Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

I waved my hands repeatedly: "Don't thank me, they all lost their lives to save Tu Shanjing, no matter how much I make up for it, it will be difficult to repay them."

He wrote: "They, keep their oath. You and the young master, don't be sad."

I sighed, "I hope the living can live well on their behalf. By the way, I found some spiritual energy-replenishing items, I'll give them to you later."

He replied, “Thank you.”

We chatted for a while and I felt that he was in good spirits and wrote vigorously, so I felt relieved.

At this time, Jingui came to me and said that Tu Shanjing had returned home and asked me to go to the study.

I waved goodbye to You and went back with her.

As soon as I stepped into the study, Tu Shanjing closed the door, took me inside, and whispered, "I'll go out and prepare. They're going to buy food and military equipment. Once they're ready, we can set off. Do you have anything else to prepare?"

I shook my head. "I don't know anything about fighting. You can make all the arrangements. But... I want to erect a statue for Xiao Hui before I leave, and I also want to erect a monument for Ruo Feng."

He pursed his lips and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow."

I shook my head and said, "No, you're so busy, just help me contact a familiar store, I'll go by myself."

He insisted: "I'm going."

I couldn't persuade him, so I nodded and agreed. He told me some more plans, and I was impressed. No wonder King Hao Ling sighed that fortunately he didn't want to be a king when he played chess with him before. He was indeed a master at forming alliances and setting up battle arrays.

The next day, he took me in a carriage to the statue's craftsman.

Along the way, I kept lifting the curtain and looking around. It had been a long time since I had walked on the bustling streets of Qingqiu. Looking at the streets on both sides that were still prosperous but with some unfamiliar shops added, I had a magical sense of separation.

Suddenly I saw a red maple tree in the distance, its leaves dyed red by the morning sun, standing quietly on the ruins of what was once the Jiye Restaurant.

Tears welled up in my eyes instantly and I turned to look at Tu Shanjing.

He turned sideways and looked out the window, pressing the gauze curtain next to me with his right hand.

"I asked someone to move it over." His voice sounded softly, with a hint of sadness.

As the carriage approached, the maple leaves rustled, and the golden sunlight flashed through the gaps. The fiery red maple leaves fluttered in the wind, and one slowly floated into the carriage.

I reached out and took it, carefully stroking the veins on it.

The wild geese fly in the dark, the sun and the moon are bright, the green maple leaves are red, the sky is covered with frost. *

Ruofeng, I escaped and came back with the young master.

The carriage carried us quietly away, and the maple tree behind us shed its fallen red leaves, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.

As expected of the craftsman hired by Tushan Jing, the statue not only used craftsmanship but also spiritual power, so less than a day after we arranged it, a little mouse statue carved from gray crystal stone was delivered to Tushan Mansion. The guy who delivered it said that the other white marble stele we ordered had also been erected under the maple tree.

The little mouse has sparkling eyes, a brush in his hand, and a scholarly look on his face.

I placed it next to the stone table under the bamboo forest where Xiao Hui usually likes to stay. That is where he likes to write books while enjoying the cool in the hot summer. In front of it stands a white marble stele with the words "The Righteous Man Hui Shows the Wind" written on it. It was carved by Tu Shanjing himself a long time ago. According to him, he wanted to wait for me to choose a location before he took it out and erected the stele. He didn't have time to finish carving Ruofeng's, so he just moved a tree from Ruofeng's hometown.

Xiao Wei brought Nan Feng to see: "Look, that's Xiao Hui!"

Nan Feng looked at him carefully and said, "He really has the spirit of that child."

A new maid who didn't know what was going on asked curiously, "Huh? Why do we have a statue of a little mouse in the mansion of our fox clan?!"

Tu Shanjing passed by and glanced at her. She was so scared that she closed her mouth and lowered her head.

After that, no one dared to question it anymore.

After a few more days, Tu Shanjing and I prepared to set off for Chenyi City.

Jingye, Ruiyang, and Xiaowei carried Qiaobin and sent us to the gate, talking and laughing, completely unaware that we were about to face the most difficult war that we could neither win nor lose.

Tu Shanjing glanced at my bag and said, "It's so small? Don't you bring some winter clothes? If something goes wrong, I don't know how long it will take to get through this."

I smiled and put the bag on my back: "No, I believe you are strong enough and won't take that long! Winter clothes take up too much space and I don't want to bring them. If we really get cold during the fight, we can just put on a cotton robe!"

I gave the night-shining pearl to Xiaowei for safekeeping. It was obtained from Tushan clan, so it is more appropriate for it to stay in Tushan Mansion.

After waving goodbye to the people who came to see him off, he called Lili and I and flew to Chenyi City.

In the autumn of that year, while the laborers in Chenyi City were out harvesting and there were few able-bodied men in the city, the remnants of Chen Rong's army raided Chenyi City and guarded all the major city gates tightly.

Chishui Fenglong and his friend Tushan Jing were trapped in the city. The able-bodied men outside the city suffered from the lack of generals and weapons, and were like a pile of loose sand. There were many women, children, the elderly and the young in the city, and a stalemate broke out between the inside and the outside.

The news quickly reached the court of Xiyan. The King of Xiyan was furious and sent the Fifth Prince Yue Liang and several generals to lead troops directly to Chenyi City. Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived outside the city, they were ambushed by the nine-headed snake monster lurking in the Chishui River - Xiangliu, the military advisor of Chenrong Army. Yue Liang was injured, a general was killed, and the troops retreated two miles to rest.

Three days later, Yue Liang led his army to fight again and found that in addition to Xiangliu, there was another person with great spiritual power in the army. He was able to defeat ten people alone and was invincible with his sword like chopping melons and vegetables. So they abandoned their soldiers and armor and retreated in embarrassment.

A few days later, Chen Rong's army dealt with three assassins who wanted to assassinate Hong Jiang. It was said that they had spied on Chen Rong's army and killed people when they were in Qingshui Town. They were beheaded in front of Yue Liang's army after being displayed by Yaoyao.

That evening, I was in the temporary shelter, checking the arrangement documents for distributing porridge the next day, when I suddenly heard three soft knocks on the window, and I quickly got up to check.

As soon as the window was opened, Gui Fangduan was seen hanging upside down under the eaves, wearing a black veil and night clothes, blending into the night and only the upper half of his face could be seen.

He jumped lightly into the room, pulled off his veil and asked, "Is there anything to eat?"

I quickly brought him a plate of coarse flour steamed bread. Now the supplies in the city were all planned the same way, and there was no better food to treat him. Fortunately, summer had not passed for long, and there were some surplus reserves in the city. With the ones that Tu Shanjing had brought in in advance, it could last for a while.

He ate two in one go with plain water, then wiped his mouth and breathed a sigh of relief, saying with a smile: "Chen Rongjun is too poor! But except for the bad food, the people are nice."

I laughed that things weren't much better here, and consoled him, "It'll be soon, as planned, Xuan will be here soon, just hold on for a few more days. I'm sorry for making you so tired again. There are three appointments in total, one less for every one you do, and you'll be free of me soon."

He waved his hand and said, "No problem!" Then he looked at me with his peach blossom eyes and said, "Are you planning to never see me again after I fulfill my third promise?"

*Quoted from Du Fu's "Notes on a Letter to Han Jianyi".