The original wishful thinking was suddenly disrupted.

There was no wolf that night. After discussion, Ji Yanran also believed that Mrs. Zhuang was lying, because Tian Dan's behavior during the hunting was indeed too abnormal, and with Tian Dan's foresight, he would never be in that one-sided situation.

In a passive situation, it was up to Lu Buwei to protect him.

To a large extent, Tian Dan would not believe that Lu Buwei could kill Xiang Shaolong. Although Lu Buwei almost did it.

Therefore, the troops returning from Chu must have made proper arrangements to support them, and even laid traps to deal with the enemies following them. However, they should not have known about the existence of Xu Yiluan's strange army.

In the end, Xiang Shaolong decided to send Wu Da, who had just recovered, and Dan Quan, another iron guard from Pubu and Liu Chao systems, to intercept Teng Yi and teach them to change the entire battle plan. He only tried to delay

Conquer Tian Dan's army instead of annihilating the opponent.

This would delay Tian Dan's return journey and give them more opportunities to assassinate him.

Since neither the Liu brothers nor Danchu were with Tian Dan, Tian Dan's protection network could be said to be the most fragile at this time.

Before breaking camp and setting off early the next morning, Mrs. Zhuang brought her two "girls" over to discuss the details of Shouchun.

They all took off their veils. You Cuizhi and You Ningzhiguo looked like sisters, with outstanding looks, but they were not as charming as Mrs. Zhuang's unique charm.

Mrs. Zhuang smiled and said: "They are indeed my sisters, but they are not biological sisters, but members of the Zhuang family." She then greeted Ji Yanran affectionately and said some words of admiration before turning to the main topic.

: "There are many people under Li Yuan who know Mr. Xiang, and Ji Cainv is a well-known figure in Shouchun Street, so we have to rely on some cover-ups to hide it from the Chu people."

Xiang Shaolong touched his cheek and chin and said, "I can grow a full beard and only go out at night, so that I can avoid people's eyes and ears."

Mrs. Zhuang said: "It is not difficult to avoid people's eyes and ears, but the problem is that if you have difficulty moving, it will be more difficult to find opportunities to assassinate Tian Dan. Fortunately, my two good girls know how to disguise themselves best, and they can do it on Mr. Xiang's face."

With some tricks, unless you meet an acquaintance face to face, you should be able to get away with it."

Ji Yanran said: "Then what identity does he use to meet people?"

Mrs. Zhuang said: "Just pretend to be my brother Wan Ruiguang. He was seriously injured during the mutiny. Although he escaped from Chu, he never recovered. He passed away three months ago. Shouchun should not have known him."

His people.”

Although she spoke in a calm tone, everyone could hear the deep hatred and hatred in it.

Zhao Zhiran said sadly: "How confident are you that Madam will return to Yunnan to deal with her enemies this time?"

Mrs. Zhuang said nonchalantly: "Originally, I wasn't even sure at all. I was just determined to die. While the Chu State had no time to take care of itself, my mother and son went back to fight the thieves to death. But now that I have Xiang Shaolong, I am very sure."

Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, I think so highly of you."

Mrs. Zhuang smiled and said: "You'd better call me eldest sister from now on, and I'll call you Ruiguang. It's still a whole month's journey from here to Shouchun. I'll tell you Ruiguang's life experience in detail.

Fortunately, Ruiguang is a famous warrior in the northwest and has always had a reputation for being mighty, so he is the most suitable person for you to impersonate. Since we are originally from Yunnan, there is no Chu sound, so as long as you study harder, you should be able to hide it from the Chu people."

Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that last time he was playing the role of Dong Ma Chi, and this time he was playing the role of the powerful general Wan Duanguang. It would be really exciting if he could deceive Tian Dan.

Ji Yanran was the most attentive and asked: "In what name will Mrs. Zhuang return to Chujing this time?"

Mrs. Zhuang said: "Mr. Chun Shen is a good friend of the family. Back then, King Xiaolie was afraid that our Dian Kingdom would become powerful and become the hegemon in the southwest, so he instigated Li Ling to join forces with the Yelang people to overthrow our Zhuang clan. In one night, nearly all of our Zhuang clan were killed."

There are thousands of people, Chun Shen Jun tried his best to stop this, but he couldn't compete with King Xiaolie, and if he didn't send people to help, we would never have thought of escaping from Chu, so we should go to Chun Shen Jun's Mansion first."

Xiang Shaolong and Ji Yanran looked at each other and let go of their worries.

Now that King Xiaolie is dead, Chu State has become a place where Chun Shenjun and Li Yuan are fighting for hegemony. For Mrs. Zhuang who is leaning towards Chun Shen Jun, killing Tian Dan, who is colluding with Li Yuan, is naturally not a big deal.

Xiang Shaolong was in high spirits and said: "It's time to set off."

Zhao Zhi said: "Madam still hasn't told me what sister Yanran and I should pretend to be."

Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Of course she is my beloved wife Wan Ruiguang. As long as she wears a thicker veil, all problems will be solved."

Until the rise of Qin, Chu was located in the south and had no strong enemies nearby. Therefore, it had security and stability that other countries lacked, both militarily and economically.

In addition, the land in the south is fertile, and there are endless fertile fields outside Dongting Lake, just waiting for the Chu people to open up, so they will be rich and worry-free.

At the height of its prosperity, the Chu people were in possession of Yuan and Xiang in the south; Ying and Si in the north; Baoba and Shu in the west; and Tan and Huai in the east.

It is covered with a square city.

It almost unified the south and was one of the leading powers at the beginning of the Warring States Period.

In addition to annexing many small foreign countries, it also expanded a large number of territories of Dongyi, Nanman and Southwest Yi, putting them all under the influence of Chu state culture.

However, as Ji Yanran analyzed, to govern so many ethnic groups and such a vast territory, a strong and promising government is needed.

It is a pity that after the Chu people mourned the king and the king Xuan, they no longer had a monarch, and the king Huai even died in the Qin Dynasty. Since the central government lost the power to check and balance, local forces took advantage of the opportunity to rise.

King Xiaolie instigated the mutiny in Dian Kingdom as a counterattack against local forces. However, the facts did not change, except that the king with the surname Zhuang was changed to the king with the surname Li.

Now that Hyo-yeol has passed away, chaos has arisen again.

Xiang Shaolong and others were forced to catch up with this "grand event" due to some strange combination of circumstances.

It suddenly sounded like the Chu Kingdom was in chaos, but this was not the case. The Qin people had lost two kings in succession and Xiaopan was young. The struggle between the military and Lu Buwei became a tug-of-war, and they had to concentrate all their efforts on defending Dongsan.

With the county, Chu State was able to secure its position in the south.

For a long time, due to the booming economy, the life of the Chu people has been full of leisure and leisure, which is in sharp contrast to the seriousness and nervousness of the people in the north.

Ji Yanran said this very eloquently.

After leaving the Qinling Mountains and climbing up and down mountain roads for two more days, we finally arrived at the Hanzhong Plain.

After Danquan and Wuguang were led by a family member from Mrs. Zhuang to meet Teng Yi, they all headed towards Shouchun.

Ji Yanran rode side by side with Xiang Shaolong, and when talking about Chu culture, he said: "Although the Chu people are my enemies for the country's subjugation, I have always admired the Chu people's culture. Like their ancestors, they are not blind."

The goddess of agriculture is the goddess of fire, and the god of rivers is a beautiful woman with wonderful eyes. The other gods are witches in colorful clothes, or the fragrance of cinnamon wine and pepper paste. Songs of Chu

It also has euphemistic syllables, colorful words, and full of sad and lingering emotions.”

Xiang Shaolong said with a little jealousy: "But I can't see these beautiful things in Li Yuan at all."

Ji Yanran smiled sweetly, glanced at him, and couldn't help laughing and said: "He's not pursuing you, so he has time to show off his literary talent."

He let out a breath of immortality and said triumphantly: "It's so good that I rarely hear my husband speaking in such a sour tone."

At this time, Mrs. Zhuang sent someone to call them and asked them to go to the rear, so that she could teach them the dialect of Yunnan while the journey was uneventful.

Xiang Shaolong and others had no choice but to study with a grimace.

The most popular language during the Warring States Period was the Zhou language, which was used by royal families and people of some status in various countries to communicate with each other.

Due to regional differences, Zhou dialect is naturally mixed with dialects and idioms from various places.

So just by listening to the accent, you can tell that you are probably from that place.

The three countries with the least differences are Zhao, Wei, and Han. This is because they all split from Jin.

The Qin people have a shallow culture and are adjacent to the Three Jin Dynasties, so their accent and vocabulary are very similar to those of the Three Jin Dynasties.

The biggest difference is found in Chu State.

Until this time, the Chu people were still ridiculed as "Southern Barbarians", and the difference in wording was even greater. Therefore, Xiang Shaolong and others had to suffer a lot when they wanted to learn Chu dialect with Dian accent.

The Chu people's base area was centered on the vast areas on both sides of the Yangtze River and the vast blue Dongting Lake, and then opened to the south.

Shouchun is located in the north of the Yangtze River and on the west bank of the Huaihe River. Compared with the old capital "Ying", which was originally located in the northwest corner of Dongting Lake, it has moved thousands of miles eastward. Although it is far away from the Qin people, it has clearly shown that it is not willing to sacrifice its life and commit crimes.

With the courage to take risks, it is no wonder that although Chu is a big country, it is the country that the people of the Three Jin Dynasties despise the most.

After walking for five days, they passed Tongbai Mountain and arrived at the big city "Chengyang" at the west end of the Huai River. They found a hotel to stay, and then left Zhuangkong to go out and buy a boat to reduce the pain of the journey.

Since they were required to state their identities and names when entering the city, they had just settled down their bags and horses at the hotel when the governor, Watson, led his people to pay them a visit.

Xiang Shaolong was left to Mrs. Dezhuang to deal with it, and he joked and had fun with his two lovely wives in the room, so that he could enjoy the joy of "returning to the human world".

After a while, Mrs. Zhuang came over, sat down on the ground, and said happily: "The problem of the boat has been solved. The governor here, Mr. Qu, was very helpful after he knew who I was."

Mrs. Zhuang, who had changed into regular clothes, had a different look.

She is wearing the most popular "deep dress" in this era. The top and bottom are connected into one body, and the right side of the skirt is covered, and a section is lengthened to form a diagonal angle. It is wrapped from the front to the back, and the beauty wears it with a unique charm.

She wore a pony bun, with the bun tied behind her head and hanging very low, a bit like she had just fallen off a horse. Combined with her charming look and stooped gait, I felt pity for her.

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Xiang Shaolong secretly warned himself that he must not be tempted by this beautiful woman, otherwise he would cause a lot of troubles. Moreover, he is a man of the 21st century, and he can have many beautiful wives. He should be satisfied with Ji Yanran and others "

"Loyal." Ji Yanran was also sizing up this charming beauty. She seemed to feel a little threatened and said lightly: "I lived in Shouchun for a short time. I don't know if I am still a member of the Dou, Cheng, Yuan and Qu clans.

Who is the most powerful person?" Xiang Shaolong immediately thought of Qu Yuan, it turned out that this king was a member of the four major clans of Chu State, no wonder he could become a high official.

Mrs. Zhuang's beautiful eyes swept over Xiang Shaolong first, and then she said: "The power of the four major clans is no longer what it used to be. What is rising now is Li Yuan's clan, which is the most powerful clan outside the four major clans, and because of the birth of Li Yanyan

Prince, the Li family is getting better and better. Now that Li Yanyan has become the queen mother with real power, who is not fawning over Li Yuan's people?

Xiang Shaolong saw that Mrs. Zhuang was so clear about Shouchun's affairs and couldn't help but ask: "Has Li Yuan married Guo Kai's daughter Guo Xiu'er?" Mrs. Zhuang nodded and said: "I heard that she is pregnant.

.Quite favored by Li Yuan.”

Xiang Shaolong's attention couldn't help but come to the phoenix-shaped jade pendant hanging on his chest, which was given to him by Guo Xiuer before her father ordered her to marry Li Yuan.

The past is gone.

I can't help but feel a little bit devastated.

After Mrs. Zhuang looked at him deeply, she lowered her head, as if she had peeked into the privacy of his and Guo Xiuer's question.
To be continued...