Speaking like this, he naturally knew that the headless Buddha’s head was not that simple.
The headless Buddha was to the east of Cyan Wood Province, and he was uncertain about what he would encounter this ti going to Cyan Wood Province.
"Keep gathering firewood."
Li Xuan said.
He treated the Earth Temple as a little interlude.
Before long, the bonfire was lit. The two boiled so cooked food and made do with it along with so plain water.
Then Li Xuan fed the maidservant a bit of strong wine to drive away the cold and keep warm, while using a part of his consciousness to control an illusionary dummy sitting by the fire.
Seeing Rose’s cheeks flushed, he held her, using himself as a big pillow, and slept in the carriage for the night.
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Next day...
The carriage continued southeast.
Another day passed...
At dawn, the carriage finally entered Cyan Wood Province.
At this ti, the streets of the state city were bustling.
Long queues lined up in front of the butcher shops, and the fragrant sll of at dispersed everywhere, with tasty lamb and affordable pork available.
The vendors at the snack stalls were shouting, "Flower rice cake, fragrant wheat cake, apricot blossom peach blossom drink for sale."
Unable to resist, Rose ran down to buy two cups of drink and handed one to the young master.
Just by pausing, the scent of flowers drifted from not far away. Turning around, she saw an old farr selling flowers, carrying a bamboo basket.
Seeing Rose eyeing the flowers, the old farr smiled and said, "Miss, would you like to buy flowers? For one copper coin, you can pick a few stems. They were picked fresh this morning and can last long in water."
Rose said, "No, I won’t buy any."
She had just co from the wilderness, hadn’t picked flowers outside, so spending money on flowers in the city felt silly.
But while she was speaking, she saw a few people who just finished breakfast already tossing copper coins to pick flowers.
Li Xuan watched these scenes and couldn’t help but sigh, "Indeed, it’s the state city, so lively."
Rose steered the carriage through the bustling streets, slowly making her way to Green Willow Hall after asking around.
Li Xuan presented his identification, indicating he was there to participate in the autumn examination, only then seeking accommodation, but noticed several people hurriedly approaching from a distance.
Initially, Li Xuan thought these people were re passersby.
However, as they got closer, these people directly approached him and surrounded him.
This was three young n dressed in fine clothes, with defiant arrogance written all over their faces, clearly marking them as spoiled scions.
One of them directly looked at Rose, scrutinized her briefly, and said with a half-smile, "Are you selling this maidservant?"
Li Xuan replied, "Not selling."
The corner of the youth’s lips curled into a smile, with a sense of superiority and depth, saying, "Soon, you’ll beg to buy."
Li Xuan hadn’t expected to encounter such a thing; he nodded slightly, then suddenly raised his knee, his long leg whipping through the air with a piercing sound, striking the youth directly.
Feeling a bit inexplicably aggrieved, he, Eldest Young Master Li, would not endure this.
Moreover, he had already considered Rose his family.
The youth hadn’t anticipated that he would strike, and even if he had, he couldn’t have blocked it.
Bam!!
The youth scread miserably, flew out, rolled a few tis on the ground, his face hit the threshold, and during the tumbling, scrubbed a lot of dust from the ground, opening his mouth only to find two teeth missing, and the severe contraction of his abdon causing dry heaving.
The other two youths froze upon witnessing this scene, their initially arrogant expressions vanished, retreating in fear.
Li Xuan turned back to look at the shopkeeper in Yulan Hall, intending to ask about booking a room, only to see the shopkeeper staring at him in fear, saying after a long mont, "That’s the son of Landlord Wang’s family... beside him is the Governor’s. You’re... better off escaping quickly."
Rose ran over, tearfully stating, "It’s all my fault."
Li Xuan shook his head.
This matter actually had nothing to do with Rose; those three were clearly targeting him, and Rose was rely an excuse.
If he yielded on this front, who knows how much humiliation would follow?
Governor...
Landlord Wang...
Li Xuan was pondering when he suddenly heard horse hooves, preparing himself before seeing a fast horse approaching.
On horseback, an armored soldier jumped down and looked at Li Xuan, asking, "You are Li Xuan?"
Li Xuan replied, "Yes."
The soldier boldly shouted, "Co, co, co, follow , General Liang wants to see you."
After speaking, he seed to sense his tone needed adjusting, thus slightly changing his manner, politely saying, "General Liang Shigu asked to invite you."
Liang Shigu?
Li Xuan had heard of this na.
Even Old General Liu intended to write him a recomndation letter, and the recipient was Liang Shigu.
He was part of the Sovereign’s faction.
According to Li Xuan’s understanding, people aligned with the Sovereign’s faction were distinct from those spoiled scions just now.
Li Xuan comprehended this in his heart, hence he told the soldier, "Thank you."
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General’s Mansion in Cyan Wood Province.
Liang Shigu, clad in a red silk robe, stood with folded arms in the main hall, his deep eyes slightly squinted, seriously examining the map on the wall, his gaze sweeping across the coastal region east of Cyan Wood Province, seemingly troubled.
The general suddenly heard his n report from afar, "Li Xuan is here~~," temporarily regaining his composure, he turned around, sat at the central seat, closed his eyes, and waited.
When the young man in a dark robe arrived, he opened his tiger-like eyes, carefully scrutinized the youth for a few monts, then waved to the accompanying soldier.
The soldier withdrew.
Liang Shigu didn’t invite Li Xuan to sit but directly stated, "I heard Old General Liu went to Hundred Flowers Mansion and t you, having a pleasant conversation.
With Old General Liu’s approval, your character and capability must be beyond question.
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