binnovel Chapter 252 Do you know Miss Chu? She is chasing after Lord Lu!
Chapter 252 Do you know Miss Chu? She is chasing after Lord Lu!
Chapter 252 Do you know Miss Chu? She is chasing after Lord Lu!
The sun is shining brightly, and the mountains are verdant.
There was frost last night. When the sun shone on it, the frost turned into dewdrops, and the mountains and forests were filled with water vapor.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Chu Wantang took out a bamboo whistle and blew it. The soft and melodious sound echoed in the forest. The surroundings suddenly trembled, as if a huge monster was walking towards them.
“Whisper, wheezle—”
A loud neighing sound came from afar, and a majestic dragon horse was seen galloping towards them, pulling a white jade carriage.
The dragon horse's entire body was fiery red, but it emitted a faint blue glow, and there seemed to be flames under its four hooves. Each step it took was several miles long and contained profound laws, and it would appear in front of it in the blink of an eye.
Lu Zhan had only seen dragon horses in books, and now that he saw it with his own eyes, he found it very rare. He took a closer look and found that the cultivation level of this dragon horse had reached the mysterious realm. He couldn't help but sigh that even the head horse had a higher cultivation level than Zhuge Chen.
However, the dragon horse is an auspicious beast and is born with racial advantages, so it is normal for it to cultivate faster.
"Is this your carriage?" Lu Zhan was envious. The Dragon Horse had a high status in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and according to common sense, only the royal family could use it.
Chu Wantang said calmly, "Your Majesty gave it to me when the Wutuo tribe came to pay homage."
Lu Zhan immediately understood. Although she said it easily, there were actually many reasons behind it.
At that time, the Wutuo tribe came well prepared and challenged the Great Zhou during the court visit. They defeated several masters of the Great Zhou, but were finally killed by Chu Wantang with a single sword, winning glory for the Great Zhou. Only then did His Majesty reward Chu Wantang with a dragon horse mount.
Although the dragon horse is the standard vehicle for the royal family, it is not the standard for direct descendants. The vehicles used by the eldest princess and the emperor are more noble than the dragon horse. Using the dragon horse to reward a noble lady from an aristocratic family like Chu Wantang is both decent and generous.
The carriage had a lot of space, and the two sat face to face, with a small table in the middle for making tea.
The mountain road was rugged, but Longma was moving quite steadily. I couldn't feel the speed in the car, but every time I looked outside, the scenery was different.
The single man and woman had nothing to do, so Lu Zhan decided to do something exciting.
He asked Xiao Chu about the Grand Master's real age: "Lanlan, I heard a lot about the Grand Master's youth in Yunshui Sect this time, and I was very excited... How old is the Grand Master?"
Chu Wantang's expression immediately became serious: "Your idea is very dangerous."
"Huh?" Lu Zhan was puzzled.
"From what I know, Master hates being asked about her age the most."
"I just care about my boss, nothing else."
"But you should be less concerned about the age issue." Seeing Lu Zhan's puzzled expression, Chu Wantang sat up straight and explained, "It is said that when Master was traveling in the human world incognito, a young man from a prominent family fell in love with Master at first sight. He went home and asked Grandpa to make the decision and propose marriage to Master. Guess what happened later?"
"What's wrong?"
"When the young master's grandfather saw Master, he immediately knelt on the ground and called her aunt." Chu Wantang sighed, "It turns out that Master is the best friend of the old man's mother... When the old man was a teenager, Master saved his life, so every time they meet, the old man bows to her."
"From what I understand, the old man was 1,500 years old at the time."
"Do you know how much of a blow this incident was to that young man? His grandfather broke his legs on the spot, saying that he was shameless enough to tease his elders."
Lu Zhan: “…”
It's exactly what I guessed. In a few hundred years, the Grand Master will be able to directly "rank me in the Immortal Class" for me... Lu Zhan took a breath and said, "Who said that the Grand Master is forty?"
Chu Wantang rubbed his head. “It was Master herself… She originally claimed to be eighteen, but then she thought it was too exaggerated. After all, the current emperor is already in his forties… She thought about it and decided to be forty.”
Compared with the Grand Master, the current Majesty is still very young.
Well... the Grand Master is such a playful... girl after all her actions?
Lu Zhan didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Chu Wantang continued, "Since the Young Master incident, Master has been particularly concerned about age. She was hurt by the word 'Granny'. The last person who asked about her age had grass three meters high on his grave. Instead of being curious about this dangerous thing, you might as well ask something useful."
Indeed... Now in Lu Zhan's heart, the Grand Master is Cardcaptor Sakura, who is really elusive... Lu Zhan decisively changed the subject and asked something useful.
"I heard that the headquarters of the Demon Suppression Bureau in Bian Jing is so big that you can't even visit it in three days on horseback. What's the difference between the rules and regulations of the headquarters and those in Nanjing?" Lu Zhan knew that the Great Zhou was vast, but he was still a little surprised.
Chu Wantang was brewing tea. "The Bianjing headquarters does cover a large area, which is not comparable to the Jinling branch. Master doesn't like trouble. The system of the Demon Suppression Division is the same across the country, but the Bianjing headquarters is directly managed by Master. There are twelve teams divided into twelve hours. The team you are taking over this time is the Zishi team. The twelve teams take turns patrolling, which is not much different from Jinling."
"Is the Grand Master easy to get along with?" Lu Zhan had mixed feelings. The Grand Master's various deeds made him very uneasy.
Chu Wantang thought about it carefully and said solemnly: "You will know when you get there. Master... is a very strange person."
"Explain it?"
“It’s just weird.”
Lu Zhan: “…”
hiss……
Lu Zhan suddenly had a bad feeling. In the workplace, older female bosses were always more difficult to deal with, and older and mysterious female bosses were even more difficult to deal with.
Seeing Lu Zhan silent, Chu Wantang did not continue the topic. She did not like talking about her master with outsiders, and she told Lu Zhan so much because he was her own.
She spread out a map and squinted her eyes as she said, "According to Longma's speed, we can reach Yunchuan County before nightfall, and then we can stop there to rest... It is said that the jumping chicken there is very good, and chestnuts and yams are abundant there... Pheasant stewed with chestnuts is very delicious... Yams stewed with pig's trotters is also very delicious..."
He had only said half of the word "delicious" when Lu Zhan interrupted him: "Are you going back to Beijing, or are you planning to travel?"
"This is just a matter of course." Chu Wantang said confidently.
Lu Zhan said nothing.
Chu Wantang couldn't help but soften his attitude, and groaned, "After I go back, I will have to drink dew again and say goodbye to all the delicious food in the mortal world. My body won't be healthy. Can you bear it?"
"Indeed." Lu Zhan glanced at her chest and felt that what she said made sense. No wonder she hadn't developed yet.
“Where are you looking at?” Chu Wantang raised her hands and slammed the table, saying fiercely, “Are you going or not? If you’re not going, I’ll go by myself! When we get to Bianjing, I’ll tell Master that you bullied me on the road!”
She seldom threatens anyone. In the eyes of outsiders, she is always as cold and aloof as the moon, and as indifferent and beautiful as a fairy in a painting. However, few people know that in private, she is like a fairy in a painting come alive, fresh and bright.
Lu Zhan keenly realized that Xiao Chu had completely regarded him as “one of his own”.
They used to be “one of us”, but that was because they were colleagues in the Demon Suppression Bureau.
Now, purely because of her deepening feelings, she gradually lost her sense of propriety in her words.
Lu Zhan took advantage of the situation and charged forward: "Are you sure this is a threat to me, not a reward?"
"Huh?" Xiao Chu looked puzzled. She had no experience in threatening people and always advocated solving problems with violence.
Lu Zhan drank his tea slowly and said, "If you tell the Grand Master that I bullied you, I will ask the Grand Master to marry you, and we can get married right away. This is also good, you can still be the first wife."
Big room?
Chu Wantang blushed and frowned, "You wish! Master will definitely break your legs!"
Just don’t break my third leg… Lu Zhan said, “It doesn’t matter. It’s worth breaking my leg to marry you.”
"Lu Guanqi!" Xiao Chu has a lively personality but is thin-skinned. When he cannot win an argument, he starts drawing his sword.
Lu Zhan quickly raised his hands to defend himself. Clang clang clang sounds came from the carriage, and it trembled and shook from time to time.
The dragon horse pulling the carriage's eyelids twitched, and the mare he had a crush on suddenly appeared in his mind. He considerately slowed down the speed to create an atmosphere for the people in the carriage.
……
“Tick-tick—”
At dusk, Longma pulled the cart to Yunchuan County according to the predetermined route.
It was raining in Yunchuan County, and the autumn wind was very chilly. Longma hated rainy days and refused to move forward. He stopped in front of a village in Yunchuan County and drooled at the young mare passing by nearby.
"This horse has a bad temper, and its eyes are lustful. Do you want me to help you deal with it?"
Looking at Longma's arrogant look, Lu Zhan couldn't help but think of his little donkey. Before coming here, he handed the little donkey over to the Demon Suppression Bureau and asked Chun Ge to help raise it.
Compared to this dragon horse, the little donkey is much easier to raise.
Chu Wantang blinked: "Guess why I didn't do anything? Instead, I just endured it?"
“Why?” Lu Zhan glanced at Longma, who also stared at him, even with a hint of pride in his eyes.
Chu Wantang sighed, "It is the son of your majesty's pet. Its father saved your majesty's life and he is deeply loved by your majesty. He is called the guardian horse of the country. Your majesty wanted to get rid of this little dragon horse because of its stubborn temperament and disobedience... and then gave it to me."
"Okay, for your father's sake, I won't bother with you." Lu Zhan has always been generous. He would not bother with a horse.
Longma looked at Lu Zhan with pride in his eyes.
Lu Zhan wanted to sigh. It was true that having a good father was extremely important no matter what dynasty it was. Even a horse could be arrogant because of its father. When would he be able to have such treatment? When he encountered danger, he would cast the summoning spell "Dad, come". It felt pretty good just thinking about it.
Long Ma doesn't like being restrained and his appearance is too high-profile, so Chu Wantang lets him move freely outside, and she and Lu Zhan go into the village to stay overnight.
In order to avoid causing unnecessary influence, before entering the village, Lu Zhan and Xiao Chu both took disguise pills. They disguised themselves slightly, shed their previous immortal aura, and transformed themselves into an ordinary couple.
Xiao Chu was still thinking about the chestnut stewed chicken and jumping chicken, so she was holding an oil-paper umbrella and walking at a fast pace.
The village ahead is called Luoxia Village, which is nestled in the mountains and beside the water. At this time of autumn rain, the village is hazy in the mist and rain, and the scenery is very beautiful.
As the two men approached the village, they saw two woodcutters carrying firewood and heading home. Noticing Lu Zhan's movements, the woodcutters subconsciously looked over here.
"Where are you two from?" The woodcutter wiped the rain off his face and greeted Lu Zhan.
The village was relatively closed these days, and people nearby could tell at a glance whether it was there or not.
Lu Zhan bowed to the woodcutter and said, "We came from Jinling and were heading to Bianjing. We passed by here and wanted to rest for a while."
Seeing that Lu Zhan's tone was tolerant, the woodcutter pointed to the west enthusiastically and said, "There is a post station at the west end of the village. You two can go there. It's getting dark. Don't stay outside. It's not safe in the mountains."
After saying this, the two woodcutters left in a hurry.
"I don't feel unsafe." The more Xiao Chu looked at the village, the more beautiful it seemed to her. Her mood became more cheerful. She jumped twice and trotted towards the west end of the village.
“Now that you’re here, it’s the others who are unsafe.” Lu Zhan shook his head helplessly and followed closely behind.
The village was quiet, with no one on the road. There were wisps of white smoke rising from the chimneys, but they soon disappeared in the mist and rain.
Lu Zhan looked around. Even if it was raining at this time, there would be people walking around the village. Even the two woodcutters had returned home and closed their doors.
After hanging around in the Demon Suppression Division for quite some time, Lu Zhan had a feeling that something was wrong and he felt a little defensive. There were many wild monsters in the mountains, and the woodcutter's decision not to let people wander around after dark was probably not just a friendly greeting, but also a reminder.