Hearing her words, Li Qinglu's fair face instantly turned bright red. She felt that she had never blushed so much in her life.
Song Qingshu was also speechless, "You're too old. That's enough of you."
Li Qiushui took the opportunity to say, "You're an old virgin, so it's inevitable that you're a bit coquettish."
Tianshan Tonglao said angrily, "What did you say? It's obviously the two of them who have been here for the whole night. "
Even though Song Qingshu was thick-skinned, he still couldn't bear it. He said, "All right, I'll go to Jietan Temple to settle some things, and I'll meet you soon." Then he left without waiting for them to respond. As it turned out, the group of people had already arrived near Jie Tan Temple. Song QingShu was going to help them save Wu Ya Zi, and it would definitely take some time for him to return. Naturally, he had to explain everything to Mu Wanqing and Yelu Nanxian first.
Looking at his disappearing figure, the three of them looked at each other. Li Qiushui murmured, "I remember that Jietan Temple is now …"
Tianshan Tonglao said gloatingly, "Your grandson-in-law is not simple. His temperament is somewhat similar to yours." She had worked with Li Liangzuo before, so she naturally knew the situation in Jietan Temple.
Li Qiushui knew that she meant Song Qingshu was mocking her for being fickle. She didn't care and said, "Which capable man doesn't have three wives and four concubines?" Although she was also a Jianghu person, she spent most of her time in the Xixia Imperial Palace, so she was used to the affairs of the imperial harem.
Tianshan Tonglao snorted, but this time she didn't refute. She had an insight into human nature for most of her life, so she naturally knew the rules of this world.
It didn't take long for Song QingShu to return. He told Mu Wanqing and Yelu Nanxian the approximate time of his return, and also told them to be careful during this period of time. If any unforeseen event occurred in the Western Xia, it would be better for the two women to leave first if things went awry. At the same time, he also told them about the lodgings of the Golden Snake Battalion in the Western Xia. Over the past year, he had secretly integrated the resources of the Qing Kingdom's Stickler Office, the Jin Kingdom's Laundry Yard, the Liao Kingdom's Secret Service, and the Five Lakes Sect. With these foundations, coupled with He Tieshou and Chen Yuanyuan's brothel information network, even the Western Xia Kingdom had people stationed there. Although they could not affect the overall situation, it was not a big problem to protect and hide one or two people.
Seeing him come back, Li Qiushui asked with a faint smile, "Did you go to Jietan Temple to see Princess Tiandu or the future Empress?" She naturally knew that the people in Jietan Temple were all members of the Mu family. Although there was no lack of beautiful women, there were only two women in the entire Mu family that Song QingShu had taken a liking to.
Before Song Qingshu could answer, Tianshan Tonglao said, "I think it's most likely the future Empress. Although Princess Tiandu is beautiful, she is a bit old."
"Actually, she's not that much older than me." Song Qingshu said subconsciously. At the same time, he had a strange expression on his face. You're already in your nineties, but you say someone in their early thirties is older. Why does it sound so strange?
"Is it really Qin Hongmian?" This time it was Li Qiushui's turn to be surprised. Even Li Qinglu was a bit surprised.
"Of course not, it's Mu Wanqing." There was nothing to deny. They would find out sooner or later.
Although they had guessed it before, they were still shocked to hear him admit it. After a long time, Tianshan Tonglao gave him a thumbs up. "Little Song, you're amazing!"
Li Qiushui couldn't help but smile. "Speaking of which, Qinglu and I should thank you."
"Thank me for what?" Song Qingshu was startled. He thought that Li Qinglu should be thankful that she wasn't jealous. Why would she thank him?
Li Qinglu, who had been silent for a while, finally spoke: "Miss Mu is the future Empress that Li Langzuo has appointed. You have taken away his Empress and helped us vent our anger. How can we not be grateful to you?"
Song Qingshu thought that the customs of Xixia were really hard to understand. But this kind of feeling … was pretty good?
Next, the group bought a dozen or so fine horses and hurried east. Spiritual State was a horse-breeding area, so it was easy to pick out good horses. As for why the four of them bought so many horses, it was mainly because they wanted to switch mounts.
People of later generations might subconsciously think that horses were faster than humans. It was only after coming to this world that Song Qingshu slowly understood the situation. In a short period of time, cavalry was naturally much faster than infantry. However, humans had better endurance than horses, and they needed less time to rest and eat. Horses were herbivores and had a low conversion rate of eating grass. They often needed to eat grass for a few hours and rest for almost a day to recover. Therefore, there was often a funny situation in ancient armies. After the infantry and cavalry ran together for seven or eight days, the infantry had to stop and wait for the cavalry behind them to catch up …
In history, Cao Cao chased after Liu Bei with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry for three hundred li a day. This speed was indeed faster than humans, but it could not be maintained for long. If they ran like this for two days straight, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry would be useless. In contrast, Xiahou Yuan led an army of five hundred li in three days and a thousand li in six days. When Sima Yi attacked Mengda, he ran twelve hundred li in eight days.
The unit of measurement of one li in the Han Dynasty was less than the unit of li in modern times. The accurate record of an infantry rapid march in modern times was that the volunteer army ran 72 kilometers in 14 hours. 72 kilometers was the straight line distance on the map. In reality, they were running on mountain roads, so the distance was more than that.
Of course, if a rich country like the Mongols could equip a cavalry with three horses at any time, then their marching speed would far surpass that of an infantry. Unfortunately, most cavalry units in history did not have the power to prepare so many horses. It was already good enough for each person to have one horse.
In fact, if Song Qingshu was alone, he would be faster if he used his Lightness Skill. But first of all, it was too tiring to run like this. Second of all, the people accompanying him were either injured or had their internal energy dissipated. They definitely could not keep up with his pace.
That was why he bought more than ten horses in one go. He wanted to learn from the Mongols on their expedition to the west. This way, he could travel at the highest speed. After all, there were still a lot of things waiting to be dealt with in Xixia. He did not want to waste too much time.
The group of people headed east without stopping. Unexpectedly, Tianshan Tonglao and Li Qiushui did not bicker along the way. Instead, they tried to find out what happened between Song Qingshu and Mu Wanqing. Even Li Qinglu looked like she was gossiping.
At first, Song Qingshu did not want to pay attention to them. Unfortunately, the three women kept pestering him with questions. He had no choice but to talk about everything that happened between the two of them. Time passed quickly.
When it was almost noon, Tianshan Tonglao, who was listening to the gossip with great interest, suddenly screamed. Her whole body trembled uncontrollably and she immediately fell off the horse. If she fell, she would be badly injured or even killed by the hooves of the horses.
Fortunately, Song Qingshu reacted quickly. He grabbed her belt and lifted her up. "What's wrong with you?"
Tianshan Tonglao's face was pale and her whole body was trembling. She did not even notice that she was being held in Meng Qi's arms. "Blood, I want to drink blood …"
"Master, her old habit is acting up again. Haha …" Li Qiushui, who was standing at the side, laughed gloatingly.
Tianshan Tonglao did not have time to bicker with her. She just stared at the horses that they brought along. It was as if she was going to pounce on them and bite them at any time.
Song Qingshu frowned. "This won't do. Whether we can find Wu Yazi or not depends on them."
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