to proceed?"

  "Let's exit through the Wu Pass," he said after a brief moment of thought. "There's a shortcut commonly used by merchants there. Although it seems to be taking a detour, in reality, it's twice as fast as walking on the winding mountain roads."

  "Good." Song Shi nodded in agreement. She was also familiar with the geography of various countries, but only to the extent of what was on the map, and naturally not as clear as a native Qin person.

  Under Guxian's lead, everyone rode their horses southwest.

  The speed is not too fast. Gu Han took a moment to say, "Sir, yesterday Master asked me who painted that picture of the crossbow bed."

  "Is this considered exposing yourself?" Song Chu raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.

  Gong Yu's face turned cold and he looked embarrassed, "Yes."

  Song Chu's request is: Let Gu Han say that this thing was painted by himself, and it is not allowed to make Mo Jia Da Jian Shi suspicious. In addition, we must ask about the missing points along the way. And cannot let Da Jian Shi accept him as an inner disciple.

  This was indeed an extremely harsh requirement, Gu Han thought he had come up with a perfect excuse after racking his brains, but it was seen through by his master at a glance.

  "Please instruct me, sir." Gu Han said with a bow.

  Song Chu smiled and said, "You have to understand that all lies in this world are not invincible."

  "But how can you possibly deceive others without lying?" Guhan didn't understand.

  "How can it be impossible?" Song Chu's horse continued to gallop at a steady pace. He began to chat about family matters, "My brother and sister-in-law often quarrel. My sister-in-law is born with a mark on her body, she can endure hardships, and has excellent weaving skills. She serves my parents without any neglect. However, my brother has a quick temper, and whenever they argue, he would beat my sister-in-law until she's covered in bruises. One time, he beat her so badly that she couldn't take it anymore, and hanged herself in the house. What do you think about this?"

  "This... " Although this matter is not a big deal, forcing such a virtuous wife to her death is truly despicable. Gu Han thought so, but because it was Song Chuyi's brother, he didn't dare comment casually.

  "You think my brother's actions are truly shameful, don't you?" Song Chu caught the affirmative answer from his subtle expression and continued with a smile, "But sister-in-law had an affair with a man from the neighboring village, and was seen by people from the neighboring village multiple times. My brother didn't abandon her because of her family background, but she didn't know how to repent and continued to cheat, so my brother took severe measures against her."

  Valley Han didn't expect the truth to be like this and was stunned into silence.

  "What's your opinion now?" Song Chu asked.

  Gao Leng heard Song Chu's question and thought about it for a moment before understanding what she meant. The same thing, when broken down, has different effects, and these are all facts. (Latest update) Don't worry about the day when the east window incident will be exposed.

  Similarly, the picture given by Song Chu Yi can be done in the same way. He knows some mechanisms and hidden weapons, why didn't he think of a way to disassemble those missing joints and put them in other things to ask Master Fu?

  Kokoro sank into deep thought.

  Song didn't say anything more either.

  The light grew darker, and at first the snow was just a flurry of flakes swirling in the wind, but now it was falling thick and fast. Half an hour later, the ground was already white, but the momentum gradually weakened. It seemed that this snow would not hinder their journey, just as Song Chuyi had said.

  Although the journey was slow, by dawn they were approaching the merchant's estate.

  This was the most exhausted time, so Song Chuyi had someone find a place to avoid the wind and get off the horse to rest for a while, and then continue on their way when it got light.

  "Sir." Ji Bian handed a sack of rice wine to Song Chu Yi.

  Song Chu sat on a flat stone, pulled out the stopper and was about to drink when Ji Bian said, "Just received a letter from Mr. Zhen."

  "Where is the letter?" Song asked.

  Ji Bian waved his hand, signaling the messenger to come over.

  The messenger was a young man in his early twenties, thin and gaunt, with a face that looked fairly decent, at least without any deceitful appearance.

  "Belonging to Yao Yan, I have been ordered to deliver a letter to the master." Yao Yan took out a slender bamboo tube from his bosom and handed it over to Song Chuyi with both hands.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, a wine pouch was placed on one side, and after opening a bamboo tube, several loose bamboo slips were taken out.

  Ji Bian glanced at her and saw that she had made a slight effort to compose herself, after which there was no unusual expression on her face. Knowing it wasn't anything bad, he slightly put his mind at ease.

  "Ji Yu is back." Song Chu's face floated with a hint of a smile as he handed the bamboo slip to Ji Bian.

  "Really!" Ji Bian was overjoyed, hastily took the bamboo slips, carefully read them several times, and couldn't help but burst out laughing a few times, "Too good!"

  Things in the world are so clever, Ji Yu didn't come early or late, and just arrived in Xianyang after Song Chuyi left that night. However, after learning about Song Chuyi's whereabouts, he rushed over immediately, and should be able to see him soon.

  "It's been months since we last met, and yet I've been thinking about him a lot." Song Chu took out his wine pouch and drank a large mouthful of rice wine, looking pleased.

  "I've thought about it too, I've been following him since I was a child, and we've never been apart for so long!" Ji Bian sighed. He was promoted by Ji Yu with one hand, and for him, Ji Yu was both a teacher and a friend, as well as a general. Having been together for so many years, their feelings were not ordinary.