After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Gongsun Wen said: "Since your injury has healed, let's set off after breakfast. The journey to Beixiang is long and I am afraid your father will be late..."

Gongsun Wen's worries were not unreasonable. Zhao Zhenyuan had been out of contact for so many days. If we delay any further, we might not even find his body.

I replied, "That's what I was thinking. Tell someone to bring me some food. I'm starving."

After I felt better, my appetite suddenly improved.

A little monk brought in a big food basket, but it still contained big steamed buns and pickled vegetables, as well as a large bowl of millet porridge. But I ate it with great relish, finishing most of the steamed buns by myself.

Gongsun Wen was a little surprised to see me wolfing down the food. I was half dead last night and had a hard time eating two steamed buns, but this morning I ate more than a dozen steamed buns. This appetite is a little amazing.

After we finished breakfast, we waited for a long time but Hui Jing didn't show up. I was a little anxious, so Gongsun Wen had to order us to set off.

I thought the carriage was too slow, so I suggested going on horseback, and not bringing too many people, because Gongsun Wen was pretending to be a merchant going to Beixiang to purchase goods. An ordinary merchant would not look like a merchant if he brought too many guards.

Gongsun Wen considered for a long time before agreeing to my proposal.

I refused to wear the clothes Gongsun Wen prepared for me. They were too hard. I had never worn such rough clothes in my two lifetimes. Gongsun Wen had no choice but to let me go.

After my hard work, I was no longer Gongsun Wen's servant, but his younger brother. My name is Yang Dahe and Gongsun Wen's name is Yang Dajiang.

My horse followed me out of the palace. Little Huihui had grown stronger, and its originally brown fur had now turned dark black, but its four hooves were snow-white, forming a strong contrast; its fur was shiny, its eyes were bright, and it seemed to have endless energy, running dozens of miles in one breath without even taking a breath.

Gongsun Wen also had a horse, a top-quality horse bestowed by the emperor, and he named it Zhuifeng. His horse and Xiaohuihui's coat color matched well, but my Xiaohuihui looked down on Zhuifeng. Whenever he saw Zhuifeng approaching, he would kick him, which made Gongsun Wen roll his eyes in anger.

Gongsun Wen said that the name of my horse, Xiaohuihui, was not nice, so I named it Taxue. But as soon as I called it Taxue, it started howling and almost butted people with its head.

Gongsun Wen had no choice but to give up the thought and said bitterly: "This horse is just like you, crude, barbaric and unreasonable."

When he said that, I was so angry that I wanted to scratch his face.

Gongsun Wen left behind two guards, and together with me, a total of four people, we officially set out for Beixiang.

After we left Huangjue Temple, Hui Jing still did not come to see us off.

Gongsun Wen looked at Lishan with some confusion. Logically, they were about to leave, and they had sent someone to tell Hui Jing, but Hui Jing never showed up. He wondered if something had happened to him.

The four of us got on our horses and were about to spur them off when I suddenly saw a golden light flash across the clear blue sky. The golden light gathered more and more, slowly merging into two palms. The two palms came together, and a low voice emerged from the sky: "Aman, have a safe journey."

This is Hui Jing and I saying goodbye!

I quickly waved my hands and shouted, "Master Hui Jing, thank you for healing my wounds. I will definitely visit you when I come back."

Hui Jing's voice came again: "Okay, I will wait for your safe return here."

Gongsun Wen and the two guards looked at me strangely as I shouted towards the sky, because they couldn't see the two golden hands in the sky at all.

I yelled, "It's a deal!"

The golden light soon dissipated and the sky turned clear blue again.

Gongsun Wen saw my little face glowing with gold and couldn't help asking, "What are you doing?"

I asked in amazement, "Don't you have a pair of golden hands in the sky?"

Gongsun Wen and the two guards shook their heads at the same time.

I said, "Master Hui Jing is saying goodbye to me."

Gongsun Wen looked at the sky again, but still saw nothing.

I said, "Let's go. Master Hui Jing said he would wait here for me to return safely."

Come back safely?

Gongsun Wen smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, if we return safely, we must come to visit Master Hui Jing."

I shouted heartlessly: "Let's go, let's go out for fun."

Gongsun Wen looked at me galloping on my horse, shook his head helplessly, raised his whip, squeezed the horse's legs hard, and chased after me with a long neigh.

After we left, Hui Jing stood on the mountain with his hands behind his back, watching me leave.

Next to Hui Jing stood an old monk with a long white beard and even his eyebrows were white.

He looked at us as we left, said "Amitabha", then sighed and said, "Changli, is this worth it? You spent half your life cultivating only to add five years to her life."

Hui Jing's pale face was almost transparent, his lips were bloodless, and his thin body seemed a little hunched under his wide monk's robe.

Hui Jing coughed a few times and said, "It's worth it. She is related to the fate of the entire country. If something happens to her, the people of Dayu will suffer. Saving her is equivalent to saving the people. This is a great merit. Besides, if you lose your cultivation, you can practice again, but when you die, it is gone forever."

The old monk said angrily: "I can't argue with you, I'm leaving."

Hui Jing quickly asked, "Where are you going, Master?"

The old monk said, "Go around and help wherever you can."

After the old monk finished speaking, he went down the mountain without looking back.

Hui Jing shook his head helplessly and said, "You say I am not worthy, but don't you, Master, travel around all day to save people from suffering?"

It took us a full ten days to reach the border of Beixiang State.

Our meeting point was in a small town on the border.

This town is inhabited by half people from Dayu Kingdom and half from Beixiang Kingdom.

People from the two countries lived together for a long time and began to intermarry. Gradually, their accents became the same and it was impossible to tell which country they were from unless they were spoken for.

Our secret meeting point is an inn called Fengyucheng Inn. Just like the name of the town, it is also the only inn in the town.

Fengxue City is still a long way from the capital of Beixiang State, Hanhao City. According to Gongsun Wen, even with the fastest horsepower it would take three days to get there.

Moreover, Hanhao City is very cold, more than twice as cold as Fengyu City, so Gongsun Wen meant that since my injury had just healed and I was still weak, he should let me stay in the inn for a day or two to adapt to the climate here before continuing to go deeper into Beixiang State.

Snow Wind City is indeed very cold. Even the overwhelming snow in Dayu Country is not half as cold as here.

But since my injury was healed by Hui Jing, my body felt like there was a ball of fire inside and I didn't feel cold at all. But there was a kind of cold that Gongsun Wen felt was me. Every day, he not only made me wear thick fur, but also made me wear a thick hat, long thick boots, and sturdy and warm leather gloves. I was wrapped tightly from head to toe, with only my eyes exposed.