Chapter 21: Astray
"I found the county lord! I found the county lord!" The soldiers were cheerful calls from afar.
More noisy sounds came out, and everyone's face was filled with a cheerful smile.
This is a great achievement! A great achievement! In the dangerous situation surrounded by wolves, we overcome many difficulties and protected the county lord! We protected the legitimate daughter of the King of Donghai! We also protected the court's decency!
The Japanese Lord will definitely be overjoyed with such achievements, right? The King of Donghai will definitely be rewarded, right? Even the county lord himself should remember us, right? He should take care of us?
Lu Yao looked at these people blankly, and suddenly felt a split headache.
Look at those people, how familiar those flattering expressions are.
Before Lu Yao traveled through time, he saw such faces countless times. It was the smile that the clerk was pleasing to his boss; it was the respect that the official ape had when facing his leader; it was the expression of kneeling and licking when he saw his own father!
How I know these expressions! How good I am at these expressions! How I hate these expressions!
In this dangerous era of feathered edicts, it turns out that there are still too many people like this. Lu Yao frowned. Could it be that after traveling through time, I would have to live such a life and wander in this disgusting atmosphere?
Lu Yao sneered silently.
Every child probably dreamed that he was destined to bear great responsibilities, that he could change everything around him and become a hero who saved the world. However, as time passed, the tempering of reality would make the children at the beginning understand that they were just one of the billions of primates on the earth, and that "ordinary people" were their most prominent labels.
And time travel seems to have become the best way to satisfy heroic fantasy.
But can time travel really make people become heroes?
Just like the scene in front of you, what a great opportunity, from now on, make friends with powerful people and wander among the noble families. Perhaps you can show off a few Tang poems and Song lyrics, echoing those famous scholars whose spirits and flesh are decaying and roaring in the wind and the moon.
As a time traveler, just by reading the few pages of "Book of Jin" and "Zizhi Tongjian" I have read, I can master the biggest golden finger. The corrupt dynasty of the Western Jin Dynasty will inevitably collapse and there is no force to stop it. I can go to the south and go to the foundation of the Lu family in Jiangdong. First, use the clan power to retreat to the village, then build high walls and accumulate grain, and gradually build a foothold in the court. Whether it is personal wealth or the hegemony of the world, I can design it slowly.
This is really a good opportunity. Lu Yao is very clear that this is the safest, safest and most likely route after traveling to this time and space.
But what is the meaning of such a path? I was tired of doing such a thing in my previous life.
It is difficult to walk, but it is difficult to walk! There are many misaligned roads, where are you now?
Lu Yao sneered. He was just under the water, and hadn't he thought about it. Since he was in this killing battlefield, he should have the courage to draw his sword and fight.
He climbed a slightly higher reef, stood up slowly, turned to Wang De and said, "Since the county lord is safe, I feel relieved. In my foolish opinion, since the guard Li is accompanied by the protection of him, there must be no obstacles along the way. You may as well cut wood into a raft and continue to go down the river, which will save time and effort. Brother Wang, let's leave here."
Wang De applied with a shocked application: "Why did the Army Master say this? What else should I do?"
Lu Yao bowed: "Lu has exhausted his physical strength and cannot survive the bumps on the road. He plans to stay in the local area for several days."
"Master of Army, you are young and promising. This time, you have made great contributions to the rescue of the county lord, and your future will be bright. How can you live in the dangerous place of Bingzhou?" Wang De waved his hand and said, "There are barbarians on all sides, so why are you staying here?"
"I have no other intentions, but after a fierce battle, I am exhausted and need a rest."
"Why do you have to say these excuses?" Wang De frowned. He rushed forward and grabbed Lu Yao's arm: "Just now, it was all up to the army's main engine to become prominent and saved the county lord. However, I was dull and thought that the army's main plot was ill-behaved, so I offended... Could the army's main commander be resentful to Wang?"
Lu Yao waved his hands repeatedly and said, "There is no intention to hold a grudge against Brother Wang."
Wang De whispered, "Mr. Army, you have just made great contributions, and I believe the county lord is also very happy. After arriving in Luoyang, you will only need the attention of the county lord, and you will definitely have a prosperous career and be appointed as a general. If you say goodbye at this time, wouldn't you easily abandon the glory that is within your reach?"
This was extremely heart-warming, but after Wang De's persuasion was dry, Lu Yao made up his mind and decided to break up with the county magistrate and his party at this time.
Wang De was not good at speaking, so he could not argue. In the end, he had to look at Lu Yao in a daze. He really couldn't figure out how anyone could be so unwise. After standing for a moment, he hurriedly went to search for the county lord.
Perhaps Wang De wanted to ask the county lord to speak and try to keep him? Lu Yao sneered silently. He knew very well that a person like the county lord Jingling would never speak.
The nobles of this era were born rich and noble, with a higher vision than the top. The only ones who could communicate with them equally were the same rich and rich children. The rest could be just hawks and dogs, or minions, but they would never be treated sincerely by them. The same is true for the lord of Jingling County. How could she say she could keep a rude military man? Wouldn't that greatly reduce the face of the Sima royal family?
Sure enough, after a moment, Wang De hurried back again.
He sighed and said, "Brother Lu, the county lord actually values you very much..."
Lu Yao smiled and shook his head: "Brother Wang, Lu remembers your friendship."
He stretched out his arms and legs and was surprised to find that the recovery ability of this body was amazing. A while ago, he was injured in two arrows on his shoulder and calf. At this time, he had already clotted blood and closed his mouth. When he moved, his body function seemed to be uncontrollable except for the pain.
"The county lord said that since the army commander has made a decision, she is inconvenient to argue. Unfortunately, she is in a mess at this moment and is inconvenient to meet. I hope the army commander should not blame him." Wang De said disappointedly, and took out another item and put it in Lu Yao's hand: "This is what the county lord gave you just now. The county lord said something else. If the army commander goes to Luoyang in the future, he will only need to use this item as a basis, but if he asks for something, she will definitely help him."
Lu Yao felt the touch in his hand warm. When he took it, he found that it was a piece of jade pendant. The jade pendant was exquisitely carved, with a pattern of two dragons surrounding the clouds. The jade was as fine as condensed fat, which was actually a rare thing.
Lu Yao calmed down and held up Yuhuang in both hands to salute Wang De: "I would like to greet the county magistrate on my behalf."
Wang De stared at Lu Yao, but didn't know what to say. After a moment, he turned around and left.
Lu Yao found a very exquisite sword from the middle of the messy corpse on the river beach, and then collected some dry food and clothing, wrapped it on his shoulders.
"Old Xue!" he sang: "I'm leaving. Are you following me or the county lord?"
"Whatever you do? So what if you are with the county lord?" Xue Tong said in a muffled voice.
Lu Yao smiled: "As the county lord becomes rich and prosperous, as I follow me, I have to fight the Hu people."
Xue Tong sat on a large rock, spread her thick legs and stared at Lu Yao. Her curly beard covered most of his face, and she couldn't tell what his expression was. Lu Yao faced Xue Tong calmly, with a very relaxed expression, as if what she had just said was just ordinary words like eating and sleeping.
After a while, Xue Tong rose up excitedly: "I'll go with you!"
He Yun leaned on the boat, slamming the boat gang. He tried his best to increase his voice, but he still seemed weak: "Military Master, please take me with you!"
He Yun does not have the inhuman recovery ability of Lu Yao, and his physical strength is far inferior to Xue Tong. After being stabbed by Xiang Fei, he is really impatient.
Chapter completed!