Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chu Xiaomu and his ten companions have since joined the Bicheng army, and it is hard to predict whether it will be a blessing or a disaster in the future.

Chu Xiaomu thought, Uncle Huai once said that those who have mastered geomancy can know the past and the future, but he didn't know if it was true or not; if it was really so magical, he could ask him to calculate whether his decision to join the army was right or wrong, and whether his future would be good or bad...

The commander of the Central Army, Zhou Bo, also brought a large cart wrapped in silk cloth. Chu Xiaomu and the others were very curious about what was inside. However, the soldiers just guarded the sides of the cart and no one mentioned it.

The Nanding Army camp is about 800 miles away from Bicheng. Zhou Bo originally planned to set out from Bicheng at 2:05 am this morning, travel 400 miles a day, and rest for one night at Shishuiyi, a post station beside Shishui River halfway on the way. He would arrive at 3:00 pm the next day. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened. Chu Xiaomu and his group got drunk and delayed the trip. Originally, they only needed to rest for one night on the way, but now they need to rest for two nights. All the planned things were messed up, and they had to make other arrangements. According to Zhou Bo's original temper, he would abandon these ten new recruits and lead the rest of the troops to set off on time. However, Chu Xiaomu had some connections with the general, and he also wrote a letter asking him to take good care of him. He had to suppress his temper and wait for them to set off together.

Zhou Bo was already a little unhappy about Chu Xiaomu relying on the general's letter to join the Nanding Army, and this made him even more unhappy. He only said a few words to him about being a team leader, and then stopped talking. Although Chu Xiaomu felt that Zhou Bo was very cold, he thought that he was just like that and didn't care.

After walking for half a day, the sun set over the sea of ​​grass and the sky became dark. The next post station was still several dozen miles away, but the horses were already very tired, so Zhou Bo had to order the soldiers to stop and rest.

The two soldiers found a short and fat weed on the grass and started digging it up with the small shovels they carried with them. Chu Xiaomu was puzzled and thought that the dry food they brought with them was enough for dozens of people, so why did they need to dig wild vegetables and grass roots to fill their stomachs?

The soil on the grassland was soft, and the two soldiers dug for a while and shook out a large bunch of grass roots from the pit. After digging two more roots, they piled them together and ignited them with fire. A huge fire started, and the grass roots made a sizzling sound in the fire, and they smelled like oil. Seeing Chu Xiaomu's puzzled face, Lin Zhen said, "This grass is called oil root grass, a plant unique to Biyuan. The grass roots are extremely resistant to burning. It is said that one grass is almost equivalent to a bundle of firewood." Chu Xiaomu suddenly realized that this oil root grass was an excellent material for heating and lighting on the grassland. Everything in the world is put to good use, and it has come to this.

A soldier pulled the cart wrapped in silk cloth to the fire to protect it from the night cold. At this time, the curtain of the cart was opened, and a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old looked around the cart for a few times. Suddenly, she saw Chu Xiaomu, Yingdan and others. Seeing these boys who were not much different in age from her were also staring at her stupidly, her face turned red, and she hurriedly closed the curtain again, looking very shy.

Chu Xiaomu, Lin Zhen and others looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that there was actually a young girl in the carriage brought by Zhou Zhongjun. Could she be his concubine? But seeing that he was taciturn and had a neutral look on his face, he didn't look like a man who liked to take concubines.

Zhou Bo dismounted and walked to the carriage. He lifted the curtain and asked softly, "Lanlan, are you feeling unwell?"

The woman named Lanlan said softly, "Father, why did you suddenly stop?" When Chu Xiaomu, Lin Zhen and others heard her call Zhou Bo "Father", they looked at each other in confusion. Although they did not say their previous thoughts, they felt embarrassed at this time, thinking that this young girl was actually Zhou Zhongjun's daughter. Their guess was too outrageous. Damn it!

Zhou Bo said: "The horse is tired, so it has to stop and rest." He paused and said: "If you feel uncomfortable, remember to tell your father..." He was usually very strict with his soldiers, often with a serious look on his face, but when it came to his daughter, he was a completely different person, speaking softly and gently, without any aura of a general.

Lan Lan said: "I am not feeling uncomfortable now. If I am feeling uncomfortable, I will just take a nap and it will be fine. Don't worry, Dad."

Zhou Bu said again: "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?" Lan Lan didn't say anything, and I guess she shook her head or nodded.

Zhou Bo stopped talking, still with a worried look on his face. After hesitating for a while, he gently closed the curtain. When he turned his head to look at the soldiers, his face became cold and stern again.

Chu Xiaomu thought, looking at Zhou Zhongjun's expression, it seemed that his daughter was suffering from some uncomfortable disease. But why didn't he find a doctor in Bicheng to treat her properly, but took her all the way to the Nanding Army camp in the south of Bicheng? This is really hard to understand.

Zhou Bo was a man of few words and a stern face. The soldiers usually only reported military information to him and asked for orders. They did not dare to have any other conversations. Chu Xiaomu and other newcomers were beaten with dozens of military sticks by him before they were officially enlisted. They were even more afraid to get close to him and felt terrified even when they glanced at him. If it were Li Qi, Yang Luo, Huan Zhizheng and others, they would have asked him questions long ago.

Zhang Hou's butt hurt, so he had to stick his butt up and lie on the horse's back during the march. This lack of military posture would often be severely reprimanded in the Bicheng Army, but Zhou Bo's attention was almost entirely on his daughter, and he paid little attention to other matters, leaving it all to An Wenyuan, the chief of the Nanzhen Camp. An Wenyuan probably knew that he had only been punished with fifty military sticks and had no choice but to ride like this, so he did not reprimand him.

At this time, Zhang Hou walked over with his hips twisted, and whispered to Chu Xiaomu and others: "I found out clearly that the person sitting in the car is Zhou Zhongjun's daughter, named Zhou Jinglan." Yingdan didn't want to talk to him, and hurriedly walked to the other side, staying away from him.

Lin Zhen said: "We all heard it, why do you have to talk nonsense?"

Zhang Hou said, "Do you know why this little girl wants to go with us to the Nanding Army camp? Bicheng military regulations do not allow any soldier to bring their family with them."

Chu Xiaomu asked: "Why is that?"

Zhang Hou kept the secret and asked, "What good is there in telling you so easily?"

Lin Zhen said: "You didn't spend much effort, and you're asking us for a favor for such a small matter?"

Zhang Hou chuckled and said, "It takes skill and effort to get information, but not everyone can get it. You want to get information without giving any benefits, but that's impossible."

Chu Xiaomu said, "Keep the information to yourself, we don't need it." Lin Zhen, Yingdan and others echoed him, and Lin Zhen stood up and pushed Zhang Hou aside.