It wasn't easy for Xu Fengnian to finally have a kind heart in the eyes of the world. Not long after, Xu Fengnian wished he could slap himself twice. It was really not right for a man to bring a child along. Even when she was hungry, she didn't say anything. She just blinked her eyes and looked at Xu Fengnian pitifully. Even when her butt hurt from sitting on the horse, she didn't cry or make a fuss. She still turned her head to look at Xu Fengnian with tears in her eyes. If they were to lead the horse together, according to the rules, she would have to carry a heavy purse with no place to spend one tael of silver. Her small hands were red and swollen. When she slipped and fell on the ground, she just silently picked it up. She couldn't lift it, so she just carried it on her young shoulders. When she fell, she didn't cry out in pain. She just stood up and continued to carry it. How long would they take? If Hsu Fengnian was alone, he could only deal with the horse in the wilderness at night. However, now that he had Tao Manwu, Hsu Fengnian had to take out two sets of clothes. One set was for her to cushion her and the other to cover her. Most importantly, this child didn't sleep well and always kicked around. If it wasn't for Hsu Fengnian feeding the flying sword every two hours, this girl might have been half-frozen to death after one night. A few days later, Hsu Fengnian couldn't stand this stubborn little girl anymore. He had to let her sleep in his arms at night. He didn't even have to deal with the Great Demon King Xie Ling.
Therefore, when His Royal Highness finally saw Flying Fox City in the heart of Dragonwaist Prefecture and saw the Hanging Sword Pavilion on top of the city wall, he felt relieved.
It should be known that when His Royal Highness was young, he loved to pick up his younger brother's feet and throw him around in the snow. Otherwise, he would play with his elder sister. Huang Man'er obviously liked it more. Every time he was pulled out of the snow by his elder brother, he would always have a bright smile on his face. The three siblings never got tired of it. Only his second sister, Xu Weixiong, stood alone in the distance and looked on coldly. She was precocious and precocious, so she probably disdained to play such childish games. However, she would occasionally have a snowball fight, provided that she fought with Hsu Fengnian against Xu Longxiang and Xu Zhihu. Xu Zhihu's body was relatively weak, so Huang Man'er was instructed by his elder brother not to use too much strength. Therefore, he would always return in defeat. At this time, Xu Weixiong was satisfied. She raised her sharp chin and clapped her hands. She had a cold expression, but the corners of her mouth curled up and said that she was going to read military books. After she left, Hsu Fengnian and Xu Zhihu would look at each other and smile without saying anything. Huang Man'er, who was happier to be beaten than to be beaten, didn't understand anything. He just smiled foolishly with his elder sister and brother.
Ever since they had bypassed Liusheng, and especially since they had brought Tao Manwu along, Hsu Fengnian was often in a daze. Perhaps he was squatting on the side of the widened official road, or looking at a newly built relay station in the distance. Perhaps he was standing on a high place overlooking the vast wilderness. He would even stop when he found a nameless lake with irrigation tools imported from Jiangnan. In the end, Tao Manwu was only a naive child of six or seven years old. It was already not easy for him not to cry to death because of his parents' death. However, she could easily see through people's hearts and see the true emotions hidden under all the darkness. She knew who had evil intentions and who had a cold face but a warm heart. She had spent day and night with this bad person who had put on a new face. When they arrived outside Feihu City, she saw for the first time that he revealed a happy heart. She couldn't help but feel warm.
As they approached the city gate, Hsu Fengnian dismounted from the horse and carried Tao Manwu down from the horse's back. He led the horse with one hand and the child with the other and walked towards the city gate. The child's small hands were red and swollen like steamed buns. After he carefully punctured the blisters, it was very likely that new blisters would form, and then old blisters. Hsu Fengnian did not make things difficult for this child who had a rough background. He hung the luggage on the horse's back. Seeing a group of horses rushing out of the city, Hsu Fengnian pulled the horse to the side and stood aside. The young man in the lead was wearing an expensive mink coat and had a cold face. The six family soldiers behind him were all wearing light armor and carrying broadswords. There was a quiver with arrows hanging on the horse's back. Hsu Fengnian saw that the arrows were slightly worn but did not affect their accuracy. He was neither a rich person nor a fancy person. Therefore, he thought highly of this son of the Beimang family of generals. The city gate guards who had been making things difficult for the common people immediately bowed and watched them leave with a smile. There was no ridicule or jealousy in their smiles, only awe.
The sharp-eyed guards at the city gate had checked the travel permit for leaving the village. When they saw Xu Fengnian's inferior horse that was not even worth mentioning, they lost their interest in plucking the feathers from the goose that passed by and generously let him pass. Passing through the dim and cool city gate, Xu Fengnian subconsciously raised his head to look and smiled. He did not even know whether Miss Hehe was alive or dead, how could she stick to the top of the cave like a gecko and give him a blow? Back then, Hsu Fengnian was actually vexed about this kind of unexpected surprise, but he also had a kind of morbid expectation and gratitude. At that time, he had the immortal Li Chungang by his side, so His Royal Highness did not have the opportunity to make a move. Only Hehe, who had always regarded the Top Ten Experts in the World and the Land Immortals as nothing, stalking whoever she wanted to kill like gangrene attached to the bone. This was undoubtedly a spur to Hsu Fengnian. However, he still did not understand why she would still bear the fate disaster for him in the end if she had mercilessly tried to kill him in the reed marsh without the slightest bit of exaggeration.
Passing through the city gate, Hsu Fengnian was full of self-mockery. Was it because he was too heartless that he could not understand the exquisite thoughts of those outstanding women? Take Sweet Potato of Wutong Garden for example. He only realized her identity as a Death Warrior after practicing his saber skills. He originally thought that she was just a plump koi fish in the Tidehark Lake, who would lose weight if she was not fed and would starve to death if she was not fed. The truth was that she had secretly blocked countless disasters for him and her hands were stained with the red of rouge. Perhaps the moment before he slept on her lap, she had just killed a few moths that had snuck into the prince's mansion and crushed them like a wick.
In the vast territory of the Beimang Dynasty, there were many miracles of scholars entering the imperial court. After the unavoidable turmoil at the beginning, there were countless cases of nobles of the Beimang Dynasty killing outsiders. There were even cases of hundreds of people being killed. However, as the Empress of Beimang passed down the laws to every corner of the empire, dozens of descendants of the Yelu and Murong clans were killed. Many high-ranking court officials were punished and demoted. She ruled the north with an iron fist as usual and comforted the south with a rare tenderness like an old cow licking its calf. That was how the current stable situation was created. The second generation of descendants of the Beimang Dynasty began to consider themselves as citizens of Beimang and were deeply grateful to the wise and mighty Empress.
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