After I traveled through the book, my sister kidnapped my mother

Shi Wanyue drew a picture of them boating on the lake, but three people were missing: Yun Jiuzhao, He Yuanyao, and Bian Ruitong.

When Wen Zhimiao went over to take a look, her painting was almost finished. Su Yubing was fishing, and Minister Su was still as lazy as ever. Ever since she impeached those people and cleaned up the Su family, she had returned to her half-dead state.

Zheng Shu and Qi Linglang were telling Duan Jiling about their journey to the west.

Talk about the customs and practices that Duan Jiling had never seen, and the interesting and not-so-interesting things.

Wen Zhimiao listened for a while and then stopped talking, because she almost knew that Shi Wanyue was just drawing casually. It wasn't a big painting, just some random drawings.

There were musicians playing music on the boat and various toys, so it wasn't too boring.

In the evening, the sunset illuminated the sky and their boat.

Wen Zhimiao took a sip of wine and said quietly, "It would be nice if they all came back."

It’s a pity that it’s not that fast after all.

Bian Ruitong returned to Yunjing a month later.

Yun Jiuzhao and He Yuanyao did not return until three years later.

The war with Lu Jin lasted for three years, completely incorporating Lu Jin into the territory of Apocalypse.

But these are all stories for later. For now, the war has just begun.

After the lake cruise, everyone had lunch on the boat before leaving.

A month later, Bian Ruitong rushed back to Yunjing from Nanshao.

When she came back, Wen Zhimiao and others almost didn't recognize her because she was so tanned.

Only Duan Jiling saw her at the city gate and almost couldn't stop laughing.

"Tongtong, you are very different from Xiaohei now." Duan Jiling said to her with a smile.

Xiao Hei is a cat that the two of them had rescued before. The cat is called Xiao Hei. It has fur all over its body and you can’t find the cat at night.

Duan Jiling entrusted it to Duan Yunting before coming to Yunjing.

When Bian Ruitong saw her, he immediately ran up to her and smiled a little embarrassedly: "Isn't it pretty?"

"Do you think Xiao Hei is ugly?" Duan Jiling asked her with a smile.

"nice."

It’s not a question of whether she looks good or not. In fact, Bian Ruitong looks pretty good now. She has a kind of robust beauty, and with her high ponytail, she looks quite cool.

But she had changed a lot since the last time Wen Zhimiao and the others saw her.

It's not just the skin color, but also the whole temperament, as if the sea breeze has blown on him, making him look more handsome.

But unlike He Yuanyao, she is more cheerful and gentle after all.

Looking at her dazed look, this hasn't changed at all.

Wen Zhimiao took Shi Wanyue's hand and walked in front of her: "General Bian, welcome back."

Her record at sea was also very good. Because she was brave and daring, had high martial arts skills, and learned to drive a boat quickly, she was promoted very quickly in this year.

In Apocalypse's army, there is no age limit. As long as you have enough military merits, you can be promoted.

Bian Ruitong and He Yuanyao have always been fearless and even a little too brave.

"Hehe, Miaomiao, stop teasing me. I'm not a general. It's too early to say that." Bian Ruitong didn't dare to acknowledge her as a little general.

"It will be soon. If nothing goes wrong, it will be in a few days. Didn't you lead the fleet to establish contact with an island overseas again this time?"

"Yes, let me tell you, the island is quite big, and there are quite a few people on the island, and the level of civilization is quite good. Although not as good as us, they are also civilized, unlike some of the previous small islands, which are full of uncivilized people." Bian Ruitong was still somewhat happy when talking about this.

"Shushu, Linglang, you're back too. When did this happen? You didn't even tell us? Is it fun in the west?" Bian Ruitong happily greeted the other two.

She has been at sea for almost a year and really misses her friends in Yunjing.

Although I am happy at sea, it is different.

Shi Wanyue looked at her excited expression and chuckled, "Go back first. We'll wait for you in the East Palace. We can't chat here, right?"

"Hey, that's right."

Qi Linglang still smiled and said to her: "I'll tell you later. Welcome back."

"Welcome back, Tongtong." Zheng Shu also looked at her with a smile: "I thought you would be back soon, so I didn't tell you and brought you a gift."

"You guys are still the best."

Wen Zhimiao climbed onto the horse and sat on it, looking at Bian Ruitong: "Go home first, come to the East Palace for a gathering tomorrow, and I will let you go home to see your family today."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Bian Ruitong bowed to her.

Wen Zhimiao sneered: "Don't give me that."

When she saw that the knife she had given her was still hanging on Bian Ruitong's horse, the smile on her face became even brighter.

The next day, Wen Zhimiao held a banquet in the East Palace to welcome Bian Ruitong.

Duan Jiling's seat was arranged next to Bian Ruitong. The two sat together, one was dark and the other was too pale.

It looked a bit funny, but Wen Zhimiao really couldn't laugh.

Bian Ruitong's letter said that Elder Lao had developed a new medicine that might be able to alleviate Duan Jiling's condition, but it would only prolong his life for a few years.

For Duan Jiling, even if her life was extended for a few more years, her life was destined to end earlier than others.

It was painful to watch, not to mention that Bian Ruitong still loved Duan Jiling, so how could she laugh?

Wen Zhimiao sighed inwardly but did not show it on his face.

They rarely show these emotions in front of Duan Jiling, but that doesn't mean they don't care about their friend's health at all.

That day, Bian Ruitong was talking about her experiences overseas, Zheng Shu and Qi Linglang were talking about their experiences in the West, and Wen Zhimiao and Shi Wanyue were playing flying chess with Duan Jiling while listening.

While everyone else was marveling at the wonders of the world, Wen Zhimiao was okay. Although he also found it very novel, it was not as novel as them.

"I feel like our boat is still not working well and can't go too far. Miaomiao, do you think there may be other places like ours on the other side of the sea? I mean not just a small island, but a place this big." Bian Ruitong couldn't help but ask.

"Yes." Wen Zhimiao answered her lazily, "But it's quite far, and the current ships can't go there. You can hope that Shushu can research a completely new power system."

Zheng Shu pointed at himself: "Me?"

"Yes, steam engine, what if?" Wen Zhimiao said with a smile.

Zheng Shu was a little embarrassed: "I'm not sure, this is a bit difficult."

Maybe she needs to spend her whole life or half of her life studying.

"It's okay, don't worry, just take your time." Wen Zhimiao yawned.

She actually doesn’t understand economics very well, so I wonder if there are any seeds of enlightenment now.

But I always feel that maybe it’s not that fast yet.

At least it will take until the end of this dynasty or the next one, right?

This question is a bit far-fetched, and Wen Zhimiao is too lazy to think about it for the time being.

However, Wen Zhimiao felt that she had to establish a basic national policy and prohibit the policy of closing the country to the outside world, which was unacceptable.