A Farm Girl: Three Acres of Fertile Land Can Be Exchanged for a Country

Duan Yanxi was unaware that he had escaped a calamity. He lay comfortably on the oxcart every day, only occasionally pointing out the way and telling the eunuchs where to go.

When he had nothing to do, he made a point of observing the eunuch who didn't take off his hat.

The other person used to be quite tall, but now they are hunched over every day and their height is about the same as others. There are indeed burn marks on the back of their hands and neck.

Now is not the time to turn against the eunuchs, as we need to use them.

Duan Yanxi suppressed the last bit of confusion in his heart and seemed to have nothing to worry about.

After walking for several days, the eunuch couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, where are we going? You might as well just tell us. Going left or right like this is very slow."

His question put Duan Yanxi in a difficult position.

It wasn't that he didn't want to tell them, but rather that he simply hadn't decided where he wanted to go.

With the Central Plains in chaos and the Western Qi in turmoil, nowhere is a safe place. The Southern Frontier is relatively safe, but going there because of his feud with Duan Fufeng would be no better than suicide; the other side wouldn't let him go.

The most important thing now is to find a completely safe place to weather this storm before we can look for an opportunity to regroup.

A safe place...

Duan Yanxi carefully searched his memory for such a place, and he actually found it. He asked the eunuch:

"Do you know Fudomine?"

Eunuchs only know how to serve others, they haven't read many books, and they know nothing about anything except palace affairs. (Shakes head)

Duan Yanxi patiently explained to them.

"This is a mountain peak in the Central Plains, bordering the southern frontier, located in a very remote mountain range, rarely visited by people all year round. There is a Hanshan Temple on the mountain peak, which is said to have been built by an immortal. The immortal often walks around the Immovable Peak, practicing medicine and saving lost people."

After finishing, the eunuch exclaimed in amazement, "There really is such a treasure land in the world? Your Majesty, you are the supreme ruler. If you go to Immovable Peak, you will surely be protected by immortals."

Duan Yanxi was very pleased with his flattery and made a decision: "Let's get up and go to Immovable Peak now."

The eunuch responded, picked up the riding whip, and under his command, changed course to Fudo Peak.

Ruolan sat in the corner of the oxcart, holding the prince without saying a word.

Fudomine... She probably hadn't heard of that name before, but just hearing it gave her a bad feeling, as if something bad would happen if she went there.

Despite her unease, she didn't speak up to stop him. First, Duan Yanxi was no longer likely to listen to her, so speaking up would be pointless. Second, in this situation, saying too much could lead to mistakes and might even arouse Duan Yanxi's suspicion, resulting in the eunuchs reprimanding her.

The place where they set off was more than a hundred miles away from Fudomine. The oxcart was slow, and even traveling non-stop all day, it would take a month to complete.

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any pursuers along the way, so their journey was relatively safe. Moreover, the eunuchs would stop in each town they passed through to replenish their rations and other necessities, making their journey quite comfortable.

They also bought some ready-made medicine for injuries, and Duan Yanxi's leg gradually improved on the road.

Although his leg had healed, his mood was not much better. He looked at the people along the way, who lived in peace and contentment, and were self-sufficient, without any trace of the misery that followed the war.

These states were all conquered by the Eastern Qi. The fact that the people of the Central Plains lived so well under their rule proves what?

This shows that they all betrayed their country and the enemy, ignoring the shame of the dynasty's downfall, and became slaves to the barbarians of Dongqi.

The people of the Central Plains he saw every day were all traitors!

Duan Yanxi wished he could set the city ablaze and burn all the traitors to death. But if he wanted to make a comeback, he would have to rely on the power of the people.

For an emperor to associate with traitors is utterly shameful...

Duan Yanxi became increasingly silent, hoping to reach the Immovable Peak as soon as possible so he wouldn't have to see these people who caused him so much distress.

As he was lost in his own illusions, a pair of sharp eyes, hidden in the shadows of his cloak, stared at him, radiating a chilling aura, like the dangerous eyes of a wolf in the night.

One night, the group camped out on a flat hillside.

There was a forest all around, and a village at the foot of the hill. In the evening, the eunuch went to the village and bought some rice, flour, vegetables and meat from the villagers. He also learned from them that there were basically no large wild animals in the nearby mountains, so it was very safe.

The eunuchs lit a fire in the camp to cook. Because it had rained heavily the day before, the mud and trees were very damp, and the fire produced thick smoke that made it hard for people to open their eyes.

Ruolan had already run far away with the child. Worried she might take the opportunity to escape, Duan Yanxi, leaning on his cane, walked over and said menacingly:

"If you dare to play any tricks, I'll have you killed first."

Ruolan rolled her eyes and said, "What else can you say besides this?"

Duan Yanxi said coldly, "Don't be in such a hurry to turn against me. When I take back the Central Plains, you'll have to curry favor with me."

Ruolan couldn't help but sneer: "Oh, still talking big now? Forget about taking back the Central Plains, when you got me pregnant, you said you'd make me empress if I gave birth to the dragon prince. Now that the dragon prince is born, where's the empress?"

Duan Yanxi stared at her face, and the more he looked, the uglier she seemed. Her nose and eyes were unpleasant to look at, and she had completely lost the charming and coquettish air he had when they first met.

Women are all like this, aren't they? They become ugly women after giving birth, nagging and complaining endlessly... Luckily, he never falls in love with any woman, otherwise, if he fell in love with them and then saw their true colors, he would definitely gouge his own eyes out.

Duan Yanxi stopped looking at Ruolan and lowered his eyes to look at the prince.

This was the first time he had really looked at him properly since he was born.

After a long journey, the prince's fair face had become much darker from the sun, and his chubby hands and feet had noticeably thinned out.

He was nursing in Ruolan's arms, with a piece of Ruolan's dogwood in his mouth, and his two dark eyes were looking at Duan Yanxi as if he didn't recognize him at all.

Duan Yanxi reached out to touch him, but the boy opened his toothless mouth and started crying. The crying startled the eunuchs who were cooking, and they all got up and looked over.

Enraged, Duan Yanxi scolded Ruolan: "Look at the people you brought!"

Ruolan put the clothes down expressionlessly and said indifferently, "He doesn't understand anything, he's just afraid of strangers. You never wanted to hold him, but now he cries as soon as you touch him, and you're blaming me?"

Duan Yanxi was speechless after hearing her words, and angrily waved his sleeve.

"If he continues like this when he grows up, I won't let you off the hook."

Growing up... Haha, did he think she would give him the chance to see the child grow up?

A cold glint flashed in Ruolan's eyes as she lowered her head to look at her son, avoiding Duan Yanxi's gaze.

Seeing that she had no interest in paying attention to him, Duan Yanxi returned to the camp in a huff.

He wants power; without power, no one dares to lord it over him...

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