A large group of people were making their way from north to south in great pomp. There were vanguard soldiers scouting ahead and rear - guards bringing up the rear. However, they were all secret guards, invisible to ordinary people.
Ordinary people would only think they were just a group of common merchants.
Not far away, peaks towered and streams gurgled. The lush green scenery was refreshing and made people feel relaxed and happy.
Lin Qiao stared blankly out of the window at the lush scenery. From time to time, she could sense a figure always following the carriage.
Lin Qiao knew it was Luo Nanchen.
Lin Qiao had gotten used to the accidental eye - contacts with Luo Nanchen. In fact, she would feel something was missing if she couldn't see his shadow.
Maybe she had developed a liking for Luo Nanchen.
It wasn't just acceptance but true liking.
Lin Qiao sighed, "Our journey south this time is to suppress the rebellion in Zhouzhou and deal with the once - in - a - century flood."
Originally, they should have headed straight for Zhouzhou. In the original story, after Luo Nanchen fell in love with Bai Moling, he soon contracted a strange illness.
After that, Luo Nanchen quickly went to Zhouzhou to look for medicinal herbs to cure Bai Moling's strange illness, and Zhouzhou was his first stop.
But now the plot had changed. Although instead of just Luo Nanchen, there were many people traveling together, the flood was still inevitable.
Zou Lvrui asked in confusion, "Rebellion? How could there be a rebellion in the country ruled by someone as awesome as Luo Nanchen?"
Lin Qiao was speechless.
This author...
She, as a reader, actually remembered the plot better than the author herself!
Although she hadn't read the book very carefully back then and just followed the daily updates, she still remembered what had happened.
But Zou Lvrui had completely lost herself in this world and seemed not to want to go back at all. She had even forgotten the plot she had written.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the front, startling the horses.
"Ah!"
"Protect the young master! Protect the young mistress!"
For a moment, the horses neighed and everything was in chaos.
The sound of fighting was continuous. It seemed that a fight had broken out.
Luo Nanchen drew out his sword, turned his horse around, and faced his back towards the carriage where Lin Qiao was. He was on high alert for any changes around him. "Protect the young mistress!"
Luo Nanchen immediately put a protective barrier around the carriage to ensure Lin Qiao's safety.
This was the only way to Zhouzhou, a place easy to defend but hard to attack.
But... no one was trying to attack Zhouzhou!
They just looked like ordinary merchants!
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
The next wave of arrows rained down, making the horses rear up again.
The secret guards who had been protecting everyone in the dark, those in well - tailored black clothes, now emerged. They waved their swords to block the attacking bows, and Mo Xiujie directly used his spiritual power to shatter the arrows approaching them.
Seeing that some soldiers had been injured and were bleeding, Luo Nanchen looked coldly at the southwest corner.
"Xiaolin, stay in the carriage and don't come out."
"Okay—"
Luo Nanchen leaped into the air and stood on the horse's back. He drew out his long sword and made a horizontal slash, creating a dazzling silver beam of light. The light was so bright that it was a bit blinding even for Lin Qiao sitting in the carriage. Luo Nanchen's spiritual power fluctuated greatly, and his spiritual aura filled the air.
He sheathed his sword and landed steadily on the horse. "Come out!"
This seemingly unskilled sneak attack probably had a hidden agenda.
No matter whether the enemy was a god or a demon, if they blocked his way, he would kill them without hesitation.
"Clap... clap..."
The attacker was a bearded man holding a big machete. There was a wooden hairpin carelessly stuck in his hair. "You really have good cultivation. But no matter where you come from, you have to bypass Zhouzhou. Otherwise, don't blame us for being ruthless."
Hearing this, Lin Qiao knew that Zhouzhou must have rebelled.
They sounded so fierce, as if they had a lot of confidence.
Luo Nanchen remained unmoved. The next moment, Mo Xiujie rode his horse into the air, leaped over the remaining archers, and charged straight at the bearded man.
"Screech!"
The blades of the swords collided, making a sharp and ear - piercing sound. Mo Xiujie got close to the bearded man and stared into his flustered eyes.
The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Mo Xiujie plucked a hair from the bearded man's face. "Tsk tsk, with such low cultivation and just a few lousy bows, you still want to be a watchdog?"
"Ouch!"
"It hurts so much!"
The bearded man jumped up in pain and glared angrily. "Do you know who I am? How dare you be so disrespectful to me?!"
Mo Xiujie looked at him contemptuously and disdainfully. "I don't care who you are. It's none of my business."
The bearded man laughed twice. "Once you enter Zhouzhou, you won't be able to get out alive."
Mo Xiujie was speechless. "Are you crazy? Look at your own situation before you talk, okay?"
Luo Nanchen thought for a moment. "Go in!"
He wanted to see who the local tyrant here was. Did they really think they could dominate this place just because it was far away from the capital?
Monkeys were just monkeys. They should know their place.
The bearded man's eyes widened in horror. "You... you'll regret this!"
Mo Xiujie was about to hit the bearded man's head with the hilt of his sword when the once - arrogant bearded man suddenly curled up on the ground and kept begging for mercy.
"Hey, you must have done a lot of bullying things on a daily basis. Today, let you know that fortune changes."
After saying that, Mo Xiujie kicked the bearded man again.
Luo Nanchen frowned. "Arrest him and hand him over to the local yamen for disposal."
Although he didn't want to expose his identity, he still had to handle things properly.
He would just give a hint to the yamen at most.
"Is it safe now?"
Lin Qiao looked around and only saw a few subdued people in civilian clothes. They looked quite wild.
"These people aren't from this area, are they?"
Zou Lvrui took a closer look. "How do you know?"
"Look at their dressing habits and the northern accent in their speech. Even if they've lived here for a long time, they can't change their accents."
Zou Lvrui said in surprise, "You're really good at observing."
The saying that the male protagonist likes smart women was proven once again.
"You're just blind!"
Lin Qiao was gradually letting herself go. Life was short. She couldn't spend the rest of her time pretending to be obedient.
As the carriage entered Zhouzhou, the people observing in the dark quickly rode their horses to the headquarters of Zhouzhou to report the news.
Luo Nanchen deliberately let some of the minions go in order to lure out the snakes in the hole.
It was really a good idea to wait for the hidden forces in Zhouzhou to come to them on their own initiative. It would save time, effort, and worry.
Luo Nanchen carried Lin Qiao out of the carriage. "Xiaolin, let's stay here for a few days. I'll make further arrangements in a few days, okay?"
Looking at the palace in front of her, Lin Qiao wondered if the man in front of her knew what "make do" meant.
"No need. This place is fine."
This place was already good enough. If they moved to a better place, she was afraid that readers would scold her as a seductress who only knew how to bewitch Luo Nanchen and enjoy life.
Oh no, the character setting of the disaster - causing seductress was about to be confirmed.