After Li Shixian explained the details to the shopkeeper, she hurried back to the attic, but after looking at Yi Daozhai who was meditating on the bed, her pace slowed down a bit.

He simply tidied up the messy clothes in the room, and the slightly erotic scene from before disappeared in an instant.

Li Shixian glanced at Yidaozhai, walked to the Arhat bed by the window with a wry smile, and began to meditate.

The night passed in silence, but the city of Qinzhou was still in the midst of festive celebration and was extremely lively.

The next morning, the shopkeeper spent a large sum of money to get a travel permit from the government office.

After all, it is New Year's Day now, and the government office is in a sealed stage. If there is no money to pave the way, I am afraid we will have to wait until the eve of the Lantern Festival for the government office to open its seal.

Obviously, Li Shixian couldn't wait, and Yidaosai couldn't wait either.

At the gate of Qinzhou city, the two men rode away, and did not stop until they reached Wuliting outside the city.

"Yidaozhai! After you go north to Yizhou, turn east and you will reach Laigu County in seven days by fast horse. We will say goodbye now." Li Shixian bowed.

"Thank you!" Ichitosai clasped his fists.

Li Shixian nodded, turned his horse around, and was about to ride away when he heard Yidaozhai suddenly ask.

"Li Shixian! Since you have such great martial arts attainments, why did you act like that last night?"

Li Shixian understood the deep meaning of Yidaozhai's words, and said calmly: "The martial arts world is not about fighting and killing, especially when they are government officials. Resolving the crisis at the lowest cost is the most important thing."

"Are you saying that what I did before was too reckless?" Ichidaosai asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"It doesn't matter whether it is or not."

Li Shixian rode away on his horse. As his back disappeared, Yidaozhai suddenly heard: "If you have any questions on your way to Gu County, ask Xie Shuting. Maybe you will get a different answer."

Yidaozhai looked at Li Shixian's receding back, pondering the deep meaning of her words. After a moment of silence, he also raised his whip and headed towards Yizhou.

Little did he know! Yidaosai was a person with poor sense of direction. After running all the way to Yizhou, he forgot to turn east.

After running non-stop for ten days, they finally arrived at the city of Juzhou. Looking at the words "Juzhou" written on the city gate, Yidaosai was completely stunned.

"Excuse me, may I ask where this place is?" Yidaosai stopped a commoner casually and asked.

"Yeah!~"

The old farmer looked at Yidaozhai suspiciously, pointed at the huge words on the city gate and said, "You can't read?"

"Know him?" Itosai touched his head awkwardly.

"Then are you bullying us because we, the people digging for food in the fields, can't read?"

"My dear father, I..."

The old farmer raised his hand to interrupt Yidaozhai's words, and said with a somewhat unhappy look: "This is Juzhou, young man, why do you like to make fun of us for no reason?"

"Forehead......"

Yi Daozhai seemed to be at a loss for words for a moment, and after pondering for a moment, he asked, "Father! Why didn't I see Laigu County along the way?"

"Laigu County?"

The old farmer was shocked when he heard this. He looked Yidaozhai up and down and asked, "Why did you go to Laigu County? Are you doing business there? I heard from people who came back that the place is very prosperous now."

These three questions in a row made Yi Daosai instantly become autistic, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

As if seeing Yidaozhai's hesitation, the old farmer felt somewhat certain in his heart, and pointed casually and said: "Go in this direction, all the way north to Jinghu South Road, follow the official road, the first city is Laigu County, if..."

"Thank you!" Ichidosai clasped his fists and bowed, then rode away.

The longer they delayed, the more people would die during the famine in the Northern Territory. According to the high priest's divination, Yidaosai didn't have much time left.

"Hey!~"

The old farmer looked at Yi Daosai's fleeing back and couldn't help shaking his head and said, "What a good kid, is there something wrong with his brain? Going by water is not faster than going by land."

"Lao Zhao! Who were you chatting with just now?"

Hearing this, the old farmer waved his hand in boredom and said, "Maybe he's a fool."

Yidaozhai was rushing back and forth to Guxian County, and on the official road between Xunyang and Yongzhou, another group of people was also moving back and forth quickly.

There were two carriages, one in front and one behind. There were no special decorations on the carriages. The only difference was the shaft, which was half a head taller than the other frames.

This is a carriage that can be ridden by officials. Even though Xie Zhenghong has retired, he is still a man of honor.

"Lianqiao! How many days will it take to reach Laigu County?"

Looking at Xie Ningzhi's sad face, Lian Qiao frowned all the way. She didn't understand why her master was so worried about going back.

Helplessly, she lifted the curtain and glanced around, then said softly, "We just passed Yongxing County, and the next stop is Yongzhou. At the current pace, we can get there in three days."

"Three days! I'm done, Lian Qiao, I'm done." Xie Ningzhi said with a sad face.

He regretted more and more that he shouldn't have asked Xie Shuting to deliver the letter. He was also possessed by some strange idea at that time, why did he suddenly think of asking Xie Shuting to deliver the letter.

If it weren't for that letter, they would still be friendly brothers and sisters, and they wouldn't have to worry about the current situation at all.

However, there are no ifs in the world.

Seeing Xie Ningzhi's anxious expression, Lian Qiao's face darkened. She immediately put her hands on her waist and frowned, "Master! Are you hiding something from me?"

"No...no." Xie Ningzhi responded hurriedly.

Seeing Xie Ningzhi's evasive expression, Lian Qiao grumbled with sharp eyes, "Master! You are hiding something from me."

"Lian Qiao! I really...really don't have any."

"Sir, you and I have been master and servant for many years, don't I know you?"

As Lian Qiao spoke, her eyes changed, and she stared at Xie Ningzhi coldly and said, "Sir! What happened? Ever since you left Laigu County, you have been worried."

Xie Ningzhi gritted his teeth and remained silent. Should he say that he had fallen in love with a prostitute and asked Xie Shuting to send a letter?

Obviously, this sentence must not be said.

Not to mention that he had fallen in love with the girls in the brothel, if his grandfather knew that he had been to a brothel, he would definitely be severely beaten, and kneeling in the ancestral hall would be considered the lightest punishment.

Seeing that Xie Ningzhi was still unwilling to explain, Lian Qiao couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that Lian Qiao has lost her importance in the young master's heart."

"Lian Qiao! What do you mean?" Xie Ningzhi grabbed Lian Qiao's hand and said hurriedly.

Lian Qiao adjusted her emotions skillfully and said with a sob: "Master! You were punished by the old master to kneel in the ancestral hall for more than ten days. The matter seems very serious, but the young master does not want this servant to know about it. The young master obviously treats this servant as an outsider?"

Lian Qiao did not dodge Xie Ningzhi's extraordinary behavior. After all, she was nominally Xie Ningzhi's maid.

This matter was made public in the Xie family. Otherwise, considering that Xie Ning had been away from home studying for the past few years, he could have been given a servant boy instead of a maid.

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