The two had not waited by the roadside for long before they saw a large party approaching along the official road. When the scouts at the front spotted them, they immediately stopped, studied them carefully, then swiftly turned and left. A moment later, the scouts came galloping back before the pair, cracking their whips.
"May I ask if this is Young Master Fang Zheng?"
The scout first glanced at Ji Yanran, then clasped his fists toward Fang Zheng as he asked. That was only natural. Although Ji Yanran was renowned throughout the realm, her fame was more than ten times Fang Zheng's. Unfortunately, information did not travel well in this world. There was no television, film, newspapers, or magazines, so ordinary people simply would not recognize Ji Yanran.
Fang Zheng was different. Though he was not much more famous than Ji Yanran, his distinguishing features were simply too obvious and difficult to imitate. After all, finding such a huge deer, one that had to be white and obediently let someone ride it... that was not something just anyone could manage.
So, seeing someone riding a white deer was usually enough to identify them at first glance.
"That would be Fang. What can I do for you?"
Fang Zheng chuckled, and the scout hurriedly lowered his head.
"Xiang Shaolong, Xiang Bingwei, invites you both to join him. Please follow me."
"Sure."
Fang Zheng nodded, then rode the white deer into the convoy alongside Ji Yanran. Ji Yanran also curiously guided her horse over to Fang Zheng's side.
"Young Master Fang, do you have ties to the people of Zhao?"
"I know someone. We get along fairly well, and I can tell he's been working quite hard."
Fang Zheng answered with a grin, though he was also curious why Xiang Shaolong wanted