zChapter 1152 - Not A Hometown, But Hell (2/2)

“We can still handle it, trust me.” Feng Yuheng leaned back in the carriage, her eyes half closed, “At most I will give both of you a gun each, anyway, do not think about things which have not happened yet, go as fast as we can and reach Fu Province as soon as possible. But we cannot go too fast, we have to be behind Xuan Tianming, always following behind him, he definitely cannot know that we have come over as well.”

“Young Miss.” Wang Chuan said some reasonable words, “Do you think we can hide it? When we left Yu Palace, someone behind might have already begun passing the message of our disappearance to His Highness.”

“That’s right!” Feng Yuheng shook her head, “In the end, that is his Yu palace, not mine, so even if I said that they cannot send a message, they will still send one. It’s fine, even if he knows, everything will be alright as long as he does not see us. Even if he goes on the battlefield to fight enemies, we will be secretly helping from the side. Either way, I cannot appear in front of the soldiers of the three armies, I cannot allow them to speak behind our backs, saying that the Ninth Prince would always bring his wife wherever he goes. I am an insignificant woman, and I also do not have the heart to snatch military accomplishments.”

On this end, Feng Yuheng and her two maids just left the capital, heading east. On the other side, Feng Zhaolian’s journey was a little more than half done, they have already reached the third province after heading east from the capital and will reach Fu Province in half a month. Yun Xiao said: “Master, let’s rest for a bit at An Province in front! This Subordinate needs to change two horses and we need to replenish the food.”

Feng Zhaoliao did not have much thoughts on this, adjusting his robes, waving the folding fan in his hand. Having changed into male attire, he still looked feminine, but it was more convenient when moving around and he became a smaller target. “The east is warmer than the capital, but why is it snowing as well?” He pulled the curtains aside and looked out as he said this, “Say, Yun Xiao, when we reach An Province, how heavy would the snow be?”

“It won’t be that heavy.” Yun Xiao said, “The east does not have heavy snowfall, there will be a thin layer at most. When snow falls, there will be many snowflakes flying around, but unfortunately, they do not remain after falling on the ground, melting very quickly.”

“That’s right! It melts quickly such that it does not seem like it’s snowing at all.” Feng Zhaolian retracted back into the carriage, no long bothering to look outside. “Snow anywhere else is lacking compared to Qian Zhou, Qian Zhou’s snow is true snow, that kind of snowfall is satisfying, that kind of cold is the thorough kind of cold. Yun Xiao, if Qian Zhou did not fall, what would it be like now?”

The person outside did not reply, only the sound of the horse whip swinging could be heard, hitting the horse’s back with a “Pa”, then the carriage moved faster.

“I am asking you! At least say something!”

“There is nothing much to say about it.” Yun Xiao said coldly: “There is no if. Qian Zhou did fall in the end, do you think that Da Shun will return that piece of land?”

“That’s right! It is impossible for it to be returned.” Feng Zhaolian smiled self-mockingly, “Don’t you think I’m rather cowardly? My own country has fallen, yet I am mixing with the enemy, becoming friends with the enemy, and even gave the enemy so many soldiers to help the enemy expand their land…… if the ancestors below the ground know this, I wonder if they would be so angry that they would climb out from their graves and strangle me to death.”

The person outside still did not reply, and only Feng Zhaolian mumbled to himself in the carriage: “Yun Xiao, that is the bad thing about it, too taciturn, a bunch of awls cannot even prick any blood from you.” Sometimes, he really wanted a talkative guard! Feng Zhaolian thought, this journey was long, and there should be a person who loved to talk and joke as company, then it would not be that lonely. He stretched out his hand, looking at his own slim fingers, the shape was good, but some parts were distorted and could not be restored, reminding him over and over again about what he had experienced before.

Lonely? He should have gotten used to being lonely the most. During those days in complete darkness, he was soaked in various medicine vats, sometimes not even seeing anyone for a whole year, only the sounds of bubbling when the medicine soaked his body, he depended on counting those bubbling sounds to pull through, so he would not be lost or go insane. That was called loneliness, how could this current situation be considered anything at all?

Feng Zhaolian smiled, he did withstand all of that in the end! He told Yun Xiao: “Even if Qian Zhou revives from the dead, I will also hate that place. Do you think that kind of poor place froze people’s hearts? Froze until they became twisted? To the point that they can do anything? It is said that Ah-Heng possesses something known as Heavenly Thunder. Throwing that round thing over, it will explode in one go, causing countless deaths and injuries, and can even destroy buildings. If those bastards from Qian Zhou are still alive, then I will ask Ah-Heng for a few, exploding all of them to death!”

When Feng Zhaolian said this, he was smiling, and still had that frivolous appearance. It was as if he was telling a joke and was not serious at all. But Yun Xiao knew, Feng Zhaolian was serious about all of that, if the day came when Qian Zhou revived, he would definitely bring the Heavenly Thunder along and flatten that place. Because to Feng Zhaolian, that place was not a hometown, but Hell.

When the day started to turn dark, Feng Zhaolian’s carriage finally entered the city of An Province. The snow was just like what Yun Xiao said, even though it kept snowing, there was only a thin layer of snow on the ground. It was a huge difference from the capital, not to mention the heavy snow in the northern border. But the thinner the snow, the more slippery the road, it was very difficult to drive a carriage in snow like this. It was better for it to snow a little more heavily so that the horse hooves had a better grip.

“Master, we will move further into the city and not stay in the inns around the city gate.” Yun Xiao was very careful. It was difficult to drive the carriage, he had to pay attention to the horse’s hooves slipping and also had to pay attention to the pedestrians on the way. They finally arrived at a prosperous street in An Province and the two looked for a rather stylish inn to stay in. The horses were also handed over to an attendant to bring to the backyard to feed. Yun Xiao made arrangements for Feng Zhaolian: “Master can go upstairs to rest first, This Subordinate will take a look around the area.”

“What is there to see.” Feng Zhaolian did not listen to him, walking through the door of the inn, turning slightly, he pointed at a group of people in the west, “Look, isn’t it bustling over there, let’s go take a look together.”