“Bai You’an!”
Song Qingchao gritted her teeth and yelled, looking down at the clothes on her body.
“What kind of ridiculous plan is this?”
She was truly speechless…
Song Qingchao tugged at her thin gauze dress, wishing she could just tear it off.
If she hadn’t gotten information from the book about Mumu, saying she had to rush into the city today when the time came, she wouldn’t have agreed to Bai You’an’s idea!
Outside the carriage, Bai You’an’s voice was still lazy.
“Don’t be angry, I swear I won’t look more than necessary.”
Song Qingchao: “……”
What could she say?
She was just a dependent…
“Changed?”
Song Qingchao mumbled an unhappy “En,” then pulled a large cloak around herself, wrapping herself up tightly.
“Then I’m coming in.”
Song Qingchao: “……”
Maybe… you should just die outside…
When Bai You’an entered the carriage, he saw Song Qingchao wrapped up like an egg. He couldn’t help but laugh, earning him a glare from Song Qingchao.
“If this doesn’t work, I will definitely kill you…”
Song Qingchao threatened resentfully, with no hint of killing intent.
Bai You’an merely raised his eyebrows, took off his glasses, wiped them, and then very naturally sat down next to Song Qingchao.
“Good girl.”
Song Qingchao clutched her cloak and retreated.
Beauty truly causes trouble!
…
Outside the carriage, Zhou Zhengxi’s face was stinging from the snowflakes, and the howling wind whistled in his ears.
…
After another half day of travel.
The group finally arrived at Mobei.
The expected difficulties indeed arrived…
“How many people are in the carriage?”
Zhou Zhengxi very honestly handed over the travel permit, with a silver ingot pressed underneath. “My master prefers quiet.”
The guard at the gate took the money and merely glanced at Zhou Zhengxi, but still bumped past Zhou Zhengxi to lift the carriage curtain.
Just as his hand was about to touch it, Zhou Zhengxi grabbed it. “Officer, you’d best heed my advice.”
The soldier immediately became agitated. “This is the border, we must conduct strict checks. If a dangerous element were to sneak in, wouldn’t our Great Yuan dynasty be in danger?”
Zhou Zhengxi immediately felt speechless.
But he still stubbornly refused to let go. “Officer, my master, you probably can’t afford to offend. Rest assured, we are absolutely no problem.”
He then slipped in another silver ingot.
As it was about to be settled, the soldier still withdrew his hand, but a shout from behind caused the soldier to directly pocket the withdrawn silver ingot.
His attitude also instantly turned hostile. “No, we must check!”
The curtain was yanked open with a “swish.”
A woman dressed in thin clothes was seen being pressed down.
As the curtain opened, the man above directly pulled out his cloak and covered the woman, only revealing the thin fabric.
Bai You’an impatiently turned his head. “Something wrong?”
The soldier seemed startled, but still mustered the courage. “Routine inspection!”
Bai You’an “tsk”ed, then pulled out a token from under him and flicked it out.
It flew directly towards the soldier’s face.
The soldier cried out “Ouch,” and as he took down the token, blood got on his hands. He touched his nose uncertainly, and upon seeing the blood, became even more furious.
But in the next moment, upon seeing the token in his hand, he instantly quelled his anger…
The curtain he was holding instantly felt hot.
“Had enough?” Bai You’an’s voice carried a hint of chill, causing the Mobei soldiers, accustomed to the cold, to shiver.
This person, he truly couldn’t afford to offend…
At this moment, a man who looked like a general walked over, patted his shoulder, and directly snatched the token from his hand.
After confirming its authenticity, he glanced at Zhou Zhengxi, who was driving, and then said solemnly, “Apologies for the offense, please enter.” kuAiδugg
Zhou Zhengxi merely returned a perfunctory bow, then withdrew the token back into his own hand.
At first, he wasn’t sure if this method would work, but seeing the significant reactions of the soldiers after seeing the token, he began to wonder what this token was.
However, when he got it into his hand.
He was also genuinely surprised.
The Princess Royal’s token?
It seemed Bai You’an hadn’t lied to him. But if that were the case… he should keep a closer eye on Bai You’an in the future.
As the carriage swayed towards the city.
The soldiers standing outside the city asked the general who came out afterward somewhat confusedly, “General Zuo, is he the person we are waiting for?”
Zuo Suiran nodded. “The Princess Mansion’s token is not fake.”
The soldier, not understanding, asked again, “Didn’t the person say they would come with the exiles? But the exile convoy arrived in the morning, and it’s already afternoon now.”
Zuo Suiran shrugged off the snowflakes from his shoulders. “We do as we are ordered. If you want to live, don’t ask so many questions.”
“Oh.” The soldier mumbled in response and continued his work.
But Zuo Suiran was not as at ease as the soldier.
Logically speaking, this person should have been in disguise. Now that he had revealed his identity just to enter the city, what was his intention…
However, he let them in not because of pressure from the powerful, but because Heaven was high and the emperor was far away; who could control whom?
The reason he let them in was entirely because he heard this person was a doctor, and seemed to be quite famous.
If it weren’t for that, he truly wouldn’t have given them face.
Mobei was a place that lacked food, lacked charcoal, and lacked everything.
But what it lacked the most was medical resources.
In this God-forsaken place, one couldn’t even find a decent doctor.
It was fine in summer, but once winter arrived, the number of people who froze to death increased.
The conditions in his military camp were better, but frostbite kept the soldiers from sleeping peacefully every night.
But the common people were not so fortunate.
Freezing to death was truly common.
And recently, it had been unstable.
With more people being exiled, management was already difficult.
Moreover, he had recently discovered several forces gradually developing their influence in this region.
Unusual, truly too unusual.
Zuo Suiran sighed as he walked back with his hands behind his back, guessing that he wouldn’t have many good days ahead.