"It's rare for an eldest lady to come to Xiaodao."

"Why am I looking for you when I have nothing to do?"

"That's right. So what did Your Majesty the Great Lady do today? I thought Her Majesty The Great Lady would always imprison Xiao Dao."

"Stop talking nonsense and come out."

"good."

On the border between Yizhou and Jiangzhou, there is an isolated island in Jiangzhou called Shoeshan. The island is the mountain, the mountain is the island, and there is an unknown Taoist temple on the top of the mountain.

Shoes Mountain is not high and stands in the middle of the river, which is quite eye-catching.

In particular, it also has the sunset red maple, which is known as one of the ten scenic spots in the south of the Yangtze River. In the autumn evening, there is an endless stream of tourists stopping to climb up to Shoe Mountain to enjoy the maple.

However, it was spring and the red maples were not yet red.

Yizhou is located in the southeast and rear of Jiangzhou, one Jiangzhou away from the Hongzhou front line, but it is still affected by the war on the southwest front line.

In the past, there might still be sporadic tourists from Tianya who would go ashore to observe the red maples at Shoe Mountain.

But at the moment, on the river, there are either the soldiers from the southwest who are rushing south to Yangzhou to take refuge, or the watercraft heading west to transport grain and grass supplies from the rich southeast. The latter are prepared by the southeastern states to support the southwest, and will be transited in Jiangzhou to be transported to the front line.

As a result, Shoe Mountain, which is located in the middle of the river and is suitable for watching the sunset over the river, has become sparse. However, Shoe Mountain is not far from Xunyang City in Jiangzhou.

Zhang Shixiu, a direct Taoist priest who is known as the "Huangzi Noble Man" in Longhu Mountain, is not sure how long he has lived in the shoe mountain.

Ever since I left Xuemu Villa, I haven't seen the approachable second lady. After being taken off the boat here by those cold-faced Yue girls, I haven't left the house for a long time.

Occasionally, when I was on the cliff going to the river for a boat, I caught a glimpse of the blond lady walking in the mountains and forests below.

However, this eldest lady paid little attention to him on weekdays. After moving to Shoeshan, she never came there. She only sent a few Yue girls to guard his Qingxiu thatched cottage.

Zhang Shixiu was neither angry nor lonely.

I just feel a little nostalgic for the carp pond at Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain surrounded by flowers and with the word "Thunder Pond" engraved on it. In the past, he passed by the pond twice at dawn and dusk, and the pond was full of carp.

I threw in some cake crumbs, but I just felt like something was missing...

But today, he was no longer in the thatched cottage. The eldest lady who had never seen the dragon suddenly arrived, left a word and left indifferently.

Zhang Shixiu patted the ashes on his body, carried a mahogany sword on his back, left the thatched cottage, and followed the blond orchid figure on the mountain road ahead.

Before going down the mountain, he turned his head and looked to the southwest.

The river is endless as far as the eye can see, with only ships passing by like black dots.

That is the direction of Xunyang City, Jiangzhou.

Zhang Shixiu sighed softly and walked quickly down the mountain.

After a stick of incense.

Zhang Shixiu looked at Xue Zhongzhu, who was pacing with his hands behind his back in front of him, and asked:;

"I heard that Your Excellency Ernujun is back?"

"Who said that?"

"Yesterday evening, there was some noise coming from the bottom of the mountain, and the figures of the two ladies were vaguely seen on the trail."

Xuezhongzhu didn't answer, walked for a while, and asked leisurely:

"Isn't Taoist Zhang a direct descendant of the Tianshi Mansion?"

"That's right."

"It is said on the mountain that the thunder method of Longhu Mountain in Taiqing is unparalleled in the world. There is also a treasure called the Thunder Talisman, which is both offensive and defensive. Those who are good at it are invincible. I don't know if Taoist Zhang has brought it with him, but it can open my eyes."

Zhang Shixiu suddenly asked:

"To hinder the movement of the Buddha, do Your Majesty the Great Lady and the noble sect need a small path?"

"Need not."

"Then why does Your Excellency ask this question?"

"Oh, there is something I need your help with. Is Mr. Zhang going?"

"What's the matter?" After a pause, Zhang Shixiu, who had accepted Yunmeng's order, asked tentatively: "Can you tell me first?"

"You go and kill the governor of Jiangzhou and destroy Prince Xunyang's palace."

"..."

"Why don't you say anything? Didn't you ask me to tell you the truth? Are you going?"

"The eldest daughter is too high-minded. This is not something Xiaodao can accomplish alone, let alone..."

Xuezhongzhu interrupted:

"What's more, the Longhu Mountain where you are located has been flirting with Prince Xunyang's Mansion for a long time and has been unable to make a move, right?"

Zhang Shi cultivated his eyes and observed his nose, and his nose observed his heart.

Xuezhongzhu did not let him go at all, and sneered:

"Last time you came with your Junior Brother Lu, he left first. Before leaving, did you tell him to take my words back with you?"

Zhang Shixiu frowned slightly.

The candle in the snow pouted:

"Then you know that after you brought the message, the Prince of Xunyang still insisted on going his own way. Even the governor of Jiang who was close to him took the lead in issuing an order restricting women from crossing the border. Everyone and everything related to our Yunmeng Jianze must be investigated and dealt with.

.

Zhang Shixiu was silent.

A sarcastic smile appeared on Xue Zhongzhu's lips:

"It seems they don't care about your safety at all."

Zhang Shixiu shook his head:

"The fate of the small road is so small that it doesn't matter."

"Then you're going to take the bullshit, Yunmeng Ling."

"When Xiaodao receives orders, he will do his best."

Xue Zhongzhu chuckled lightly, without comment.

Zhang Shixiu was a little silent and followed her down the mountain.

I didn't ask what was going on down the mountain.

Shaoqing, he found that the eldest daughter took him to a maple forest.

Walking towards the depths of the maple forest.

At this time, Zhang Shixiu suddenly said:

"Your Excellency, Madam Jun, have you ever thought about face and lizi?

"We even used the Yunmeng Ling. Even if we win and successfully prevent the Zhou Dynasty from building the Donglin Giant Buddha, will the Queen at Luoyang Court bow her head?

"This not only makes this saint lose his face, but our Yunmeng's face is also stained. After all, he has used his trump card.

"If this continues, not only will the Zhou court be unconvinced and retaliate, but the dispute over the Buddha will continue and become more intense, and we will continue to obstruct it and waste time with the court, round after round.

"My dear lady, do you think it is wise to use the whole land of the south of the world to fight against the ten realms of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

"In the final result, both parties lost face and gained face. But if face is lost, can the face last forever? Since we are in a superior position, we should protect face, not to mention whether we will lose. Suppose we win miserably.

, where should Yunmeng’s face be placed?

"And the imperial court will never give up until it builds a giant Buddha. This is almost a dead end. Neither the winning side nor the losing side is over. Even if it is blocked this time, what about next time?"

Zhang Shixiu's words are serious and thoughtful.

The candle in the snow walked forward quietly and suddenly said:

"Have you finished speaking?"

"Um."

Xuezhong Zhu seemed to be looking for a way just now, but then he came back to his senses and waved his hand:

"Let's go, it's right in front. Didn't you say you would help after taking over Yun Meng Ling? Then come on."

Zhang Shixiu was stunned.

I couldn't help but take another look at the back of the candle in the snow.

In fact, when he said those words, Zhang Shixiu was already prepared to be beaten by the eldest daughter.

After all, this eldest lady is famous for her explosive temper.

The candle in the snow walked silently in front.

His face was calm.

The words that Second Junior Sister said when she came back yesterday vaguely rang in her ears again.
To be continued...