Deeply hurt, Ergou looked aggrieved. He looked at Ma Xiaoshuai who was walking away with a bitter look in his eyes. After seeing him off to the gate, he turned around and walked into the courtyard. He thought about how to explain to his master and sighed.
"Sigh…why does son-in-law not want me anymore?”
Ma Xiaoshuai, who was glad that he hadn't eaten breakfast, ran all the way to the door. Fortunately, he didn't hear this rather ambiguous muttering to himself. Otherwise, even if there was nothing in his stomach, he would probably vomit a few kilograms of gastric juice.
When he went out, he saw a few horses and a few burly men dressed like soldiers. Of course, there were also people from the rear division.
However, to Ma Xiaoshuai's surprise, the one who brought him to the Nine Palace Mountain was Wang Cheng, who was also a secretary.
"Good morning, Lord Zhang."
"Good morning, Lord Wang."
Ma Xiaoshuai had a good impression of this enthusiastic colleague, and the second time they met, he was enthusiastic.
"I didn't expect it to be Lord Wang. I've really troubled you this time.”
To put it nicely, Wang Cheng was plump; to put it bluntly, he had a fat head and big ears. However, his body was especially sturdy and tall. He seemed to be a straightforward person. He was a bit unhappy about Ma Xiaoshuai's politeness; however, he didn't blame Ma Xiaoshuai at all with a faint smile," Lord Zhang, why do you say that? It's my duty. Additionally, I'm willing to lead the way for Lord Zhang. If Lord Zhang doesn't mind, just call me Wang Cheng. Lord Zhang, you don't need to come here or go there. It's too distant."”
" Okay, call me brother Wang then." Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said, satisfied with Wang Cheng's straightforward attitude.
"Haha, alright, Zhang…"
"Zhang Defu."
"Yes, yes, Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang." Wang Cheng said awkwardly. It wasn't that he didn't remember, but when Director Li introduced Ma Xiaoshuai, he only mentioned Lord Zhang. As for his name, he didn't mention it.
Ma Xiaoshuai didn't mind. Zhang Defu wasn't his name.
"Then Brother Wang, go to the residence and rest for a while so that I can entertain you."
"No need, no need." Wang Cheng waved his hand and looked at the burly men behind him."Take out your official robes."
Hey, official uniform?
Ma Xiaoshuai was very happy. Seeing one of the big men take out a package, he was looking forward to it. After all, he was just a small employee in his previous life. He had never been an official in the company. Now he was an official in the imperial court. This official uniform was a symbol of status.
"Brother Zhang left in a hurry yesterday and didn't take his official robe.”
As Wang Cheng spoke, he took the package from the burly man's hand and opened it, revealing a tall hat and a stack of light-colored cloth.
"This is the official uniform of our Si Wu. However, because the rank is not high, it is not very gorgeous.”
"It's fine, it's fine…"
Ma Xiaoshuai kept waving his hands. Just like he said, it didn't matter if he looked good or not, as long as he had a symbol.
"Should I put it on now?"
"No need, we still have to hurry. There's a lot of dust on the road. It won't be good if it gets dirty.”Wang Cheng smiled and said," We'll wear it when we get to the military camp at the Nine Palace Mountain. We want to be clean. For now, we'll just wear casual clothes."”
"Oh…"
Although Ma Xiao Shuai was eager to try, he felt that this made sense and temporarily held back his curiosity.
Wang Cheng looked behind him and communicated with the soldier with his eyes. He then said to Ma Xiao Shuai,""Brother Zhang, we should hurry. If we are any later, we might have to travel at night.”
"Hmm?"
Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned, but he didn't expect the Nine Palace Mountain to be so far away. Hearing this, he said with some surprise,"Isn't the Nine Palace Mountain outside the city?" Why do we have to walk for so long?"
"This…how should I put it? The Nine Palace Mountain is indeed outside the city, but you know that as a country's military camp, it is definitely a place of utmost importance. Even the Imperial Court is very cautious, so when choosing the location, it took a lot of effort to find the Nine Palace Mountain.”
Ma Xiashuai nodded his head secretly. It did make sense.
"Alright then, let's leave early."
"Alright, get on the horse."
……………………
Ten miles outside Murong City, a group of seven people were galloping on horses. It was Ma Xiaoshuai and his group.
This time, the Military Division arranged for the two of them to go to the military camp at Nine Palace Mountain. Other than guiding Ma Xiaoshuai, this newcomer, it was also a routine inspection process once a month. It lasted for three days. In addition to Ma Xiaoshuai and Wang Cheng, the two military officers, they also specially arranged for five soldiers from the Imperial City garrison to escort them.
It had been about two hours since they left Mu Rong Cheng. Due to the lack of time, the seven of them did not talk much. On the one hand, the soldiers did not speak much, and on the other hand, they did not have the time because they had been riding at full speed.
Ma Xiaoshuai wanted to say something, but he couldn't.
In fact, even Ma Xiaoshuai himself had only seen this kind of horse in the zoo in his previous life. He had never ridden a horse before. After the initial excitement and curiosity, he gradually realized that he was in pain.
Riding a horse was different from riding a car. Not only was the bottom of the horse hard, but it was also very bumpy. Although the road was relatively flat for the time being, it was not a car that could run with four wheels. The horse's four legs kept jumping, which made the people sitting on the horse suffer.
The six people in front and behind him were fine. They galloped all the way with calm expressions. However, for Ma Xiaoshuai, who had a weak body and was riding a horse for the first time, this seemingly short two-hour bumpy ride was a kind of torture. Not only was his butt burning, but his stomach was also shaken up and down. Many times, he tried to step on the horse's foot to reduce the pain caused by the bumpy ride, but the result was that he was even more dizzy.
Ma Xiaoshuai looked like he was in pain. Although his body was about to fall apart, he couldn't let everyone stop to rest or slow down because of him. On one hand, it was because of time constraints and the distance was still far. On the other hand, he didn't want to leave a weak reputation for his damn face.
Just like that, Ma Xiaoshuai gritted his teeth and persisted for another four hours.
There was a fork in the flat road. The road on the left was connected to the wider road that they were walking on. It was flat and straight, while the other seemed to be a mountain path. Following the curve, they could see a narrow path not far ahead. It was much narrower than the one they were walking on now, and it did not seem to be very flat.
"Brother Zhang, take the small path."
"…Ah?"
Ma Xiaoshuai was slightly stunned, he subconsciously looked at the winding path on the left, his heart screaming.
Oh my god, isn't this even more bumpy than the main road?……My butt.
Ma Xiaoshuai had no choice but to pull the reins behind the crowd. He waited for the horse to turn slightly and step onto the small road before waving his whip and following the crowd.
As Ma Xiaoshuai had expected, this road was indeed much more bumpy than before.
However, his pain did not last long. After walking for about two hours, the path was already extremely bumpy. The messy stones and soil on the road also clearly increased. After about an hour, everyone gradually slowed down because the path had completely become a mountain road.
In the face of this mountain road that was difficult to walk on foot, riding a horse seemed cumbersome.
As the leader, Wang Cheng decisively ordered,"Dismount."”
Ma Xiao Shuai felt like he had been pardoned, he was so touched that he almost burst into tears. He loved that cute Wang Cheng to death.
"Brother Zhang, why is your expression so ugly? Could it be that you can't stand this jolt?”
Wang Cheng pulled the reins and walked to Ma Xiaoshuai, who was stretching his body.
"Uh…a little bit. It's my first time riding a horse for so long." Ma Xiaoshuai said awkwardly.”
"Oh…"
Wang Cheng nodded and said," It's fine. Who doesn't have a first time? You'll be fine after getting used to it."”
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled but didn't say anything. At this moment, his butt was still burning, and it was a bit awkward to walk.
"Brother Zhang, do you want to rest for a while?" Wang Cheng noticed Ma Xiaoshuai's unusual behavior.
" No need, I'll be fine after a walk." Ma Xiaoshuai said indifferently.
"Alright then."
"Right, Brother Wang." Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly thought of something and asked,""Is this military camp not far ahead?”
"Hmm…I should be able to reach before dark. Why?”Wang Cheng asked doubtfully.
"Oh, nothing. I just wanted to say that the mountain road…then the transportation…"
"Ah, hehe." Wang Cheng looked at the rugged mountain road under his feet and smiled." Brother Zhang must have misunderstood. The road we are taking now is a shortcut that can save some time. The main road you saw before is the road for transportation.”
Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly understood,"Oh, I see."”
" Yes, although the road is flat, no matter how fast we are, we won't be able to reach it before dark," Wang Cheng said with a smile.
Ma Xiaoshuai nodded and continued to walk on the mountain road.
Wang Cheng saw that Ma Xiaoshuai looked a little tired, so he didn't say anything else and just continued on with his journey.
After a while, Ma Xiaoshuai suddenly felt thirsty and immediately took out a leather bag from his bag.
He had found the leather bag in his room before he left, but it wasn't filled with water. It was the leftovers from the big bottle of fruit juice he had gotten from Tang Xiao. He had put it in the leather bag before he left, thinking that he could quench his thirst while he was on his way.
"Brother Wang, come…"
Ma Xiaoshuai gulped down a mouthful and passed it to Wang Cheng.
"Thank you for your kind intentions, Brother Zhang, but I brought this water with me.”Wang Cheng smiled and patted the bulging leather bag on his waist.
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said mysteriously,"This isn't water."
"Not water?" Wang Cheng frowned in confusion. Suddenly, he thought of something and said in relief,"Then it's wine?"
"Not really."
"No? What's that?" Wang Cheng took the leather bag doubtfully and muttered,"I want to see what it is."
Gulp, gulp, gulp!
The way Wang Cheng drank was rather heroic, gulping down large mouthfuls.
" Oh…" Wang Cheng suddenly stopped after drinking a little. He swallowed the remaining liquid in his mouth and wiped the side of his mouth." Brother Zhang, what is this? Why does it have a…a…"
"The taste of oranges, right?" Ma Xiao Shuai smiled.
"Yes, yes." Wang Cheng's eyes widened as he looked at the leather bag in surprise. He drank a few more mouthfuls.
"Brother Zhang, you have to tell me where this thing came from.”
Where did he come from? Could it be that he was from another world?
"It's my own," Ma Xiaoshuai said with a smile.”
"Oh? Home-made?" Wang Cheng looked at the leather bag again and said,""Then how is this thing made?"
"It's a secret!" Ma Xiaoshuai blinked his eyes mysteriously and didn't say anything.
Wang Cheng was stunned when he heard that. He then laughed out loud and said,"You're still hiding it from me? Then I'll drink it all for you."
"Don't, that won't do." Ma Xiaoshuai was anxious and snatched the leather bag back before Wang Cheng could react.
"Good boy, drink some more." Wang Cheng was stunned and immediately wanted to snatch it fiercely.
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