Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Five days later, Lu Xunhuan set out in a mighty procession with Li Susu, Cheng Yu, Yun Zhongzi, and three thousand imperial guards.

Baocheng was once again filled with people bidding farewell, just like the previous scene in Yangshan County.

The common people held fine wine and brought gifts, and bid farewell to them with tears in their eyes, reluctant to leave.

How can anyone bear to part with a good official who has made the people of Baocheng live a good life?

In addition to the common people, officials from all levels of Baocheng Prefecture, including county magistrates, all came to see him off for eighteen miles. The farewell procession stretched from inside the city to far outside the city.

The people came to see him off out of genuine affection.

The officials came to see him off, a few of them did so out of genuine affection, but the vast majority came to flatter the Prime Minister.

Lu Xunhuan no longer wanted to listen to those hypocritical words.

He doesn't need flattery and can't make any promises to anyone.

The crowd was so large and the progress was slow. It took him an hour to get from the entrance of his mansion to the South City Gate.

Looking at this farewell scene, for some reason, he suddenly thought of Zhou Guo and Miss Liu Feier of Mingyue Tower.

His heart, which should have been filled with joy, was instead filled with a sense of sadness.

Could it be that this trip, although seemingly a promotion and a move towards a higher stage, actually hides hidden worries and dangers?

He stopped at the city gate and looked up at the top of the city wall.

"Cheng Yu, find me a zither. I've heard a piece of music before. Let's use this to bid farewell to the people of Baocheng."

After giving instructions to Cheng Yu, he climbed up the city wall accompanied by Yun Zhongzi and Li Susu.

Under the city wall, the people were looking forward to it.

What is Lord Lu going to do? Does he want to say a few words to the people of Baocheng?

Soon, Cheng Yu borrowed a zither from a nearby commoner and placed it on the top of the city wall.

Three thousand guards dismounted automatically, climbed onto the city wall and formed a battle array, guarding the top of the wall tightly.

Lu Xunhuan looked at the long farewell procession outside the city, and then looked at the huge crowds of people inside the city.

He placed the zither flat on the battlement, stroked it with both hands, and immediately the zither began to play.

In his mind, he thought of the monkey again, the golden monkey.

Monkey, monkey, you have gone through so many hardships, and experienced life and death, and finally achieved your goal.

Who made up such a dark myth for you?

But isn't that what life is all about?

Born between heaven and earth, but wanting to escape the laws of heaven and earth and be free from their constraints is just a beautiful wish.

The monkey has boundless magical powers, but his fate is like this. What about the fate of other living beings?

He plucked the strings of the harp with both hands, and a beautiful melody spread from the city wall.

At this moment, except for the sound of the piano, the whole city was silent.

So much so that the sound of his piano could be heard several miles away, and people all over the city were listening to him play the piano.

He seemed to have forgotten everything outside, with only the musical notes in his mind and the image of the monkey in front of his eyes.

Smooth out the bumps and build a road, fight through the difficulties and set off again...

Spring, autumn, winter and summer, ups and downs...

……

Where is the way?

……

He didn't mean to be sentimental, he just couldn't help it.

Even he himself doesn't know why.

Most of the people just listened for fun.

But there are also people in Baocheng who have profound attainments in music.

Listening to Lord Lu playing the piano today, I couldn't help but feel admiration for him again.

"Great sage, a hermit..."

Lu Xunhuan played the music over and over again three times, then stood up and put away the piano.

"Let's go."

The marching team did not completely separate from the people who were seeing them off until the afternoon.

In front of Lu Xunhuan, a thousand guards led the way, and behind him, two thousand guards provided support.

He walked in the middle of the team with Li Susu, Cheng Yu, and Yun Zhongzi.

In order to escape quickly, the prince didn't even take the imperial guards with him, so Lu Xunhuan took advantage of the situation.

The journey to Yingzhou City is 5,000 miles away. Even if all the guards were on horseback, they could only travel 500 miles a day.

The entire long journey takes ten days.

He believed that the two masters from Zhou State who were lurking in Baocheng would definitely follow him all the way.

In order to avoid any accidents, he specifically ordered three thousand guards to accompany him.

In this way, even if the two masters from Zhou Kingdom wanted to harm him, they would have to consider whether it was feasible.

In addition to the three thousand imperial guards, Lu Xunhuan also has the master Yun Zhongzi.

The two masters who followed us were not easy to deal with.

As for the leader of the Shenlong Pavilion who comes and goes without a trace, no one knows where he is or what his intentions are.

Lu Xunhuan cannot entrust his own safety to someone whose friend or foe is unknown.

Ten days later, Lu Xunhuan had a safe journey and arrived at Yingzhou City on time as stipulated in the imperial edict.

Yingzhou City, as the capital of Southern Liang Kingdom, is naturally not comparable to Baocheng in scale.

Each side of its city wall is ten miles long, majestic and magnificent.

There are many tall buildings in the city, among which the most eye-catching is the magnificent royal palace.

As soon as Lu Xunhuan entered the city, he felt its grandeur and extraordinaryness.

Inside the city gate, the Crown Prince and many ministers lined up to welcome Lu Xunhuan.

Originally, according to His Majesty the King's wishes, the Crown Prince was to go outside the city gate to greet him.

But the prince was not so happy with Lu Xunhuan.

He chose not to go outside the city gate to greet them, but instead arranged everyone inside the city gate.

After Lu Xunhuan entered the city, he took a quick look at the buildings in the city and the magnificent palace, then got off his horse and walked towards the prince.

The Crown Prince, with his big belly bulging, stood proudly surrounded by his ministers, watching Lu Xunhuan walk forward step by step.

Lu Xun Huan walked to within five feet of the Crown Prince, stopped, and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant Lu Sui Feng greets the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince took a few steps forward and stood before Lu Xunhuan, sizing him up and down. "Since your father has entrusted you with such an important task, I hope you will do your best and not let your father down, nor the people of Southern Liang down."

Lu Xun Huan bowed again and said, "I will follow the instructions of the Crown Prince."

The Crown Prince whispered, "But don't think that being the Prime Minister gives you so much power that you don't know how high the heavens are and how deep the earth is. Yingzhou City, you must keep a low profile for this Crown Prince."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Please advise, Prince, how can I keep a low profile?"

The prince said impatiently, "Haven't you always been very smart? Do you still need me to teach you this?"

He lowered his voice again and said, "The ministers behind this prince are all powerful and influential. Now that you have come to Yingzhou City, you must carefully consider every step you take. Even if you do the right thing, not everyone will be satisfied. If you do the wrong thing... hehe..."

He didn't finish what he was saying, but what he meant was that if you do something wrong, you will be attacked by everyone.

After listening to the prince's words, Lu Xunhuan understood clearly.

Before he even took office, the Crown Prince had already established the rules, which was that no matter what kind of reforms he wanted to implement in the future, he had to seek the opinion of him, the Crown Prince.

Saying that you won't interfere is just nice bullshit.

To put it more clearly, the prince wants to control him, and Lu Xunhuan has to be willing to be controlled by him.

If he doesn't listen to the prince, it will be extremely difficult for him to make any changes in Yingzhou City.

Lu Xunhuan actually didn’t care. Some things were deeply rooted in Nanliang and had to be changed from the source.

But since the source is like this, if he tries hard, it will be a thankless task.

He came to Yingzhou City and was able to enter and leave the palace as an important court official. His purpose had been achieved. He only came for the possible existence of the divine bones.

Whether to change and how much can be changed.

To be honest, judging from the prince's attitude, he is no longer interested.

After the prince spoke to Lu Xunhuan for a few words, he turned around and introduced the ministers to him.

"Minister Yu..."

Lu Xunhuan bowed and said, "Greetings, Minister Yu."

Minister Yu smiled and returned the greeting: "Greetings, Prime Minister Lu."

After he met the officials one by one, everyone surrounded the prince and him, got on the carriage, and headed to the palace.

Li Susu, Cheng Yu, and Yun Zhongzi, who followed him, were led by other officials and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion which had been arranged long ago.

Lu Xunhuan sat in the carriage specially prepared for the Prime Minister. As the carriage swayed slightly, he closed his eyes and rested.

When he first arrived in Yingzhou City, he didn't even curiously lift the curtain to take a few more glances.