"Fourth Prince Zhao Yan?"
Han Yu was a little surprised and blinked his big eyes. "Master... you actually know the fourth prince?"
She tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion and confusion.
But I heard the old man in the teahouse say that the fourth prince was demoted to this bitter cold frontier many years ago after he failed to seize the throne.
If the prince hadn't begged for mercy at that time, he would have been dead long ago... So many years have passed, and the master looks to be in his early twenties. How could he have met him?
Su Yueli just smiled slightly, without explaining much, just rubbed the top of her hair. "Let's go, we'll know when we get there."
Over the long years, she has seen too many dynasties rise and fall, and famous figures grow old.
To a mortal, the decades are like a vicissitudes of life, but in her eyes, they are nothing more than a fleeting breeze.
The two masters and apprentices walked around in the wind and sand of the desert, and finally arrived at the outskirts of Blackwind Pass's military camp.
This border military camp looks dilapidated and depressed.
The strong wind roared past with yellow sand, slapping the skewed wooden fence, and the tent was covered with patches and blood stains.
When the two fairies-like figures Su Yueli and Han Yu appeared outside the military camp, the originally noisy camp suddenly fell into silence.
Many naked soldiers with scars all over their bodies stopped what they were doing and stared at the two men, their eyes full of surprise and disbelief.
In this cold and barren land, have you ever seen such a stunningly beautiful lady with such extraordinary grace?
"What for?!"
Not long after, a burly officer wearing iron armor walked over with a sword on his waist.
Although his tone was rough, when he saw Su Yueli's cold and refined face, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of embarrassment and surprise.
Su Yueli looked calm and said straight to the point, "I'm here to see Zhao Yan."
The officer was stunned when he heard this, looked at the two of them, and waved his hand with a strange expression. "Zhao Baihu? He has not been in the camp for a long time. Now he has settled in the house at the east end of Blackwind Town. He rarely returns to the camp on weekdays."
Su Yueli raised his eyebrows lightly, a little confused. "Wasn't he demoted to the army?"
The officer chuckled, but didn't explain much, "That's what I said, but after all, he was the former prince, and the superiors just turned a blind eye. The girl walked eastward along the street, and the most conspicuous mansion was there."
"Thank you." Su Yueli nodded slightly, turned around and left with Han Yu.
Seeing the two people's slender figures retreating away, the officer and the soldiers suddenly became excited, whispering to each other, their eyes full of doubts and envy:
"It's weird... Zhao Yan That down-and-out prince is hiding in this wretched place waiting to die. How can he meet such a stunningly beautiful lady?"
"Tsk tsk, it's better to have two at once! It's such a blessing..."
"..."
After leaving the military camp, Su Yueli followed the directions and soon found a seemingly neat but slightly dated mansion at the east end of Blackwind Town.
The paint on the vermilion gate is peeling off a bit. It lacks the overwhelming wealth of the imperial palace in the capital and has a bit more calmness and mottled appearance outside the wall.
"Knock knock knock."
Han Yu stepped forward and knocked the door knocker.
After a while, the door was opened and a man in black poked his head out.
Gu Chen.
Compared to the heroic and sharp-edged appearance he had at Imperial City a hundred years ago, the corners of his eyes now bear traces of wind and frost carved by time, his temples are even faintly white, and his clothes are much simpler.
When Gu Chen saw the woman in blue standing outside the door, she was completely stunned as if she had been struck by lightning.
That cold and unconventional face, those eyes that seem to see through the vicissitudes of life... Compared with a hundred years ago, there is no trace of time left!
"Yue... Miss Yueli?!" Gu Chen rubbed his eyes, his tone full of unbelievable shock.
"Gu Guard, long time no see." Su Yueli smiled slightly.
"Quick! Come in quickly!"
Gu Chen came to his senses, greeted them repeatedly, and hurriedly welcomed the two of them into the house.
Passing through the corridor, in a quiet pavilion in a small courtyard, Su Yueli met the former fourth prince Great Li - Zhao Yan.
At this time, Zhao Yan was wearing a large sheepskin robe, leaning on a chair and taking a nap.
He is no longer the strategizing and ambitious young prince in the capital. Today, he is a middle-aged man with a beard, gray hair on his temples, and a slightly stout figure.
Beside him were two gentle concubines outside the Great Wall, who were tenderly pouring wine for him and beating his legs.
"Your Highness, look who is here!" Gu Chen's voice trembled slightly.
Zhao Yan opened his eyes a little drunk. When his eyes fell on Su Yueli, the wine glass in his hand shook violently, and the clear wine spilled all over the floor.
Looking at the woman in front of him, he lost his voice for a long time and said, "Yueli girl... is it really you?!"
Zhao Yan stood up in a hurry and pushed away all the wives, concubines and servants beside him.
In front of the stone table, hot tea is rising.
Zhao Yan looked at Su Yueli, then looked at Han Yu who was holding the short knife on the side. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and was filled with emotion:
"A hundred years have passed... I have become an outcast on this frontier, but the girl remains as charming as ever. It is true that time has not taken hold of me. This little girl is..."
"This is my disciple, Han Yu." Su Yueli introduced simply.
After sitting down, the two chatted about the changes over the years.
Zhao Yan sighed, his tone full of self-deprecation and relief. "Back then, I was demoted Blackwind Pass and exiled to the army. When I first came here, I was full of unwillingness. I wanted to rely on my own ability to make meritorious service in the army and quietly subdue the soldiers and horses here. When the capital changes and Fengtian calms down, I can take back what belongs to me..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Yan shook his head and took a drink:
"But later I discovered that... Qianhu, Deputy General, and even the vast majority of the soldiers and horses in the frontier army here have long been the pawns of the current prince. Every move of my king is under their noses. Those who can't fight, can't fight at all."
Later, he also figured out that instead of worrying about and fighting for that position, it would be better to live peacefully outside the Great Wall.
Only after it was ruined did I realize... this is actually quite good.
Zhao Yan pointed at this lonely but warm house and said with a smile, "I have no power and power, but the victory is stability. Now I am lying drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman, with no worries about food and clothing. I can rest at sunrise and sunset, but I have been free for the rest of my life."
Su Yueli listened quietly, with a glimmer of light in her beautiful eyes.
Back then, in the capital, there was a lot of power and intrigue, and life and death were on the line.
Nowadays, the world has changed, and the once ambitious prince finally found peace outside this desolate wall.
Su Yueli picked up the tea cup, looked at Zhao Yan and said seriously:
"I came here today mainly because I want to say thank you to His Highness Fourth Highness. When I was in despair, if it hadn't been for the life-saving plant spirit medicine given by His Highness to save Lin Ye, and secretly help me stop Pang Family from making things difficult for me, so that I could enter the secret realm smoothly... I would not have had the opportunity later."
Zhao Yan was startled when he heard this, and then laughed loudly, his eyes full of vicissitudes and gentleness:
"Haha! It's just a little effort! It's rare that Miss Yueli still remembers it in my heart after a hundred years. Being able to meet such a magical person like her is the most proud thing in my life!"
Looking at Zhao Yan, who was raising a glass and laughing with open eyes, Su Yueli took a sip of tea.
In the world of mortals, fame and wealth are all fleeting.
The prince who once competed in the world has now found happiness in this border town.
Su Yueli The corner of his mouth raised slightly, and he felt inexplicably...
This seems to be pretty good.