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Chapter 7 Sisters and Brothers in the Mountains

Brother Wang Ji Mo is knowledgeable and has the wisdom of knowing others. Any traitor or evil person who is different from others, or a scattered son, cannot escape his eyes. Although most of the time he sees through it for the sake of the royal family's interests, he does not mean that he does not have his own standards of measurement in his heart.

Including those who are now in Luocheng, who have ulterior motives, who want to get benefits from the royal family, and who have other purposes... Ji Mo all saw it clearly in secret.

However, when he saw Chu Jiangmian in the inn in Luocheng, his first impression surprised him. He had seen many of the flashy noble children, but he had never met a person like this Prince of Zhao. For some reason, he seemed to be a young man with his own light. In the spring breeze of Luocheng, his teeth were white and he smiled without any intention.

There is no clear narrative about this ordinary meeting, whether in the historical records of the Zhou royal family or in the historians of various vassal states, and there is even no trace at all. Because at that time, it is very likely that no one would pay too much attention to the whereabouts of a useless prince.

And a few years later, when the whole world suddenly rises and is magnificent, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to think that the person who gradually exudes dazzling light on the stage of fighting for hegemony in the world has been destined to show his kingly figure since this trip to Luocheng!

From spring to early summer this year, in Luocheng, three people had actually realized the unusualness of Chu Jiangmian. They were Lanlingjun of Qi, Nie Wushuang, the young master of Western Qin, and his brother Ji Mo.

Unlike other guests who visited these days, Ji Mo left here for less than half an hour. This behavior is not strange. Because in everyone's opinion, he would give Zhao people a lot of face when he was willing to come. This is a kind of cultivation and a noble character. As for the prince of Zhao who was laughed at by the people of the world, he was not worthy of such courtesy.

However, what everyone didn't know was that when Wang's brother Ji Mo walked out of the entrance hall and was about to turn around the street corner with a large number of people shouting and urging, he turned around and looked silently, his face was calm, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

"How could the son of King Zhao Chulie be a waste... I hope I didn't misunderstand it!"

At that time, there had been several wars in the world, and the vassal states had conquered many places, causing trouble for many places and the people to live in poverty. However, although the Zhou emperor and his royal doctors knew about these situations, they were powerless and could not stop them. Even the stability of Luocheng required the strong support of several major princes to maintain the current situation. Because of this reason, the Zhou royal family was very reluctant to see any turmoil among the princes, including Zhao, who had always supported the royal court.

The official birthday celebration of Emperor Zhou still needs to be waited for some days. Since these guests from all over the world have arrived in Luocheng, they naturally need to entertain them well. Some activities were carried out under the leadership of Wang Di Ji Mo and officials from each department. The large-scale hunting event scheduled to be held in the Zhongyue Mountain outside the city in more than ten days is one of them.

Zhongyue Mountain is not high, but it occupies a vast area. It is the highest terrain in this plain. Because Luocheng is the emperor, relatively speaking, the area between Zhongyue Mountain and Luoshui is already the most stable place in the world.

When the troubled times are coming, people always want to live peacefully. Especially in places where wars have begun, many people try their best to go through thousands of hardships and travel thousands of miles to the vicinity of Luocheng. Although they know that this place will not be a pure land in the future, they can escape for a while, and no one will think of it as long as possible.

Xiaoli and his sister Qiancheng were the ones who fled here. Xiaoli was a fifteen-year-old boy named Murong Licheng. However, he didn't like this name, so his sister kept calling him Xiaoli.

After going south from the distant north and going through many hardships, we found a place to settle down here. The siblings depend on each other for their lives. Although life was a bit hard, they were very at ease.

When he woke up early in the morning, Xiaoli was going to go into the mountain to chop firewood again. Every day, he cut a large bundle and sold it to the market for a few copper plates, which was his and his sister's entire source of life. If he was lucky, he might be able to hunt a few prey, and the copper coins he sold would be enough to improve his life for several days. However, there were few opportunities like this. It was not that the boy did not have the courage to hunt, but that his sister would not let him kill again.

Of course, I have to listen to my sister's words. Qiancheng is his only relative in the world. Xiaoli always believed that the reason why he had stained the blood of so many people with his hands and was to endure it was to protect his sister Qiancheng's life without any harm.

Spring has just arrived, and the wind in the mountains is still very cold. The snow in some places has not melted yet. Murong Qiancheng is next to the small wood door, watching Xiaoli go away. The boy's body is getting taller and taller, and his clothes that once fit look a little short and worn. When he saves some copper coins, he goes to the market to pull some cloth back and makes a set of clothes for him by himself.

Thinking of something silently. After a long time, Qiancheng turned around and walked back. In the distant mountain scenery passing by the corner of his eyes, green began to render the mountain. You could vaguely see colorful shadows flashing in the valley. The girl sighed, the peach blossoms in the mountains were indeed blooming early, and another spring has finally come!

The boy who entered the mountains to chop wood could not see the peach blossoms. While he swung his hatchet and chopped the thick wooden branches, he was muttering in his heart.

"I just encountered several preys. If I slaughtered them and sold them for more money, wouldn't it be nice? Unfortunately, my sister has never allowed her to carry that sword...ah!"

Li Cheng could certainly understand the painstaking efforts of his sister. However, the boy looked down at his powerful arms and felt his whole body full of strength but had nowhere to display it. In his eyes, he happened to see a fir tree as thick as a bowl, several feet tall and lush with branches and leaves. He simply threw away the hatchet, stretched out his arms and hugged the tree firmly, stepped on the ground with both feet, and slapped the dantian with force, and shouted softly, and even uprooted the tree!

Such things are naturally surprising. But the boy was used to them and did not regard them as something extraordinary. He was gifted since childhood and was carrying a huge force. However, few people outside knew about it.

"Okay! What a lot of strength...were amazing!"

Xiao Li threw the pulled trees aside, but heard someone exclaiming not far behind him. A light flashed in his eyes and quickly disappeared.

When he turned around, he saw a young man in white, leaning on the fork of a big tree, looking at him up and down with a look of surprise on his face. When he saw the boy who pulled the tree clearly, he was a little strange. The young man in white actually laughed. Then he jumped down from the tree, walked over here, and praised him repeatedly.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! It's really rare to have such great strength at such a young age. Looking at your back, I thought you must be a face full of heroic spirit. But I didn't expect...hahaha!"

"I didn't expect anything?"

Xiaoli didn't laugh, he just asked in a muffled voice. He didn't like to deal with strangers. In this mountain, someone suddenly wanted to peek into his background, which made him feel alert.

"I didn't expect... you actually had a baby face, which is very pleasing."

Xiao Li didn't understand what kind of likeable baby faces were? However, the smile on the other person's face made him relieve his vigilance a lot. He nodded, picked up the hatchet again, made the chopped wooden branches neatly, and then carried them and left.

However, unexpectedly, the young man in white seemed to be very interested in him, and quickly reached out to block his way and said with a smile.

"Don't be busy leaving! I haven't met an interesting person for a long time. Since I'm destined to do it, it's okay to sit down and chat... Haha!"

"I don't have time! I still have to go to the market to sell it for money." The boy's answer was very stiff.

"Oh? Are you short of money?" The other party had obvious curiosity.

"……yes!"

"Okay. Now! I have to buy your firewood for half a day... how about this ingot of gold?"

Xiaoli finally stopped. It was obviously the one who was a rich young man. He really held a ingot of yellow gold in his palm, right in front of him, and the smile on his face was very vivid.

Xiaoli is not a person who is jealous of money. He has seen it even more than enough gold. However, now their siblings do need money. So, he put down the firewood on his back, reached out to take the gold, and then looked at each other seriously.

"What do you need me to do? Just say it."

A hint of surprise flashed in the young master's eyes, which was obviously a bit beyond his expectations. He originally thought that this dull and straightforward firewood chopping boy would refuse and leave directly. However, he didn't expect that the other party suddenly showed that he was not as mature as his age. He collected money and did things for others? It was very good at it!

"How do you know I'll have something to let you do?"

"It's very simple. It's just a few cents of firewood... the reward of five taels of gold is enough to kill someone for you!"

Xiao Li said nothing wrong. Gold is a precious thing. A few copper coins are enough for ordinary people to eat several meals, and a ingot of silver can support the cost of life for several months. This ingot of gold is held in his hands. For ordinary people, it can be regarded as a considerable amount of wealth. This young man took it out and gave it to others at will, which is obviously not that simple.
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